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ACL/SCS JOINT COMMITTEE ON CLASSICS IN AMERICAN EDUCATION

Co-Chairs:  Jennie Luongo (ACL), president@aclclassics.org, St. Andrews Episcopal School, Austin, Texas
                   Teresa Ramsby (SCS), tramsby@umass.edu, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

Representatives from ACL:               
                    Matt Davis, Miramonte High School, Orinda, California (Term ends 2025)
                    Charlaine Lunsford, Manor High School, Portsmouth, Virginia (Term ends 2026)
                    Mark Pearsall, Glastonbury High School/University of Connecticut, Glastonbury, Connecticut (Term ends 2026)

Representatives from SCS:
                    Virginia Closs, At-Large, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts (Term ends 2026)
                    Stephen Kershner, CCUE, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (Term ends 2026)
                    Elizabeth Manwell, CCUE, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Term ends 2026)
                    Michelle Martinez, K-12, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio (Term ends 2025)
                    Dawn Strauss, K-12 Kenwood Academy High School, Chicago, Illinois (Term ends 2025)

AWARDS

Chair:  Skye Shirley, awards@aclclassics.org, Lexington, Massachusetts (Term ends 2026)

Marisa Alimento, Crossroads Middle School, Santa Monica, California
Traci Dougherty, Sandy Run Middle School, Dresher, Pennsylvania
Ploy Keener, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, North Carolina
Michelle Martinez, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio

COMMUNICATIONS
 

Chair:  Generosa Sangco-Jackson, communications@aclclassics.org, Ft. Wayne, Indiana (Term ends 2026)

Philip Walsh, Classical Outlook Editor, outlook@aclclassics.org, St. Andrew's School, Middletown, Deleware
Catherine Hayward, PRIMA Editor, prima@etclassics.org, Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina
Trace Turner, NJCL Publications Chair, publications@njcl.org, Austin, Texas
Christopher Rourke, NJCL Communications Chair, communications@njcl.org, Madison, Wisconsin
Jackie Hillman, ACL Newsletter Editor, newsletter@aclclassics.org, Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio
John Gruber-Miller, REDI Chair, redichair@aclclassics.org, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Members at large:
Micheal Posey, Mountain Brook Junior High, Mountain Brook, Alabama (Term ends 2028)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)
 

DEVELOPMENT
 

Chair:  Ian Hochberg, development@aclclassics.org, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia

Kevin Bellestrini, Mansfield Middle School, Storrs, Connecticut
Stefanie Gigante, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Sherwin Little, Executive Director, American Classical League, Hamilton, Ohio
Jennie Luongo, St. Andrews Episcopal School, Austin, Texas
David Pellegrino, Pittsford, New York
Michelle Ramahlo. Seven Bridges Middle School, Chappaqua, New York
Generosa Sangco-Jackson, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jeremy Walker, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, Indiana
Todd Wegenhart, Wyoming High School, Cincinnati, Ohio

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Chair:  Serena Witzke, deichair@aclclassics.org, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut (Term ends 2026)

Leah Berryhill, The Galloway School, Atlanta, Georgia (Term ends 2026)
John Bracey,  Belmont High School, Belmont, Massachusetts (Term ends 2024)
John Chu, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas (Term ends 2026)
Jackie Hillman, Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio (Term ends 2026)
Kate Horsley, Hopkins School, New Haven, Connecticut (Term ends 2026)
Shelly McCormick-Lane, Worcester, Massachusetts (Term ends 2026)
Dan McGlathery, Chair of the DEI Subcommittee of the National Committee for Latin and Greek, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, Massachusetts (Term ends 2024)
Andrea Craig Sansone, San Diego, California (Term ends 2024)
Jennifer Sheridan Moss, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (Term ends 2026)
John Rocklin, St. Stephens Episcopal School, Austin, Texas (Term ends 2026)
Joan Romanosky, Greenhill Middle School, Addison, Texas (Term ends 2026)
Peter Secrest, Pennington School, Pennington, New Jersey (Term ends 2025)
Lilia AitSahlia, NJCL President, Florida (Term ends 2024)
Savannah Thompson, Student, Arlington, Virginia (Term ends 2024)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

EXCELLENCE THROUGH CLASSICS
 

Executive Committee:

