Brad Cole is the current Executive Director of the Illinois Municipal League. Cole also served as the youngest mayor of Carbondale, Illinois, for two terms after working as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Illinois. He previously worked on the staff of Senator Mark Kirk.
Doug LinkhartPresident 
Mike McGrathDirectorResearch and Publications 
Rebecca TroutProgram DirectorAll-America City Award and Communications 
Keiva HummelProgram DirectorCivic Engagement 
Robin PowisOffice Manager 
Jan BrennanSenior FellowCEO, Forward LLC 
Joseph Hoereth, PhDSenior FellowDirector of the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 
Dante J. James, Esq.Senior FellowCo-Founder & Managing Partner, The Gemini Group, LLC. 
Lindsay M. MillerSenior FellowCommunity Outreach Coordinator for the Westside Stadium Community Coalition 
Larry SchoolerSenior FellowMediator, Facilitator, Public Engagement Consultant, and Educator
Valerie LemmieChairDirector of Exploratory Research, Kettering Foundation 
Mayor Patti GarrettVice ChairMayor of Decatur, Georgia 
Angela RomansSecretaryPartner, AchieveMission 
Heather A. JohnstonTreasurerFormer City Manager, City of Burnsville, MN 
Teree Caldwell-JohnsonBoard MemberChair, Des Moines School Board 
Mayor Mary Casillas SalasBoard MemberMayor of Chula Vista, California 
Hon. Brad ColeBoard MemberExecutive Director of the Illinois Municipal League 
Mayor John DaileyBoard MemberMayor John Dailey, City of Tallahassee, FL 
Lee FeldmanBoard MemberPresident-Elect of the International City/Count Management Association (ICMA) 
Nicole FerriniBoard MemberChief Resiliency Officer, City of El Paso, TX 
Alex HannahBoard MemberManaging Vice President, Marketing & Communications, ICMA-RC 
Alicia LaraBoard MemberSenior Vice President, Impact United Way Worldwide 
Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr.Board MemberMayor of Roanoke, VA 
Hon. Ron LoveridgeBoard MemberDirector of the Center for Sustainable Suburban Development at the University of California 
Maureen McDonaldBoard MemberPrincipal, Maureen McDonald, LLC 
Derek OkuboBoard MemberExecutive Director, Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships 
Tony PeytonBoard MemberProgram Director, C.E. and S. Foundation 
Anthony SantiagoBoard MemberSenior Fellow, Program & Partnership Development, National League of Cities 
Hon. Angel TaverasBoard Member Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP 
Wendy WillisBoard MemberExecutive Director, Deliberative Democracy ConsortiumMain Phone:
303-571-4343
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