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Death Scholars, Inc.
Leadership Team

Board of Directors

Web Management

National Communication
Association

Current Executive Board and Advisory Board members related to the NCA Division may be found here: 

NCA Death and Dying Division​

Emeritus:
Death Scholars, Inc.

Members of our leadership team who have transitioned out of official roles from Death Scholars, Inc. 

  • ​​Geoffrey Luurs 2024-2025 | Nonprofit Secretary

  • Ania Boutin 2024 | Website Copyeditor and Content Creator

  • Stephenson Brooks Whitestone 2021-2025 | Lead Archivist

  • JJ Jones 2024-2025 | Nonprofit HR Manager

  • Cheyenne Zaremba 2021-2024 | Website Designer and Strategist

  • C. Campbell Pendleton 2021-2024 | Web Project Manager

  • Maris Westrum 2023-2024 | Social Media Manager

  • Reilly Card 2021-2024 | Web Designer

  • Jeannine Foster 2021-2024 | Web Team Strategist

  • Heather Smith 2021-2023 | DEI Manager and Lead Investigator

  • Amanda Cooper 2021-2023 | Proposal and Grants Investigator 

  • C. Campbell Pendleton 2021-2023 | Secretary 

  • Howard Rodriguez-Mori 2022-2023 | Lead Investigator​

Emeritus: The National Communication Association's Death & Dying Division 

Members of our leadership team who have transitioned out of official roles from the NCA Death and Dying Division:

​NCA 2025

NCA Division Executive Board Members:

  • Chair | Colleen Campbell Pendleton

  • Vice Chair | Cheyenne Zaremba

  • Vice Chair-Elect | Nicole Costantini

  • Immediate Past Chair | Laura Bruns

  • Secretary | Reilly Card

  • Pedagogy and Andragogy Chair | Mike Alvarez

  • Graduate Student Representatives | Andy Allen Acosta, Jr. and Anna Simank

NCA Advisory Board Director:

  • ​Nicole Costantini

​​NCA Division Advisory Board Members:

  • Nicole Defenbaugh

  • Linda Levitt

  • Christian Seiter

  • Heather Smith

  • Jeannine Foster

  • Lora Anderson

  • Jocelyn DeGroot

  • Sara V. Kaufman

  • Alyse Johnson

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NCA 2024: First Year of Official NCA Status

  • Laura Bruns | 2021-2024 NCA Division Chair 

  • C. Campbell Pendleton | 2021-2024 NCA Division Vice Chair

  • Cheyenne Zaremba | 2023-2024 NCA Vice Chair-Elect

  • Emily Scheinfeld | 2023-2024 NCA Secretary

  • Mike Alvarez | 2021-2024 Pedagogy and Andragogy Chair

  • Stephenson Brooks Whitestone | 2021-2025 NCA Lead Archivist

  • Maris Westrum | 2023-2024 NCA Social Media Manager

  • Heather Smith | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Christian Seiter | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Lindsay Harvell-Bowman | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Linda Levitt | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Lora Anderson | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Jocelyn DeGroot | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Sara V. Kaufman | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

  • Alyse Johnson | 2023-2024 NCA Advisory Board

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2021-2023: The NCA Start-Up Years

  • Jillian Rosa 2022-2023 | NCA Graduate Student Representative

  • JJ Jones 2022-2023 | NCA Graduate Student Representative

  • Heather Smith 2021-2023 | DEI Manager and Lead Investigator

  • Amanda Cooper 2021-2023 | Proposal and Grants Investigator 

  • Cheyenne Zaremba 2021-2023 | Graduate Student Representative

  • C. Campbell Pendleton 2021-2023 | Secretary 

  • Jessica Cherry 2021-2023 | NCA Vice Chair | NCA Advisory Board

  • Howard Rodriguez-Mori 2022-2023 | Assistant Investigator and DEI Specialist

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We are grateful for your service to our organization!

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