CNCounty News

On the Move - Sept. 18, 2017

NACo Officers, County Officials
  • NACo First Vice President Greg Cox represented NACo at the Maine County Commissioners Association Annual Conference in Oxford County, Sept. 8–10. Cox was also at the South Dakota Association of Counties Annual Conference Sept. 17–19 in Pennington County, along with Gordon Cruickshank, Western region representative.

 

NACo Staff

  • Frank Cadle, former graphic intern, is NACo’s new junior graphic designer.  He will lend design support by providing print and digital solutions for all of NACo, including solidifying and implementing NACo’s brand.  
  • Tiffany Faulkner has returned to NACo as FSC chief administrative and analytics officer. In this role, she will be responsible for managing FSC budget preparation and forecasting. At NACo, Faulkner previously held positions as budget manager and accounting manager. 
  • Matt Chase, NACo executive director, was a featured speaker at the New York State Association of Counties Fall Seminar in Onondaga County (Syracuse), Sept. 13–15.

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