2009 Member Committee Appointments

In June 2009, ICMA President (then president-elect) Darnell Earley, city manager, Saginaw, Michigan, 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 members began terms of service at the 95th annual conference in Montréal. These committee members in country and state order are:

  • Marc Landry, Beaumont, AB, Canada, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia, Conference Planning Committee and International Committee (vice chair)
  • Charles M. Duggan Jr., Auburn, Alabama, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Sam S. Gaston, Mountain Brook, Alabama, First-Time Administrators Task Force (chair)
  • Mark E. Tyner, Bibb County, Alabama, Conference Planning Committee
  • William L. Emerson, Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, International Committee
  • Timothy F. Ernster, Sedona, Arizona, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Candy L. Howell, Phoenix, Arizona, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Cynthia Seelhammer, Phoenix, Arizona, International Committee
  • Suzanna H. Sombrero, Sahuarita, Arizona, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Susan K. Thorpe, Peoria, Arizona, Conference Planning Committee
  • Mark S. Watson, Yuma, Arizona, International Committee (chair)
  • Paul A. Wenbert, PW Consulting Services, LLC, Arizona, Conference Planning Committee
  • Laura A. Biery, Santa Clarita, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Coryn Campbell, Sunnyvale, California, Awards Evaluation Panel
  • Roger W. Caves, San Diego State University, California, International Committee
  • Eddie Duque, Santa Ana, California, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Debra J. Figone, San Jose, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Sharon M. Friedrichsen, Santa Barbara County, California, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Alejandro  Gonzalez, Covina, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Monika L. Hudson, University of San Francisco, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Greg E. Larson, Los Gatos, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Murray A. Levison, Sacramento, California, Conference Planning Committee and Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Marianna Marysheva-Martinez, Oakland, California, Awards Evaluation Panel
  • Robert W. Murray, Bob Murray & Associates, California, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Yulia Rasulova, San Carlos, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Stephen J. Rymer, Morgan Hill, California, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Mark A. Scott, Culver City, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Edward K. Shikada, San Jose, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Bryce L. Wilson, Encinitas, California, Conference Planning Committee
  • Darin A. Atteberry, Fort Collins, Colorado, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • J. Scott Sellers, Montrose, Colorado, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Randi Frank, Randi Frank Consulting LLC, Connecticut, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Matthew W. Hart, Mansfield, Connecticut, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Roger L. Kemp, Kemp Consulting, LLC, Connecticut, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Robert E. Lee, Plainville, Connecticut, Conference Planning Committee
  • Lindsey Riley, National Association of Regional Councils, DC, Conference Planning Committee
  • Sarah E. Hannah, Sunrise, Florida, Conference Planning Committee
  • Timothy D. Hemstreet, Miami Beach, Florida, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Charles R. Jordan, Largo, Florida, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Kathleen S. Margoles, Coral Springs, Florida, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Dolores Mejia, Miami Beach, Florida, Conference Planning Committee
  • Bruce Moeller, Sunrise, Florida, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Paul D. Sharon, Jacksonville, Florida, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Gwendolyn W. Mungin, Kingsland, Georgia, Conference Planning Committee
  • Judith A. Parker, Sandy Springs, Georgia, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Marketa George Oliver, Windsor Heights, Iowa, Conference Planning Committee
  • Walter J. Bobkiewicz III, Evanston, Illinois, International Committee
  • Erik W. Bush, Peoria County, Illinois, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Robert L. Irvin, Lincolnshire, Illinois, Conference Planning Committee
  • Ramesh K. Kanapareddy, Lake Forest, Illinois, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Paula D. Schumacher, Bartlett, Illinois, First-Time Administrators Task Force and Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • J. David Strahl, Mount Prospect, Illinois, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • F. Patrick Urich, Peoria County, Illinois, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee (chair)
  • Chester Blaine Wing III, Oak Brook, Illinois, Conference Planning Committee
  • Tonya Ann Galbraith, McCordsville, Indiana, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • John A. Swanson, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, Indiana, Conference Planning Committee
  • Norton N. Bonaparte Jr., Topeka, Kansas, Awards Evaluation Panel (chair)
  • Lauren E. Palmer, Manhattan, Kansas, Awards Evaluation Panel (vice chair)
  • Randall H. Partington, Finney County, Kansas, Conference Planning Committee
  • Charlene R. Stevens, Sedgwick County, Kansas, Task Force on Welcoming New Members (chair)
  • Matthew T. Stiles, Bel Aire, Kansas, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Michael M. Dutton, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Nancy T. Galkowski, Arlington, Massachusetts, Conference Planning Committee
  • Selina S. Shaw, Boxborough, Massachusetts, Conference Evaluation Committee and Conference Planning Committee
  • Linda Crew Vine, Lexington, Massachusetts, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Robert D. Agee, Annapolis, Maryland, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Scott A. Hancock, Maryland Municipal League, Maryland, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee (Vice-chair)
  • Robert C. McGrory, Centreville, Maryland, Conference Planning Committee
  • Thomas C. Reynolds, Maryland Municipal League, Maryland, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Oscar S. Rodriguez, Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Maryland, International Committee
  • Pamela W. Antil, Novi, Michigan, Conference Planning Committee
  • Jane Bais DiSessa, Berkley, Michigan, Conference Planning Committee (chair)
  • William J. Baldridge, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Christine M. Burns, Cedar Springs, Michigan, Conference Planning Committee
  • Daniel J. Coss, Marysville, Michigan, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Victor C. M. Lauria, Novi, Michigan, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Dale L. Martin, Davison, Michigan, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Sean P. McBride, Portage, Michigan, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Clay J. Pearson, Novi, Michigan, International Committee
