Jennifer Morgan
President-Elect, National Council for the Social Studies

A middle school social studies teacher at West Salem Middle School in West Salem, Wisconsin, Jennifer was elected to the position of NCSS Vice-President in 2022 after previously serving on the NCSS Board of Directors from 2015-2018. During that time, she chaired the Rho Kappa Advisory Council during the creation of Jr. Rho Kappa and a new scholarship for high school members. 

In addition to teaching middle school social studies or serving on the NCSS Board of Directors, Jennifer also is the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies' Executive Director of External Affairs, where she previously served as the council's president. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a Master of Education degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Lawrence M. Paska, Ph.D., CAE
Executive Director, National Council for the Social Studies

Larry earned a B.A. in History and a M.A.T. in Social Studies from Union College and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University at Albany. Dr. Paska began his career as a middle school social studies teacher in New York State public schools, has taught social studies education methods at the university level, and holds New York 7–12 social studies education and school district administrator certifications. At the New York State Education Department, He led standards and assessment programs for P-12 social studies education as a state social studies specialist and established the Office of Educational Design and Technology as the Coordinator of Technology Policy. He has also served as the Director of Professional Development for the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), providing instructional programs and services for 32 public school districts in the greater New York City region. He received the New York State Council for the Social Studies' (NYSCSS) Distinguished Social Studies Service Award in 2017 and served as the 2015–2016 NYSCSS President. In addition to his work with NCSS, Dr. Paska serves on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Board of Directors, the National Coalition for History Policy Board, the National History Day Advisory Council, and the American Archive for Public Broadcasting Education Advisory Committee.