New Governance Model

Board of Directors

The newly elected Board of Directors consists of the officers (president, president-elect, immediate past president, treasurer) and 11 at-large directors elected in a contested election by the ACA membership, as well as ACA’s CEO who serves as the board’s secretary. This is the governing body of ACA, which has fiduciary responsibility to oversee the strategic direction and overall management of the association. The board is charged with the development and oversight of ACA’s vision and mission. It provides the foundation for the operations of the association and the counseling profession.

Advisory Council

Consisting of elected representatives from ACA’s 20 divisions, four geographic regions and a student representative, ACA's Advisory Council advises the Board of Directors — influencing policy, counseling the board on practice concerns and informing it on the counseling profession. This body will have direct influence on the strategic direction ACA takes in addressing concerns of the counseling community. Governing Council Representatives who are currently in the first or second year of their terms in fiscal year 2026 will roll into the Advisory Council on July 1, 2026. Divisions or regions with representatives whose terms expire on June 30, 2026, will elect new Advisory Council members in the coming election also to be seated on July 1, 2026.

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