  • William R. Ross, Jackson, Michigan, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Cornelius L. Boganey, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Conference Planning Committee
  • Sara L. Folsted, Renville County, Minnesota, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Mark C. Perkins, Creve Coeur, Missouri, Conference Planning Committee
  • Brian M. Wilson, Milan, Missouri, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Cathy D. Davison, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Katherine S. Simmons, Durham, North Carolina, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Theodore L. Voorhees, Durham, North Carolina, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook (Chair)
  • Edwin L. Worsley Jr., Catawba County, North Carolina, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • B. R. Baker, South Lancaster County - city of Hickman, Nebraska, Conference Planning Committee
  • Robert A. Hartwig Jr., Fremont, Nebraska, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Jill E. Collins, Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Conference Planning Committee
  • Eric Berry, Burlington, New Jersey, Conference Planning Committee
  • Denise M. Rose, Deptford, New Jersey, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Bradley T. Rosenthal, Cape May County, New Jersey, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • John Berkich, Washoe County, Nevada, Conference Planning Committee
  • Brian P. Knudsen, Las Vegas, Nevada, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Katy I. Simon, Washoe County, Nevada, Conference Planning Committee
  • Ian M. Coyle, Livingston County, New York, International Committee and Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You (chair)
  • Harold J. Porr III, Bronxville, New York, Conference Planning Committee
  • Michelle L. Crandall, Dublin, Ohio, Conference Planning Committee
  • Wayne S. Davis, Montgomery, Ohio, Conference Planning Committee
  • Milton R. Dohoney Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, Conference Planning Committee
  • Gerald E. Newfarmer, Management Partners Inc., Ohio, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Eric P. Norenberg, Oberlin, Ohio, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • David W. Rowlands, Clayton, Ohio, Conference Planning Committee
  • Brian E. McDougal, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Larry J. Stevens, Edmond, Oklahoma, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Nancy J. Boyer, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments, Oregon, Conference Planning Committee
  • Roland Wesley Hare II, Albany, Oregon, International Committee
  • Chad C. Olsen Jr., St. Helens, Oregon, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Ellen W. Volmert, Corvallis, Oregon, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Kristen Denne, Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Roger A. Dunlap Jr., State College, Pennsylvania, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Daniel P. Olpere, Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Conference Planning Committee
  • Richard M. Brown, East Providence, Rhode Island, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Michael E. Embury, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Conference Planning Committee
  • James M. Bourey, Greenville, South Carolina, Conference Planning Committee
  • Ashley J. McDonald, Dorchester County, South Carolina, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Quin D. Stinchfield, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Jason L. Ward, Dorchester County, South Carolina, Conference Planning Committee
  • Andrew J. Colvin, Vermillion, South Dakota, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Douglas R. Russell, Yankton, South Dakota, Conference Planning Committee
  • Kirk E. Bednar, Brentwood, Tennessee, Conference Planning Committee
  • Kevin L. Helms, Oak Hill, Tennessee, Awards Evaluation Panel
  • Robert P. Wherry, Lakeland, Tennessee, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • William R. Whitson, East Ridge, Tennessee, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Ronald P. Bottoms, La Porte, Texas, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Benjamin Brezina, Frisco, Texas, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Garrison C. Brumback, Baytown, Texas, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Katherine E. Corder, Rowlett, Texas, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Drew B. Corn, Northlake, Texas, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • James R. Earp, CPM, Kyle, Texas, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • James N. Holgersson, Arlington, Texas, Conference Planning Committee
  • Christal L. Kliewer, Tomball, Texas, Conference Evaluation Committee and Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Opal D. Mauldin-Robertson, Lancaster, Texas, Conference Planning Committee
  • Wesley S. Pierson, Allen, Texas, Awards Evaluation Panel
  • Joseph S. Portugal, McGregor, Texas, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • L. Franklin Ragan, McKinney, Texas, Conference Planning Committee
  • Noah A. Simon, Forney, Texas, Task Force on Welcoming New Members and Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Ronald F. Chandler, Cedar City, Utah, International Committee
  • Layne P. Long, Draper, Utah, Conference Planning Committee
  • Joseph P. Casey, Hanover County, Virginia, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Mike Casey, Management Partners, Inc, Virginia, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Edwin C. Daley, Hopewell, Virginia, International Committee
  • Clifton James Ervin, Rocky Mount, Virginia, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • L. Kimball Payne III, Lynchburg, Virginia, Conference Planning Committee
  • Reid A. Wodicka, Elkton, Virginia, First-Time Administrators Task Force
  • Paul L Buckley, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia, Awards Evaluation Panel
  • Sanford I. Miller, Milton, Vermont, Conference Planning Committee
  • Ronald E. Bartels, ICMA/WCMA, Washington, Task Force on Welcoming New Members
  • Charles P. Bush, Prosser, Washington, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Erin J. Leonhart, Kirkland, Washington, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • David G. Timmons, Port Townsend, Washington, International Committee
  • Joseph T. Carey, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Governmental Affairs & Policy Committee
  • Alex Henderson, Bayside, Wisconsin, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Darrell Hofland, Grafton, Wisconsin, Conference Evaluation Committee
  • Aaron O. Oppenheimer, Bellevue, Wisconsin, Task Force to Review Local Government Management: It's the Career for You
  • Andrew K. Pederson, Bayside, Wisconsin, Conference Evaluation Committee, Conference Planning Committee, and Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Scot E. Simpson, River Falls, Wisconsin, Task Force to Review Recruitment Guidelines Handbook
  • Joshua A. Smith, Howard, Wisconsin, Conference Evaluation Committee (chair) and International Committee
  • Lee Szymborski, Mequon, Wisconsin, Conference Planning Committee.

ICMA solicits member committee volunteers for appointment each spring. To express interest in serving, complete the online volunteer form at icma.org/volunteer. For full committee rosters or more information, contact membership@icma.org.