Second Language Writing Interest Section (SLWIS) Leadership

Published on June 17, 2026

TESOL’s Second Language Writing IS provides a forum for researchers and educators across grade levels and institutional settings to discuss and exchange information in the area of second language writing.

Visit the TESOL membership page to join TESOL and the SLW Interest Section, or access the SLWIS page in MyTesol directly. 

SLWIS Community Leaders 2026-2027

  • Chair: Ali Yaylali

  • Chair-Elect: Bakheet Almatrafi

  • Past Chair: Andy Jiahao Liu

  • Community Manager: Ryan Good

  • Members-at-Large: Katie Hibner, Stefan Vogel, Bakheet Almatrafi, Fatemeh Bordbajavidi, James Joseph Riley, Elizabeth Marnell

  • Board Liaison: Jorge Torres Almazan

 

Newsletter Editorial Staff

  • Managing Editor: Ryan Good

  • Co-Editors: Bakheet Almatrafi, Stefan Vogel

 

Past Newsletter Editors

  • 2025-2026: Stefan Vogel

  • 2024-2025: Ali Yaylali

  • 2022-2024: Svetlana Koltovskaia

  • 2022-2024: Sidury Christiansen

  • 2023-2024: Michael  Mauricio

  • 2020-2023: Elena Taylor

 

Past Chairs

  • 2025-2026: Andy Jiahao Liu

  • 2024-2025: Svetlana Koltovskaia

  • 2023-2024: Sidury Christiansen 

  • 2022-2023: Estela Ene

  • 2021-2022: Sarah Henderson Lee

  • 2020-2021: Aylin Baris Atilgan 

  • 2019-2020: Betsy Gilliland

  • 2018-2019: Tanita Saenkhum

  • 2017-2018: Nigel Caplan

  • 2016-2017: Ryan Miller

  • 2015-2016: Silvia Pessoa

  • 2014-2015: Todd Ruecker

  • 2013-2014: Gena Bennett

  • 2012-2013: Lisya Seloni

  • 2011–2012: Ditlev Larsen

  • 2010–2011: Danielle Zawodny Wetzel

  • 2009–2010: Christine Tardy

  • 2008–2009: Gigi Taylor

  • 2007–2008: Deborah Crusan

  • 2006–2007: Jessie L. Moore

  • 2005–2006: Christina Ortmeier-Hooper

 

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