DAN GILMARTIN was appointed in March of 2005 as the seventh executive director of the Michigan Municipal League.

He directs the League's programming, policy development and member services. Prior to being appointed executive director, Gilmartin served as the League's deputy director from 2000-2005, leading efforts to revitalize its membership programs and design new services for Michigan communities. He also served for four years as the organization's lead lobbyist in Lansing and in Washington, concentrating on a number of key issues including transportation, land use and urban redevelopment.

Prior to joining the League in 1996, Gilmartin served as executive director of the Conference of Western Wayne for seven years, where he worked directly with cities and townships on a number of critical issues confronting local governments.

Through his work on behalf of municipalities, Gilmartin is recognized as a statewide leader in the fields of urban revitalization, local government reform, and transportation policy. Recognizing that communities are at the core of the economic turnaround of Michigan, he is a passionate leader for making sure we create vibrant creative communities for the future, not the past.

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