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December 2024 Newsletter

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Election of 2025-2026 Officers and Directors

Dear Members,

In accordance with NAPAHE’s Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2., which states, “…The slate of officers shall be prepared and publicized six (6) weeks in advance of the annual meeting and formally voted on at the annual meeting of the association’s Board of Directors,” the Nominating Committee, with the consent of the NAPAHE Board of Directors, recommends the following slate of officers be approved for 2025-2026:

Slate of 2025-2026 Officers

Chair: Rolanda Burney
Chief Administrative Officer/Chief of Staff
Emory College of Arts and Sciences (GA)

Chair-Elect: Lynette Arner
Executive Assistant to the President and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors
Sweet Briar College (VA)

Secretary: Rowena Clukey
Executive Director of the Chancellor's Office
University of Maine System

Treasurer: Tracy Labadie
Associate Vice President of Collaboration, Compliance & Analytics
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)

Past-Chair: Michael Sass
Chief of Staff
University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis (MO)

Slate of New Board Directors

With consent from the NAPAHE Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee of the Board recommends the following individuals to be elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors, pending the approval of membership at the annual meeting:

Mia Casey
President's Executive Assistant & Director for Presidential Initiatives and Events
Baylor University (TX)

Stephanie Horner
Assistant to the Dean of the School of Business
The College of New Jersey

Brynne Pulver
Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Crystal Wilson
Administrative Director, Office of the President
Teachers College, Columbia University (NY)


Election will take place during the annual meeting, scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2025, in the Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C., Level M-4 Independence Ballroom. Questions can be directed to Stuart Schmidt, NAPAHE Executive Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Respectfully Submitted,

Rolanda C Burney, Ph.D.
Chair, NAPAHE Nominating Committee

Chief Administrative Officer/Chief of Staff
Emory College of Arts and Sciences