Executive Committee

Executive Committee, 2019-2020

All terms are for one year unless indicated otherwise. Most terms end in May.

President: Michael Hoffman (Vista Ridge High School)

First Vice-President & Membership Chair: Jacqueline Smilack (Denver Public Schools)

Past President & Nominations Chair: Dave Wendelin (Retired, Jeffco Public Schools)

Recording Secretary: Kyle Stovall and Amy Bernick (Castle View High School)

Executive Secretary-Treasurer: Amy Gutierrez Baker (West Jefferson Middle School)

Members-at-Large:

Jay Arellano (term expires May 2020)

Tim Hillmer (Retired, Boulder Valley School District; term expires May 2020)

Trina Medina (Vikan Middle School; term expires May 2021)

Cassandra Tafoya-Chavez (Abraham Lincoln High School ; term expires May 2021)

Angela Dryer (Arvada West High School; term expires May 2022)

Seonjoon Young (student teaching at Cherry Creek High School; term expires May 2022)

Board of Auditors:

Marianne Bitterly (West Jefferson Middle School, term expires September 2020)

Jamie Hedlun (Mead High School; term expires September 2021)

Johanna Zablocki (Northfield High School; term expires September 2022)

Director of Conferences: Karen Hartman (Retired, Adams 12 Schools)

Chair, 2019 Regional Fall Conference: Alexis Thieme (Littleton High School)

Associate Chair, 2019 Regional Fall Conference: N/A

Program Chair, 2019 Regional Fall Conference: Jay Arellano

Liaison, Elementary Schools: TBD

Liaison, Urban Schools: TBD

Liaison, Rural Schools: Aaron DeLay (Fort Morgan Middle School)

Liaison, English Education/University Faculty: TBD

Liaison, New Teaching Voices: Pam Coke (Colorado State University)

Liaison, NCTE Student Affiliates: SeonJoon Young (Metropolitan State University of Denver), TBD (CU Boulder), TBD (Colorado State University)

Liaison, Colorado Department of Education: Olivia Gillespie

Chair, Book Selection & Censorship Committee: Gloria Eastman (Metropolitan State University of Denver)

Chair, Legislative Committee: TBD

SLATE Representative: TBD

Chairs, Public Relations Committee: TBD

CLAS Representatives, Colorado Young Adult Book Award (Blue Spruce): TBD

Chair, Student Writing Awards: Karen Hartman (Retired, Adams 12 Schools)

Chair, Early Career Teacher Grants: Tim Hillmer (Retired, Boulder Valley School District)

Chair, Gilbert Fellowship: Karen Hartman

Chair, Kirby Grant: TBD

Editor, CLAS Currents: Melissa Gutierrez

Editor, Statement: Karen Hartman

Webmaster: Melissa Gutierrez

Honorary Board Members

NCTE Liaison: Amy Gutierrez Baker (West Jefferson Middle School)

State Coordinator, NCTE Achievement Awards: TBD

State Coordinator, NCTE Promising Young Writers: TBD

State Leader, NCTE Committee to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM): TBD

NCTE Director 2017-2018: Johanna Zablocki (Northfield High School)

SLATE Representative, Region 8: Elizabeth Jaeger (University of California, Berkeley)

NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates Representative, Region 8: Stacey Takanishi (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)

Executive Commitee Members in NCTE Leadership Roles

NCTE Past President: Doug Hesse (University of Denver)

NCTE Middle Level Steering Committee Representative: Amy Gutierrez Baker (West Jefferson Middle School)

Honorary Board Members

Paul Bellin (Retired)

Jane Christensen (Retired)

Ruth Cline (Retired)

Paula Hodges (Retired)

Willa Mae Kippes (Retired)

Ed Low (Retired)

Bill McBride (Retired)

Alan Olds (Retired)

Louann Reid (Colorado State University)

Imogene Springer (Retired)

Jackie Swenson (Retired)

Dave Wendelin (Retired)