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Running an organization requires leadership and strategic foresight. At a more basic level, it requires an understanding of employee morale, financial statements and how to

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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nationโ€™s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.

Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelorโ€™s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a masterโ€™s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.

McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nationโ€™s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.

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