Interim Chair: Jenn Jarnagin, chair@etclassics.org, Greenhill School, Addison, Texas (Term ends 2024)
Kevin Ballestrini, resources@etclassics.org, Resources Coordinator, Mansfield Middle School, Storrs, Connecticut (Term ends 2028)
​Maddie Briner, publicrelations@etclassics.org, Public Relations Chair, Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, South Carolina (Term ends 2024)
open, nmechair@etclassics.org, Contest Coordinator,  
Catherine Hayward, prima@etclassics.org, PRIMA Editor, Durham Academy, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (Term ends 2024)
Katy Reddick, program@etclassics.org, Program Chair, Strong Middle School, Durham, Connecticut (Term ends 2024)
Brad Savage,  infochair@etclassics.org, Information Chair, Flint Hill School, Oakton, Virginia (Term ends 2024)
Nicole Wellington, program@etclassics.org, Program Coordinator, Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Massachusetts (Term ends 2028)

Jennie Luongo, president@aclclassics.org, ACL President (ex officio)

Subcommittee Chairs:

Christopher Buczek, curriculum@etclassics.org, Curriculum Committee Chair, East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, East Syracuse, New York (Term ends 2028)
Nava Cohen, elechair@etclassics.org, Exploratory Latin Exam Committee Chair, Chicago, Illinois (Term ends 2024)
Megan DeGraff-McMenamy, prima@etclassics.org, PRIMA Writing Committee Chair, Tuxedo Park School, Tuxedo Park, New York (Term ends 2024)
Sherry Lee, medusachair@etclassics.org, Medusa Mythology Exam Committee Co-Chair, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey  (Term ends 2024)
Amy Mason, awards@etclassics.org, Awards Chair, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey (Term ends 2024)
Micheal Posey, pegasuschair@etclassics.org, Pegasus Mythology Exam Committee Chair, Mountain Brook Junior High School, Mountain Brook, Alabama  (Term ends 2026)
Katy Reddick, program@etclassics.org, Program Committee Chair, Strong Middle School & Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham, Connecticut (Term ends 2024) 
Cynthia Swanson, middleschool@etclassics.org, Middle School Committee Chair, The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia  (Term ends 2024)
Nicole Wellington, etclive@etclassics.org, Interim, ETC Live Ad Hoc, Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Massachusetts (Term ends 2024) 

FINANCE
 

Chair:  David Jackson, treasurer@aclclassics.org, Canterbury School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Voting Members:
John Gruber-Miller, Mount Vernon Iowa (term ends 2025)
John Dutra, Oxford, Ohio (term ends 2025)
Chris Sloan, Nashville, Tennesee (term ends 2026)
Ben VanGelder, Arlington, Virginia (term ends 2026)

Non-voting members:

Elizabeth Bouis  (NJCL), Marietta, Georgia
Mary Pendergradt (NGE), Greensboro, North Carolina
Debra Heaton (NLE), Lexington, Massachusetts
Jenn Jarganin (ETC), Dallas, Texas
Phil Walsh, (Classical Outlook), St Andrew's School, Middletown, Delaware

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)
 

GOVERNANCE 
 

Chair:  Kyle McGimsey, governance@aclclassics.org, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida (Term ends 2025)

Teresa Kawamata, Loyola High School, Los Angeles, California (Term ends 2025)
Krystal Kubichek, Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, New Jersey  (Term ends 2025)
Kristin Masters, Cumberland Regional High School & Rowan University, New Jersey (Term ends 2025)
Ilse Van Rooyen, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Term ends 2025)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

GREEK
 

Chair:  Mary Pendergraft, greekexam@aclclassics.org, Greensboro, North Carolina (Term ends 2026)

Michael Bales, Toronto French School, Toronto, Ontario
Marianthe Colakis, Townsend Harris High School, New York, New York
Craig Gibson, University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa
Susan Setnik, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Daniel McGlathery, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, Massachusetts
Generosa Sangco-Jackson, Fort Wayne, Indiana

MEMBERSHIP

Co-Chair:  Traci Dougherty, membership@aclclassics.org, Sandy Run Middle School, Dresher, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2026)
Co-Chair:  Raymond Congo, membership@aclclassics.org, Bob Jones High School, Madison, Alabama (Term ends 2028)


Laura Brogden, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio (Term ends 2026)
Penny Cipolone, Woodbury Heights, New Jersey  (Term ends 2026)
Jack Dutra, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio  (Term ends 2026)
Krystal Kubichek, Membership Chair for NJCL, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati. OH (Term ends 2027)
Martha Pearlman, Retired, Thornton, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2026)
Zee Poerio, St. Louise De Marillac Catholic School, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2026)
Michele Valerie Ronnick, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (Term ends 2026)
Vanessa Schmitz-Siebertz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin  (Term ends 2026)
Cynthia Shiroma, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky (Term ends 2026)
Serena Witzke, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut (Term ends 2026)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

