In June 2021, ICMA President Troy Brown, city manager, Moorpark, California, appointed individuals to serve on ICMA member committees and task forces. Other stakeholders, including state and affiliate associations, designated additional representatives to the ICMA Conference Planning Committee. New committee and task force members will begin their terms of service in October/November this year. These newly appointed committee members are listed below by committee and name. A complete list of committee and task force members is available on the committees page on the ICMA website.

 

New Groups

 

Task Force to Update the Job Hunting Handbook

Committee Chair: Quentin McPhatter, Gastonia, NC.

New Committee Members: Alison Alexander, Catawba County, NC; Chris Alexander, Mukilteo, WA; David Arnett, Anniston, AL; David Baker, Oceanside, CA; Benjamin DeClue, Glendale, MO; Andrew Freeman, Amarillo, TX; Kellie Hebert, Sterling, MA; Jeannetta Maxena, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Carolyn McCreary, Montgomery Township, PA; Mallory Merritt, Davenport, IA; Kent Myers, Fredericksburg, TX; Marcos Nichols, Trenton, OH; Thomas Prior, Loudoun County, VA; Sophia Rome, Salinas, CA; Heidi Voorhees, GovHR USA, IL.

 

Ongoing Groups

 

Awards Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Susan Thorpe, Yuma County, AZ.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Corri Spiegel, Davenport, IA.

New Committee Members: Mary Furtado, Catawba County, NC; Melissa Rollins, Surry County, VA; Melissa Valadez-Cummings, Cedar Hill, TX.

 

Conference Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair: Marc Landry, Moncton, NB, Canada.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Valmarie Turner, Leesburg, VA.

New Committee Members: Abidemi Adebamiwa, Claremont Graduate University, GA; Matthew Chidester, Half Moon Bay, CA; Toby Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ; Branden Dross, Herington, KS; Lea Eriksen, Long Beach, CA; Kathleen Farrell-Stewart, La Crosse County, WI; Douglas Finch, Canandaigua, NY; Sarah Gooding, Derby, KS; Paulette Hartman, North Richland Hills, TX; Freddy Howell, Bryan County, GA; Daron Jordan, Paris, KY; Michael McLaurin, Indian Trail, NC; Adam Mestres, Morgan County, GA; Anna Mitchell, Smithville, MO; Eric Olmedo, High Point, NC; Michael Snowden, O'Fallon, MO; Theodore Voorhees, Orange County, VA.

 

Conference Planning Committee

Committee Chair: Alex McIntyre, San Buenaventura, CA.

Committee Co-Chair: Emily Muzzarelli, Morgantown, WV.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Kenneth Williams, Buda, TX. 

