Bowie City Manager Honored

BOWIE, MD - From ICMA: Alfred D. Lott, City Manager, of Bowie, Maryland, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Mr. Lott is one of over 1,400 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.

ICMA’s mission is to create excellence in local governance by promoting professional management worldwide and increasing the proficiency of appointed chief administrative officers, assistant administrators, and other employees who serve local governments and regional entities around the world. The organization’s nearly 10,000 members in 27 countries also include educators, students, and other local government employees.

To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government; have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field; and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development.

Mr. Lott came to local government management after a 22-year career as an officer in the United States Army. That service, combined with more than 10 years of professional local government executive experience qualified him for the ICMA Credential Manager designation. He served as Public Works Director of Takoma Park, Maryland, Assistant City Manager of College Park, Maryland, and City Manager of Albany, Georgia, a city of 77,000 residents and over 1,000 employees. Just prior to his appointment in late 2016 as City Manager of Bowie, Maryland Alfred Lott worked for five (5) years as the Director of the Impact Aid Program, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education. He originally received the Credentialed Manager designation in 2007 and was recognized again in 2017 after resuming his career in local government.

This month, Bowie Maryland municipalities are celebrating Municipal Government Works Month as a way of reminding residents of the important role that local government plays in promoting community, preserving neighborhoods and providing essential services. Mayor G. Frederick Robinson believes that city managers like Lott are essential to ensuring that local governments run professionally and efficiently.

Robinson congratulated Lott for the ICMA honor, saying, “During a distinguished public service career in the US Army, in the federal government, and with various local governments, Al Lott gained excellent experience in managing complex organizations. We are delighted that his education and substantial accomplishments have been recognized by ICMA and have earned him the prestigious Credentialed Manager designation.”

Lott and other Bowie leaders have been active in ICMA for many years. City officials are working with a team of other local government leaders to help plan the 2018 ICMA Conference, which will be held in Baltimore next September.

For more information regarding the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program, contact Jenese Jackson at ICMA, 777 North Capitol Street, N.E., #500, Washington, D.C. 20002-4201; jjackson@icma.org; 202-962-3556.

About ICMA
ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, advances professional local government worldwide. The organization’s mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional management to build better communities.

ICMA identifies leading practices to address the needs of local governments and professionals serving communities globally. We provide services, research, publications, data and information, peer and results-oriented assistance, and training and professional development to thousands of city, town, and county leaders and other individuals and organizations throughout the world. The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions of people living in thousands of communities, ranging in size from small towns to large metropolitan areas.

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