Clay Ludlow has been manager of the Cedarville University Campus Store, Cedarville, OH, for the last three years and previously was the course materials manager for six years. He holds an MBA in operations management and completed his university’s selective Leadership Development Program.

He has served as an elected member of the NACS Board of Trustees since 2022. Additional NACS volunteer work includes serving on the PartnerShip Board of Directors for the past year and NACS Course Materials and Academic Resources Advisory Council (2017-19). He also served as a member and officer of the Ohio Association of College Stores (2017-24), now the Great Lakes Association of College Stores with Illinois and Michigan.

“I believe NACS is in an excellent position financially and strategically. I think the organization needs to continue forward on this path, building on the success we have achieved in recent years,” Ludlow says, adding that he will “work to keep the association focused on the right objectives.”

Jason Lorgan has been with the University of California, Davis, for 23 years, first as textbook manager for UC Davis Stores, moving up to associate director and director. He is currently executive director, student affairs. Previously he managed several stores for Follett Higher Education for six years.

He has been very active in the college store industry, volunteering extensively not only for NACS, but also for the California Association of College Stores, Independent College Bookstore Association, and the National Association of College Auxiliary Services. He has made presentations at industry conferences—frequently on the innovations his store has pioneered—and served as a member or chair of numerous committees. In 2019, Lorgan was honored with the NACS Aspen Award for his contributions to industry education.

“I feel tremendous passion about the powerful role a college store can play on a campus today. I believe strongly that the best days for college stores can be right now,” he says, noting, “There is a lot of fear about the future. I believe I can help balance that fear with optimism and confidence.”

Scott Swane has been senior director at University Enterprise Services (UMass Store) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the past year. Before that, he was director of operations, finance, and technology at the store for four years and store business manager for four years.

In all, he possesses more than 31 years of retail management experience, including store manager and co-manager for Walmart, human resources management for Montgomery Ward, and co-owner of a gourmet shop. His responsibilities range from operations, finance, and management to team development, merchandise planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting, and maintaining community relations.

“This diverse set of experiences across various retail sectors has honed my ability to adapt to different challenges and implement effective solutions in fast-paced environments,” he says, adding that his “collaborative approach, honed through partnerships with sales, marketing, and merchandise teams, aligns with NACS’ focus on enhancing member services and driving industry innovation.”