Board Members

Executive Committee (EC)

Chair: Suzanne Labadie (2023-26)— Smlabadie@oaklandcc.edu; Oakland Community College (MI)

Associate Chair: Cody Chesmore (2024-26) - cmchesmore@dmacc.edu; Des Moines Area CC (IA) 

Secretary: Bethany Sweeney (2023-26) — besweeney@dmacc.edu; Des Moines Area Community College (IA)

Treasurer: Aleisha Balestri (2025-) –  balestria@cod.edu; College of DuPage (IL)

DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Representative: Margot Vance (2023-2026) - 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, 2024-2026) — rperaud@stlcc.edu; St. Louis Community College (MO)

Special Appointments

Immediate Past Chair: Renee Rule (2019-2021) – srrule@ivytech.edu; Ivy Tech Community College (IN)

2025 Conference Program Chairs - Jason Snart/Jillian Grauman, College of DuPage (IL)

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 / Regional Reps

Northern Plains (Manitoba, North Dakota, South Dakota): Helen Lepp-Friesen/Ronda Portmann-Marman(?)

Lower Plains (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska): Andrea Lang/Maureen Fitzpatrick

Great Lakes (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio): Molli Spalter

Western Lakes (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin): Mary Gruis/Shelby Meyers/Jessica Nastal

Other Contact Information:

Illinois: Jessica Nastal (appointed 2025) - ...

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