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Kate Stewart (Montgomery County) accepted the 2025 Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award from COG Board Chair Rodney Lusk (Fairfax County) and COG Executive Director Clark Mercer.
COG is excited to be hosting its 2026 Membership & Awards Reception on December 9, 2026 at a new venue, the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. To RSVP for this unique event, which brings together area leaders from across DC, Maryland, and Virginia, please visit the Eventbrite registration page. COG members and partner organizations are invited to this event. For questions, please contact Simone Ellis at sellis@mwcog.org or (202) 962-3263.
We also encourage you to submit a nomination for one of our prestigious regional awards, which will be presented at the reception. Submitting a nomination through the form below is easy and gives us a chance to recognize the outstanding work of area elected officials, government executives, and business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and other leaders. More information on the history of our awards and a list of past winners can be found on the COG Awards page. The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, October 30.
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September 24, 2026
On September 23, COG hosted a reception that brought together members of the Board of Directors and policy committees with members of the National Capital...
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September 17, 2026
On September 9, COG officially reopened its modern, renovated office space at 777 North Capitol Street NE, marking a new chapter for the region’s association of...
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January 7, 2026
2025 Board Chair Rodney Lusk shares some examples of how COG brought our region together in the past year.