NCDA Leadership
The 2023-24 NCDA Board of Directors
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PRESIDENT 2024-2025Marty Apodaca, MA, LPCC, CCC, NCCUniversity of New Mexico | PAST PRESIDENTCarolyn Jones, MEd, CMCS, CCSPCDJ Consulting, LLC |
PRESIDENT ELECTDirk Matthews, MS, CMCSColumbia College Chicago
| PRESIDENT ELECT-ELECTBret Anderson, Ph.D., CCSP, OWDS, AFCh2 Communication, LLC
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SECRETARY (2023-26)Julia Panke Makela, PhD, CCCUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Brief Biography > | TREASURER (2024-25)Melissa (Missy) Wheeler, PhD, NCC, ACSSacred Heart University |
ACA GOVERNING COUNCILKathy M. Evans, Ph.D., LPC, CCCERetired | EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDeneen Pennington, MSCreative Management Alliance |
TRUSTEE Constituency: Counselor Educators and Researchers (2024-27)Galaxina G. Wright, Ph.D., LMHC, NCCNova Southeastern University | TRUSTEE Constituency: School Career Counselors and Specialists (2023-26)Carla B. Cheatham, PhD, LCPC, NCC, GCDF, CSCDASeattle University |
TRUSTEE Constituency: Private Practice, Business/Industry & Agencies (2022-25)Courtney Warnsman, PhDAustin Career Connections | TRUSTEE Constituency: Higher Education Career Counselors and Specialists (2024-26)Deanna Knighton, M.Ed., MABNorth Carolina State University |
TRUSTEE-at-LARGE (2022-25)Jim Peacock, CCSPPeak Careers | TRUSTEE State Divisions (2024-27)Markell Morris, MA, NCCFutures in Motion, Inc. |