2026 CCCC Officers and Executive Committee

Officers

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  Kofi J. Adisa, Chair
  (2025–2026) 

  Towson University, MD

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  Melissa Ianetta, Associate Chair
  (2025–2026)

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

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  Donnie Johnson Sackey, Assistant Chair
  (2025–2026)

  University of Texas at Austin

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  Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Past Chair
  (2025–2026)
  West Virginia University, Morgantown

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  Becky Mitchell Shelton, Secretary
  (2023–2027)
  Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY

Executive Committee Members

ELECTED MEMBERS

Suchismita (Suchi) Banerjee, NTT Faculty Representative, Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL (2025–2028)
Antonio Byrd, At-Large Member, University of Missouri–Kansas City (2025–2028)
Tiane Donahue, Standing Group Representative, Dartmouth College, NH (2025–2028)
Mellissa Gyimah, Standing Group Representative, Judson University, Elgin, IL (2024–2027)
Tommy Mayberry, NTT Faculty Representative, Yorkville University and Toronto Film School, Canada (2024–2027)
Federico Navarro, Standing Group Representative, Universidad de O’Higgins, Chile (2025–2028)
Kate L. Pantelides, Standing Group Representative, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro (2024–2027)
Jason Tham, At-Large Member, Texas Tech University, Lubbock (2025–2028)

CULTURAL IDENTITY CAUCUS MEMBERS

American Indian Caucus
Emily Legg, Miami University, Oxford, OH (2025–2026)

Arab/Muslim Caucus
Soha Youssef, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (2024–2027)

Asian/Asian-American Caucus
Xiaobo Wang, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX (2025–2028)

Black Caucus
Marcelle Mentor, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY (2025–2028)

Jewish Caucus
Chaim McNamee, Indiana University in Bloomington (2023–2026)

Latinx Caucus
Consuelo Salas, San Diego State University, CA (2024–2027)

Queer Caucus
Gavin P. Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce (2024–2027)

GRADUATE STUDENT MEMBER

Purna Chandra Bhusal, University of Texas at EL Paso (2024–2027)
Corie Mesa, California State University, Northridge (2025–2026)

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE (AEIC) MEMBER

Xuan Jiang, Florida International University, Miami (2025–2027)

COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ISSUES IN COLLEGE COMPOSITION (CDICC) MEMBER

Ada Hubrig, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX (2023–2026)

EX OFFICIO

Kimberly Bain, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL (2024–2027)
FORUM Editor

Matthew Davis, University of Massachusetts Boston (2024–2029)
CCC Co-Editor

Joanne Baird Giordano, Salt Lake Community College, UT (2021–2026)
TYCA Chair (2022–2024; appointed 2025–2026)

Darin Jensen, Des Moines Community College, IA (2020–2026)
TETYC Editor

Emily Kirkpatrick, NCTE Executive Director
Executive Secretary-Treasurer

Stephanie L. Kerschbaum, University of Washington, Seattle (2022–2027)
SWR Editor

Stephanie Dowdle Maenhardt, Salt Lake Community College, UT (2025–2026)
TYCA Associate Chair

Bethany E. Sweeney, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN (2023–2026)
TYCA Secretary

Kara Taczak, University of Central Florida, Orlando (2024–2029)
CCC Co-Editor

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Christina Saidy, Arizona State University, Tempe (2023–2026)

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