Leaders Elected, Re-elected at Business Meeting

NCA's leaders were elected or re-elected at the NCA Business Meeting on December 11. At the top, Terry Sinopoli, marketing and customer service manager of Arlene’s Costumes in Rochester, NY, was re-elected to a second term as president. Courtland Hickey, owner of Chicago Costume and a current board member, was elected vice president. Hickey replaces Janine Caufield, who had served as vice president for many years and has decided to leave the board.

Bernie Garrido and Annemarie Aldrich were elected new board members. Garrido is owner of Bernie's House of Fun in Brownsville, Texas and Aldrich owns Rose Costumes in Denton, Texas. Click here to read an interview with Aldrich.

In addition to elections, attendees heard several reports about the state of the NCA:

  • The association operated within its budget in 2025
  • We currently have 103 Buyer Members and 45 Vendor Members
  • We hosted three educational webinars in 2025
  • We published four issues of Costumer magazine and 22 issues of NCA Today e-newsletter
  • The Halloween Google Ad campaign generated 93,324 impressions and drove 2,249 visits to the NCA online member directory.
  • Forty Vendor Members provided discounts through the Bundle Program and/or the Buyer’s Group
  • The Zoom Fashion Show, the discount emails, and the Halloween availability emails further connected our Buyer and Vendor members

     Regarding 2026, the big news is that an in-person event is being planned for August 6-9 in Rochester, NY. The event will include a visit to the Strong Museum of Toys. Stay tuned for details!