CEL

CEL Executive Committee

The Conference on English Leadership is governed by an Executive Committee made up of elected and appointed CEL members as described in the CEL Bylaws.

CEL 2020 Vision: By the year 2020, CEL will establish itself as the agent of leadership development in literacy education.

CEL Mission: The Conference on English Leadership fosters an intimate professional community dedicated to building the leadership capacity of literacy educators.

CEL Initiatives:

Invigorate our sense of CEL as an intimate professional home for literacy leaders.
Reconnect with department chairs.
Mentor and support emerging leaders.
Develop a deep understanding of our members’ needs and capacities.
(Collect and share data to analyze interests and meet the needs of our members)
Assist leaders in understanding and responding to issues and trends in literacy education.

CEL History

CEL Executive Committee

Janice Schwarze

Past Chair 2020–2022
Downers Grove North HS, IL

Christopher Bronke

Chair 2020–2022
Downers Grove North HS, IL

Emily Meixner

Associate Chair 2020–2022
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Members-at-Large

Natalie Croney

Warren East High School, Bowling Green, KY
2020–2023

Zackory Kirk

Decatur, GA
2019–2022

Susan Ritter

Cranford Public Schools, NJ
2019–2022

Shari Krapels

Glen Rock School District, Glen Rock, NJ
2020–2023

Shervette Miller-Payton

K–12 English language arts curriculum coordinator, GA
2021–2024

Cathline Tanis

Piscataway High School, NJ
2021–2024

Appointed

Nicholas Emmanuele

McDowell Intermediate HS,
Erie, PA
2022 CEL Convention Program Chair
(2021–2022)

Elsie Lindy Olan

University of Central Florida, Orlando
Nominating Chair
(2020–2022)

Ann Marie Quinlan

Lincoln, NE
Secretary
(2018–2022)

Do you have a question for a member of the CEL Executive Committee? Please feel free to contact CEL and your question will be answered as soon as possible.