NACo Resources Presidential Appointments

The NACo President appoints all leaders for the policy steering committee chairs and vice-chairs and subcommittee chairs and vice-chairs; LUCC and RAC chairs, vice-chairs and members; standing committee chairs, Vice-Chairs and members; ad hoc committees, task force and advisory board chairs, vice-chairs and members; and, at-large NACo Board of Directors.

Below is more information for each committee and its specific appointment terms. Committee leaders and members must cover their own travel and conference expenses.

Policy Steering Committee Leadership

The ten policy steering committees each have a leadership team consisting of a chair, an appropriate number of vice-chairs and subcommittee chairs and vice-chairs. Those applicants who have been active members of the steering committee will be given preference in consideration for these appointments. The applicant should be willing to help coordinate leadership conference calls, develop the meeting agendas and testify before Congress if necessary. These appointments are for one year. View the Policy Steering Committee Florida representatives here. 

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:

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member

FAC 100% Board Seat Nomination

Commissioner
Charlotte County

CLAUDIA TUCK

Member
Director, Community Support Services
Alachua County

CRAGIN MOSTELLER

Member
Director of External Affairs
Florida Association of Counties

JERRY DEMINGS 

Member
Mayor
Orange County

KATHRYN STARKEY
Member

FAC Top 12 Seat Nomination

Commissioner
Pasco County

LEE CONSTANTINE

Member

FAC State Association Nomination
Commissioner
Seminole County

RAC and LUCC Leadership and Members

The Rural Action Caucus and the Large Urban County Caucus will each have a chair and an appropriate number of vice-chairs and committee members. Applicants who have been active members of these caucuses will be given preference in consideration for these appointments.

LARGE URBAN COUNTY CAUCAS

BRIAN SCOTT

Member
Commissioner
Pinellas County

C. MARTY CASSINI

Member
County Lobbyist
Broward County

DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA

Member
Mayor
Miami-Dade County

EILEEN HIGGINS

Member
Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

EMILY BONILLA

Member 
Commissioner
Orange County

GREGG WEISS

Member
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

JACK MARIANO

Member
Commissioner
Pasco County

JERRY DEMINGS 

Member
Mayor
Orange County

KATHRYN STARKEY
Member

Commissioner
Pasco County

KEVIN KNUTSON

Member 
Assistant County Administrator
Pinellas County

OLIVER GILBERT

Member
Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

RURAL ACTION CAUCAS

BRENDA HOLT

Member
Commissioner
Gadsen County

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

DANNY GLIDEWELL

Member
Commissioner 
Walton County

EUGENE HALL

Member
Commissioner
Jefferson County

JOHN “TRAY” HAWKINS
Member

Commissioner
Washington County

JOHN MEEKS

Member
Commissioner
Levy County

KENNETH DOHERTY

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

KIMBLIN NESMITH

Member
Commissioner
Gadsen County

LARRY HARVEY

Member
Commissioner 
Putnam County

MICHELE LIEBERMAN

Member
County Manager
Alachua County

RONTERIOUS GREEN
Member

Commissioner
Gadsen County

TERRY BURROUGHS
Member

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

TIMOTHY BROWN

Member
Senior Planner
Walton County

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

Standing Committees

The Standing Committees take direction from and report directly to the NACo Officers.

FINANCE

Advises the Officers on the annual budget of the association before it is presented to the Board of Directors and provides oversight on other financial issues as directed by the Officers. (Appoints three members for a three-year term with a background in finance and/or investment.)

Information Technology

Advises the Officers on information technology issues and provides oversight on NACo information technology projects. (Appoints the chair, vice chairs and members for a one-year term.) Florida representatives include:

TERRY BURROUGHS
Chair

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

GREGG WEISS

Vice- Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

ARCHIE SATCHEL

Member
Chief Information Officer
Palm Beach County

ALLEN QUEEN
Member

Director of Infromation
Okeechobee County

CARL ZALAK
Member

Commissioner
Marion County

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

Membership

Advises and supports NACo’s membership recruitment and retention efforts while championing county engagement in NACo. (Appoints the chair, vice-chairs  and members for one-year terms.) Florida representatives include:

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

DIANA GARCIA

Member
Administrative Officer 2
Miami-Dade County

GEORGE PEREZ

Member
Police Department Assistant Director
Miami-Dade County

KIMBLIN NESMITH

Member
Commissioner
Gadsen County

Programs & Services

Advises the Officers regarding the development and evaluation of programs and services for NACo members. (Appoints the chair, vice chairs and members for one-year terms.) Florida representatives include:

