05/13/2026
This week, NADO’s Executive Committee is in Washington, D.C. for our annual advocacy fly-in. Throughout the week, the Committee is meeting with a wide range of federal partners including The White House; the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. Economic Development Administration; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Department of Labor; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; the National Science Foundation (NSF); the U.S. Department of Agriculture; the Office of Senator Mark Kelly; and more. Together, we are advocating on behalf of NADO’s members for policies and programs that strengthen community and economic development, transportation planning, workforce training, economic mobility, affordable housing, rural development, support for older Americans, and coordinated urban and rural planning across the country.
From L to R: Charlie Baker, NADO First Vice President, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; Robert Venables, NADO Second Vice President, Executive Director, Southeast Conference; Matthew Dolge, NADO President, Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Regional Council; Russell Devorsky, NADO Treasurer, Executive Director, Heart of Texas Council of Governments; Melissa Kraemer Badtke, NADO Secretary, Executive Director, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission; and Rick Hunsaker, NADO Immediate Past President, Executive Director, Region XII Council of Governments.
