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In June 2024, ICMA President Tanya Ange, city administrator, Washington County, Oregon, 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 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 of the ICMA website.  The list of newly appointed members below will be available on the website as of September 22, 2024. 

 

Ongoing Groups

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Committee

Committee Co-Chairs: Chris Huot, El Paso De Robles, CA; Allison Scheck, Wheat Ridge, CO.

Committee Vice Chairs: Mike James, Pismo Beach, CA; Alexandra Orologas, El Cerrito, CA.

New Committee Members: Jennifer Campbell, Encinitas, CA; Peggy Castano, Lauderdale Lakes, FL; Timothy Dodd, Englewood, CO; Justin Ezell, Concord, CA; Michael Grebosz, DeLand, FL; Erika Herrera, Fillmore, CA; Jason Jones, Guilford County, NC; Maurice Jones, Springfield, MO; Nickie Lee, Prairie Village, KS; Antonio Lopez, Miami Lakes, FL; Jennifer May, Sugar Land, TX; Horace McHugh, Deerfield Beach, FL; Eden Ratliff,  Charlottesville, VA; Ashley Reynolds-Marshall, Charlottesville, VA; Shanna Sims-Bradish, University Park, TX; Nick Valla, Middletown, PA; Jessica Wildes, West Bend, WI.

 

Awards Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Joseph Carey, Schaumburg, IL.

Committee Vice Chair: Rebecca DeSantis-Randall, Millersville, PA. 

New Committee Members: Adam Brown, Keizer, OR; Tiffany Fell, Clarksburg, WV; Sam Gaston, Mountain Brook, AL; Marc Landry, Mountain Brook, AL; Erika McComis, Argyle, TX; Christian Wuerth, Milford, MI.

 

Conference Education Committee (formerly Conference Planning)

Committee Chair: Sara Hensley, Denton, TX.

Committee Vice Chair: Emily Moon, Issaquah, WA. 

New Committee Members: Kassandra Aleskova, Wickenburg, AZ; Moses Amidei, Libertyville, IL; Arn Andrews, Mountain View, CA; Suzette Arnold, Athens, GA; Kelly Axtell, Lexington, MA; Julie Bastianini, Marshall, PA; Justin Battles, Mustang, OK; Erin Baynes, Oak Park, IL; Brian Bosshardt, Clear Creek County, CO; Christopher Bridges, Goodyear, AZ; Cori Burbach, Dubuque, IA; Michaela Canete, Hillsboro, OR; Neil Cardwell, Belgrade, MT; Pamela Caskie, Spring Hill, TN; Jack Clukey, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Terrell Cole, Kalamazoo County, MI; Emily Colon, Lakeland, FL; Casey Cook, Florida City and County Management Association, FL; Jonathan DeLaBruere, Newport, VT; Rebecca DeSantis-Randall, Millersville, PA; Gretchen DiFante, Pelham, AL; Jeffrey Dingman, Fort Smith, AR; Ana Elizarraga, Evanston, IL; Marvin Fletcher, West Lake Hills, TX; Jerry Gabrielatos, Beloit, WI; Cedric Grant, New Orleans, LA; Michael Grebosz, DeLand, FL; Thomas Guevara, Bexar County, TX; Carl Harness, Hillsborough County, FL; Jennifer Hoffman, City and County of Broomfield, CO; Daron Jordan, Paducah, KY; David Kratzer, Lower Makefield, PA; Kyle Laws, West Point, UT; Robert Lawton, Otsego County, NY; Robert Lee, Naples, FL; Stephanie Lucash, Kenmore, WA; Amanda Mack, Watertown, SD; Rana Mana- Doerfer, Dedham, MA; Allison Matson, Wauconda, IL; Mark Matthews, Fuquay-Varina, NC; Carolyn McCreary, Montgomery, PA; Michael McLaurin, Indian Trail, NC; Ryan Pelletier, Aroostook County, ME; James Proce, Lewisville, TX; Meredith Reynolds, Long Beach, CA; Lorena Rodriguez, El Paso County, TX; Warren Rothe, Grosse Pointe Park, MI; Carol Russell, Florida City and County Management Association, FL; Jacqueline Schulze, Waconia, MN; Paula Schumacher, Bartlett, IL; Michael  Sell, Greer, SC; Monica Spells, Loudoun County, VA; Tim Sutton, Nye County, NV; Ja'Vonta Swinton, Tallahassee, FL; Teresa Tieman, Bethany Beach, DE; William Tinsley, Upson County, GA; Steve Volkert, Hartford, WI; Zachary Walker, Independence, MO; Taggart Wall, Winfield, KS; Marie Weber, Livermore, CA; Dan Wendt, Vandalia; Bryce Wilson, Murrieta, CA; Lois Yum, Encinitas, CA.

 

Conference Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Ryan Pelletier, Aroostook County, ME; 

New Committee Members: Terry Atchley, Hardee County, FL; Mario Canizares, Prosper, TX; Yaidee Castillero-Fox, Hickory, NC; Timothy Dodd, Englewood, CO; Lea Eriksen, Long Beach, CA; Tiffany Fell. Clarksburg, WV; Marc Landry, Southeast Regional Services Commission, NB; Robert Lawton, Otsego County, NY; Kellye Mazzoli, Public Management Research Association, LA; Carolyn McCreary, Montgomery, PA; Michael McLaurin, Indian Trail, NC; William Peppers, Canton, GA; Nathan Peto, Portage La Prairie, MB, Eden Ratliff, Charlottesville, VA; Matthew Schmitz, Independence, IA; Monica Spells, Loudoun County, VA; Brian Ulbricht, Pinellas County, FL; Ocea Wynn, Tampa, FL. 

