In June 2025, ICMA President Michael Land, city manager, Coppell, Texas, appointed individuals to serve on ICMA member committees. Other stakeholders, including state and affiliate associations, designated additional representatives to the ICMA Conference Education Committee. New committee members begin their terms of service in September and October of 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 October 26, 2025.

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Committee

Committee Co-Chair: Alexandria Orologas, El Cerrito, CA.

Committee Vice Chairs: Antonio Lopez, Miami Lakes, FL; Shanna Sims-Bradish, University Park, TX.

New Committee Members: Thomas Begin, Acton, MA; Benjamin Brezina, Frisco, TX; Heather Colin, Bluffton, SC; Michael Conley, Cayce, SC; Jamila Criss, Fairburn, GA; Jon Fortune, Austin, TX; Michael Grebosz, DeLand, FL; Erica Green, Calabasas, CA; Marty Hughes, Kennesaw, GA; Richelle Jimenez, Frankenmuth, MI; Horace McHugh, Coral Springs, FL; Zachary Nelson, Pottstown, PA; Marie Parker, Carrboro, NC; Matt Rodrigues, Eugene, OR; Anderson Sainci, Dubuque, IA; Ashley Shroyer, Town of Addison, TX; Olivia Mutal, City of Solvang, CA; Robert Valenzuela, Sugar Land, TX; Hazel Wetherford, Dublin, CA. 

Awards Evaluation Committee

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

Committee Co-Chair: Joseph Carey, Schaumburg, IL. 

New Committee Members: Toby Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ; Jason Davis, Fort Walton Beach, FL; Rocio Lamb, Prince William County, VA. 

Conference Education Committee 

Committee Chair: Daron Jordan, Paducah, KY.

Committee Vice Chair: Emily Moon, Issaquah, WA; Alison Ortowski, Southlake, TX. 

New Committee Members: Sabrina Abdulla, Sugar Land, TX; India Adams-Jacobs, of Bowling Green, VA; Arn Andrews, Mountain View, CA; Nathan Bassett, Colma, CA; Caitlan Biggs, Little Elm, TX; Ron Bow, La Habra, CA; Janette Bower, Soldotna, AK; Tanisha Briley, Gaithersburg, MD; Tyler Burkart, Brown Deer, WI; Matthew Candland, South Boston, VA; Mario Canizares, Prosper, TX; Neil Cardwell, Belgrade, MT; Terrell Cole, Kalamazoo County, MI; Mark Cunningham, Ellenton, FL; Brenda Dockery, Smiths Station, AL; Eric Duffy, Woodstock, VT; Jason Eisenbeis, Crystal City, MO; David Ellis, Wake County, NC; Lea Eriksen, Long Beach, CA; Sandra Fournier, Mapleton, ME; Robert Fowler, Mentor, OH; PJ Gagajena, Moorpark, CA; James Gant, Red Bank, NJ; Bridgette Grandsen, Midland County, MI; Marcia Hampton, Douglasville, GA; Natasha Hampton, Riverdale, GA; Bryan Heck, Springfield, OH; Amie Hendrix, Geneva, NY; Christopher Hillman, Irving, TX; Cheri Hobson-Matthews, Henry County, GA; Mary Jacobs, Northbrook, IL; Mike James, Pismo Beach, CA; Michael Jones, Woodward, OK; Ben Kim, Rosemead, CA; Philip Kiraly, Glencoe, IL; Kimberly Kleiner, Litchfield, NH; Scott Lambiase, Abington, MA; Christine Landes, Chelsea, ME; William Lanham, Wheeling, WV; Brian Latta, Dallas, OR; Korban Lee, West Jordan, UT; Hannah Lipman, Tinley Park, IL; Sarah Luxton, Flower Mound, TX; Jonathan Lynn, Winder, GA; Amanda Mack, Harrisburg, SD; Brent Marek, Carver, MN; Chris McCartt, Kingsport, TN; Melissa McCoy, Dodge City, KS; Carolyn McCreary, Montgomery Township, PA; Michael McLaurin, Indian Trail, NC; Evan Michel, Oak Park Township, IL; Sally Moore, North Las Vegas, NV; John Morgan, Coffee County, AL; Chris Nosbisch, Mount Vernon, IA; Kevin O’Connor, Laguna Niguel, CA; Kelly Oelke, Hickman, NE; Cassey Ogden, Denton, TX; Jennifer Ooton, Longmont, CO; Michael Ort, Jetmore, KS; Terri Parker, Winterville, NC; Geraldine, Pegues, Montgomery County, OH; Ryan Pelletier, Aroostook County, ME; James Proce, Lewisville, TX; Jennifer Reichelt, Yuma, AZ; Meredith Reynolds, Long Beach, CA; Kimberly Richardson, Peoria, IL; Chad Rooney, Williamsport, PA; Brian Sanders, Aiken County, SC; Daniel Santoro, Cranberry Township, PA; Matthew Schmitz, Independence, IA; Noah Schuchman, Golden Valley, MN; Paula Schumacher, Bartlett, IL; Reina Schwartz, Albany, CA; Matthew Scruton, Rye, NH; Michael Sell, Greer, SC; Megan Siren, Rancho Cordova, CA; Terrell Smith, Melissa, TX; Corrin Spiegel, Davenport, IA; Stephen Steese, Bluffton, SC; Ja’Vonta Swinton, Tallahassee, FL; Mandi Thompson, Twin Falls, ID; Chantel Thompson, Concord, NC; Nicole Tibbet, San Marino, CA; Michael Van Milligen, Dubuque, IA; Kathleen Walpole, Clark County, NV; Robert Weaver, D’Iberville, MS; William Webb, Isle of Wight County, VA; Hazel Wetherford, Dublin; Scott Wynja, Sioux Center, IA; Gerald Young, Granville, OH.

