Board
2022-2023 Executive Board
2021-2022 Executive Board
President: Temporarily vacant
Vice President:
Hyo-Chang/Bob Hong hong@marshall.edu
Past President: Isaac Willis Larison larison@marshall.edu
Secretary: Roxanne Aftanas kirkwoor@marshall.edu
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik
Higher Education Representatives:
Lan Wang-Hiles lwang@wvstateu.edu
Siham Elougli elougli@marshall.edu
Susan Braidi sbraidi@wvu.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Malyka Knapp-Smith
Carrie Edgell
carrie.edgell@cabellcountylib.org
K-12 Education Representative:
Ruthann Arneson arneson1@marshall.edu
Advocacy:
Puspa Damai damai@marshall.edu
Mollie Kennedy mkennedy@acluwv.org
Amine Oudghiri-Otmani
2020-2021 Executive Board
*Irregularities due to missed conference during COVID-19
President: Isaac Willis Larison larison@marshall.edu
Vice President: Molly DeLong
meriel.delong@fairmontstate.edu
Past President: Lois Jarmin ljarman@shepherd.edu
Secretary: vacant
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik
Higher Education Representatives:
Tracy Dingess
Lan Wang-Hiles lwang@wvstateu.edu
Siham Elougli elougli@marshall.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Malyka Knapp-Smith
Carrie Edgell
carrie.edgell@cabell.lib.wv.us
K-12 Education Representative:
Elizabeth ter Haseborg
Advocacy:
Puspa Damai damai@marshall.edu
Amelia Hsu hsuh@marshall.edu
Amine Oudghiri Otmani
2019-2020 Executive Board
President: Isaac Willis Larison larison@marshall.edu
Vice President: Molly DeLong
meriel.delong@fairmontstate.edu
Past President: Lois Jarmin ljarman@shepherd.edu
Secretary: Maria Skowronski
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik
Higher Education Representatives:
Tracy Dingess
Lan Wang-Hiles lwang@wvstateu.edu
Siham Elougli elougli@marshall.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Malyka Knapp-Smith
Carrie Edgell
carrie.edgell@cabell.lib.wv.us
K-12 Education Representative:
Elizabeth ter Haseborg
Advocacy:
Angela Bejarano
Puspa Damai damai@marshall.edu
Amelia Hsu hsuh@marshall.edu
Amine Oudghiri Otmani
Past Executive Board (2018-2019)
President: Lois Jarmin ljarman@shepherd.edu
Vice President: Isaac Larison larison@marshall.edu
Past President: Erin Clemens director@wvlc.org
Secretary: Maria Skowronski mskowron@shepherd.edu
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik patnaik1@marshall.edu
Higher Education Representatives:
Tracy Dingess, tracy.dingess@mail.wvu.edu
Lan Wang-Hiles, lwang@wvstateu.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Bryan Ortez, bryanortez@gmail.com
Malyka Knapp-Smith, mknappsmith@k12.wv.us
K-12 Education Representatives:
Heidi Griffin, hgriffin@k12.wv.us
Elizabeth ter Haseborg, shaseborg@k12.wv.us
Advocacy: Amine Oudghiri-Otmani, oudghiriotma@marshall.edu
Past Executive Board (2017-2018)
President: Erin Clemens, director@literacywv.org
Vice President: Lois Jarmin, ljarman@shepherd.edu
Secretary: Maria Skowronski, mskowr01@rams.shepherd.edu
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik, patnaik1@marshall.edu
Higher Education Representatives:
Tracy Dingess, tracy.dingess@mail.wvu.edu
Beth Campbell, campbelle@marshall.edu
Adult Education Literacy Representatives:
Brian Ortez, bryanortez@gmail.com
Malyka Knapp-Smith, mknappsmith@k12.wv.us
K-12 Education Representatives:
Heidi Griffin, hgriffin@k12.wv.us
Elizabeth ter Haseborg, shaseborg@k12.wv.us
Advocacy:
Jane Wagner, esljefferson@yahoo.com
President: Amine Oudghiri-Otmani, oudghiriotma@marshall.edu
Vice President: Erin Clemens, director@literacywv.org
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik,
Higher Education Representatives:
Andrea Karnoupakis, AnKarnoupakis@mail.wvu.edu
Susan Braidi, susan.braidi@mail.wvu.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Megan Shoub, literacy@cabell.lib.wv.us
