Awards Committee

Chair: Nikki Ham, presidentelect@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Awards Committee coordinates the nominations and selections for School Counselor of the Year, Advocate of the Year, Educator of the year, and Graduate Student of the Year. In addition, this committee will organize the NSCW School Counselor Recognition Gala.

By-Laws Committee

Chair: Kelly Ruby, kruby@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The By-Laws Committee reviews the by-laws of the Association on an annual basis and making recommendations to the Executive Board as appropriate.

Ethics Committee

Chair: Tricia Adkinson, tadkinson@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Ethics Committee is responsible for reviewing the Ethical Standards of the Association and assist the membership in understanding ethical practices.

Advocacy and Legislative Concerns Committee

Committee Details: Discusses current legislation impacting school counselors and student mental health and provides counselors with information to advocate for our profession at the local, state, and national level.

Chair: Holly J. Kleiderlein, hkleiderlein@mscaonline.org

Chair Details: The Chair is responsible for sharing information on current legislation and advocacy efforts with the committee and the MSCA Board.

Public Relations Committee

Chair: Richard Scott, rscott@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Public Relations Committee Chair shall seek in every way possible to maintain and improve the image of the Association as seen by the general public, by members of this and other professional associations.

Membership Committee

Committee Details: Maintain membership database, help set up and organized registration for MSCA events. Help facilitate membership promotion activites such as the yearly MSCA Membeship Drive.

Chair: Bill Marchione, membership@mscaonline.org Vice-Chair: Marian Hoyt, mhoyt@mscaonline.org

Chair/Vice-Chair Details: Responsible for maintaining MSCA's membership database while also coordinating all membership activities.

Merchandise Committee

Chair: Leslie Schnebly, lschnebly@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Merchandise Committee Chair is responsible for the sale and distribution of MSCA merchandise through online sales and various events.

Professional Development Committee

Chair: Ed Reed, ereed@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Membership Committee is responsible for the coordination of professional development opportunities within the association.

Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee

The Racial Equity & Social Justice committee seeks to empower all school counselors to engage in a culturally affirming counseling philosophy. The committee serves as a source of information and professional development for school counselors in Maryland to ensure racial equity and social justice are an integral part of the foundation of their school institution.

Chair: Alicia Oglesby, aoglesby@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Racial Equity & Social Justice committee chairperson is committed to anti-bias and anti-racist school counseling within their school and community. This role assists all Maryland School Counselor Association committees in upholding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in policy and practice. The chairperson also leads monthly meetings to expand the principles of social justice through professional development, self-care opportunities, website updates, advocacy and special events.

Social Media Committee

Chair: Allison Downey Adowney@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The Social Media Committee communicates with our membership via social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Independent/Private School Representative

Representative: Alexis Thompson athompson@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The independent/private school representative will be welcome at all executive board meetings. The independent/private school representative will assist in promoting the organization to other independent/private schools while also communicating the needs of Maryland's independent/private schools.

Graduate Student Representative

Representative: Kate Rebman, krebman@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The graduate student representative will be welcome at all executive board meetings. The graduate student representative will assist in promoting the organization to other Maryland school counseling graduate students, and the appointed representative will also assist with the operation of the organization’s yearly events such as the MSCA Conference and the Graduate Student Seminar.

Central Region Representative

Representative: Alexis Pappadeas, apappadeas@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The regional representative communicates regional needs to the board. The Central Regional Representative is representing Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Howard Counties.

Eastern Region Representative

Representative: Rose Zollinger, rzollinger@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The regional representative communicates regional needs to the board. The Eastern Regional Representative represents Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties.

Northern Region Representative

Representative: Susan Slater, sslater@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The regional representative communicates regional needs to the board. The Northern Regional Representative is representing Baltimore City, Baltimore, Harford, and Carroll Counties.

Southern Region Representative

Representative: Connie Johnson, cjohnson@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The regional representative communicates regional needs to the board. The Southern Regional Representative is representing Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert Counties.

Western Region Representative

Representative: Kathleen Klecan, kklecan@mscaonline.org

Position Details: The regional representatives communicate regional needs to the board. The Western Regional Representative represents Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick Counties.