More than 200 members have been appointed or designated to serve on committees and task forces.

In June 2016, ICMA President-elect Lee Feldman, city manager, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, appointed individuals to serve on ICMA member committees and task forces. Other stakeholders, including state and affiliate associations, designated additional representatives to the ICMA Conference Planning Committee. New committee and task force members will begin their terms of service at the 102nd ICMA Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

These newly appointed committee members are listed below by committee and name. If you applied online in March/April of this year to volunteer for a committee or task force and your name does not appear below. contact Rosalyn Ceasar at rceasar@icma.org. A complete list of committee task force members will be available on the Current Committees page on the ICMA website after September 25, 2016, the date when  appointments become official.

Contributing your time and talent by volunteering for a committee or task force is a great way to serve the profession and connect with your colleagues. The call for volunteers for 2017 will begin in March 2017. Information about how to volunteer will be listed in Leadership Matters and on the website in early March.

New Group for 2016

Task Force to Update the Acting Manager Handbook

Committee Chair: Edward Shikada, Palo Alto, CA

New Committee Members: Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Jason Bobst, West Norriton, PA;  Donna Brown, Scottsdale, AZ; Gary Dyke, Cambridge, ON; Reyna Farrales, San Mateo, CA; John Goodwin, Canandaigua, NY; Elizabeth Ladner, South Lyon, MI; Kerry Lafleur, Luneburg, MA; Greg Larson, Santa Cruz,CA; Sara Ott, Washington, OH; Alan Pennington, Edwardsville, IL; Christian Sigman, Cincinnati, OH; Jason Slowinski, Golden, CO; Diane Stoddard, Lawrence, KS; Lynn Tetley, Wyoming, OH; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Lago Vista, TX; Heidi Ann Wachter, Lakewood, WA  

Ongoing Groups

Advisory Board on Graduate Education  

Chair: Sam Gaston, Mountain Brook, AL

Vice Chair: Raymond W. Cox, III, Akron, OH

Vice Chair: Bob Blair, Omaha, NE

New Committee Members: Ljubinka Andonoska, El Paso, TX;  James Ayers, Asheville, NC; Corinne Bannon, Wichita, KS; Brett R Baker, Heidi Behrends Cerniwey, Tumwater, WA; Timothy Beinert, Hermiston, OR; Bob Bland, Denton, TX; Norton Bonaparte, Sanford, FL;  Alex Briseno, San Antonio, TX; Justin Brugger, Fort Wayne, IN;  Robert Bruner, Ann Arbor, MI; Roger Caves, San Diego, CA; Lore Chambers, Salisbury, MD; Bob Cowell, Amarillo, TX; Ian Coyle, Livingston, NY; Daryl Delabbio, Kent, MI; John Duffy, Fairbanks, AK; James Fisher, Murphy, TX;  Lief Fitzpatrick, Charlotte, NC; Steve Harding, Murrieta, CA; Richard Hill, McHenry, IL; Jackson Hite, Fremont, CA; Monika Hudson, San Francisco, CA;  Kevin Hutcheson, Flowery Branch, GA; Ashley Jacobs, Lake City, SC; Nathan Johnson, Scotts Bluff, NE; Carrie Jones, Denison, TX;  Jason Jones, Guilford, NC Ronald Kaczmarek, Gaithersburg, MD;  Haley Kadish, Cincinnati, OH; Roger L. Kemp, Meriden, CT; Bob Lee, Fort Myers, FL; Mark Levin, Bloomington, IN; Miranda Lutzow, Oakdale, CA; Doug Matthews, Austin, TX John McCarter, Pearland, TX;  Quentin McPhatter, Kingsland, GA; David Mitchell, Orlando, FL; Terrence Moore, College Park, GA; Mark Nagel, Elko New Market, MN; Kimberly Nelson, Chapel Hill, NC; Karl Nollenberger, Oshkosh, WI; Gary Palmer, Farragut, TN; Calvin Peck, Carolina Beach, NC; Alan Pennington, Edwardsville, IL; David Persselin, Fremont, CA; Nadia Rubaii, Binghamton, NY; Mark Ryckman, Corning, NY; Steve Schneider, Enfield, NH; Kris Simpson, Crestwood, MO; Sally Slook, Upper Merion, PA; Mary Strenn, Sacramento, CA; Kurt Thurmaier, DeKalb, Illinois;  Michelle Tucker, Wind Point, WI; Carl F. Valente, Lexington, MA;  Jason Walker, Lehi, UT; Zach Walker, Independence, MO; Kathleen (Katie) Walpole, Clark, NV; Jordan Wheeler, from Lake Oswego, OR; Bryan White, Fair point; NY

Awards Evaluation Panel

Chair: Scott T. Morelli, Gardiner, ME

Vice Chair: Mary Sassi Furtado, Newton, NC

New Committee Members: Vince Dimaggio, Mendota, CA; Nathan Johnson, Scottsbluff, NE; Andrew Pederson, Bayside, WI; Jane Shang, Deltona, FL; Kirsten Silveira, Baltimore, MD

