Executive Board

These elected officers shall serve one-year terms which shall begin with the start of the fiscal year.


President: The chief executive officer of the Association and the chairperson of its Executive Council. The president shall appoint chairpersons and members of all committees. President-elect shall act as president at all Association and Executive Council meetings in the absence of the president and shall succeed to the presidency at the expiration of the term. Past-president serves as parliamentarian, Chairperson of the Nomination and Election Committee, and serve on the Executive Council and Executive Committee of the Association.

Past President
Matthew Nice
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Current President
Ashley Leudke
Canisius University

President Elect
Zoya McCants
St. John’s University


Secretary: Secretary shall keep the records of the Association and the Executive Council, work in cooperation with the president in handling NARACES minutes. Secretary-elect shall act as secretary at all Association and Executive Council meetings in the absence of the secretary and shall succeed to the office of secretary at the expiration of the term as secretary-elect.

Past Secretary
Joseph Charette
La Salle University

Current Secretary
Fatma Salem
Walden University

Secretary Elect
Bentley Eskridge
Blossom Health & Wellness


Treasurer: Represent the Association in assuring the receipt and expenditure of funds in accordance with the directives established by the Executive Council and shall be under bond determined by the Executive Council.

Thomas Killian
Montclair State University


Graduate Student Representative: Coordinating all activities of the graduate student members of NARACES such identifying annual goals and objectives; preparing a budget for consideration by the Executive Council and planning special graduate student activities at the NARACES Conventions.

Past Graduate Student Representative
Crystal Socha
Rutgers University

Graduate Student Representative
Saiber Shaikh
Penn State University

Graduate Student Representative Elect
Arsh
Indiana University of Pennsylvania