Christopher Cofer, executive director of the Office of Pre-College Programs at Syracuse University is the president-elect for the North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS). Cofer’s term will begin in November 2024 and he will serve as the president-elect for one year, which will be followed by one year as president and a third year as past president.
During his 17-year tenure at Syracuse University, Cofer has had the opportunity to oversee Summer and Winter Sessions, the SummerStart and SSUI programs, and he has continually managed the Summer College program and the Office of Pre-College Programs. Since 2010, Cofer has been an active institutional voting member of NAASS. He served as a Member at Large from 2016 to 2018, hosted the Northeast Regional Conference in 2017, and co-chaired the Affiliates Work Group from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, he held the position of Northeast Regional Vice President from 2013 to 2015.
During his time as president-elect for NAASS, Cofer will lead strategic planning for the community and networking-based non-profit association.
“I am honored to have been asked to serve NAASS as its next president-elect. I have gained so much from my NAASS colleagues over the years, and I look forward to continuing the work to strengthen the association over the next three years,” says Cofer.