Get Involved
We are the organization we are today because of the expertise, time, and energy of our members. What role will you play in moving NCTE forward?
Serve
- Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee
- Committee on Affiliates
- Committee Against Censorship
- Build Your Stack® Committee
- NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children
- NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee
- Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity
- NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (LGBTQIA+) Advisory Committee
- Committee on Literacy Assessment
- Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children’s Literature Committee
- Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Committee
- Promising Young Writers Advisory Committee
- Public Language Award Committee
- Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English
- Committee on Research
- Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee
- Committee on Affiliates
- Committee Against Censorship
- Build Your Stack® Committee
- NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children
- NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee
- Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity
- NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (LGBTQIA+) Advisory Committee
- Committee on Literacy Assessment
- Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children’s Literature Committee
- Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Committee
- Promising Young Writers Advisory Committee
- Public Language Award Committee
- Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English
- Committee on Research
Committee on Affiliates
Charge
In order to celebrate and cultivate the public voices of affiliates and their individual members, the Committee on Affiliates is charged:
- To plan and implement an Affiliate Leadership Breakfast at the NCTE Annual Convention intended to celebrate the contributions individual affiliates have made in the past year;
- To encourage members of affiliates to join and engage with NCTE’s various programs, projects, and encourage use of NCTE resources at the local level;
- To participate in the bi-annual affiliate leadership meeting, held every other summer, with financial sponsorship of airfare, hotel, and food costs;
- To keep up-to-date with NCTE policies, structural changes, and focal issues and inform affiliate groups in a timely fashion;
- To respond to staff and NCTE Executive Committee requests for advice on planning affiliate events, leadership meetings, and general issues.
If you would like to be considered for possible membership on this committee, please fill out the form below. The information you provide will be shared with the committee chair for consideration. Submission of this form does not guarantee committee membership. If approved, official invitations will be issued from NCTECommittees@ncte.org.
Current Members
CHAIR: Amy Nyeholt (2026), PA Cyber, Beaver Falls, PA
East Region: CT, DC, DE, INT, KY, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
- Patti Forster (2028), Camden Hills Regional High School, Rockport, ME
- Cheryl Golden (2026), Hanover County Public Schools, Ashland, VA
South Region: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX
- Jennifer Dail (2028), Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
- Lois Marshall Barker (2026), Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
Central Region: IA, IL, IN, KS, MB, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI
- Kathryn (Katie) Anderson (2026), Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11, Anoka, MN
- Nathan Whitman (2026), Derby High School USD 260, Derby, KS
West Region: AB, AK, AZ, BC, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, SK, UT, WA, WY
- Stephanie Buelow (2027), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
- Second West Region Member TBD
Executive Committee Liaison, Detra Price
(The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
NCTE Staff Liaison, Kristen Ritchie
NCTE Staff and Administrative Liaison, NCTECommittees@ncte.org
