NLC is governed by a board of directors that is comprised of four officers (president, first vice president, second vice president and immediate past president), all past presidents still in local government service, eight state league directors, seven advocacy committee chairs and forty at-large members.
The president, first vice president, and second vice president are elected to one-year terms during the annual business meeting, and twenty local elected officials are elected to serve two-year terms as at-large members of the board. An elected official must currently hold elected office in an NLC member city to serve in a leadership position.
2024 Board of Directors
CEO & Executive Director
President
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, LA
First Vice President
Mayor, Athens, OH
Second Vice President
Councilmember, Louisville, KY
Immediate Past President
Mayor, Rancho Cordova, CA
- Andrea Addison, Councilmember, Richmond, Virginia
- Byron Amos, Councilmember, Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan Arbuckle, Mayor, Grass Valley, California
- Aaron Banks, Councilmember, Jackson, Mississippi
- Andrea Barefield, Councilmember, Waco, Texas
- Adam Bazaldua, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dallas, Texas
- Thomas Belshe, Executive Director, League of Arizona Cities and Towns
- Michael Blake, Mayor, Cocoa, Florida
- Jeffrey L. Boney, Councilmember, Missouri City, Texas (Chair, Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Nathaniel Booker, Mayor, Maywood, Illinois
- Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Travis Bruton, Councilmember, Glenn Heights, Texas
- Aditi Bussells, Councilmember, Columbia, South Carolina
- Bradley Carter, Councilmember, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor Pro Tem, Houston, Texas (Chair, Information, Technology and CommunicationsFederal Advocacy Committee)
- Cindy Dyballa, Councilmember, Takoma Park, Maryland
- Tracy Engerman, Mayor, Castle Pines, Colorado
- Luke Fischer, Executive Director, League of Minnesota Cities
- Vanessa Fuentes, Councilmember, Austin, Texas (Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Services Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Doreen Garlid, Vice Mayor, Tempe, Arizona
- Todd Glover, Executive Director, Municipal Association of South Carolina
- Michelle Gowdy, Executive Director, Virginia Municipal League
- Matt Greller, Chief Executive Officer, Accelerate Indiana Municipalities
- Blaine A. Griffin, Council President, Cleveland, Ohio (Chair, Finance, Administration, and Intergovernmental RelationsFederal Advocacy Committee)
- Christina Hobbs, Councilmember, Union City, Georgia
- Clark Hopper, Councilmember, Rainbow City, Alabama
- Van Johnson, Mayor, Savannah, Georgia (Chair, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Emmett Jordan, Mayor, Greenbelt, Maryland
- Peter Kwon, Councilmember, SeaTac, Washington
- Greg Langowski, Vice Mayor, Westlake, Florida
- Kelly Lynch, Executive Director, Montana League of Cities and Towns
- Jodi Miller, Mayor, Freeport, Illinois
- Denise Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tem, College Park, Maryland
- James Mitchell, Councilmember, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bianca Motley Broom, Mayor, College Park, Georgia
- Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester, Minnesota (Chair, Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Barbara Odom-Wesley, Councilmember, Arlington, Texas
- Brian O’Neill, Councilmember, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Darrell O’Quinn, Council President, Birmingham, Alabama
- Matt Orlando, Councilmember, Chandler, Arizona
- Jaime Patiño, Councilmember, Union City, California
- Hattie Portis-Jones, Councilmember, Fairburn, Georgia
- Emmanuel Remy, Councilmember, Columbus, Ohio
- Christopher Roberts, Mayor, Shoreline, Washington
- Adriana Rocha Garcia, Councilmember, San Antonio, Texas
- Bennett Sandlin, Executive Director, Texas Municipal League
- Mark Shepherd, Mayor, Clearwater, Utah
- Joshua Simmons, Commissioner, Coral Springs, Florida
- Doug Sprouse, Mayor, Springdale, Arkansas
- Ty Stober, Councilmember, Vancouver, Washington
- Katrina R. Thompson, Mayor, Broadview, Illinois (Chair, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Federal Advocacy Committee)
- Matt Turner, Alderman, Harrisonville, Missouri
- Ashley Vanorny, Councilmember, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Laura Weinberg, Mayor, Golden, Colorado
- Jeff Weisensel, Mayor, Rosemount, Minnesota
- Vince Williams, Mayor, Union City, Georgia
- Debra Wimpee, Mayor, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Victoria Woodards, Mayor, Tacoma, Washington
- Janice Zahn, Councilmember, Bellevue, Washington
Past Presidents
NLC Bylaws
NLC Bylaws: Amended on November 19, 2016. Download and review the bylaws here.
2021 Leadership Application
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