NLC is governed by a board of directors that is comprised of four officers (president, first vice president, second vice president and immediate past president), all past presidents still in local government service, eight state league directors, seven advocacy committee chairs and forty at-large members.
The president, first vice president, and second vice president are elected to one-year terms during the annual business meeting, and twenty local elected officials are elected to serve two-year terms as at-large members of the board. An elected official must currently hold elected office in an NLC member city to serve in a leadership position.
2025 Board of Directors
CEO & Executive Director
President
Mayor, Athens, OH
First Vice President
Councilman, Louisville, KY
Second Vice President
Mayor, Savannah, GA
Immediate Past President
Councilmember, Rancho Cordova, CA
- Byron Amos, Councilmember, Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan Arbuckle, Councilmember, Grass Valley, California
- Aaron Banks, Councilmember, Jackson, Mississippi
- Andrea Barefield, Councilmember, Waco, Texas
- Adam Bazaldua, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dallas, Texas
- Thomas Belshe, Executive Director, League of Arizona Cities and Towns
- Michael Blake, Mayor, Cocoa, Florida
- Jeffrey L. Boney, Councilmember, Missouri City, Texas (Chair, Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Nathaniel Booker, Mayor, Maywood, Illinois
- Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Travis Bruton, Councilmember, Glenn Heights, Texas
- Aditi Bussells, Councilmember, Columbia, South Carolina
- Bradley Carter, Councilmember, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor Pro Tem, Houston, Texas (Chair, Information, Technology and Communications Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Cindy Dyballa, Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem, Takoma Park, Maryland
- Tracy Engerman, Mayor, Castle Pines, Colorado
- Luke Fischer, Executive Director, League of Minnesota Cities
- Vanessa Fuentes, Councilmember, Austin, Texas (Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Services Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Doreen Garlid, Vice Mayor, Tempe, Arizona
- Todd Glover, Executive Director, Municipal Association of South Carolina
- Michelle Gowdy, Executive Director, Virginia Municipal League
- Matt Greller, Chief Executive Officer, Accelerate Indiana Municipalities
- Blaine A. Griffin, Council President, Cleveland, Ohio (Chair, Finance, Administration, and Intergovernmental Relations Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Christina Hobbs, Councilmember, Union City, Georgia
- Clark Hopper, Councilmember, Rainbow City, Alabama
- Emmett Jordan, Mayor, Greenbelt, Maryland
- Brian Kazy, Councilmember, Cleveland, Ohio (Chair, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee)
- Peter Kwon, Councilmember, SeaTac, Washington
- Greg Langowski, Vice Mayor, Westlake, Florida
- Kelly Lynch, Executive Director, Montana League of Cities and Towns
- Jodi Miller, Mayor, Freeport, Illinois
- Denise Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tem, College Park, Maryland
- James Mitchell, Councilmember, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bianca Motley Broom, Mayor, College Park, Georgia
- Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester, Minnesota (Chair, Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Barbara Odom-Wesley, Mayor Pro Tempore, Arlington, Texas
- Brian O’Neill, Councilmember, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Darrell O’Quinn, Council President, Birmingham, Alabama
- Matt Orlando, Councilmember, Chandler, Arizona
- Jaime Patiño, Councilmember, Union City, California
- Hattie Portis-Jones, Councilmember, Fairburn, Georgia
- Emmanuel Remy, Councilmember, Columbus, Ohio
- Christopher Roberts, Mayor, Shoreline, Washington
- Adriana Rocha Garcia, Councilmember, San Antonio, Texas
- Bennett Sandlin, Executive Director, Texas Municipal League
- Mark Shepherd, Mayor, Clearfield, Utah
- Joshua Simmons, Commissioner, Coral Springs, Florida
- Doug Sprouse, Mayor, Springdale, Arkansas
- Ty Stober, Councilmember, Vancouver, Washington
- Katrina R. Thompson, Mayor, Broadview, Illinois (Chair, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Matt Turner, Alderman, Harrisonville, Missouri
- Ashley Vanorny, Councilmember, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Laura Weinberg, Mayor, Golden, Colorado
- Jeff Weisensel, Mayor, Rosemount, Minnesota
- Vince Williams, Mayor, Union City, Georgia
- Debra Wimpee, Mayor, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Victoria Woodards, Mayor, Tacoma, Washington
NLC Past Presidents
View a list of Past Presidents on NLC’s Centennial site, nlc100.org.
NLC Bylaws
Last Updated November 2016.
Interested in Applying for the Board of Directors?
View the Leadership Applications Initiative page for more information and application period dates.