NACo Resources Executive Committee & Staff

The NACo executive committee consists of 8 member elected officials: president, first vice-president, second vice-president and immediate past president, and four regional representatives elected by regional caucuses.

 

The officers are responsible for the property, funds and business affairs of the association in the absence of the Board of Directors, and exercise all powers and authority granted by the Board of Directors. The officers are elected each year during the Annual Business Meeting at the association’s annual conference in July.

 

Regional representatives provide input to the president and other officers with respect to NACo policy, regional priorities and county trends, as well as keep member counties informed of the association’s activities and assists in membership recruitment and retention. Regional representatives are elected by 4 regional caucuses (West, Central, South and Northeast) during the annual conference for staggered, two-year terms.

NACo Officers

PRESIDENT

DENISE WINFREY

Board Member, Will County, Ill.

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

MARY JO MCGUIRE

Commissioner, Ramsey County, Minn.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

JAMES GORE

Supervisor, Sonoma County, Calif.

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

LARRY JOHNSON

Commissioner, DeKalb County, Ga.

Regional Representatives

West Region | Joe Briggs

Commissioner, Cascade County, Mont.

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

South Region | Ron Berry

Commissioner, Roane County, Tenn.

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia

Central Region | Tracy Graham

Commissioner, Audrain County, Mo.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin

Northeast Region | Mark Poloncarz

County Executive, Erie County, N.Y.

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. (Note: Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island would also be a part of the Northeast Region, but do not have NACo members.)

NACo Executive Director

Matthew Chase

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATTHEW CHASE

mchase@naco.org