National Association of College Stores Names New Officers and Trustees
OBERLIN, OHIO - March 14, 2017 – The National Association of College Stores (NACS) , the professional trade association representing the campus store industry, installed two new officers and five new trustees to its board during CAMEX , the association’s annual convention and trade show.
Loreen J. Maxfield , director of retail operations, The UIC Bookstore, University of Illinois at Chicago, is the newly-elected president for 2017 through CAMEX 2018. Maxfield succeeds, Mark Frisby, CCR , general manager, MSU Bookstore, Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. who is now NACS’ Immediate Past President.
Steve Alb, MBA, CCR, The Book Store at Western, Western University, London, ON was installed as president-elect.
The newly-elected trustees include: Deanna Casterton, NACS Foundation president, director, Luther Book Shop, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; Roxanne Irizarry, national sales manager, college division, MV Sport/The Game, Bay Shore, N.Y.; Gavin Jensen, MBA, CCR, director, Salt Lake Community College Store, Salt Lake City, Utah; Alex Parra, utech manager, University of Utah Campus Store, Salt Lake City, Utah; Ali Sadeghi, director, University of Arkansas Bookstore, Fayetteville, Ark.
Trustees remaining on the board include: Dan Butler, president, Maple Point Consulting, Harrisburg, Pa.; Brian Groves, CCR, executive director auxiliary services, CU Book Store, University of Colorado Boulder, Colo.; Tom Hoffa, vice president of channel partnerships, Pearson, Chanhassen, Minn.; Jerri Lynn Lyddon, MSED, director, Saints Bookstore, Seward County Community College/Area Technical School, Liberal, Kan . ; Mary Ellen Martin, CCR, retired store director, Wilton, Maine; Rita Phillips, director, Iowa State University Bookstore, Ames, Iowa; Chad M. Schreier, MBA, CCR, director, Jackets and Company, Montana State University Billings, Mont. Debby Shively, M.Ed., assistant vice president, The University of Arizona BookStores, Tucson, Ariz.; Laura Stevens, The M Store, Maryville University of St. Louis, Mo.; Steven Westenbroek, store director, College of Saint Mary Campus Store, Omaha, Neb.
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.
