ADC elected Bob Ross as its new president Tuesday. Ross has been serving as the board’s vice president.

“ADC accomplished great things during the last year as we quickly adjusted to the restrictive pandemic environment,” said Ross, who is also executive director of the Connecticut Office of Military Affairs. “Now as the nation recovers from COVID-19, the challenge for us is to bring ADC back to its highest value in connecting people, collaborating in-person, and sharing best practices to promote strong defense communities.”

Karen Holt, first elected to the board in 2020, was elected Tuesday to serve as vice president. She is the federal installation administrator for Harford County, Maryland.

Joining the board as directors are Thomas Ford, director of administration of Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Sal Nodjomian, chief executive officer of Matrix Design Group, Inc.; Scott Norton, executive director and chief executive officer of TexAmericas Center in New Boston, Texas; Stacey Shepard, vice president for federal and environmental solutions at Jacobs; and Jerrod Wheeler, superintendent of schools for Knob Noster Public Schools in Knob Noster, Missouri.

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