On July 19 and 20, 2012, six of the seven vice presidents-elect, incoming president Bonnie Svrcek, and president-elect, Simon Farbrother, came to ICMA headquarters for an orientation. The orientation began with an all-staff breakfast where the incoming board members introduced themselves. The session continued with an overview of ICMA finances and key issues, a review of board responsibilities, and an opportunity to share interests and priorities.
The vice presidents-elect, the incoming president, and the president-elect will be inducted during the closing general session at the Phoenix/Maricopa County conference and are pictured as follows:
Front Row:
Mary Jacobs, assistant city manager, Sierra Vista, AZ, Mountain Plains*
Bonnie Svrcek, deputy city manager, Lynchburg, VA, incoming president
Jenny Kimball, assistant city manager/acting city manager, Rockville, MD, Northeast
Back Row:
Andy Pederson, village manager, Bayside, WI, Midwest
Rod Gould, city manager, Santa Monica, CA West Coast
Mark McDaniel, city manager, Tyler, TX, Mountain Plains
Simon Farbrother, city manager, Edmonton, AB, Canada, president-elect
Lee Worsley, deputy county manager, Durham County, NC, Southeast
Stephen Parry, chief executive, Gore District Council, Southland, New Zealand, International was not available to attend the orientation but will join the other board inductees in Phoenix.
*Jacobs was appointed to the vacancy created by Regional Vice President Melissa Mundt’s move to ICMA’s Midwest region during her first year in office.
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