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Upcoming Events
2025 MAM Summer Workshop
August 6–8, 2025
Portage
2025 Mayors and Presidents Institute
November 13–14, 2025
Midland
Mayor Spotlight
Colleen Brown
Mayor, Montrose
Colleen Brown is the current Mayor of the City of Montrose. Colleen started in local government when she ran for City Council in 2008 because she was upset that her community did not have curbside recycling. In 2014, she ran for Mayor when the incumbent Mayor stepped down. She won that election and has held the Mayor position ever since. In her time as Mayor, she has been involved with the Michigan Municipal League’s Elected Officials Academy (EOA) and was recently awarded at the 2024 Capital Conference for graduating from the fourth and final level of the Academy. In addition, Colleen is currently serving on the League’s EOA Board and Economic Development & Land Use Committee. She has been a member of the Michigan Association of Mayors (MAM) since 2020 and has served on the MAM Board of Directors since 2023. At the 2024 MAM Annual Meeting in September, she was elected MAM President and will serve in this role for a one-year term.
Thriving Communities
August 7-9, 2024
Big Rapids, MI
Thank you for coming! More information can be found here.
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Auburn Mayor Lee Kilbourn Named President of Michigan Association of Mayors Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra Selected as Vice President The mayors of Auburn and Zeeland were recently selected to lead the statewide Michigan Association of Mayors. Auburn Mayor Lee Kilbourn was appointed to a one-year term as president of MAM and Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra was selected for a one-year term as vice president of the association. Both were selected October 19 at the organization’s annual board meeting, which took place during the Michigan Municipal League 2023 Convention in Traverse City. MAM is the official nonpartisan organization of Michigan’s chief elected officials. Representing over 120 Michigan communities, MAM works to assist the chief elected officials of cities, townships and villages advance the various interests and operations of communities represented by its members and all Michigan communities; promote cooperation among communities statewide; and advocate local interests at the state and federal levels. Lee Kilbourn has been mayor of Auburn since 2011 and is past president and vice president of MAM. He previously served as president in 2016. Kilbourn has served several community organizations and the Auburn-Williams Fire District for 25 years. He is currently a member of the Auburn-Williams Lions Club, the Auburn Downtown Development Authority and the Auburn-Williams Intergovernmental Committee. Kilbourn graduated from Oral Roberts University with a bachelor’s degree in business. He and his wife, Kathy, are second generation owners of their family’s 57-year-old furniture business and proud grandparents of two children. For this term as president, Kilbourn replaces Hastings Mayor David Tossava. “I am honored to continue my service to this excellent organization as MAM President,” Kilbourn said. “I look forward to working with my fellow mayors and village presidents and lead[ing] us as an organization through the next year.” Mayor Kevin Klynstra has been a resident of Zeeland his whole life. He was elected to the city council in 1997. He decided to run for mayor in 2011 after he retired from the Postal Service and has served in that position ever since. Following his win in the November election, he is now serving his seventh consecutive two-year term. He has served on the MAM board for six years. “It is a pleasure to serve as vice president for this organization,” Klynstra said. “I am looking forward to working with Lee to help lead the organization and to continue building the relationships that I have made through my involvement over the years.” Read the full press release here. |
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Welcome
Join the state’s only association for mayors, village presidents, and township supervisors. Check out what your $110 Michigan Association of Mayors membership includes:
Professional Development
Annual events such as the MAM Summer Workshop and Community Exchange Day provide affordable educational and networking opportunities exclusively designed for MAM members. To garner support for legislative goals, members are encouraged to participate in occasional media events hosted by the MAM board.
Networking
MAM offers an informal network of chief officials from communities large and small. Multiply the effectiveness of your membership by joining the MAM listserv, participating in MAM events, or becoming a MAM board member.
Awards & Recognition
MAM offers the Advocate of the Year Award to recognize mayors and village presidents for excellence in their profession. The award is presented once a year to a peer-nominated individual who has made outstanding contributions to local government.
Board of Directors
MAM’s board of directors provides an opportunity to become further involved in the association’s activities, including event planning and advocacy efforts.