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
2025-2026 NCSMA Student Officers:
Jordan Thomas
President
West Brunswick High
Lamonie Taylor
VP for Newspaper
Kinston High
Madeline Thomas
VP for Yearbook
Charles B. Aycock High
Erin Miller
VP for Literary Magazine
East Mecklenburg High
Eli Bishop
VP for Broadcast/Podcast
Watauga High
Bayla Dunn
VP for Visual Communication
First Flight High
2025-2026 NCSMAA Officers:
Sabrina Fourre
President
Kinston High
Jenny Zimmerman
President-Elect
North Buncombe High
Anna Saunders
Immediate Past President / Northeast Representative
West Brunswick High
Jennifer Chaffman
Secretary
Community School of Davidson
Neal Morgan
VP for Newspaper
East Chapel Hill High
Peter Johnson
VP for Visual Communication
East Mecklenburg High
Steve Hanf
VP for Yearbook
First Flight High
Bryan Christopher
VP for Broadcast/Podcast
Riverside High
Adrienne Stumb
VP for Literary Magazine
Watauga High
Mark Harrison
Southwest Representative
Asheville Christian
Erin Lekavich
South-Central Piedmont Representative
Gaston Day School
Tomeiko Carter
Northeast & Southeast Piedmont Representative
Ravenscroft School
Mary Beth Bumgarner
Northwest Representative
Alexander Early College
Shirley Kelly
Northeast & Southeast Piedmont Representative
Riverside High
Joy Roberts
Southeast Representative
Richlands High
Joshua Farris
Education Task Force Chair
Fred T. Foard High
Matthew Mayse
Task Force Member
Green Hope High
Karen Terrell
Task Force Member
Charles B. Aycock High
Alicia Lyda
Task Force Member
North Henderson High
Emily Phillips
Task Force Member
Mooresville High
Pamela Mann
Task Force Member
Providence Senior High
Lauren Casteen
Task Force Member
Northern High
Kaylen Evelyn
Task Force Member
D.H. Conley High
Matt Busch
Task Force Member
Enloe High
Amber Bryant
Task Force Member
Ronald W. Reagan High
Eric Broer
Task Force Member
Leesville Road High
Monica Hill
Director
NCSMA