ACCG Executive Director Appointed as NCCAE President

ACCG Executive Director Ross King recently was elected by his peers to serve as president of the National Council of County Association Executives (NCCAE). King has served as executive director since May 2010 and has been recognized by his peers as an innovator and a strategic thinker who leads one of the most diverse county associations in the country.

"There is no higher honor than to be selected for a leadership position by your peers," said King. "This appointment reflects the continued support and vision from the ACCG Board of Managers to promote organizational excellence, as well as our extremely talented and dedicated staff team that I am so fortunate to work with every day. I look forward to the opportunity to lead NCCAE over the next year and foster even greater information sharing among my colleagues to make every county association across the country stronger."

NCCAE is the county association for the managers of all 47 states in the nation that have state associations for counties. It provides a forum for county association executives to come together for continuing education, program assessment, policy development, association management best practices and networking. King is recognized for completing the Certified County Association Executives Program which is offered in partnership with NCCAE and Cornell University. He also has served as the chairman of NCCAE’s Non-Dues Revenue Committee and hosted an insurance programs forum for his peers from other states here in Georgia.

"It is certainly an honor for Ross to be recognized and elected by his peers to serve in this leadership role," said ACCG President and Haralson County Chairman Allen Poole. "However, it is also a reflection on the outstanding work and service provided by Ross and the entire ACCG staff to Georgia’s counties. This staff team continues to innovate, not only helping our own membership but also serving as a national model – in continuing education, civic engagement, insurance and retirement programs and legislative advocacy, just to name a few areas."

He also serves on the National County Reinsurance Limited Board of Directors, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Foundation and the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council. He has been recognized as one of Georgia Trends Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Georgians for the last eight years.

Please join the ACCG Board of Managers and staff in congratulating Ross King on this national recognition. You can drop him a note of congratulations to rking@accg.org.

Pictured below is the new National Council of County Association Executives (NCCAE) Executive Committee.

NCCAE Executive Committee pictured from Left to Right Chis Villines - Arkansas 2nd V-P, Eric Johnson Washington Immediate Past President, Vivian Parsons, West Virginia 1st V-P, Ross King Georgia President and Susanne Dulaney Ohio 3rd V-P