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Events: Convention: Section Chairs

Section Chairs

Thanks for volunteering to be a 2013 Section Chair!

Section meetings will be held February 21-23, 2013 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas.

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

Please note that your Section Program AUDIO/VISUAL FORM is due October 1st!

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
Charles Nunnally
Trinity Valley Community College
cnunnally at tvcc.edu

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

ART
Grace Megnet
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
meguestrg at lamarpa.edu

AUTOMOTIVE/DIESEL/SMALL ENGINES
Currently seeking a chair...interested?

BIOLOGY
Betsy Ott
Tyler Junior College
bott at tjc.edu

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sylvia Brown
Midland College
sbrown at midland.edu

CHEMISTRY
Dolores Aquino
San Jacinto College
dolores.aquino at sjcd.edu

CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS
Mary Clare Munger
Amarillo College
mcmunger at actx.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
Laura Hays
McLennan Community College
lhays at mclennan.edu

COUNSELING/STUDENT SERVICES
Condoa M. Parrent (co-chair)
Tarrant County College - Northeast
condoa.parrent at tccd.edu

Laura Parr (co-chair)
Del Mar College
lparr at delmar.edu

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Brad Richardson
Navarro College
brad.richardson at navarrocollege.edu

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Kelley Bush (co-chair)
San Jacinto College - North
kelley.bush at sjcd.edu

Cindy Adams (co-chair)
San Jacinto College - North
cindy.adams at sjcd.edu

DEVELOPMENTAL READING
Sheryl Holland (co-chair)
Houston Community College
sheryl.holland at hccs.edu

Ola George (co-chair)
Houston Community College
ola.george at hccs.edu

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

Jenny Lehman (co-chair)
Wharton County Junior College
lehmanj at wcjc.edu

ELECTRONICS
Ricky McFadden
Paris Junior College
rmcfadden at parisjc.edu

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

ENGLISH
Rhonda Bitner (co-chair)
Brookhaven College
rbitner at dcccd.edu

Haven Abedin (co-chair)
Brookhaven College
habedin at dcccd.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
Harry Wagner
The Victoria College
harry.wagner at victoriacollege.edu

GOVERNMENT
Jeff Lee
Blinn College
jeffrey.lee at blinn.edu

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

HISTORY
Brian Cervantez
Tarrant County College - Northwest
brian.cervantez at tccd.edu

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

HOSPITALITY EDUCATORS (TEACHM)
Rusty Weatherly
Grayson County College
weatherlyr at grayson.edu

HUMANITIES
Jane England (co-chair
North Central Texas College
jengland at nctc.edu

Karen Marcotte (co-chair
Palo Alto College
kmarcotte at alamo.edu

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Rebecca Garcia
Brookhaven College
rgarcia at dcccd.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 (co-chair)
San Jacinto College
sharon.sledge at sjcd.edu

Cynthia Martinez (co-chair)
Temple College
CYMartinez at templejc.edu

NURSING - ADN & LVN
Donna Spivey
Lone Star College - Kingwood
donna.g.spivey at lonestar.edu

OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
Lizzette Rivera
Lamar Institute of Technology
lizzette.rivera at lit.edu

PHILOSOPHY
Jack O'Connor (co-chair)
North Central Texas College
joconnor at nctc.edu

Jennifer Welsh (co-chair)
North Harris College
jennifer.l.welsh at lonestar.edu

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

PSYCHOLOGY
Linda Jones
Blinn College
ljones at blinn.edu

SOCIOLOGY
Randy Jarvis
South Texas College
randy at southtexascollege.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
John Davis
Frank Phillips College
txjmdavis at cableone.net

Convention Planning Resources:

Convention Format
(subject to change)
The basic format of the 2013 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 September 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
1996-2012 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.