National Association of College Stores Announces New Officers and Trustees

OBERLIN, OHIO (March 3, 2018) – The National Association of College Stores (NACS), the professional trade association representing the campus store industry, installed two new officers and four new trustees to its board during CAMEX, the association’s annual convention and trade show taking place this week in Dallas, TX.

Steve Alb, MBA, CCR , director of Western Retail Services, The Book Store at Western, Western University, London, ON, Canada, is the newly-elected president for 2018 through CAMEX 2019. Alb succeeds Loreen J. Maxfield , director of retail operations, The UIC Bookstore, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Chad M. Schreier, MBA, CCR , the associate general manager of MSU Bookstore Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, was installed as president-elect.

The newly-elected trustees include: Andy Dunn, MBA , director of campus retail and licensing, Lope Shops, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ; Polly Grapes , director, State Fair Community College Campus Store, Sedalia, MO; Steve C. Wenger , director of the Wildcat Shop, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA; Carol J. Miller Schaefer, CCR, NACS Foundation Board President, director, VOLSHOP, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Trustees remaining on the board include: Loreen J. Maxfield , NACS Past President, director of retail operations, The UIC Bookstore, University of Chicago at Illinois; Gavin Jensen, MBA, CCR , director, Salt Lake Community College Store, Salt Lake City, UT; Alex Parra , utech manager, University of Utah Campus Store, Salt Lake City; Rita Phillips , director, Iowa State University Bookstore, Ames; Ali Sadeghi , director, University of Arkansas Bookstore, Fayetteville; Debby Shively, M.Ed ., assistant vice president, The University of Arizona BookStores, Tucson; Steven Westenbroek , store director, College of Saint Mary Campus Store, Omaha, NE; Mary Ellen Martin, CCR , retired store director, Wilton, Maine; Laura Stevens , The M Store, Maryville University Bookstore, St. Louis, MO; Tom Hoffa , vice president of channel partnerships, Pearson, Chanhassen, MN; Roxanne Irizarry , national sales manager, college division, MV Sport/The Game, Bay Shore, NY.

EDITOR’S NOTE : CCR, Certified Collegiate Retailer, is an earned professional designation awarded by NACS.

About The National Association of College Stores

The National Association of College Stores (NACS), headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, is the professional trade association of the $10 billion campus store industry. NACS provides education and other resources that help its member stores support student success, the campus experience, and the academic missions of higher education institutions. The association represents all campus stores, which include nearly 4,000 campuses in the U.S. and Canada, and approximately 1,000 industry-related companies that supply course materials and other merchandise and services to campus stores.