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

Officers of the Executive Committee.

Officers

President / Chair

Grace Creasey

Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)

Vice President / Vice Chair

Paul Patterson

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

Secretary

Ayana Crawford

American Montessori Society

Past President / Past Chair

Daniel Rufo

Middle States Association (MSA)

Treasurer

Damian Kavanagh

MISBO

NCPSA commission chairs.

Commission Chairs

Commission Chair

Rabbi Nochem Kaplan

Standards & Review

Commission Chair

Steve Lindquist

State, National & International Relations

Commission Co-Chair

Evelyn Sullivan

Infant & Early Childhood Education

Representatives at-large.

At-Large

Public Representative

Damian Kavanagh

MISBO

Regional Representative

Elizabeth Oberreiter

Western Association of Colleges & Schools (WASC)

Public Representative

James Zika

College Board