The board of directors leads the development of TESOL’s vision and mission and oversees the strategic direction of the association.
The board of directors is elected by TESOL members. Each individual serves a 3-year term on the board. The TESOL president serves 1 year as president-elect, 1 year as president and 1 year as past president.
2023–2024 Executive Committee
Shelley Taylor
President
Western University
Ontario, Canada
Term: 2022–2025
Debra Suarez
President-Elect
Career Educator and National Advisor
Washington, D.C., USA
Term: 2023–2026
Joyce Kling
Past President
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Term: 2021–2024
Rosa Aronson
Interim Executive Director
TESOL Staff Office
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
2023–2024 Directors
Kisha Bryan
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Term: 2023-2026
Elisabeth Chan
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia, USA
Term: 2022–2025
Raichle Farrelly
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Term: 2022–2025
Tamara Jones
Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland, USA
Term: 2021-2024
Graciela Martin
Instituto Cultural Argentino Norteamericano
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Term: 2021-2024
Kate Mastruserio Reynolds
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington, USA
Term: 2022–2025
Mawa Samb
Minestere Education Bureau D'Anglais
Dakar, Senegal
Term: 2021-2024
Cynthia Wiseman
Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
New York, New York, USA
Term: 2023–2026
Initiatives and Special Projects
Currently, the following initiatives and special projects have been undertaken by the board of directors.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
- Technology Improvements
- Language and Terminology
- Governance Review-Communities of Practice