CATESOL Leadership 2025-2026
Board of Directors
*Voting member **Executive Committee member
President
Sedique Popal***
Past President
Song Hong***
V.P. of Communication
L.Erika Saito***
Treasurer
Talley Caruso***
Past Treasure
Tammy Wik***
Secretary
Olga Evans***
College/
University Level Chair
Ana Guzman*
Community College Level Chair
Cynthia Baum*
Adult Education Level Chair
Shae Green*
K-12 Level Chair
Lauren Ramers*
Intensive English Program Level Chair
Sean Saly*
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
ZsaZsa Aranas*
Interest Group Chair
Tamara Collins-Parks*
Chapter Council Chair
Jennifer Guillen*
Assistant V.P. of Communication
Steffi Kaiser
Assistant Secretary
Iris Flores
Assistant Treasurer
Meral Kacar
Assistant College/University Level Chair
Bahiyyih Hardacre
Assistant Community College Level Chair
Kelly Metz-Matthews
Assistant K-12 Level Chair
Alex Matson
Assistant IEP Level Chair
Edgar Zardaryan
Assistant DEI Chair
Christina Masuda
Assistant Interest Group Chair
David O'Leary
Assistant Chapter Council Chair
Lori Selke
Interest Group Coordinators
Access the Interest Group Padlets
CIRT-IG Co-coordinators: Margi Wald
CIV-IG Coordinator: Jennifer Gagliardi; Assistant: Patricia Hernandez
CSU-IG Co-coordinators: Bahiyyih Hardacre and Jaydene Elvin; Assistant: ,Iara Mantenuto
IC-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen; Assistant: Jonas Vilaire
LGBTQ+-IG Coordinator: Carol Basilio; Assistant: Michael Harman Sound
MW-IG Co-coordinators: Soleil Turell and Natasha Guerrero; Assistant: Vincent Nuñez
NNLEI-IG Coordinator: Henry W. Nguyen; Assistant: Marcel Castillo
OT-IG Coordinator: Katrina Tamura; Assistant: Christian Vela Che
RC-IG Co-coordinators: Sherry MacKay, Talley Caruso, and Marc Santamaria
RW-IG Co-coordinators: Kara Mac Donald and Siyi Gao; Assistant: Jinhee Lee
TELL-IG Coordinator: Jennie Kim; Assistant: Gina De Anda
TEW-IG Co-coordinators: Christine Palumbo, Jamie Florez O'Connor, Meral Kacar; ; Assistant: Monica Cuevas
TOP-IG Co-coordinators: Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek; Assistant: Donna Brinton
Publication & Communication Leadership
CATESOL Web Manager: Marsha Chan; Assistant: Song Hong
CATESOL Journal Co-Editors: Robert Kohls, Rebekah Taveau, and Kevin Wong
CATESOL Journal Managing Editor: Margi Wald
CATESOL Newsletter Editor: Kara Mac Donald; Assistant: Christina Masuda
CATESOL Blog Editor: Michelle Skowbo
CATESOL Update Editors: Erika Saito and Steffi Kaiser
CATESOL YouTube Coordinator: Bentley Cavazzi
Event Registration Manager: Marsha Chan; Assistant: Michelle Skowbo
Social Media Coordinator: Meral Kacar
Job Board Coordinator: Alisa Takeuchi
Chapter Coordinators
Bay Area Chapter Co-coordinators: Guillermo Campos
Capital Area Chapter Coordinator: Diana Tinoco
Orange County Chapter Coordinator: Femia Scarfone
San Diego Chapter Coordinator: Christina Kaufmann
San Gabriel Valley Chapter Coordinator: Jennifer Guillen
Saroyan Chapter Co-coordinators: Jennifer Vahanian and Alyssa Tobar
Inland Empire Chapter Coordinator: open
Los Padres Chapter Coordinator: open
Steinbeck Chapter Coordinator: open
Yosemite Chapter Coordinator: open
Additional Leadership Roles
Membership Coordinators: Susan Gaer and Song Hong
Outreach Coordinator: Anthony Burik
Professional Development Coordinator: Marsha Chan
2026 State Conference Co-Chairs: Song Hong and Katrina Tamura
Historian: Anthony Burik
Advocacy and Policy Advisor: open
Graduate Student Representative: open
Liaisons
California Council for Adult Educators (CCAE) Liaison: Sedique Popal
California Teachers Association (CTA) Liaison: open
Californians Together (CalTog) Co-liaisons: Lorine Erika Saito and Kevin Wong
CATESOL Education Foundation Liaison: Sedique Popal
TESOL Affiliate Representative: Sedique Popal
CATESOL Northern Regional Liaison: Kara Mac Donald
CATESOL Central Regional Liaison: open
CATESOL LA Regional Liaison: open