 

Global Engagement Committee (formerly International Committee)

Committee Chair: Betsy Keller, El Paso County, TX.

Committee Vice Chair: Yulia Carter, Pacifica, CA.

New Committee Members: Mohammad Bader, Multnomah County, OR; Robert Blair, University of Nebraska At Omaha, NE; Yaidee Castillero-Fox, Hickory, NC; Charles Duggan, Redlands, CA; Natasha Hampton, Cincinnati, OH; Jessica Hoffman, Wentzville, MO; Christal Kliewer-Weber, Lees Summit, MO; Michael Mallinoff, Annapolis, MD; Gary O'Connell, Charlottesville, VA; Todd Selig, Durham, NH; Noor Shaikh, Chicago, IL; Lewis Sheldrake, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, ESS. 

 

Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee

Committee Chair: Dawn Buckland, Maricopa County, AZ.

Committee Co-Chair: Matthew Hart, Hartford, CT.

New Committee Members: Shawn Bell, Fountain Inn, SC; William Ferguson, Durham, NC; Yoko Igawa, Foothill Transit Zone, CA; Lindsay Koskiniemi, Sweeny, TX; Jose Landeros, El Paso County, TX; James Lewis, Atascadero, CA; John Morgan, Coffee County, AL; Michael Penny, Castle Pines, CO; Mark Ryckman, Corning, NY; Robert Sivick, Whitfield County, GA; Zachary Walker, Independence, MO; Jackie Wehmeyer, Parkland, FL; Jerri Wilson, Newport News, VA; Alison Zelms, Rochester, MN. 

 

Graduate Education Committee

Committee Chair: Mark Nagel, Arden Hills, MN

New Committee Members: W. Lane Bailey, Salisbury, NC; Crayton Brubaker, Salem, NH; Courtney Butler, South Yarmouth, MA; Ian Coyle, Livingston County, NY; Milton Dohoney, Ann Arbor, MI; James Fisher, Levelland, TX; Ray Friedlander, Providence, RI; David Friedlein, Pharr, TX; Bruce McDonald, Raleigh, NC; Brian McNamara, Rockport, MA; David Mitchell, Orlando, FL; Ann Morgenthaler, Montrose, CO; Alaina Murphy, Aurora, IL; Kimberly Nelson, University of Chapel Hill - School of Government, NC; Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa, North Carolina Central University Student Chapter, FL; Eileen Stein, Canby, OR; David Swindell, Phoenix, AZ; Brian Ulbricht, Pinellas County, FL; Ashley Youmans, Smyrna, GA; Judith Zimomra, Ohio State University, OH.

 

Harvard Kennedy School 

Committee Chair: Norton Bonaparte, Sanford, FL.

New Committee Members: Tanisha Briley, Gaithersburg, MD; Duane Holder, Wake County, NC.

 

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Chair: Moses Amidei, Libertyville, IL. 

New Committee Members: Matthew Candland, South Boston, VA; Eric Devezin, San Jacinto, CA; Melissa Marsh, Madison Heights, MI; William Peppers, Canton, GA; Kate Rebello, Roseville, CA; Oliver Turner, Sylvania, OH; Kathleen Walpole, Clark County, NV. 

 

Performance Management Committee

Committee Chair: Kirsten Decker, City and County of Denver, CO.

New Committee Members: Kiersten Farmer, Las Vegas, NV; Karleen Gernady, Lindenhurst, IL; Kaitlyn Griffin, North Port, FL; Kevin Knutson, Safety Harbor, FL; Dale Markey-Crimp, Issaquah, WA; Kyle Stannert, Bothell, WA. 

 

SheLeadsGov Committee

Committee Co-Chairs: Lorena Rodriguez, El Paso County, TX; Reina Schwartz, Sacramento, CA.

Committee Vice-Chairs: Michele Lieberman, Alachua County, FL; Monica Spells, Loudoun County, VA.

New Committee Members: Aretha Adams, Murphy, TX; Leslie Beauregard, Staunton, VA; Leslie Black, Whitehouse, TX; Emily Colon. Lakeland, FL; Jennifer Fadden, Keller, TX; Traci Leach, Coppell, TX; Kelsee Lee, Cibolo, TX; Kellye Mazzoli, New Orleans, LA; Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, North Andover, MA; Sabra Newby, Las Vegas, NV; Stephanie Olson, Raleigh, NC; Keri Rugg, Orem, UT; Amanda Serock, Concord, PA; Melody Stout, East Cocalico, PA; Bonnie Svrcek, Lynchburg, VA; Susan Thorpe, Tucson, AZ; Valmarie Turner, Fairfax, VA; Gwendolyn Voelpel, Seatac, WA; Jessica Whitley, Syracuse, NY; Jerri Wilson, Newport News, VA.

 

Smart Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Yon Lambert, Alexandria, VA.

New Committee Members: Aaron Bentley, Salt Lake City, UT; Zuzana Bobst, Pasco County Board of County Commissioners, FL; Ryan Campbell, Chapel Hill, NC; Brett Johnson, Gadsden, AL; Darwin McClary, Lake Orion, MI; Ria Pavia, Ontario, CA; David Zelenok, Colorado Springs, CO.

 

Sustainable Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Aaron Desentz, Mount Pleasant, MI.

New Committee Members: Emily Muzzarelli, Morgantown, WV; John Novinson, Northbrook. IL; Brian Platt, Kansas City, MO; Joshua Potosek, Sullivan County, NY; David Street, District Heights, MD.

 

 

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