NPA Board members are elected by mail ballot in the fall of each year. The NPA Board of Directors manages all affairs of NPA. The board consists of the President, the President-Elect, the Past President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Representative to the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association, two Directors At Large, Division Directors and the Director for Governmental Affairs.

• The NPA President serves a term of two years and the President-Elect is elected for a term of two years and succeeds automatically to the presidency upon the expiration of the President's term of office.
• Past-President shall be the most recent retired President and shall serve for a term of two years.
• Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected for terms of three years.
• APA Representative serves for a three year term.
• The Director for Governmental Affairs shall be appointed by the President with approval of the board.
• Directors at Large are elected for staggered two-year terms.
• A majority of the board's membership shall constitute a quorum.