More than 110 counties and organizations won NACo Achievement Awards in 2016, with 16 counties winning Best in Category Awards. More than half of these Best in Category Awards went to counties with ICMA and NACA members. Congratulations to the following counties and ICMA and NACA members for their organizations’ achievements:

County of Alameda, California

Best in Category: Children & Youth – SafetyNet Program

• Susan S. Muranishi, county administrator, ICMA & NACA

County of Clackamas, Oregon

Best in Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety – A Safe Place Family Justice Center: Wrap Around Services for Domestic Violence Victims

• Donald D. Krupp, county administrator, ICMA & NACA
• Nancy Newton, deputy county administrator, ICMA
• Gary Schmidt, director, public & government affairs, ICMA

County of Henrico, Virginia

Best in Category: Civic Education and Public Information – Home Maintenance Workshops

Best in Category: Personnel Management – Employee Training & Benefits, Fire Fit: An Intensive Focus on Firefighter Wellness

• John A. Vithoulkas, county manager, ICMA

County of Kitsap, Washington

Best in Category: Risk Management – Risk Check

• Amber D'Amato, administrative services director, ICMA
• Karen R. Goon, county administrator, ICMA

County of Leon, Florida

Best in Category: Planning – DesignWorks

• Shelley L. Cason, MBA, facilities senior operations manager, ICMA
• Andy Johnson, special projects coordinator, NACA
• Vincent S. Long, county administrator, ICMA & NACA

County of Los Angeles, California

Best in Category: Court Administration and Management – Audio Remote Interpreting (ARI) Assistance at Public Counters

Best in Category: Health – Improving Care for Incarcerated Patients

• Manuel A. Valenzuela III, budget analyst, ICMA

County of Maricopa, Arizona

Best in Category: County Administration Management – Citizen Consultancy Program

Best in Category: Libraries – Airport Library Lounge

• Timothy L. Boncoskey, chief deputy assessor, ICMA
• Chris Hall, finance administrator/Flood Control District, ICMA
• Brian Hushek, deputy budget director, ICMA
• Robert Henry Kuhfuss, planning program manager, ICMA
• Arthur W. Smith, management analyst, ICMA

County of Miami-Dade, Florida

Best in Category: Parks and Recreation – Bike305

• William James Busutil, consultant, ICMA
• Jennifer Glazer-Moon, special assistant/director, Office of Strategic Business Management, ICMA

County of Montgomery, Maryland

Best in Category: Transportation – Creation of Wiki Database for Bus Stop Inventory/ADA Compliance

• Victoria J. Buckland, manager II, ICMA
• Fariba Kassiri, assistant chief administrative officer, ICMA

County of Washoe, Nevada 

Best in Category: Human Services – Crossroads Program

• Joey Angel Orduna Hastings, assistant county manager, ICMA
• Albert D. Rogers, director of management services, ICMA
• Patrick Kevin Schiller, assistant county manager, ICMA
• John Slaughter, county manager, ICMA

Congratulations to the 110-plus award-winning counties and ICMA and NACA members for your achievements. Your leadership contributes to the quality of life in the communities you manage.

See all the 2016 NACo Achievement Awards recipients.