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Leadership Positions

 


Chair


The second year of the two-year Chair-Elect/Chair term.

The Chair provides leadership by overseeing all Caucus activities, including communicating with the Board Liaison and Staff Liaison and submitting an annual NNEST Report to the Board.  The Chair also leads the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Listserv discussion, writes a Letter from the Chair for the two issues of NNEST Newsletter.  At the annual TESOL Convention, the Chair organizes a thematic colloquium, leads an Energy Break and invites Caucus members to lead one or more discussion sessions.  Finally, the Chair selects the annual recipiant for the ECU Award for outstanding paper on NNEST issues, recruits new Caucus members, and mentors potential Caucus leaders.

Chair-Elect
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The first year of the two-year Chair-Elect/Chair term. (The person who is elected to be the chair-elect becomes the chair the following year.)

The Chair-Elect provides leadership by organizing the NNEST Caucus booth at the annual TESOL Convention and assisting the Caucus Chair with the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Listserv discussion.  The Chair-Elect also participates in other leadership activities, including assisting in the organization of a thematic colloquium and taking minutes at the Caucus Leaders Meeting at the annual TESOL Convention.  Finally, the Chair-Elect recruits new Caucus members and mentors potential Caucus leaders.

Newsletter Editor


 

Two-year term.  May be renewed for one year with the agreement of the Chair and Chair-Elect.

The Newsletter Editor provides leadership by publishing two issues of the NNEST Newsletter per year and publicizing the work of the Caucus.  The Newsletter Editor also provides leadership by participating in the Caucus Business Meeting, the Editors Workshop, and the Caucus Leadership Meeting at the annual TESOL Convention.

Editorial Volunteer The Editorial Volunteer works collaboratively with the Editor publicizing the work of the caucus and assisting the Editor in the submission review process on a regular basis. The Editor and the Assistant Editor closely communicate about any issues related to the Newsletter.
 
Webmanager


 

Two to three-year term, alone or with an Assistant Webmanager.

The Webmanager provides leadership by keeping the Caucus website up to date with the latest Caucus and TESOL developments, conferences, interesting links, and the reference list.  The Webmanager also provides leadership by participating in the Caucus Business Meeting, the Webmanager Workshop, and the Caucus Leadership Meeting at the annual TESOL Convention.

Listserv Manager


 

The Listserv manager will post messages as requested by NNEST Caucus leaders, collect and recover listserv discussion threads when requested by NNEST Caucus members, and help members who have difficulty joining the listserv learn what they need to do to get logged on.