Two-Year College English Association
NCTE members come from many different contexts. Joining one of these groups provides access to resources and experiences tailored to particular interests and needs.
TYCA Executive Committee Members
2023–2024
Officers
Joanne Baird Giordano, Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Charissa Che, Associate Chair, John Jay College, CUNY, New York
Bethany E. Sweeney, Secretary, Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Regional Representatives
Rich Peraud, Midwest Representative, St. Louis Community College, MO
Mary Jo Keiter, Northeast Representative, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
Kris Fink, Pacific Northwest Representative, Portland Community College, WA
Tom Geary, Southeast Representative, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
Bruce Martin, Southwest Representative, Lone Star College-North Harris, Houston, TX
TBA, West Representative
Regional Executive Committee Chairs
Suzanne Labadie, Midwest Chair, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Maria Vint, Northeast Chair, University of Connecticut, Mansfield
Kiera Squires, Pacific Northwest Chair, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
Chuck Baker, Southeast Chair, Greenville Technical College, MS
Allison Laubach Wright, Southwest Chair, Lone Star College, Houston, TX
TBA, West Chair
Non-Voting
Darin Jensen, Editor, TETYC, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Teresa Lopez, TYCA Conference Program Chair, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
Stephanie Maenhardt, Archivist, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
Rob Lively, Editor, “TYCA to You”, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Kristen Ritchie, NCTE Staff Liaison
2022–2023
Joanne Baird Giordano, Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Sarah Z. Johnson, Past Chair, Madison Area Technical College, WI
Leigh Jonaitis, Secretary, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Darin Jensen, Editor, TETYC, Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Rob Lively, Editor, “TYCA to You”, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
TBD, 2023 Conference Chair
Stephanie Maenhardt, Archivist, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
Suzanne Labadie, Midwest Chair, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Robert Derr, Midwest Representative, Clark State College, Springfield, OH
Jackie Scott, Northeast Chair, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
Mary Jo Keiter, Northeast Representative, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
TBD, Pacific Coast Chair
TBD, Pacific Coast Representative
Kiera Squires, Pacific Northwest Chair, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
Kris Fink, Pacific Northwest Representative, Portland Community College, WA
Teresa Lopez, Southeast Chair, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
Tom Geary, Southeast Representative, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
Allison Laubach Wright, Southwest Chair, Lone Star College, Houston, TX
Bruce Martin, Southwest Representative, Lone Star College-North Harris, Houston, TX
Anne Canavan, West Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Stacy Wilson, West Representative, Mesa Community College, AZ
Kristen Ritchie, NCTE Staff Liaison
2021–2022
Sarah Z. Johnson, Chair, Madison Area Technical College, WI
Joanne Baird Giordano, Associate Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Leigh Jonaitis, Secretary, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Darin Jensen, Editor, TETYC, Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Rob Lively, Editor, “TYCA to You”, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Charissa Che, 2022 Conference Chair, Queensborough Community College, NY
Stephanie Maenhardt, Archivist, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
Renee Rule, Midwest Chair, Noblesville, IN
Alan Hutchison, Midwest Representative, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
Elizabeth Keefe, Northeast Chair, Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT
Elizabeth Nesius, Northeast Representative, Rowan College at Burlington County, Pemberton, NJ
Carmen Carrasquillo Jay, Pacitic Coast Chair, San Diego Miramar College, CA
Amy Leonard, Pacific Coast Representative, DeAnza College, CA
Jamie M. Jones, Pacific Northwest Chair
Kris Fink, Pacific Northwest Representative
LaKeya Jenkins, Southeast Chair, Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, SC
Tom Geary, Southeast Representative, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
Allison Wright, Southwest Chair, Lone Star College
Bruce Martin, Southwest Representative, Lone Star College-North Harris, Houston, TX
Anne Canavan, West Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Stacy Wilson, West Representative, Mesa Community College, AZ
Maliyah Grant, NCTE Staff Liaison
Resources
Past TYCA Executive Committee Members
TYCA Committees and Task Force Members
TYCA Executive Committee Handbook 2019