2016 Conference Evaluation Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison:

Committee Chair: C. Seth Sumner, Savannah, TN 

New Committee Members: Benjamin Bitter, Ashland, KY; Randy Bukas, Flora, IL; David Burman, Willistown, PA; Anthony Carson, Painesville, OH; J.D. Cox, Alliance, NE; Lowell Crow, Monmouth, IL; Michael Dutton, Bridgewater, MA; Lea Eriksen, Long Beach, CA; James Fisher, Murphy, TX; Jerry Giaimis, Raritan, NJ; Mike Goodrich, Leesburg, VA; Roy Hardy, Humboldt, SK, Canada; Paulette Hartman, North Richland Hills, TX; Mark Israelson, Plano, TX; James Johnson, Shelbyville, TN; Peter Kamps, Chicago, IL; C. Bradley Kaye, Midland, MI; Betsy Keller, El Paso,TX; Athanasia Lewis, Knoxville, TN; Yuejiao Liu, Austin, TX; Barack Matite, Eudora, KS; Micah Maxwell, Belleair, FL; Tony Mazzucco, Adams, MA; Oscar Murillo, Evanston, IL; Jose Quinonez, El Paso, TX; Francine Ramaglia, Delray Beach, FL; William Ross, Mansfield, MA; Walter Rossmann, Sunnyvale, CA; Marcie Schatz, Naperville, IL; Leon Schochenmaier, Pierre, SD; Jeffrey Slatton, Columbia, SC; Bridgette Smith, Dallas, TX; Lora Stallings, Desoto, TX; Jeffrey Stonehill, Chambersburg, PA; Michael Tilton, Steger, IL; Heidi Ann Wachter, Lakewood, WA; James Wickman,Hartland,MI; Ralph Wise, Hebron, OH; Matt Wojnowski, Altus, OK; Robert Wood, West Lake Hills, TX

2017 Conference Planning Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison:

Committee Chair: Alison Zelms, Prescott, AZ

New Committee Members:

Peter Agh, Dvory, Slovakia; Beth Bagwell, Easley, SC; Lane Bailey, Salisbury ,NC; Allen Barnes, Gonzales, TX; Edward Benavides, San Antonio, TX; Regan Bolli, Covington, WA; Alex Briseno, San Antonio, TX; Justin Burgger, Fort Wayne, IN; Sallie Ann Burnett, Spartanburg, SC;  Christina Burns, Oswego, IL;  Barry Burton, Waukegan, IL; Victor Cardenas, Novi, MI; Marcia Conner, Washington, DC;  Kevin Cowper, Auburn, AL;  Michelle Crandall, Dublin OH; Edwin Daley, Emporia, VA; Eric Demoura, Mount Pleasant, SC; Rolando Fernandez, Austin, TX; Bart J Fischer, Oakdale, MN; Joseph Florentino, Little Elm, TX; Bill Fraser, Montpelier, VT; Patrick Goff, Wheat Ridge, CO; Gary Hill, Bountiful, UT; Andrew Hines, Newark, DE; Alma Janabajab, Santa Barbara, CA; J. Michael Joyal, Dover, NH; Betsy Keller, El Paso, TX; Derrik Kennedy, Westerly, RI; Lewis Leff, Austin, TX; Taylor Lough, Richardson, TX; Tony Mazzucco, Adams, MA; Kelly McAdoo, Hayward, CA; Chris McCartt, Kingsport, TN; Sean McGlynn, Santa Rosa, CA; JJ Murphy, Hobbs, NM; Michael Pleus, DeLand, FL;  Francine Ramaglia, Delray Beach, FL; James Ritsema, Kalamazoo, MI; Anna Rosenbaum, Washington DC; Leon Schochenmaier, Pierre, SD; Scott Slatton, Columbia, SC; John Slaughter, Reno, NV; Byron Smith, Hermiston, OR; Cory Smith, Grandview, MO; Jeremy Smith, Sussex, WI; Robyn Stewart, Worthington, OH; C. Seth Sumner, Savannah, TN; Jim Thomas, Claremore, OK; Maria Villagomez, San Antonio, TX; Donna Vieiro, Holmdel Township, NJ; Erik Walsh, San Antonio, TX; Scott Wynja, Sheldon, IA; Victoria Yarbrough, Sierra Vista, AZ

Government Affairs and Policy Committee

Committee Chair: Jonathan Lewis, North Point, FL

Committee Vice Chair: David Umacht, Minneapolis, MN

New Committee Members: Sheryl Bailey, Chesterfield, VA; Chris Coudriet, New Hanover, NC; Candice Edmondson, Southlake, TX; William Ferguson, Durham, NC; John Flint, Weston, FL; Brant Hanson, Ephraim, UT; Pamela Landi, Wilton Manors, FL; Lisa Marie Lopez, Contra Costa, CA; Adam Mestres, Louisville, GA; Kimberly Thomas, Mountain View, CA   

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Co-Chair:  Karen Pinkos, El Cerrito CA

