The NPO JALT Nominations and Elections Committee is happy to announce the 2024 elections for the JALT Board of Directors and Auditor. All JALT members in good standing will be invited to cast a ballot in this election.
Voting will begin on April 8th, 2024, and end on May 24th, 2024, with the results being announced on May 31st, 2024, and then submitted for approval to the JALT Ordinary General Meeting. The newly elected Board of Directors and Auditor will begin their official positions on January 1st, 2025, for two years. An email with an individualized ballot and further instructions will be sent to every JALT member.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me via the site contact form. Thank you very much for your attention and cooperation in this important matter, ensuring the smooth operation of NPO JALT as an organization.
Oana Cusen
NPO JALT NEC Chair
Contact Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC)
Candidate for Position of President
Clare Kaneko
Statement Of Intent
I have been the JALT president since January 2023. I believe that JALT would benefit from a stability in leadership for the next two years. With the transition out of covid still affecting different parts of the organization, from my insights over the past year and a half, I am able to provide consistency in leadership to guide JALT out of this period of recovery and beyond. I have been able to work with a strong team of directors who have provided me guidance in the past year to continue working on improving the core of the organization. With a new Board of Directors to work with in 2025, I intend to foster a collaborative environment where all input is valued. My existing knowledge of JALT at the chapter level has helped with discussions and making decisions, and I believe I have a strong knowledge of many of the different aspects of the JALT organization and the connections of people and committees since becoming president. I will continue to support our members and volunteers.
็งใฏ2023ๅนด1ๆใใJALTใฎ็ไบ้ทใๅใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏใJALTใไปๅพ2ๅนด้ใๅฎๅฎใใใชใผใใผใทใใใ็บๆฎใใใใจใๆ็ใงใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใใณใญใใฆใคใซในใใพใ ็ต็นใฎใใพใใพใช้จๅใซๅฝฑ้ฟใๅใผใใฆใใไธญใ้ๅป1ๅนดๅใฎ็งใฎๆดๅฏใใใ็งใฏJALTใใใฎๅๅพฉๆใ่ฑใใใใใซใใฎๅ ใธใจ้ฒใใใใฎไธ่ฒซใใใชใผใใผใทใใใ็บๆฎใใใใจใใงใใพใใ็งใฏใใฎ1ๅนด้ใ็ต็นใฎไธญๆ ธใๆนๅใ็ถใใใใใฎๆ้ใไธใใฆใใใๅผทๅใช็ไบใใผใ ใจๅๅใใใใจใใงใใพใใใ2025ๅนดใซใฏๆฐใใ็ไบไผใจใจใใซใ็งใฏใในใฆใฎๆ่ฆใๅฐ้ใใใๅๅ็ใช็ฐๅขใ่ฒใใคใใใงใใๆฏ้จใฌใใซใงใฎJALTใซ้ขใใ็งใฎๆขๅญใฎ็ฅ่ญใฏใ่ญฐ่ซใๆๆๆฑบๅฎใซๅฝน็ซใกใไผ้ทใซๅฐฑไปปใใฆใใใฏใJALT็ต็นใฎๆงใ ใชๅด้ขใใไบบใ ใๅงๅกไผใฎใคใชใใใฎๅคใใ็็ฅใใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใใใใใไผๅกใใใฉใณใใฃใขใใตใใผใใใฆใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
Bio
Education
- MA in TEF/SL,University of Birmingham (U.K.) / ใใผใใณใฌใ ๅคงๅญฆไฟฎๅฃซ
- Bachelor of Business, Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia) / ใจใใฃในใปใณใผใฏใณๅคงๅญฆใใธใใน ๅฃซๅท
Employment
- Associate Professor, Niigata University / ๆฐๆฝๅคง ๅญฆๅๆๆ
JALT Experience
- JALT President (2023 – Present) JALT็ไบ้ท(2023ๅนด๏ฝ)
- JALT Elected Officer Chapter Representative Liaison ( 2020 โ 2022) / JALTใใทใงใใซใชใใฃใตใผ CRL๏ผ2020 – 2022๏ผ
- Niigata JALT Chapter President (2019 โ 2022) / ๆฐๆฝๆฏ้จใไผ้ท (2019 – 2022)
- Niigata JALT NEAR Language conference, conference chair (2017 โ 2018, 2021) / ๆฐๆฝๆฏ้จใNEARๅคงไผๅงๅก้ท (2017 – 2018, 2021)
- Niigata JALT Public Relations officer (2016) / ๆฐๆฝๆฏ้จ, ๅบๅ ฑๅงๅก้ท (2016)
Candidate for Position of Vice President
Kenn Gale
Statement Of Intent
As Vice President, my goal is to support the entire board of directors and to assist in the daily operations of JALT. The Vice President has clearly outlined responsibilities. One of which is working and managing JALTโs Central Office (JCO). I look forward to continuing to work with the staff there and ensure they are equipped and prepared and support them anyway necessary. Also, I wish to provide support on a โcase by caseโ basis for the President. JALT is a large NPO and therefore many random and unique projects/situations arise, in which I hope to help with. With six years experience on the BOD, it has been a pleasure to serve, and I wish to carry over my experience for another term as Vice-President.
