CATESOL Board of Directors 2024-2025
Voting Members (elected)
President
Song Hong
President-Elect
Sedique Popal
V.P. of Communication
Bahiyyih Hardacre
Treasurer
Tammy Wik
Secretary
Kimmie Tang
College/
University Level Chair
Kevin Wong
Community College Level Chair
Ingrid Bairstow
Adult Education Level Chair
Lisa Guay
K-12 Level Chair
Michele McConnell
Intensive English Program Level Chair
Nina Dellona
Chapter Council Chair
Merve Beyazit Tanner
Interest Group Chair
Kelly Metz-Matthews
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
Robyn Mosely
Assistants to Voting Members (elected)
Assistant Treasurer: Talley Caruso
Past Treasurer: Vincent Nuñez
Assistant Secretary: Olga Evans
Assistant VP of Communication: Erika Saito
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assistant Chair: ZsaZsa Aranas
Chapter Council Assistant Chair: Jennifer Guillen
Interest Group Assistant Chair: Tamara Collins-Parks
College/University Level Assistant Chair: Ana Guzman
Community College Level: Assistant Chair: Cynthia Baum
Adult Education Level Assistant Chair: Julie Southworth
K-12 Level Assistant Chair: Lauren Ramers
Intensive English Program Level Assistant Chair: Sean Saly
Chapter Coordinators
Bay Area Chapter Co-coordinators: Guillermo Campos
Capital Area Chapter Coordinator: Diana Tinoco
Inland Empire Chapter Coordinator: open
Los Padres Chapter Coordinator: open
Orange County Chapter Coordinator: Femia Scarfone
San Diego Chapter Coordinator: Christina Kaufmann
San Gabriel Valley Chapter Coordinator: Jennifer Guillen
Saroyan Chapter Co-coordinators: Jennifer Vahanian and Alyssa Tobar
Steinbeck Chapter Coordinator: open
Yosemite Chapter Coordinator: open
Interest Group Coordinators
More about Interest Groups
CIRT-IG Co-coordinators: Margi Wald and Elizaveta (Ellie )Kuznetsova
CSU-IG Co-coordinators: Bahiyyih Hardacre and Jaydene Elvin
CSU-IG Assistant Coordinator: Iara Mantenuto
IC-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen
LGBTQ+-IG Coordinator: Carol Basilio
MW-IG Co-coordinators: Natasha Guerrero
MW-IG Assistant Coordinator: Vincent Nuñez
NNLEI-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen
OT-IG Coordinator: Katrina Tamura
OT-IG Assistant Coordinator: Christian Vela Che
RC-IG Co-coordinators: Sherry MacKay and Talley Caruso
RW-IG Co-coordinators: Kara Mac Donald and Siyi Gao
TELL-IG Coordinator: Jennie Kim
TEW-IG Coordinator: open
TOP-IG Co-coordinators: Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek; Assistant: Donna Brinton
USC-IG Coordinator: Zhi (Annie) Yin
USC-IG Assistant Coordinator: Yi (Holly) Gao
We are CATESOL!
CATESOL is the largest TESOL Affiliate in the USA.
We are over 3,000 members strong.
We support academic levels,
Interest Groups (IGs),
and regional chapters.
We communicate across a wealth of CATESOL message boards.
We publish open source media:
The CATESOL Journal,
The CATESOL News,
and The CATESOL Blog.
We host webinars and in-person events to serve teachers, both those with experience and those who are about to enter our profession.
Publication & Communication Leadership
CATESOL Web Manager: Marsha Chan
CATESOL Assistant Webmaster: Andy Mardesich
CATESOL Journal Co-Editors: Robert Kohls, Rebekah Taveau, and Kevin Wong
CATESOL Journal Consulting Editor: Mark Roberge
CATESOL Journal Managing Editor: Margi Wald
CATESOL Newsletter Editor: Kara Mac Donald
CATESOL Blog Editor: Michelle Skowbo
CATESOL YouTube Coordinator: Bentley Cavazzi
Event Registration Manager: Marsha Chan
Social Media Coordinator: Suky Kaur
Job Board Coordinator: Alisa Takeuchi
Additional Leadership Roles
Advocacy and Policy Advisor: open
Graduate Student Representative: open
Historian: open
Membership Coordinator: Kendra Vasile
Outreach Coordinator: Anthony Burik
Professional Development Coordinator: Marsha Chan
2025 State Conference Co-Chairs: Talley Caruso and Tammy Wik
Liaisons
California Council for Adult Educators (CCAE) Liaison: Song Hong
California Teachers Association (CTA) Liaison: open
Californians Together (CalTog) Co-liaisons: Lorine Erika Saito and Kevin Wong
CATESOL Education Foundation Liaison: Song Hong
TESOL Affiliate Representative: Song Hong
CATESOL Northern Regional Liaison: Kara Mac Donald
CATESOL Central Regional Liaison: open
CATESOL LA Regional Liaison: open