Appointed as of July 29, 2026
AK: Kaitlyn Jared, Southeast Conference
AK: Robert Venables, Southeast Conference
AL: Ryan Hayse, Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments
AL: Eric Wright, East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
AZ: Jenn O’Connor, Northern Arizona Council of Governments
AZ: Chris Vertrees, Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization
AR: Sacha Grist, Western Arkansas Planning and Development District
CA: Mike Woodman, Nevada County Transportation Commission
CO: Sarah Stoeber, San Luis Valley Development Resources Group
FL: Marybeth Soderstrom, Central Florida Regional Planning Council
GA: Megan Fowler, Southern Georgia Regional Commission
ID: Laurie Bauer, Southeast Idaho Council of Governments
IA: Chris Whitaker, Region XII Council of Governments
IA: Travis Halm, Iowa DOT
IL: Gena McCullough, Bi-State Regional Council (RPO America Chair, 2026-2028)
IN: Edwin Buswell, Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission
IN: Indraneel Kumar, Purdue Center for Regional Development
KY: Melissa Hardy, Buffalo Trace Area Development District
LA: Josh Manning, South Central Planning and Development Commission
ME: Stephanie Carver, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
MN: Tony Klaers, Headwaters Regional Development Commission
MN: Beverly Sidlo-Tolliver, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
MO: Jason Ray, Southwest Missouri Council of Governments
MO: Derek Weber, Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commissison
NC: Rose Bauguess, Southwestern Commission
NM: Cerisse Grijalva, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments
NM: Julie Surina, Eastern Plains Council of Governments
OH: Jacob Taylor, Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission
OH: Eric Wade, Buckeye Hills Regional Council
OK: Brock Spencer, Northern Oklahoma Development Authority
OK: Julie Spencer, South Western Oklahoma Development Authority
PA: Connor Vecellio, North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission
PA: Shayla Van Horn, Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission
SC: Rick Green, Upper Savannah Council of Governments (RPO America Vice Chair, 2026-2028)
SC: Sarah Cox, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments
TN: Ekem Amonoo-Lartson, East Tennessee Development District
TX: David Scott, East Texas Council of Governments
TX: Chelsey Baldivia, South Plains Association of Governments
UT: Bob Allen, Mountainland Association of Governments
VA: Eli Sharp, New River Valley Regional Commission (RPO America Secretary, 2026-2028)
VT: Kyle Grenier, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
WA: Robert Stevens, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
WI: Melissa Kramer Badtke, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
WV: Bethany Wild, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia Interstate Planning Commission
Council of peers nominations from states not listed here are welcomed from NADO members, please contact Carrie Kissel or Bret Allphin for more information!