NSPRA is governed by an Executive Board, responsible for setting strategic direction, upholding NSPRA’s mission, and ensuring the association continues to serve its members and the field of school communication effectively. Four of the board’s 13 officer positions are up for election in 2025, with the following six NSPRA members seeking election to the leadership roles listed below. 

President-elect Candidate (1 of 2) Derek Duncan, APR Director of Communications Webster Groves School District  Webster Groves, Mo.

President-elect Candidate (2 of 2) Kelly Wachel, APR Chief Communications Officer Park Hill School District Park Hill, Mo. Mideast Region Vice President Candidate (1 of 2) Cristina Capretta, APR Director of Marketing and Community Relations Berea City School District  Berea, Ohio Mideast Region Vice President Candidate (2 of 2) Andrew Robinson Assistant Director of Communications Arlington Public Schools Arlington, Va.  Northeast Region Vice President Candidate  Monica Lester, APR Program Manager Capital Region BOCES Albany, N.Y. Southwest Region Vice President Candidate  Christy McGee, APR Director Of Communications Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 Fountain, Colo.

The Executive Board includes a president, president-elect, immediate past-president, vice president for diversity engagement, seven regional vice presidents and two appointed vice presidents at-large. The president-elect serves one year in office before assuming the presidency, and the president serves one year in office before becoming the immediate past-president for a year. Regional vice presidents and the vice president for diversity engagement each serve a three-year term, while the vice presidents at-large each serve a two-year term.

While serving on the Executive Board, elected officers must fulfill their duties in accordance with NSPRA Bylaws. These duties may include:

• Doing whatever may be necessary for the furtherance of the purposes of the association, the attainment of the purposes of the Articles of Incorporation, and the study and teaching of its ideals, its ethics and its unique features or organization;
• Assisting the president in preparing programs for the Annual Meeting and other meetings of the association;
• Authorizing appointment of all committees;
• Formulating policies for the program and services of the association; and
• Directing the executive director in the depositing or investing of such moneys as the association may receive and in business arrangements made on behalf of the association.

Learn more about the Executive Board and annual elections.