ๅฏไผ้ทใจใใฆใฎ็งใฎ็ฎๆจใฏใ็ไบไผๅ จไฝใใตใใผใใใJALTใฎๆฅๅธธๆฅญๅใๆฏๆดใใใใจใงใใ ๅฏไผ้ทใซใฏๆ็ขบใช่ฒฌๅใใใใพใใ ใใฎใฒใจใคใใJALTใฎใปใณใใฉใซใชใใฃใน๏ผJCO๏ผใฎ้ๅถใงใใ ็งใฏใ็พๅฐในใฟใใใจๅผใ็ถใๅๅใใๅฝผใใ่ฃ ๅใจๆบๅใๆดใใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใใฐใตใใผใใใใใจใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใ ใพใใ็ไบ้ทใซๅฏพใใฆใฏใใใฑใผในใปใใคใปใฑใผในใใงใตใใผใใใฆใใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ JALTใฏๅคง่ฆๆจกใชNPOใงใใใใใไธๅฎๆใงใฆใใผใฏใชใใญใธใงใฏใใ็ถๆณใใใใพใใใใใฎใใใช็ถๆณใงใใๆไผใใงใใใฐใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใๅฏไผ้ทใจใใฆ6ๅนด้BODใๅใใฆใใ็ต้จใ็ใใใใพใๆฐใใชไปปๆใซ่จใฟใใใจๆใใพใใ
Bio
After working as a counselor in Southern California for several years, Kenn decided it was time to move on and see the world. He packed up and headed to Central and South America, where he spent a number of years teaching and traveling. In 2009, he received an offer to work for the Thai ministry of education, where he helped open several schools in their EP department. Consulting and opening schools through Southeast Asia for several years finally led him to Japan. After arriving in Japan in 2012 to manage a successful international school on a two year contract, he immediately fell in love with the country, its culture and his coworkers and has since decided to make Japan his home. Since arriving, he has opened 6 new schools in central Japan with expansion ongoing as well as owning a Montessori school. With a staff of over 180 teachers and administrators, he specializes in administration, logistics and HR. Kenn is passionate about JALT and what it offers its members. He hopes his experience will help lead the company into the future.
ๅใซใชใใฉใซใใขใงๆฐๅนด้ใซใฆใณใปใฉใผใจใใฆๅใใๅพใใฑใณใฏใใใใๅใซ้ฒใฟใไธ็ใ่ฆใซ่กใๆใๆฅใใจๆฑบๅฟใใใๅฝผใฏ่ท็ฉใใพใจใใฆไธญๅ็ฑณใซๅใใใใใใงไฝๅนดใใฎ้ใๆใใชใใๆ ใใใใ2009ๅนดใใฟใคใฎๆ่ฒ็ใใใชใใกใผใๅใใๆ่ฒ็ใฎEP้จ้ใงใใใคใใฎ้ๆ กใๆฏๆดใใใๆฐๅนด้ใๆฑๅใขใธใขใงใณใณใตใซใใฃใณใฐใๅญฆๆ กใฎ้ๆ กใซๆบใใใๆ็ต็ใซๆฅๆฌใซใใฉใ็ใใใ2012ๅนดใซๆฅๆฅใใ2ๅนด้ใฎๅฅ็ดใงๆๅใใใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใ็ตๅถใใๅพใใใใซๆฅๆฌใจใใๅฝใๆๅใๅๅใซๆใ่พผใฟใไปฅๆฅใๆฅๆฌใๆ ้ทใจใใใใจใๆฑบใใใๆฅๆฅไปฅๆฅใใขใณใใใฝใผใชใปในใฏใผใซใ็ตๅถใใใ ใใงใชใใๆฅๆฌใฎไธญๅฟ้จใซ6ใคใฎในใฏใผใซใ้ๆ กใใ็พๅจใๆกๅคงใ็ถใใฆใใใ180ไบบไปฅไธใฎๆๅธซใจ็ฎก็่ทใๆฑใใ็ฎก็ใ็ฉๆตใไบบไบใๅฐ้ใจใใฆใใใใฑใณใฏJALTใจJALTใไผๅกใซๆไพใใใใฎใซๆ ็ฑใๆณจใใงใใใๅฝผใฎ็ต้จใJALTใๅฐๆฅใธใจๅฐใใฆใใใใใจใๆๅพ ใใฆใใใ
Candidate for Position of Conference
Wayne Malcolm
Statement Of Intent
The Director of Conference has a mandate to organize an engaging international conference. This requires being able to see the big picture view of what an international conference should be, and understanding all the separate elements that need to come together to get the job done. Since 2019 I have been working on the conference and have been able to refine and hone my capacity to see the moving parts of the conference as one.
Two reasons I am looking to continue as Director of Conference are because the position is still new, and JALT is still crafting how to fully approach and utilize the position; deciding what demands should firmly be associated with the person in this position. I can still aid with defining this position. The other reason I am looking for your support is because the JALT conference is not immune from the realities of socio-economic change many organizations are dealing with. My experience on the JALT Board of Directors and leading the conference planning team can help guide the conference, and JALT, through to more secure territory. I believe we should use tried and tested techniques, while incorporating new ones that will make processes more efficient and effective.
