National Association of Counties * Washington, D.C.      Vol. 32, No. 20 * November 6, 2000

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NACo Officers/County Officials Jane Hague NACo President Jane Hague attended NACo’s Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee meeting, Oct. 26-28 in Savannah, Ga. She was joined by Larry Naake, NACo executive director, Lisa Cole, director of NACoS operations, and Renata Lipscomb, NACo corporate marketing associate. u Hague, who is also a King County (Wash.) council member and Ron Sims, King County executive, presided over a Five Star Restoration site Oct. 21. The Five Star Restoration grant of $10,000 was given to the King County Park System and was used for preserving a section of the Sammamish River salmon habitat and towards limiting human access to it; and for reclaiming a gravel parking lot into wetlands at Marymoor Park. Doug Yoder, assistant director, Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), Miami-Dade County, Fla., has been selected chair of the Urban Consortium Environmental Task Force of Public Technology, Inc.

Terry Michael King Scott Logan Donna Smith NACo Executive Director Larry Naake briefed Scott Sidwell, the new executive director of the Nebraska Association of County Officials, on Nov. 3. Lou Witt, senior program manager, attended the 10th Annual National Radon Meeting held in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 25-28. Witt was chairman of the policy advisory board for NEHA’s national radon proficiency program and also served as moderator on a panel discussion about successful radon outreach activities. Tom Goodman, public affairs director, represented NACo at a special awards ceremony recognizing Montgomery County (Md.) employees who were honored at the NACo Achievement Awards, Oct. 19. Terry Michael King started as County News senior writer in mid October. King wrote for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). He holds degrees in Journalism and English Literature, both from the University of Maryland. Scott Logan is moving on up from NACo’s research department to the legislative department as a legislative assistant starting today. Logan holds a B.A. degree from Drury College, Springfield, Mo., and is presently working towards his master’ degree in public administration at George Washington University. Eric Ciliberti, NACo associate legislative director, finished his first marathon, the 2000 Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 22. His run of 26.2 miles in and around Washington, D.C. benefited the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. In other running news, Elizabeth Galewski, media relations coordinator, is in training for her fifth marathon. This time it’s the Philadelphia Marathon, Nov. 19. She’s attempting to beat her personal best of 3:43:37 set in Philly two years ago. Donna Smith, director of the Insurance and Related Services Sector, NACo Financial Services, has been promoted to liaison between NACo members and Nationwide Retirement Solutions; NACo’s Deferred Compensation Program insurance provider. Her headquarters will still be at Sandoval County, N.M.