Beth Rehberger, brehberger@k12.wv.us
K-12 Education Representatives:
Jessica Moats, jmoats@k12.wv.us
Advocacy:
President: Beth Campbell, campbelle@marshall.edu
Vice President: Amine Oudghiri-Otmani, oudghiriotma@marshall.edu
Treasurer: Sumeeta Patnaik,
Higher Education Representatives:
Andrea Karnoupakis, AnKarnoupakis@mail.wvu.edu
Susan Braidi, susan.braidi@mail.wvu.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Erin Clemens, director@lvmpc.org
Beth Rehberger, brehberger@k12.wv.us
K-12 Education Representatives:
Juliana Rafferty, jmraffety@k12.wv.us
Advocacy:
President: Katie Mehle, leslie.mehle@mail.wvu.edu
Vice President: Beth Campbell, campbelle@marshall.edu
Secretary: Andrea Karnoupakis, AnKarnoupakis@mail.wvu.edu
Treasurer: Mary Posa,
Higher Ed. Representatives:
Kristen Williams, Kristen.Williams@mail.wvu.edu
Amine Oudghiri-Otmani, oudghiriotma@marshall.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives:
Shawn Wolfe, shawn.douglas.wolfe@hotmail.com
Karla Hickey,
K-12 Ed. Rep(s):
Jessica Moats,
Lesley Morgan,
Past Executive Board (2013-2014)
President: Cathy Shank, cshank@access.k12.wv.us
Vice President: Katie Mehle, leslie.mehle@mail.wvu.edu
Secretary: Andrea Karnoupakis, AnKarnoupakis@mail.wvu.edu
Treasurers: Shalom Tazewell, shalomtazewell@frontier.com
Mary Posa, mposa@access.k12.wv.us
Higher Ed. Representatives: Beth Campbell, campbelle@marshall.edu
Susan Braidi, susan.braidi@mail.wvu.edu
Adult Education/Literacy Representatives: Shawn Wolfe, shawn.douglas.wolfe@hotmail.com
Andrea Falcone aggzfalcone@yahoo.com
K-12 Ed. Rep(s): Erin Gripper, misswv@hotmail.com
Rachel Fisher, 717fisher@gmail.com
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Who can benefit?
Anyone with an interest in teaching English language learners can get something out of joining WVTESOL WVTESOL is made up of over 100 individuals members, including ESL teachers and mainstream teachers, tutors, teacher trainers, teacher trainees and administrators. If you work with English language learners as a teacher or volunteer in kindergarten through 12th grade, higher education, adult education, refugee program, or in business and industry, we invite you to become a member. WVTESOL also welcomes pre-service teachers with an interest in teaching English language learners.
Perhaps the greatest benefit of belonging to WVTESOL is attending the annual conference. At our annual spring conference, you will hear a nationally prominent expert in TESOL, you will be able to browse the publisher’ displays, network with colleagues in our region and share your concerns and ideas about teaching ESOL.
WVTESOL is active on ESL advocacy in the legislature and other arenas. As a member you have the opportunity to air your concerns, and join your voice with others in speaking up about needs, shaping position statements and working on initiatives to further common goals.
Members also receive and share information via the email listserv from WVTESOL members, including information about teaching activities, regional TESOL news, information about new publications for teaching ESOL, and much more. Also, as a member, you will receive access to a password-protected online database which includes contact information for ESL professional and WVTESOL members throughout West Virginia.
WVTESOL links you to TESOL international. WVTESOLers have received grants for attending national conferences and complimentary TESOL memberships, in addition to being advised via the listserve of other national and regional grant and training opportunities.
WVTESOL is a collegial network for professional development, advocacy or social and institutional issues, and achieving ESL excellence in WV.
As our organization grows, so will our programs and services. Please join us.