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.
NJCA Executive Board
Dr. Ashley Morris-Dias
Current President
Dr. Carolyn Bazan
President-Elect
Crystal Socha
President-Elect-Elect
Anthony Zazzarino
Immediate Past President
Vanessa Woods
Member-At-Large
Renee Shand-Lubbers
Member-At-Large
Alrick Douglas
Member-At-Large
Joy Singh
Member-At-Large
Tendai Merriweather
Division President,
NJ Association for Multicultural Counseling (2020-2022)
Claire Casey
Division President,
NJ Association for Creativity in Counseling
(2023-2025)
Beth Fier
Public Policy & Legislative Issues Committee Chairperson
Crystal Socha
Social Media Committee Chairperson
Dr. Annette Vaccaro
Mentoring Program Chairperson
Prof. John MacDonald
Ethics Committee Chairperson
Anthony Zazzarino
Continued Education ACEP Coordinator
Kathleen Sherman
Treasurer