Contact NCMPR's national office:
5901 Wyoming Blvd. NE, #J-254
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-349-0500
For general inquiries, email [javascript protected email address] or [javascript protected email address]. For specific requests, see below.
- James Walters
Executive Director
505-349-0500, ext. 1
[javascript protected email address] if you have questions about becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, accounting, emeriti relations for past members, national conference planning and onsite implementation
James Walters has been the executive director of NCMPR since 2020. He has more than 26 years of experience in community college communications. Before joining the national staff, he worked in marketing and web at Skagit Valley College in Washington state, where he worked his way up to director of marketing and communications, a position he held for six years. He played a large role in the college's Removing Barriers capital campaign, which helped raise $3 million dollars to support student equity and success. His duties over the years also included designing print collateral, community outreach, and managing the website and publications. He has his MBA in marketing and sustainable business from City University of Seattle and previously served as NCMPR's District 7 director.
- Natalie Daggett
Director of Operations
505-349-0500, ext. 2
[javascript protected email address] if you have questions about district conferences and operations, Leadership Institute, membership, Awards of Excellence, the Medallion and Paragon awards, scholarships
Natalie Daggett been on NCMPR's national staff since 2020. She previously served on NCMPR's board as the District 4 director.
- Lawanna Duran
Publications/Programming Project Manager
505-349-0500, ext. 3
[javascript protected email address] if you have questions about webinars, national conference programming, Counsel magazine, the NCMPR blog
Lawanna Duran joined NCMPR in 2014 at the group’s annual board meeting in Portland, Oregon. Her background is in the private sector, where her roles have ranged from account executive at a Fortune 500 company to finance director for a U.S. House member’s senatorial campaign to public affairs – where she sought affordable breast cancer screening legislation on behalf of The Susan G. Komen Foundation.
- Jaclyn Youhana Garver
Communication and DEI Manager
505-349-0500, ext. 4
[javascript protected email address] if you have questions about "Can You Make It Pretty?", the listserv, NCMPR’s social media, NCMPR.org, DEI efforts, NCMPR emails, Counsel magazine
Before joing NCMPR in 2019, Jaclyn Youhana Garver worked in media relations and communications at Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus in Indiana for five years. As an NCMPR member, she blogged, was District 3’s Rising Star and served as the Medallions coordinator for three years. Before working for the college, she worked in daily newspapers for eight years, at The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and The Daily Journal in Kankakee, Illinois.
- Megan Neumeier
Membership Outreach Manager
505-349-0500, ext. 5
[javascript protected email address] if you have questions about membership.
Megan Neumeier has nearly 20 years of experience in association management, supporting member engagement, board operations and organizational efficiency. She has worked for an association management firm overseeing financial processes, membership growth and CRM implementations that strengthen communication and streamline workflows. Her background includes customer service, board support and day-to-day operational management for membership-based organizations. Megan has a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from Northern Arizona University.
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