Officers
President (2016 - 2018): Evan Ortlieb
Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Programs
School of Education
St. John’s University
New York, NY
(718) 990-2136
ortliebe@stjohns.edu
Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Programs
School of Education
St. John’s University
New York, NY
(718) 990-2136
ortliebe@stjohns.edu
President-Elect (2018 - 2020): Stephanie Grote-Garcia
Associate Professor
Dreeben School of Education
University of Incarnate Word
4301 Broadway, CPO 293
San Antonio, TX
(210) 832-2106
grotegar@uiwtx.edu
Associate Professor
Dreeben School of Education
University of Incarnate Word
4301 Broadway, CPO 293
San Antonio, TX
(210) 832-2106
grotegar@uiwtx.edu
Secretary: Bethanie Pletcher
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 825-3892
Bethanie.Pletcher@tamucc.edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 825-3892
Bethanie.Pletcher@tamucc.edu
Treasurer: Wolfram Verlaan
Assistant Professor of Reading and Literacy
314 Roberts Hall
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL 35899
(256) 824-2326
wolfram.verlaan@uah.edu
Assistant Professor of Reading and Literacy
314 Roberts Hall
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL 35899
(256) 824-2326
wolfram.verlaan@uah.edu
Executive Secretary & Newsletter Editor: Jack Cassidy
Professor Emerita
Millersville University
Villas of Del Donore
8000 Donore Place #12
San Antonio, TX 78229
(361) 541-8543
dr.jackcassidy@gmail.com
Professor Emerita
Millersville University
Villas of Del Donore
8000 Donore Place #12
San Antonio, TX 78229
(361) 541-8543
dr.jackcassidy@gmail.com
Board Member (2016 - 2018): Heather Kindall
Associate Professor and Director of the Reading Clinic
PEAH 207
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-2516
hkindall@uark.edu
Associate Professor and Director of the Reading Clinic
PEAH 207
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-2516
hkindall@uark.edu
Board Member (2015 - 2017): Diane Kern
Associate Professor
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
(401) 874-9490
dkern@uri.edu
Associate Professor
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
(401) 874-9490
dkern@uri.edu
Board Member (2016 - 2018): Jacy Ippolito
Associate Professor, Secondary and Higher Education
SB 207-C
Salem State University
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: (978) 542-2303
jippolito@salemstate.edu
Associate Professor, Secondary and Higher Education
SB 207-C
Salem State University
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: (978) 542-2303
jippolito@salemstate.edu
Board Member (2016 - 2018): Laurie Sharp
Assistant Professor and Dr. John G. O’Brien Distinguished Chair in Education
Old Main, Room 418 B
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX 79016
Phone (806)-651-2626
lsharp@wtamu.edu
Assistant Professor and Dr. John G. O’Brien Distinguished Chair in Education
Old Main, Room 418 B
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX 79016
Phone (806)-651-2626
lsharp@wtamu.edu
Emeritus Member: Mary Ellen Skidmore
11 Sunset Drive
Whispering Pines, NC 28327
meands@embarqmail.com
11 Sunset Drive
Whispering Pines, NC 28327
meands@embarqmail.com
Emeritus Member: Barbara Klebanow
300 Hayward Ave.
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 668-5030
barbk3340@aol.com
300 Hayward Ave.
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 668-5030
barbk3340@aol.com