In June 2026, ICMA President Andy Pederson, village manager, Village of Bayside, Wisconsin, appointed individuals to serve on ICMA member committees. Other stakeholders, including state and affiliate associations, designated additional representatives to the ICMA Conference Education Committee (formerly known as the Conference Planning Committee). 

New committee members will begin their terms of service in September/October this year. These newly appointed members are listed below by committee and name. A complete list of current committee members is available on the committees page. The list of newly appointed members below will be available on the website as of October 18, 2026.

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Committee

Committee Co-Chairs: Antonio Lopez, Town of Miami Lakes, FL; Shanna Sims-Bradish, City of University Park, TX

Committee Vice-Chair: Erica Green, City of Calabasas, CA; Horace McHugh, City of North Lauderdale, FL.

New Committee Members: Michelle Bowers, County of Sullivan, NY; Melissa Carrillo, County of El Paso, TX; Timothy Dodd, City of Englewood, CO; Mike James, City of Encinitas, CA; Yon Lambert, City of Alexandria, VA; Nickie Lee, City of Prairie Village, KS; Matite Barack, City of Rockville, MD; Jennifer May, City of Pearland, TX; Sherbaz Muhammad, Deline, NT; Ashley Reynolds Marshall, City of Savannah, GA; Jacqueline Schulze, City of Waconia, MN.

Awards Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Joseph Carey, Village of Schaumburg, IL.

Committee Vice-Chair: Robin Weaver, Bartlett, IL.  

New Committee Members: David Burman, Township of Haverford, PA; Thomas Cox, Kettle Falls, WA; Sherbaz Muhammad, Deline, NT; Renee Tyler, City of East Point, GA.

Conference Education Committee (formerly Conference Planning)

Committee Chair: Carolyn McCreary, Township of Montgomery, PA;

Committee Co-Chair: Michael Grebosz, City of DeLand, FL.

Committee Vice-Chair: Ja'Vonta Swinton, City of Tallahassee, FL.

New Committee Members: Arn Andrews, City of Mountain View, CA; Rachel Balthrop Mendoz, City of Kaufman, TX; Shawn Bell, City of Fountain Inn, SC; William Bell, City of Montrose, CO; Kimiko Black Gilmore, City of Kansas City, MO; Jennifer Blalock, City of Savannah, GA; Ron Bow, La Habra, CA; Carissa Bradley, City of Reno, NV; Jackie Bresnahan, Town of Middleton, MA; Claire Burroughes, City of Clovis, NM; Jamie Burk, Town of Millsboro, DE; Sarah Campbell, City of Fernandina Beach, FL; Mario Canizares, Town of Prosper, TX; Neil Cardwell, City of Belgrade, MT; Joseph Carey, Village of Schaumburg, IL; Karen Conard, City of Portsmouth, NH; Inga Cushman, Village of Cottage Grove, WI; Austin Cyganiewicz, Town of Sutton, MA; Elton Daniels, City of Rocky Mount, NC; Sonia De La Rosa, County of Monterey, CA; Rebecca DeSantis-Randall, Borough of Millersville, PA; Robert Fowler, City of Mentor, OH; James Gant, Borough of Red Bank, NJ; Nicholas Gonzalez, City of Palm Springs, CA; Jorge Gonzalez, Village of Bal Harbour, FL; Ronnie Guest, City of Windcrest, TX; Natasha Hampton, Riverdale, GA; Cheri Hobson-Matthews, City of Norcross, GA; Chelsea Huisman, City of Polk City, IA; Sara Imhulse, City of Westminster, MD; William Johnson, City of Emporia, VA; Crandall Jones, Township of Upper Darby, PA; Maurice Jones, City of Springfield, MO; Daron Jordan, City of Paducah, KY; C. Bradley Kaye, City of Mustang, OK; Joanne Keene, City of Flagstaff, AZ; Scott Lambiase, Town of Kingston, MA; Brian Latta, City of Dallas, OR; Raoul Lavin, Tallahassee, FL; Jonathan Lewis, County of Sarasota, FL; Michele Lieberman, County of Alachua, FL; Laura Linehan, City of Little Canada, MN; Shanna Lodge, Township of Willistown, PA; Terry Lusby, City of Champaign, IL; Horace McHugh, City of North Lauderdale, FL; Michael McLaurin, Charlotte, NC; Bruce Messelt, County of Sherburne, MN; Peggy Merriss, Decatur, GA; Ashley Monroe, City of Crest Hill, IL; Jennifer Moody, City of Belle Meade, TN; Cassey Ogden, City of Denton, TX; Brenda Orchard, County of Lennox & Addington, ON; Michael Ort, City of Jetmore, KS; Alison Ortowski, City of Southlake, TX; David Packard, City of Pleasant Grove, UT; Suzie Paradis, Town of Fort Kent; ME; Ryan Pelletier, City of Saco, ME; William Peppers, City of Canton, GA; Dee Ann Pulliam, City of Weirton, WV; Brent Raymond, Town of Morristown, VT; Ethan Reimer, City of Halstead, KS; Lauren Rhines, Town of Newington, CT; Matt Rivera, County of Adams, CO; Sophia Rome, City of Salinas, CA; Timothy Rooney, City of Mustang, OK; Marta Rudnytska, City of Lviv, LV; Kevin Rutherford, Wellesley, MA; Katie Schaller-Ward, City of Bowling Green, KY; Nate Schneider, City of McCook, NE; John Schwend, Town of McCandless, PA; Paula Schumacher, Village of Bartlett, IL; Amanda Serock, Township of Concord, PA; Christian Sigman, City of Brookhaven, GA; Megan Siren, City of Crystal City, MO; Robert Sivick, County of Whitfield, GA; Tamara Smith, Town of Trophy Club, TX; Stephen Steese, Town of Bluffton, SC; Darrin Tangeman, Town of Orleans, MA; Wendy Thomas, City of Herriman, UT; Michael Van Milligen, City of Dubuque, IA; Christopher Vaz, Borough of Seaside Heights, NJ; William Webb, County of Isle of Wight, VA; Jeffrey Weckbach, Township of Colerain, OH; Jessica Whitley, Borough of State College, PA; Maisha Williams, Silver Spring, MD; Angel Wright-Lanier, City of Winston-Salem, NC; Gerald Young, Granville, OH.