ไผ่ญฐๆ ๅฝใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใซใฏใ้ญ ๅ็ใชๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐใ้ๅฌใใไฝฟๅฝใใใใพใใใใฎใใใซใฏใๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐใใฉใใใในใใใจใใๅ จไฝๅใๆๆกใใไปไบใๆใ้ใใใใใซใพใจใพใๅฟ ่ฆใฎใใใในใฆใฎๅๅฅใฎ่ฆ็ด ใ็่งฃใใใใจใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใ2019ๅนดไปฅ้ใ็งใฏไผ่ญฐใซๆบใใใไผ่ญฐใฎๅฏๅ้จๅใใฒใจใคใซ่ฆใ่ฝๅใซ็ฃจใใใใใฆใใพใใใ
็งใๅคงไผใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใ็ถใใใใจ่ใใฆใใ2ใคใฎ็็ฑใฏใใใฎๅฝน่ทใใพใ ๆฐใใใJALTใใใฎๅฝน่ทใซใฉใฎใใใซใขใใญใผใใใๆดป็จใใใใใใฎๅฝน่ทใฎไบบ็ฉใซใฉใฎใใใช่ฆๆฑใใใฃใใใจ้ข้ฃไปใใใใในใใใๆฑบๅฎใใใพใ ไฝใไธใใฆใใๆไธญใ ใใใงใใ็งใฏใพใ ใใใฎใใธใทใงใณใๅฎ็พฉใใๆๅฉใใใใใใจใใงใใพใใใใใฒใจใคใฎ็็ฑใฏใJALTๅคงไผใใๅคใใฎ็ต็นใๅฏพๅฆใใฆใใ็คพไผ็ตๆธ็ๅคๅใฎ็พๅฎใจ็ก็ธใงใฏใชใใใใงใใJALT็ไบไผใงใฎ็ต้จใจใๅคงไผไผ็ปใใผใ ใ็ใใ็ต้จใฏใๅคงไผใจJALTใใใๅฎๅ จใช้ ๅใธใจๅฐใๅฉใใจใชใใงใใใใ็งใฏใใใญใปในใใใๅน็็ใใคๅนๆ็ใซใใๆฐใใๆๆณใๅใๅ ฅใใชใใใ่ฉฆ่ก้ฏ่ชคใ้ใญใๆๆณใไฝฟใในใใ ใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
Bio
Originally from Cornwall, New York in the United States, I have been living in Japan since September 2002. I have taught English in various areas of the language education community โ English conversation schools, primary and secondary schools, and tertiary institutions.
I graduated from Syracuse University in New York State with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. While living and working in Japan I gained a Masters of Management in International Management. After that, I gained a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership specializing in curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies. Eventually, I will take on some more education.
Since joining JALT in March 2008, I have been a Chapter President, Program Chair, Publicity Chair, Treasurer, JALT Business Manager, Director of Program, and am now the Director of Conference. In these capacities I have been a continuous presence at Executive Board Meetings and local events; doing the business of JALT.
When I am not in a classroom teaching, or doing JALT work, I can probably be found running, listening to/playing music, watching stuff, or hanging out with my wife and daughter. The simple things!
ใขใกใชใซใฎใใฅใผใจใผใฏๅทใณใผใณใฆใฉใผใซๅบ่บซใงใ2002ๅนด9ๆใใๆฅๆฌใซไฝใใงใใพใใ่ฑไผ่ฉฑๅญฆๆ กใๅฐๅญฆๆ กใไธญๅญฆๆ กใ้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ กใชใฉใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎใใพใใพใชๅ้ใง่ฑ่ชใๆใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใฅใผใจใผใฏๅทใฎใทใฉใญใฅใผในๅคงๅญฆใงๆฟๆฒปๅญฆใฎๅญฆๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใๆฅๆฌใงใฎ็ๆดปใจไปไบใฎๅใใๅฝ้็ตๅถๅญฆใฎไฟฎๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใใใฎๅพใUniversity of Phoenix School of Advanced Studiesใงใซใชใญใฅใฉใ ใจใคใณในใใฉใฏใทใงใณใๅฐ้ใจใใๆ่ฒใชใผใใผใทใใใฎๆ่ฒๅญฆๅๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใๆ็ต็ใซใฏใใใใซใใใคใใฎๆ่ฒใๅใใไบๅฎใงใใ
2008ๅนด3ๆใซJALTใซๅ ฅไผใใฆไปฅๆฅใๆฏ้จ้ทใใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅก้ทใๅบๅ ฑๅงๅก้ทใไผ่จใJALTใใธใในใใใผใธใฃใผใใใญใฐใฉใ ใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใๆญดไปปใใ็พๅจใฏใซใณใใกใฌใณในใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใงใใใใใใฎๅฝน่ทใซใใใฆใ็งใฏ็ไบไผใๅฐๅใฎใคใใณใใซๅธธใซๅบๅธญใใJALTใฎๆฅญๅใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ๆๅฎคใงๆใใใใJALTใฎไปไบใใใฆใใชใใจใใฏใใฉใณใใณใฐใใใใใ้ณๆฅฝใ่ดใใใใๆ ็ปใ่ฆใใใๅฆปใๅจใจใถใใถใใใใใใฆใใพใใๅ็ดใชใใจใ ๏ผ
Candidate for Position of Membership
Julia Kimura
Statement Of Intent
I am honoured to receive nominations to continue to serve as JALTโs Director of Membership. Under my directorship, we put a stop to declining membership numbers, and reversed the trend by making modest gain in our membership. As a result, our membership revenue for the last year exceeded projections by 10%. Furthermore, we increased value to membership by making sure that our members take advantage of the one SIG membership that comes with a JALT membership. The number of members who do not belong to any SIG was reduced by 4%.
I expect this positive trend to continue as I have become a more experienced and effective director. I have worked with the PR team to highlight the value of joining and am now working with the Membership Liaison and Membership Committee to launch new campaigns to target lapsed members and to encourage members to introduce colleagues to JALT.
None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the efforts of the Membership Chairs. The biggest lesson I have learned during my term was the importance of fostering good relationships. As a team, we made great things happen, and we will make great things happen as we enter the aftertimes.
