NCED Certificate Holders,
Welcome back to school! I am sure most of you are already in the hustle and bustle of the new academic year. I wanted to take a moment to introduce your 2025-2026 Board of Directors and to share a quick update about professional growth, exams and renewals. The new directors are as follows:
Becky Dieckmann, M.Ed.
President
Georgene Moon, M.Ed.
Past President
Donald Fontenot, M.Ed.
Treasurer
Jennifer Vasquez, M.Ed.
Secretary/Publicity Chair
Michelle Boughton, M.Ed.
Vice President/Exam Chair
Danielle M. Frith, Ph.D.
Professional Growth Chair
Suzanne Breaux, M.Ed.
Director at Large
Barbara Rust, M.Ed.
Certificate Holder Chair
Cynthia Simpson, Ph.D.
NCED Advisor
Suzanne Breaux, Michelle Boughton and Barbara Rust are new to the Board, and we look forward to working alongside them.
Professional Growth: The feedback we received on the Lunch and Learn sessions we offered two years ago was so positive and many asked for us to provide this to our membership again. The Board is always receptive to ideas and suggestions. Dr. Frith will be reaching out to membership soon regarding upcoming Lunch and Learn sessions. If you would like to share your expertise with our NCED certificate holders, email Dr. Frith and she can provide you more information on how to present one of the sessions.
NCED Exam: Below you will find the upcoming dates for NCED exam administrations. Please share with your colleagues who are interested in NCED certification. Note that we are open to providing alternative exam dates and locations. Reach out to Exam Chair if you have a specific request or have a group of five or more individuals seeking to take the exam outside of one of the below listed locations.
10/18/2025 Morristown, NJ
Location: TBD
10/27/2025 Baton Rouge, LA
Embassy Suites by Hilton Baton Rouge
4914 Constitution Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
01/17/2026, Houston Area, Texas
Holiday Inn Spring- The Woodlands
24888 I-45N
Spring, Texas 77386
4/1/2026 Round Rock, Texas
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
3001 Kalahari Boulevard
Round Rock, Texas 78665
Certificate Holder Renewal: Our 2025-2026 Certificate Holder year began on July 1. If you did not renew your certificate holder status, please take a moment to get your status back to active. If you are unsure of your status you can log into the website and look under your profile or reach out to our certificate holder chair.
I look forward to serving as the NCED president this year and once more, wish you all the best as you begin the new school year.
Becky