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.)