Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer 2022 Meeting!
Briefing Books & Presentations
The Briefing Book is our collection of the most timely and relevant resources on each Summer Meeting topic. Click on the below tabs to view and download each section’s book as well as the combined sessions’ presentations (note that the “Transformational Leadership” panel did not include slides).
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Transformational Leadership
Zoning for Diverse Housing Types
Operationalizing Equity
Anchor Collaboratives: Creating mutually beneficial relationships
Innovation Showcase
From our Summer Meeting host…
“After two years apart, we’re finally getting together again for the Summer Meeting, and I’m so honored to host you. And for those of you who know me, that means good content and lots of fun.
As mayors, we face similar challenges, and we have so much to learn from each other. The Mayors Innovation Project is a national learning network that allows us to do just that.
At the Summer Meeting, you will get the chance to connect with both peers and experts on the struggles we all face. Plus, we’ll show you up close the solutions that are working for us here, providing you with some new ideas and perspectives. In addition to great public policy, I’m also excited to show you my beautiful city. We’ll enjoy good food, nice weather, and check out some of Tacoma’s top sights together.”
– Mayor Victoria Woodards, Tacoma, WA
Meeting topics included:
- Transformational Leadership
- Anchor Institutions
- Missing Middle Housing
- Operationalizing Equity
- Innovation Showcase
We are a national learning network for mayors committed to shared prosperity, environmental sustainability, and efficient democratic government.
Photos & Social Media
Photo Credit: City of Tacoma
Attendees
Aaron Westling, Senior Associate, Mayors Innovation Project
Abe Rakov, Senior Advisor, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Abigail Lawson, GRIT- Tacoma
Alaina Knief, Outreach & Communications Director, Mayors Innovation Project
Alex Freedman, Acting Planning and Development Manager, City of Takoma Park
Alicia Lawver, Director of Strategic Planning, Tacoma Public Schools
Allan Ekberg, Mayor, Tukwila, WA
Anthony Smith, Executive Director, Cities United
Betsy Hodges, Senior Advisor, MIP
Brian Boudet, Planning Division Manager, City of Tacoma
Brian Surratt, President and CEO, Greater Seattle Partners
Bucoda Warren, Chief Policy Analyst to the Mayor, City of Tacoma
Cameron Burns, Deputy Director, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Cassie Franklin, Mayor, Everett, WA
Cathy Sims, Management Fellow, City of Tacoma
Chasity Wells-Armstrong, Former Mayor, Kankakee, IL
Christina Chelf, GIS Supervisor, City of Tacoma
Claire Goodwin, Council Assistant for Policy Development, City of Tacoma
Danielle, GRIT-Tacoma
Danny Fisher-Bruns, Facilitator, Tacoma Anchor Network
Debbie Sullivan, Mayor, Tumwater, WA
Diane Dolan, Government Affairs manager, City of Albuquerque
Doug Baxter-Jenkins, Community Integration Program Manager, City of Tacoma
Dr. Daniel Lee, Mayor, Culver City, CA
Edward Sundquist, Mayor, Jamestown, NY
Elizabeth Pauli, City Manager, City of Tacoma
Eric Griego Montoya, Associate Chief of Staff for Policy, City of Albuquerque
Farrah Khan, Mayor, Irvine, CA
Gavin Luter, Managing Director, COWS
Henry Honorof, Director, Welcoming Neighbors Network
Jason Gauthier, South Sound Housing Affordability Partners Manager, City of Tacoma
Jeff Gepper, Senior Planner, City of Eugene
Joel Rogers, Director, COWS
John Hamilton, Mayor, Bloomington, IN
Joseph Franco, Council Policy Assistant, City of Tacoma
Julie Nelson, Senior Vice- President of Programs (Founding Director of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity), Race Forward
Kate Colin, Mayor, San Rafael, CA
Kate Harrison, Vice Mayor, Berkeley, CA
Kate Jacobsen, GRIT-Tacoma
Kathrine Cagat, Research & Program Manager, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Katya Spear, Managing Director, Mayors Innovation Project
khalid kamau, Mayor, South Fulton, GA
Laura Larson, Vice President Business Development, LAZ Parking Northwest/Seattle
Leirion Gaylor Baird, Mayor, Lincoln, NE
Libby Schaaf, Mayor, Oakland, CA
Lily Mei, Mayor, Fremont, CA
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor, Mountain View, CA
Lucy Vinis, Mayor, Eugene, OR
Lynese Cammack, Young Leader Fellow, Cities United
Mary Lou Pauly, Mayor, Issaquah, WA
Melisssa Krook, Assistant, Culver City, CA
Michael Tubbs, Founder/Special Advisor, End Poverty in California (EPIC) and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI) / California Governor Gavin Newsom on Economic Mobility and Opportunity
Michael Schnall, Outreach and Engagement Senior Manager & 10 Minute Walk Program®, Trust for Public Land
Mike Kasperzak, Chair of Downtown Advisory Committee, City of Mountain View
Nancy Backus, Mayor, Auburn, WA
Nick Harper, Deputy Mayor, Everett, WA
Nicole Emery, Office Administrator, City of Tacoma
Nicole Bucich, VP Network Development, Amtrak
Nikylan Knapper, Mayor, Maplewood, MO
Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, Research Analyst, Mayors Innovation Project
Paige Cognetti, Mayor, Scranton, PA
Paula Henry, Vice President of Transportation, LAZ Parking/Los Angeles
Rachel Askew, Associate of Young Leader Programming, Cities United
Rob Eaton, Sr. Director National State Relations, Amtrak
Ronald Frederick, Mayor, DuPont, WA
Rosa McLeod, Government Relations, City of Tacoma
Royce Williams, General Manager, LAZ Parking Northwest/Seattle
Sandra Eliason, GRIT-Tacoma
Sangeetha Rayapati, Mayor, Moline, IL
Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor, Madison, WI
Sofia Aragon, Mayor, Burien, WA
T.J. McDowell, Administrative Aide to the Mayor, City of Lincoln
T’wina Nobles, GRIT-Tacoma
Tanisha Jumper, Director, Media and Communications, City of Tacoma
Tim Corcoran, Director of Planning and Community Resources, City of South Bend
Victoria Woodards, Mayor, Tacoma, WA