About NACAA
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
Kendal Stegmann
Oklahoma - CO-PRESIDENT
Latrice Babin
Harris County, TX - CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Frank Steitz
New Jersey - CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Francisco Vega
Reno, NV - CO-TREASURER
Gail Good
Wisconsin - CO-TREASURER
Alberto Ayala
Sacramento, CA - PAST CO-PRESIDENT
Kathy Taylor
Washington - PAST CO-PRESIDENT
Wayne Nastri
Los Angeles, CA - DIRECTOR
Tracy Babbidge
Connecticut - DIRECTOR
Edie Chang
California - DIRECTOR
Steve Hall
Missouri - DIRECTOR
Angela Marconi
Delaware - DIRECTOR
Michael Ogletree
Colorado - DIRECTOR
Leslie Rhodes
Charlotte, NC - DIRECTOR
Richard Stedman
Monterey, 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
Policy Director
Stephanie Steigman
Operations Manager
Monique Faye
Member Services Specialist
