Leadership

The PNACAC Executive Board’s primary purpose is to provide general direction and policies for PNACAC. The members of the Board include a president, president-elect, immediate past president, NACAC Assembly delegates, treasurer, treasurer-elect, members-at-large, and the NACAC College Fair Chairs.

Officers
Committee Chairs
NACAC Delegates
National College Fair Chairs
Regional College Fair Chairs
NACAC Governance and Committee Members
Executive Assistant

All active PNACAC members may be considered for an elected Executive Board position. Any member in good standing may self-nominate or nominate another PNACAC member for consideration by the nominating committee. Care shall be taken to balance representation among segments of its membership.

PNACAC Past Presidents (1965-2015) (PowerPoint slides) - see Association History in the Policies & Procedures Manual for a complete list.

2018 - 2019 Executive Board

Officers

President, Matt Ogawa (2020)
Associate Director of Admission, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

President-Elect, Claire Nold-Glaser (2021)
College Planning Help, Bellevue, Washington

Past-President, Robbie Cupps (2019)
College & Career Counselor, Capital High School, Boise, Idaho

Secretary, Clarisse Leong (2020)
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia, WA

Treasurer, Martha Wilson (2020)
Senior Associate Director of Admission, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington

Treasurer-Elect, Ari Worthman (2021)
Director of College Counseling, Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington

Committee Chairs

PNACAC Committees endeavor to serve the needs of its members and to achieve the organization’s goals.

Admission Practices, James Miller (2021)
Director of Admissions, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, Washington

Awards and Recognition, Oster Hernandez (2021)
Enrollment Advisor, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho

Diversity, Equity & Access, Gina Galaviz-Yap (2021)
Director of Admissions, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon

Government Relations, Michael Sass (2019)
Assistant Director of Admission, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington

Inter-Association, Lesley Klecan (2020)
Director of College Counseling, St. Mary's School, Medford, Oregon

Information and Technology, Erin Jensen (2020)
Assistant Director of Admissions, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Membership, Stephen Russell (2020)
Counselor, Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA

Communications, Annie Hayward (2019)
Independent Counselor, Collegeology, Seattle, Washington

Professional Development Co-Chair, Melea Tejedas (2020)
Assistant Director for Portland Metro Recruitment, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Professional Development Co-Chair, Sarah Seeborg (2021)
Counselor, Early College High School, Beaverton, Oregon

Regional College Fairs, Katie O'Brien (2019)
Associate Director of Admissions, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

NACAC Delegates 

Chief Delegate, Robbie Cupps (2019)
College & Career Counselor, Capital High School, Boise, Idaho

Matt Ogawa (2020)
Associate Director of Admissions, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Claire Nold-Glaser (2021)
College Planning Help, Bellevue, Washington

Gina Galaviz-Yap (2021)
Director of Admissions, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon

James Miller (2021)
Director of Admissions, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, Washington

Justin Strohmeyer (2020)
Associate Director of Admission, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon

National College Fair Chairs

Boise National Fair Chair, David Chehey
College Counselor, Boise High School, Boise, Idaho

Portland National Fair Chair, Joe Bernard
College Counselor, Valley Catholic School, Beaverton, Oregon

Seattle National Fair Chair, Alice Tanaka
College Counselor, Holy Names Academy, Seattle, Washington 

Spokane National Fair Chair, Cathy McMeekan
McMeekan College Consulting, Spokane, Washington

Regional College Fair Chairs 

Boise Fair Chair, Ramon Silva
Assistant Director of Admissions, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 

Central Oregon Fair Chair, Danny Cecchini
Bend Center Director, Eastern Oregon University

Douglas County Fair Chair, Jim Early
Career Center Director, Roseburg High School, Roseburg, Oregon

Mid-Willamette Fair Chair, David Van Der Haeghen
Senior Assistant Director for Recruitment, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Portland Fair Chair, Julia Adams
Admission Counselor, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon

Seattle Fair Chair, Patrick McCarthy
Admission Counselor, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

Southern Oregon/Northern California Fair Chair, Ian Parent
Associate Director of Admissions, Southern Oregon University

NACAC Governance and Committee Members

Member Relations Committee, Cyrus Nichols
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

National College Fair, Cathy McMeekan
McMeekan College Consulting, Spokane, Washington

Executive Assistant

Ann Nault
PO Box 12474, Mill Creek, WA 98082