2026-27 Officers and Committees

NCAH Officers and Committees Members for the 2026-2027 Organizational Year 

Years in parentheses are dates when terms expire. 

Officers: 

Outgoing President: Nicholas Brothers, Robert Morris University (nickbrothers23@gmail.com)  

President (One-Year Term, 2026-2027): Glen Bowman – Elizabeth City State University (gcbowman@ecsu.edu)  

First Vice President (One-Year Term, 2026-2027): Eric Walls – Pitt Community College (erockwalls@gmail.com

Executive Secretary Treasurer; Three-Year Term expires 2029): Misti Harper – UNC Pembroke (misti.harper@uncp.edu)  

Historian (Three-Year Term, expires 2028): Anthony W. Johnson – UNC Pembroke (anthony.johnson@uncp.edu)  

Executive Council At-Large Members 

Senior Executive Council At-Large Seat (Two-Year Term, 2025-2027): James Phillips – East Carolina University (philipsj16@students.ecu.edu)  

Junior Executive Council At-Large Seat (Two-Year Term, 2026-2028): Boyd Harris – College of the Albemarle (boyd_harris01@albemarle.edu)  

Committees: 

Awards Committee – Standing Committee: 

Brewster (Faculty Paper) Award Committee (three-year terms) 

Dorothea Hoffman (2028, 1) – Appalachian State University (martinda@appstate.edu)  

Michael Kennedy (2028, 1) – High Point University (mkennedy@highpoint.edu

Carole Troxler (2028, 1) – Elon University (troxlerc@elon.edu)  

Midgette (Student Paper) Award Committee (three-year terms) 

Geoff Harris, Chair (2027, 1) – Wake Technical Community College (gsharris1@waketech.edu)  

Boyd Harris (2028, 1) – College of The Albemarle (boyd_harris01@albemarle.edu

Hilary Green (2029, 1) – Davidson College (hillmill335@gmail.com)   

Constitution and By-Laws Committee – Standing Committee (three-year terms) 

Dorothea Hoffman, Chair (2027, 2 – Interim Replacement for Jeff Broadwater), Appalachian State University (martinda@appstate.edu)   

Alan Lamm (2028, 1) – University of Mt. Olive (alamm@umo.edu)  

Carrie Palm (2028, 1) – UNC Pembroke (carrie.c.palm@gmail.com)  

Membership Committee – Standing Committee (three-year terms) 

Heribert von Feilitzsch (2028, 1), UNC-Greensboro (harry@henselstone.com

Charles Reed (2028, 1) – Elizabeth City State University (cvreed@ecsu.edu

Eric Walls (2028, 1) – Pitt Community College (erockwalls@gmail.com)  

James Phillips (2028, 1) – East Carolina University (philipsj16@students.ecu.edu

Misti Harper, Chair (2029, 1) – UNC Pembroke (misti.harper@uncp.edu)  

Program Committee – Standing Committee (members will rotate annually according to host institution) NCAH First VP must be Chair 

Eric Walls (2025, 2) – Pitt Community College (erockwalls@gmail.com)  

Glen Bowman (2027, 1) – Elizabeth City State University (gcbowman@ecsu.edu)  

*VACANT (To be filled by a member of the host institution for 2027 annual meeting) 

Publications Committee – Not a Standing Committee (three-year terms) 

Eric Walls, Chair (2027) – Pitt Community College (erockwalls@gmail.com)  

Glen Bowman (2028) – Elizabeth City State University (gcbowman@ecsu.edu)  

Gael Graham, Editor Emerita (retiring, 2028) – Western Carolina University (graham@wcu.edu

Jamie Myers (2029) – UNC Pembroke (jamie.myers@uncp.edu)  

Audit Committee – Standing Committee (one-year terms) – President, Past President, and Executive Secretary-Treasurer 

Misti Harper (2027, 2) – UNC Pembroke (misti.harper@uncp.edu)  

Glen Bowman (2027, 2) – Elizabeth City State University (gcbowman@ecsu.edu)  

Nicholas Brothers (2027, 1) – Robert Morris University (nickbrothers23@gmail.com

Nominating Committee – Not a Standing Committee (one-year terms) – immediate NCAH Past President must be the Chair 

Nicholas Brothers, Chair (2027) – Robert Morris University (nickbrothers23@gmail.com

Eric Walls (2027) – Pitt Community College (erockwalls@gmail.com)  

Anthony W. Johnson (2027) – UNC Pembroke (anthony.johnson@uncp.edu