About
National Association of National Associations
NANA is the professional society for association executives, boards, and staff — research, peer community, and advocacy for the people who run the organizations that hold civic life together.
Board of directors
Margaret Oyelaran
Board Chair
Institute for Civic Stewardship
Margaret has served on NANA's board for six years and chairs the governance committee.
Dominic Ferrante
Vice Chair
National Council of Building Officials
Dominic leads the board's finance and audit committee and has chaired two prior NANA task forces.
Haruko Tanaka
Treasurer
Alliance of Regional Credit Unions
Haruko oversees NANA's investment policy and reserve fund strategy.
Benjamin Oduya
Secretary
Coalition of Independent Museums
Benjamin maintains board records and leads the bylaws review every three years.
Celeste Vranas
Director-at-Large
Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Celeste represents chapter interests on the board and chairs the membership committee.
Staff
Renée Okafor
Director of Digital
NANA
Renée leads NANA's website, member portal, and digital programs.
Walter Abernathy
Chief Executive Officer
NANA
Walter has led NANA's national staff for nine years, following a decade running a regional trade association.
Simone Radcliffe
Director of Public Policy
NANA
Simone runs NANA's advocacy program and represents the association before federal regulators.