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Chartered in 1986, AADA serves as a focal point for information sharing, professional development, and advocacy related to adult development and aging issues; addresses counseling concerns across the lifespan.

•  2025-2026 President: Kaprea F. Johnson
•  2025-2026 President-Elect:  Mary Chase Breedlove Mize, PhD, LPC, ACS, NCC
•  2025-2026 Past President: Janelle Jones

Originally the Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, AARC was chartered in 1965. The vision of AARC is to recognize and advance excellence in assessment and research in the counseling profession.

•  2025-2026 President: Ryan M. Cook
•   2025-2026 President-Elect: Amanda D. Rumsey
•  2025-2026 Past President: Ching-Chen Chen

Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling aims to focus on the training needs of counselors who work with children and adolescents, while also providing professional support to those counselors, whether they are school counselors, play therapists, or counselor educators.

•   2025-2026 President: Cory W. Clark
•  2025-2026 President-Elect: Maggie Parker, PhD, LPC, BCS, RPT-S
•  2025-2026 Past President: Hayley L. Stulmaker

The Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) is a forum for counselors, counselor educators, creative arts therapists and counselors in training to explore unique and diverse approaches to counseling. ACC's goal is to promote greater awareness, advocacy, and understanding of diverse and creative approaches to counseling.

• 2024-2026 President: Patricia L. Kimball 
• 2024-2026 President-Elect: Yvette Tolbert
• 2024-2026 Past President:  LoriAnn Stretch

ACCA is one of the newest divisions of the 91µÎµÎ. Chartered in 1991, the focus of ACCA is to foster student development in colleges, universities, and community colleges.

•  2025-2026 President: Scott A. Sokoloski
•  2025-2026 President-Elect:  Gregory L. Bohner
•  2025-2026 Past President: Amy R. Broadwater

Originally the National Association of Guidance and Counselor Trainers, ACES was a founding association of 91µÎµÎ in 1952. ACES emphasizes the need for quality education and supervision of counselors for all work settings.

•  2025-2026 President: Spencer G. Niles
•  2025-2026 President-Elect: Madeline E. Clark
• 2025-2026 Past President: Cassandra A. Storlie, PhD

The mission of ACSSW is to promote sexuality as a central aspect of being human that includes the intersection of interpersonal and intrapersonal influences on sexual expression and identities inclusive of age, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender and gender expression, physical and mental health and abilities, and socioeconomic status.

• 2025-2026 President: Amber L. Pope
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Sheldon G. Aaron
• 2025-2026 Past President: Laurie A. Bonjo

AHC, formerly C-AHEAD, a founding association of 91µÎµÎ in 1952, provides a forum for the exchange of information about humanistically-oriented counseling practices and promotes changes that reflect the growing body of knowledge about humanistic principles applied to human development and potential.

•  2025-2026 President: Christie D. Jenkins
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Bogusia J. Skudrzyk
• 2025-2026 Past President: Caroline Perjessy

Originally the Association of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, AMCD was chartered in 1972. AMCD strives to improve cultural, ethnic and racial empathy and understanding by programs to advance and sustain personal growth.

•  2025-2026 President: Tiphanie Gonzalez, PhD
•  2025-2026 President-Elect: Kristy Christopher-Holloway
• 2025-2026 Past President: Ann Shillingford, PhD

ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with enhancing the development of people with disabilities throughout their life span and in promoting excellence in the rehabilitation counseling profession's practice, research, consultation, and professional development.

• 2025-2026 President: Christine Sacco-Bene
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Alexis Duggan
• 2025-2026 Past President: Paige Dunlap

Originally the National Catholic Guidance Conference, ASERVIC was chartered in 1974. ASERVIC is devoted to professionals who believe that spiritual, ethical, religious, and other human values are essential to the full development of the person and to the discipline of counseling.

• 2025-2026 President: John J. S. Harrichand, PhD
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Anita A. Neuer Colburn, PhD
• 2025-2026 Past President: Janee R. Avent Harris

 
Chartered in 1973, ASGW provides professional leadership in the field of group work, establishes standards for professional training, and supports research and the dissemination of knowledge.

• 2025-2026 President: Priscilla Rose Prasath
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Yanhong Liu
• 2025-2026 Past President:  Kendra L. Jackson

CSJ is a community of counselors, counselor educators, graduate students, and school and community leaders who seek equity and an end to oppression and injustice affecting clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, workplaces, governments, and other social and institutional systems.

• 2025-2026 President: Alfonso L. Ferguson
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Sailume Walo-Roberts
• 2025-2026 Past President: Chiquita Long Holmes

The mission of IARTC is to enhance the quality of life for people and communities worldwide by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing 91µÎµÎ, the counseling profession, and the ethical practice of counseling through trauma-informed practices, respect for human dignity, cultural inclusivity, and resilience.

• 2025-2026 President: Debra L. Ainbinder
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Danielle H. Johnson
• 2025-2026 Past President: Matthew John Walsh, PhD, LPC, NCC

Originally the Public Offender Counselor Association, IAAOC was chartered in 1972. Members of IAAOC advocate the development of effective counseling and rehabilitation programs for people with substance abuse problems, other addictions, and adult and/or juvenile public offenders.

• 2025-2026 President: George Stoupas
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: LaVelle Hendricks
• 2025-2026 Past President: Dilani Perera

Chartered in 1989, IAMFC members help develop healthy family systems through prevention, education, and therapy.

• 2024-2026 President: Cheryl Mark
• 2024-2026 President-Elect: TBD
• 2024-2026 Past President: Martina S. Moore

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Initially known as the Military Educators and Counselors Association, MGCA was chartered in 1984. MGCA is dedicated to counseling clients and their families in local, state, and federal government or in military-related agencies.

• 2025-2026 President: R. Joel Farrell, II
• 2025-2026 President-Elect: Neil E. Duchac
• 2025-2026 Past President: Elizabeth E. Burgin

Originally the National Vocational Guidance Association, NCDA was one of the founding associations of 91µÎµÎ in 1952. NCDA provides professional development, connection, publications, standards, and advocacy to career development professionals who inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals.

• 2024-2025 President: Marty Apodaca, MA, LPCC, NCC, CCC
• 2024-2025 President-elect: Dirk Matthews
• 2024-2025 Past President: Carolyn Jones

     *NCDA term of office is October 1 - September 30

NECA was chartered in 1966 as the National Employment Counselors Association. NECA is committed to offering professional leadership to people who counsel in employment and/or career development settings.

• 2024-2025 President: Joseph F. Parks, Sr. 
• 2024-2025 President-Elect: TBD
• 2024-2025 Past President: Melanie Drake Wallace     

Formerly Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
Educates counselors to the unique needs of client identity development; and a non-threatening counseling environment by aiding in the reduction of stereotypical thinking and homoprejudice.

• 2024-2025 President: Stacy A. Pinto, PhD
• 2024-2025 President-Elect: Clark D. Ausloos, PhD, LPCC, LSC, NCC
• 2024-2025 Past President: Robert McKinney, PhD