NCA Staff

Executive Office
Linda Taliaferro

Linda Taliaferro, CAE

Interim Executive Director

Contact Linda about: 

  • Top-level leadership inquiries
202-534-1116
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Justin Danowski

Director of Membership and Governance

Contact Justin about:

  • Nominations for NCA Awards 
  • Nominations for NCA Leadership Positions 
  • General questions related to NCA governance and interest groups
202-534-1105
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Mitchell Liwanag

Office Administrator

Contact Mitchell about:

  • General questions about NCA 
  • Accounts payable
202-464-4622
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Alexandria Tiano

Membership Associate

Contact Alexandria about:

  • Joining/renewing Individual and Department memberships
  • General questions about NCA member accounts and journal subscriptions
  • NCA student organizations
202-534-1108
Academic and Professional Affairs
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LaKesha Anderson, Ph.D.

Director of Academic and Professional Affairs

Contact LaKesha about:

  • NCA Grant Opportunities
  • NCA Professional Development Events (Chairs’ Summer Institute, Doctoral Honors Seminar, Institute for Faculty Development, Mid-Career Scholars’ Writing Retreat)
  • LOCs
202-534-1103
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Caitlyn Reinauer

Assistant Director of Academic and Professional Affairs

Contact Caitlyn about:

  • Data About the Discipline
  • NCA Public Programs 
  • NCA Doctoral Program Guide
202-534-1100
Convention and Meetings
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Kristin Yednock

Director of Convention and Meetings

Contact Kristin about:

  • Convention Registration 
  • Convention Sponsorship, Exhibits, and Advertisements
  • Reserving Annual Convention reception or meeting space 
202-534-1113
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Will Eichhorn

Convention and Meetings Associate

Contact Will about:

  • NCA Graduate School Open House and NCA Job Fair
  • Volunteering at the Annual Convention
  • Direct general convention inquiries to convention@natcom.org
202-534-1117
External Affairs and Publications
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Wendy Fernando

Director of External Affairs and Publications

Contact Wendy about:

  • NCA journals or becoming a journal editor
  • Article reprint and logo permissions 
  • Spectra “Field Notes” submissions
202-534-1107
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Chelsea Bowes

Assistant Director of External Affairs and Publications

Contact Chelsea about:

  • Advertising in Spectra or on the NCA Career Center 
  • Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast
  • The NCA website
202-534-1112
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Grace Hebert, Ph.D.

Content Development Specialist

Contact Grace about:

  • COMMNotes submissions (including Position Announcements) 
  • Submitting a news item to Spectra 
  • Press releases and media relations
202-534-1104
Finance & Administration
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Joseph Ritchie

Chief Financial Officer

Contact Joe about:

  • NCA’s fiscal year budget
  • Annual Audit
  • Tax form 990
202-464-4622