Home › Welcome!

TYCA-Pacific Northwest

Wed, 2005-05-25 10:18 — Anonymous

Welcome! TYCA-Pacific Northwest is part of the College Section of the National Council of Teachers of English. We remain committed to our original purposes:

  • to provide professional activities for teachers in two-year colleges of the Pacific Northwest region;

  • to sponsor an annual conference on the teaching of English in two-year colleges in the region;

  • to encourage research, study and writing by teachers in two-year colleges (see links at our resources page);

  • to recognize excellence in teaching, we invite nominations for the Lisa Ede Teaching Excellence Award; two faculty, one full-time and one adjunct, may receive this award each year, which includes a cash grant of $500.

As the fastest-growing of the seven regions of the TYCA, we welcome your interest and invite your membership in the organization.

Jeffrey Klausman and Dodie Forrest
Co-Chairs, Regional Executive Committee

To see the job descriptions for each position, click on the highlighted position title.

Permanent Positions:

Co-Chairs: Jeff Klausman, 360-323-6527, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington October 2009-October 2012 and Dodie Forrest , 509-574-4822, Yakima Valley Community College   October 2010-October 2013

Membership Chair : Lisa Freeman, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington  October 2010-October 2013

National Representative : Alexis Nelson, 509-533-3588, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington  October 2009-October 2012

Publications Co-Editors: Sandra Schroeder, 509-574-4873, and Julie Swedin, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington October 2009-October 2012  

Secretary:    Mary Dahlin, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington  October 2009-October 2012

Treasurer:  Betsy Lawrence, Spokane Community College, Spokane, Washington, nbsp;October 2010-October 2013


Members-at-Large

Barbara Simmons, 509-533-8103, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington October 2010- October 2013

Siskanna Naynaha, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon October 2011- October 2014

One-Year Positions

2011 TYCA Conference Organizers
Dodie Forest, Program Chair, (509) 574-4873, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington.

We would like to recognize the valuable TYCA members that hosted the 2011 TYCA Conference at Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington.

Dodie Forrest, Dan Peters, Mary Dahlin, Sandra Schroeder