JALTใฎไผๅกๆ ๅฝ็ไบใจใใฆใ2ๆ็ฎใฎๆๅใๅใๅ ๆ ใซๆใใพใใใใฎไธๅนดใงใไผๅกๆฐใฎๆธๅฐใซๆญฏๆญขใใใใใใใจใใงใใพใใใใไผๅกๆฐใใใใใซๅขใใใใจใงๅพๅใ้่ปขใใใใใฎ็ตๆใๆจๅนดๅบฆใฎไผๅกๅๅ ฅใฏไบๆณใ10๏ผ ไธๅใใพใใใใใใซใJALTไผๅกใซไปๅฑใใ1ใคใฎSIGใซๅๅ ใใใใจใงใไผๅกใฎไพกๅคใ้ซใใใใจใใงใใใฉใฎSIGใซใๆๅฑใใฆใใชใไผๅกๆฐใฏ4๏ผ ๆธๅฐใใพใใใ
ใใฎ่ฏใๅพๅใฏไปๅพใ็ถใใจๆใใพใใ็ไบไผใๅท่กๅฝนๅงๅกไผใฎไป็ตใฟใใใๆทฑใ็่งฃใใMembershipๅกไผใชใฉใฎๅงๅกไผใซใ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใใใซใชใใพใใใใใกใใใไปๅพใMentoring and Orientationๅงๅกไผใซ่ฒข็ฎๅบๆฅใใจๆใใพใใใพใใPRใใผใ ใจๅๅใใJALTใซๅ ฅไผใใใใจใฎไพกๅคใไผใใไผๅกๆธๅคๆ ๅฝใไผๅกๅงๅกไผใจใๅๅใ่กใใ้ไผใใไผๅกใๅฏพ่ฑกใจใใๆฐใใใญใฃใณใใผใณใ็ซใกไธใใใใไผๅกใๅๅใซJALTใ็ดนไปใใใใๅใใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
ไปฅไธใฎๆๆใฏใไผๅกๅขๅผทๅงๅก้ทใฎใใใพใฌๅชๅใชใใซใฏๆใๅพใชใใฃใใใฎใงใใใ็งใใใฎ๏ผๅนด้ใงๅญฆใใ ๆๅคงใฎๆ่จใฏใๅฝนๅกใจใฎ่ฏๅฅฝใช้ขไฟใ็ฏใใใจใฎ้่ฆๆงใงใใใใณใญใ็ฆๅพใใผใ ใจใใฆๅใๅใใใ็งใใกใฏๅๅคงใชใใจใๆใ้ใใพใใ
Bio
Education
Ph.D. Temple University / ๅๅฃซ๏ผใใณใใซๅคงๅญฆ๏ผ
Employment
Lecturer, Mukogawa Womenโs University / ๆญฆๅบซๅทๅฅณๅญๅคงๅญฆ๏ผ่ฌๅธซ๏ผ
JALT Experience
- Osaka JALT Membership Chair, Member at Large / ๅคง้ชๆฏ้จ๏ผไผๅกๆ ๅฝใ็กไปปๆๅฝนๅก
- The Language Teacher Recently Received Column Coeditor / The Language Teacher ใณใฉใ ็ทจ้่
- JALT Post-Conference Proceedings Content Editor / JALT Post-Conference Proceedings ใณใณใใณใใจใใฃใฟใผ
- JALT Director of Membership / ไผๅกๆ ๅฝ็ไบ
Candidate for Position of Program
Chelanna White
Statement Of Intent
In 2023, the position of Director of Conference was created. Since then, I have been re-developing the role of Director of Program (DoP) while supporting chapter and SIG program chairs, as well as supporting JALT as a member of the Financial Steering Committee and Development Fund Sub-committee to help chapters and SIGs have the funds to continue to provide excellent events for our organization. I have been working with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee to develop a database to make finding excellent presenters much easier. Programming should reflect the wide variety of experience and expertise of our members, such as up-and-coming language researchers and educators, who I support through the Student Peer Interaction Network (SPIN) Committee in addition to the committees I sit on as DoP. I also coordinate the monthly Zoom for Professional Development sessions – bring a friend!
If reelected, I will continue to develop the role of DoP, and support program chairs in providing relevant, engaging, and forward-thinking programming. I look forward to the opportunity to oversee the completion of the updated Program Chairs Handbook and revitalizing the Program Committee to support this project. It would be my hono(u)r to continue for another term.
2023ๅนดใๅคงไผใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใๅฝน่ทใๅต่จญใใใพใใใใใไปฅๆฅใ็งใฏDirector of Program (DoP)ใฎๅฝนๅฒใๅๆง็ฏใใชใใใๆฏ้จใSIGใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅก้ทใใตใใผใใใใใใ็งใใกใฎ็ต็นใซๅชใใใคใใณใใ็ถ็ถ็ใซๆไพใงใใ่ณ้ใๆฏ้จใSIGใ็ขบไฟใงใใใใใซ่ฒกๅ้ๅถๅงๅกไผใ้็บๅบ้ๅฐๅงๅกไผใฎใกใณใใผใจใใฆJALTใใตใใผใใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏใๅคๆงๆงใปๅ ฌๅนณๆงใปๅ ๆฌๆง๏ผDEI๏ผๅงๅกไผใจๅๅใใฆใๅชใใใใฌใผใณใฟใผใไปใใใ็ฐกๅใซ็บๆใงใใใใใชใใผใฟใใผในใ้็บใใฆใใพใใใใญใฐใฉใใณใฐใซใฏใใญใฐใฉใใณใฐใซใฏใ็งใDoPใจใใฆๅๅ ใใฆใใๅงๅกไผใซๅ ใใSPIN (Student Peer Interaction Network)ๅงๅกไผใ้ใใฆใตใใผใใใฆใใๅฐๆฅๆๆใช่จ่ช็ ็ฉถ่ ใๆ่ฒ่ ใจใใฃใ็งใใกใฎไปฒ้ใฎๅคๅฒใซๆธกใ็ต้จใจๅฐ้็ฅ่ญใๅๆ ใใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใพใใใพใใๆฏๆ Zoom for Professional Development ใจใใใชใณใฉใคใณใงใฎใคใใณใใไธปๅฌใใฆใใพใใใๅไบบใซใๅฃฐใใใใใ ใใใใฒใจใใๅๅ ใใ ใใใ
ๅ้ธใใใใใ็งใฏDoPใฎๅฝนๅฒใ็บๅฑใใใใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅก้ทใ้ฉๅใงใ้ญ ๅ็ใงใๅ ้ฒ็ใชใใญใฐใฉใ ใๆไพใงใใใใใตใใผใใ็ถใใพใใๆๆฐ็ใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅก้ทใใณใใใใฏใฎๅฎๆใ็ฃไฟฎใใใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใใตใใผใใใใใใซใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅกไผใๆดปๆงๅใใใ ใใจใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใใใคใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใฆใฎไปปๅใๅผใ็ถใๆ ใใใฆใใใ ใใใฎใงใใใฐๅ ๆ ใงใใ
Bio
Education
- M.Ed in TESOL, University of British Columbia (In progress) / ใใชใใฃใใทใฅใปใณใญใณใใขๅคงๅญฆTESOLไฟฎๅฃซ่ชฒ็จไฟฎไบ๏ผๅจๅญฆไธญ๏ผ
- TESOL Certificate, Trinity Western University (2017) / ใใชใใใฃใปใฆใจในใฟใณๅคงๅญฆTESOLไฟฎไบ่จผ๏ผ2017ๅนด๏ผ
- Bachelor of Arts, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (2016) / ใฏใฏใณใใฌใณใปใใชใใฏใใใฏๅคงๅญฆๆๅญฆๅฃซ๏ผ2016ๅนด๏ผ
Employment
- Instructor, Reitaku University (2022 โ present) / ้บๆพคๅคงๅญฆใคใณในใใฉใฏใฟใผ๏ผ2022-็พๅจ)
- JET Programme ALT Prefectural Advisor, Kyoto (2020-2022) / JETใใญใฐใฉใ ALTๅบใขใใใคใถใผใไบฌ้ฝๅบ๏ผ2020-2022ๅนด๏ผ
- JET Programme ALT, Kyoto (2017-2020) / JETใใญใฐใฉใ ALTใไบฌ้ฝๅบ๏ผ2017-2020ๅนด๏ผ
JALT Experience
- Director of Program (2023 โ present) / ใใญใฐใฉใ ใปใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผ๏ผ2023ๅนด๏ฝ็พๅจ๏ผ
- Student Peer Interaction Network Committee member (2023 โ present) / ๅญฆ็ใใขไบคๆตใใใใฏใผใฏๅงๅกไผๅงๅก๏ผ2023-็พๅจ๏ผ
- Program Liaison (2022-2023) / ใใญใฐใฉใ ใชใจใพใณ๏ผ2022-2023ๅนด๏ผ
- Regional Professional Activities Committee member (2021) / ๅฐๅๅฐ้ๆดปๅๅงๅกไผๅงๅก๏ผ2021ๅนด๏ผ
- Co-Chair of Program, Kyoto Chapter (2019-2022) / ไบฌ้ฝๆฏ้จใใญใฐใฉใ ๅ ฑๅๅงๅก้ท๏ผ2019ๅนด๏ฝ2022ๅนด๏ผ
Candidates for Position of Public Relations
Howard Hernandez
Statement Of Intent
From what I have read about the previous directors’ experiences, this position requires attention to detail and a sense of empathy for making JALT events and newsletters appealing and relevant to JALT members. My plan for this position is to add new ideas to JALT events and newsletters that will keep everyone up to date on current trends in teaching and media. Additionally, I plan to update our newsletters with insights on emerging trends in technology and media, empowering our members to stay ahead in their field. Through these initiatives, I aim to enhance our organization’s visibility and provide valuable resources to our community. I plan on fostering collaboration and continuous learning to propel JALT forward in its mission. Even though this will be my first endeavor as director of public relations, I will do my best to bring fresh ideas and content to JALT.
ใใใพใงใฎใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใฎ็ต้จใ่ชญใใ ใจใใใซใใใจใใใฎๅฝน่ทใซใฏใJALTใฎใคใใณใใใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใJALTไผๅกใซใจใฃใฆ้ญ ๅ็ใง้ข้ฃๆงใฎใใใใฎใซใใใใใฎ็ดฐ้จใธใฎ้ ๆ ฎใจๅ ฑๆใฎๆ่ฆใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใ ใใฎใใธใทใงใณใซๅฏพใใ็งใฎ่จ็ปใฏใๆ่ฒใจใกใใฃใขใฎๆๆฐใใฌใณใใใฟใใชใซ็ฅใใใใใใซใJALT ใฎใคใใณใใใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใซๆฐใใใขใคใใขใ่ฟฝๅ ใใใใจใงใใ ใใใซใใใฏใใญใธใผใจใกใใฃใขใฎๆฐใใชใใฌใณใใซ้ขใใๆดๅฏใใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใซๆฒ่ผใใฆใไผๅกใใใใใใฎๅ้ใงๅ ใ่กใใใจใใงใใใใใซใใไบๅฎใงใใ ใใใใฎๅใ็ตใฟใ้ใใฆใ็งใใกใฎ็ต็นใฎ่ช็ฅๅบฆใ้ซใใใณใใฅใใใฃใซ่ฒด้ใชใชใฝใผในใๆไพใใใใจใ็ฎๆใใฆใใพใใ ็งใฏใJALT ใฎไฝฟๅฝใๅ้ฒใใใใใใซใใณใฉใใฌใผใทใงใณใจ็ถ็ถ็ใชๅญฆ็ฟใไฟ้ฒใใใคใใใงใใ ๅบๅ ฑ้จ้ทใจใใฆใฏๅใใฆใฎๆๆฆใจใชใใพใใใJALTใซๆฐ้ฎฎใชใขใคใใขใใณใณใใณใใใๅฑใใงใใใใๅ จๅใๅฐฝใใใฆใพใใใพใใ
Bio
I have taught in various schools in Korea and Japan’s English language sector. These experiences have taught me valuable lessons about the importance of communication. I graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s in sociology and psychology. While working in Korea, I obtained a Master’s in adult education. Currently, I am studying a PhD in strategic media from Liberty University.
