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2023 Election Results

by Juliet Mason |

TESOL International Association (TESOL) is pleased to announce the 2023 election results. These newly elected leaders will be installed at the 2023 TESOL Annual Business Meeting scheduled for Friday, 24 March in Portland, Ore., USA. Congratulations to the following elected leaders: 

President-Elect
The President-Elect serves a 1-year term beginning March 2023. 

Debra Suarez
Career Educator and National Adviser
Washington, D.C., USA


Board of Directors
These leaders will serve a 3-year term beginning in March 2023. 

Kisha Bryan
Tennessee State University 
Nashville, Tenn., USA

Cynthia Wiseman
City University of New York
New York, N.Y., USA


TESOL also extends congratulations to the newly elected members of the nominating committee. Nominating committee members serve a 1-year term beginning in January 2023. 

Nominating Committee

Elena Andrei (Chair)
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Georgios Kormpas (Past Chair)
Al Yamamah University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Michelle Benegas
Hamline University
St. Paul, Minn. USA

Ekaterina Goussakova
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs, Fla. USA

Dawn Lucovich
The University of Nagano
Nagano, Japan

James Papple
York University
St. Catharines, Ontario Canada

Stacy Suhadolc
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa., USA

Dawn Wink
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, N.M, USA


The executive committee, board of directors, and nominating committee wish to thank all members who expressed an interest in serving the association and all candidates who agreed to be on the ballot. Your leadership makes the association stronger.

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