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2009-2010 TexTESOL III Board of Directors

President [2009–2010]
Katherine Fouché holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida and a B.A. in French from Mount Holyoke College. She is bilingual in English and French. She served for two years as the specialist for the ELP program at ESL Services, UT Austin, and she teaches in the ELP & AEP programs. She has also taught at Kyoungpook National University in Daegu, Korea, as well as UDLA, A.C. in Mexico City. Her interests include teacher training and organizational communication.
president@textesol.org

Vice-President
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Past President [2009–2010]
Linda Munoz, PhD, has taught ESL for 25 years to international students in university intensive English programs and to refugees and immigrants in adult literacy/community education programs. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate at Texas State University, a grant specialist and Master Teacher mentor for the Central Region GREAT Center, and an instructor at the Texas State Intensive English program.
pastpresident@textesol.org

Secretary [2008–2010]
Jacques Hardy is currently a PhD student in Foreign Language Education at the University of Texas, with a specialization in ESL/EFL. A native of Texas, he has taught English in Japan, Taiwan, and Spain. He is currently teaching ESL at the Texas State Intensive English program at Texas State University. His interests are student motivation, intercultural communication, collaboration in language learning, and sociocultural theory.
secretary@textesol.org

Co-Treasurers [2008–2010]
Dr. Harishini Ernest has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught K-12, community college, and university levels, and has been involved in educational consulting, program evaluation, administration, and teaching since 1984. Professionally, she is an ESL Coordinator with Austin ISD where her responsibilities include teaching, teacher mentoring, and curriculum development.
treasurer@textesol.org
Jill Rolston-Yates has taught EFL in Japan, ESL in Intensive English Programs at University of Hawaii and Texas State, San Marcos, and ESL to immigrants and refugees in Adult Schools and the Cambodian Family Literacy Program in Southern California. She has also authored two English Conversation texts, Genbai no Eikaiwa, 1 & 2, with GEOS publications, Japan. She holds a BA from Whitman College in Psychology and Theater, an MFA from the University of Hawaii in Asian Theater, and an Adult Education Credential in ESL from the University of California, Los Angeles. She currently teaches ESL at Texas State, San Marcos.
treasurer@textesol.org

Membership Chair
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Public Relations/Marketing Chair
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Newsletter Editor [2008–2010]
Hayriye Kayi did her undergraduate studies at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey where she earned a BA degree majoring in English Language Teaching. She received her MA degree in TESOL from the University of Nevada, Reno. Currently, she is doing her PhD in Foreign Language Education with a specialization in ESL at the University of Texas, Austin. Her interests include teacher-student interactions, ESL classroom discourse, and teacher identity.
newseditor@textesol.org

Sociopolitical Concerns/Advocacy Chair [2008–2010]
Ronit Ricoy, M.S. Education/TESOL, has worked as a teacher, trainer, coordinator, director, and consultant in the ESL field. Her consistent focus has been Adult Education ESL, but she has also served as the director of a rural Guatemalan secondary school, taught History and Government in a U.S. high school, and worked in a K-12 ESL after-school program. She is currently the Spanish Community Coordinator at Hill Country Bible Church NW, where she teaches Citizenship and coordinates other community outreach.
advocacy@textesol.org

Delegate-at-Large, Elementary Education/Bilingual Education
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Delegate-at-Large, Secondary Education [2009–2010]
Galadriel Friese is an ESOL teacher at Martin Middle School. She has been with AISD for seven years and is currently working towars her MA in TESL at the University of Texas at San Antonio.>
delegate_seced@textesol.org

Delegate-at-Large, Adult Education [2010]
Denise Guckert earned her MA from the University of Texas at Austin - Foreign Language Education Center in 1986 and also holds a Texas Secondary Teaching Certificate for English, Spanish, and English as a Second Language. She has been involved in adult education for over 20 years, serving as an instructor, technology coordinator, and coordinator. Currently the Coordinator for Texas Central GREAT (Getting Results Educating Adults in Texas), Ms. Guckert develops, implements and coordinates professional development for adult education administrators, teacher trainers, teachers and teacher assistants. Central GREAT is housed at The Education Institute, College of Education, Texas State University - San Marcos.
delegate_adulted@textesol.org

Delegate-at-Large, Intensive English Programs
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Delegate-at-Large Higher Education
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Consultant: Webmaster
Nancy Meredith, MA, teaches ESL in the Adult Education Division of Austin Community College. She holds an MA in speech from Northwestern University, a BA with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas 6–12 certification in English Language Arts with an ESL Endorsement, and a Texas Adult Education Teacher Credential. She is currently enrolled in the MA program of the University of Texas Foreign Language Education Department, with a specialization in ESL/EFL.
webmaster@textesol.org