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Presidential Theme: RISE!

Under President Denise Winfrey’s leadership, NACo is elevating the county role in promoting Resiliency, Inclusion, Solvency and Empowerment. The theme’s exclamation point underscores the importance of telling county success stories in each of these areas.

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Presidential Theme: RISE!
Under President Denise Winfrey’s leadership, NACo is elevating the county role in promoting Resiliency, Inclusion, Solvency and Empowerment. The theme’s exclamation point underscores the importance of telling county success stories in each of these areas.

In the year ahead, NACo will uplift county examples of enhancing county resiliency for the future, promoting community inclusion, helping residents establish solvency through economic mobility opportunities, and empowering county leaders with educational resources and tools for informed decision-making.
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Under President Denise Winfrey’s leadership, NACo is elevating the county role in promoting Resiliency, Inclusion, Solvency and Empowerment. The theme’s exclamation point underscores the importance of telling county success stories in each of these areas.

In the year ahead, NACo will uplift county examples of enhancing county resiliency for the future, promoting community inclusion, helping residents establish solvency through economic mobility opportunities, and empowering county leaders with educational resources and tools for informed decision-making.

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NACo President Denise Winfrey Announces RISE!

During the 2022 NACo Annual Business Meeting, NACo President Denise Winfrey outlined her presidential priority, “RISE!”
About NACo

Meet the new NACo officers team for 2022-2023 (left to right): NACo First Vice President Mary Jo McGuire of Ramsey County, Minn.; President Denise Winfrey of Will County, Ill.; Second Vice President James Gore of Sonoma County, Calif. and Immediate Past President Larry Johnson of DeKalb County, Ga. Photo by Denny Henry

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Denise Winfrey of Illinois takes reins as new president of NACo

Will County, Ill. Board Member Denise Winfrey was elected president of NACo at the Annual Conference in Adams County, Colo.
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2022 Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Large Urban County Caucus Symposium

Nov. 30, 2022 – Dec. 3, 2022

Save the date to join county leaders for NACo's Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Symposium.

Urban Counties

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2022 Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Large Urban County Caucus Symposium

Nov. 30, 2022 – Dec. 3, 2022

Save the date to join county leaders for NACo's Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Symposium.
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Isaac Cramer examines sample ballots in the Charleston County, S.C. Board of Elections and
Voter Registration office, where he is executive director. Photo by Ben Leeson

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Tell the stories that build trust in our elections

As polls closed in a local municipal election in 2015, the room filled with buzz from the candidates and observers, eagerly waiting for the announcement of who won the mayor’s election. I was excited as well, since I had only been working at our Board of Elections’ office for just over seven months, and I was still learning a lot of the process
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Inventor and author Mick Ebeling talks to county officials July 24 at the final General Session of the Annual Conference. Photo by Denny Henry

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Not Impossible Labs founder issues challenge: ‘Help one, help many’

Mick Ebeling told stories that started with one person’s seemingly overwhelming problem and ended with a clever technical solution that can benefit many others.
Leadership

Jim Campbell (center) receives a proclamation from the Warren County, Va. Board of Supervisors honoring his 25-year tenure at the Virginia Association of Counties. At left is then-Board Chair Linda Glavis and to his right is then-Board Clerk Doug Stanley. Campbell served as Warren County's planning and zoning administrator for most of 1975. Photo courtesy of Warren County and VACo.

County News

Former VACo leader Jim Campbell dies at 73

Former VACo Executive Director Jim Campbell put the association on firm financial ground and raised its stature, while bringing different factions throughout the commonwealth together.
Leadership

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) explains Colorado’s Bottom-Up Economic Development Initiative in a Q&A with NACo President Denise Winfrey July 24 during the General Session at the 2022 NACo Annual Conference in Adams County, Colo. Photo by Denny Henry

County News

Senate freshman Hickenlooper shares three perspectives

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper brings local, state government experience to Capitol Hill, including as mayor of the city and county of Denver.
Leadership

Former United Counties Council of Illinois Executive Director Mike McCreery, right, alongside Jesse White, the longest serving Secretary of State in Illinois history. Photo courtesy of Mike McCreery

County News

Illinois exec McCreery retires after nearly 40 years

Mike McCreery put his coat on before taking a gift over to his neighbor’s house on Christmas morning in 1982. As he zipped up, his son Ryan wrapped his arms around McCreery’s leg and started crying. “Daddy, when will you be home?”

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NACo High Performance Leadership Academy

The NACo High Performance Leadership Academy is an online 12-week program that will empower frontline county government professionals with the most fundamental leadership skills to deliver results for counties and communities.

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