Governance / Executive Committee

NCPSA Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee provides organizational leadership and strategic oversight on behalf of the Council, guiding policy decisions, reviewing membership actions, and ensuring NCPSA remains aligned with its mission to strengthen private education through credible accreditation.

Council Leadership

NCPSA leadership team.

Executive Director

Clayton J. Petry

Associate Executive Director

Dr. Larry Blackmer

Recording Secretary

Beverly Amico

Officers of the Executive Committee.

Officers
President / Chair

Daniel Rufo

Middle States Association (MSA)

Vice President / Vice Chair

Dr. Larry Blackmer

Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)

Treasurer

Dr. Lawrence Bowman

Kentucky Non-Public Schools Commission (KYNPSC)

Secretary

Paul Patterson

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

Past President / Past Chair

Mary Camp

Florida Catholic Conference (FCC)

NCPSA commission chairs.

Commission Chairs
Commission Chair

Rabbi Nochem Kaplan

Standards & Review

Commission Chair

Ash Pugh

Instructional Technology & Distance Learning

Commission Co-Chair

Dr. James Grunwald

Instructional Technology & Distance Learning

Commission Chair

Steve Lindquist

State, National & International Relations

Commission Chair

Melanie Thiesse

Infant & Early Childhood Education

Commission Co-Chair

Evelyn Sullivan

Infant & Early Childhood Education

Representatives at-large.

At-Large
Regional Representative

Elizabeth Oberreiter

Western Association of Colleges & Schools (WASC)

Public Representative

Ash Pugh

SkoolSpot

Public Representative

Damian Kavanagh

MISBO

Public Representative

James Zika

College Board