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Events: Convention: Section Chairs

Section Chairs

Thanks for volunteering to be a 2012 Section Chair!

Section meetings will be held March 1-3, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Frisco, Texas.

Please note that your Section PROGRAM & PUBLICITY FORM is due August 1st!

Please note that your Section Program AUDIO/VISUAL FORM is due August 15th!

Having Trouble getting started? Convention planning resources available in the blue box on the right will give you helpful hints on ensuring happy speakers, preparing your section's events, and tips on facilitation from beginning to end!

Still having trouble? Call Carole Hawkins in the State Office: 512-328-2044 ext. 12

Section Chairs by Discipline:

ACCOUNTING
Katy Long
Hill College
klong at hillcollege.edu

AGRICULTURE
Gary Don Harkey
Vernon College
gdharkey at vernoncollege.edu

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE/INTERPRETING
Robyn Marcak
Blinn College
robyn.marcak at blinn.edu

ART
Eduardo Aguilar
Tarrant County College - Northwest
EDUARDO.AGUILAR at tccd.edu

AUTOMOTIVE/DIESEL/SMALL ENGINES
Bill Fuller
St. Philip's College
Currently seeking a chair...interested?

BIOLOGY
Linda Allen (co-chair)
Lon Morris College
lallen at lonmorris.edu

Robert Bauman (co-chair)
Amarillo College
rwbauman at actx.edu

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sylvia Brown
Midland College
sbrown at midland.edu

CHEMISTRY
Thom Jose
Blinn College
thomas.jose at blinn.edu

CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS
Ellen Marshall
San Antonio College
emarshall at alamo.edu

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rajiv Malkan (co-chair)
Lone Star College–Montgomery
rajiv.r.malkan at lonestar.edu

Gordon Carruth (co-chair)
Lone Star College–Montgomery
gordon.carruth at lonestar.edu

COSMETOLOGY
Peggy Barron
San Jacinto College–Central
peggy.barron at sjcd.edu

COUNSELING/STUDENT SERVICES
Marge Lapham
Houston Community College–Northwest
marge.lapham at hccs.edu

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Stacey Kolar
Hill College
skolar at hillcollege.edu

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Jason Cates
Brookhaven College
jcates at dcccd.edu

DEVELOPMENTAL READING
Sheryl Holland
Houston Community College
sheryl.holland at hccs.edu

ECONOMICS
Charles Newton (co-chair)
Houston Community College–Southwest
charles.newton at hccs.edu

David Davenport (co-chair)
McLennan Community College
ddavenport at mclennan.edu

ELECTRONICS
Ricky McFadden
Paris Junior College
rmcfadden at parisjc.edu

ENGINEERING GRAPHICS/
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Mary Ann Bednar
San Jacinto College–South
maryann.bednar at sjcd.edu

ENGLISH
Simone Rieck (co-chair)
Lone Star College–Montgomery
simone.d.rieck at lonstar.edu

David Zimmermann
Lone Star College–Montgomery
david.h.zimmermann at lonstar.edu

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Anne-Marie Schlender
Austin Community College–Rio Grande
aschlend at austincc.edu

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Janett Hillar
Houston Community College–Southwest
janett.hillar at hccs.edu

FORENSIC SCIENCE
Don Jacobs
Weatherford College
djacobs at wc.edu

GEOGRAPHY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Martha Cruz-Bock
Palo Alto College
mcruz-bock at alamo.edu

GEOLOGY
Don Hellstern (co-chair)
Eastfield College
DonHellstern at dcccd.edu

Lynn Millwood (co-chair)
Mountain View College
millwoodrocks at dcccd.edu

GOVERNMENT
Tyler Young
Collin College
tyoung at collin.edu

HEALTH, P.E. AND RECREATION
Beverly Boling
Laredo College
bboling at laredo.edu

HISTORY
Chase Machen
Grayson Community College
cmachen at gmail.com

HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND VENTILATION
Raul Lopez
Houston Community College
raul.lopez2 at hccs.edu

HOSPITALITY EDUCATORS (TEACHM)
Candy Berkley (co-chair)
St. Philip's College
cberkley at alamo.edu

MT Hickman
Richland College
mthickman at dcccd.edu

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Lisa Volle
Central Texas College
lvolle at ctcd.edu

LIBRARY
Mary McCoy (co-chair)
Lamar State College–Orange
mary.mccoy at lsco.edu

Terri Karlseng (co-chair)
Collin College
TKarlseng at collin.edu

MATHEMATICS
Sharon Sledge
San Jacinto College
sharon.sledge at sjcd.edu

NURSING - ADN & LVN
Joan Becker (co-chair)
El Centro College
jbecker at dcccd.edu

Lu Pelayo (co-chair)
San Antonio College
lpelayo at alamo.edu

OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
Lizzette Rivera (co-chair)
Lamar Institute of Technology
lizzette.rivera at lit.edu

Genevieve Allison (co-chair)
San Antonio College
gallison at alamo.edu

PHILOSOPHY
Jennifer Welsh
North Harris College
jennifer.l.welsh at lonestar.edu

PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING
Christina Reeves-Shull
Cedar Valley College
creeves-shull at dcccd.edu

PSYCHOLOGY
Barb Corbisier
Blinn College
barb.corbisier at blinn.edu

SOCIOLOGY
Randy Jarvis (co-chair)
South Texas College
randy at southtexascollege.edu

Pam Gaiter (co-chair)
Collin College
pgaiter at collin.edu

SPEECH AND DRAMA
Cristina Doda Cárdenas
San Jacinto College - South
Cristina.Cardenas at sjcd.edu

TEACHER PREPARATION
Mary Ann Jackson
Lone Star College - University Park
MaryAnn.C.Jackson at LoneStar.edu

TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATORS
Ira Wilsker
Lamar Institute of Technology
Ira.wilsker at lit.edu

WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Dewayne Roy
Mountain View College
droy at dcccd.edu

Convention Planning Resources:

Convention Format
(subject to change)
The basic format of the 2012 convention.

Getting Started
Great suggestions to inspire programs and presenters!

Check List
Veteran or novice: this is your "must have" on section meeting excellence!

Program & Publicity
Fill out this form by August 1st to ensure your section is appropriately publicized and space properly prepared at convention.

Audio/Visual
Fill out this form by August 15th to secure A/V needs for your speaker. Please note that laptops, and LCD projectors are not provided by TCCTA.

Expenses
TCCTA can potentially help reimburse up to $100 total per discipline for programming. Please submit an Expense Voucher for approval.

Section Surveys
1996-2011 compilation of Section Meeting presentations and attendance (by discipline).

Your TCCTA Contact:
Carole Hawkins
512-328-2044 ext. 12
chawkins at tccta.org

Section Meeting Policies

Guidelines for planning as set by the TCCTA Executive Board.