The information in this section offers all WATESOL members the chance to understand and participate actively in the governance and mission of the association.
The WATESOL Revised Constitution was approved by membership vote in Summer 2017.
WATESOL is governed through Executive Board. The executive board meets 5 times a year and is responsible for upholding the tenets presented in the WATESOL Constitution, the requirements stated by TESOL for being a TESOL affiliate while also abiding by the best practices established for 501c3 organizations.
Each board member has a role description.
Position | Name | Affiliation |
President - 1 year |
Kevin J. Martin |
Fairfax University of America, School of Language Studies |
Vice President - 1yr transition to President |
Jessie Ebersole | Washington English Center |
Vice President - 2 years |
Megan Fullarton | American University |
Treasurer - 2 years |
Christopher Scott (2nd year) | Raffa Accounting |
Recording Secretary - 2 years |
Kate Bain (3nd year) Allison Crolla (2nd year) |
Department of State Annandale High School |
Membership Secretary - 2 years |
Adam McConnell (1st year) |
International Center for Language Studies & NVCC |
Position | Name | Affiliation |
Past President - 1 year pastpresident@watesol.org |
Betsy Linderman Wong |
NOVA |
Communications Manager - 2 years communications@watesol.org |
Stephanie Gallop (2nd year) |
Georgetown University |
Professional Development - 2 years pd@watesol.org |
Krisztina Domjan (2nd year) Tabitha Kidwell (1st year) Glen Habershaw (1st year) |
American University American University Fairfax University of America, School of Language Studies |
Archivist - 2 years |
Heather Tatton-Harris (2nd year) | Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School |
Newsletter Editors - 2 years newsletter@watesol.org |
Kelly Hill Zirker (2nd year) Heather Gregg Zitlau (2nd year) |
U.S. Department of State Georgetown University |
Advocacy Chair - 2 years advocacy@watesol.org |
Polina Vinogradova | American University |
K12 SIG Chair - 2 years k12sig@watesol.org |
Becky Miskell (2nd year) | DCPS |
Higher Ed SIG Chair - 2 years higheredsig@watesol.org |
Louise Godley (2nd year) | University of Maryland English Institute |
Adult Ed SIG Chair - 2 years adultsig@watesol.org |
Jennifer Campion Philippa Kirby | NVCC Annandale NVCC Annandale |
NNEST Caucus Liaison - 2 years nnest@watesol.org |
Eda Aladagil Yoon (2nd year) | University of Maryland English Institute |
Webmaster | Albert VanLanduyt (1st year) | American University |