The Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improved quality of life. These projects have made significant impacts on their regions and demonstrate the diversity of services and program delivery provided by regional development organizations across the country. The 2020 class of awardees consists of 79 projects from 48 organizations spanning 19 states. This session at the 2020 NADO Annual Training Conference highlighted a few of the 2020 awardees and share how their projects were developed and the impact they are making on their regions. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/8V_zbSHJ2vk

1. 2020 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Awards Showcase
October 21, 2020

2. The 2020 class of awardees consists of 79 projects from 48 organizations
spanning 19 states.
Learn the stories behind each of the project’s via NADO’s interactive
Story Map at: www.nado.org/awards
Congratulations to the 2020 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Awards recipients!

3. Today’s Presenters
 Kelly Davila, Director of Regional Services & Economic Development, South
Plains Association of Governments, Lubbock, TX
 Evan Williams, Executive Director, Northwest NM Council of Governments,
Gallup, NM
 Sheridan Garman-Neeman, Executive Director, Kaysinger Basin Regional
Planning Commission, Clinton, MO
 Daniel Brock, Regional Strategist, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of
Governments, North Charleston, SC
 Stephanie Glenn, Workforce Development Director, Three Rivers Regional
Commission, Griffin, GA
 Moderator: Chris Brown, NADO Treasurer and Executive Director, Ark-Tex
Council of Governments, Texarkana, TX

4. Kelly Davila, Director of Regional Services & Economic Development,
South Plains Association of Governments, Lubbock, TX
Lamb County: Economic
Recovery Via Infrastructure
Improvements

18. Evan Williams, Executive Director,
Northwest NM Council of Governments, Gallup, NM
Prewitt Industrial Park
Master Plan & Design

25. http://www.nwnmcog.com/prewitt-industrial-park.html

26. Partners

27. Sheridan Garman-Neeman, Executive Director,
Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission, Clinton, MO
Innovative Regional
Collaboration Developed
through the SET VI and CEDS
Planning Process

44. Start Here Business Acceleration
Network
With Benton, Cedar, St. Clair and
Vernon County Economic Development
Purpose: Rural entrepreneurs have “the right resources at the right time.”

45. Daniel Brock, Regional Strategist,
Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments,
North Charleston, SC
Beach Reach

46. Charleston Beach Traffic: You Hate to See It

47. Charleston Beach Traffic: The Worst!

48. BCDCOG Beach Reach

49. Usage

50. Beach Reached

51. Stephanie Glenn, Workforce Development Director,
Three Rivers Regional Commission, Griffin, GA
Correction Facility
Welding Program

55. 2020 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Awards Showcase
October 21, 2020