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NABE Special Interest Groups Council
The SIG Council represents and advocates for the collective interests of NABE’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Operating under the guidance of the NABE Board and SIG Handbook, the Council carries out actions approved by the NABE Board, facilitates communication between the SIGs and NABE leadership, and reports SIG activities and needs to the NABE Vice President and Board. It also communicates Board priorities to the SIGs, collaborates with SIG Chairs and Co-Chairs and the NABE Conference Coordinator to support conference planning, and ensures that SIGs remain active, functional, and aligned with NABE’s strategic plan. The Council also develops SIG guidelines and procedures as needed.
NABE SIG Council
Chair
Marcy Voss
Co-Chair
Dr. Shu-Yuan Lin
Members
Jennie DeGroat
Dr. Sandra Musanti
Dr. Kris Nicholls
Idalina Orta
Dr. Jacqueline Romano
NABE Special Interest Groups Directory
Asian & Pacific Islanders SIG
Edward Park, Chair
epark989@gmail.com
Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO)
Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas, Chair
San Diego State University
Email: mmachadocasas@sdsu.edu
Dr. Belinda Treviño Schouten, Co-Chair
belbts@gmail.com
Dual Language Immersion
Dra. Kris Nicholls, Chair
Phone: 951-809-3675
nichollseducationconsulting@gmail.com
Idalina Orta, Co-Chair
Broward County Public Schools
Email:Idalina.orta@browardschools.com
Veronica Schmidt-Gómez, Co-Chair
Phone: 813-272-4535
Email: veronica.schmidt-gomez@hcps.net
Dual Language in Higher Education
Currently accepting nominations, contact:
Info@nabe.org
Early Childhood Education
Dr. Anita Pandey, Chair
Morgan State University
Email: anita.pandey@morgan.edu
Educational Technologies & AI
Dr. Sophie Othman, Chair
CLA – Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Besançon
Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
Phone: (33) 6 77 18 33 04
Email: sophie.othman@univ-fcomte.fr
Elementary Education
Dr. Abril Gonzalez, Chair
Email: abrilgon@austin.utexas.edu
Holland Kowalkowski, Co-Chair
Email: hollandbriggs@utexas.edu
EL Newcomers/Refugees
Dr. Carol Salva, Chair
Carol@seidlitzeducation.com
Dr. Marie Heath, Co-Chair
marie@seidlitzeducation.com
EL Secondary Education
Dr. Jobi Lawrence, Chair
KCR2 Educational Consulting
Phone: (319)471-1833
Email: jobikcr2@gmail.com
ESL and Bilingual Education
Dr. Ricardo González- Carriedo, Chair
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #310740, Denton, TX 76203
Phone: (940) 497-5254
Email: Ricardo.gonzalez@unt.edu
Gifted & Talented Bilingual Education
Marcy Voss, Chair
Phone: 830-456-7101
Email: vossm57@gmail.com
Alejandra Salazar Salame, Co-Chair
Phone: (440) 315-5665
Email: asalaz2@gmu.edu
Indigenous Bilingual Education
Terry Curley, Chair
Email: tmaichelc63@gmail.com
Wilphina Becenti, Co-Chair
Email: wilphina.becenti@littlesinger.org
Cheryl Anderson, Co-Chair
Email: cheryl@mcac-cpa.com
Paraprofessional Educators
Currently accepting nominations, contact:
info@nabe.org
Parent and Community Engagement
Dr. Carla Amaro-Jiménez, Chair
The University of Texas – Arlington
502 Yates St. Science Hall, Rm. 322P Box 19777, Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: (817) 272-3346
Email: amaro@uta.edu
Dr. Maricela León, Co-Chair
The University of Texas – Arlington
Email: maricela.leon@uta.edu
Policy Makers
Dr. Tomas Espinosa, Chair
Email: dr.tespinosa@gmail.com
Dr. Robert Peña Diaz, Co-Chair
rpenadiaz@schools.nyc.gov
Viviana Hall, MBE, MTS, Past Chair
Text: (972) 400-5963
Email: viviana.hall.consultant@gmail.com
Research and Evaluation SIG & Institute
Gail Verdi, Chair
Kean University
Email: gverdi@kean.edu
Emy Tomita, Co-Chair
Kean University
emy.tomita@students.tamuk.edu
Phone: 281-827-7623
Dr. Miriam Ebsworth, Co-Chair & Institute Coordinator
NYU Steinhardt
Email: mee1@nyu.edu
Special Education
Liliana Salazar, Chair
Academica, Miami, Fl
Phone: (305) 409-5453
Email: Lsalazar@academica.org
STEM+ Dual Language Learners
Currently accepting nominations, contact:
info@nabe.org
Trauma-Informed Multilingual SIG
Elise White Diaz, Chair
elise@seidlitzeducation.com
Aloise Miller, Co-Chair
aloise@seidlitzeducation.com
World Languages and Cultures
Anna Matis, Chair
Seidlitz Education
anna@seidlitzeducation.com
Sally Barnes, Co-Chair
sally@seidlitzeducation.com