| OCTELA Information |
| Executive Board |
| Conferences |
| Curriculum and Instruction |
| Censorship |
| Calendar of Events |
| Membership |
| Resources and Links |
| OCTELA Affiliates |
| Publications |
| Newsletter |
| OJELA |
| Ohio Teachers Write |
Elected Officers |
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| President | Karen Carney |
President-Elect | Jessica Bennett Brookpark Middle School 2803 Southwest Blvd. Grove City, OH 43123 614-801-6500 jessica.bennett@swcs.us |
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Past-President & Outstanding English Language Arts Educator Awards |
Karen Tollafield |
Vice President & Communication Chair |
Sarah Ressler Wright Hayes High School 8952 Marchbank Lane Lewis Center, OH 43035 |
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Secretary & SLATE Co-chair |
Carol Ann Hart 475 Nebraska Ave. McDonald, OH 44437 330-530-3684 |
Secretary-Elect & SLATE Co-chair | Martha Copp 601 N North Street Washington Court House, OH 43160 740-505-6664 |
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| Treasurer | Margaret Blevins |
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Executive Committee |
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| Executive Director/ OCTELA Newsletter Editor |
Karla Bisig |
Advisor | Ruth McClain
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Committee Chairs |
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| ODE Liaison (Ohio Department of Education) |
Elizabeth Bridges |
Webmaster |
Margaret Ford |
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| Membership & SLATE Co-chair |
Virginia McCormac |
Membership Co-chair |
Cindy Bowman Ashland University 1900 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43229 cbowman@ashland.edu |
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| Membership Co-chair |
Alesha Trudell Hilltop School [Beachwood] 9880 Clarius Circle Twinsburg, OH 44087 aal@beachwood.k12.oh.us |
Ohioana Robert Fox Award for Young Writers |
Ruth McClain |
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| Elementary Liaison | Deborah Thomas |
Middle School Liaison | Travis Morris |
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CEAO Liaison (College English Association of Ohio) |
ATPA Liaison (English Teachers in Technical Education Settings) | Terry Billock Mahoning County Career and Technical Center 330-729-4000 X 1400 7300 N. Palmyra Rd. Canfield, OH 44406 tbillock@zoominternet.net |
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| University Liaison | TBA | Diversity Liaison | Amanda Schear |
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| Secondary Liaison | Stephenie Eriksson |
Censorship (SLATE) Co-chair | Virginia McCormac |
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| Vendor Liaison | Sarah Ressler Wright Hayes High School 8952 Marchbank Lane Lewis Center, OH 43035 |
Legislative Liaison/Policy Advisor | Sam Whitaker |
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| Outreach Liaison |
Michele Winship |
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| Conference Coordinator | Karen Carney Campbell City Schools 672 Wyndclift Circle Austintown, OH 44515 330-799-5211 FAX: 330-799-8272 kcarney@campbell.k12.oh.us |
WROTE Liaison | Carol Ann Hart |
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| Professional Development | Michelle Bednarczyk |
Curriculum and Instruction |
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| Bonnie Chambers Award Coordinator | Sue Malaska |
Karen Tollafield |
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| NCTE Achievement Awards | Deborah Thomas Granville Intermediate School 2025 Burg St. Granville, Ohio 43023 740-587-0220 (H) 740-587-8102 (W) duthomas@laca.org |
Buckeye Book Award Coordinator | Amy Forchione |
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| NCTE Liaison & NCTE Excellence in Student Literary Magazine Award | Colleen Ruggieri |
NCTE Promising Young Writers Coordinator | Martha Copp 601 N North Street Washington Court House, OH 43160 740-505-6664 |
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Publication Editors |
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OJELA (Ohio Journal of English Language Arts) Co-Editors |
Jeff Buchanan Meg Silver |
Ohio Teachers Write | Sally Lamping |
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| OCTELA Newsletter | Karla Bisig |
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| ©2004, 2010 OHIO COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (OCTELA) | The Executive Board members change annually. For information on when and how elections are held contact Ruth McClain, Executive Director via email at rmcclain@bright.net. |
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