The board of directors includes esteemed professionals in the ELT field who lead the development of TESOL’s vision and mission. The board of directors is elected annually by TESOL members. The TESOL executive director serves as an ex-officio member of the board.
Periodically the board of directors undertakes special projects or establishes a task force in response to new trends in the profession or identified deficiencies.
Initiatives and Special Projects
Currently, the following initiatives have been identified:
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
- Technology Improvements
- Language and Terminology (coming soon)
In addition, the following task force is being formed.
- Governance Review-Communities of Practice
2022–2023 Officers/Executive Committee

Joyce Kling
President
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Term: 2021–2024

Shelley Taylor
President-Elect
Western University
Ontario, Canada
Term: 2022–2025

Gabriela Kleckova Past President
University of West Bohemia
Plzen, Czech Republic
Term: 2020–2023

Amber Crowell Kelleher
Executive Director
TESOL Staff Office
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
2022–2023 Directors

Ayanna Cooper
A. Cooper Consulting
Dallas, Georgia, USA
Term: 2020–2023

Okon Effiong
Qatar University
Doha, Qatar
Term: 2020–2023

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