HoCo Executive Elected President Of Maryland Association of Counties

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The newest president of the Maryland Association of Counties happens to be Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. He was elected president at the association's annual meeting and board installation held during the MACo Winter Conference.

Ball happens to be the first MACo president from Howard County since 2011 and the sixth Howard County president.

"Our local and regional partnerships have proven to be more critical than ever on the road to recovery from the pandemic and MACo has been an integral part of bipartisan organizing on behalf of all Maryland counties. I’m honored to be elected as MACo president and I look forward to working with the incoming Moore/Miller Administration and my colleagues across the great state of Maryland to foster the best quality of life and further the mission of MACo for all Marylanders. I want to congratulate all the newly elected board members and thank outgoing President Laura Everngam-Price for her leadership over the last year," Ball said.

In 2012, Ball founded the Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus, a MACo Chapter Organization, and the first statewide caucus for county elected officials of color and those interested in issues central to diversity. The caucus empowers and responds to issues affecting vulnerable communities and constituencies by advocating for legislation and policies beneficial to the people they represent, said Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore.

The MACo board of directors is made up of 16 county elected officials. These county leaders are selected by the MACo membership to serve the interests of the association, oversee its management and strategic direction, and maintain and develop relationships with other parties with whom MACo and counties regularly interact. The board works collaboratively with the MACo Legislative Committee, which sets policy positions for the association and directs its legislative advocacy priorities.

“Howard County Executive Ball is perfectly situated to lead counties through the upcoming year of so much change,” said Michael Sanderson, executive director of MACo. “He has the experience, insight and ability to build collaboration and bring everyone together so that counties can deliver on the issues important to us all.”