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Thank you for your dedication to your county and all counties across America through your membership in the National Association of Counties (NACo).

While you serve your county in vast ways, I ask you to strongly consider submitting your name for a leadership position at NACo. Together, we can achieve results for America's counties and the people we serve each and every day.

These appointments are for:

• Policy steering committee chairs and vice chairs, and subcommittee chairs and vice chairs
• Large Urban County Caucus, Midsize County Caucus and Rural Action Caucus chairs and vice chairs
• Standing committee chairs, vice chairs and members
• Advisory and innovation council chairs, vice chairs and members
• At-large appointments to the NACo Board of Directors

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

IMPORTANT: Policy steering committee membership is not a part of this application process. To apply for a policy steering committee, you may access the portal on the link found here. Applications will be routed to your state association for approval, subject to the 10 and 2 rule. Click here to learn more about the NACo policy process.

To be considered for a presidential appointment, you MUST complete the online application by 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 8, 2026.

These appointments are for one year (July–July).

Policy Steering Committee Leadership

The 10 policy steering committees will 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 meeting agendas and participate in outreach with federal officials, if necessary.

LUCC, Midsize and RAC Leadership

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

At-Large Appointments to the NACo Board of Directors

Each president appoints 10 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.

Standing Committees

Standing committees provide important feedback and facts for NACo’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Standing committees include:

• Information Technology: Advises on information technology issues and provides oversight on NACo information technology projects.
• Programs and Services: Advises the development and evaluation of programs and services for NACo members.
• Membership: Actively recruits and retains member counties, parishes and boroughs to advance NACo's number one performance priority of county official engagement.

Advisory & Innovation Councils

Advisory and innovation councils support NACo in providing forums for thought leadership, best practice dissemination and leadership development. Councils include:

• Arts and Culture Innovation Council: 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 & culture can thrive to create more livable communities.
• Resilient Counties Innovation Council: Provides information, guidance and support to the NACo Resilient Counties Initiative.
• Healthy Counties Innovation Council: Provides information, guidance and support to the NACo Healthy Counties Initiative.
• Advisory Council on Immigration and Intergovernmental Affairs: Educates Congress, the administration and NACo members on the impact of immigration on counties and helps advocate for NACo's priorities.
• Economic Development Innovation Council: Provides information, guidance and support for international economic development activities, including tools for county officials.
• Veterans and Military Services Advisory Council: Engages NACo and its members to develop and highlight county best practices and policies to promote innovative programs, services and benefits for military service members, veterans and their families.

The online application form is available here.

The deadline for submitting your application is 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 8, 2026. Thank you in advance for your interest in serving, and I look forward to receiving your application.