Leadership
Our volunteer members play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing our mission.
ACES Officers
ACES Staff
Kelly Duncan
Executive Director
Dr. Kelly Duncan serves as the Executive Director of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. She has been involved in the profession of counseling for over 30 years and has worked as a counselor educator since 2003. Dr. Duncan had the privilege of serving as a counselor educator at three universities, coordinated a university counselor training clinic, and was a dean of a School of Education prior to joining the ACES staff. She was the executive director of a state counseling branch for 15 years. Her background in counseling and association management allows her to meld her skills in her current role.
Since coming to ACES, Duncan has worked to highlight the work of the association more visibly and to facilitate collaborations between ACES and other counseling affiliate groups. Promoting professional counselor identity and advocating for counselor educators and supervisors has been one of her focus areas in the past year.
Past professional leadership experiences include secretary of NCACES, chair of the ACA Midwest Region, and two terms as the Midwest Region representative to the ACA Governing Council. She’s been the chair of several ACA task forces and committees. In her home state, she received appointments from three different governors to serve as a member of the South Dakota Board of Education for almost 20 years. She is a licensed professional counselor in the state of South Dakota.
Jeremy Swanston
Web Manager and Social Media Coordinator
Jeremy Swanston currently serves as the ACES Web Manager and Social Media Coordinator for ACES and is a graphic designer and scholar who has worked professionally for nearly two decades. During this time, he has developed extensive print and digital skills to meet the design needs of diverse clients, including the United States Congress and the Department of Justice. Past professional experiences include working as a graphic designer for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the United States Government Publishing Office, both in Washington, DC. This work portfolio centered on conceiving and delivering high-level multimedia communication and brand identity projects, including branding for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, and designing the 2013 U.S. Presidential Inaugural material.
Email: SocialMedia@ACESOnline.net
Regional Officers
Sherritta Hughes
NARACES President
Devona Stalnaker Shofner
NARACES President-Elect
Victoria Sepulveda
NCACES President
Tonya Hammer
NCACES President-Elect
Jose Tapia-Fuselier
RMACES President
Laura Bruneau
RMACES President-Elect
Hannah Bowers
SACES President
Michael Jones
SACES President-Elect
Ryan Reese
WACES President
Mariaimee Gonzales
WACES President-Elect
2023 Committee Chairs
Awards
Amanda DeDiego
Budget & Finance
Amanda DeDiego
Bylaws & Resolutions
Heather Ambrose
Counseling Advisory
Malti Tuttle
Financial Investment
Mark Stauffer
Graduate Student
Fatma Salem
Leadership & Advocacy
Melissa Luke
John Harrichand
Membership
Kristin Bruns
Nominations & Elections
Casey Barrio Minton
Product Development
Kelly Coker
Publication & IN Subcommittee
Marty Jencius
Web Content & Social Media Subcommittee
Carrie Wachter Morris
Webinar Subcommittee
Mark Manzanares
Research Grant Awards
Melissa Henry
Research Committee
Stephanie Dorias
Daniel Gutierrez
Social Justice & Human Rights
Deborah Rubel
Strategic Planning Committee
Craig Cashwell
Cassandra Storlie
Supervision Committee
Richard (Joe) Charette
Teaching Committee
LoriAnn Stretc
Angela Sheely-Moor
Conference Diversity Schol
Brandi Appling
Malti Tuttle
Grant Development Task Force
Leonissa Johnson
2023 ACES Interest Networks Chairs
Advocacy
Janice Byrd
Tanesha Walker
Bi-Lingual
Anna Lopez
Michelle Rivas
Career
Mary Edwin
Arden Szepe
Clinic Director & Placement Coordinators
Erin Barnes
International Students & Faculty
Erin Barnes
Yi-Wen Su
Diversity & Inclusion
Olivia Ngadjui
Aja Burks
New Faculty
Donna Hickman
Rebecca Mathews
Rural Counseling
Rawn Boulden
Christine Ward
School Counseling
Emily Goodman-Scott
Tahani Dari
Natalie Edirmanasinghe
Beth Gilfillan
Supervision
Gulsah Kemer
Chi Li
Qualitative Research (CEQUIN)
Jessica Martin
Jade Letourneau