The Tennessee World Language Teaching Association, formerly the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association, is an organization for all world language educators in the state of Tennessee. Our goal is to promote and advocate for world language education in the state and to provide assistance and resources to those teaching world languages at all levels.
TFLTA is working on updating its name and constitution. See the attached documents for more information on these proposed changes. Side by side comparison, 1985 version, proposed new version
2022 tWlta board of directors
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Claire Gonzalez, Harpeth Hall School
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT: Raluca Negrisanu, ETSU
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: Phillip Easterly, Jefferson Co. HS
PAST PRESIDENT: Jessica Sexton, Hume-Fogg High School
SECRETARY: Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
APPOINTED POSITIONS
TREASURER: Daniel Paolicchi, Montgomery Bell Academy
CONFERENCE SECRETARY: Betsy Taylor, Battle Ground Academy
HISTORIAN: Patsy Lanigan, Montgomery Bell Academy
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Peggy Ross, Franklin Road Academy
JOURNAL EDITOR: Pattie Davis-Wiley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EXHIBITS CHAIR: Allison Maldonado, Farragut High School
WEBMASTER: Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: Paul Jennemann, Douglass High School
BOARD MEMBERS
2020-2022
Jules Harris, Halls High School
Gibson Keith, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Anne Moctezuma, MLK Magnet High School
Joshua Nave, University of Memphis
Monica Frazier, Battle Ground Academy
Catherine Childs, Briarcrest Christian High School
2021-2023
Katrina Hughes, Motlow State Community College
Paul Jennemann, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences
Cecile Laine, Harpeth Hall
Maria Marable, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
Giovanna Rodriguez, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
David Sick, Rhodes College
Melanie Taylor, Hume-Fogg and Meigs Magnet
Janine Zahuczky, White House High School
Ying Zhang, Montgomery Bell Academy
2022 - 2024
Scott Cochran, Siegel High School
Holly Hicks, Battle Ground Academy
Lindsey McEwen, Franklin High School
Gayle McFarland, Shelbyville High School
Tim Russell, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
AFFILIATED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AATF: Ashlee Headrick, Battle Ground Academy
AATG: Ryan Linger, Farragut High School
AATSP: Lisa Stone, Sevier County High School
TCA: Sarah Ellery, Montgomery Bell Academy
TACT: Ying Zhang, Montgomery Bell Academy
PRESIDENT: Claire Gonzalez, Harpeth Hall School
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT: Raluca Negrisanu, ETSU
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: Phillip Easterly, Jefferson Co. HS
PAST PRESIDENT: Jessica Sexton, Hume-Fogg High School
SECRETARY: Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
APPOINTED POSITIONS
TREASURER: Daniel Paolicchi, Montgomery Bell Academy
CONFERENCE SECRETARY: Betsy Taylor, Battle Ground Academy
HISTORIAN: Patsy Lanigan, Montgomery Bell Academy
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Peggy Ross, Franklin Road Academy
JOURNAL EDITOR: Pattie Davis-Wiley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EXHIBITS CHAIR: Allison Maldonado, Farragut High School
WEBMASTER: Erika Stevens, Walters State Community College
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: Paul Jennemann, Douglass High School
BOARD MEMBERS
2020-2022
Jules Harris, Halls High School
Gibson Keith, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Anne Moctezuma, MLK Magnet High School
Joshua Nave, University of Memphis
Monica Frazier, Battle Ground Academy
Catherine Childs, Briarcrest Christian High School
2021-2023
Katrina Hughes, Motlow State Community College
Paul Jennemann, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences
Cecile Laine, Harpeth Hall
Maria Marable, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
Giovanna Rodriguez, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
David Sick, Rhodes College
Melanie Taylor, Hume-Fogg and Meigs Magnet
Janine Zahuczky, White House High School
Ying Zhang, Montgomery Bell Academy
2022 - 2024
Scott Cochran, Siegel High School
Holly Hicks, Battle Ground Academy
Lindsey McEwen, Franklin High School
Gayle McFarland, Shelbyville High School
Tim Russell, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
AFFILIATED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AATF: Ashlee Headrick, Battle Ground Academy
AATG: Ryan Linger, Farragut High School
AATSP: Lisa Stone, Sevier County High School
TCA: Sarah Ellery, Montgomery Bell Academy
TACT: Ying Zhang, Montgomery Bell Academy
Upcoming Board Meetings:
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Would you like to nominate someone for the TWLTA Board of Directors? If so, please submit names using the form below. All nominees must be TWLTA members in good standing. Candidates for Second Vice-President must have previously served on the Board of Directors, and candidates for the Board of Directors must have been TWLTA members for three of the past four years. Please feel free to submit your own name for consideration if you would like to volunteer to serve!