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
Dr. Crystal Socha (she/her)
President, Social Media Chairperson, Education & Training Chairperson
RaShun Stewart (he/him)
President-Elect
Dr. Carolyn Bazan (she/her)
Immediate Past President
Luke Thompson (he/they)
Member-At-Large
Elizabeth Schopfer
Member-At-Large
Kayla Horne
Member-At-Large
Dr. Anthony Zazzarino (he/him)
ACEP Continuing Education Coordinator, NJCA President 2022-2023
Miriam Cortez
Member-At-Large
Eymmy Angeles
Division President, NJ Association for Creativity in Counseling (2025-2026)
Tendai D. Merriweather
Division President, NJ Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development
Dr. Annette Vaccaro
Mentoring Program Chairperson
Domonique Caldwell
Public Policy & Legislative Issues Committee Chair
Emilie Banz
Secretary
Jessica Dobbs
Treasurer
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.