Conference Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Carolyn McCreary, Montgomery Township, PA.                                       

New Committee Members: Moses Amidei, Oak Forest, IL; Yaidee Castillero Fox, Hickory, NC; Toby Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ; Eric Duffy, Woodstock, VT; Monica Dupee, Westerville, OH; Lea Eriksen, Long Beach, CA; Joseph Gaa, Washington, IA; Christina Gilmore, Mountain View, CA; Thomas Guevara, Bexar County, TX; William Johnson, Emporia, VA; Christine Landes, Chelsea; ME; Michael McLaurin, Indian Trail, NC; Molly Mehner, Collierville, TN; Adam Mestres, Morgan County, GA; Kevin O’Connor, Laguna Niguel, CA; David Packard, Pleasant Grove, UT; Ryan Pelletier, Aroostook County, ME; Lindsay Radcliff-Coombes, Severance, CO; Kristin Read, Castle Rock, CO; Matthew Schmitz, Independence, IA; Megan Siren, Rancho Cordova, CA; Stephen Steese, Bluffton, SC; Susan Thorpe, Tucson, AZ. 

Global Engagement Committee 

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

Committee Vice Chair: Yulia Carter, Pacifica, CA.

New Committee Members: Bruce Applegate, Alcoa, TN; Colin Beheydt, Bruges, Belgium; Arnaldo Costeira, Portugal; Simon Farbrother, Royal Commission Alula, Saudi Arabia; Hyun Kim, Tacoma, WA; Jennifer Lawson, Fredericton, NB; Dominic Lazzaretto, Arcadia, CA; Lori Luther, Overland Park, KS; John Nelson, Hamilton County, OH; Alison Nugent, Caledonia Charter Township, MI; Marie Peoples, Webster Groves, MO; Paul Shipway, Middlesex County, ON; Nina Vetter, Newport, OR; Dan Weinheimer, Beaverton, OR. 

Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee

Committee Chair: Dawn Buckland, Maricopa County, AZ.

Committee Vice Chair: Matthew Hart, Hartford, CT.

New Committee Members: Jacob Anderson, Grimes, IA; Roy Atkinson, Altoona, WI; Kathryn Beemer, Fennville, MI; William Bell, Montrose, CO; Martha Bennett, Lake Oswego, OR; Julia Cedillo, La Grange Park, IL; Joe Chacke, Pittston, PA; Jeffrey Coyle, San Antonio, TX; Benjamin DeClue, St. Louis, MO; Timothy Fitzgerald, Augusta County, VA; Amy Fitzgerald, Oak Ridge, TN; Joshua Franzel, Washington, DC; C. Bradley Kaye, Midland, MI; Carrie Kelly, Site Selectors Guild, AZ; Jonathan Lewis, Sarasota County, FL; Kimbra McCarthy, Mountain View, CA; Jacob McCauley, North Augusta, SC; Marketa Oliver,  Bondurant, IA; Albert Roder, Byron, MN; William Tinsley, Fayette County, GA; Michael Vargas, Lakewood, WA; Alison Zelms, Rochester, MN. 

Graduate Education Committee

Committee Co-Chair: James Fisher, Levelland, TX; Angel Wright-Lanier, Winston-Salem, NC.

Committee Vice Chair: Kimberly Nelson, Chapel Hill, NC. 

