The 2016-2017 NCC Executive Board

President - Richard Puckett (Magnolia 56ers, Region 4)

Richard is currently serves as the Vice President of the NCC.  He is a thirty year collector, archivist and historian of Department 56 products. He is a former Region Representative, Club President and NCC Club Rep.  Richard is a feature writer for Village D-Lights and Treasures magazines and is the Editor of Village D-Tails.

Vice President - Sue Chretien (Southwest Villagers, Region 10)

Sue currently serves as the NCC Secretary and is the creative mind behind the Club Connection.  She is also currently  the president of the Southwest Villagers, and co-author of  Village Display Tips’ Stylistic Displays.

Secretary - Ellen Somerwill (Queen City Villagers, Region 5)

Collecting Department 56 villages since 1984 with primary focus on Dickens’, North Pole, Seasons’ Bay, and Storybook.  I have acquired many pieces in other villages and giftware lines.

Member of the Queen City Villagers for 20 years

Positions Held:

• Vice-President Queen City Villagers 2008 – 2012
• Queen City Villagers NCC Rep 2012 – present

Volunteer:

• Set-up and take-down display at Ronald McDonald House
• Set-up and take-down display at nursing homes
• Various duties at Gatherings
• Lead set-up and take-down display at Museum
• Managed a fund-raiser for Ronald McDonald House
• Judge at Bachman’s Gathering Display Contest 1999

Presenter:

• Retail locations
• Club Meetings
• Detroit and San Antonio Gatherings

Awards:

• 2013 Northeast Harvest Gathering first place small display
• 2012 Department 56 “Collector of the Year”
• Miscellaneous first place Dickens’ Exchange Contest 2000
• Season’s Bay first place AOL D56 Community’s Display Contest 1999
• Dickens second place in Dickens’ Exchange Contest 1999
• Miscellaneous second place NCC D56 25th Anniversary contest 2001
• North Pole second place Dickens’ Exchange Contest 2000
• North Pole second place AOL D56 Community’s Display Contest 1999
• Miscellaneous second place AOL D56 Community’s Display Contest 1998

Features:
Season’s Bay Display in Village Display Series II Updates Number 1 First Quarter 2000
Dicken’s Display featured on cover of Dickens’ Exchange Volume XI, Number 3 March 31, 2000
Stylistic Village Vignettes by Leigh Gieringer & Sue Chretian with displays on pages 50, 51, 52, 67, 96 and 125.

 
Treasurer - Scott McKevitt (Heritage Collector's Club of Long Island, Region 2)

Scott McKevitt lives on Long Island, New York and has been married to his Wife Sherry for 13 years. Together they have 3 children, Maria, Laura and Nicholas.  Scott began collecting Department 56 in 2000, when he bought Sherry the "Fezziwig's Ballroom" for her as a Christmas present.  Scottcontinued collecting at a steady pace and then came across the NCC website in the Fall of 2010.  From the website he was directed to the Heritage Treasures Collectors Club of Long Island, where he joined in November 2010.  In May 2012, he was elected Vice President of the Club and in January 2015 he became the NCC Club Representative.  Scott and his family attended their first Gathering in Connecticut in 2013, where Nicholas caught the D56 bug and involved himself in every activity he could.  Scott and Nicholas followed up the Northeast Harvest Gathering by attending the Region 8 Roundup in San Antonio last Fall and lookforward to attending the California Gold Gathering this September.  Scott is looking forward to serving as NCC Treasurer and welcomes any input anyone might have to help him be a success.