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
Joy Fuchs
Brazos Valley Council of Governments

President-Elect
Jennifer Robinson
Triangle J Council of Governments

Senior Vice President
Carol Vinton
Mills County, Iowa

Vice President
Rosa de León Park
Stanislaus Council of Governments

Immediate Past President
Bob Cannon
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Regional Representatives

District I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Steve Cassano
Capitol Region Council of Governments.

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)
Jill Patton
Hickory, North Carolina

District V (GA, FL)
Lee Constantine
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, MetroPlan Orlando

District VI (IN, IL, MN, WI)
Justin Kiel
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

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)

District XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
Bob Stevenson
Wasatch Front Regional Council

District XIV (CA) Fred Strong
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

District XV (OR, WA)
At-Large Representatives

Alan Wapner, Council Member, City of Ontario, CA
Southern California Association of Governments

Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Councilmember, City of Modesto, CA
Stanislaus Council of Governments

Richard “Ike” Stage
Mayor, Grove City, OH
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

Joe Fauth
County Judge, Grimes County, Texas
Brazos Valley Council of Governments

Open Seat
Appointees

Gary Moore,
Judge/Executive,
Boone County, KY
National Association of Counties Appointee

National League of Cities Appointee
Open Seat
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