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Joe McKinney,
Executive Director

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202-921-4441

Katie Allison

Communications Manager, NADO

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202-599-1703

Contact about: NADO News, publications, communications

Bret Allphin

Senior Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation

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Contact about: regional transportation, Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis, regional planning and development

Mirielle Burgoyne

Deputy Executive Director/Director of Government Relations, NADO

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202-921-4443

Contact about: advocacy and legislative issues, NADO & DDAA Washington Conference, NADO policy priorities

Andrew Coker

Regional Development Researcher, NADO Research Foundation

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Contact about: Regional economic resilience, planning, economic development

Krystal De Leon

Operations Manager, NADO

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202-921-4450

Contact about: NADO member portal, conference registration, invoices and payment, NADO membership, NADO job board

Lara Gale

Regional Development Researcher, NADO Research Foundation

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801-410-2102

Contact about: Regional economic resilience, planning, economic development

Carrie Kissel

Associate Director, NADO Research Foundation

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202-643-9560

Contact about: regional transportation, rural wealth creation strategies

Krishna Kunapareddy

Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation

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Contact about: regional transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems, regional planning and development

Melissa Levy

Regional Development Researcher/Writer, NADO Research Foundation

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802-524-6643

Contact about: regional economic resilience, rural wealth creation strategies, economic development

Jamie McCormick

Legislative Associate, NADO

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Contact about: NADO & DDAA Washington Conference, advocacy and legislative issues

Jack Morgan

Senior Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation

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202-921-4440

Contact about: regional resilience; energy transition planning; regional planning & development

Ciara Ristig

Senior Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation

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Contact about: Economic Development District capacity building; regional economic resilience; diversity, equity, and economic inclusion; solar energy planning; Impact Awards

Brittany Salazar

Meetings and Membership Manager, NADO

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202-921-4451

Contact about: conference logistics; NADO membership; NADO board elections, conference sponsor and exhibitor information

Brett Schwartz

Associate Director, NADO Research Foundation

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Contact about: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) training; Economic Development District capacity building; regional economic resilience; asset-based economic development; Impact Awards

Dion Thompson-Davoli

Graduate Fellow, NADO Research Foundation

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Laurie Thompson

Deputy Executive Director/Director of NADO Research Foundation

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202-921-4442

Contact about: NADO Annual Training Conference; NADO publications; Economic Development District capacity building; regional development; NADO Research Foundation projects

Danny Tomares

Graduate Fellow, NADO Research Foundation

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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 nation’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 bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’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 nation’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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Applications cannot be saved and returned to at a later time. It is recommended you compile all of your information in advance in a word processor and cut and paste into the application below.

2023 Impact Awards

The primary applicant must be a NADO member. Project partners, both NADO and non-members, can be recognized under "Project Partners" below.

Primary Project Contact:
This person will be the designated point of contact for all future awards-related correspondence.

Organization Address

Project Location (if different from Organization Address)

Executive Director

Additional Organizational Information
Please upload your organization's logo which will be included on the winning project award certificate.

Project Information
This title will be printed on the award certificate for winning projects and in all 2022 NADO Impact Award materials and cannot be changed.

Project Summary & Questions
Please craft clear, thoughtful, and engaging responses to the following questions. Use the following sections to tell us how your project has made an impact, such as its use of creative funding mechanisms, efforts to create efficiencies or reduce costs, unique partnership models, and emphasis on building resilience and/or enhancing your region's quality of life.

For award-winning projects, the information provided below may be used verbatim to inform project descriptions that will be published in the 2023 NADO Impact Awards materials and included on the NADO website.

Please submit at least one photo showing your project in action. Please keep file size to a minimum (<2Mb) and use JPEG format. If uploading multiple files, ZIP files prior to submitting. If you have trouble uploading images they can be directly emailed to Brett Schwartz at [email protected] Include the project title they correspond to in the subject line of your email.

Note: Submitted photos may be used in NADO Impact Awards materials and in other NADO published materials with credit to your organization. Please also consider submitting photos for NADO's 2023 Photo Contest, which will be held this summer.


CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION - PLEASE BE PATIENT! IF YOU DO NOT SEE A CONFIRMATION, YOUR APPLICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED.
Your application is not submitted until you are directed to a confirmation page. If you have any questions or are unsure if your application has been submitted, please contact Brett Schwartz at [email protected]

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