New Officers Elected to NSCA Board of Directors

NSCA announces the election of new officers to its dedicated board of directors for 2025-2026.

Dale Bottcher, chief revenue officer at AVI-SPL, will continue in his role as NSCA president. Christina De Bono, president at ClearTech Media and NSCA vice president, will continue in her role as well. Shedan Maghzi, strategic advisor at Avidex, will remain as NSCA treasurer, while Don Mastro, chief revenue officer at AVI Systems, stays on as NSCA secretary.

Laurie MacKeigan, president at Backman Vidcom, will continue her board term as a board member for her third and final year. She will be joined by new board member Chris Wasp Jr., CEO at Ronco.

"Chris has already demonstrated tremendous energy, creativity, and commitment since joining the NSCA board of directors," says Tom LeBlanc, NSCA executive director. "We're confident that his perspective will strengthen our efforts to support the entire NSCA community."

There is currently one open NSCA board of directors position. The goal is to fill that position at the upcoming Business & Leadership Conference (BLC) on Feb. 24-26.

In 2025-2026, the NSCA Education Foundation is seeing leadership changes as well.

The board will continue to be served by Lauren Simmen, marketing director at Jabra, as president. Dawna Payne, executive vice president at Texadia Systems, who was formerly treasurer, is now vice president. Tim Hennon, CEO at Digital Labor Solutions, replaces Ingolf de Jong in the role of treasurer. de Jong concludes several years of service to NSCA and the NSCA Education Foundation, making a strong impact on the industry's educational mission and industry outreach.