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Staff Directory

NASAD maintains an eleven-member full-time, and one part-time, professional staff at its National Office in Reston, Virginia. The staff provides technical services to members of the Association and interested individuals in areas related to art and design training, education, and the arts. Staff members also carry out the administrative functions of the Association, including accreditation coordination, accounting, correspondence, policy analysis, and publishing. The National Office maintains files of materials relevant to accreditation actions of the Association. Public access to these files is only by written permission of the appropriate member institution.

NASAD National Office:
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190

Telephone: 703.437.0700
Fax: 703.437.6312
E-mail: info@arts-accredit.org

Please review the responsibilities of staff members outlined below before making direct contact with a staff member.

Samuel Hope, Executive Director
Extension 19 ~ shope@arts-accredit.org

Karen P. Moynahan, Associate Director
Extension 16 ~ kmoynahan@arts-accredit.org

Chira Kirkland, Meeting Specialist
Extension 18 ~ ckirkland@arts-accredit.org

Willa J. Shaffer, Projects Associate
Extension 25 ~ wshaffer@arts-accredit.org

Jenny Kuhlmann, Data Specialist
Extension 12 ~ jkuhlmann@arts-accredit.org

Mark Marion, Research Associate
Extension 22 ~ mmarion@arts-accredit.org

Lisa A. Ostrich, Executive Assistant 
Extension 26 ~ lostrich@arts-accredit.org

Teresa Ricciardi, Accreditation Coordinator
Extension 14 ~ tricciardi@arts-accredit.org

Tracy Maraney, Financial Associate
Extension 23 ~ tmaraney@arts-accredit.org

Sarah Couch, Accreditation Specialist
Extension 15 ~ scouch@arts-accredit.org

Sarah Yount, Assistant to the Executive Director
Extension 20; syount@arts-accredit.org

Stacy McMahon, Customer Service Representative
Extension 10; customerservice@arts-accredit.org

Inquiries and Assistance

General Information: Stacy McMahon

Accreditation Consultation: Karen P. Moynahan

Accreditation Coordination: Teresa Ricciardi
(Accreditation and Consultative Visits, Visitors, Visit Scheduling, Visitors' Reports,
Evaluator and Accreditation Training)

Accreditation Documentation: Sarah Couch
(Forms, Self-Studies, Responses, Progress Reports, New Curricula)

Assistant to the Executive Director: Sarah Yount

Executive Assistant to the Associate Director: Lisa Ostrich

Board of Directors: Samuel Hope

Commission Policies, Committee on Ethics, Committee on Nominations, External Organizations:
Samuel Hope, Karen P. Moynahan

Directory Content: Jenny Kuhlmann

Dues, Fees, Invoices, Status of Payments: Tracy Maraney

Editorial, Webmaster: Willa Shaffer
(Web Site, Handbook, Publications Content)

HEADS, Annual Reports, Institutional Research: Mark Marion

Institutional Audits, Supplemental Annual Reports: Jenny Kuhlmann

Meeting Sessions, Arrangements, Logistics, Suggestions: Chira Kirkland

Policy Analysis: Samuel Hope

Postponements/Extensions: Lisa Ostrich

Publications Orders: To order online, proceed to Publications,
or contact Stacy McMahon

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