New Committee Members: Penny Aguirre, Magee, MS; Kathryn Beemer, Fennville, MI; Denise Burchard, DeKalb, IL; Steven Carter, Portsmouth, VA; Justin Casanova-Davis, Bridgewater, MA; Denise Casey, North Andover, MA; Arnaldo Costeira, Lisbon, Portugal; Peter Crichton, Windham, ME; Ratna Dougherty, University of South Florida, FL; Wendy Eaton, Franklin University, OH; Ojonugwa Emmanuel, University of North Texas, TX; Timothy Fitzgerald, Augusta County, VA; Rebecca Fleury, Battle Creek, MI; Joseph Franco, Tacoma, WA; Andrew Gorgey, Colorado Springs, CO; Matthew Hardy, Tallahassee, FL; Matthew Hart, Hartford, CT; Colt Jensen, Chapel Hill, NC; Kira Johnson, Tennessee State University, TN; Jason Jones, Stokesdale, NC; Jeffrey Kincaid, Lane County, OR; Kelli King, Belmont, MA; Robb Kolstad, Thornton, CO; Raoul Lavin, Florida State University, FL; Julie Lester, Valdosta State University, GA; Tom Lundy, Hickory, NC; Dylan Mulfinger, Oelwein, IA; Frankline Muthomi, Portland State University, OR; Nancy Newton, Springfield, OR; Ashley Palbitska, Highland Park, IL; Dale Pazdra, Coral Springs, FL; Stefanie Peel, Islamorada Village of Islands, FL; Kevin Rutherford, Quincy, MA; Corrin Spiegel, Davenport, IA; Gillian Straub, Issaquah, WA; John Thompson, Richland County, SC; William Tinsley, Fayette County, GA; Brian Vandenberg, Harrisonburg, VA; Mitchell Vieira, Rockport, MA. 

Harvard Kennedy School 

Committee Chair: Norton Bonaparte, Sanford, FL.

New Committee Members: Paul Brake, Delaware, OH; Susan Thorpe, Tucson, AZ; William Reynolds, Shakopee, MN; Keith Bergman, Concord, MA; Dana Hlavac, Denver, CO. 

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Chair: William Peppers, Canton, GA.  

New Committee Members: Jamie Achterberg, Bakersfield, CA; Haley Alsabrook, Wilmer, TX; Carlos Baia, Temple Terrace, FL; Justin Casanova-Davis, Bridgewater, MA; Susan Cluse, Mesquite, TX; Jared Cobb, Mary Esther, FL; Thomas Klein, Montgomery County, IN; Louis Leone, Delavan, WI; Taylor Lough, Anna, TX; David Miller, Springtown, TX; Jennifer Poirrier, Clearwater, FL; Lindsay Radcliff-Coombes, Severance, CO; Kristin Read, Castle Rock, CO; Dave Slezickey, The Village, OK; Michael Walters Young, Franklin, TN; William Webb, Swarthmore, PA; James Wharton-Hess, Salem, OR. 

Performance Management Committee

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

New Committee Members: Matthew Bajor, Algonquin, IL; Austin Bleess, Jersey Village, TX; Raymond Bossert, Sebring, FL; William Brooks, Scottsdale, AZ; John Curley, Aurora, IL; Guillermo Garcia, Fort Worth, TX; Nicole Giordano, Coral Springs, FL; David Gottesman, Rockville, MD; Felicia Johnson, Little Rock, AR; Aishwarya Kumar, Elk Grove, CA; Andrew Pederson, Bayside, WI; Jordan Remy, Somerville, MA; Stephanie Robinson, Prescott Valley, AZ; Lisa Rossi, Half Moon Bay, CA; Kevin Rutherford, Quincy, MA; Michael Sable, Maplewood, MN; Stephanie Stanley, Highlands Ranch Metro District, CO; Nolan Sunderman, Olathe, KS; Kel Wang, Ontario, Canada; Benjamin Williamson, Farmers Branch, TX.

Smart Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Yon Lambert, Alexandria, VA.

New Committee Members: James Duckett, St. George, UT; Jorge Godinez, Long Beach, CA; Hadassa Jakher, Costa Mesa, CA; Uma Marques, Roanoke County, VA; Hillary Orr, Alexandria, VA; Salma Rashid, Durham, NC; Christopher Sims, League City, TX; Robert Wood, Rocky Mount, VA. 

Sustainable Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Aaron Desentz, Mount Pleasant, MI.

New Committee Members: Mark Hoppen, Gig Harbor, WA; Philena Seldon, Cleveland, OH; Nzeribe Ihekwaba, Homestead, FL; Paul McClaren, Camarillo, CA; Gabriel Engeland, Los Altos, CA; Micah Grau, Buda, TX. 

Veterans Committee

Committee Chair: Peter Troedsson, Albany, OR.

New Committee Members: Raymond Bossert, Sebring, FL; Steven Carter, Portsmouth, VA; Michael Conley, Cayce, SC; Edwin Daley, Front Royal, VA; Tamara Davis, Sunnyvale, CA; Frank Dixon, Denton, TX; Guillermo Garcia, Fort Worth, TX; Cedric Grant, New Orleans, LA; Tracy Harrison, District of North Houston, TX; Roberto Hernandez, Lakeland, FL; Mary Hughes, Kennesaw, GA; Keith Jackson, USAG Natick, MA; Danielle Kelly, Avon Park, FL; John Longley, Keno, OR; Casey Lucius, Marco Island, FL; Paul McClaren, Camarillo, CA; DeeAnn Pulliam, Weirton, WV; Joshua Reny, South Portland, ME; Robert Rice, Kerrville, TX; Dave Slezickey, The Village, OK; Darrin Tangeman, Orleans, MA; Brent Trout, Harnett County, NC; Brian Ulbricht, Clearwater, FL.