New Committee Members: Tanya Ange, Washington County, OR; Samantha Armbruster, Kyle, TX; Patrick Banger, Gilbert, AZ; Troy Bell, Muskegon Heights, MI; Paul Bockelman, Amherst, MA; Justin Brugger, Fort Wayne, IN; Randy Bukas, Freeport, IL; Cori Burbach, Dubuque, IA; Gregory Camp, Festus, MO; Matthew Candland, Upper Moreland Township, PA; Matthew Cavallo, Verona Township, NJ; Silvia Chiapponi, Sugar Land, TX; Terrell Cole, Cleveland, OH; Charlotte Colley, Miami County, OH; Elisa Cox, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Paula DeBoles-Johnson, CCM, Leon County, FL; Eugene Dvornick, Georgetown, DE; Andrew Ellard, Hattiesburg, MS; Stephanie Ellwein, Mitchell, SD; Sharon Eveland, Clintonville, WI; Timothy Fitzgerald, Verona, WA; Robert Fowler, Norton, OH; Jerry Giaimis, Maplewood Township, NJ; Tim Gleason, Bloomington, IL; Patrick Goff, Wheat Ridge, CO; Philip Green, Papillion, NE; Andrew Hamilton, Kelso, WA; Gene Harper, Marion, SC; A. Kim Haws, Morgantown, WV; R. Thomas Homan, Delaware, OH; Owen Jackson, Saratoga Springs, UT;  Jon Jennings, Portland, ME; Daron Jordan, Paducah, KY; Sapphire King, Department of Family and Protective Services, TX; Christal Kliewer Weber, Lee's Summit, MO; Christine Landes, New Gloucester, ME; Marc Landry, Moncton, NB, Canada; Robert Lawton, Mono County, CA; Louis Leone, Nebraska City, NE; Eric Levitt, Alameda, CA; Lindsey Luft, Mamaroneck, NY; Mark Matthews, Fuquay Varina, NC; Micah Maxwell, Clearwater, FL; Jonathan Mitchell, Hoisington, KS; Sheryl Mitchell Theriot, Lathrup Village, MI; John Mulder, Hermantown, MN; Deirdre Murphy, San Antonio, TX; Steven Neale, Verona Township, NJ; Jason Orr, Oklahoma City, OK; Joshua Ray, Shelbyville, TN; Angela Redding, Monticello, GA; Jennifer Reichelt, Yuma, AZ; Kimberly Richardson, Evanston, IL; Allison Scheck, Wheat Ridge, CO; Ramin Seifi, Langley Township, BC, Canada; Todd Selig, Durham, NH; Justin Smith, Birmingham, AL; Kyle Snyder, Upper Marlboro, MD; Brian Southey, Palatine, IL; Imelda Speck, Irving, TX; Tanya Spiegel, Ontario, CA; Marcus Steele, Phoenix, AZ; John Stefanski, Dublin, CA; Susan Thorpe, Yuma, AZ; Grace Tiezzi, Avon, CT; Rupa Venkatesh, Northglenn, CO; Nina Vetter, Gresham, OR; Christine Vuletich, Washoe County, NV; William Wert, Northampton Township, PA;  Jim Williams, Fairbanks, AK; Kenneth Wilson, Franklin County, OH.

 

Digital Strategies Committee

Committee Chair: Benjamin Bitter, Florence, AZ.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Pamela Antil, Encinitas, CA.

New Committee Members: Evan Berrett, Eagle Mountain, UT; Greg Chavarria, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Vernon Dandridge, Jackson State University, MS; Kevin Knutson, Pinellas County, FL; Shaun Mulholland, Lebanon, NH; Robert Newell, Ardmore, OK; Daniela Rivas, Columbus, KS; Douglas Shontz, Borough of State College, PA; Corrin Spiegel, Davenport, IA; Brianna Sunryd, Amherst, MA; Tom Webster, Bakersfield, CA; Bryce Wilson, Murrieta, CA.

 

Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee

Committee Chair: Jonathan Lewis, Sarasota, FL.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Michael Kaigler, Savannah, GA.

New Committee Members: Paolo Beltran, Lakewood, CA; Rob Braulik, HdL Companies, CA; Sammie Brown, Riviera Beach, FL; Erik Bush, Normal, IL; Joseph Carey, Carol Stream, IL; Joe Chacke, Pittston, PA; Autron Hayes, Sylvester, GA; Yoko Igawa, Foothill Transit Zone, CA; Eric Johnson, Carpentersville, IL; Jerry Newfarmer, Management Partners, Inc., OH; Parth Patel, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

 

Graduate Education Committee

Committee Chair: Mark Nagel, Elko New Market, MN.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Scott Colby, Windsor, CT.

New Committee Members: Crayton Brubaker, Concord, TX; Shaoming Cheng, Florida International University, FL; Ian Coyle, Livingston County, NY; Carrie Decker, Pennsylvania State University, OH; John Duffy, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK; Michael Dutton, Bridgewater, MA; James Fisher, Brenham, TX; Donald Johnson, Mount Clemens, MI; Jeremy Kimpton; Richmond City, UT; Rafiu Laguda, Capella University, NY; Scott Lazenby, Portland, OR; Tamara Letourneau, Laguna Niguel, CA; Antonio Lopez, Miami Lakes, FL; Bruce McDonald, North Carolina State University Student Chapter, NC; Edward Mentry, Schuylkill Township, PA; Lucinda Mester, Falls Church, VA; David Mitchell, University of Central Florida, FL; Patricia Mitchell, Appalachian State University, NC; Carey Neal, Lancaster, TX; Buster Nicholson, American Public University System, WV; Sean O'Keefe, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL; P. Michael Paules, Dana Point, CA; Lobsang Salaka, Northeastern University, NY; Eileen Stein, Salem, OR; Ashley Youmans, Powder Springs, GA.