็งใฏ้ๅฝใจๆฅๆฌใฎ่ฑ่ช้จ้ใฎใใพใใพใชๅญฆๆ กใงๆใใฆใใพใใใ ใใใใฎ็ต้จใใใใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใฎ้่ฆๆงใซใคใใฆ่ฒด้ใชๆ่จใๅพใใใจใใงใใพใใใ ็งใฏใใฅใผในใใณๅคงๅญฆใๅๆฅญใใ็คพไผๅญฆใจๅฟ็ๅญฆใฎๅญฆๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใ ้ๅฝใงๅใใชใใๆไบบๆ่ฒใฎไฟฎๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใ ็พๅจใใชใใใฃใผๅคงๅญฆใงๆฆ็ฅใกใใฃใขใฎๅๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใฆใใพใใ
William Pellowe
Statement Of Intent
I started doing the job of Director of Public Relations for JALT at the beginning of 2019. Iโve accomplished a lot in that time, but I feel that I still have more to contribute, so I would be honored to be elected to serve one more term. Iโm pleased with the positive reception of the JALT Talk newsletter, with its expanded coverage to include local events and calls for participation, as well as notifications of all JALT publications, making this monthly newsletter more relevant to our community of language teaching professionals. Our social media reach and impact continues to grow. As a member of the board of directors, Iโve pushed for transparency in the advertisements appearing in JALT media and transparency within JALT, and I support the efforts to increase the diversity within our organization, its leadership, and among its conference speakers, as well as the efforts to create more family-friendly conferences. If elected, I will continue to serve JALT, its officers, and its members to the best of my ability.
็งใฏ2019ๅนดใฎๅใใใJALTใฎๅบๅ ฑๆ ๅฝ็ไบใๅงใใพใใใใใฎ้ใซๅคใใฎใใจใๆใ้ใใพใใใใใพใ ใพใ ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใใจใใใใจๆใใฆใใพใใฎใงใใใ1ๆๅใใใใฆใใใ ใใใใจใซใชใใพใใใๅ ๆ ใงใใJALTใใผใฏใฎใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใๅฅฝๆ็ใซๅใๅ ฅใใใใฆใใใใจใซๆบ่ถณใใฆใใพใใJALT TalkใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใซใฏใJALTๆฏ้จใจSIGใฎใคใใณใใ็บ่กจๅ้ใSIGใฎๅ จๅบ็็ฉใฎใ็ฅใใใๆฒ่ผใใใใใใซใชใใพใใใใพใใJALTใฎใฝใผใทใฃใซใกใใฃใขใธใฎๅฝฑ้ฟๅใๆกๅคงใ็ถใใฆใใพใใ็ไบไผใฎใกใณใใผใจใใฆใ็งใฏJALTใฎใกใใฃใขใซๆฒ่ผใใใๅบๅใฎ้ๆๆงใจJALTๅ ใฎ้ๆๆงใๆจ้ฒใใฆใใพใใใใพใใJALTใฎ็ต็นๅ ใๆๅฐ่ ๅ ใๅคงไผ่ฌๆผ่ ๅ ใฎๅคๆงๆงใ้ซใใๅชๅใใใใๅฎถๆๅใใฎๅคงไผใไฝใๅชๅใๆฏๆใใฆใใพใใๅฝ้ธใใๆใซใฏใJALTใJALTๅฝนๅกใJALTไผๅกใฎใใใซใๅผใ็ถใๅ จๅใๅฐฝใใใพใใ
Bio
Overview: My first experience teaching English was as a substitute teacher at a language school in London while there on a six-month working holiday visa after college. Once back home in Massachusetts, I took a short training course for ESL teachers and got my first full-time job at a language school for foreign students in Boston. I came to Japan in 1990. In my first decade here, I mainly worked at conversation schools and a senmon gakko. I started working at my current university in 2000, getting tenure in 2013 and a promotion to Associate Professor in 2015.
Education
MA in TEFL with distinction from the University of Birmingham (U.K.)
