Standing Committees
The United States Conference of Mayors’ Standing Committees consider policy resolutions during each Annual Meeting in June. Adopted resolutions become the official policy of the organization. The President has the power to name Standing Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs.
Mattie Parker
Mayor of Fort Worth, Chair
Tim Keller
Mayor of Albuquerque, Co-Vice Chair
Andy Schor
Mayor of Lansing, Co-Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Matt Tuerk
Mayor of Allentown, Chair
Alyia Gaskins
Mayor of Alexandria, Co-Vice Chair
Martha Guerrero
Mayor of West Sacramento, Co-Vice Chair
Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Mayor of Mount Vernon, Vice Chair for Equity
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Kirk Watson
Mayor of Austin, Chair
Eileen Higgins
Mayor of Miami, Vice Chair
Lauren McLean
Mayor of Boise, Vice Chair for Zoning and Permitting
Sue Finkam
Mayor of Carmel, Vice Chair for Housing Finance
Frank Scott, Jr.
Mayor of Little Rock, Vice Chair for Homeownership
Aftab Pureval
Mayor of Cincinnati, Vice Chair for Housing Innovation
Corey Woods
Mayor of Tempe, Vice Chair for Housing Creation and Preservation
Michelle Wu
Mayor of Boston, Vice Chair for Workforce Housing, Renters, and Public Housing
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Quinton Lucas
Mayor of Kansas City, MO, Chair
Jane Castor
Mayor of Tampa, Co-Vice Chair
Shammas Malik
Mayor of Akron, Co-Vice Chair
Mark Hamm
Mayor of Moore, Co-Vice Chair
John Cowen
Mayor of Brownsville, Vice Chair for Border Policy
Buddy Dyer
Mayor of Orlando, Vice Chair for Emergency Management
Jerry Dyer
Mayor of Fresno, Vice Chair for Community Policing
Joseph P. Ganim
Mayor of Bridgeport, Vice Chair for Reentry
Indya Kincannon
Mayor of Knoxville, Vice Chair for Police Reform
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Mark Freeman
Mayor of Mesa, Chair
Christina Muryn
Mayor of Findlay, Vice Chair
Angela Birney
Mayor of Redmond, Vice Chair for Sustainability
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Barbara Buffaloe
Mayor of Columbia, MO, Chair
Patricia Lock Dawson
Mayor of Riverside, Co-Vice Chair
Janet Cowell
Mayor of Raleigh, Co-Vice Chair
Abdullah Hammoud
Mayor of Dearborn, Vice Chair for Health and Equity
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Daniel Lurie
Mayor of San Francisco, Chair
Lacey Beaty
Mayor of Beaverton, Co-Vice Chair
Yemi Mobolade
Mayor of Colorado Springs, Co-Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Lina Garcia
Cavalier Johnson
Mayor of Milwaukee, Chair
Christina Fugazi
Mayor of Stockton, Co-Vice Chair
Monroe Nichols
Mayor of Tulsa, Co-Vice Chair
Randall Woodfin
Mayor of Birmingham, Co-Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso
Legislative Action
Brian C. Wahler
Mayor of Piscataway, Chair
Chris Jensen
Mayor of Noblesville, Vice Chair
Technology and Innovation
Gina Ortiz Jones
Mayor of San Antonio, Chair
Larry Klein
Mayor of Sunnyvale, Vice Chair
Tim Kelly
Mayor of Chattanooga, Vice Chair for AI
Caroline Simmons
Mayor of Stamford, Vice Chair for Cyber Security
Danny Avula
Mayor of Richmond, VA, Vice Chair for Digital Transformation
Staff Contact: David W. Burns
Ashleigh Aitken
Mayor of Anaheim, Chair
Helena Moreno
Mayor of New Orleans, Vice Chair
Brandon Scott
Mayor of Baltimore, Vice Chair for Sports
Raj Salwan
Mayor of Fremont, Vice Chair for Parks
Shelley Berkley
Mayor of Las Vegas, Vice Chair for Entertainment
Miguel A. Romero-Luga
Mayor of San Juan, Vice Chair for Tourism
Michael Garcia
Mayor of Santa Fe, Vice Chair for Arts
Craig Greenberg
Mayor of Louisville, Vice Chair for Major Events
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
James B. Hovland
Mayor of Edina, Chair
Freddie O’Connell
Mayor of Nashville, Vice Chair
Ras J. Baraka
Mayor of Newark, NJ, Vice Chair for Ports
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Mayor of Burlington, Vice Chair for Aviation
Chris Koos
Mayor of Normal, Vice Chair for Passenger Rail
Dana Ralph
Mayor of Kent, Vice Chair for Transportation and the New Economy
Travis Stovall
Mayor of Gresham, Vice Chair for Public Transit
Kirk Watson
Mayor of Austin, Vice Chair for Intermodal Transportation
Staff Contact: Kevin McCarty
Task Forces, Alliances, Councils, and Forums
A Task Force is created by the President of the Conference to address individual issues requiring the immediate attention of a select group of mayors. Task Force recommendations are submitted to the organization as a whole and generally serve as the basis for Conference policy positions. A Task Force is not intended to serve as a permanent body within the organization. The President, Vice President, and Second Vice President serve ex-officio on all Task Forces.
