President Barack Obama

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT January 18, 2012 Mayor Robert L. Bowser East Orange, New Jersey

2st VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton, Jr. Inkster, Michigan Chairman John Rogers

3ND VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Ron Davis President's Advisory Council On Financial Capability Prichard, Alabama U.S. Treasury TREASURER Mayor Jamie Mayo C/o: Office Of Financial Education and Financial Access Monroe, Louisiana President's Advisory Council On Financial Capability ASSISTANT TREASURER Mayor James L. Walls, Jr. 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW District Heights, Maryland

SECRETARY Washington DC 20220 Mayor Johnny L. DuPree, Ph.D Hattiesburg, Mississippi

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Mayor Mary Ajoku Cruger, Mississippi Dear Chairman Rogers:

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Mayor John White Ames, Texas On behalf of the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM), I would like to commend the direction of President

BLACK WOMEN MAYORS CAUCUS Mayor Velma H. Jenkins, Ph.D Obama and the President's Advisory Council On Financial Capability (PACFC) for taking steps that will encourage, Shuqualak, Mississippi educate and empower local citizens and local municipalities around financial capability. NCBM has placed CHAPLAIN Mayor James K.S. Knox considerable attention in promoting financial literacy within local municipalities. We look forward to working with The Northwest, North Carolina President's Advisory Council On Financial Capability(PACFC). NCBM will work to promote the recommendations PARLIAMENTARIAN Mayor Otis T. Wallace from the PACFC Subcommittees, in particular, the Partnership Subcommittee and Underserved and Community Florida City, Florida

Mayor William V. Bell Empowerment Subcommittees work that encourages local municipalities to create local financial literacy councils. Durham, North Carolina

Mayor Dave Bing Detroit, Michigan The National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc is a membership organization. NCBM's membership represents

Mayor Antonio Blue over 658 Black Mayors across the United States, collectively serving over 55 million United States citizens. NCBM Dobbins Heights, North Carolina is a leader in the redevelopment of our most vulnerable communities and the empowerment of leadership at the Mayor Michael Blunt Chesilhurst, New Jersey local level. We look forward to encouraging both our membership and local municipal leaders to create local Mayor Irene H. Brodie, Ph.D. Robbins, Illinois financial literacy councils. We are thankful for the opportunity to work closely with PACFC and Underserved and

Mayor Edward Brown Community Empowerment Subcommittee member, Mr. John Hope Bryant. We look forward to working with him in St. Joseph, Louisiana his capacity on the PACFC and with other PACFC Members and Chair Leadership from other respective Mayor Michael B. Coleman Columbus, Ohio subcommittees.

Mayor Andre’ DeBerry Holly Springs, Mississippi

Mayor Evelyn Winn-Dixon Please know that you can count on the National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc to stand strong in support of Riverdale, Georgia building the financial capability for all Americans in 2012 and beyond. Mayor Cedric Glover Shreveport, Louisiana

Mayor Kevin Johnson Sacramento, California

Mayor Dwight Jones Richmond, Virginia Respectfully, Mayor John Marks Tallahassee, Florida

Mayor Michael Nutter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mayor Andre Pierre North Miami, Florida

Mayor Kasim Reed Atlanta, Georgia Robert L. Bowser Vanessa R. Williams

Mayor Gary Richardson Mayor of East Orange Executive Director Midfield, Alabama President Mayor Raymond Steele Eutaw, Alabama

Mayor A.C. Wharton Memphis, Tennessee Cc: President Barack Obama

Mayor Frank A. Wilson Vice President Joseph Biden Bolton, North Carolina Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President Mayor Terry Wright Brunson, South Carolina PACFC Members

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