Numerous CFLE were elected to leadership positions within NCFR: Tammy S. Harpel, Ph.D., CFLE, President-elect of the Affiliate Councils; Chalandra M. Bryant, Ph.D., CFLE, Member-at-Large for the Inclusion and Diversity Committee, Erica Jordan, Ph.D., Secretary/Treasurer of the Family Policy Section; Jane Rose Muthoni Njue, Ph.D., CFLE, Secretary/Treasurer of the International Section; Pamela B. Payne, Ph.D., CFLE, Chair-Elect, Religion, Spirituality, and Family Section; and TeKisha Rice, CFLE, Students and New Professionals Representative for the Research and Theory Section.

Bridget A. Walsh, Ph.D., CFLE, with Lydia Deflorio, Melissa M. Burnham, and Dana A. Weiser, is co-author of Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies, the first text to introduce human development and family studies as inextricably linked areas of study.

NCFR has added two schools to the list of CFLE-approved academic programs: Winthrop University Human Development & Family Studies undergraduate program, and the graduate Human Services/Family Studies Track, at Warner Pacific College, both recently received first-time approval. Program approval indicates that the school offers appropriate coursework for each of the ten family life content areas required for the CFLE designation. Graduates of CFLE-approved schools qualify to complete an abbreviated CFLE application process, which saves them time and money over taking the CFLE exam.

CFLE program approval for the undergraduate programs at Miami University Ohio, Family Studies; University of Georgia, Human Development and Family Science; Great Lakes Christian College, Family Life Education; and the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Family and Child Studies (undergraduate) and Family Studies (graduate) were recently renewed for an additional five years.