Bell elected NACo 2nd VP
Published on July 18, 2025
Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell elected 2nd vice president of NACo
Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell (D-Detroit) was elected 2nd vice president of the National Organization of Counties (NACo) during the organization’s annual policy conference, held July 11-14 in Philadelphia.
With her election, Chair Bell becomes the third ranking elected official of NACo, which draws members from and advocates on behalf of counties throughout the U.S.
She will become the organization’s president for the 2027 session.
“I am deeply honored to have been elected by my peers to this important position and will use my experience to bring the needs of all counties and their residents to national attention,” Chair Bell said.
Chair Bell was among more than 3,000 county officials, including 70 from Michigan, attending this year’s policy conference, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Major themes of the event included cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in the workplace, disaster response and economics and county workforces.
“These are topics that have all dominated the news this year and we have worked together and will continue to work together on unified, proactive responses,” Chair Bell said.
Stephan W. Currie, executive director of the Michigan Association of Counties, said Chair Bell’s election was a subject of great joy for Michigan attendees.
“Every NACo conference is an informational marathon,” he said. “There’s so much to learn, it can be exhausting. But the fact that so many of our county leaders take on the challenge speaks well of them and of Michigan county governance. And, of course, we could not be more excited about Alisha Bell’s victory and having one of our members serving in senior leadership of this national organization.”
Chair Bell has long been active with NACo, having served as chair of its Justice and Public Safety Committee, president of the National Association of Black County Officials and Women of NACo and as a founding member and executive board member of NextGen NACo.
For more information on NACo, visit www.naco.org.
For more information on the Michigan Association of Counties, visit www.micounties.org.
Cutline: Pictured above are (l-r) NACo President J.D. Clark, 1st Vice-President George Dunlap and 2nd Vice-President Alisha Bell.