National League of Cities Announces 2016 Leadership and Board of Directors

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC) today named its 2016 leadership and board of directors at the annual Congress of Cities and Exposition in Nashville, Tenn. The membership elected Joplin, Mo. Councilmember and former Mayor Melodee Colbert-Kean to serve as NLC's 2016 president, Councilmember Matt Zone of Cleveland, Ohio as first vice president and Little Rock, Ark. Mayor Mark Stodola as second vice president.

All officers are selected by nominating committee and are elected by NLC's membership to serve a one-year term. NLC's 2015 president, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, will serve as the organization's immediate past president.

Newly Elected Board of Directors
(Nominated for a 2 - year term)

1. Dejerilyn King Henderson, councilmember, Troy, Ala.
2. Chris Glover, councilmember, Mesa, Ariz.
3. Craig Barnes, town councilmember, Queen Creek, Ariz.
4. Joe Buscaino, councilmember, Los Angeles, Calif.
5. David Sander, vice mayor, Councilman, Rancho Cordova, Calif.
6. Jeff Moore, councilmember, Longmont, Colo.
7. Matthew Surrency, mayor, Hawthorne, Fla.
8. Elizabeth Hurst, councilwoman, Fairburn, Ga.
9. Van Johnson, mayor pro tem, Savannah, Ga.
10. Vince Williams, mayor, Union City, Ga.
11. Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor, Gary, Ind.
12. Kris Gulick, councilmember, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
13. Lavonta Williams, councilmember, Wichita, Kan.
14. Patricia Lockwood, mayor pro tem, Fenton, Mich.
15. Johnny DuPree, mayor, Hattiesburg, Miss.
16. Gene McGee, mayor, Ridgeland, Miss.
17. Ricki Barlow, councilmember, Las Vegas, Nev.
18. Cora Cole-McFadden, mayor pro tem, Durham, N.C.
19. Priscilla Tyson, councilmember, Columbus, Ohio
20. Lou Ogden, mayor, Tualatin, Ore.
21. William Peduto, mayor, Pittsburgh, Penn.
22. Chris Anderson, councilmember, Chattanooga, Tenn.
23. Dot LaMarche, vice mayor, Farragut, Tenn.
24. Jungus Jordan, councilmember, Fort Worth, Texas
25. Tito Rodriguez, councilmember, North Richland Hills, Texas
26. Doris McConnell, councilmember, Shoreline, Wash.

The State Municipal League Executive Directors are:

1. Chris McKenzie, League of California Cities
2. Judy Silva, New Hampshire Municipal Association
3. Kim Winn, Virginia Municipal League
4. Shelley Simonton, Wyoming Association of Municipalities

2016 National League of Cities Board of Directors:

1. Elvi Gray-Jackson, assembly member, Anchorage, Alaska
2. Dejerilyn King Henderson, councilmember, Troy, Ala.
3. Wally Campbell, councilmember, Goodyear, Ariz.
4. Chris Glover, councilmember, Mesa, Ariz.
5. Craig Barnes, town councilmember, Queen Creek, Ariz.
6. Chris McKenzie, executive director, League of California Cities
7. Joe Buscaino, councilmember, Los Angeles, Calif.
8. Michael Kasperzak, councilmember, Mountain View, Calif.
9. David Sander, vice mayor, Rancho Cordova, Calif.
10. Matthew Appelbaum, mayor, Boulder, Colo.
11. Jeff Moore, councilmember, Longmont, Colo.
12. Thomas McCarthy, council president, Bridgeport, Conn.
13. Matthew Surrency, mayor, Hawthorne, Fla.
14. PC WU, councilmember, Pensacola, Fla.
15. Lamar Norton, executive director, Georgia Municipal Association
16. Elizabeth Hurst, councilmember, Fairburn, Ga.
17. Van Johnson, mayor pro tem, Savannah, Ga.
18. Vince Williams, mayor, Union City, Ga.
19. Matthew Greller executive director, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns
20. Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor, Gary, Ind.
21. Kris Gulick, councilmember, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
22. Alan Kemp, executive director, Iowa League of Cities
23. Lavonta Williams, councilmember, Wichita, Kan.
24. Michael Sesma, councilmember, Gaithersburg, Md.
25. Patricia Lockwood, mayor pro tem, Fenton, Mich.
26. Mary Hamann-Roland, mayor, Apple Valley, Minn.
27. Johnny DuPree, mayor, Hattiesburg, Miss.
28. Gene McGee, Mayor, Ridgeland, Miss.
29. Jermaine Reed, councilmember, Kansas City, Mo.
30. Ricki Barlow, councilmember, Las Vegas, Nev.
31. Judy Silva, executive director, New Hampshire Municipal Association
32. Cora Cole-McFadden, mayor pro tem, Durham, N.C.
33. Priscilla Tyson, councilmember, Columbus, Ohio
34. Dennis Doyle, mayor, Beaverton, Ore.
35. Lou Ogden, mayor, Tualatin, Ore.
36. William Peduto, mayor, Pittsburgh, Penn.
37. Kathy Maness, town councilmember, Lexington, S.C.
38. Chris Anderson, councilmember, Chattanooga, Tenn.
39. Dot LaMarche, vice mayor, Farragut, Tenn.
40. Bennett Sandlin, executive director, Texas Municipal League
41. Jungus Jordan, councilmember, Fort Worth, Texas
42. Tito Rodriguez, councilmember, North Richland Hills, Texas
43. Jasmine Gore, vice mayor, Hopewell, Va.
44. Kim Winn, executive director, Virginia Municipal League
45. Bill Peloza, councilmember, Auburn, Wash.
46. Doris McConnell, councilmember, Shoreline, Wash.
47. Klaus Hanson, councilmember, Laramie, Wyo.
48. Shelley Simonton, executive director, Wyoming Association of Municipalities

The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

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