National Council for the Social Studies is pleased to announce that Terry L. Cherry a social studies consultant in Mesquite, Texas, began a one-year term as President of the NCSS Board of Directors on July 1, 2017.  
 
India S. Meissel, a Social Studies Department Chair and Teacher at Lakeland High School in Suffolk, Virginia, began a one-year term as President-Elect. Tina L. Heafner, a professor at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina, began a one-year term as Vice-President, and is in in line to be President beginning July 2019. Peggy S. Jackson, a retired National Board Certified Teacher in Sandia Park, New Mexico, assumed the role of Past-President.
 
Joseph Karb, a teacher at Springville Middle School in Springville, New York, and Shannon Pugh, a Secondary Social Studies Teacher Specialist for Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Annapolis, Maryland, began their second consecutive terms on the NCSS Board of Directors.  Joining the Board of Directors for their first terms are Anthony Roy, a teacher at Connecticut River Academy in East Hartford, Connecticut, and Jesse Haight, a Professor at Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania. 2017 NCSS House of Delegates Steering Committee Chair Tracy Todd, a teacher at Easley High School, Easley, South Carolina, will serve a one-year term as an ex-officio member of the board.
 
As President, Terry Cherry brings to his role rich classroom experiences and perspectives forged through more than 20 years of teaching social studies for Garland ISD, Garland, Texas. He is now a consultant for the Korean War Legacy Foundation and the Academy of Korean Studies, an Educational Adviser to the China Project Hope, the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas, and the Dallas Holocaust Museum, and is active with the Educators Advisory Council of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. At the local and state level, Mr. Cherry has chaired various committees, and served as Past-President of Garland Council for the Social Studies and the Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS). 
 
According to Mr. Cherry, “Representing a national organization is a unique opportunity. To do so effectively, the leaders need to hear from the members. I welcome the remarks of all social studies/science educators. NCSS is the leader in the field of social studies/science. To continue to lead effectively the social studies/science community must continue to collaborate. In so doing our voices will be heard and social studies/science educators across the nation and world will continue to make a difference in youth of the world.”
 
NCSS Executive Director Dr. Lawrence Paska said, “It is exciting to welcome new and continuing members to our Board of Directors. I look forward to partnering with our new President and Board members, and our entire governance team and staff, to support the growth of social studies education throughout our country and beyond.”
 
Full information on the NCSS Board of Directors can be found at https://www.socialstudies.org/about/board
  

For more information contact:
Ana Post
301.850.7655
apost@ncss.org