CCCC Elections

2026 CCCC Elections
Call for Nominations

Submit a Nomination

The 2026 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Nominating Committee invites you to submit nominations for the positions of Assistant Chair and Executive Committee Members on the Executive Committee, the 2027 Nominating Committee, Accountability for Equity and Inclusion Committee (AEIC), and the Committee on Disability Issues in College Composition (CDICC). We seek to identify CCCC members who are committed to the organization and willing to do its work.

The post of Assistant Chair involves a four-year commitment, beginning in December of 2026. During the first year of the term, the Assistant Chair also serves as the Program Chair for the 2028 CCCC Annual Convention. The Assistant Chair becomes Associate Chair in December of 2027, then Chair in December of 2028, and Immediate Past Chair in December of 2029.
Members of the Executive Committee, as outlined below, make a commitment to serve on the committee through the length of the specified term, starting 30 days after the NCTE Annual Convention and following the election.
- Standing Group Representatives (three-year term)
- At-Large Members (three-year term)
Members of the Accountability for Equity and Inclusion Committee (AEIC) make a two-year commitment to serve on the committee, starting 30 days after the NCTE Annual Convention and following the election.
Members of the Committee on Disability Issues in College Composition (CDICC) make a three-year commitment to serve on the committee, commencing 30 days after the NCTE Annual Convention and following the election.
Members of the Nominating Committee are expected to make a one-year commitment to serving CCCC, beginning in September of 2026.

Nominees are balloted by current members of the Nominating Committee to represent a combination of institutions, levels of professional work, regions (US and abroad), and intersectional identities. The election is held in the summer.

Nomination Deadline: February 18, 2026

Submit a Nomination

CCCC members and previous candidates are encouraged to nominate themselves. In addition, nominations can be made during an open meeting taking place during the 2026 CCCC Annual Convention. After collecting all nominations, the Nominating Committee will finalize the slate of candidates at a closed meeting during the Convention. This meeting takes place behind closed doors to maintain the privacy of nominees and to ensure that personal information remains confidential. Selected candidates are then contacted to obtain their consent to run.

2026 CCCC Nominating Committee
RAsheda Young, Chair, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Estee Beck, University of California Merced
Christina M. LaVecchia, University of Cincinnati
Todd Ruecker, Colorado State University
Jennifer Sano-Franchini, West Virginia University (CCCC Past Chair)
Ja’La J. Wourman, Howard University
Joanne Baird Giordano, Salt Lake Community College (TYCA Past Chair)

Questions? Email cccc@ncte.org.

Election Process

CCCC elects its leaders through a ballot mailed to the entire CCCC membership. The CCCC Nominating Committee (click here for a listing of Nominating Committee members from 1994 to the present) is elected annually through this process and serves for one year. The elected Nominating Committee members (as well as the Immediate and Senior Past Chairs of CCCC, who also serve on the nominating committee) select a slate of candidates from nominations, which may be made by any CCCC member. This slate of candidates is contacted, their consent to run obtained, and an election held during the summer to determine who will replace the Assistant Chair (for a four-year term, ascending to Associate Chair, Chair, and Past Chair), the outgoing members of the CCCC Executive Committee, the CCCC Nominating Committee, and the CCCC Secretary (every four years).

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