Leadership
Chair
Mayor Jacques Gilbert, Apex
Vice Chair
Jessica Anderson, Chapel Hill
Immediate Past Chair
Mayor Bill Saffo, Wilmington
Secretary & Coalition Executive Director
Seth Palmer, NCLM Director of Urban Affairs
Directors
Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter, Greensboro
Mayor Charles Gaylor, IV, Goldsboro
Mayor Tamara Sheffield, Salisbury
Mayor Leonardo Williams, Durham
Members
Mayor Esther Manheimer, Asheville
Mayor Dalton George, Boone
Mayor Beth Kennett, Burlington
Mayor Barbara Foushee, Carrboro
Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, Cary
Mayor Viola Lyles, Charlotte
Mayor Steve Morris, Concord
Mayor Denis Bilodeau, Cornelius
Mayor Mitch Colvin, Fayetteville
Mayor William Harris, Fuquay-Varina
Mayor Richard Franks, Gastonia
Mayor PJ Connelly, Greenville
Mayor Hank Guess, Hickory
Mayor Cyril Jefferson, High Point
Mayor Mike Kondratick, Holly Springs
Mayor Christy Clark, Huntersville
Mayor John Phillips, Jacksonville
Mayor Doug Wilson, Kannapolis
Mayor Brenda Bozeman, Leland
Mayor John Higdon, Matthews
Mayor Christopher Carney, Mooresville
Mayor Janet Cowell, Raleigh
Mayor Doug Hendrix, Statesville
Mayor Ben Clapsdadle, Wake Forest
Mayor Carlton Stevens, Wilson
Mayor James Joines, Winston-Salem