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Hello, Affiliate Readers!
Thank you all for tuning in to this issue of the Affiliate
Newsletter. Our last newsletter was a great success with a total of 20
Affiliate reports submitted! We received 7 (35%) submissions from North
American affiliates, 6 (30%) submissions from South American affiliates,
3 (15%) submissions were from Mid-Eastern affiliates, and 2 (10%)
submissions came from Asian and European affiliates. Several affiliates
wrote in seeking help in creating reports and making submission but were
not able to finalize a submission. You are commended for your efforts.
It should be noted that a healthy newsletter points to a healthy
willingness to connect and collaborate. Sharing demonstrates trust in
our sister affiliates and confidence that others are interested in our
successes and challenges.
This issue is also a success. While we have fewer affiliate
reports (15), we have 4 featured articles, and an Affiliate Network
Professional Council Report in addition to the staple Letters from TESOL
President, and ANPC Chair and Editor. In SOUND AFFILIATE
LEADERSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, Alex Monceaux shifts
the leaderships’ focus from individual managerial roles to the function
of the board as a unit that collectively governs the organization. In EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP IN TESOL, Andy
Curtis, one of TESOL’s Past-Presidents reflects on his role on the Board
and challenges facing diversification and equity. In THE
DEPARTMENT ADVISORY BOARD AS AN ACADEMIC PARTNER, Dan French
shares insight in using Advisory Boards to create effective connections
with stakeholders to an organization that empowers those stakeholders to
help the organization reach its goals. In ELT DAY FOR PUERTO
RICO, Jim Papple and several other instrumental educators
discuss how they were able to swiftly initiate, promote, and facilitate a
large online conference to support a worthy cause. These articles focus
on organizational leadership that explores the how
of leadership to develop stronger, more nimble organizations.
Finally, we have brought back the Affiliate Network
Professional Council report. Currently, the ANPC has 10 members –
Georgios Kormpas (Chair), James Papple, (Incoming Chair), Bessie
Karras-Lazaris, Alex Monceaux, Valerie Jakar, Jermaine McDougald, Petro
Okoth, Linh Phung, Luis Pentón Herrera, and Cherrilynn Washington – on
four working committees: the Affiliate Network Year-Round Events
Committee, the Affiliate News Committee, the Affiliate Communications
Committee, and the Convention Committee. This report enables others to
gain insight into ANPC’s work, understand how the ANPC is working to
better connect the Affiliates, and help potential new ANPC members see
where they may fit in best as an ANPC member. I am thankful to Jermaine
McDougald for his willingness to compile these committee’s
reports.
I would also like to welcome to new hands to the editorial
wheelhouse. The TESOL Board has approved the addition of more ANPC
members allowing the creation of a stronger editorial board for the
Affiliate Newsletter. We have added two committee members to the
Affiliate News Committee - Dr. Cherrilynn Woods Washington from GATESOL
and Jermaine S. McDougald from Colombia TESOL. Both new members bring a
wealth of experience and expertise to the ANPC and the newsletter
committee. I would like to welcome them to the ANPC, thank them for
diving in and assisting in this newsletter, and I look forward to seeing
how their insight can help the bring stronger connections to affiliates
across the globe!
Assistant Editors
Cherrilynn Woods Washington
Dr. Cherrilynn Woods Washington has been an educator for 24
years, working in a variety of educational settings with diverse groups
of learners and cultures. She has a B.S. in Home Economics with a
concentration in Child Development, an M.S. in Elementary Education, and
Ed. D. in Teacher Leadership. Cherrilynn has taught Kindergarten,
fourth, fifth grades, and GED classes in the Atlanta Public School
System. Presently, she is an itinerant ESOL teacher providing ESOL
curriculum support for three elementary schools in the South Atlanta and
Carver Clusters. Her work with adults includes teaching online
educational classes from Grand Canyon University, ELL professional
development training, trained SIOP Coach, and co-presenting with other
ESOL and Mainstream colleagues within and out of her school system. She
is the retired Service Unit Director for Ben Hill Greater Atlanta Girl
Scouts (21 years of service to girl scouts) and the Past President for
GATESOL serving many roles on the board since 2007.
Cherrilynn has been a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc. for 25 years serving in various roles as Hostess, Membership Chair,
Graduate Advisor Council, Pan-Hel Rep, Corresponding Secretary,
Nominating Committee Chair, Presidents Assistant, and Leadership
Logistic Captain, and Foundation Member. Some of her accomplishments
include two wonderful boys, WIDA educator of the month, Teacher of the
Year awards by George Alexander Towns Elementary School, Outstanding
Volunteerism Award from the Ben Hill community, and the Mentor-Leader
Award. The Conferences Professional Council (CPC) of TESOL International
selected Cherrilynn to be the PreK-12 Dream Day Team Leader for the
2019 TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo.
Cherrilynn has been chosen to lead the SETESOL Conference in 2021 in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Jermaine S. McDougald
 Professor Jermaine
S. McDougald has been an educator for the past 19 years,
dedicating that time to the field of ELT. He holds a B.S. Business
Management; he has a Specialization in Educational Management and a
Specialization in University Teaching and holds a Master’s in Arts in
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). At present, he is the
Director of Faculty and Research and Editor of the Latin
American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning
(LACLIL), Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia). He
has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is often
invited as a visiting professor throughout Latin America. He is
currently an Assistant Professor for the Department of Foreign Languages
and Cultures´ Master’
in English Language Teaching Programs.
He is an accomplished educational ELT consultant and researcher
for a number of diverse projects and programs in Colombia as well as
having occupied senior managerial, administrative positions in
international schools and universities, holding positions as the IB
Diploma Program Coordinator, (CIE) Cambridge International Examinations
Administrator & Coordinator, Bilingual Director, Coordinator of
Teaching Licensure Program in Bilingual Education, Language Center
Director & Academic Coordinator, among others. He actively
promotes and organizes teacher training initiatives nationally and in
conjunction with the local educational authorities (Secretaries of
Education), Colombian Ministry of Education, the British Council
Colombia, and publishing houses.
He has chaired TESOL Colombia I (2015), II (2017), and III
(2019), as well as the International Biennial CLIL Symposium in 2014,
2018, and co-Chair for the 2016 and 2020 versions.
He is categorized as an Associate
Researcher, publishing
both nationally and internationally on areas that include CLIL, ICTs in
ELT, Teacher Training & professional development, and
International Education. At present, he directs the research group: LALETUS
– Language Learning and Teaching, categorized by COLCIENCIAS
and co-founder of TESOL
Colombia, where he is currently the association’s Liaison
Officer.
Call for Papers
Finally, I would like to invite readers to submit Featured
Articles focusing on Organizational Leadership and Affiliate Leaders to
submit reports on their affiliates. Submissions should be received by
June 15th, 2020 and should be made to Alex
Monceaux at admonceaux@lamar.edu.
Please see the Call for Papers for all the necessary information.
We hope you hear from you soon!
Alex Monceaux
Editor, Affiliate News, ANPC, TESOL
Director, Lamar University Pathway Program |