MERENS/MERITUS/MERITA AWARDS

Chair:  Ian Hochberg, meritus@aclclassics.org, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia (Term ends 2026)

Martha Altieri, Marietta, Georgia (Term ends 2026)
Nava Cohen, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (Term ends 2028)
John Gruber Miller, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa (Term ends 2028)
Amy Mason, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey (Term ends 2026)
Ryan Sellers, Memphis University School, Memphis, Tennessee (Term ends 2026)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AND GREEK

Chair:  Briana Titus, magistratitus@gmail.com, The Overlake School, Redmond, Washington (Term ends 2025)
Vice Chair:  Katie Robinson, San Clemente, California

Will Nifong, Delegate to JNCL-NCLIS Board and Advocacy Chair, Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois (Term ends 2025)
Andrea Stehle, Executive Secretary, CAMWS CPL Liaison, & Alternate Delegate to JNCL-NCLIS, St Timothys Episcopal School, Raleigh, North Carolina
Daniel McGlathery, Treasurer, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, Massachusetts.  Please contact Dan to make donations at mcglatheryd@gmail.com.

At-Large Members:

Erick Bousman, NCLG Communications Liaison to ACL Newsletter (Term ends 2024)
Talia Chicherio (Term ends 2024)
Catherine Hayward 
Maureen Lamb
Svetlana Lazarova
Connie Rodriguez
Madeline Thayer (Term ends 2025)

Subcommittee Chairs:

Talia Chicherio, Greek Resources, McLean School, Potomac, Maryland
Catherine Hayward (Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina) & Maureen Lamb (The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, Connecticut), Technology and Outreach
Dan McGlathery, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, Massachusetts
Zee Ann Poerio (St. Louise De Marillac Catholic School, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) & Madeline Thayer (Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, California), Supporting Young Learners
Katie Robinson, DEI Resources, San Clemente, California
Katie Robinson, Latin:  Inspiring Future Teachers, San Clemente, California

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE

Chair:  Todd Wegenhart, programs@njcl.org, Programs/Scholastic Services (Term ends 2027)
Vice Chair, Jennifer Jordt, graphicarts@njcl.org, Contests – Graphic Arts, Menlo School, Atherton, California (Term ends 2026*)

Elizabeth Bouis, convention@njcl.org, Convention Advisor, The Walker School, Marietta, GA (Term ends 2026*)
Brian Compton, constitution@njcl.org, Constitutional Advisor, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio (Term ends 2027)
Andrea Stehle, academics@njcl.org, Contests – Academics, St. Timothy's Episcopal School, Raleigh, North Carolina (Term ends 2028) 
Ashley Nix, creativearts@njcl.org, Contests – Creative Arts, Chair, Kirkwood High School, Clarksville, Tennessee (Term ends 2028)
Krystal Kubichek, publicrelations@njcl.org, Public Relations/Membership, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio (Term ends 2027)
Jennie Luongo, certamen@njcl.org, Contests -- Certamen, St. Andrews Episcopal School, Austin, TX (Term ends 2026*)
Bennett Henkel, olympika@njcl.org, Contests – Olympika, Queen's Grant High School, Matthews, North Carolina (Term ends 2028)
Christopher Rourke, communications@njcl.org, Communications, Secretary, Madison, Wisconsin (Term ends 2026)
Zach Mair, digicon@njcl.org, Contests – Digital; Oak Hall School, Gainesville, Florida (Term ends 2028)
Trace Turner, publications@njcl.org, Publications, Austin, Texas (Term ends 2025)

Members serve four-year terms and may be re-elected to a second term.

Those starred* are in their final term.

National Latin Exam

Executive Committee:

Co-Chair:  Ian Hochberg, natlatinexam@gmail.com, Arlington, Virginia, July 2028 (1st term)
Co-Chair:  Patty Lister, patty.lister@nle.org, Alexandria, Virginia, July 2028 (2nd term)   
Treasurer:  Deb Heaton, Lexington, Massachusetts, July 2028 (2nd term)
Secretary:  William Lee, San Antonio, Texas July 2026 (1st term)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

Writing & Steering Committee:

