County Employees Earn Leadership, Skills Mentorship
Recent local graduates from the NACo Professional Development Academy are (from left to right) Parks Director Chris Stice, County Surveyor Kenton Ward, Recorder-Elect Trini Beaver, Assessor-Elect Kevin Poore and Assistant Director of Probation Paul McGriff.
Recent graduates of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Professional Development Academy included five Hamilton County staff. Assistant Director of Probation Paul McGriff, Assessor-Elect Kevin Poore, Recorder-Elect Trini Beaver, Parks Director Chris Stice and County Surveyor Kenton Ward graduated from the High Performance Leadership program.
The program, created in partnership with General Colin Powell, is a 12-week, 4-course mentorship-based program with content provided by industry leading executives. This program provides best practices in leadership, organizational development and change management, negotiation and collaboration, effective business communication and delivering value within high performance management.
NACo serves nearly 40,000 elected county officials and 3.6 million county employees. Founded in 1935 for the betterment of county government, NACo serves its members through lobbying at the Federal level, providing educational opportunities, publications, research assistance and offering cost saving programs.