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.
President
Eric J. Einhart
Garden City, NY
Term Ends: 05/31/2026
Past President
Judith M. Flynn, CELA, Fellow
Quincy, MA
Vice President
Marielle F. Hazen, CELA, Fellow
Harrisburg, PA
Treasurer
Heather Voorn, CELA, CAP
New Lenox, IL
Secretary
Mark T. Johnson, CELA, CAP
Fitchburg, WI
Director
Mary T. Berthelot
Mansfield Center, CT
Term Ends: 05/31/2027
Andrew R. Boyer
Sarasota, FL
Audrey Gay Ehrhardt
Crystal River, FL
E. Spencer Ghazey-Bates, CELA
Northampton, MA
Lindsay C. Jones
Willoughby Hills, OH
Caleb S. Lihn, CELA, CAP
Peoria, AZ
Lauren Marinaro
Clark, NJ
Christopher M. McCarthy, CELA, CAP
Midlothian, VA
Beth A. McDaniel, CELA, CAP
Renton, WA
Barbara Boone McGinnis, CELA
Hendersonville, TN
Paul D. Shapiro, CELA
Portland, ME
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, CELA
Morristown, NJ
Alexander T. Graham
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.