Co-Chair:  Yaidee Castillero Fox, Hickory, NC

New Committee Members: Brett Baker, Seward, NE; Girard Beaudin, Pleasanton,CA; Austin Bleess, Caribou, ME; John Paul Bodner, Myrtle Beach, SC; Marybrook Burchfield, Birmingham, AL; David Burman, Willistown, PA, Joseph Carey, Vernon Hills, IL; Anthony Carson, Painesville, OH; Edwin Daley, Emporia, VA; Scott Darrington, Pleasant Grove, UT; Andrew Freeman, Plainview, TX; Tom Homan, Delaware, OH, Cheryl Hughes, Palmdale, CA; Kevin Hutcheson, Flowery Branch, GA; Robert Johnston, Frederick, OK; Carrie Jones, Denison, TX; Michelle Leftwich, McAllen, TX; Carolyn Lorentz, Wheat Ridge, CO; Paton Taylor Lough, Richardson, TX; Bambi Mckibbon-Turner, Lake Park, FL; Laura Biery Minnich, West Covina, CA; Oscar Murillo, Evanston, IL; Christopher Orlea, Pearland, TX; Calvin Peck, Carolina Beach, NC; Mark Rohloff, Oshkosh, WI; Kirsten Silveira, Baltimore, MD; Craig Stephenson, Ponca City, OK; Michael Kenneth Walters Young, Franklin, TN   

International Committee

Committee Chair: Michele Meade, Livingston, NJ

New Committee Members: Peter Agh, Dvory, Slovakia; Michelle Crandall, Dublin, OH; Christal Kliewer Weber, Lee’s Summit, MO; Kellye Mazzoli, Woodinville, VA, Kelly McAdoo, Hayward, CA; Michael Pleus, DeLand, FL; Robin Anne Weaver, Bartlett, IL; Scott Mitnick, Thousand Oaks, CA;  IB Rasmussen, Denmark

Knowledge Network Advisory Board

Committee Chair: Toby R. Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ

New Committee Members: Scott Andrews, Sugar Hill, GA; Corinne Bannon, Wichita, KS; Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Paolo Beltran, Lakewood, CA; Benjamin Bitter, Ashland, KY; Pam Davis, Richland, SC; Ken Decker, Denton MD, Manuel Esquibel, Brighton, CO; Terri Lea Hugie, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Matthew Johnson, Abingdon, VA; Kevin Knutson, Cincinnati ,OH; Miranda Lutzow, Oakdale, CA; Terrence Moore, College Park, GA; Oscar Murillo, Evanston, IL; Karen Pinkos, El Cerrito, CA; Michael Pleus, Deland, Fl; Kimberly Summers, Murrieta, CA; Timothy Wolff, Lake Isabella, MI;  LaSheila Yates, Cedar Rapids, IA  

Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee

Committee Chair:  Cynthia Steinhauser, Dubuque, IA

New Committee Members: Laura Allen, Berlin, MD; Thomas Bakaly, Hermosa Beach, CA;  Timothy Beinert, Hermiston, OR; Daniel Biles, Jefferson, AL; Austin Bleess, Caribou, ME; Wally Bobkiewicz, Evanston, IL; John Paul Bodner, Horry, SC; Sheryl Bower, Longwood, FL; Cori Burbach, Dubuque, IA; Lore Chambers, Salisbury, MD; Alan Cohen, Broward, FL, Randy Colborn, Garland, TX; Bob Cowell, Amarillo, TX; Edwin Daley, Emporia, VA;  John Daly, Flint, MI; Gary Dyke, Cambridge, ON; Candice Edmonson, Southlake, TX; Anthony Eulo, Morgan Hill, CA; Brandon Findley, Wichita, KS, Elizabeth Fretwell, Los Vegas, NV;  David Gattis, Benbrook, TX; Zachary Thomas Hardy, Olathe, KS; Bob Hart, Kennedale, TX; Matthew Hart, Mansfield, CT; Richard Hill, McHenry County, IL; Kevin Hutcheson, Flowery Branch, GA; Matthew Johnson, Abingdon, VA; Tabitha Kevari, Redlands, CA; Christopher Lagerbloom, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Gregory James Lippincott, West Rockhill, PA; Lena Luna, Torrance, CA; Michael Mallinoff, Charles, MD; Barbara Matthews, Rockville, MD;  John Novinson, Northbrook, IL; Robert Palmer, Geneva, IL; Robert Phocas, Charlotte, NC; Michael Pleus, Deland, FL; James Prosser, Charlotte, NC; Francine Ramaglia, Delray Beach, FL; Michael Renshaw, Camden, NC; Hector Samario, Pembroke Pines, FL; Dean Shankle, Hooksett, NH; David Sheridan, Lowell IN; Dan Tienter, Winsted, MN; John Titkanich, Cocoa, FL;  Amanda Torres, Aransas Pass, TX; Scott Trainor, Fountain, CO; Michael Trimble, Austin, TX; Bryce Wilson Encinitas, CA