President
The President of the Australian Local Government Association, Cr Genia McCaffery, is the Mayor of North Sydney.
Cr McCaffery has been a Director of ALGA since 16 June 2006, President of the Local Government Association of New South Wales from 2004-10, and a member of the Executive since 1998.
Cr McCaffery has identified constitutional recognition, local government funding, planning, natural resources management and infrastructure investment as the key issues to address during her term as President.
She is on the Board of the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority, the NSW Environment Protection Authority, and the NSW Environmental Trust.
Cr McCaffery was elected as full-time Mayor of North Sydney by popular vote in 1995 and was re-elected in 1999, 2004 and 2008.
She holds a Bachelor of Economics degree with Honours in government from the University of Sydney and began work as a researcher with the National Trust. Her experience spans work in youth issues, unemployment, and public advocacy.
