NARC Board of Directors
The National Association of Regional Councils’ (NARC) Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association. The Board of Directors is composed of appointed and elected policy officials and Executive Directors of member organizations. All Past Presidents are ex-officio members of the Board.
Officers
President
Jennifer Robinson
Triangle J Council of Governments
President-Elect
Carol Vinton
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
Senior Vice President
Justin Kiel
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Vice President
Ty Warner
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Immediate Past President
Joy Fuchs
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Regional Representatives
District I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
District II (DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Phillips Armstrong
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
District III (DC, MD, VA, WV)
Christian Dorsey
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
District IV (NC, SC)
District V (GA, FL)
Lee Constantine
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, MetroPlan Orlando
District VI (IN, IL, MN, WI)
Joseph Chiarelli
Region 1 Planning Council
District VII (KY, TN)
District VIII (AL, AR, LA, OK, MS)
Karen Keith
Indian Nations Council of Governments
District IX (MI, OH)
Chris Barnett
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
District X (TX)
Mary Dennis
Alamo Area Council of Governments
District XI (IA, KS, MO)
District XII (ID, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)
Trevor Chadwick
Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho
District XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
Bob Stevenson
Wasatch Front Regional Council
District XIV (CA) Alan Wapner
Southern California Association of Governments
District XV (OR, WA)
At-Large Representatives
Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Councilmember, City of Modesto, CA
Stanislaus Council of Governments
Joe Fauth
County Judge, Grimes County, Texas
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Richard “Ike” Stage
Mayor, Grove City, OH
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Nancy Young, Mayor, City of Tracy, CA
San Joaquin Council of Governments
Appointees
Gary Moore,
Judge/Executive,
Boone County, KY
National Association of Counties Appointee
Fred Strong, Council Member, City of Paso Robles
National League of Cities Appointee
Board Composition
- Regional and At-Large Directors: Nineteen policy officials from the governing bodies of the members – 15 shall be from members located within each of the 15 NARC regions; four shall be elected as At-Large.
- Officers: President, President-Elect, Senior Vice President, Vice President (Chair of the Executive Directors Council), and Secretary (Executive Director of NARC).
- Immediate Past President: Immediate Past President, provided that he/she is still a member of, or endorsed by, their regional council or metropolitan planning organization.
- Representatives of the Executive Directors Council: Four members of the Executive Directors Council shall serve as voting members on the Board – the Chair, the two Vice Chairs and the Immediate Past Chair.
- Representative of the National League of Cities: A local elected official appointed annually by the National League of Cities.
- Representative of the National Association of Counties: A local elected official appointed annually by the National Association of Counties.
- Representative of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations: One director shall be appointed annually by the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations