ATE | Standing Committees

ATE Standing Committees

Association Development and Membership

The Association Development Committee annually solicits ideas from the membership, coordinates and communicates these ideas with the other standing committees, the Delegate Assembly, and the Board of Directors, for the future development of the Association.

Christine Ralston, Chair (2025)
Aiyana Henry, Board Liaison (2024-2025)

MEMBERS
Veronica Estrada (date), Jennah Nerren (2025), Sunny Styles-Foster (2025), Lianne Jones (2025), Caitlin Riegel (date), Robin C. Leonard (Staff)

Corporate Bylaws

The Corporate Bylaws Committee is responsible for the language and format of the Corporate Bylaws; prepares, considers, and/or reviews amendments to the Corporate Bylaws in accordance with the purposes of the Association; and is responsible for the analysis of proposed amendments to the Corporate Bylaws, and makes recommendations to the Delegate Assembly and/or voting membership.

Johna Faulconer, Chair (2024)
Vince O'Neill, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Francis Van Tassell (2023), Jane Govoni (2023), Priscilla Hernandez Petrosky (2023), Elizabeth Jakubowski (2025), Annette Digby (2025), Alisa Chapman (Ex Officio)

Committee on Committees

The Committee on Committees shall receive and review all requests for new committees; shall verify that proposed new committees do not duplicate existing committees; shall oversee standing committees regarding whether they are following and achieving their responsibilities; shall annually analyze the need for new standing committee responsibilities; shall oversee all responsibilities, review any proposed changes, and oversee standing committees’ compliance with Corporate Bylaws; shall develop a Standing Committee Operations Procedural Manual to be used by all standing committees; and shall assist the President in identifying potential committee members.

Pat Swails, Chair (2024)

MEMBERS
Emma Savage Davis (2023), Romena Holbert Garrett (2023), Cecilia Hernandez (2024), Alisa Chapman (Ex Officio)

Legislative and Governmental Relations

The Legislative and Governmental Relations Committee organizes a system by which individuals from the Association establish and maintain relationships with national and state legislative and governmental bodies. The committee also prepares and monitors membership training programs to improve working relations with political decision makers.

Rebecca Fredrickson, Chair (2026)
John McConnell, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Caryn Caruso (2024), Susan Monaghan (2024)

Credentials

The Credentials Committee reviews the credentials of all unit representatives designated to serve as delegates to the Delegate Assembly; certifies the seating of all eligible representatives as delegates; and if requested by an unseated representative, refers his/her status to the Delegate Assembly for final action.

Tammie Brown, Chair (2024)
Terrell Brown, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Todd Goodson (2022), Richard Costner (2023), Vail Matsumoto (2023), Laura Kaufman (2024), Charlotte Mendoza (2024), Alicia Mendoza (2024)

Nominations and Elections

The Nominations and Elections Committee secures recommendations from authorized units and membership at-large for the offices to be filled; verifies the eligibility of all prospective nominees; prepares a slate consisting of a minimum of two nominees for each office to be filled; secures from each nominee a resume of professional activities for use in the preparation of the ballot; is responsible, in cooperation with the Executive Director, for mailing the election ballots to the current eligible membership; is responsible for the receipt, counting and certification of the completed ballots; and informs the Executive Director of the election results.

Emma Savage-Davis, Chair (2025)
TBD, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Cecelia Hernandez (2023), Nancy Gallavan (2024); Jerry Rivera Wilson (2025), Frances van Tassell (2026), Carrie Robinson (date)

Diversity

The Diversity Committee shall promote, initiate, and coordinate programs and initiatives in ATE related to diversity. The committee shall also make reports and recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding diversity in ATE.

James Thompson, Chair (2025)
Jennifer Wallace, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Izu Rashon (2023), Abdulsamad Humaidan (2023), Sophia Paljovic (2024), Ximena Burgin (2025), Andrea Garavito Martinez (2026), Charles Gonzalez (2025), Mamta Singh (2023)

Professional Publications Committee

(The Professional Publications Committee makes content and publication decisions concerning the Association of Teacher Educators official journal; includes the editor of the journal and his/her associates/assistants as ex-officio, no-voting members; and develops and recommends to the Delegate Assembly, criteria, and procedures for the selection of journal editor(s).

Download ATE's Publications Submission Guidelines.

Laila Richman, Co-Chair (2024)
TBD, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Andy Cheng (2023), Kathy Taylor (2024), Abdulsamad Humaidan (2024), Alicja Rieger (2025), Lakia M. Scott (2025), Charline B. Rowland (2025)
Amanda M. Rudolph - Ex Officio (journal editor), Heather Olson Beal - Ex Officio (journal editor)

Fiscal Affairs

The Fiscal Affairs Committee works with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors to develop a format for reporting fiscal matters and works as a liaison with the Board of Directors to review the budget as prepared by the Executive Director. They serve as a channel for accepting fiscal information from the general membership, standing committees, and Delegate Assembly. The committee provides the Delegate Assembly with a yearly status report of the fiscal affairs of the Association; coordinates the generation of outside monies; and considers additional fiscal matters as they are identified.

Michael Vetere Jr., Chair (2025)

Cheryl Torrez, ATE President
Committee Member Ex Officio & Board Liasion (2024-25, non-voting)

Jennifer Wallace, ATE First Vice President
Committee Member Ex Officio & Board Liasion (2024-25, non-voting)

Jon Yoshioka, ATE Past President
Committee Member Ex Officio & Board Liasion (2024-25, non-voting)

Alisa Chapman, ATE Executive Director
Committee Member Ex Officio (non-voting)

MEMBERS
John McIntyre (2023), Ed Pultorak (2023), Cynthia Haggard (2023); Carol Donnelly (2024), Mary T. Vetere (2024), Shirley Lefever (2024), Liz Ward (2024), Christie McIntyre (2024); Valerie Wright (2025)

Public Relations and Communications

The Public Relations and Communications Committee is responsible for planning a program to enhance the image and the goals of the Association through print, electronic media and other sources; assists in publicizing association clinics, workshops, conferences and other events; and cooperates in the production of materials and techniques to enhance the image of the Association.

Looking for Publications Submission Guidelines for your manuscript? Visit the Professional Journal Committee page for details.

Thomas Conway, Chair (2023)
TBD, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Laila Richman (2024), Doug Rogers (2024); Greer Richardson (2025), Eric Moffae (2025), Jess Smith (2025); Michael J. Vetere III (Staff), Robin C. Hollyfield (Staff)

Honors and Awards

The Honors and Awards Committee shall obtain names of award nominees from selection committees/panels; shall provide names of nominees to conference planning committee; shall recommend guidelines for creation of new awards to the ATE Board of Directors; shall evaluate recommendations and nominate candidates for distinguished membership and shall recommend the nominees to the Board of Directors and Delegate Assembly.

Recommendations must be accompanied by documentation of fifteen years of consecutive membership and outstanding contributions to the Association and teacher education; and shall monitor the selection process each year and ensure that selection panels are successful in their charges.

For information and nomination forms for Distinguished Membership, click here.

Christina Pfister, Chair (2025)
President Cheryl Torrez, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Karen Dunlap (2023); Susan Harte (2024), Tara Plachowski (2024), Rebecca L. Harris (2024), Karen McClusky (2024); Aja LaDuke (2025), Michael Cowan (2025)

Research

The Research Committee promotes, initiates, and coordinates program development and research, placing special emphasis on collaborative efforts. The committee also recognizes and reports exemplary research and program development efforts, identifies and sanctions needed research, and submits to the appropriate committees recommendations for publications.

Shaoan Zhang, Co-Chair (2024)
Aaron Zimmerman, Co-Chair (2025)
Barbara Purdum-Cassidy, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Patricia Marshall (2023), James Rigney (2023); Laveria Hutchinson (2024), Nastassia Jones (2024), Amanda Darden (2024), Linda Green (2024); Maika Yeigh (2025), Tracy Spies (2025), Giang-Nguyen Nguyen (2025), Ewa McGrail (2026)

Resolutions

The Resolutions Committee considers and formulates resolutions based upon the thinking and concern of the diverse membership, the recommendations of authorized units, and the deliberations and actions of the Delegate Assembly, committees and the Board of Directors. The committee also solicits and presents with recommendations to the Delegate Assembly resolutions which state the principles, policies and goals of the Association, and resolutions which direct action or state the position of the Association on educational matters.

Sandy Philipose, Chair (2024)
TBD, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
Kathryn Will-Dubyak (2023), Kim Sloan (2023), Mark Deschaine (2023); Barbara Purdum-Cassidy (2024), Ute Kaden (2024), Jiening Ruan (2024)

Technology and the Future of Teacher Education

The Technology and the Future of Teacher Education Committee shall: inform members of the Association on emerging trends in technology and their applications in teacher education; work with national meeting planning committees and the leadership of the Association to integrate technology trends into the programs of national meetings; work with the elected leadership of the Association and the Executive Director to increase the technological capability of the association and its operations; shall work with the Executive Director to seek external support for the Association’s efforts in increased technology; may invite representatives of the private sector and funding agencies to ex-officio membership on the Committee, with approval of the Board of Directors, to build linkages for the Association with those organizations; and shall make an annual report to the Delegate Assembly on its activities.

The Committee has published a report, A New Era: Increasing Technology Places in the Association of Teacher Educators. To download this report as a pdf file, click here.

David Allen, Co-Chair (2023)
Sara Rutledge, Co-Chair (2023)
Ray Francis, Board Liaison (2024-25)

MEMBERS
David McCarthy (2024); Jay Fogleman (2025), Christine Reyes (2025), Julie Thiele (2025), Jean Kiekel (2025), Laura Kauffman (2025)

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