Providence, R.I.--A 35-year member of the Providence College faculty has been named president-elect of the Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP).

Dr. Carol B. Crafts, associate dean of undergraduate studies and advisor for the health professions, was elected at the association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., in April.

The NEAAHP's mission is to advance undergraduate advising for the health professions and serve as a resource for advisors of students preparing for a career in the health professions. It is one of four regional associations that fall under the umbrella of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP).

Crafts, who is also an associate professor of biology and director of academic advising at PC, came to PC in 1973. She has served as advisor for the health professions from 1977-1984 and from 1998 to the present.

Crafts has been a member of the regional and national chapters of the advisory organization for approximately 20 years and previously served a three-year term on the NEAAHP executive committee. She also has organized and planned workshops, moderated panels, and was a member of the NAAHP planning committee for the organization's national meeting a few years ago.

Although her term as president-elect lasts for one year, Crafts' total commitment will be three years. Next spring she will begin her term as president, and the following year, as past president.

Crafts said her duties will be to provide leadership to the organization, develop strategies, work with other professional organizations, and support the mission of the NEAAHP.

"I have maintained a long-standing relationship with the organization," Crafts explained. "I remember vividly the 'new advisors' workshop I attended at my first meeting in Hershey, Pa., and value the associations with other advisors with the same goals."

She added, "The organization has helped me develop into, what I hope is, an effective advisor. I hope that I can provide the same mentoring to others coming into the profession. My term as president is, quite simply, an opportunity to repay the organization for its support."

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