Carl J. Sheperis HS, BS, MS, PhD

Carl J. Sheperis is the interim President and CEO of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates (NBCC) and its division, NBCC International (NBCC-I). Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the NBCC is the preeminent certification agency for professional counselors in the United States. It has certified more than 64,000 counselors and provides licensure examinations for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Dr. Sheperis completed his undergraduate studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvia, earned a Master of Science in Education in 1994 from Duquesne University and his doctorate in mental health counseling in 2001 from the University of Florida. He is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) , Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC), Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), as well as a past NBCC Board Chair.
Before joining the NBCC full time in April 2018, he was Program Dean for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Phoenix, and earlier served at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he was Chair of the Counseling and Special Populations Department and led the largest state university system counseling program in the United States. Dr. Sheperis has been President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Counseling and Development, as well as serving as Editor of the Journal of Counseling Research and Practice. He also has worked with the American Counseling Association (ACA) as Chair of the Research & Knowledge Committee.