NADO Executive Committee Members pictured left to right are Secretary Doug Elliott (IA), President Peter Gregory (VT), Second Vice President Jeff Kiely (NM), First Vice President Terry Bobrowski (TN), Immediate Past President John Leonard (GA), and Treasurer Lynne Keller Forbes (SD).
Earlier this week, the NADO Executive Committee participated in its annual Washington, D.C. Fly-In. During their visit, Executive Committee members held outreach meetings with key federal partners and Congressional committee staff including:
- The White House Rural Council
- U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- SelectUSA
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- House and Senate Appropriations Committees
- Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
During their visits, the Executive Committee focused on budget and policy issues important for NADO members’ efforts to foster community and economic development in their regions.