Florida at NACo

NACo Board of Directors

Each president appoints ten at-large directors to the NACo Board of Directors for a one-year term. These appointments are to add balance to the board with respect to any inequities between urban and rural, gender, geography and minority representation. As with our communities, our strength is in our diversity. These appointments are for one year. Florida representatives include:

TERRY BURROUGHS

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

LEE CONSTANTINE

Commissioner
Seminole County

KATHRYN STARKEY

Commissioner
Pasco County

CARL ZALAK, III

Commissioner
Marion County

Policy Steering Committee Leadership

NACo has 10 policy steering committees and 21 other committees covering a wide range of county issues. Policy steering committee members are nominated by state associations and serve one-year terms. Any committee or subcommittee chairs and vice chairs are appointed by the NACo President.

Policy steering committees review and make recommendations on federal policy issues and legislation like transportation, infrastructure, healthcare, public safety and public lands management. They start the policy development process leading to the development of the American County Platform, which guides the county government message presented to the Administration, Congress, U.S. Courts and the American public.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Responsible for all matters pertaining to USDA agriculture, rural development programs, rural renewable energy development, research and extension, food safety and conservation programs. Florida representatives include:

MICHELE LIEBERMAN

Subcmte. Vice-Chair
County Manager

Alachua County

SARA BAXTER

Member

Commissioner
Palm Beach County

CHRISTINE MILLER

Member
Commissioner

Hillsborough County

JOEY BROCK

Member

Commissioner
Washington County

TERRY ATCHLEY

Member

County Manager
Hardee County

LAURIE HURNER

Member

County Administrator

Highlands County

Community, Economic, & Workforce Development

Responsible for all matters pertaining to housing, community and economic development, public works, and workforce development including the creation of affordable housing and housing options for different populations, residential, commercial, and industrial development, and building and housing codes. Florida representatives include:

KATHRYN STARKEY

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Pasco County

RICK MINOR

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Leon County

RENE FLOWERS

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Pinellas County

SUSAN ADAMS

Member

Commissioner

Indian River County

MICHELLE LINCOLN

Member

Commissioner
Monroe County

HOLLY DAVIS

Member

Commissioner
Citrus County

MARIBEL GOMEZ CORDERO

Member

Commissioner
Orange County

JUAN CARLOS BERMUDEZ

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

BRAD DRAKE

Member

Commissioner
Walton County

JU’COBY PITTMAN

Member

Councilwoman
Duval County

PEGGY CHOUDHRY

Members

Commissioner

Osceola County

Environment, Energy & Land Use

All matters pertaining to air, water, energy, and land use. Florida representatives include:

LEE CONSTANTINE

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Seminole County

SHERYL GRAHAM

Vice-Chair

Sr. Director, Social Services
Monroe County

Maria Marino

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Palm Beach County

CARL ZALAK, III

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Marion County

KEN CORNELL

Member

Commissioner
Alachua County

WILLIAM MCDANIEL

Member

Commissioner
Collier County

MARK SMITH

Member

Commissioner
Sarasota County

SEAN PARKS

Member

Commissioner
Lake County

STUART RIMLAND

Member

Legislative Counsel
Broward County

Finance, Pension, & Intergovernmental Affairs

Responsible for all matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, pensions, the federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues. Florida representatives include:

DOROTHY JACKS

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Property Appraiser
Palm Beach County

JONATHAN LEWIS

Member

County Administrator
Sarasota County

OLIVER TELUSMA

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

MATTHEW McCLAIN

Member

Commissioner
Marion County

Health

All matters pertaining to public health and healthy communities, including disease and injury prevention and health promotion, health disparities reduction, mental and behavioral health services, and financing delivering health care. Florida representatives include:

