Orange County Commissioner Renee Price has been named as chair of the Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee of the National Association of Counties.

The National Association of Counties or NACo is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.

NACo works to advance issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improve the public’s understanding of county government, assist counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research and provide value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money.

The appointment was made last week by NACo’s newly-elected President Bryan Desloge during NACo’s 81st Annual Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, CA.

“I am honored that President Desloge would appoint me to this leadership position,” said Price.

Price has been active in NACo’s CEWD committee for several years, has served as a subcommittee chair since 2014, is vice-chair of the Arts and Culture Commission and a member of the Rural Action Caucus.

“Being engaged in NACo is a remarkable experience. I have gained so much by working alongside county commissioners and officials from across the US, as well as dedicated NACo staff members, on a year-round agenda to influence policy decisions at the national level,” Price said.

“This is an opportunity to promote policies and programs that will benefit the people of Orange County, NC, as well as people living throughout the nation.”

Price was elected to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 2012.

Price has a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University, with concentrations in city development planning, and environmental planning and design.

She also studied at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in the Master of Arts program and received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Tufts University majoring in urban affairs.

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