Steering Committee

 2015 Community and Economic
Development (CED) Steering Committee
Roster
Alabama
Velma Johnson, Council Member, City of Midfield
Marcus Lundy, Councilor, City of Birmingham
David Reddick, Council Member, City of Anniston
Arkansas
Jill Dabbs, Mayor, City of Bryant
Frank Fogleman, Mayor, City of Marion
Arizona
Craig Barnes, Council Member, Town of Queen Creek
Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember, City of Goodyear
Gilbert Lopez, Vice Mayor, City of Coolidge
Christian Price, Mayor, City of Maricopa
Dave Richins, Council Member, City of Mesa
Mike Zinkin, Council Member, Town of Oro Valley
California
Neal Andrews, Council Member, City of Ventura
Desley Brooks, Council Member, City of Oakland
Jeff Comerchero, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Temecula
Colorado
Phil Cernanec, Mayor, City of Littleton
Bonnie Finley, Council Member, City of Longmont
Debi Holen, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Aurora
Delaware
Hanifa Shabazz, Council Member, City of Wilmington
Florida
Patricia Hawkins-Williams, Deputy Vice Mayor, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Mary Wilkerson, Vice Mayor, City of Belle Glade
Georgia
Lydia Glaize, Council Member, City of Fairburn
Deana Holiday Ingraham, Councilmember, City of East Point
Vince Williams, Mayor, City of Union City
Illinois
John Ostenburg, Mayor, Village of Park Forest
Kansas
Lavonta Williams, Council Member, City of Wichita
James Clendenin, Council Member, City Wichita
Kentucky
Marianne Butler, Council Member, Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Maryland
Donna Crary, Council Member, City of Laurel
Emmett Jordan, Mayor, City of Greenbelt
Henry Marraffa, Council Member, City of Gaithersburg
Michigan
Janice Winfrey, City Clerk/Election Commission Chairperson, City of Detroit
Minnesota
Dean Hove, Council Member, City of Red Wing
Jeff Weisensel, Council Member, City of Rosemount
Missouri
Gerard (Gerry) Biedenstein, Council Member, City of Kirkwood
Jim Pepper, Council Member, City of O'Fallon
John Sharp, Council Member, City of Kansas City
Scott Wagner, Councilman, City of Kansas City
Mississippi
Tyrone Hendrix, Council Member, City of Jackson
Brian Ramsey, Alderman, City of Ridgeland
Nevada
Gerri Schroder, Council Member, City of Henderson
North Carolina
Alvin Austin, Councilmember, City of Charlotte
Merilyn Newell, Mayor, City of Roxboro
New Mexico
Mary Homan, Trustee, Village of Los Ranchos De Albuquerque
Nevada
Gerri Schroder, Councilwoman, City of Henderson
Ohio
Patricia Britt, City Clerk, City of Cleveland
John Warren, Council President, Village of Oakwood
Johnnie Warren, Council President, Village of Oakwood
Robert Scott, City Council, City of Kettering
Oregon
Jim Fairchild, Council Member, City of Dallas
Pennsylvania
Marian Tasco, Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia
Daniel Gilman, City Councilman, City of Pittsbugh
South Carolina
Laurie Parks, Mayor Pro Team, City of Camden
Robert Reeder, Council Member, City of Spartanburg
Tennessee
Daniel Brown, Council Member, City of Knoxville
Jacobia Dowell, Council Member, City of Nashville-Davidson
Texas
Douglas Athas, Mayor, City of Garland
Gyna Bivens, Council Member, City of Fort Worth
Rick Callahan, Council Member, City of Dallas
Philip Kingston, Council Member, City of Dallas
Lana Wolff, Council Member, City of Arlington
Maher Maso, Mayor, City of Frisco
Utah
Corey Rushton, Councilmember at Large, City of West Valley City
Virginia
Ellen Robertson, Council Member, City of Richmond
Washington
John Holman, Council Member, City of Auburn
West Virginia
Paul Thornton, Director of Community Development, City of Vienna