MML Convention Program

General Session Speakers

Daniel P. Gilmartin Executive Director & CEO, Michigan Municipal League Dan Gilmartin is the executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League. Through his work with communities, Dan is recognized as a national leader in urban revitalization, placemaking, local government reform, transportation policy, and community wealth building. Under Dan’s leadership, the League has steadily grown to wield increasing influence on matters of civic engagement and equity-based strategies to improve the quality of life for residents in communities large and small. He is actively engaged in the National League of Cities (NLC), serves on the NLC’s board of directors, and is frequently quoted in state and national publications on community-related topics. Dan is a lifelong Michigander, a Detroit native (and booster), and currently resides in the historic downtown of Northville with his wife, Lori, and two sons. Clarence E. Anthony CEO & Executive Director, National League of Cities Clarence E. Anthony is CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities (NLC), the largest and oldest organization representing America’s cities, towns, and villages. Under his leadership, NLC helped deliver billions of dollars in direct federal relief through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act to assist local governments recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Anthony began his career in public service as mayor of South Bay, Florida, for 24 years. Afterward, Mr. Anthony represented local governments on the world stage as founding treasurer and interim manager of United Cities and Local Governments.

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