NECA is guided by a Board of Directors which is elected every year at the Annual Meeting and Conference. Serving on the current Board are:
- President: Patrick R. Healy — Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- 1st Vice President: James Holman — Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
- 2nd Vice President: David Boyle — Town of Chelmsford Cemetery Department, Chelmsford, MA
- Secretary: Raymond Scholl — Milford Cemetery Association, Milford, CT
- Treasurer: Joseph Swift — Highland Memorial Park, Johnston, RI
- Director: Mary Anne Hawthorne — Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT
- Director: Tracy J. Taylor — Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Director: Todd J. Frederick — First Parish Cemetery, York, ME
- Past President Director: Dan Krueger — Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, CT
- Past President Director: Robbin Kelley — Town of Harwich, Harwich, MA
- Immediate Past President: Craig Cunningham — Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, ME