2019-20
Executive Board
Morgan Cox
President
Colorado Dept. of Education
Megan Alubicki Flick
President-Elect
Connecticut Dept. of Education
Marshall Foster
Vice-President
North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
Nicole Leach
Secretary
Indiana Dept. of Education
Chane Eplin
Treasurer
Florida Dept. of Education
Tricia Kerr
Membership Coordinator
Arkansas Dept. of Education
Dr. Pedro Ruiz
Member-at-Large
Irvington Public Schools, NJ
Suzanne Toohey
Member-at-Large
Oakland Schools, MI
Deborah Wilkes
Member-at-Large
Cumberland County Schools, NC
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson
Past-President
North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
Dr. David J. Holbrook
Executive Director
NAELPA
Judy O'Loughlin
Legislative Liaison
California TESOL
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NAELPA's Advisory Board Members
The National Association for English Learner Program Administrators engages experts in the education of ELs to provide guidance, suggestions, and practical solutions to issues faced by NAELPA and by EL educators. Advisory Board Members may serve for three consecutive years and must take at least one year off before being able to serve as an advisory board member again. The current NAELPA Advisory Board Members are:
Carol Salva, Siedlitz Education
David Nieto, Northern Illinois University
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson, NC DPI
Joel Gomez, Center for Applied Linguistics
Ivanna's Farewell Message
I would like to thank NAELPA for the opportunity to serve! As a member, I knew I wanted to do more to impact the field of EL education through the organization. I wasn’t sure what, so I watched and wondered where my talents would best fit. I love people and I believe in the organization, so I chose Membership. Little did I know that I would end up serving as President and spearheading a rebranding of the organization!
From NCSTIID to NAELPA! The organization has expanded its capacity to support EL Program Administrators and EL education through the newsletter, committees, webinars, the conference and more. I have grown professionally and personally through direct access to the U.S. Department of Education staff in OESE and OELA, researchers and authors, and by networking with likeminded professionals.
I have mixed emotions about leaving my formal board service, but am honored to continue representing the board on the National EL Roundtable. As a member, I will continue to watch, determine how my talents can contribute and volunteer my time. I encourage you to do the same!
The NAELPA Board would like to thank Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson for the last four years of dedication and service on the Board of our organization. The organization has grown tremendously and Ivanna has certainly served as a key player in that process. Even though she will be leaving the Board, we know we will continue to draw on her expertise in time to come.
Thank You, Ivanna!