Fund President Brad Whitehead was the keynote speaker at this year’s Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) 11th Annual Summit in Cleveland on June 15. He spoke about the Fund’s work in helping to transform the region’s economy, with a particular focus on the need for regional land use planning. Hundreds of representatives from cities, counties, metropolitan planning organizations, councils of government, regional planning organizations and economic development councils from throughout the United States were in attendance. The Summit was held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Regional Councils.