MCA Past Presidents
MCA has its roots in the Maryland Communication Cooperative, formed in 1973 with Jack Brown, then Assistant Professor of Speech at Essex Community College, as the president.
| 1973-1974 | Jack L. Brown | Essex Community College |
| 1974-1976 | Beverly Reynolds | Essex Community College |
| 1976-1977 | Marion Lanham | Harford Community College |
| 1977-1978 | Cyril J. Carrol | Prince Georges Community College |
| 1978-1979 | Vicki Freimuth | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1979-1980 | Brian R. Naughton | College of Notre Dame |
| 1980-1981 | Joseph L. McCaleb | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1981-1982 | Ann Lewis | Catonsville Senior High School |
| 1982-1983 | Janet Cook | Allegany Community College |
| 1983-1984 | Michael Wallinger | Frostburg State College |
| 1984-1985 | Ruth Ann Patterson | Catonsville Community College |
From 1986 to 1997, a state association ceased to function, but in September 1997, at a meeting of interested communication professionals from across the state at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Maryland Communication Association formally organized again. Brenda Logue, Towson University, was elected president.
| 1997-1998 | Brenda Logue | Towson University |
| 1998-1999 | Michael Wallinger | Frostburg State University |
| 1999-2000 | Mitchell Perkins | Essex Community College |
| 2000-2001 | Roxanne Davidson | Montgomery Community College |
| 2001-2002 | R. Pierre Rodgers | Morgan State University |
| 2002-2003 | Ruth Wallinger | Frostburg State University |
| 2003-2004 | Shirley Maase | Chesapeake College |
| 2004-2005 | Shirlee Levin | College of Southern Maryland |
| 2005-2006 | Carl Hyden | Morgan State University |
| 2006-2007 | Jody Morrison | Salisbury University |
| 2007-2008 | Jennifer Kafka Smith | Community College of Baltimore County |
| 2008-2009 | Rose Piskapas | Montgomery College |
| 2009-2010 | Donna Rongione | Community College of Baltimore County |
| 2010-2011 | Elesha Ruminski | Frostburg State University |