In June 2013, ICMA President-elect Simon Farbrother, city manager, Edmonton,  AB, Canada, appointed more than 200 members 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 99th ICMA Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. These newly appointed committee members are listed below by committee and name. A complete list of committee task force members will be available on the "Current Committees" page on  the ICMA website after September 22, 2013, the date when their appointments become official.

New Groups for 2013

Task Force to Update the Job Hunting Handbook

Committee Chair: Joyce A. Shanahan, Ormond Beach, FL

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Kenneth L. Chandler, Portsmouth, VA

New Committee Members: Michelle E. Bailey-Hedgepeth, Capitol Heights, MD; Anthony W. Brown, Wauwatosa, WI; Jason F. Earl, Wichita, KS; Autumn Monahan, Issaquah, WA; Kent A, Myers, Fredericksburg, TX; Marcos Nichols, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Cole S. O’Donnell, East Moline, IL; Peter L. Olson, Yorktown, IN; Gary M. Palmer, Farragut, TN; Noah A. Simon, County of Floyd, GA; Byron D. Smith, Fort Madison, IA; Kennetha K. Style, Waden University, IL; Mark Swenson, Crown Point,  IN; Carl E. Weber, New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange, NH; Bonilyn F. Wilbanks, Malabar, FL; Dianna S. Wright, Olathe, KS

Ongoing Groups

Advisory Board On Graduate Education

Committee Chair: Scott D. Lazenby, Sandy, OR

New Committee Members:  Annie Bailey, University of Southern California, CA; Corinne M. Bannon, Wichita State University, KS; Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr., Sanford, FL; Anthony W. Brown, Wauwatosa, WI; Roger W. Caves, San Diego State University, CA; Jessica Cowles, Annapolis, MD; Steven D. Evans, Arlington, TX; Neil Garbe, Aurora, ON; Sam S. Gaston, Mountain Brook, AL; Jerry J. Giaimis, Scotch Plains, NJ; Jack Hadge, Springettsbury, PA; Nathan Henne, Lake City, CO; Troy Holt, Rancho Cordova, CA; Emily M. Jackson, San Luis Obispo, CA; Ashley M. Jacobs, County of Dorchester, SC; Beth Ann Jacobsen, City of Beloit, WI; James R. Lewis, Pismo Beach, CA; Scott G. Miller, County of Broward, FL; Cheryl Murray, Houston, TX; Mark E. Nagel, Elko New Market, MN; Kimberly L. Nelson,  University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NJ; Frank J. Oviedo, Santa Clarita, CA; Wayne C. Parker, City of Provo, UT; Jennifer L. Pollitt, Twin Lakes, WI; Kurt J. Starman, Redding, CA; Mary L. Strenn,  CA; C. Robert Stripling, Virginia Tech, VA; Walter Velasquez, County of Arlington, VA; Michael B. Williams, St. Cloud, MN

Awards Evaluation Panel

Committee Chair: Kathleen F. Rush, Woodridge, IL

Committee Vice Chair: Adewunmi Lewis, City of Fayetteville, NC

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Lars Wilms, Egedal Kommune, Denmark

New Committee Members: Mark M. Levin, Maryland Heights, MO; Ronald S. Miller, Aurora, CO; Jeffrey I. Naftal, Dormont, PA; Marcia L. Raines, Millbrae, CA; John Skorobohacz, Innisfil, ON, Canada

Conference Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Marc Landry, Beaumont, AB, Canada

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: John Bohenko, Portsmouth, NH

