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Standing Committees

There are 11 Standing Committees that discuss, debate and draft the Conference of Mayors' positions on the pressing issues of the day. They are:

(updated 5/16/2012)

Children, Health and Human Services

USCM Contact: Crystal Swann
  • James J. Schmitt, Green Bay, WI, Chair
  • Vincent Gray, Washington, DC, Vice Chair
  • Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK, Vice Chair for Obesity Prevention

Community Development and Housing

USCM Contact: Eugene Lowe
  • Setti D. Warren, Newton, MA, Chair
  • Ralph Becker, Salt Lake City, UT, Vice Chair
  • Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, PA, Vice Chair for Community Development

Criminal and Social Justice

USCM Contact: Laura DeKoven Waxman
  • Annise D. Parker, Houston, TX, Chair
  • Arlene J. Mulder, Arlington Heights, IL, Vice Chair
  • T.M. Franklin Cownie, Des Moines, IA, Vice Chair for Emergency Management
  • Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, MD, Vice Chair for Gangs and Youth Development

Energy

USCM Contact: Debra DeHaney-Howard
  • Miguel A. Pulido, Santa Ana, CA, Chair
  • Shane Bemis, Gresham, OR, Vice Chair
  • Buddy Dyer, Orlando, FL, Vice Chair

Environment

USCM Contact: Judy Sheahan
  • Joy Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FL, Chair
  • Michael D. Bissonnette, Chicopee, MA, Vice Chair
  • Marilyn Strickland, Tacoma, WA, Vice Chair

International Affairs

USCM Contact: Kay Scrimger
  • Jean Quan, Oakland, CA, Chair
  • William D. 'Bill' Euille, Alexandria, VA, Vice Chair

Jobs, Education and the Workforce

USCM Contact: Kathy Amoroso Wiggins
  • Francis G. Slay, St. Louis, MO, Chair
  • Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL, Vice Chair
  • Christopher L. Cabaldon, West Sacramento, CA, Vice Chair for Education
  • Angel Taveras, Providence, RI, Vice Chair for Grade Level Reading

Membership

USCM Contact: Debra DeHaney-Howard
  • Brian C. Wahler, Piscataway, NJ, Chair
  • Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Sumter, SC, Vice Chair for Southeast
  • Chris Koos, Normal, IL, Vice Chair for Midwest
  • Ken Miyagishima, Las Cruces, NM, Vice Chair for West

Metro Economies

USCM Contact: Larry Jones
  • Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY, Chair
  • John Dickert, Racine, WI, Vice Chair

Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports

USCM Contact: Tom McClimon
  • Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, LA, Chair
  • Richard A. Moccia, Norwalk, CT, Vice Chair
  • Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL, Vice Chair for Sports and Recreation
  • Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK, Vice Chair for Parks

Transportation and Communications

USCM Contact: Kevin McCarty
  • Kasim Reed, Atlanta, GA, Chair
  • David Pope, Oak Park, IL, Vice Chair for Transportation and Communications
  • John R. Marks, III, Tallahassee, FL, Vice Chair for Communications
  • Mark L. Mallory, Cincinnati, OH, Vice Chair for Transit
  • Raul Salinas, Laredo, TX, Vice Chair for Surface Ports
  • Patrick Henry Hays, North Little Rock, AR, Vice Chair for Railroads and Passenger Rail
  • Paul Soglin, Madison, WI, Vice Chair for City Livability/Bicycling