• Dr. Nancy Y. Augustine, Project Director, National Academy of Public Administration
• William Barnes, National League of Cities (Retired)*
• Chris Berry, Professor, The University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy Director, Center for Municipal Finance
• Don Borut, National League of Cities Retired Executive Director*
• Deborah A. Carroll, Director of the Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Jenna DeAngelo, Associate Director of Local and Regional Fiscal Health, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Lee Feldman, City Manager of Gainesville, Florida, former President of ICMA*
• Teresa W. Gerton, President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration*
• Jonathan Harris, Associate Research Director, NACo
• Jason Jordan, Public Affairs Director, American Planning Association
• Shayne Kavanagh, Senior Manager of Research, GFOA
• Rick Mattoon, Vice President and Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago—Detroit Branch
• Christiana K. McFarland, PhD, Research Director, National League of Cities
• Tad McGalliard, Director, Research and Development, ICMA
• Chris Morrill, Executive Director / CEO, GFOA*
• Marc Ott, Executive Director / CEO, ICMA*
• Michael A. Pagano, Director of the Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago (Retired)*
• Kurt Thurmaier, Distinguished Engagement Professor and Chair, Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University*
• Barry L. Van Lare, Former Director, Office of Management Consulting and Training, National Governors Association*
• Teryn Zmuda, Chief Economist and Director of the Counties Futures Lab, NACo

*Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration