Summer 2019 Annual Meeting

Thursday, August 1 – Saturday, August 3
Columbia, SC

All presentations and Briefing Book materials, as well as information about the attendees, are below.

See full agenda here.

Presentations and Briefing Book

Attendees

Tim Keller, Mayor, City of Albuquerque, NM
Kelly Girtz, Mayor, City of Athens-Clarke County
Hardie Davis, Mayor, City of Augusta, GA
Denny Doyle, Mayor, City of Beaverton, OR
Leslie Hager-Smith, Mayor, City of Blacksburg, VA
John Hamilton, Mayor, City of Bloomington, IN
Suzanne Jones, Mayor, City of Boulder, CO
Miro Weinberger, Mayor, City of Burlington, VT
Stephen Benjamin, Mayor, City of Columbia, SC
Barbara Blain-Bellamy, Mayor, City of Conway, SC
Nickole Nesby, Mayor, City of Duquesne, PA
Deana Holiday Ingraham, Mayor, City of East Point, GA
Marjorie Sloan, Mayor, City of Golden, CO
Rosalynn Bliss, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids, MI
Chasity Wells-Armstrong, Mayor, City of Kankakee, IL
Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor, City of Madison, WI
Matt Shorraw, Mayor, City of Monessen, PA
Ras Baraka, Mayor, City of Newark, NJ
McKinley Price, Mayor, City of Newport News, VA
Chris Koos, Mayor, City of Normal, IL
Lovely Warren, Mayor, City of Rochester, NY
Jacob Day, Mayor, City of Salisbury, MD
Al Heggins, Mayor, City of Salisbury, NC
Jake Spano, Mayor, City of St. Louis Park, MN
Jason Lary, Mayor, City of Stonecrest, GA
Joseph McElveen, Mayor, City of Sumter, SC
Harold Thompson, Mayor, City of Union, SC
Gary Carey, Mayor, City of Walker, MI
Kathy Ehley, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, WI
Keith James, Mayor, City of West Palm Beach, FL
Hawthorne Welcher Jr., Director, City of Augusta, GA
Mike Myers, Public Information Officer, City of Augusta, GA
Shatoyia Moss, Safe and Civil City Director, City of Bloomington, IN
Gloria Saeed, Director of Community Development, City of Columbia, SC
Ariel Cathcart, Director of Special Projects, City of Columbia, SC
Shalaine Archie, Executive Assistant, City of Columbia, SC
Tameika Isaac Devine, Mayor Pro Term, City of Columbia, SC
Sam Johnson, Mayor’s Office, City of Columbia, SC
Taylor Wright, Mayor’s Office, City of Columbia, SC
Darrell Black, School Commissioner, City of Columbia, SC
Joshua Barr, Director, City of Des Moines, IA
Jamie Harkins, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Lafayette, CO
Linda Vakunta, Deputy Mayor, City of Madison, WI
Ivanna Fregoso, Youth Advisory Council Delegate, City of Miramar, FL
Chris Clark, Councilmember, City of Mountain View, CA
Mike Kasperzak, Former Mayor, City of Mountain View, CA
David Post, Mayor Pro Tem , City of Salisbury, NC
Genevieve Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff, City of South Bend, IN
Tishaura Jones, Treasurer, City of St. Louis, MO
Alisa O’Hanlon, Government Relations Policy Analyst , City of Tacoma, WA
Gregory Key, Special Assistant to the Mayor, City of West Palm Beach, FL
Heidi Davison, Former Mayor, City ofAthens, GA
Stephanie  Mash Sykes, Executive Director, African American Mayors Association
Jamie Pascal, Manager of Policy and Programs, African American Mayors Association
Mike Watson, Senior Advisor, American Association for Retired Persons (AARP)
William J. Bates, President, American Institute of Architects
Jane Frederick, 2020 President Elect, American Institute of Architects
Adrienne Montare, Executive Director – South Carolina, American Institute of Architects
Michael Winn, Manager of State and Local Relations, American Institute of Architects
Joanna Smith-Ramani, Managing Director of Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute
Michael Seezen, Partner, Burr Forman McNair, Columbia, SC
Lynn Stokes-Murray, Director of Government Affairs, Burr Forman McNair, Columbia, SC
Ryan Gentry, , Burr Forman McNair, Columbia, SC
Ralph Garboushian, Washington Representative, CapitalEdge
Debra DeHaney-Howard, Government Relations, CapitalEdge
Hallie Kielb, Washington Representative, Intern, CapitalEdge
Scott Bernstein, Founder and Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)
Anthony Smith, Executive Director, Cities United
Dwayne Clayton, Director of Buisness Development, CyberScout
Lauren Harper, SC State Director for Beto O’Rourke, formerly with the City of Columbia
Kyra S. Naumoff Shields, Bright Cities Program Director , Healthy Babies Bright Futures
Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director, Inclusive Action for the City
Dave Lang, Assistant to the General President, International Association of Fire Fighters
Lori Moore-Merrell, President & CEO, International Public Safety Data Institute
Julia Parzen, Principal, JP Consulting Inc
Laura Furr, Principal and Owner, Laura Furr Consulting LLC
Frances Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, MoCaFi
Nick Mastronardi, CEO, Polco
Matt Fulton, National Engagement Director, Polco
Phil Dailly, Director of Southeast Region, Shotspotter
Justine Porter, Director of Advisory Services, The Democracy Collaborative
David Youngblood, General Counsel, The Madison Group
Brett Theodos, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
Jordyne Krumroy, Regional Manager, Welcoming America
Betsy Hodges, Former Mayor, Minneapolis, MN, Senior Advisor at Mayors Innovation Project
Ceri Jenkins, Co-Managing Director, COWS/ Mayors Innovation Project
Emily Miota, Outreach and Communications Director, COWS/ Mayors Innovation Project
Joel Rogers, Director, COWS
Mariah Young-Jones, Senior Associate, Mayors Innovation Project/COWS
Marybeth McGinnis, Senior Associate, COWS/ Mayors Innovation Project
Matthew Braunginn, Senior Associate, COWS/ Mayors Innovation Project