Committees
Executive and Policy Advisory Committee
International Steering Committee
Large Population Centers Steering Committee
Local Government Fellows Committee
Audit Committee
Art Pertile, Chair
IMLA Immediate Past President
Partner, Olson & Olson LLP
Houston, TX
Members: Chuck Thompson Drew Whalen Patrick Baker Mary Ellen Bench Wayne Esannason Barbara Adams
IMLA Executive Director
Rockville, MD
President
City Attorney
Griffin, GA
President-Elect
City Attorney
Durham, NC
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Village Attorney
Scarsdale, NY
IMLA Treasurer
City Attorney
Warrenville, Illinois
Awards Committee
Tyrone Cooper, Chair
City Attorney
Beaumont, TX
Jessica Sangsvang, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Assistant City Attorney II
Fort Worth, TX
Members: Brad Cunningham Cindy Harmison Brian Loewen Peter Letzmann Stephen Nick
Municipal Attorney
Lexington, SC
City Attorney
Lenexa, KS
Barrister & Solicitor
Leduc, Alberta, Canada
Attorney at Law
Lowell, MI
City Attorney
Eau Claire, WI
Budget and Finance Committee
Barbara Adams, Chair
IMLA Treasurer
City Attorney
Warrenville, Illinois
Members: Drew Whalen Patrick Baker Art Pertile Mary Ellen Bench Beth Ann Childs Joy Hulton
President
City Attorney
Griffin, GA
President-Elect
City Attorney
Durham, NC
IMLA Immediate Past President
Partner, Olson & Olson LLP
Houston, TX
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Broken Arrow, OK
IMLA Director
Regional Solicitor
Regional Municipality of York
By-Laws Committee
Nancy Thompson, Chair
IMLA Director
City Counselor
Columbia, MO
Members: Monica Allen Gary Ebert Douglas Haney Roger Horner Rose Humway-Warmuth JoAngela Woods
City Attorney
Jackson, MS
IMLA Director
Director of Law
Bay Village, OH
IMLA Director
Corporation Counsel
Carmel, IN
City Attorney
Brentwood, TN
IMLA Director
City Solicitor
Wheeling, WV
IMLA Director
General Counsel
Accelerate Indiana Municipalities
Compensation Committee
Drew Whalen, Chair
President
City Attorney
Griffin, GA
Members: Chuck Thompson Art Pertile Mary Ellen Bench Tyrone Cooper Nancy Thompson
IMLA Executive Director
Rockville, MD
IMLA Immediate Past President
Partner, Olson & Olson LLP
Houston, TX
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
City Attorney
Beaumont, TX
IMLA Director
City Counselor
Columbia, MO
Executive and Policy Advisory Committee
Members: Barbara Adams Marianne Landers Banks Douglas Haney
IMLA Treasurer
City Attorney
Warrenville, Illinois
Assistant City Attorney
Springfield, MO
IMLA Director
Corporation Counsel
Carmel, IN
International Steering Committee
Ben Griffith, Chair
Board Attorney
Oxford, MS
Tyler Wallach, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Assistant City Attorney II
Ft. Worth, TX
Members: Robert Alfton Peter Buchsbaum William Eaton Adrian Herbst Dwight Merriam Iris Jones Patricia Lynch Steve Meyers Roger Nowadzky Samuel Pearson Ed Sullivan Steve Wolf John Zimmermann
IMLA Past President
Attorney
Minneapolis, MN
Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
Stockton, NJ
Counsel
Long Branch, NJ
Attorney
Minneapolis, MN
Partner
Hartford, CT
IMLA Past President
Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer
Harrisburg, PA
Judge
Reno, NV
Meyers Nave
Oakland, CA
City Attorney
St. Anthony, IA
Legal Counsel
Paynesville, Liberia
Attorney (Retired)
Portland, OR
Municipal Attorney
Mt. Healthy, OH
IMLA Past President
Attorney for Municipalities
Park Ridge, IL
Large Population Centers Steering Committee
Robert Hagemann, Chair
City Attorney
Charlotte, NC
Members: Buck Delventhal Marc Hansen Paul Kratz G. Foster Mills Leanne Guzman
Deputy City Attorney
San Francisco, CA
County Attorney
Montgomery County, MD
City Attorney
Omaha, NE
IMLA President-Elect
Managing Attorney
New York, NY
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Fort Worth, TX
Legal Advocacy Committee
Rose Humway-Warmuth, Chair & Board Liaison
IMLA Director
City Solicitor
Wheeling, WV
Rusi Patel, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Associate General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Members: Marcel Pratt Tom Carr Buck Delvanthal Bill Mann Brig Smith
City Solicitor
Philadelphia, PA
City Attorney
Boulder, CO
Deputy City Attorney
San Francisco, CA
Chief Deputy City Attorney
Little Rock, AR
General Counsel
Middletown, CT
Local Government Fellows Committee
Randy Van Vleck, Chair
General Counsel
Santa Fe, NM
Members: Marianne Landers Banks Mary Ellen Bench Lori Grigg Bluhm Steve Britzman Monica Buck Stephen J. Burg Thomas Carpenter Beth Ann Childs John Dorman Julian Grant Frank Gummey Rose Humway-Warmuth William Kearns James B. Lampke Lori Riordan Molly Shortall Jennifer Smout Howard Swanson Nancy Yendes Alan Zimmet
