In June 2012, ICMA president-elect Bonnie Svrcek, deputy city manager, Lynchburg, Virginia, 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. More than 200 members have been appointed or designated to serve on committees and task forces.

New committee and task force members will begin their terms of service at the 98th ICMA Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. These newly appointed committee members are listed below by committee and name. A complete list of committee and task force members will be available on the Current Committees page on the ICMA website after October 8, 2012, when their appointments become official.

New Groups for 2012

Knowledge Network Advisory Board

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Robert K. Kiely, Jr., Lake Forest, IL.

New Committee Members: Mark Abeles-Allison, Washburn, WI; Rajesh Adoni, MS, San Jose, CA; Scott Andrews, Apollo Beach, FL; Terence Edward Arrington, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL; Xavier Z. Bishop, Bowling Green, MO; John Alexander Carmichael, Lenoir, NC; Michael R. Coon, Provo, UT; Toby R. Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ; Chantal R. Cotton, College Park, MD; Melissa Mundt, Ames, IA; Jerrold E. Prendergast, Springfield, MA; Edward K. Shikada, San Jose, CA; J. David Strahl, Mount Prospect, IL; Robert Wherry, Lakeland, TN; Christopher K. Wilson, Southaven, MS; Maureen E. Zamarripa, Fair Oaks, CA.

 

Library Advisory Committee

New Committee Members: Wally Bobkiewicz, Evanston, IL; Darrell A. Cook, Richardson, TX; Donald D. Crawford, Owosso, MI; John J. Duffy, Palmer, AK; Brannon J. Godfrey, Jr., Portsmouth, VA; Lydia Goodwin, Northfield, VT; Robert G. Yandow, York, ME.

 

Task Force on Manager Evaluations

Committee Chair: Peter B. Austin, Woodstock, IL.

Committee Vice Chair: Kay W. James, Canandaigua, NY.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Michele E. Meade, Livingston, NJ.

New Committee Members: John J. Caulfield, Mountlake Terrace, WA; Scott M. Coren, Darien, IL; Richard J. Downey, Kronenwetter, WI; John J. Duffy, Palmer, AK; Mark A. Kunkle, State College, PA; Nancy E. Novak McMahon; Vienna, VA; Richard J. Schuettler, Harrisburg, PA; James R. Stahle, Green Valley, AZ; Kevin D. Trease, Dewey, OK; Brian J. Valentino, Long Branch, NJ; AJ Wilson, Fallbrook, CA.

 

Task Force on Women in the Profession

Committee Chair: Pamela Antil, Palo Alto, CA.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Mary Jacobs, Sierra Vista, AZ.

New Committee Members: M. Joan Anderton, Richmond Hill, Canada, John A. Anzivino, Richmond, VA; Janice M. Baker, Mississauga, ON; William R. Balling, Arlington Heights, IL; Troy Bell, New York, NY; James A. Bennett, Presque Isle, ME; Laura Blair, Red Wing, MN; Tanisha R. Briley, Davenport, IA; Melinda J. Brimhall, Pleasant View, UT; Amy L. Brown, Campbell, CA; Debra R. Collins, Alexandria, VA; Kristy R. Crisp, Gastonia, NC; Andrew Cummings, Durham, NC; Cathy D. Davison, Steubenville, OH; Joellen C. Earl, Deerfield, IL; David Ellis, Charlottesville, VA; Holly Eskridge, Rock Hill, SC; Jennifer Fadden, Colleyville, TX; Mary Sassi Furtado, Newton, NC; Dianna Fusco Musselman, Hickory, NC; Anne Marie Gaura, North Aurora, IL; Donna M. Gayden, Glenwood, IL; Emily A. Graf, Wichita, KS; Scott A. Hancock, Annapolis, MD; Tansy Hayward, Tacoma, WA; Anne Louise Heron, Dundas, ON; Paula Hewson, Schaumburg, IL; Shirley D. Hughes, Boulder City, NV; Ashley M. Jacobs, Saint George, SC; Evelyn M. Johnson, Prairie City, IA; Maria Lasday, Bannockburn, IL; Victor C M Lauria, Novi, MI; Tamara S. Letourneau, Yorba Linda, CA; Anne Lewis, Harrisonburg, VA; Regine R. Marcellot-Choute, Bay Harbor Islands, FL; Kathleen S. Margoles, Coral Springs, FL; Patricia E. Martel, Daly City, CA; Alexander D. McIntyre, Menlo Park, CA; Angela Montgomery, Atlanta, GA; David E Moran, Greenbelt, MD; Stephen F. Owen, Staunton, VA; Terri L. Parker, Winterville, NC; Dennis J. Pavlicek, Newbury, NH; Jennifer F. Phillips, Santa Rosa, CA; Karen E. Pinkos, El Cerrito, CA; Barbara A. Powell, Palo Alto, CA; Jennifer Reichelt, Great Falls, MT; Mark A. Rohloff, Oshkosh, WI; Tumiko R. Rucker, Kiawah Island, SC; Kelly Shoemaker, Port Charlotte, FL; Theodore J. Staton, Upper Arlington, OH; Charlene R. Stevens, Willmar, MN; Lee Szymborski, Mequon, WI; Amanda Thompson, Decatur, GA, Mary H. Van Milligen; Woodbury, MN; Donna M. Vieiro, Somerset, NJ; Andrea O. Welsh, Gilbert, AZ; Martha L. Wheelock, Winston Salem, NC; Linda L. Witko, Casper, WY; Heidi N. York, Roxboro, NC; Maureen E. Zamarripa, Fair Oaks, CA.

 

Task Force to Develop a Guide on Breaking into Local Government, Part 2

Committee Chair: Dawn S. Peters, De Kalb, IL.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Troy S. Brown, Livermore, CA.

New Committee Members: Creighton A. Avila, Greensboro NC; Adam J. Bentley, Iowa City, IA; Michael Bruckner, Anaheim, CA; Jill F. Cornett, Kansas City, MO; Kristen  Denne, Johnstown, PA; Nate Geinzer, Brighton, MI; Jay A. Gsell, Batavia, NY; Justine Jones, Portsmouth, VA; Haley C. Kadish, Newton, NC; Linda Kelly, Sonoma, CA; David J. Larson, Provo, UT; Michael J. Magnant, Portsmouth, NH; Opal D. Mauldin-Robertson, Lancaster, TX; Benjamin L. Nibarger, Fort Worth, TX; Marcos Nichols, Faifield, OH; Justin P. Powell, Greenville, SC; Manjeet S. Ranu, El Cajon, CA; Kathryn Sinnott, Oro Valley, AZ; Eric W. Smyrl, Nashville, TN; Jeffrey S. Snyder, Plainview, TX; Joseph Thompson, Odenton, MD; Oliver K. Turner, Almont, MI; Clayton T. Voignier, Charlotte, NC; Carroll Williamson, Columbia, SC; Bryce L. Wilson, Encinitas, CA.

Ongoing Groups

Advisory Board on Graduate Education

Committee Chair: Scott D. Lazenby, Sandy, OR.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: John Bohenko, Portsmouth, NH.

New Committee Members: Dustin C. Anderson, Greenwich, CT; Carlos P. Baia, Concord, NH; Jay Burney, Olympia,WA; Ian M. Coyle, Geneseo, NY; Quentin T. McPhatter, Kingsland, GA; Lauren T. Stott, Montgomery, IL; Howard N. Tipton, Viera, FL; Jeffrey R. Towery, Springfield, OR; Brian J. Valentino, Long Branch, NJ; Jordan D. Wheeler, Lake Oswego, OR; Clifton W. Wilkinson, Jr., Milledgeville, GA.

 

Awards Evaluation Panel

Committee Chair: Douglas E. Matthews, Austin, TX.

Committee Vice Chair: Kathleen F. Rush, Woodridge, IL.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Mark L. McDaniel, Tyler, TX.

New Committee Members: William Kevin Bronson, Camden, SC; Adewunmi Lewis, Fayetteville, NC; Anthony J. Mortillaro, Santa Fe, NM; Catherine Noonan, San Jose, CA; Joshua A. Smith, Hamilton, OH; Luboslava Vávrová, Miloslavo, Slovakia.

 

Conference Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Tanisha R. Briley, Davenport, IA.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Christopher Anderson, Central City, NE.

New Committee Members: Rajesh Adoni, San Jose, CA; Patrick A. Cannon, Sun Prairie, WI; Gerald L. Clausen, Carroll, IA; Toby R. Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ; Dennis J. Gehrt, Platte City, MO; Bruce D. Glasscock, Plano, TX; Nancy N. Hetrick, San Jose, CA; Raymond J. Hummert, Lawrence, KS; Ashley M. Jacobs, Saint George, SC; Jenna R. Kollings, Anthem Community Council, AZ;  Robert J. Larson, Snoqualmie, WA; Kathleen S. Margoles, Coral Springs, FL; Sanford I. Miller, Williston, VT; Caitlyn Mitchell, Arizona State University, AZ; Aaron A. Otto, Roeland Park, KS; David Packard, Provo, UT; Sivarat Praditkul, Portland, OR; Martin L. Puckett, Presque Isle, ME; Mary L. Strenn,  Burbank, CA; M. Chris Swartz, Shorewood, WI.

Conference Planning Committee

Committee Chair: William J. Fraser, Montpelier, VT.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Bonnie Svrcek, Lynchburg, VA.

