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 Team
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 (2024-2025)
Claire Casey
Division President, NJ Association for Creativity in Counseling (2023-2025)
Beth Fier
Public Policy & Legislative Issues Committee Chairperson
Dr. Annette Vaccaro
Mentoring Program Chairperson
Prof. John MacDonald
Ethics Committee Chairperson
Kathleen Sherman
Treasurer
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.
