Professional Activities

Metropolitan Area (NYC, NJ, & CT) Writing Program Administrators

• Executive Committee (2017-Present)
• Vice-President (2011-2017)

Work with other members of the board to promote Writing Program Administrators in the metropolitan tri-state area (NYC/NJ/CT). Plan workshops and mini-conferences for those in the composition/rhetoric field. Share ideas among professionals and network about resources available including job openings. The Metropolitan WPA is an affiliate of the Council on Writing Program Administrators.  (2011-Present)

Research Network Forum, Conference on College Composition and Communications

• Chairperson/Co-Chairperson, Responsible for contacting NCTE/CCCC to set up RNF meeting, inviting and securing plenary speakers and discussion leaders, grouping participants at round tables with discussion leaders, editing participants’ abstracts for publication, delegating executive committee members various tasks including publicity, managing website (http://researchnetworkformum.org), and composing acceptance letters to participants. Oversee new projects.  Supervise the Forum by coordinating and introducing plenary speakers’ talks, overseeing round table discussions, editing/distributing the program, and orchestrating the editors’ book/journal exhibits. Write grants to cover expenses.  (2001-Present)

•  Associate Chairperson, Worked with chair to set up annual meeting.  Coordinated grouping participants at round tables with discussion leaders. (1995-2000)

Executive Committee, Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing (2004-Present)

Conference on College Composition and Communications Resolutions Committee (2009-2010)

Writing Program Administrators 2010 Conference Steering Committee, planning 2010 WPA Conference in Philadelphia, PA (2008-2010)

Secretary, New Jersey State Conference, American Association of University Professors (2005–2006)

Stage I & II Conference Proposal Reviewer, CCCC (2004-2006)

Co-Chairperson, Service-Learning and Community Literacy Special Interest Group, CCCC (2000-2005)

National Writing Project of Acadiana

• Chairperson of the Board (1998-1999)

• Board Member (1997-1999)

Vice President of Programming, Acadiana Council of the Teachers of English (1995-1998)

Conference Coordinator, Composition in the 21st Century:  Crisis and Change, Miami University (1993)

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