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Our Membership
NACAA is the national, non-partisan, non-profit association of 156 state and local air pollution control agencies in 40 states, including 117 local jurisdictions, the District of Columbia and five territories. NACAA exists to advance the equitable protection of clean air and public health for all, and to improve the capability and effectiveness of state and local air agencies.
Also: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Island
Our Mission & Values
Our Mission:
NACAA exists to advance the equitable protection of clean air and public health for all, and to improve the capability and effectiveness of state and local air agencies.
Our Values:
NACAA is:
- An advocate for the equitable protection of clean air and public health;
- A community that proactively seeks to foster diversity, access, equity, and inclusion in our makeup, our policies, and our actions
- A provider of valued services and resources to the members;
- A source of credible expertise to decision-makers;
- A forum for learning with, and from, each other;
- A point of focus for effective state and local agency interaction with the federal government; and
- A national association that thrives because its members have common interests, while respecting one another’s differences.
Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- CO-PRESIDENT
Kathy Taylor
Washington - CO-PRESIDENT
Wayne Nastri
Los Angeles, CA - CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Chris LaLone
New York - CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Latrice Babin
Harris County, TX - CO-TREASURER
Kendal Stegmann
Oklahoma - CO-TREASURER
Francisco Vega
Reno, NV - PAST CO-PRESIDENT
Tracy Babbidge
Connecticut - PAST CO-PRESIDENT
Mark Buford
Mount Vernon, WA - DIRECTOR
Edie Chang
California - DIRECTOR
Stephen Hall
Missouri - DIRECTOR
Bill Hayes
Boulder, CO - DIRECTOR
Frank Kohlasch
Minnesota - DIRECTOR
Angela Marconi
Delaware - DIRECTOR
Michael Ogletree
Colorado - DIRECTOR
Richard Stedman
Monterey Bay, CA - DIRECTOR
Michelle Walker Owenby
Tennessee - DIRECTOR
Erik White
Auburn, CA - SECRETARY
Miles Keogh
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
- Air Toxics Frank Steitz New Jersey Latrice Babin Harris County, TX
- Climate Change Frank Kohlasch Minnesota Alberto Ayala Sacramento, CA
- Criteria Pollutants Gail Good Wisconsin Wayne Nastri Los Angeles, CA
- Emissions and Modeling Angela Marconi Delaware Philip Fine San Francisco, CA
- Enforcement Michael Dowd Virginia Richard Stedman Monterey, CA
- Mobile Sources and Fuels Tracy Babbidge Connecticut Erik White Auburn, CA
- Monitoring Heidi Hales Vermont Sam Rubens Akron, OH
- Permitting and NSR Ali Mirzakhalili Oregon Francisco Vega Washoe County, NV
- Program Funding Michelle Walker Owenby Tennessee Rollin Sachs Johnson County, KS
- Public Outreach Christine Kirby
Massachusetts Leslie Rhodes Mecklenburg County, NC - Training Kendal Stegmann
Oklahoma Mark Buford Mount Vernon, WA
NACAA Staff
Miles Keogh
Executive Director
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Nancy Kruger
Deputy Director
Mary Sullivan Douglas
Senior Staff Associate
Karen Mongoven
Senior Staff Associate
Stephanie Steigman
Operations Manager
Monique Faye
Member Services Specialist