ABOUT ACCAP
OUR MISSION & VISION
WHY ACCAP EXISTS
Students often face a complicated transition from high school into college, career training, military/public service, apprenticeships, employment, entrepreneurship, or other postsecondary options. ACCAP helps make those options easier to understand and identify practical next steps to move forward with confidence.
UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS
Help students see the range of education, training, career, and service pathways available to them.
KNOW YOUR NEXT STEP
Help students move from information to a realistic next action.
CONNECT TO SUPPORT
Connect students with navigators, institutions, organizations, and resources that can help them continue moving forward.
ACCAP helps students turn possibilities into actionable plans by providing information, guidance, connections, and opportunities that support their education and career decisions.
ACCAP envisions a future where every student in Alabama can clearly understand their options, access meaningful opportunities, and confidently move toward their next step after high school.
OUR PARTNERS
ACCAP works across education, workforce, business, government, community, and postsecondary environments to help students connect with opportunities.
Partner categories include:
• COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
• EMPLOYERS
• CAREER & TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
• COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
• PUBLIC & COMMUNITY SERVICES
• EDUCATION PARTNERS
HOW ACCAP WORKS
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DISCOVER
Students explore college, career, training, workforce, military/public service, entrepreneurship, and other pathways.
PREPARE
Students identify what they need to do next and prepare for applications, conversations, events, or opportunities.
CONNECT
Students connect with navigators, educators, colleges, employers, training providers, community organizations, and other resources.
MOVE FORWARD
Students leave with clearer next steps and connections they can continue using.
ACCAP | Board of Directors & Advisory Leadership
The following roster reflects ACCAP’s current board of directors, advisory leadership, and public-facing organizational leaders.
Frank Woodson
Chairman – Alabama Non-Profit Executive
Daryl Oliver
Chief Executive Officer, Digital Fulcrum
Dr. Janina Nobles
Chair, Career Technical Education, Bevill State Community College
Terry Gainer
V.P., ACCAP & Executive Director, Alabama College Expo, Birmingham
Nicovanna Shannon
V.P., ACCAP & Executive Director, Alabama College Expo, Montgomery
Demetrius Carr
Chief Executive Officer, ACCAP