Last week, NACCED’s Nominating Committee met to select the slate of candidates to serve a term on the NACCED Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In accordance with Article IV, Section 7 of the NACCED By-Laws, we are pleased to transmit the report of the Nominating Committee recommending individuals for election as Directors and Officers.

After consideration of a variety of factors including geography, large county/small county, male/female and minority representation we hereby nominate the following:

To serve a 2-year term ending in 2025

- Marcos Ysmael, Pima County, AZ (second full term)

- Nicole Andersen, Orange County, NY (first term)

- Julie Hamlin, DuPage County, IL (full term) 

- Paul Herdeg, Cuyahoga County, OH (first term)

Officers to serve a 1-year term ending in 2024

- President: Linda Jenkins, Los Angeles County, CA

- Vice-President: David Sacks, Henrico County, VA

- Secretary/Treasurer: Jennifer Daniels, Arlington County, VA

- NACCED Representative to the NACo Board: Mary Keating, DuPage County, IL

- Immediate Past President: Tonja West-Hafner, Hennepin County, MN

Comprising the remaining balance of the Board are

- Josh Beck, Kane County, IL

- Sylvia Parham, Cook County, IL

- Joe Riddle, Pinellas County, FL 

- Dana Sjostrom, Shelby County, TN

The Committee also acknowledges and thanks Susan Au, Tarrant County, TX and Crystal LaTier, El Paso County, CO, who will have completed two terms on the Board as of September 2023.

NACCED members will have the opportunity to vote for these candidates at the Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 during the NACCED Annual Conference. One member per county is eligible to vote. The Nominating Committee consisted of Jim Johnston (Allegheny County, PA), Chair; Josh Beck (Kane County, IL), Dana Sjostrom (Shelby County, TN), and Terry Dukes (Nassau County, NY).