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Leadership

The Executive Committee is charged with long-term planning and deliberative decision making for NCTE.

Members are elected to the NCTE Executive Committee each spring. Leaders of the presidential team serve a four year term while all other roles on the Executive Committee serve two year terms.

The job of the Executive Committee is to:

  • establish priorities and direction for the Council
  • make policy
  • provide administrative oversight
  • model leadership practices that are consistent with our mission and values

A full description of the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Committee can be found in NCTE’s Constitution.

NCTE’s Executive Director is Emily Kirkpatrick. Under her leadership, staff execute the policies and develop programs, strategies, and ongoing partnerships corresponding to the vision and priorities set by the Executive Committee.

Questions for the NCTE Executive Committee can be submitted here.

Executive Committee

Presidential Team

 

 

NCTE PRESIDENT

Franki Sibberson
Dublin City Schools
Dublin, OH

 

NCTE PRESIDENT-ELECT

Leah Zuidema
Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA

 

NCTE VICE PRESIDENT

Alfredo Celedón Luján
Monte del Sol Charter School
Santa Fe, NM

 

NCTE PAST PRESIDENT

Jocelyn A. Chadwick
Harvard Graduate School
School of Education
Cambridge, MA

Executive Director

 

 

Emily Kirkpatrick
Louisville, KY

Representatives-at-Large

 

 

ELEMENTARY

Jessica Martell
Central Park East 2
New York, NY

 

MIDDLE LEVEL

Aurelia Dávila de Silva
SAWP Community Center
San Antonio, TX

 

SECONDARY

Julia E. Torres
Denver Public Schools, CO

Section Leaders

 

 

ELEMENTARY CHAIR

Roberta Price Gardner
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

 

MIDDLE LEVEL CHAIR

Frannie Lin
Altamont Elementary School
Mountain House, CA

 

SECONDARY CHAIR

Tiffany Rehbein
Laramie County School District #1
Cheyenne, WY

 

COLLEGE CHAIR

Shelley Rodrigo
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Conference Leaders

 

 

CCCC CHAIR

Asao B. Inoue
University of Washington Tacoma
Tacoma, WA

 

CCCC ASSOCIATE CHAIR

Vershawn Ashanti Young
University of Waterloo, Ontario

 

CEL CHAIR

Janice Schwarze
Downers Grove North High School
Downers Grove, IL

 

ELATE CHAIR

Christian Z. Goering
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

 

TYCA CHAIR

Cheryl Hogue Smith
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

 

WLU CHAIR

Roxanne Henkin
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX