The Board + The Minutes
Board Members
Executive Committee (EC)
Chair: Suzanne Labadie (2023-26)— Smlabadie@oaklandcc.edu; Oakland Community College (MI)
Associate Chair: Open
Secretary: Bethany Sweeney (2023-26) — besweeney@dmacc.edu; Des Moines Area Community College (IA)
Treasurer: Brett Griffiths (2019-21) – bgriffit@schoolcraft.edu; Schoolcraft College (MI)
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Representative: Margot Vance (2022-2025) - mvance@icc.edu; Illinois Central College, IL
Membership Chair: Rianna Amolsch (2023-26) – amolschr926@macomb.edu; Macomb College (MI)
National TYCA / NCTE Representative: Rich Peraud (appointed 2024) — rperaud@stlcc.edu; St. Louis Community College
Special Appointments
Immediate Past Chair: Renee Rule (2019-2021) – srrule@ivytech.edu; Ivy Tech Community College (IN)
2023 Conference Program Chair - Sybil.Priebe@ndscs.edu; Sybil Priebe; North Dakota State College of Science (ND)
2024 Conference Program Chair - Brett Griffiths – bgriffit@schoolcraft.edu; Schoolcraft College (MI)
Jen Richrath, Midwest Messenger Editor – jrichrath@icc.edu; Illinois Central College (IL)
Communications Coordinator: Web Site / Social Media: Sybil Priebe - sybil.priebe@ndscs.edu; North Dakota State College of Science (ND)
Adjunct Representative – Open
Four-Year College Representative – Open
Nominations Committee / Historian: Ella Davis - edavis1@wcccd.edu; Wayne County Community College (MI)
Advisory Committee
Illinois: Open
Indiana: Carrie Sample (appointed 2022) – csample1@ivytech.edu; Ivy Tech Community College
Iowa: Shelby Myers (appointed 2020) - shelby.myers@kirkwood.edu; Kirkwood Community College
Kansas: Maureen Fitzpatrick (appointed 2018) - mfitzpat@jccc.edu; Johnson County Community College
Manitoba: Helen Lepp Friesen (appointed 2013) – H.LeppFriesen@uwinnipeg.ca; University of Winnipeg
Michigan: Open
Minnesota: Mary Gruis (appointed 2018) – mary.gruis@ridgewater.edu; Ridgewater College (MN)
Missouri: Rich Peraud (appointed 2021) - rperaud@stlcc.edu; St. Louis Community College
Nebraska: Andrea Lang (appointed 2000) – alang@mccneb.edu; Metropolitan Community College
North Dakota: Sybil Priebe (appointed 2009) – sybil.priebe@ndscs.edu; North Dakota State College of Science
Ohio: Open
South Dakota: Open
Wisconsin: Open