WAESOL Conference 2006

Building Community with Language

 

Highline Community College

Des Moines, Washington

October 21, 2006

 

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Charles Earl, Executive Director, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, holds a B.A. in finance from the University of Washington and an M.A. in political science from Washington State University.  He has served as the general manager of the Snohomish County Public Utility District, chief administrative officer of Thurston County, and deputy county executive for King County.  From 1999 to 2006  he served as the president of Everett Community College.  His many service commitments include membership in the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (president 2006-06), Cascade Land Conservancy Board, Snohomish County Economic Development Council, Community and Technical Colleges Center for Information Services Board (chair), World Affairs Council, Workforce Development Council, and Alliance for Corporate Education.

 

Dr. Neil J. Anderson is a professor in the MA TESOL program in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. He also serves as the academic coordinator at the English Language Center.  Professor Anderson has taught and presented papers and workshops in 19 countries.  His extensive publications include Anderson, N. J. 1999. Exploring second language reading: Issues and strategies. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle, Real contexts (1996). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.  He also has a new teacher training text that is part of the TeacherSource series entitled, Exploring Second Language Reading: Issues and Strategies.  His research interests include second language reading and language learning strategies.  During 2002-2003, Professor Anderson was a Fulbright Scholar conducting research and teaching in Costa Rica, and during 2001-2002, he served as president of TESOL.

 

WAESOL 2006 Conference
Building Community with Language
Conference Committees
October 21, 2006

Conference Chairs Yilin Sun, Linda Louie	Speakers Yilin Sun, Linda Louie, Ineza Kuceba
HCC Site Chairs Linda Louie and Amal Mahmoud Highline Community College	Volunteers Elena Smith, Amal Mahmoud
Facilities & Site Equipment Carol Helgerson	Signs Naomi Elliott and volunteers
Program Scheduling Yilin Sun Linda Louie Ineza Kuceba Becky Cooper	Clock Hours Teresita Tobón Naomi Elliott
Proposal Readers Ineza Kuceba Linda Louie Richard Bailey Shawna Shapiro	Business Meeting Ineza Kuceba
Program Booklet Becky Cooper Yilin Sun Ineza Kuceba	On-site Registration Becky Cooper Lavona and volunteers
Website Becky Cooper Allen Kuceba	Evaluations Richard Bailey
Publicity (K-12) Richard Bailey, (Post-secondary) Yilin Sun, Linda Louie, Becky Cooper, Ineza Kuceba, Shawna Shapiro	Budget/Receipts Naomi Elliott Becky Cooper
Stuffing Packets Shawna Shapiro, EW graduate students	Job Booth Michelle Vanderbilt
Sally Wellman Memorial Teaching Award Elena Smith Lavona Reeves	Pre-Registration & Badges Becky Cooper, Naomi Elliott
Publishers Linda Louie Shawna Shapiro	Hospitality Amal Mahmoud Tsai-En Cheng