Overview:
The National League of Cities has appointed Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Councilmember Anna Albi to serve on its federal advocacy committees. Albi will focus on various issues including workforce development, education, and mental health parity, while Kearney will be part of the Large Cities Council Committee to develop programs for similar communities across the country.
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The National League of Cities appointed Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Councilmember Anna Albi to provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities.
Councilmember Albi was appointed to serve on the Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee to address workforce development, education, early childhood, public health care, mental health parity, immigration reform and more.
“I’m excited and honored to join the NLC Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee,” said Albi. “As we think about what we need to foster safe communities, we know how important it is to support social services around jobs, child care and health care, including increased access to mental health care. For me, addressing the gun violence epidemic means tackling these systemic issues.”
Vice Mayor Kearney has been appointed to the Large Cities Council Committee to develop and guide programs among local elected officials from similar communities. As a member of NLC’s Large Cities Council, Kearney will play a key role among a diverse group of leaders to encourage collaboration, networking and the development of resources and programs that can be replicated across the country. Leaders will come together to share ideas and inform NLC policy about the issues and challenges facing every kind of community in America so that cities can thrive.
“I look forward to bringing more resources to Cincinnati, and to impacting communities across the country,” said Kearney. “As members of these committees, we will have a stronger voice in Washington, and that means a stronger voice for Cincinnati.”
“NLC’s federal advocacy committees play an important role in helping policymakers in Washington understand the issues and challenges facing America’s cities, towns and villages at the local level,” said NLC President Mayor David Sander.
For more information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees, visit: https://www.nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/.