New Committee Members:  Terri S. Ackerman, Sterling, MA; John J. Duffy, AK; Eugene S. Dvornick, Jr., Georgetown, DE; Lorri A. Ericson, Des Moines, WA; Timothy A. Gleason, Washington, IL; Mike Goodrich, County of Arlington, VA; Brant T. Hanson, Yuma, AZ; Sandra Harrington, County of Fairfax, VA; Pamela Heard, Nanticoke, PA; Patrick W. Hentges, Mankato, MN; Raymond J. Hummert, University of Kansas, KS; Tim Kawasaki, Los Gatos, CA; Tasha Logan, Rocky Mount, NC; Kathleen S. Margoles, Oakland Park, FL; Matt J. McNeile, Alamogordo, NM; J. Michael Munger, Wellington, FL; Sherri L. Neil, Portsmouth, VA; Kimberly Darigan Newman, Lyndon, KS; David J. Niemeyer, Oak Brook, IL; Donald Patterson, Santa Monica, CA; Jennifer L. Payne, County of Gwinnett, GA; Penny Postoak Ferguson, County of Johnson, KS; Francine L. Ramaglia, Wellington, FL; Mell E. Smigielski, Mahomet, IL; Richard S. Snider, Gallup, NM; William J. Tinsley, County of Wayne, GA; Jeffrey Weckbach, Yorkville, IL

Conference Planning Committee

Committee Chair: Duncan E. Campbell, Westmount, QC, Canada

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Jenny Kimball, Rockville, MD

New Committee Members: Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia; Carlos P. Baia, Concord, NH; Pamela Brangaccio, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Joseph E. Breinig, Carol Stream, IL; Matthew T. Bronson, San Mateo, CA; William K. Bronson, Rock Hill, SC; James G. Buckley, OK; Sallie Ann Burnett, Alliance for Innovation, SC; Barry A. Burton, County of Lake, IL; Eric D. Campbell, Charlotte, NC; Brett Channing, Brea, CA; Mark J. Christensen, Saratoga Springs, UT; Christopher T. Coleman, Needham, MA; Ian M. Coyle, Livingston, NY; Michelle Crandall, Dublin, OH; James B. Currier, Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON, Canada; Milton R. Dohoney, Jr., Cincinnati, OH; Jill Dusenberry, Coolidge, AZ; Randall M. Ealy, II, Beaverton, OR; Candice J. Edmondson, Southlake, TX; Brenda W. Eivens, Cedar Park, TX; Christopher D. Eldridge, County of Horry, SC; Bristol S. Ellington, Henderson, NV; Lorri A. Ericson, Des Moines, WA; Betsy Fitzgerald, County of Washington, ME; Tonya Ann Galbraith, McCordsville, IN; Brenda G. Garton, County of Gloucester, VA; Scott A. Hancock, Maryland Municipal League, MD; Carl Harness, County of Pinellas, FL; Ashley M. Jacobs, County of Dorchester, SC; Shaunna L. Johnson, Waite Park, MN; William E. Johnson, III, Petersburg, VA; Harry L. Jones, Sr., NC; Sherrie Y. Kelley, County of Coosa, AL; Philip A. Kiraly, Northbrook, IL; Patrick E. Klein, Kansas City, MO; Michelle R. Lancaster-Sandlin, County of Mecklenburg, NC; Marc Landry, Beaumont, AB, Canada; Robert J. Larson, Snoqualmie, WA; Maria Lasday, Bannockburn, IL; Robert J. Lyons, Murfreesboro, TN; Opal D. Mauldin-Robertson, Lancaster, TX; Melissa Mundt, Ames, IA; Mark E. Nagel, Elko New Market, MN; Alison Ortowski, Southlake, TX; Gilbert T. Perales, Arlington, TX; Janice D. Quintana, Charlotte, NC; Lindsey Riley, National Association of Regional Councils, DC; Timothy D. Rooney, Wrangell, AK; Jay T. Shambeau, County of Calumet, WI; William J. Tinsley, County of Wayne, GA; Brent Troxell, County of Dakota, MN; Keith A. Van Beek, County of Ottawa, MI; Timothy J. Vick, Manchester, IA; Jeffrey Weckbach, Yorkville, IL; James J. White, Minturn, CO; Michael C. Wood, Burrillville, RI; Natalie M. Zeigler, Hartsville, SC

Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee

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

Committee Vice Chair: Alan W. Kemp, League of Iowa Cities, IA

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

New Committee Members: Nadine Nader, Fremont, CA; Andrew E. Neiditz, South Sound 911, WA; Bennett Sandlin, Texas Municipal League, TX

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Chair: Charlene R. Stevens, Willmar, MN