Co-Chair:  Ian Hochberg, natlatinexam@gmail.com, Arlington, Virginia, July 2026 (1st term)
Co-Chair:  Patty Lister, patty.lister@nle.org, Alexandria, Virginia, July 2028 (1st term)   
Joe Davenport, Norwell Middle School, Norwell, Massachusetts, July 2026 (1st term)
Deb Heaton, Lexington, Massachusetts, July 2028 (2nd term)
Jackie Hillman, Bexley High School, Bexley, Ohio, July 2028 (1st term)
Mark Keith, Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 2028 (2nd term)
William Lee, Alamo Heights High School, San Antonio, Texas, July 2028 (1st term)
Lauren Marquard, Mercy High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan, July 2031 (1st term)
Micheal Posey, Mountain Brook Junior High, Mountain Brook, Alabama, July 2028 (1st term)
Zoe Tasse-Winter, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School, New York, NY (provisional year expires June 30th, 2025)

 

Subcommittee Chairs:

Amy Mason, NLE Outreach and Resource Committee, Ridgewood HS, Ridgewood, New Jerdsey, July 2028 (2nd term) 
Lauren Rogers, Maureen O’Donnell Scholarship Committee for Academic Excellence (and Sally Davis Scholarship), St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Memphis, Tennessee, July 2026 (1st term)
Sue Robertson, Linda S. Montross New Latin Educators Scholarship Committee, retired, Midlothian, Virginia, July 2025 (1st term)
Linda S. Montross, Jane Harriman Hall Professional Development Scholarship Committee, retired, Heathsville, Virginia,  July 2026 (1st term)
Alice Guppy, Christine Fernald Sleeper Educational Travel Award Committee, retired, Avondale Estates, Georgia July 2026 (1st term)

NOMINATING

Chair:  Amy Mason, nominations@aclclassics.org, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey

Katie James - Vanguard College Preparatory School, Waco, Texas 
Mary Pendergraft - Greensboro, North Carolina
Micheal Posey - Mountain Brook Junior High, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Leigh Grace Rouyer - St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

PROGRAM

Chair:  Mark Pearsall, vpprograms@aclclassics.org, Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, Connecticut

Dennis Dickerson, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, & Cardinal Newmann High School, Santa Rosa, California (Term ends 2028)
Ellen Lee, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2028)
Katy Reddick, Strong Middle School & Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham, Connecticut (Term ends 2026)
Ryan Sellers, Memphis University School, Memphis, Tennessee (Term ends 2025)
Shonda Tohm, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Term ends 2026)
Bryan Whitchurch, Washington Latin School, Washington, DC (Term ends 2028)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

RESOURCES FOR EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPING INSTRUCTION

Chair:  John Gruber-Miller, redichair@aclclassics.org, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa (Term ends 2026)

Rebecca Harrison, Endwell, New York (Term ends 2026)
Mark Keith, Fredericksburg, Virginia (Term ends 2024)
Krystal Kubicheck, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio  (Term ends 2024)
Maureen Lamb, Kingswood Oxford School, Avon, Connecticut (Term ends 2024)
Bret Mulligan, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2024)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)

SCHOLARSHIP

Chair:  Sarah Palumbo, scholarships@aclclassics.org, Rio Salado, Chandler, Arizona (Term ends 2026)

John Chu, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas (Term ends 2026)
Ian Merrill, Gilbert Classical Academy, Gilbert, Arizona (term ends 2026)
Dave Fisher, The Meadows School, Las Vegas, Nevada (term ends 2026)
Jennifer Jones, Franklin High School, Somerset, New Jersey (term ends 2026)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)
 

STRATEGIC PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE

Chair:  Jennie Luongo, ACL President, president@aclclassics.org

David Jackson, Chair of ACL's Development Committee, Canterbury School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Jennifer Jarnagin, Chair of ETC, Greenhill School, Addison, Texas
Micheal Posey, Chair of the Pegasus Mythology Exam, Mountain Brook Junior High, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Sue Robertson, ACL Secretary, Midlothian, Virginia
Phil Walsh, Editor, The Classical Outlook, St. Andrew's School, Middletown, Delaware

Sherwin Little, Executive Director, ex officio

TECHNOLOGY

Chair:  Jeremy Walker,techchair@aclclassics.org, Crown Point High School, Crown Point, Indiana (Term ends 2026)

Suzanne Bonefas, Sugar Land, Texas (Term ends 2025)
Stefanie Gigante, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey (Term ends 2025)
Clint Hagen, Fort Worth Country Day, Fort Worth, Texas (Term ends 2025)
Brad Savage, Flint Hill School, Oakton, Virginia (Term ends 2025)
Abigail Braddock Simone, Houston High School, Germantown, Tennessee (Term ends 2025)
Jonathan Thomson, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Term ends 2025)
Kristin Webster, The Nightingale-Bamford School, New York, New York (Term ends 2025)

Jennie Luongo, ACL President (ex officio)
Rob Latousek (emeritus) Madison, Wisconsin