This member committee is charged with selecting the educational content for the 2026 ICMA Annual Conference, which will take place October 17-21, 2026.  Daron Jordan, city manager/ABC director, Paducah, Kentucky, is the committee chair, and Emily Moon, public works director, Issaquah, Washington, and Alison Ortowski, city manager, Southlake, Texas, are the vice chairs. 

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

Alabama: Brenda Dockery, chief financial officer and human resources, Smiths Station; John (Rod) Morgan*, chief operating officer/county administrator, Coffee County

Alaska: Janette Bower*, city manager, Soldotna

Arizona: Jennifer Reichelt*, deputy city manager, Yuma

California: Arn Andrews, assistant city manager, Mountain View; Nathan Bassett*, administrative services director, Colma; Ron Bow*, executive director, Transtech Engineers, Inc.; Lea Eriksen*, director of technology and innovation/CIO, Long Beach; PJ Gagajena*, city manager, Moorpark; Mike James, city manager, Encinitas; Ben Kim*, city manager, Rosemead; Kevin O'Connor, assistant to the city manager, Laguna Nigel; Meredith Reynolds*, deputy city manager, Long Beach; Reina Schwartz*, finance director, Albany; Megan Siren*, assistant to the city manager, Rancho Cordova; Nicole Tibbet* (Cuadras), assistant to the city manager, San Marino; Hazel Wetherford*, deputy city manager, Dublin

Colorado: Jennifer Ooton*, assistant city manager, Longmont

Delaware: Eugene Dvornick*, town manager, Georgetown

Florida: Mark Cunningham*, Ellenton; Ja'Vonta Swinton, strategic innovation consultant, Tallahassee

Georgia:  Marcia Hampton*, city manager, Douglasville; Natasha Hampton*, city manager, Riverdale; Cheri Hobson-Matthews*, county manager, Henry County; Jonathan Lynn, city administrator, Winder

Idaho: Mandi Thompson*, assistant to the city manager, Twin Falls

Illinois: Philip Kiraly, village manager, Glencoe; Hannah Lipman*, assistant village manager, Tinley Park; Evan Michel, township manager, Oak Park; Kimberly Richardson*, assistant city manager, Peoria; Paula Schumacher, village administrator, Bartlett

Iowa: Chris Nosbisch*, city administrator, Mount Vernon; Matthew Schmitz, city manager, Independence; Corrin Spiegel, Davenport; Michael Van Milligen, city manager, Dubuque; Scott Wynja, city manager, Sioux Center

Kansas: Melissa McCoy*, assistant city manager, Dodge City; Michael Ort, city administrator, Jetmore

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

Maine: Sandra Fournier*, town manager, Mapleton; Christine Landes, town manager, Chelsea; Ryan Pelletier, county administrator, Aroostook County

Maryland: Tanisha Briley*, city manager, Gaithersburg

Massachusetts: Scott Lambiase*, town manager, Abington

Michigan: Terrell Cole*, deputy county administrator-internal services, Kalamazoo County; Bridgette Grandsen*, county administrator/controller, Midland County

Minnesota: Brent Mareck, city manager, Carver; Noah Schuchman*, city manager, Golden Valley

Mississippi: Robert Weaver*, city manager, D'lberville

Missouri: Jason Eisenbeis*, city administrator, Crystal City

Montana: Neil Cardwell*, city manager, Belgrade

Nebraska: Kelly Oelke, city administrator, Hickman

Nevada: Sally Moore*, assistant city manager, North Las Vegas; Kathleen Walpole*, performance and engagement manager, Clark County

New Hampshire: Kimberly Kleiner, town administrator, Litchfield; Matthew Scruton*, town administrator, Rye

New Jersey: James Gant*, borough manager, Red Bank

New York: Amie Hendrix*, city manager, Geneva

North Carolina: David Ellis, county manager, Wake County; Michael McLaurin, town manager, Indian Trail; Terri Parker*, town manager, Winterville; Chantel Thompson, human resources director, Concord

Ohio: Robert Fowler, assistant city manager, Mentor; Bryan Heck*, city manager, Springfield; Geraldine Pegues*, assistant county administrator, Montgomery County;  Gerald Young, senior research analyst, MissionSquare Research Institute, Granville

Oklahoma: Michael Jones*, assistant city manager, Woodward

Oregon: Brian Latta*, city manager, Dallas

Pennsylvania: Carolyn McCreary*, township manager, Montgomery; Chad Rooney, town manager, Williamsport; Daniel Santoro*, township manager, Cranberry

South Carolina: Brian Sanders*, county administrator, Aiken County; Michael Sell, deputy city administrator, Greer; Stephen Steese, town manager, Bluffton

South Dakota: Amanda Mack*, city administrator, Harrisburg

Tennessee: Chris McCartt*, city manager, Kingsport

Texas: Sabrina Abdulla, director of customer experience, Sugar Land; Caitlan Biggs, assistant town manager, Little Elm; Mario Canizares, town manager, Prosper; Christopher Hillman*, city manager, Irving; Sarah Luxton*, senior management analyst, Flower Mound; Cassey Ogden, deputy city manager, Denton; Alison Ortowski, city manager, Southlake; James Proce, assistant city manager, Lewisville; Terrell Smith*, assistant city manager, Melissa

Utah: Korban Lee*, chief administrative officer, West Jordan

Vermont: Eric Duffy, municipal manager, Woodstock

Virginia: India Adams-Jacobs*, town manager, Bowling Green; Matthew Candland, town manager, South Boston; William Webb, assistant county administrator, Isle of Wight County

Washington: Katrina Knutson*, city administrator, Gig Harbor; Emily Moon, public works director, Issaquah

West Virginia: William Lanham*, assistant city manager, Wheeling

Wisconsin: Tyler Burkart*, village manager, Brown Deer