California County officials received a number of key leadership appointments in NACo for 2016-17. The appointments were announced by new NACo President Bryan Desloge on the last day of the association’s recent annual conference in Los Angeles County.

Receiving appointments are:

• Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson – Chair of the Programs and Services Committee.
• Mariposa County Supervisor Kevin Cann – Vice Chair of the Public Lands Steering Committee.
• Merced County Supervisor Hub Walsh – Vice Chair of the Veterans and Military Services Committee, and Vice Chair of the Human Services and Education Steering Committee.
• Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe – Vice Chair of the Large Urban County Caucus.
• Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty – Vice Chair of the Transportation Steering Committee.
• San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts – Subcommittee Chair of the Health Steering Committee.
• Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon – Subcommittee Chair for the Finance, Pension and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee.
• Kings County Supervisor Craig Pedersen – Subcommittee Vice Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee.
• Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane – Subcommittee Vice Chair of the Human Services and Education Steering Committee.
• Orange County Health Agency Director Mark Refowitz – Vice Chair of the Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board, and Subcommittee Vice Chair of the Health Steering Committee.