Natalia Balyasnikova, Ph.D., Co-Chair (2021-22). I am Assistant Professor of Adult Education at York University, Toronto, Canada. My teaching and research focuses on learning in later life and the role of culture in this process. As a Chair, my goal is to support the ICIS membership through organizing relevant events and networking opportunities, and seeing that our Interest Section remains a vibrant and welcoming space. For any questions, contact me at natbal@yorku.ca.

Jennifer A. Lacroix, Ed.D., Co-Chair, (2021-2022). I am a pedagogy-focused applied linguist with expertise in second language acquisition research and its applications to language teaching. I am also an accomplished TESOL trainer with deep knowledge of various teaching methodologies and evidence-based practices. Currently, I am a bilingual English Language Development Teacher at a secondary school in Chelsea, MA, and I teach a research methods course to graduate-level students at Boston University, where I have taught since 2009. I have presented widely at international conferences and frequently co-authored publications with my collaborators. As a Co-Chair, I collaborate extensively with current ICIS and TESOL members to carry out ICIS goals. You can find out more about me on LinkedIn or my website, and I can be contacted at: lacroixj@bu.edu.

Barbara Lapornik, ICIS Past chair and Chair-Elect. As ICIS Past Chair and present Steering Committee member, I actively promote and support our community as all our team concentrates on ICIS present and future steps and direction. I can be contacted at: barbara.lapornik@gmail.com. I am based in Trieste, Italy, and work for the bilingual high school LS F. Prešeren, also covering the role of an international project manager, who organises and coordinates student and staff exchanges, competitions in civic education and English language certificates. I focus my research on the manifold aspects of intercultural student education in diverse contexts, presenting them at international conferences.

Andrea Lypka, ICIS Community Co-Manager and Chair-Elect. I am an involved member of the TESOL ICIS community as a community manager and Sunshine State TESOL Board. My research interests include learner identity, discourse analysis, online teacher training, service-learning, CALL, and participatory visual methods. I can be reached at alypka@mail.usf.edu.

Roxanna Senyshyn, Ph, D., Past Chair (2019-2020) and Past Co-Chair (2020-2021). I am Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Communication Arts and Sciences at Abington College, Pennsylvania State University in Abington, PA, USA. My teaching encompasses TESOL/ESL education, applied linguistics, and intercultural communication courses. My research focuses on transformative intercultural learning in teacher education, intercultural competence development, and second language education. As the Past Chair, I seek nominations for, run, and report the results of ICIS elections. I also support the leadership team in accomplishing its strategic goals. I can be reached at rms42@psu.edu.

Amy Alice Chastain, Immediate Past Co-Chair (2021-2022). I am Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA, USA and serve as Outreach Coordinator for ESL Programs, a member of the UI Charter Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Board President of the Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities. I have lived in France, China and the UAE and my research interests include exploring ways to encourage and build intercultural understanding and communicative competence; the use of ethnography and narrative; language choice and identity. My email is amy-chastain@uiowa.edu.

Leslie Bohon, ICIS Newsletter Co-Editor. As Co-Editor of the ICIS Newsletter, I am responsible for collecting and distributing interesting and pertinent information to our membership about Intercultural Learning and Communication. You can contact Josephine and me at newsletter.icis.tesol@gmail.com with ideas, news, or articles for the ICIS Newsletter. I also teach international students and conduct intercultural learning programs at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA, USA as Interim Director of ESL.

Josephine Prado, ICIS Newsletter Co-Editor. As Co-Editor of the ICIS Newsletter, I am responsible for collecting and distributing interesting and pertinent information to our membership about Intercultural Learning and Communication. You can contact Leslie and me at newsletter.icis.tesol@gmail.com with ideas, news, or articles for the ICIS Newsletter. I serve as Assistant Professor for English Learner Education in the School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My research interests include intercultural competence in teacher education, and ESOL teachers’ efforts in advocacy.

Sharon Tjaden-Glass, ICIS Community Co-Manager. I promote ICIS newsletter articles, meetings, webinars, and events on social media. I can be reached at sharon.tjadenglass@gmail.com. I am an instructional media designer for the eLearning Division at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. I'm currently interested in best practices in instructional design for English learners, open educational resources, and intercultural listening.

Ha Nguyen, ICIS Member-at-Large. As an ICIS Member-at-Large, I serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the general membership. I also collaborate with the VietTESOL association and the US Embassy in Vietnam to deliver webinars and organize the annual VietTESOL International Conference for Vietnamese teachers and teachers around the world, focusing on teacher PD, online learning, and intercultural competence. Please feel free to contact me at htnguy13@ncsu.edu.

Ramin Yazdanpanah, ICIS Member-at-Large. As an ICIS Member-at-Large, I serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the general membership. I am the Director of Full Circle Language Learning. I work extensively with the English Language Programs, a program of the U.S. Department of State, TESOL International Association, and the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University. Please feel free to contact me at raminyaz@gmail.com.

Amina Douidi, ICIS Member-at-Large. As an ICIS Member-at-Large, I serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the general membership. I recently completed my PhD from the University of Southampton, UK. My research focuses on intercultural representation, interaction and dialogic pedagogy. As a member of Cultnet, I lead the Cultnet digital team. At TESOL ICIS, I aspire to get involved with diversified and varied perspectives on Intercultural Communication. Please feel free to contact me at aminadouidi.edu@gmail.com.

Soyoung Sarah Han, ICIS Member-at-Large. As an ICIS Member-at-Large, I serve as a liaison between the ICIS and the general membership. I am a current PhD student at the Pennsylvania State University and a former English language teacher in South Korea. I have been working with English language teachers around the world, focusing on teacher PD and intercultural teaching and learning via telecollaboration. Please feel free to contact me at ssh162@psu.edu.