Task Force on Aging
Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Mayor of Mount Vernon, Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Erin J. Mendenhall
Mayor of Salt Lake City, Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
America 250 Task Force
Cherelle Parker
Mayor of Philadelphia, Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Alliance
Aftab Purveal
Mayor of Cincinnati, Chair
Adena Ishii
Mayor of Berkeley, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Big City Alliance
Mike Johnston
Mayor of Denver, Chair
Paul Young
Mayor of Memphis, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom Cochran
Brownfields Task Force
J. Christian Bollwage
Mayor of Elizabeth, Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Capital Cities Forum
Arunan Arulampalam
Mayor of Hartford, Chair
Kevin McCarty
Mayor of Sacramento, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Katie Wilson
Mayor of Seattle, Chair
Mary Sheffield
Mayor of Detroit, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Lauren McLean
Mayor of Boise, Chair
Staff Contact: David W. Burns
Council on Metro Economies and the New American City
Andy Schor
Mayor of Lansing, Chair
John Ewing
Mayor of Omaha, Co-Vice Chair
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor of Madison, Co-Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Early Childhood Education Task Force
Jon Mitchell
Mayor of New Bedford, Co-Chair
Mattie Parker
Mayor of Fort Worth, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso
Karen Bass
Mayor of Los Angeles, Chair
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Andrew Ginther
Mayor of Columbus, Chair
Todd Gloria
Mayor of San Diego, Co-Vice Chair
Leirion Gaylor Baird
Mayor of Lincoln, Co-Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Mike Johnston
Mayor of Denver, Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Jane Castor
Mayor of Tampa, Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Karen Bass
Mayor of Los Angeles, Co-Chair
David Holt
Mayor of Oklahoma City, Co-Chair
Rex Richardson
Mayor of Long Beach, Co-Chair
Ashleigh Aitken
Mayor of Anaheim, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Latino Alliance
Regina Romero
Mayor of Tucson, Chair
Staff Contact: Lina Garcia
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor of Madison, Co-Chair
Bruce Teague
Mayor of Iowa City, Co-Chair
Staff Contacts: Tom Cochran and Laura DeKoven Waxman
Mayors and Metro Universities Task Force
Walt Maddox
Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Chair
Andy Schor
Mayor of Lansing, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Mayors and Police Chiefs Task Force
Jerry Dyer
Mayor of Fresno | Co-Chair
Brett P. Smiley
Mayor of Providence | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Andrew J. Ginther
Mayor of Columbus, OH, Chair
Acquanetta Warren
Mayor of Fontana, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Geri Powell
Mayors Professional Sports Alliance
Buddy Dyer
Mayor of Orlando, Chair
Cherelle Parker
Mayor of Philadelphia, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
John Marchand
Mayor of Livermore, Co-Chair
Mark Myers
Mayor of Greenwood, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Brandon Johnson
Mayor of Chicago, Co-Chair
Hillary Schieve
Mayor of Reno, Co-Chair
Cassie Franklin
Mayor of Everett, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Task Force
David Holt
Mayor of Oklahoma City, Chair
Staff Contact: Lina Garcia
Ports and Exports Task Force
Donna Deegan
Mayor of Jacksonville, Chair
Rex Richardson
Mayor of Long Beach, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Andre Dickens
Mayor of Atlanta, Chair
Patricia Lock Dawson
Mayor of Riverside, Vice Chair for Innovative City Development
Mark Hamm
Mayor of Moore, Vice Chair for Housing Development
Mike Johnston
Mayor of Denver, Vice Chair for Airports and Transit
Phillip Jones
Mayor of Newport News, Vice Chair for Military Community Redevelopment
Walt Maddox
Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Vice Chair for Philanthropy
Randall Woodfin
Mayor of Birmingham, Vice Chair for Economic Development
Staff Contacts: Tiffany Jackson-McKinney and Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor of Toledo, Chair
Staff Contacts: Tiffany Jackson-McKinney and Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Task Force
Elizabeth B. Kautz
Mayor of Burnsville, Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Small Cities Forum
Chris Barnett
Supervisor of Orion Township, MI, Co-Chair
Timothy C. McDonough
Mayor of Hope, NJ, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Tyler Harman
State Alliances Task Force
Paige Cognetti
Mayor of Scranton, Co-Chair
Patricia Lock Dawson
Mayor of Riverside, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Substance Use Disorder, Prevention and Recovery Services Task Force
Sharetta Smith
Mayor of Lima, Chair
Leonardo Williams
Mayor of Durham, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Jim Ross
Mayor of Arlington, Chair
Phillip Jones
Mayor of Newport News, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Women's Health and Reproductive Rights Task Force
Elizabeth B. Kautz
Mayor of Burnsville, Co-Chair
Regina Romero
Mayor of Tucson, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Women Mayors Leadership Alliance
Acquanetta Warren
Mayor of Fontana, Chair
Sharetta Smith
Mayor of Lima, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Megan Judge
Youth Involvement Task Force Task Force
Ashleigh Aitken
Mayor of Anaheim, Co-Chair
Cherelle Parker
Mayor of Philadelphia, Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Tyler Harman