About Us
NCSMA is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in scholastic journalism and encourages respect for freedom of the press.
NCSMA also promotes professional growth of journalism advisers and speaks for scholastic media in matters of curriculum and instruction that affect journalism education in North Carolina.
NCSMA serves scholastic journalism and works for its advancement. It is an arm of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
To learn more about the history of NCSMA, visit our commemorative 75th anniversary website here:
ncsma75.unc.edu
Mailing Address:
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association
Hussman School of Journalism and Media
284 Carroll Hall, CB# 3365
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: (919) 962-4639
E-mail Address:
NCSMA office: ncsma@unc.edu
2023-2024 NCSMA Student Officers:
Courtney Weston
President
West Brunswick High
Elena Paces-Wiles
VP for Newspaper
Riverside High
Allie Lain
VP for Yearbook
Richlands High
Kat Gregg
VP for Literary Magazine
First Flight High
Andy Bowman
VP for Broadcast/Podcast
North Buncombe High
Cleo Strauss
VP for Visual Communication
East Mecklenburg High
2023-2024 NCSMAA Officers:
Anna Barefoot Saunders
President
West Brunswick High
Steve Hanf
Immediate Past President / Northeast Representative
First Flight High
Jennifer Chaffman
Secretary
Community School of Davidson
Neal Morgan
VP for Newspaper
East Chapel Hill High
Joy Roberts
VP for Visual Communication
Richlands High
Jenny Zimmerman
VP for Yearbook
North Buncombe High
Bryan Christopher
VP for Broadcast/Podcast
Riverside High
Pamela Mann
VP for Literary Magazine
Providence Senior High
Mark Harrison
Southwest Representative
Asheville Christian
Brandy Caton
South-Central Piedmont Representative
Carmel Christian School
Tomeiko Carter
Northeast Piedmont Representative
Ravenscroft School
Arienne Stumb
Northwest Representative
Watauga High
Shirley Kelly
Southeast Piedmont Representative
West Johnston High
Sabrina Fourre
Education Task Force Chair / Southeast Representative
Kinston High
Erin Lekavich
Task Force Member
Gaston Day School
Daria Amato
Task Force Member
Cape Fear Academy
Lia Smith
Task Force Member
Highland School of Technology
Mary Beth Bumgarner
Task Force Member
Alexander Early College High
Karen Terrell
Task Force Member
Charles B. Aycock High
Peter Johnson
Task Force Member
East Mecklenburg High
Alicia Lyda
Task Force Member
North Henderson High
Emily Abernathy
Task Force Member
Enka High
Lauren McDonald
Task Force Member
Sugar Creek Charter School
Joshua Farris
Task Force Member
Fred T. Foard High
Emily Phillips
Task Force Member
Mooresville High
Liz Luna
Task Force Member
Athens Drive Magnet High
Monica Hill
Director
NCSMA