Officers and Directors

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2008-2009                

OFFICERS
President:   Donna Pasternak, UW-Milwaukee  
First Vice President: Lynn Aprill, Bonduel High School 
Second Vice President: Scott Oates, UW-Eau Claire
Director at Large/Past President: Emily Tymus Ihrke, University School of Milwaukee
Secretary: Kathy Nelson, Arrowhead High School
Trust Officer: Marty Wood, UW-Eau Claire
District Director Liaison: Jacki Martindale, Poetry Out Loud (2010)
 
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Treasurer and Membership Secretary: Tom Scott, UW - Milwaukee
Convention Manager: Marti Matyska, Retired English Educator
 
DISTRICT DIRECTORS  (Term expiration date is in parentheses.)
(See district map to identify your directors.)
District 1
Erin Schwane, New Berlin West High School (2011)
Karen Kelley, UW-Milwaukee (2011)
 
District 2
Penny Parsons, Retired English Educator (2010)
Jacalyn Mabon, Badger High School (2011)
 
District 3
Melissa Emler, Southwestern High School (2011)
(To nominate a second director for District 3, please contact Emily Tymus Ihrke, Nominating Committee Chair)
 
District 4
Greg Koelker, DeSoto High School (2011)
Kim Joten, Blair-Taylor High School (2010)
 
District 5
Lisa Arneson, CESA 5 (2010)
(To nominate a second director for District 5, please contact Emily Tymus Ihrke, Nominating Committee Chair)
 
District 6
Patrick Osowski, Ripon High School (2010)
Sandra Berka, Fond du Lac High School (2010)
 
District 7
Trista Dauk (2010)
(To nominate a second director for District 7, please contact Emily Tymus Ihrke, Nominating Committee Chair)
 
District 8
Joanna Fradrich, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School (2011)
(To nominate a second director for District 8, please contact Emily Tymus Ihrke, Nominating Committee Chair)
 
District 9
Jennifer Rauscher, D.C. Everest Senior High School (2010)
Connie L. Jonett, Stratford High School  (2011)
 
District 10
Tom Pamperin, Chippewa Falls High School (2011)
(To nominate a second director for District 10, please contact Emily Tymus Ihrke, Nominating Committee Chair)
 
District 11
Matt Beversdorf, St. Croix Falls High School (2010)
Stephanie Reid, Meyer Middle School (2010)
 
District 12
Paula Zwicke, Park Falls High School (2011)
JoAnne Katzmarek, UW-Stevens Point (2011)
 
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
DPI Liaison: Emilie Amundson, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Affiliate Liaison to NCTE: Tom Scott, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Professional Issues Committee Chair: Tom Pamperin, Chippewa Falls High School
Wisconsin Authors Committee Chair: Marti Matyska, Retired English Educator
Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair: John Zbikowski, UW-Whitewater
Video Productions Chair: Bill Schang, Ripon College
Archivist: Emily Tymus Ihrke, University School of Milwaukee
Awards Coordinator: Carol Conway-Gerhardt, Catholic Schools Education Alliance of the Bay Area, Green Bay
PUBLICATION EDITORS
Update Editor: Linda Barrington (2012)
 
Wisconsin English Journal Editorial Team:

Senior Editor: Mary Louise Gomez, UW-Madison (2012)

Members of the Editorial Board:

Dawnene Hassett, UW-Madison (2012)
Paula Wolfe, UW-Madison
(2012)
Catherine Compton-Lilly, UW-Madison
(2012)
JoAnne Katzmarek, UW-Stevens Point
(2012)
Linda Tabers-Kwak, UW-Green Bay
(2012)
Timothy Kaufman, UW-Green Bay
(2012)
Lynn Frick, Sauk Prairie High School
(2012)

Editorial Assistant: Jen Scott Curwood, UW-Madison (2012)

WCTE CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Wisconsin Conference on English Education: Barbara Dixson, UW-Stevens Point
Wisconsin Conference on English Leadership: Tom Scott, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
NCTE AWARD STATE COORDINATORS
  • Program to recognize excellence in student Literary Magazines:  Kathy Nelson, Arrowhead High School
  • Promising Young Writers Award: Tom Pamperin, Chippewa Falls High School
  • Achievement Awards in Writing: Erin Schwane, New Berlin West High School

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Last Updated October 24, 2009