Room: 700
700 East Franklin Street, Suite 700
Richmond, VA 23219-2318
Phone: (804) 786-4273
Fax: (804) 371-0234
E-mail: mhwilkinson@erols.com

EDUCATION
B.S., University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
M.A., University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

EXPERTISE
Local government structure and authority
Intergovernmental relations

MAJOR PROJECTS
Tax Study Commission 

EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, Commission on Local Government, 1980-1999, Richmond, VA
Assistant to County Manager for Intergovernmental Affairs, County of Henrico, VA
Operations Officer/Assistant Cashier, First and Merchants National Bank, Richmond, VA

PUBLICATIONS
Co-author, Intergovernmental Mediation: Negotiations in Local Government Disputes (Westview Press, 1986)
Co-author, Interlocal Revenue Sharing: Practice and Potential (National League of Cities, 1992)
Co-author, "Home Rule in Virginia: Perception and Reality" (University of Virginia News Letter, April 1990)
Co-author, "American Local Government: Its Historical Role and Contemporary Prospects" (University of Virginia News
      Letter, September, 1992)