Leadership

Governed by a partnership between the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, NAELA is a member-driven organization. The management of NAELA is vested in the Board of Directors and elected representatives from the eligible membership body. 

Executive Committee

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President

Eric J. Einhart

Garden City, NY

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Past President

Judith M. Flynn, CELA, Fellow

Quincy, MA

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Vice President

Marielle F. Hazen, CELA, Fellow

Harrisburg, PA

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Treasurer

Heather Voorn, CELA, CAP

New Lenox, IL

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Secretary

Mark T. Johnson, CELA, CAP

Fitchburg, WI

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Board of Directors

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Director

Mary T. Berthelot

Mansfield Center, CT

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Director

Andrew R. Boyer

Sarasota, FL

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Director

Audrey Gay Ehrhardt

Crystal River, FL

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Director

E. Spencer Ghazey-Bates, CELA

Northampton, MA

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Director

Lindsay C. Jones

Willoughby Hills, OH

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Director

Caleb S. Lihn, CELA, CAP

Peoria, AZ

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Lauren Marinaro

Clark, NJ

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Christopher M. McCarthy, CELA, CAP

Midlothian, VA

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Beth A. McDaniel, CELA, CAP

Renton, WA

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Barbara Boone McGinnis, CELA

Hendersonville, TN

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Paul D. Shapiro, CELA

Portland, ME

Term Ends: 05/31/2026

Director

Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, CELA

Morristown, NJ

Term Ends: 05/31/2027

Chief Executive Officer

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Alexander T. Graham

Bylaws and Filing

The Academy's Bylaws set out the system approved by the membership for governing the Academy. The membership adopted NAELA's original bylaws in 1989. The most recent version of the Bylaws was updated in April 2025.

NAELA 2020 Approved Bylaws
(Adobe PDF File)
NAELAs 990 T 2023
(Adobe PDF File)
NAELA Foundation 990 2023
(Adobe PDF File)