Governing Council

The Governing Council is the governing body of ACA. Consisting of ACA’s elected and appointed officers as well as elected representatives from ACA’s 19 divisions and four geographic regions, the Governing Council has the fiduciary duty to protect the organization's resources and ensure that it is well positioned to meet its strategic goals and address issues that face the counseling profession. Below is a complete roster of the current 2022-2023 Governing Council.

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Governing Council (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

* Executive Committee Member

President, ACA – 7/1/23-6/20/24
*Edil Torres-Rivera

President-elect, ACA – 7/1/23- 6/30/24
*Christine Suniti Bhat

Past President, ACA -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/24
*Kimberly Frazier

Treasurer, ACA -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/24
*Marty Jencius

Parliamentarian, ACA -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/24
Carlos Hipolito-Delgado

ACA CEO
*Shawn E. Boynes

Representative, AARC -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
Danica Hays

Representative, AADA -- 7/1/19 - 6/30/25
Wendy Killam

Representative, ACAC – 7/1/22 - 6/30/25
Emily Goodman-Scott

Representative, ACC -- 7/1/19 - 6/30/25
Stella Beatriz Kerl-McClain

Representative, ACCA -- 7/1/19 - 6/30/25
Monica Osburn

Representative, ACES -- 7/1/22 - 6/30/25
Dodie Limberg

Representative, AHC -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/26
Amanda Evans

Representative, AMCD -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
*Catharina Chang

Representative, ARCA -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
Michael Hartley

Representative, ASERVIC -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
Harriet Glosoff

Representative, ASGW – 7/1/23 - 6/30/26
Devika Dibya Choudhuri

Representative, CSJ -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
Rachel Goodman

Representative, IAAOC -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/26
Angie Cartwright

Representative, IAMFC -- 7/1/21 - 6/30/24
Ryan Carlson

Representative, IARTC -- 7/1/22 - 6/30/24
Joshua Kreimeyer

Representative, MGCA-- 7/1/22 - 6/30/25
Duane France

Representative, NCDA -- 7/1/23- 6/30/26
Kathy Evans

Representative, NECA -- 7/1/18 - 6/30/24
*Seneka Arrington

Representative, SAIGE -- 7/1/18 - 6/30/24
Jane Rheineck

Representative, Midwest Region -- 7/1/22 - 6/30/25
*Victoria Kress

Representative, North Atlantic Region -- 7/1/22 - 6/30/25
*David Julius Ford, Jr.

Representative, Southern Region -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/26
BJ Barksdale

Representative, Western Region -- 7/1/18- 6/30/24
Elizabeth Forsyth

Student Representative -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/24
*Illiana Navarra-Bueno

Process Observer, ACA -- 7/1/23 - 6/30/24
Miriaimee Gonzalez

Representative, Organizational Affiliate -- Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness
Angie Schubert

Governing Council

Governance Resources

ACA Documents

ACA Meetings and Motions

IRS Documents