 

International Committee

Committee Chair: Kelly McAdoo, Hayward, CA.

Committee Vice Chair: Cynthia Steinhauser, Rochester, MN.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Raymond Gonzales, Brighton, CO. 

New Committee Members: Robert Blair, University of Nebraska At Omaha, NE; Jane Brautigam, Boulder, CO; Courtney Christensen, Overland Park, KS; PJ Gagajena, City of Moorpark, CA; Michael Mallinoff, Glen Arm, MD; Gary O'Connell, Albemarle County Service Authority, VA; Manisha Paudel, Des Moines, IA; Meet Shah, CEPT University, Paldi, Gujarat, India; Hezedean Smith, Charlottesville, VA;Darrin Tangeman, Truro, MA.

 

Performance Management Committee

Committee Chair: Tanya Ange, Hillsboro, OR.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Roxanne Murphy, Valdez, AK.

New Committee Members: Rafael Baptista, County of Buncombe, NC; Wade Calhoun, Canfield, OH; Christian Doolin, Tallahassee, FL; Sabina Genesio, Pueblo County, CO; Jacob Meshke, Brookings, SD; Justin Painter, Tallahassee, FL; Mandy Pomeroy, Blaine County, ID; Kevin Rutherford, The Executive Suite, MA; Lori Sassoon, City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

 

Smart Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Noel Bernal, Brownsville, TX. 

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Robert Kristof, Timis, Romania.

New Committee Members: Pooja Bachani, Davenport Institute for Public Engagement & Civic Leadership, CA; Justin Casanova-Davis, Brookline, MA; Gabriel Engeland, Sierra Madre, CA; Sandra Moberly, Mammoth Lakes, CA; Sterling Naron, Hudson Oaks, TX; Nina Vetter, Pueblo West Metropolitan District, CO.

 

Sustainable Communities Committee

Committee Chair: Sheryl Bower, Glenwood Springs, CO.

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Chris MacPherson, Fredrichton, NB, Canada.

New Committee Members: Elizabeth Boa, Glen Echo, MD; Aaron Burnett, Mason City, IA; Dionne Deschenne, Port Gamble SKlallam Tribe, WA; C. Michael Foote, Borough of Indiana, PA; Geoff Fruin, Iowa City, IA; Richard Gertson, Arlington, TX; Mark Hoppen, Normandy Park, WA; David Johnston, Ft Wright, KY; Michael Kovacs, Fate, TX; Thomas Moton, Wilmington, NC; Alisha Reis, Adams County, CO; Michael Scanlon, Osawatomie, KS; Adriana Trujillo-Villa, Haines City, FL; Brian Yerges, Pinal County Electrical District 3, AZ.

 

Welcome Ambassadors

Committee Co-Chairs: Jasmine Chan, Tucson, AZ; Jenny Payne-Simpkins, Lilburn, GA.  

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Molly Mehner, Cape Girardeau, MO.

New Committee Members: Rey Arellano, Austin, TX; Sourav Biswas, North South University, Bangladesh; Amanda Brown, Hillsborough, CA; Melissa Goff, Brookline, MA; Ana Guerra, Tallahassee, FL; Mark Heydlauff, Charlevoix, MI; Alexander Marshall, Rye Brook, NY; Ian McGaughey, Yuma County, AZ; David Miller, Springtown, TX; Brian Moran, Baytown, TX; Michael Pleus, DeLand, FL; Connor Read, Easton, MA; Gabe Reaume, Saginaw, TX; David Street, Loudoun County, VA; Kathleen Walpole, Clark County, NV; Michael Walters Young, Franklin, TN; James Wharton-Hess, Marion, OR; George Zboyovsky, Pittsburgh, PA.