Standing Committees
The U.S. 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.
Levar Stoney, Richmond | Chair
Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento | Vice Chair for Mental Health Services
Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon | Vice Chair for Equity
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Wade Kapszukiewicz, Toledo | Chair
Corey Woods, Tempe | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe
Quinton Lucas, Kansas City | Chair
Jim Kenney, Philadelphia | Vice Chair
Frank Cownie, Des Moines | Vice Chair for Emergency Management
Joseph P. Ganim, Bridgeport | Vice Chair for Reentry
Todd Gloria, San Diego | Vice Chair for Border Policy
Jerry Dyer, Fresno | Vice Chair for Community Policing
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Daniel J. Rickenmann, Columbia | Chair
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Barbara Buffaloe, Columbia | Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC | Chair
David Holt, Oklahoma City | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Lina Garcia
Kate Gallego, Phoenix | Chair
Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas | Vice Chair
Victoria Woodards, Tacoma | Vice Chair
Randall Woodfin, Birmingham | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso
Legislative Action
Brian C. Wahler, Piscataway | Chair
Paige Cognetti, Scranton | Chair
Tim Keller, Albuquerque | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Larry Jones
Technology and Innovation
Bruce Harrell, Seattle | Chair
Staff Contact: David W. Burns
Justin Bibb, Cleveland | Chair
Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines | Vice Chair for Arts
Gavin Buckley, Annapolis | Vice Chair for Tourism
Scott Singer, Boca Raton | Vice Chair for Parks
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Jim Hovland, Edina | Chair
Eric Johnson, Dallas | Vice Chair for Aviation
Ras J. Baraka, Newark | Vice Chair for Ports
Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus | Vice Chair for Smart Transportation
Chris Koos, Normal | Vice Chair for Passenger Rail
Travis Stovall, Gresham | Vice Chair for Public Transit
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.
Aging
Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines | Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Erin J. Mendenhall, Salt Lake City | Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Alliance
Lily Mei, Fremont | Chair
Staff Contact: Nan Whaley
Brownfields
J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth | Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Larry Jones
Council on Metro Economies and the New American City
Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus | Chair
Mike Duggan, Detroit | Vice Chair
Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Electric Vehicles
Jamael Tito Brown, Youngstown | Co-Chair
David Holt, Oklahoma City | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Energy Independence and Climate Protection
James Brainard, Carmel | Chair
Staff Contact: Kevin McCarty
Food Policy
Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC | Co-Chair
Brandon Scott, Baltimore | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Karen Bass, Los Angeles | Chair
Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe
John Giles, Mesa | Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Infrastructure Law Implementation
LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans | Co-Chair
Jim Ross, Arlington | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Latino Alliance
Regina Romero, Tucson | Chair
Staff Contact: Tom Cochran
Todd Gloria, San Diego | Chair
Staff Contacts: Tom Cochran, Laura DeKoven Waxman
Mayors and Business Leaders Center for Compassionate and Equitable Cities
Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio | Chair
Staff Contact: Mike Brown
Manufacturing and Career and Technical Education
Acquanetta Warren, Fontana | Chair
Michael C. Taylor, Sterling Heights | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Kathy Amoroso
Mayors and Universities
Leirion Gaylor Baird, Lincoln | Chair
Andy Schor, Lansing | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Mayors and Police Chiefs
Mattie Parker, Fort Worth | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas | Chair
Staff Contact: Geri Powell
Mayors Professional Sports Alliance
Buddy Dyer, Orlando | Chair
Vi Lyles, Charlotte | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Daniel Horrigan, Akron | Co-Chair
Deborah Robertson, Rialto | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Membership Services
Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus | Chair
Staff Contact: Nan Whaley
Hillary Schieve, Reno | Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Police Reform and Racial Justice Task Force
Jane Castor, Tampa | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Laura Waxman
Public-Private Partnerships
Andre Dickens, Atlanta | Chair
Staff Contact: Tom Cochran
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville | Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Small Cities Forum
Chris Barnett, Charter Township of Orion | Co-Chair
Timothy C. McDonough, Hope | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Nan Whaley
Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery Services
Steve Williams, Huntington | Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Vacant and Abandoned Properties
Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh | Chair
Staff Contact: Eugene Lowe
John J. Tecklenburg, Charleston | Co-Chair
Jim Ross, Arlington | Co-Chair
Debbie Nash-King, Killeen | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Larry Jones
Women's Health and Reproductive Rights
Regina Romero, Tucson | Co-Chair
Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Women Mayors Leadership Alliance
Kathy Sheehan, Albany | Chair
Acquanetta Warren, Fontana | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Megan Judge
Youth Involvement Task Force
Acquanetta Warren, Fontana | Chair
Staff Contact: James Kirby