NYS TESOL SIGs
The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and the Regions are the heart of NYS TESOL. Together, these communities provide the means to ensure greater participation of individual membership in our professional organization.
Goals of the SIGs:
As microcosms of NYS TESOL, the SIGs adhere to the goals of the association as identified in the NYS TESOL Constitution:
- To provide professional development, participation and leadership;
- To provide for study and research;
- To disseminate information relevant to the organization;
- To work cooperatively toward the improvement of instruction in all programs which seek to provide students with an opportunity to acquire English language skills and proficiency, whether they can be carried out in monolingual or bilingual modes of instruction;
- To promote empathy and respect for the native culture and language of all students of English, whether they are learning in a bilingual or monolingual context.
Adult Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at esladult@nystesol.org
Elke Stappert
Fatma Ghailan
JPB Gerald
Alexis Cavaluzzi
Dana Calve
Claire Fisher
Timothy Fora
Yu Jung Han
Yana Shifrina-Piljovin
Dina Marie B. Delias
Bilingual/Dual Language SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at bilingual@nystesol.org
Yanira Stoker
Jian Liu
Andrea Diaz
Elementary Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at elementary@nystesol.org
Susan Calix
Adriana DiScipio
Brigitte Pittarelli
Higher Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at highered@nystesol.org
Paul Shively
Cesar Alejandro Galindo
Secondary Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at secondary@nystesol.org
Stephanie Chiu
Dr. Sandra Vargas
Timothy Nassau
Special Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at specialeducation@nystesol.org
Jamie Scripps

Chelsea Ann Stinton
Teacher Education SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at teachereducation@nystesol.org

Beth Clark-Gareca
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning SIG Leadership Team 2022
Contact them at techlearning@nystesol.org
Amany Alkhayat
Dr. Jasmine Cowin
Dr. Ali Safivand
Farah Akbar
Keirah Comstock