As a thought leader, ICMA is committed to creating and supporting thriving communities. As part of this commitment, ICMA has created— in partnership with the Kettering Foundation and the National Civic League—the Leadership Institute on Race, Equity, and Inclusion.
The institute supports the ICMA Executive Board’s statement regarding systemic racism, and more specifically, the commitment to “engage our members and partners in a process of listening to understand what our profession needs in order to deliver on the work of our mission and vision through the lens of equity and inclusion.”
The institute takes local government participants on a 12- to 18-month journey of interactive learning, networking with colleagues, and engaging discussions of the key leadership issues surrounding racial equity.
ICMA is committed to mitigating the effects of bias in the profession, ensuring that ICMA membership is inclusive and mirrors the diversity in communities, and making certain that local government professionals can look to ICMA for tools and resources to assist in their own community equity programming. Learn more about ICMA’s commitment to race, equity, and social justice here.
Join us in welcoming these participants who have been selected as the 2025 fellows:
Damein P. Baity, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
City of Birmingham Public Library
Birmingham, Alabama
Angela Bowers
Program Management Officer
City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department
Atlanta, Georgia
Paula Deboles-Johnson, MPA, CCM
Human Resources Manager
Leon County Government
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
Cesar Garcia
City Manager
La Marque, Texas
Teresa T. Johnson, MSM, CPPB
Deputy Public Services Director
Department of Public Services
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Elizabeth Jourdin
HR Manager – Equity & Organizational Effectiveness
Washoe County, NV
Myja Lark
Senior Performance Advisor
City of Mesa, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Tyson T. Mitchell, JD/LL.M
Director of the Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity
Cleveland, Ohio
Zoe Mombert
Assistant to the City Manager
Wilsonville, Oregon
Marilyn Nguyen
Equity and Inclusion Officer
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jesse Regala Paran
HHS Chief Assistant Director / Chief Operating Officer
County of Marin, Health and Human Services Department
Marin County, California
Allison Parker
Organizational Development Manager
Douglasville, Georgia
Tomica Ransaw
Administrator
King County Public Health
Seattle/King County, Washington
Philena A. Seldon
Assistant Administrator/Manager of Education and Outreach
City of Cleveland - Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
Cuyahoga County , Cleveland, Ohio
Jawaria Tareen
Deputy City Manager
Farmers Branch, Texas
Marcus White
Project Manager
Fairfax, Virgina
Chris Williams
Management Analyst
Fayetteville, NC
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