Employment
Associate Professor, Kindai University (campus in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
JALT Experience
- Joined JALT in 1990 / 1990ๅนด JALTๅ ฅไผ
- Fukuoka JALT program chair 1995 – 1997 / 1995ๅนด – 1997ๅนด๏ผ็ฆๅฒกๆฏ้จไผ็ปๅงๅก้ท
- Fukuoka JALT chapter president 1998 – 2002; again 2010 – 2019 / 1998ๅนด – 2002ๅนด11ๆ๏ผ็ฆๅฒกๆฏ้จๆฏ้จ้ท / 2010ๅนด11ๆ – 2019ๅนด2ๆ๏ผ็ฆๅฒกๆฏ้จๆฏ้จ้ท
- Created and maintained JALT.org’s first online event calendar (2001 – 2008, see http://hosted.jalt.org/calendar/archive) / 2001ๅนด – 2008ๅนด ๏ผjalt.orgใฎใคใใณใใซใฌใณใใผใฆใงใใตใคใๆ ๅฝ
- Conference vetting (2008 – present) / 2008ๅนด3ๆ – ็พๅจ๏ผJALTๅนดๆฌกๅคงไผ ๆๅบ่ซๆใฎ้ธ่ๅงๅก
- TEVAL SIG website 2015 – 2021 / 2015 ๅนด1ๆ – 2021 ๅนด6ๆ๏ผ่ฉฆ้จใจ่ฉไพก็ ็ฉถ้จไผ๏ผTEVAL SIG๏ผใฆใงใใตใคใๆ ๅฝ
- PanSIG Conference website 2016 – present (https://pansig.org) / 2016ๅนด1ๆ – ็พๅจ๏ผJALT PanSIGๅคงไผ ใฆใงใใตใคใๆ ๅฝ (https://pansig.org)
- Acting Director of Public Relations Feb. 2019 – June 2019 / 2019ๅนด2ๆ – 2019ๅนด6ๆ็พๅจ๏ผๅบๅ ฑๆ ๅฝ็ไบ๏ผ็ไบไปฃ่ก๏ผ
- Director of Public Relations June 2019 โ present / 2019ๅนด6ๆ – ็พๅจ๏ผๅบๅ ฑๆ ๅฝ็ไบ
Candidate for Position of Records
Samantha Kawakami
Statement Of Intent
I have been the Director of Records since the beginning of 2023. It has taken the first year to get comfortable with all of the regular tasks related to the Executive Board Meeting: gathering and compiling reports to create the JALT Executive Newsletter, making sure that everyone is on the EBM Team in Basecamp so they can actively participate, preparing attendance and voting documents, taking minutes, and making sure that we maintain quorum. I have made changes to these systems which make things smoother but I am still fine-tuning everything.
I have also been working on cleaning up Basecamp, an ongoing task, which involves making sure that everyone in Basecamp is a current member and helping people get on the teams that they need to be on.
And I have been working with the Technology Advisory and Support Committee. We are working on creating teams of members who can work on various aspects of all of the JALT websites. The goals are to build in redundancy so we are not reliant on just one person and to distribute the workload so it is not a heavy burden.
I am hoping to stay on as Director of Records and continue working on these projects.
2023ๅนดใฎๅใใใๆธ่จๆ ๅฝ็ไบใๅใใฆใใพใใ ๆๅใฎ1ๅนด้ใฏใ็ไบไผใซ้ข้ฃใใใในใฆใฎ้ๅธธๆฅญๅใซๆ ฃใใใฎใซๆ้ใใใใใพใใใ ใใใใฎไปไบใซใฏใJALT็ไบไผใใฅใผในใฌใฟใผใไฝๆใใใใใฎๅ ฑๅๆธใฎๅ้ใจ็ทจ้ใๅ จๅกใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซๅๅ ใงใใใใใซBasecampใงEBMใใผใ ใซๅๅ ใใฆใใใใจใ็ขบ่ชใใใใจใๅบๅธญใจๆ็ฅจใฎๆธ้กใๆบๅใใใใจใ่ญฐไบ้ฒใไฝๆใใใใจใๅฎ่ถณๆฐใ็ถญๆใใใใจใชใฉใๅซใพใใพใใ ็งใฏใใใใฎใทในใใ ใซๅคๆดใๅ ใใ็ฉไบใใใในใ ใผใบใซ้ฒใใใใใใใซใใพใใใใใพใ ใในใฆใๅพฎ่ชฟๆดใใฆใใๆฎต้ใงใใ
ใพใใBasecampใฎใฏใชใผใณใขใใใซใๅใ็ตใใงใใพใใใใใฏใBasecampใซ็ป้ฒใใใฆใใใในใฆใฎไบบใ็พๅจใฎใกใณใใผใงใใใใจใ็ขบ่ชใใๅฟ ่ฆใชใใผใ ใซๅๅ ใงใใใใใซใใใใใฎ็ถ็ถ็ใชไฝๆฅญใงใใ
ใใใฆใใใฏใใญใธใผ่ซฎๅใปๆฏๆดๅงๅกไผใจไธ็ทใซไปไบใใใฆใใพใใใ ็งใใกใฏใJALTใฎใในใฆใฎใฆใงใใตใคใใฎใใพใใพใชๅด้ขใซๅใ็ตใใใจใใงใใใกใณใใผใฎใใผใ ใไฝใใใจใซๅใ็ตใใงใใพใใ ็ฎๆจใฏใไธไบบใซไพๅญใใชใใใใซๅ้ทๆงใๆใใใใใจใจใ่ฒ ๆ ใๅคงใใใชใใชใใใใซไปไบ้ใๅๆฃใใใใใจใงใใ
็งใฏๆธ่จๆ ๅฝ็ไบใจใใฆๆฎใใใใใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใซๅใ็ตใฟ็ถใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Bio
Education
BA in Communication (Japanese minor), Alma College (Alma, Michigan, USA) / ใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณๅญฆๅฃซ๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ชๅฏๅฐๆป๏ผใใขใซใใซใฌใใธ๏ผ็ฑณๅฝใใทใฌใณๅทใขใซใ๏ผ
Employment
Assistantย Professor, Matsue Kosen (Matsue, Shimane) / ๆพๆฑๅทฅๆฅญ้ซ็ญๅฐ้ๅญฆๆ ก๏ผๅณถๆ น็ๆพๆฑๅธ๏ผๅฉๆ
JALT Experience
- 2003-2009: Associate Member (Macmillan LanguageHouse) / 2003-2009: ใใธใในไผๅก๏ผใใฏใใฉใณ ใฉใณใฒใผใธใใฆใน๏ผ
- 2013-present: Member of Hiroshima Chapter and BRAIN SIG / 2013-็พๅจ: ๅบๅณถๆฏ้จใใใณ BRAIN SIG ไผๅก
- 2020: JALT2020 International Conference, Room Host Coordinator / 2020: JALT2020 ๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐใใซใผใ ใในใ ใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผ
- 2021: JALT2021 International Conference, Room Host Coordinator / 2021: JALT2021 ๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐใใซใผใ ใในใ ใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผ
- 2022: JALT2022 International Conference, Online Conference Tech Support / 2022: JALT2022 ๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐใใชใณใฉใคใณไผ่ญฐๆ่กใตใใผใ
- 2023-present: Director of Records / 2023-็พๅจ: ๆธ่จๆ ๅฝ็ไบ
Candidates for Position of Treasury
Glenn Magee
Statement Of Intent
I am thankful for my enriching experiences through my involvement in JALT activities over the past two decades. The relationships I have formed with fellow educators who share my passion for empowering others have been instrumental in keeping me engaged and committed to the field of education. I am incredibly fortunate to have gained invaluable financial and social experience by volunteering for various local, national, and international events. As a potential director of treasury, I pledge to advance JALT’s mission and uphold its commitment to supporting language teachers in Japan. I am eager to forge new connections that align with JALT’s goals and contribute to its long-term sustainability in supporting educators.
