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Standing Committee on Affiliates
Charge
In order to celebrate and cultivate the public voices of affiliates and their individual members, the Standing Committee on Affiliates is charged:
- To plan and implement an Affiliate Leadership Breakfast at the NCTE Annual Convention intended to celebrate the contributions individual affiliates have made in the past year;
- To encourage members of affiliates to join and engage with NCTE’s various programs, projects, and encourage use of NCTE resources at the local level;
- To participate in the bi-annual affiliate leadership meeting, held every other summer, with financial sponsorship of airfare, hotel, and food costs;
- To keep up-to-date with NCTE policies, structural changes, and focal issues and inform affiliate groups in a timely fashion;
- To respond to staff and NCTE Executive Committee requests for advice on planning affiliate events, leadership meetings, and general issues.
Current Members
CHAIR, Amy Nyeholt (2025)
(PA Cyber, Beaver Falls, PA)
Cathy Sosnowski (2025)
Region 1: CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NY, QC, RI, VT, International
Cheryl Golden (2026)
(Hanover County Public Schools, Ashland, VA)
Region 2: DC, KY, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV
Kathryn (Katie) Anderson (2026)
(Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11, Anoka, MN)
Region 4: IL, IN, MB, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI
Nathan Whitman (2026)
(Derby High School USD 260, Derby, KS)
Region 5: AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK
Lois Marshall Barker (2026)
(Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts)
Region 6: LA, NM, TX
TBD
Region 7: AK, AB, BC, ID, MT, OR, SK, WA, WY
Stephanie Buelow (2026)
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI)
Region 8: AZ, CA, CO, HI, NV, UT
Executive Committee Liaison, Antero Garcia
(Standford University, Palo Alto, CA)
NCTE Staff Liaison, Kristen Ritchie
NCTE Staff and Administrative Liaison, NCTECommittees@ncte.org