I am delighted and honored to join the TESOL Affiliate Leadership Council (ALC).  A proud member of TESOL International for fourteen years and TexTESOL V for eight, I served on the TexTESOL V board in a variety of positions including Secondary School Representative, Secretary, President-Elect, President and Past-President.  I also served as a member of the Council of Presidents (COP) for the four Texas TESOL affiliates (the COP jokes that Texas is such a big state, we need to have four affiliates!).  In 2014, the COP hosted the first-ever collaborative state conference for the four Texas affiliates, and I am grateful to have served as one of the co-chairs and to have worked with my esteemed colleagues from all of the Texas TESOL affiliates.  Additionally, I participate in a thriving global partnership between TexTESOL V and Yakut TESOL.  I visited and taught English in Yakutsk at a Yakut TESOL English language camp, and I continue to work with my TexTESOL V and Yakutian colleagues to broaden teaching and learning opportunities between the two affiliates.  I have taught all levels of ESOL and in a variety of settings including community colleges, middle and high schools, universities, in the workplace, and in corporate settings.  My years of teaching ESOL and working with ESOL students and colleagues have taught and inspired me to connect local and world-wide perspectives.  I look forward to bringing my skills, enthusiasm, and proficiencies to the ALC, and I welcome the opportunity to serve with the excellent ALC board and leadership team and engage with and learn from dynamic board members from TESOL affiliates worldwide.