NJCA Team
NJCA Team
Founded in 1952, with 57,000 members, 60 staff, and an annual budget of $14 million, the American Counseling Association (ACA) is the world’s largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings. New Jersey is a branch of the ACA.
Meet the NJCA Team
RaShun Stewart (he/him)
President
Dr. Crystal Smith-Morgan
President-Elect
Dr. Sabrina Barrett (she/her)
President-Elect-Elect
Dr. Crystal Socha (she/her)
Immediate Past President
Jessica Dobbs
Treasurer
Dr. Emilie Banz
Secretary; Education & Training Committee Chair; ACEP Continuing Education Coordinator
Tendai D. Merriweather
Division President, NJ Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development
Luke Thompson (he/him or they/them)
Member-At-Large; Organizational Affiliate President, NJ-SAIGE
Harriett Gaddy (she/her)
Member-At-Large
Angela Pastas
Member-at-Large
Giana Simonelli (she/her)
Member-At-Large; Social Media Committee Co-Chair
Domonique Caldwell
Public Policy & Legislative Issues Committee Chair
Thabatha Borer
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Moya Mathison
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Francesca Contino-Jackson
Social Media Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Annette Vaccaro
Mentorship Program Chair
Prof. John MacDonald
Ethics Committee Chairperson
Unite for Counseling Excellence
New Jersey Counseling Association membership includes both licensed and non licensed counselors, graduate students of counseling, retired counselors, counselor educators and others – all with a unified interest in enhancing professional relationships and promoting the counseling profession.
