Officers
President (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
President-Elect (2020-2022): 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: Johnathan W. Hill
Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
jhill@islander.tamucc.edu
Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
jhill@islander.tamucc.edu
Secretary: Patricia Durham
Assistant Professor, READ
Sam Houston State University
Hunstsville, TX 77341
(936) 294-3912
Pmd006@shsu.edu
Assistant Professor, READ
Sam Houston State University
Hunstsville, TX 77341
(936) 294-3912
Pmd006@shsu.edu
Board Member (2017 - 2019): 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 (2017 - 2019): 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 (2018 - 2020): 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
Board Member (2017 - 2019): 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
laurie.sharp2013@gmail.com
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
laurie.sharp2013@gmail.com
Executive Secretary: 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
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