This member committee is charged with selecting the educational content for the 2025 ICMA Annual Conference, which will take place October 25-29, 2025.  Sara Hensley, city manager, Denton, Texas, is the committee chair, and Emily Moon, public works director, Issaquah, Washington, is the vice-chair. 

The following individuals have been appointed to the Education Committee by ICMA President Tanya Ange. Official representatives of state and national associations, member task forces and committees, and affiliate organizations are listed with an asterisk (*).

Alaska: Janette Bower*, city manager, Soldotna

Alabama: Gretchen DiFante*, city manager, Pelham

Arkansas: Jeffrey Dingman*, deputy city administrator, Fort Smith

Arizona: Kassandra T. Aleskova, management analyst, principal, Wickenburg

California: Arn Andrews*, assistant city manager, Mountain View; Karen Pinkos, city manager, El Cerrito; Meredith Reynolds, deputy city manager, Long Beach; Megan Siren*, assistant to the city manager, Rancho Cordova; Marie Weber*, deputy city manager, Livermore; Bryce Wilson, management analyst, Murrieta; Lois Yum, assistant to the city manager, Encinitas

Colorado: Brian Bosshardt, county manager, Clear Creek County; Michael Gent*, deputy city manager, Littleton; Taylor Reimann*, senior program manager, Circular Economy, Boulder

Delaware: Teresa Tieman*, assistant town manager, Bethany Beach

Florida: Carlos Baia, city manager, Temple Terrace; Emily Colon*, deputy city manager, Lakeland; Casey Cook*, executive director, Florida City and County Management Association; Michael Grebosz*, assistant city manager, DeLand; Carl Harness*, chief human services administrator, Hillsborough County; Robert Lee*, associate professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, Naples; Carol Russell*, executive assistant, Florida City and County Management Association; Ja'Vonta Swinton, strategic innovation consultant, Tallahassee

Georgia:  Suzette Arnold, public service faculty, Carl Vinson Institute, Athens; William Tinsley*, county manager, Upson County 

Illinois: Moses Amidei*, Interim Building Inspections Manager, North Chicago, Erin Baynes*, assistant to the Village Manager, Village of Oak Park, Chicago; Ana Elizarraga*, Housing & Economic Development Analyst, Evanston; Philip Kiraly, Village Manager, Village of Glencoe, Glencoe; Allison Matson, Village Administrator, Village of Wauconda, Wauconda; Paula Schumacher*, Village Village Administrator, Village of Bartlett, Bartlett 

Iowa: Cori Burbach*, assistant city manager, Dubuque

Kansas: Leslie Herring*, chief administrative officer/city clerk, Westwood

Kentucky: Daron Jordan*, city manager/ABC director, Paducah

Louisiana: Cedric Grant*, president, Grant Management Group, LLC, New Orleans    

Maine: Jack Clukey*, town manager, Dover-Foxcroft; Ryan Pelletier*, county administrator, Aroostook County

Massachusetts: Kelly Axtell*, deputy town manager, Lexington; Rana Mana Doerfer, assistant finance director/director of procurement, Dedham

Michigan: Terrell Cole*, deputy county administrator-Internal Services, Kalamazoo County; Warren Rothe*, assistant city manager, Grosse Point

Minnesota: Jacqueline Schulze, assistant city administrator, Waconia

Missouri: Zachary Walker*, city manager, Independence

Montana: Neil Cardwell*, city manager, Belgrade; Brit Fontenot*, director of economic development, Bozeman

Nebraska: Wes Blecke*, city administrator, Wayne

Nevada: Carissa Bradley*, strategic initiatives manager, Reno

New Hampshire: Charles Smith*, Laconia

New York: Robert Lawton, budget analyst, Otsego County

North Carolina: Mark Matthews*, assistant town manager, Fuquay-Varina; Michael McLaurin, town manager, Indian Trail

Ohio: Dan Wendt*, assistant city manager, West Carrollton; Gerald Young, senior research analyst, MissionSquare Research Institute, Granville

Oklahoma: Justin Battles*, assistant city manager, Mustang

Oregon: Michaela Canete*, policy analyst, Hillsboro; John Walsh*, city administrator, Saint Helens

Pennsylvania: Julie Bastianini*, township manager, Marshall Township; Rebecca DeSantis-Randall*, borough manager, Millersville; David Kratzer, township manager, Lower Makefield; Carolyn McCreary, township manager, Montgomery

South Carolina: Michael Sell*, deputy city administrator, Greer

South Dakota: Amanda Mack*, city manager, Watertown

Tennessee: Margaret Norris*, executive director, UT-Municipal Technical Advisory Service, Knoxville

Texas: Marvin Fletcher*, city administrator, West Lake Hills; Thomas Guevara, chief of staff, Bexar County; Sara Hensley, city manager, Denton; James Proce*, assistant city manager, Lewisville; Stephanie Flores Rice, special projects manager, San Antonio; Lorena Rodriguez*, chief aide, El Paso County

Utah: Kyle Laws*, city manager, West Point

Virginia: Deborah Kendall*, town manager, Gordonsville; Monica Spells*, deputy county administrator, Loudoun County

Vermont: Jonathan DeLaBruere, city manager, Newport

Washington: Stephanie Lucash*, deputy city manager, Kenmore; Emily Moon, public works director, Issaquah

Wisconsin: Jerry Gabrielatos*, city manager, Beloit; Steve Volkert*, city administrator, Hartford