Standing Committees

Children, Health, and Human Services

  • Levar Stoney, Richmond, VA, Chair
  • Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, CA, Vice Chair for Mental Health Services
  • Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon, NY, Vice Chair for Equity

Staff Contact: Crystal Swann

Community Development and Housing

  • Wade Kapszukiewicz, Toledo, OH, Chair
  • Corey Woods, Tempe, AZ, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe

Criminal and Social Justice

  • Quinton Lucas, Kansas City, MO, Chair
  • Jim Kenney, Philadelphia, PA, Vice Chair
  • Frank Cownie, Des Moines, IA, Vice Chair for Emergency Management
  • Joseph P. Ganim, Bridgeport, CT, Vice Chair for Reentry
  • Todd Gloria, San Diego, CA, Vice Chair for Border Policy
  • Jerry Dyer, Fresno, CA, Vice Chair for Community Policing

Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman

Energy

  • Jon Mitchell, New Bedford, MA, Chair
  • Daniel J. Rickenmann, Columbia, SC, Vice Chair for Renewable Energy

Staff Contact: Rich Anderson

Environment

  • Dan Gelber, Miami Beach, FL, Chair
  • Justin M. Bibb, Cleveland, OH, Vice Chair for Climate & Resilience

Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan

International Affairs

  • Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC, Chair
  • David Holt, Oklahoma City, OK, Vice Chair


Staff Contact: Lina Garcia

Jobs, Education, and the Workforce

  • Kate Gallego, Phoenix, AZ, Chair
  • Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV, Vice Chair
  • Victoria Woodards, Tacoma, WA, Vice Chair
  • Randall Woodfin, Birmingham, AL, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso

Legislative Action

  • Brian C. Wahler, Piscataway, NJ, Chair

Staff Contact: Tom Cochran

Metro Economies

  • Luke Bronin, Hartford, CT, Chair
  • Tim Keller, Albuquerque, NM, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Larry Jones

Technology and Innovation

  • Bruce Harrell, Seattle, WA, Chair

Staff Contact: David W. Burns

Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment, and Sports

  • Hillary Schieve, Reno, NV, Chair
  • Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL, Vice Chair for Arts
  • Gavin Buckley, Annapolis, MD, Vice Chair for Tourism
  • Scott Singer, Boca Raton, FL, Vice Chair for Parks

Staff Contact: Tom McClimon

Transportation

  • Michael B. Hancock, Denver, CO, Chair
  • James B. Hovland, Edina, MN, Vice Chair
  • Eric Johnson, Dallas, TX, Vice Chair for Aviation
  • Ras J. Baraka, Newark, NJ, Vice Chair for Ports
  • Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus, OH, Vice Chair for Smart Transportation
  • Chris Koos, Normal, IL, Vice Chair for Passenger Rail
  • Travis Stovall, Gresham, OR, Vice Chair for Public Transit

Staff Contact: Kevin McCarty

Task Forces

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. When a Task Force mission is completed, the issue it addressed usually is assigned to a permanent Standing Committee for continued monitoring; and the Task Force is disbanded. The President, Vice President, and Second Vice President serve ex-officio on all task forces.

Aging

  • Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL, Chair

Staff Contact: Crystal Swann

Alliance for a Sustainable Future

  • Erin J. Mendenhall, Salt Lake City, UT, Chair

Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Alliance

  • Lily Mei, Fremont, CA, Chair

Staff Contact: Nan Whaley

Brownfields

  • J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ, Chair

Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan

Census

  • Tishaura Jones, St. Louis, MO, Chair
  • Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, TX, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Larry Jones

Center for Compassionate and Equitable Cities

  • Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, TX, Chair

Staff Contact: Mike Brown

Council on Metro Economies and the New American City

  • Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus, OH, Chair
  • Mike Duggan, Detroit, MI, Vice Chair
  • Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison, WI, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Dave Gatton

Electric Vehicles

  • Jamael Tito Brown, Youngstown, OH, Co-Chair
  • David Holt, Oklahoma City, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Dave Gatton

Energy Independence and Climate Protection

  • James Brainard, Carmel, IN, Chair

Staff Contact: Kevin McCarty

Food Policy

  • Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC, Co-Chair
  • Brandon Scott, Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Crystal Swann

Hunger and Homelessness

  • Jim Kenney, Philadelphia, PA, Co-Chair
  • TBD, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe

Immigration Reform

  • John Giles, Mesa, AZ, Chair

Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman

Infrastructure Law Implementation

  • LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans, LA, Co-Chair
  • Jim Ross, Arlington, TX, Co-Chair

Staff Contact:  Dave Gatton

Latino Alliance of the U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Regina Romero, Tucson, AZ, Chair

Staff Contact: Tom Cochran

LGBTQ Alliance of The U.S. Conference of Mayors

  • Todd Gloria, San Diego, CA, Chair

Staff Contact:  Tom Cochran

Manufacturing and Career and Technical Education

  • Acquanetta Warren, Fontana, CA, Chair
  • Michael C. Taylor, Sterling Heights, MI, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso

Mayors and Universities

  • Leirion Gaylor Baird, Lincoln, NE, Chair
  • Andy Schor, Lansing, MI, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Tom McClimon

Mayors and Police Chiefs

  • Mattie Parker, Fort Worth, TX, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman

Mayors Business Council

  • Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV, Chair

Staff Contact: Geri Powell

Mayors Professional Sports Alliance

  • Buddy Dyer, Orlando, FL, Chair
  • Vi Lyles, Charlotte, NC, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Tom McClimon

Mayors Water Council

  • Daniel Horrigan, Akron, OH, Co-Chair
  • Deborah Robertson, Rialto, CA, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Rich Anderson

Membership Services

  • Andrew Ginther, Columbus, OH, Chair

Staff Contact: Nan Whaley

Mental Health

  • Hillary Schieve, Reno, NV, Chair

Staff Contact: Crystal Swann

Police Reform and Racial Justice Task Force

  • TBA, Chair
  • Jane Castor, Tampa, FL, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Laura Waxman

Ports and Exports

  • TBD, Chair

Staff Contact: Dave Gatton

Public-Private Partnerships

  • Andre Dickens, Atlanta, GA, Chair

Staff Contact: Tom Cochran

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  • Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville, MN, Chair

Staff Contact: Tom McClimon

Small Cities Forum

  • Chris Barnett, Charter Township of Orion, MI, Co-Chair
  • Timothy C. McDonough, Hope, NJ, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Nan Whaley

Substance Abuse, Prevention, and Recovery Services

  • Steve Williams, Huntington, WV, Co-Chair

Staff Contact: Crystal Swann

Vacant and Abandoned Properties

  • Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh, PA, Chair

Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe

Veterans Affairs

  • John J. Tecklenburg, Charleston, SC, Co-Chair
  • Jim Ross, Arlington, TX, Co-Chair
  • Debbie Nash-King, Killeen, TX, Vice Chair

Staff Contact: Larry Jones

Women Mayors Leadership Alliance

  • Victoria Woodards, Tacoma, WA, Chair
  • Kathy Sheehan, Albany, NY, Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Megan Judge

Youth Involvement Task Force

  • Acquanetta Warren, Fontana, CA, Chair
Staff Contact: James Kirby