Christy Ruffner, chief of staff at Pitt-Bradford, was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education (NAPAHE) for a three-year term beginning in 2026.
Ruffner, who has been at Pitt for 11 years, is one of six newly elected members joining the board this year. NAPAHE is the premier professional community for individuals who support senior leaders in higher education, offering programming, networking and professional development to chiefs of staff, presidential assistants and other executive office professionals at colleges and universities.