NCA Staff

Executive Office

Shari Miles-Cohen, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Contact Shari about:

  • Top-level leadership inquiries
202-464-4622

Justin Danowski, M.A.

Director of Governance

Contact Justin about:

  • Nominations for NCA awards 
  • Nominations for NCA leadership positions 
  • General questions about NCA governance and interest groups
202-534-1105

Penelope Durham, B.S.

Executive Assistant

Contact Pene about:

  • Accounts receivable
  • Scheduling for executive director
202-464-4622
Communications

Jennifer McNally

Interim Senior Director, Strategic Communications

Contact Jen about:

  • The NCA website, social media and internal / external communications
  • Spectra Magazine submissions
  • Press inquiries
703-863-2991

Kory Riemensperger

Communications Manager

Contact Kory about:

  • COMMNotes submissions (including Position Announcements)
  • Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast
  • Graduate student advocacy and profiles
202-534-1115

Patrick West

Web & Digital Media Associate

Contact Patrick about:

  • NCA website updates and maintenance
  • NCA brand identity
  • Digital content, digital marketing, and social media
202-534-1117
Research and Academic Affairs

Dane S. Claussen, Ph.D., MBA

Director of Research, Publications, and Professional Advancement

Contact Dane About:

  • NCA journals and becoming a journal editor
  • Article reprint and logo permissions
  • Academic and professional programs and resources, including NCA grant opportunities
202-534-1103

Monica Yang

Research Assistant

Contact Monica About:

  • NCA grant contracts and extensions
  • Queries about the Research Council, Publications Council, and Teaching and Learning Council
  • Collecting data and searching literature for reports/presentations.
202-534-1110
Membership

Arnyae Neal, M.S., MBA

Director of Membership and Member Services

Contact Arnyae about:

  • Membership and membership services
  • Opportunities for members to be engaged with NCA
202-534-1104

Jennifer Fletcher, B.A.

Membership Associate

Contact Jennifer about:

  • Joining/renewing individual and department memberships
  • NCA member accounts and journal subscriptions
  • NCA student organizations
202-534-1108
Convention and Meetings

LaShawn Duckett, CMP, CAE

Director of Convention and Meetings

Contact LaShawn about:

  • Convention registration 
  • Convention sponsorship, exhibits, and advertisements
  • Reserving annual convention reception or meeting space 
202-534-1113

Hannah Y. Hayes

Convention and Meetings Associate

Contact Hannah about:

  • Convention registration 
  • Reserving annual convention GSOH, job fair, reception or meeting space
  • Convention Inquiries (Convention Central, registration)
202-534-1112 
Finance and Administration

Joseph Ritchie, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

Contact Joe about:

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

Bianca Bush, B.S.

Office Manager

Contact Bianca about:

  • General questions about NCA
  • Accounts payable
  • Facilities operations
202-464-4622