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NACo on the Move

  • NACo President Riki Hokama and Emilia Istrate, NACo research and outreach director, spoke about NACo and the results of NACo’s latest research project, Over view of County Admin­istration, at the New Mexico Association of Counties Annual Conference in Bernalillo County (Albuquerque) June 18.
  • Istrate also traveled to the Hawaii State Association of Counties Annual Conference in Maui, June 24–26,where she spoke about the economic recovery across counties and county efforts in economic development.
  • Matt Chase, NACo executive director, spoke at the Florida Associa­tion of Counties Annual Conference June 18 in St. Johns County (Ponte Vedra Beach).
  • Charlie Ban, County News senior writer, and Yejin Jang, associate legislative director, represented NACo at the grand opening of the Guilford County, N.C. Family Justice Center, June 15
  • Daria Daniel, associate legis­lative director, briefed the Minority Caucus meeting June 16 about NACo membership and legisla­tive issues during the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Annual Convention in Harrison County (Biloxi).

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