Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is comprised of champions of the Cities of Service citizen engagement model, which helps mayors authentically and effectively engage their citizens to solve local challenges together. The Board supports the work of the organization and provides mission-based leadership, governance, and oversight.
Michael R. Bloomberg
Honorary Chairman & Founder
Tom A. Bernstein
President
James Anderson
Vice President
Kathleen McInerney
Treasurer
Gail B. Nayowith
Secretary
Katharine Leonberger
Director
Jennifer Williamson
Director
Mayors Council
The Mayors Council is comprised of sitting mayors who share the Cities of Service belief in the power of citizen engagement to achieve meaningful change in their city. As members of the Council, these mayors serve as ambassadors and advisors for the organization.
Ethan Berkowitz
Mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Byron W. Brown
Mayor of Buffalo, New York
Pete Buttigieg
Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
G.T. Bynum
Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pauline Cutter
Mayor of San Leandro, California
Buddy Dyer
Mayor of Orlando, Florida
Karen Freeman-Wilson
Mayor of Gary, Indiana
John Giles
Mayor of Mesa, Arizona
Jim Kenney
Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sam Liccardo
Mayor of San José, California
Advisors
Cities of Service Advisors are experts and influencers hailing from a range of fields, including academia, citizen engagement, service, philanthropy, and innovation. Advisors provide insights and introductions that help Cities of Service to bring about tangible change, build a community of trust, and create stronger, more vibrant cities.
Richard J. Berry
29th Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Beth Blauer
Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University
Simone Brody
Executive Director of What Works Cities
Shirley Franklin
Chairman of the Board & CEO of Purpose Built Communities
Ben Hecht
President & CEO of Living Cities
Rachel Howald
Founder, Invisible Man
Nigel Jacob
Co-founder, Boston Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics
Peter Levine
Lincoln Filene Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Tufts University's Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
Ben Wallerstein
CEO and Co-Founder of Whiteboard Advisors