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Charlotte County

LEE CONSTANTINE

Vice-Chair

Commissioner
Seminole County

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

EUGENE HALL

Member
Commissioner
Jefferson County

GEORGE PEREZ

Member
Police Department Assistant Director
Miami-Dade County

SHERYL GRAHAM

Member
Sr. Director, Social Services
Monroe County

Ad Hoc Committees, Advisory Boards and Task Forces

ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE

GREGG WEISS

Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION

The NACo Arts and Culture Commission demonstrates how the arts can be used by county officials to promote economic development and provide solutions to many of the challenges that they face, through workshop sessions, field trips, special publications and its annual Arts & Culture awards, which recognize counties working to foster an environment where arts can thrive to create more livable communities. (Appoints the chair, vice-chair and 25 members for a one-year term.) 

EMILY BONILLA

Member 
Commissioner
Orange County

KEVIN KNUTSON

Member 
Assistant County Administrator
Pinellas County

 County-Technology Advisory Committee (C-TAC)

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Charlotte County

Defined contribution and retirement advisory committee

The Defined Contribution and Retirement Advisory Committee provides oversight to the NACo Deferred Compensation Program, administered by Nationwide Retirement Solutions. (Appoints the chair and vice chair for a one-year term and four members (for a three-year term) from participating entities in the NACo Deferred Compensation Program and who are also Program participants.) In 2018–2019, the open slots are for two appointed county officials and five elected county officials. All committee members must also be participants in the NACo Deferred Compensation Program. 

TODD BONLARRON

Chair

Assistant County Administrator
Palm Beach County

HELENA DENHAM CARTER

Member

Director, Benefits and Employee Support Services
Miami-Dade County

Geospatial Information Systems Committee

Provides a framework for gathering, managing and analyzing data to inform county decisions. (Appoints the chair, vice-chair and members for a one-year term.) Florida representatives include:

ARCHIE SATCHEL

Vice-Chair
Chief Information Officer
Palm Beach County

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

Healthy Counties Advisory Board

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

EUGENE HALL

Member
Commissioner
Jefferson County

MARY ALFORD

Member
Commissioner
Alachua County

OLIVER GILBERT

Member
Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

VERDENIA BAKER

Member
County Administrator 
Palm Beach County

Immigration Reform Task Force

Provides information, guidance and support for international economic development activities. (Appoints the chair and vice-chair(s) and members.)

JERRY DEMINGS 

Vice-Chair
Mayor
Orange County

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Charlotte County

CHRIS CONSTANCE

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

EDWARD LABRADOR

Member
Sr. Legislative Counsel 
Florida Association of Counties

PEGGY CHOUDHRY

Member
Commissioner
Osceola County

International Economic Development Task Force

Provides information, guidance and support for international economic development activities. (Appoints the chair and vice-chair(s) and members.) Florida representatives include:

KATHRYN STARKEY

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Pasco County

BRIAN SCOTT

Member
Commissioner
Pinellas County

KIMBLIN NESMITH

Member
Commissioner
Gadsen County

MICHELE LIEBERMAN

Member
County Manager
Alachua County

SHERYL HOWARD

Member
Deputy Director, Housing and Economic Development
Palm Beach County

TERRY BURROUGHS
Member

Commissioner
Okeechobee County

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County

RESILIENT COUNTIES ADVISORY BOARD

Provides information, guidance and support to the NACo Resilient Counties Initiative. (Appoints the chair, vice-chair(s) and members.) 

GREGG WEISS

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Palm Beach County

OLIVER GILBERT

Vice-Chair
Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

EMILY BONILLA

Member 
Commissioner
Orange County

JACK MARIANO

Member
Commissioner
Pasco County

JONATHAN BROWN

Member
Director, Housing & Economic Development
Palm Beach County

KEVIN KNUTSON

Member 
Assistant County Administrator
Pinellas County

KIMBLIN NESMITH

Member
Commissioner
Gadsen County

MEGAN HOUSTON

Member
Director, Office of Resilience
Palm Beach County

VETERANS AND MILITARY SERVICES COMMITTEE

CLAUDIA TUCK

Vice-Chair
Director, Community Support Services
Alachua County

JACK MARIANO

Member
Commissioner
Pasco County

JOHN MEEKS

Member
Commissioner
Levy County

KENNETH BOGGS

Member
Senior Veteran Service Claims Counselor 
Alachua County

MATT BROOKS

Member
Commissioner
Levy County

MICHELLE STONE

Member
Commissioner
Marion County

WILLIAM “BILL” TRUEX

Member
Commissioner
Charlotte County