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Contact: publicrelations@nacs.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OBERLIN, OHIO (June 21 , 2024)— The National Association of College Stores (NACS), the professional trade association representing the campus store industry, has installed officers and new trustees on the NACS Board of Trustees. Gilbert Garcia, the manager of the Southwestern Campus Store at Southwestern Community College District in Chula Vista, CA, was installed as the 2024–25 president-elect and secretary. Garcia has managed the Southwestern Campus Store for the past two years. During that time, he spearheaded an initiative to introduce pickup parcel lockers at four locations across southern San Diego to streamline students’ access to essential materials and improve service. He was previously employed at the Bay Tree Bookstore at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for seven years. He started as a student employee, then worked his way up to general merchandise and technology buyer, and ultimately to operations manager. Garcia has served as a NACS trustee since 2021 and has also been tapped to serve on the California Association of College Stores Board of Directors. In addition, Debbie Cottrell, manager of the UMHB Campus Store at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX, remains the 2024-25 president, and Andy Dunn, MBA, director of campus retail and licensing at Lope Shops, Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ, will continue on the board as immediate past president. The terms for these officers will conclude on June 30, 2025. Three new trustees-at-large elected by NACS members were also installed for three-year terms: Ben Eisenstein, associate director of marketing communications and special projects for Aztec Shops and the SDSU Bookstore at San Diego State University in San Diego, CA; LuAnne Kelly, manager of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Bookstore in St. John’s, NL, Canada; and Terri Mitchell, director of the Bulldog Bookstore at Navarro College in Corsicana, TX. Additionally, one new trustee-at-large, appointed by the NACS Board, was also installed for a one-year term: Carol Dreste, director of the UC Santa Barbara Campus Store in Santa Barbara, CA. #### About The National Association of College Stores: The National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing the collegiate retailing industry. NACS represents campus retailers and 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 missions of higher education institutions.