New Committee Members: Ian M. Coyle, County of Livingston, NY; Donna S. Krauss, County of Stafford, VA; Monica P. Quintana, Alexandria, VA; Rebecca Smith, Janesville, WI

International Committee

Committee Chair: Clay Pearson, Novi, MI

Committee Vice Chair: Frans G. Mencke, Hoorn, Netherlands

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: David C. Johnstone, Candiac, QC, Canada 

New Committee Members: Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia; Michelle Crandall, Dublin, OH; Dennis J. Gehrt, Platte City, MO; Kelly R. McAdoo, Hayward, CA; Michelle E. Meade, Livingston, NJ; Scott W. Mitnick, Thousand Oaks, CA; Terry B. Parker, Commonwealth Local Government Forum, NSW, Australia; Ib Ostergaard Rasmussen, Nykobinc , Denmark; David G. Timmons, Port Townsend, WA

Knowledge Network Advisory Board

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

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

New Committee Members: Scott Andrews, Temple Terrace, FL; Don W. Baird, Granby, CO; Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Robert V. Belleman, County of Saginaw, MI; Timothy Clark, University of North Texas, TX; Steven M. Downs, Mesa, AZ; Jeffrey A. Fiegenschuh, Windsor Heights, IA; Clifton Gillespie, Dallas, TX; Kevin Knutson, Management Partners, Inc., OH; Roger A. Leonard, US Department of Housing & Urban (HUD), KY; Matthew E. McCombs,  Addison, TX; Melissa Mundt, Ames, IA; Kimberly L. Nelson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC; Nat W. Rojanasathira, Town of Danville, CA; Richard J. Sheola, Closter Borough, NJ; Susan K. Thorpe, Corpus Christi, TX

Library Advisory Committee

New Committee Members: Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Ronald F. Chandler, North Ogden, UT; Chris Coudriet, County of New Hanover, NC; Ian M. Coyle, County of Livingston, NY, Donald D. Crawford, Owosso, MI; Joseph F. Curran, Daly City, CA; Clifton Gillespie, Dallas, TX; Clayton L. Holstine, Brisbane, CA; Kevin Knutson, Management Partners, Inc., OH; Preston W. Mitchell, Nashville, NC; Richard L. Newbern, II, Brunswick, GA; Byron D. Smith, Fort Madison, IA; Victoria Yarbrough, Sierra Vista, AZ

Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee

New Committee Members: Thomas Bakaly, Hermosa Beach, CA; Michael D. Beedie, Fort Walton Beach, FL; Timothy M. Beinert, Valdosta State University, OR; William R. Beith, Gilberts, IL; Cori Burbach, City of Dubuque, IA; Ron Carlee, Charlotte, NC; Ed Daley, Hopewell, VA; Paul Eckert, Sioux City, IA; Dennis J. Enslinger, Gaithersburg, MD; Anita R. Favors Thompson, Tallahassee, FL; Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Matthew W. Hart, Mansfield, CT; Gary W. Jackson, Asheville, NC; James Keene, Jr., Palo Alto, CA; Katie F. Killen, Shawnee, KS; John A. Konior, Urbandale, IA; Chris Lawson, Hamilton, OH; Craig Malin, Davenport, IA; Marianna Marysheva-Martinez, CA; Barbara Matthews, Rockville, MD; Jennifer A. May, Sugar Land, TX; Carin C. Mayo, University of Alabama At Birmingham, AL; John F. McDonough, Sandy Springs, GA; Sean H. McLendon, County of Alachua, FL; George K. Noe, Aurora, CO; Aaron Oppenheimer, Sun Prairie, WI; Robert Phocas, Charlotte, NC; Jerrold E. Prendergast, Springfield, MA; Randall H. Reid, County of Sarasota, FL; Jake J. Rudolph, City of Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada; Michael J. Scanlon,  Basalt, CO; Reina J. Schwartz, Sacramento, CA; Cynthia M. Steinhauser, Dubuque, IA; Melissa A. Stephens, Cedar Hill, TX; Lena Stevens, Decatur, GA; Susanne M. Torriente, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Scott P. Trainor, Fountain, CO; Jeffrey Weckbach, Yorkville, IL; Michael Willis, Shellharbour City Council, NSW, Australia