NECTFL: Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

About Us:

Board of Directors

The Northeast Conference Board of Directors is elected by the Advisory Council. Each year, during its spring meeting at the Conference, the Advisory Council elects three new Directors. Each newly-elected Director serves on the Board for four years. During that period, Directors meet officially in September, January, and in the spring to plan the Conference and to provide service to the profession through committee and organizational work.

The Board includes twelve elected Directors, plus a Conference Chair, Past Chair, and Vice Chair. The Board's Nominating Committee solicits nominees and presents a slate of six to the entire Board for its approval. From that slate, members of the Advisory Council select three each spring.

The 2008-2009 Board includes:

Chair:	Laura Franklin, Northern Virginia Community College

Vice-Chair:	Jaya Vijayasekar, Vernon Public Schools, Vernon CT

Past Chair:	Sharon Wilkinson, Simpson College

Class of '09:	Doug Bunch, Exec. Dir., Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute Charlotte Gifford, Greenfield (MA) Community College Martin Smith, Edison Township (NJ) Schools

Class of '10:	Francesco Fratto, Ardsley (NY) Public Schools Jessica Lee Haxhi, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, Waterbury CT Jennifer Steeley, Manheim Township High School, Lancaster PA

Class of '11:	Mei-Jean Kuo Barth, Shrevewood Elementary School / Northern Virginia Community College Benjamin Rifkin, Temple University Arlene White, Salisbury University

Class of '12:	Thekla Fall, Pittsburgh Public Schools Janel Lafond-Paquin, Rogers High School, Newport Rhode Island Ruth Malone, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, Wicomico County (MD) Public Schools