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CATESOL Education Foundation Board of Directors
All directors and members of the CATESOL Education Foundation hope to foster its mission by wisely and prudently determining ways to assist English Learners in their education, and by helping teachers and the general public understand more clearly the situation that English Learners find themselves in: they have many positive points including fluency in more than one language and skills in negotiating between cultures. These and other skills and attitudes should be fostered in their development to become bilingual, biliterate and multicultural members of our society. It is our mission to help them integrate into American society and benefit not only themselves but society as a whole. Margaret L. Teske, current President, works full-time at Mt. San Antonio College in the noncredit ESL department as ESL Instructional Support Manager. She has served CATESOL as President (2011), Secretary, and Chapter Council Chair. Her passion is professional development. Karen Dennis, Treasurer, is an active member of CATESOL and the Foundation. Together with Dan Fichtner, she worked to create the CATESOL Education Foundation, and she served as the first president. She has also served as CATESOL 2011 Conference Chair, President of CATESOL, Community College Level Chair, Co-coordinator of the Pre Conference Institutes, treasurer of the LA Regional Conference, and treasurer of CATESOL Orange County. She is the ESL Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education. Judith B. O'Loughlin, Secretary, is an Independent education consultant who has more than twenty-five years experience as an English, ESL, and special education teacher. She taught ESL at K-12, adult education, and graduate levels in university endorsement programs (New Jersey City University, University of Missouri, and Ohio State University). As a consultant, Judith focuses on standards-based curriculum, instructional strategies, differentiated instruction and assessment, and collaborative team-teaching. Besides serving on the CATESOL Education Foundation, she is the CATESOL Conference Coordinator for CATESOL Regional and Annual Conferences. Judith is originally from New Jersey and was a Past President of NJTESOL-NJBE. Barbara Ishida, Director at Large, has previously served as vice president and a director on the Educational Foundation Board. She also served on the CATESOL Board as Secondary Level Chair and Yosemite Chapter Chairperson. Barbara has a MA, English/TESL and has taught ESL in Japan and ELD in California. She currently teaches college preparatory English in Modesto,CA. Don Sillings, Director at Large, has been a member of CATESOL since 1999 and has served in various positions throughout CATESOL. Currently, he is the General Manager and Members Coordinator. He has served on the CATESOL Education Foundation Board since 2008; first as the Treasurer and now as a Director-at-Large. Marina D. McLaughlin, Publicty, is an active member of CATESOL and has given several presentations at conferences. Marina has an M.S. Ed. TESOL and a B.A. in French Literature. Currently, she serves as associate treasurer for the San Gabriel Valley CATESOL chapter and teaches ESL at Mt. SAC, Citrus College and NOCCCD. |