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Mark Masters elected NACD first vice president

On Feb. 11, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) welcomed and administered oaths of office to its new leaders during the association’s 79th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mark Masters of Terrell County was elected as NACD first vice president.

Masters has been a district supervisor on the Lower Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District in southwest Georgia for over ten years and currently serves as past president of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD). As executive director of the Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, he is well-versed on issues related to water use and management and has participated in a large portfolio of conservation research and outreach projects across the United States.

Mark is active on a number of local, state and national advisory boards and has been recognized as Georgia’s District Supervisor of the Year (2020), a Georgia “Clean Water Hero” (2017) and is a graduate of the National Conservation Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership Institute (2022). Mark operates a beef cow and timber farm with his family in Dawson.

“As producers and local conservation district leaders, NACD’s leadership team is honored to represent America’s conservation districts and the varied producers and communities we serve,” said NACD President Gary Blair. “Together, we are champions for our nation’s time-tested voluntary and locally led approach to conservation on all lands. We will ensure NACD remains a trusted bipartisan voice for conservation investments that provide the healthy soil and clean water we all depend on for health, wealth, and security.” 

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