ICMA President Tanya Ange, ICMA-CM, delivers her presidential address at the 2024 ICMA Annual Conference in Pittsburgh/Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. Ange serves as county administrator of Washington County, Oregon.

“This is a noble profession and members matter.”

Incoming ICMA President Tanye Ange set forth her platform, which emphasizes civility, integrity, and resilience. Priorities for the upcoming year are listening to membership, focusing on member needs, and incorporating these expectations into the hiring of the new executive director. Ange also emphasized the importance of leveraging opportunities to connect, learn, and grow, and of modeling civility and integrity: “More than ever, we need to model the civility and integrity we wish to see, lead with unshakeable ethics and nurture our own resilience. Members Matter.” Listen to her story and hear the charge he sets forth for ICMA as we move forward.