Vice-President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Councillor from Kitchener (Canada)
Berry Vrbanovic was first elected as a Councillor in 1994, and is now serving his fifth term as a Councillor with the City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.  Prior to serving on Council, Mr. Vrbanovic had 8 years of experience in municipal administration working in the Clerk's, Fire, Licensing, Planning and Information Technology Departments.
 
In 2000, Mr. Vrbanovic was first elected to the Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). From 2005-2007, he served as Chair of FCM's Standing Committee on International Relations which oversees the work FCM does in 20 developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.  In 2007, he was elected by his colleagues as the Chair of the Ontario Caucus and as Third Vice-President at Large.  The same year he served on the FCM Governance Committee which revised the FCM bylaws, and the code of ethical conduct, and the Finance and Human Resources Committee.
 
Currently, Mr. Vrbanovic is serving as FCM's Third Vice-President.  He is also FCM's governance representative  on post-tsunami programs in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, both of which address the question of local government strengthening in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Mr. Vrbanovic also represents Canada on the World Council of UCLG.