Second Language Writing Interest Section (SLWIS) Leadership
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.
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Visit the TESOL membership page to manage your SLWIS membership status. You can also visit mytesol page to join the SLW community.
SLWIS Community Leaders 2025-2026
Chair: Andy Jiahao Liu
Chair-Elect: Ali Yaylali
Past Chair: Svetlana Koltovskaia
Community Manager: Motiram Sijapati, Ryan Good
Members-at-Large
Katie Hibner, Stefan Vogel, Bakheet Almatrafi, Fatemeh Bordbajavidi, James Joseph Riley
Board Liaison
Jorge Torres Almazan
Newsletter Editorial Staff
Managing Editor
Stefan Vogel
Co-Editors
Bakheet Almatrafi
Past-Editors
Ali Yaylali (2024-2025)
Svetlana Koltovskaia (2022-2024)
Sidury Christiansen (2022-2024)
Michael Mauricio (2023-2024)
Elena Taylor (2020-2023)
Past Chairs
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