New Committee Members: Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia, Pamela Antil, Palo Alto, CA, Brett R. Baker, Seward, NE; Michael D. Baker, Downers Grove, IL; Robert F. Blair, Omaha, NE; Tanisha R. Briley, Davenport, IA; Richard M. Brown, Rumford, RI; Eric D. Campbell, Charlotte, NC; Susan Daluddung, Peoria, AZ; Scott Darrington, Pleasant Grove, UT; Justin R. Datino, Elmsford, NY; Milton R. Dohoney, Jr., Cincinnati, OH;Stephen W. Driscoll, Sparks, NV; Eugene S. Dvornick, Jr., Georgetown, DE; David Ellis, Charlottesville, VA; Michael E. Embury, North Kingstown, RI; Raymond C. Eubanks, III, Mauldin, SC; Veronica A. Ferguson, Santa Rosa, CA; Joseph P. Gall, Sherwood, OR; Michael Garvey, San Carlos, CA; Paul A. Goranson, Red Deer, AB, Canada; Kim Griffo, Clemson, SC; Susan Guthrie, Tyler, TX; Kevin L. Helms, Nashville, TN; Greg Hermann, Carlsbad, CA; Laura A. Kane, Denver, CO; Kevin Knutson, Cincinnati, OH; Robert A. Kuntz, Ballwin, MO; Linda K. Kutchenriter, Omro, WI;Susan K. Langley, Little Rock, AR; Robert J. Larson, Snoqualmie, WA; Jonathan R. Lewis, North Port, FL; Edward D. Lowe, Oneonta, AL; Gayle L. Mabery, Clarkdale, AZ, James J. Malloy, Westborough, MA; Barbara Matthews, Takoma Park, MD; Matthew E. McCombs, Addison, TX; Carolyn McCreary, Perkasie, PA; Alexander W. McDonald, Millburn, NJ; Amy J. P. McEwan, Waukegan, IL; Timothy P. McInerney, Rehoboth, MA; Susan K. McLaughlin, Mattoon, IL; Melanie D Mesko Lee, Hastings, MN; Sanford I. Miller, Williston, VT; Joyce L. Munro, Raleigh, NC; Sara Ott, Dublin, OH; Clay Pearson, Novi, MI; John D. Petrin, Bolton, MA, Karen E. Pinkos, El Cerrito, CA; Martin L. Puckett, Presque Isle, ME; Kandice P. Reindl, Des Moines, IA; Lindsey Riley, Washington, DC; Ehman Jacob Sheldon, Othello, WA; Toni L. Shope, Cornelius, NC; Noah A. Simon, Rome, GA; Roshanda Smiley, Duluth, MN; Joyce M. Stille, Bolton, CT; Eric J. Taylor, Smyrna, GA; Steven J. Tilton, Tinley Park, IL; Anthony L. Tolstedt, Broken Bow, NE; Keith A. Van Beek, West Olive, MI; L. Scott Wall, Forney, TX; James R. Wheeler, Poquoson, VA.

 

Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee

Committee Chair: R. Leon Churchill, Jr., Tracy, CA.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

New Committee Members: Robert D. Agee, Crofton, MD; Laura S. Allen, Colma, CA; Joseph T. Carey, Arlington Heights, IL; Sylvia Carrillo, Corpus Christi, TX; Mark A. Danaj, Fremont, CA; Timothy J. Dolehanty, Mount Pleasant, MI; Holly Eskridge, Rock Hill, SC; Denise H. Fitzgerald, Scott Township, PA; Sharon M. Friedrichsen, Santa Barbara, CA; Randall Heye, College Station, TX; Mary E. Jacobs, Sierra Vista, AZ; James R. Johnson, Shelbyville, TN; Roger L. Kemp, Meriden, CT; William S. Kiley, Virginia Beach, VA; Brian Knudsen, Las Vegas, NV; Melinda Moran, Mathews, VA; James Morani, New Baden, IL; Gerald E. Newfarmer, Cincinnati, OH; Sharon Peters, North Vancouver, BC; Clay Phillips, Coppell, TX; William R. Ross, Mansfield, MA; Tony M. Sousa, Quincy, MA; Catherine P. Standiford, Costa Mesa, CA; Bobby G. Sutton, Bethel, AK; W. Kurt Taylor, North Charleston, SC; Edwin L. Worsley, Jr., Durham, NC.

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Chair: Charlene R. Stevens, Willmar, MN.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Jennifer Kimball, Rockville, MD.

New Committee Members: Adam J. Bentley, Iowa City, IA; Willie A. Best, Chapel Hill, NC; Melinda J. Brimhall, Pleasant View, UT; Richard J. Downey, Kronenwetter, WI; Mary Sassi Furtado, Newton, NC; Rodney L. Horton, Elizabethtown, PA; Justine Jones, Portsmouth, VA; Patrick S. Marsh, Monona, WI; Jennifer A. May, Sugar Land, TX; Karen E. Pinkos, El Cerrito, CA; Roshanda Smiley, Duluth, MN; Jeremy T. Willmoth, Winfield, KS.

 

International Committee

Committee Chair: Clay Pearson, Novi, MI.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia.

New Committee Members: W. Lane Bailey, Lenoir, NC; David W. Frasher, Esq., Oregon City, OR; Michael A. Jaillet, Westwood, MA; John E. Nowak, Manteca, CA; Yulia Rasulova, San Carlos, CA; Albert J. Rigoni, Skokie, IL; Ståle Stormark, Bergen, Norway; Stefano Tripi Modena, Italy.