NACS Foundation Installs New Board Members

OBERLIN, OHIO.March 24, 2016 — The NACS Foundation announced the installation of its new president, president-elect, and three new directors to the 2016-2017 board during CAMEX , the annual convention and trade show National Association of College Stores (NACS).

Tom Hoffa , VP of channel partnerships, Pearson, Chanhassen, Minn, is the newly-elected president for 2016-17. Hoffa succeeds Melanie Sparks, CCR, executive director, institutional support services, University of New Mexico Bookstore, Albuquerque, N.M., who is now the Foundation’s Immediate Past President.

Deanna Casterton , director, Luther Book Shop, Luther College-Decorah, Decorah, Iowa was installed as president-elect.

Newly installed directors are J Bryson Baker , manager, OrangeTech, University Store, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla.; Cary Caldwell , director, Gardner-Webb University Campus Shop, Boiling Springs, N.C.; and Chris Przybylski, CCR , operations manager, Ozarks Tech Community College Bookstore, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Mo.

Directors remaining on the NACS Foundation board are Steve Arnold , Fishers, Ind.; Julie Banks, CCR , university retail operations manager, University of Dayton Bookstore, Dayton, Ohio; Tracy Dyal, CCR , manager, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Bookstore, Tifton, Ga.; Sonda Ropp Reinartz , territory manager, Follett, Westchester, Ill.; and Paul A. Wright, MBA, CCR , assistant manager, Northern Michigan University Bookstore, Marquette, Mich.

EDITOR’S NOTE : CCR, Certified Collegiate Retailer, is an earned professional designation awarded by NACS.

About NACS Foundation

Operating for more than 30 years, the NACS Foundation is the only charitable resource for the collegiate retailing industry. Since its inception, it has disbursed more than $3 million for industry education and research, and awarded more than 3,000 professional development grants to college store personnel. The NACS Foundation has touched the careers of thousands of collegiate retailing professionals and counts some of the industry’s leading vendors among its top corporate donors.

About The National Association of College Stores

The National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing the $10 billion collegiate retailing industry. NACS represents nearly 4,000 campus retailers and approximately 1,000 industry-related companies that supply course materials and other merchandise and services to campus stores. NACS provides education and other resources that help its member stores support student success, the campus experience, and the academic missions of higher education institutions. NACS is headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio. Additional information can be found online at www.nacs.org.