
18 counties and organizations won 2017 NACo Best in Category Achievement Awards. 13 of these Best in Category Awards went to counties with NACA members! Congratulations to the following counties and NACA members for their organizations’ achievements:
County of Coconino, Arizona
Best in Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety – Adult Probation Distance Learning
- Cynthia Seelhammer, County Manager
- Richard Baron, Process & Project Coordinator
County of San Bernardino, California
- Gregory Devereaux, Chief Executive Officer
County of Los Angeles, California
Best in Category: Information Technology – LEADER Replacement System (LRS)
- Sachi Hamai, Chief Executive Officer
County of Orange, California
- Frank Kim, County Executive Officer
County of Adams, Colorado
Best in Category: Planning – The District Plan
- Todd Leopold, County Manager
County of Camden, Georgia
- Steve Howard, County Administrator
County of Oakland, Michigan
Best in Category: Community and Economic Development – Realtor to the Rescue
Best in Category: Parks and Recreation – OUCARES Day Camp and Staff Training
- Robert Daddow, Deputy County Executive
County of Hennepin, Minnesota
Best in Category: Libraries – Cedar-Riverside Community Outreach Program
- David Hough, County Administrator
- Kareem Murphy, Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Relations
County of Dakota, Minnesota
Best in Category: Children and Youth – Birth to Age Eight Collaborative Initiative
- Matt Smith, County Manager
County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Best in Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training – Building with our Veterans
- Dena Diorio, County Manager
County of Wake, North Carolina
- Jim Hartmann, County Manager
County of Loudoun, Virginia
Best in Category: Volunteers – Community Ambassadors Program
- Tim Hemstreet, County Administrator
- Bob Middaugh, Assistant County Administrator
- John Sandy, Assistant County Administrator
- Gwen Kennedy, Project Manager, Office of County Administrator
- Caleb Weitz, Chief of Staff
Congratulations to the all the award-winning counties and NACA members for your achievements! Your leadership contributes to the quality of life in the communities you manage.
The 2017 NACo Achievement Awards Luncheon will be held from 12-2:00PM on July 23, 2017, at NACo’s 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition in Columbus/Franklin County, Ohio.
See all the 2017 NACo Achievement Awards recipients.