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.
Matt Tuerk
Allentown | Chair
Martha Guerrero
West Sacramento | Vice 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
Quentin Hart
Waterloo | Vice Chair for Infill Housing Development
Aftab Purveal
Cincinnati | Vice Chair for Housing Innovation
Corey Woods
Tempe | Vice Chair for Housing Creation and Preservation
Michelle Wu
Boston | Vice Chair for Workforce Housing, Renters, and Public Housing
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Quinton Lucas
Kansas City, MO | Chair
Jane Castor
Tampa | Vice Chair
Buddy Dyer
Orlando | Vice Chair for Emergency Management
Jerry Dyer
Fresno | Vice Chair for Community Policing
Indya Kincannon
Knoxville | Vice Chair for Police Reform
Joseph P. Ganim
Bridgeport | Vice Chair for Reentry
Todd Gloria
San Diego | Vice Chair for Border Policy
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Daniel J. Rickenmann
Columbia, SC | Chair
Gerard Hudspeth
Denton | Vice Chair
Farah Khan
Irvine | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Barbara Buffaloe
Columbia, MO | Chair
Abdullah Hammoud
Dearborn | Vice Chair for Health and Equity
Mary Lou Pauly
Issaquah | Vice Chair for Water
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Muriel Bowser
District of Columbia | Chair
David Holt
Oklahoma City | Vice Chair
Yemi Mobolade
Colorado Springs | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Lina Garcia
DC Reeves
Pensacola | Chair
Carolyn G. Goodman
Las Vegas | Vice Chair
Cavalier Johnson
Milwaukee | 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: Dave Gatton
Technology and Innovation
Bruce Harrell
Seattle | Chair
Caroline Simmons
Stamford | Vice Chair for Cyber Security
Staff Contact: David W. Burns
Justin Bibb
Cleveland, Chair
Ashleigh Aitken
Anaheim | Vice Chair for Entertainment
Gavin Buckley
Annapolis | Vice Chair for Arts
Cavalier Johnson
Milwaukee | Vice Chair for Tourism
Scott Singer
Boca Raton | Vice Chair for Parks
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
James B. Hovland
Edina | Chair
Ras J. Baraka
Newark, NJ | Vice Chair for Ports
Andrew J. Ginther
Columbus, OH | Vice Chair for Smart Transportation
Chris Koos
Normal | Vice Chair for Passenger Rail
Vi Lyles
Charlotte | Vice Chair for Aviation
Dana Ralph
Kent | Vice Chair for Transportation and the New Economy
Travis Stovall
Gresham | Vice Chair for Public Transit
Kirk Watson
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.
Aging
Ken Welch
St.Petersburg | Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Erin J. Mendenhall
Salt Lake City | Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
America 250
Cherelle Parker
Philadelphia | Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Alliance
Aftab Purveal
Cincinnati | Chair
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
Brownfields
J. Christian Bollwage
Elizabeth | Chair
Staff Contact: Judy Sheahan
Ron Nirenberg
San Antonio | Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Council on Metro Economies and the New American City
Mattie Parker
Fort Worth | Chair
Mike Duggan
Detroit | Vice Chair
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Madison | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Electric Vehicles
David Holt
Oklahoma City | Co-Chair
Jamael Tito Brown
Youngstown | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Food Policy
Muriel Bowser
Washington, DC | Co-Chair
Brandon Scott
Baltimore | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Karen Bass
Los Angeles | Chair
Staff Contact: Sly Majid
John Giles
Mesa | Co-Chair
Mike Johnston
Denver | Co-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: Lina Garcia
Todd Gloria
San Diego | Co-Chair
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Madison | Co-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
Jerry Dyer
Fresno | Co- Chair
Brett P. Smiley
Providence | Co- Chair
Staff Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
Andrew J. Ginther
Columbus, OH | Chair
Staff Contact: Geri Powell
Mayors Professional Sports Alliance
Buddy Dyer
Orlando | Chair
Vi Lyles
Charlotte | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Tom McClimon
Deborah Robertson
Rialto | Co-Chair
Daneen Sorace
Lancaster | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Rich Anderson
Membership
Todd Gloria
San Diego | Chair
Staff Contact: Erin Sheeran, Luther Roberts
Brandon Johnson
Chicago | Co-Chair
Hillary Schieve
Reno | Co-Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Ports and Exports
Donna Deegan
Jacksonville | Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Andre Dickens
Atlanta | Chair
Phillip Jones
Newport News | Vice Chair for Military Community Redevelopment
Patricia Lock Dawson
Riverside | Vice Chair for Innovative City Development
Vi Lyles
Charlotte | Vice Chair for Housing Development
Randall Woodfin
Birmingham | Vice Chair for Economic Development
Staff Contacts: Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland, Tiffany Jackson-McKinney
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: Luther Roberts
Substance Use Disorder, Prevention and Recovery Services
Sharetta Smith
Lima | Co-Chair
Steve Williams
Huntington | Co-Chair
Leonardo Williams
Durham | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Crystal Swann
Vacant and Abandoned Properties
Ed Gainey
Pittsburgh | Chair
Staff Contact: TBD
Jim Ross
Arlington | Chair
Debbie Nash-King,
Killeen | Vice Chair
Staff Contact: Dave Gatton
Women's Health and Reproductive Rights
Elizabeth B. Kautz
Burnsville | Co-Chair
Regina Romero
Tucson | 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: Daly Kleaveland