Global Engagement Committee (formerly International Committee)

Committee Chair: Yulia Carter, City of Pacifica, CA.

Committee Vice-Chair: Michele Lieberman, County of Alachua, FL.

New Committee Members: Ahmed AbuLaban, Municipality of Ramallah, Palestine; Matthew Bronson, City of Grover Beach, CA; Dawn Buckland, Maricopa County, AZ; Mark Crawley, Rasmussen Queensland, Australia; PJ Gagajena, City of Moorpark, Genesis Gavino, City of Austin, TX; Heather Geyer, Northglenn, CO ; Stacy Hettmansperger, Tempe, AZ; Emilie LaGrow, Village of Cassopolis, MI; Charlene Marsh, Norcross, GA; Vicki Mayo, Mascot New South Wales , Australia; Manisha Paudel, City of Des Moines, IA; Michael Stavres, City of Winter Haven, FL.

Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee

Committee Chair: Dawn Buckland, Maricopa County, AZ.

New Committee Members: Jeff Aluotto, County of Hamilton, OH; Toby Cotter, City of Bullhead City, AZ; Matthew Hart, Hartford, CT; Daron Jordan, City of Paducah, KY; Karen Pinkos, City of El Cerrito, CA; Tristan Sommer, County of Pinellas, FL; Tony Sousa, Town of Littleton, MA; Travis Wells, City of South Milwaukee, WI.

Harvard Kennedy School

Committee Chair: Norton Bonaparte, City of Sanford, FL.

Committee Vice-Chair: Tanisha Briley, City of Gaithersburg, MD.

New Committee Members: Charlie Bush, City of Sedro-Woolley, WA; Julie Karins, Lee's Summit, MO; Jennifer Lawson, City of Fredericton, NB; Pamela Wideman, Raftelis, NC.

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Chair: William Peppers, City of Canton, GA.  

New Committee Members: Aaron Adams, Town of Timnath, CO; Kassandra Aleskova, City of Buckeye, AZ; Yasmin Ali, City of Sugar Land, TX; Kathryn Beemer, City of Fennville, MI; Josie Dolenz, City of Arkansas City, KS; Ella Hargrove, County of Durham, NC; Andrew Keys, City of Rocklin, CA; Eric Mack, City of Tipp City, OH; Melissa Marsh, City of Madison Heights, MI; Alfredo Melesio, City of North Las Vegas, NV; Sally Moore, City of North Las Vegas, NV; Dale Pazdra, City of Coral Springs, FL; Johncito Peraza, City of Moreno Valley, CA; Amrinder Singh, Township of Upper Darby, PA; Ashley Tarro, City of Wakefield, MI; Oliver Turner, Township of Sylvania, OH; Christopher Vaz, Borough of Seaside Heights, NJ; Maisha Williams, Silver Spring, MD.