The National Association of County Administrators (NACA) encourages professional development for county administrators and provides information and resources to its members to improve the management of county government. NACA's purpose is achieved through the following:
- Sharing knowledge, information, and experience among the members of the association.
- Assisting counties with the establishment or improvement of effective county administration in the United States.
- Encouraging continued professional development of county administrators.
- Developing and maintaining a professional association with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in order to assist the National Association of County Administrators (NACA) and ICMA to achieve their general goals and objectives.
- Assisting the National Association of Counties (NACo) on matters having an impact on county government.
NACA Officers and Regional Representatives: 2018-2019
Hannes Zacharias, President
Former County Manager, Johnson County, Kansas
Peter B. Austin, Past President
County Administrator, McHenry County, Illinois
Tim Hemstreet, President-elect
County Administrator, Loudoun County, Virginia
Shannon Flanagan-Watson, Secretary-Treasurer
Deputy County Manager, Arlington County, Virginia
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Kenneth Wilson, Vice President, Midwest Region
County Administrator, Franklin County, Ohio
Betsy Keller, Vice President, Mountain Plains Region
Chief Administrator, El Paso County, Texas
Ian Coyle, Vice President, Northeast Region
County Administrator, Livingston County, New York
Randell Woodruff, Vice President, Southeast Region
County Manager - Pender County, North Carolina
David Twa, Vice President, West Region
County Administrator, Contra Costa County, California
AT-LARGE DIRECTORS
Scott Sorrel, At-Large Director, Midwest Region
County Administrator, Peoria County, Illinois
Henry Yankowski, At-Large Director, Mountain Plains Region
County Administrator, El Paso County, Colorado
Albert Penksa, At-Large Director, Northeast Region
County Manager, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Vivian Calkins-McGettigan, At-Large Director, Southeast Region
Deputy County Administrator, York County, Virginia
Steve Mokrohisky, At-Large Director, West Coast Region
County Administrator, Lane County, Oregon
NACO REPRESENTATIVE
Eugene Smith, NACo Representative
County Manager, Iron County, Michigan
ICMA BOARD LIAISON
James Jayne
County Manager, Coconino County, Arizona
MANAGING EDITOR - JOURNAL OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
Robert (Bob) D. McEvoy
Public Service Professor, Rockefeller College, State University of New York at Albany
