Application for 2025–2026 Presidential Leadership and Committee Appointments

Thank you for your dedication to your county and 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 our 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 (LUCC) and Rural Action Caucus (RAC) chairs and vice chairs
• Standing Committee chairs, vice chairs and members
• Ad Hoc Committee, Task Force and Advisory Board chairs, vice chairs and members
• At-Large NACo Board Directors

Presidential Appointment Application

To be considered for a presidential appointment to any of the following committees or as an at-large director for the NACo Board of Directors, you MUST complete the online application by 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 30, 2025.

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. State associations of counties are responsible for nominating general members of policy steering committees. The online nomination form for Policy Steering Committee membership can be found here.

To become a member of a steering committee, visit My NACo Portal.

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

LUCC and RAC Leadership

The Large Urban County Caucus and 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. These appointments are for one year.

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, suburban and rural, gender, geography and minority representation. As with our communities, our strength is in our diversity. These appointments are for one year.

Standing Committees

The Standing Committees provide important feedback and facts to the NACo Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

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

Ad Hoc Committees, Advisory Boards and Task Forces

The Ad Hoc Committees are as follows:

• Arts and Culture Commission. 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 and Culture awards, which recognize counties working to foster an environment where arts and culture can thrive to create more livable communities. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• FutureTech Subcommittee (formerly GIS). Provides a framework for gathering, managing and analyzing data to inform county decisions. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• Resilient Counties Advisory Board. Provides information, guidance and support to the NACo Resilient Counties Initiative. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• Healthy Counties Advisory Board. Provides information, guidance and support to the NACo Healthy Counties Initiative. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• Immigration Reform Task Force. Educates Congress, the administration and NACo members on the impact of immigration on counties and helps advocate for NACo's priorities. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• International Economic Development Task Force. Provides information, guidance and support for international economic development activities, including tools for county officials. (Appoints the chair and vice-chairs for a one-year term.)
• Veterans and Military Services Committee. 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. (Appoints the chair and vice chairs for a one-year term.)