CHRISTOPHER CONSTANCE

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Charlotte County

KENNETH BOGGS

Member

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Seminole County

RAQUEL REGALADO

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

OLIVER GILBERT

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

RENE GARCIA

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

KIM CAMPBELL

Member

Deputy County Administrator
Broward County

MICHAEL MEJIA

Member

Legislative Policy Analyst
Broward County

KATHLEEN PETERS

Member

Commissioner

Pinellas County

Human Services & Education

Responsible for all matters pertaining to children’s issues, foster care, public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. Florida representatives include:

CLAUDIA TUCK

Subcmte. Vice Chair
Director, Community Support
Alachua County

CARRIE WALSH

Member

Director, Department of Human Services
Charlotte County

NICK MADDOX

Member

Commissioner

Leon County

KATHLEEN PETERS

Member

Commissioner

Pinellas County

PEGGY CHOUDHRY

Member

Commissioner

Osceola County

Justice & Public Safety

Responsible for all matters pertaining to criminal justice and public safety systems, including law enforcement, courts, corrections, homeland security, community crime prevention, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, emergency management, fire prevention and control, and civil disturbances. Florida representatives include:

JERRY DEMINGS

Vice-Chair
Mayor
Orange County

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Charlotte County

DANNY GLIDEWELL

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Walton County

MARY ALFORD

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Alachua County

ROBERTO J. GONZALEZ

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

Telecommunications & Technology

Responsible for all matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including the county role as a telecommunications regulator, service provider, and consumer. Florida representatives include:

GREGG WEISS

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

TERRY BURROUGHS

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

Carl Zalak III

Subcommittee Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Marion County

MICHELLE STONE

Member

Commissioner
Marion County

STEPHEN KENNEDY

Member

Asst. County Administrator

Sumter County

JEFF SCALA

Member

Public Policy
Florida Association of Counties

LARRY HARVEY

Member

Commissioner
Putnam County

ARCHIE SATCHELL

Member

IT Director
Palm Beach County

Transportation

Responsible for all matters pertaining to federal transportation legislation, funding and regulation and its impacts on county government. This includes highway and bridge development, finance and safety, public transit development and finance, transportation planning, airport development and service, passenger and freight railroads, ports and waterways, freight movement, and research and development of new modes of transportation. Florida representatives include:

EILEEN HIGGINS

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

DONNA CAMERON CEPEDA

Member
Commissioner
Hillsborough County

JACK MARIANO

Member

Commissioner
Pasco County

RAMON GAVARRETE

Member

Public Works Director
Alachua County

EDWARD LABRADOR

Member

Sr. Legislative Counsel
Florida Association of Counties

KEN DOHERTY

Member

Commissioner
Charlotte County

KEVIN CABRERA

Member

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

TRACY STRAUB

Member

Assistant County Administrator
Marion County

TAL SIDDIQUE

Member

Commissioner
Manatee County

Standing Committees

Information Technology Standing Committee

ARCHIE SATCHELL

Vice-Chair

IT Director
Palm Beach County

CHRISTOPHER CONSTANCE

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Charlotte County

TERRY BURROUGHS

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

GREGG WEISS

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

Programs & Services Committee

CHRISTOPHER CONSTANCE

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Charlotte County

Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC)

RAQUEL REGALADO

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

JERRY DEMINGS

Chair
Mayor
Orange County

Ad & Hoc Task Force Committees

Advisory Council on Immigration and Intergovernmental Affairs

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Charlotte County

JERRY DEMINGS

Chair
Mayor
Orange County

Health Counties Innovation Council

MARY ALFORD

Subcmte. Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Alachua County

International Economic Development Innovation Council

MARIA MARINO

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Palm Beach County

KATHRYN STARKEY

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Pasco County

Resilient Counties Innovation Council

GREGG WEISS

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

Retirement Readiness Advisory Council

TODD BONLARRON

Vice-Chair

Assistant County Administrator
Palm Beach County

Veterans & Military Services Advisory Council

CLAUDIA TUCK

Subcmte. Vice Chair
Director, Community Support
Alachua County