Meet Our Executive Director
After four decades of service to IACS, former executive director Nancy Roncketti embarked on a much-deserved retirement.
On May 1, 2022, she handed over the reins to our current executive director, Annie Patterson.
With nearly 40 years of experience, primarily in nonprofit management and small staff environments, Annie embarked on a new chapter for IACS, with a goal to make the accreditation process more meaningful and deepen relationships with university counseling centers.
She began her career in the late 1980s with the federal government, moved to the private sector, and eventually settled on mission-based nonprofit work since 2002.
With a desire for continual improvements and positive change, she invites counseling centers to reach out with ideas - her door is always open.
“I manage from a philosophy that to be successful, a team works together. That means everyone, including management, pitches in where necessary to get the job done. Working for small nonprofits means wearing multiple hats. That experience gave me a tremendous opportunity to learn and manage every aspect of the organizations. I also find mission-based work to be very rewarding. I’m excited to play a role in IACS' legacy of leadership in student mental health. Working with counseling centers that provide this life-changing support to students is especially meaningful to me as a parent who has seen first-hand the benefit and positive impact."
A long-ago transplant from Japan, she lives in Alexandria, VA, enjoys being a grandmother, gardening, and a solid guilty-pleasure TV binge. #NakedAndAfraid (no judgements, please! IACS is a judgement-free zone)
Contact Annie Patterson, ann@iacsinc.org.