Board Liaison to Committee
Springfield, MO
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Troy, MI
City Attorney
Brookings, SD
Assistant City Attorney
Bellevue, WA
Chief Assistant City Attorney
Peoria, AR
City Attorney
Little Rock, AR
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Broken Arrow, OK
City Attorney
Stillwater, OK
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Corpus Christi, TX
IMLA Past President
City Attorney
New Smyrna, FL
City Solicitor
Wheeling, WV
Attorney at Law
Willingboro, NJ
Town Counsel
Hull, MA
City Attorney
Belleuve, WA
Assistant City Attorney
Arlington, TX
Solicitor II
London, Ontario, Canada
City Attorney
Grand Forks, ND
City Attorney
Blue Springs, MO
Shareholder
Tampa, FL
Membership Committee
Arthur Gutekunst, Co-Chair
IMLA Director
Sr. Asst Corporation Counsel
White Plains, NY
Douglas Haney, Co-Chair
IMLA Director
Corporation Counsel
Carmel, IN
Caitlin Weston, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Assistant City Attorney
Richmond, VA
Members: Marianne Landers Banks Alan Bojorquez Tyrone Cooper Jeffrey Dana Wayne Esannason Wynetta Massey Susan Moore Arturo Rodriguez Jennie Granahan Tarr
City Attorney
Big Spring, Texas
IMLA Director
Partner
Austin, TX
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Beaumont, TX
IMLA Director
City Solicitor
Providence, RI
Village Attorney
Scarsdale, NY
IMLA Member
City Attorney
Colorado Springs, CO
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
City Attorney
Alvord, TX
IMLA Director
Chief Assistant County Attorney
Hillsborough County, FL
Nominating Committee
Randy Van Vleck, Chair
General Counsel
Santa Fe, NM
Members: Tyrone Cooper Kimberly Hibbard Susan Moore
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Beaumont, TX
General Counsel
North Carolina League of Municipalities
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Personnel Committee
Tyrone Cooper, Chair
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Beaumont, TX
Members: Mary Ellen Bench Wayne Esannason Wynetta Massey Jennie Granahan Tarr
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Village Attorney
Scarsdale, NY
IMLA Director
City Attorney
Colorado Springs, CO
IMLA Director
Chief Assistant County Attorney
Hillsborough County, FL
Program Planning Committee
Barbara Adams, Co-Chair & Board Liaison
IMLA Treasurer
City Attorney
Warrenville, Illinois
Jessica O'Connor, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Staff Attorney
Griffin, GA
Members: Laurie Cohen Robert Croom Brad Cunningham John Gallagher Leah Hayes Timothy Hollister Silvia Kinch Jim Lampke Patricia Link Duke McDonald Karen McDonald Rusi Patel Arthur Pertile Hilary Ruley S. Mujeeb Shah-Khan Ken Smith Randy Van Vleck
Village Attorney
Wellington, FL
Deputy General Counsel
South Carolina Association of Counties
Municipal Attorney
Lexington, SC
Executive Director
Louisiana City Attorneys Association
Attorney
Houstion, TX
Town Attorney
Colchester, CT
Division Chief
Montgomery County, MD
Town Counsel
Hull, MA
Staff Attorney
Austin, TX
Assistant City Attorney
Springfield, MO
City Attorney
Fayetteville, NC
Associate General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
IMLA Immediate Past President
Partner, Olson & Olson LLP
Houston, TX
Chief Solicitor
Baltimore, MD
City Attorney
Monroe, NC
Executive Director
Alabama League of Municipalities
General Counsel
Santa Fe, NM
State League Department
Kim Hibbard, Chair
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Raleigh, NC
Kelly Pridgen, Secretary
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA
JoAngela Woods, Board Liasion
IMLA Director
General Counsel
Accelerate Indiana Municipalities
Vision 2020 Committee
Patrick Baker, Co-Chair
President-Elect
City Attorney
Durham, NC
Arthur Gutekunst, Co-Chair
IMLA Director
Sr. Asst Corporation Counsel
White Plains, NY
Elias George, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
Depuy City Attorney
Las Vegas, NV
Members: Mary Ellen Bench Barbara Adams Debra Bechtel Laurie Cohen Douglas Haney Silvia Kinch Jim Lampke Andrew Mai Jody Malmstrom Sean McLaughlin Heather Price
IMLA Past President
City Solicitor
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
IMLA Treasurer
City Attorney
Warrenville, Illinois
County Attorney
Newton, NC
Village Attorney
Wellington, FL
IMLA Director
Corporation Counsel
Carmel, IN
Chief
Montgomery County, MD
Town Counsel
Hull, MA
County Attorney
Osceola County, FL
Associate County Attorney
Montgomery County, MD
Assistant City Attorney
Lenexa, KS
County Attorney
Caroline County, MD
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