ใใฎ20ๅนด้ใJALTใฎๆดปๅใซๅๅ ใใ่ฑใใช็ต้จใใใใฆใใใ ใใใใจใซๆ่ฌใใฆใใพใใไป่ ใซๅใไธใใใจใใๆ ็ฑใๅ ฑๆใใๆ่ฒ่ ไปฒ้ใจใฎ้ขไฟใฏใ็งใๆ่ฒๅ้ใซ้ขใใใ็ฎ่บซใ็ถใใไธใงๅคงใใชๆฏใใจใชใฃใฆใใพใใๅฐๅใๅฝๅ ใๅฝ้็ใชใใพใใพใช่กไบใซใใฉใณใใฃใขใจใใฆๅๅ ใใใใจใงใใใใใใฎใชใ่ฒกๆฟ็ใป็คพไผ็็ต้จใ็ฉใใใจใใงใใๅคงๅคๅนธ้ใซๆใฃใฆใใพใใ่ฒกๅ้จ้ทๅ่ฃใจใใฆใJALTใฎไฝฟๅฝใๆจ้ฒใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ชๅญฆๆๅธซใๆฏๆดใใใจใใใณใใใใกใณใใๅฎใใใจใ่ชใใพใใ็งใฏใJALTใฎ็ฎๆจใซๆฒฟใฃใๆฐใใใคใชใใใ็ฏใใๆ่ฒ่ ใๆฏๆดใใJALTใฎ้ทๆ็ใชๆ็ถๅฏ่ฝๆงใซ่ฒข็ฎใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
Bio
JALT Experience
Gifu JALT President (2021-present), BRAIN SIG Publicity Chair (2021-present), Treasurer (2014-2021), Journal Editorial Review Board (2022-present), Assistant Treasurer TESOL-JALT International Mind, Brain and Education Symposium (2020), The Language Teacher: Editor (2016), Associate Editor (2015), Column Editor (2014), Proofreader/Copyeditor (2013), Learner Development-SIG, Editor Learning Learning (2012-2015), PanSIG Reviewer
ๅฒ้ๆฏ้จใไผ้ท(2021ๅนด๏ฝ็พๅจ)ใ่ณ็งๅญฆใปโผผ็ๅญฆใจ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒ้จไผๅฎๆฌพใ ๅบๅ ฑๅงๅก้ท๏ผ็พๅจ๏ผใไผ่จ็ณป๏ผ2014ๅนด๏ฝ2021ๅนด)ใใธใฃใผใใซ็ทจ้ๅฏฉๆปๅงๅกไผๅก๏ผ2022ๅนด๏ฝ็พๅจ๏ผใTESOL-JALTๅฝ้ๅฟใ่ณใ่จ่ชใทใณใใธใฆใ ใไผ่ญฐ่ฒกๅๆ ๅฝ่ ใฎ่ฃไฝ๏ผ2020ๅนด๏ผใThe Language Teacherใ็ทจ้่ ๏ผ2016ๅนด๏ผใๅ ฑๅ็ทจ้่ ๏ผ2015ๅนด๏ผใใณใฉใ ็ทจ้่ ๏ผ2014ๅนด๏ผใ่จๆญฃ่ ๏ผ2013ๅนด๏ผใๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใใฃใใญใใกใณใ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ็ทจ้่ ใๅญฆ็ฟใฎๅญฆ็ฟ๏ผ2012ๅนด๏ฝ2015ๅนด๏ผใPanSIGใๆป่ชญ่
Anton Potgieter
Statement Of Intent
If given the opportunity, I believe my experiences as Financial Steering Committee Chair, Chapter Treasurer Liaison, Okayama Chapter Treasurer, along with my background in finance and working relationship with JALT Central Office, will allow me to build upon the work of past Directors of Treasury. If elected, it is my intent to support chapter treasurers, SIG treasurers and the International Conference treasury team on practical transactional matters, as well as provide assistance with planning budgets and managing finances.
As Financial Steering Committee Chair I have identified areas where JALTโs financial resources could be used more efficiently. If elected, I intend to further improve financial reporting by implementing a system that provides information in greater detail. This will allow for more in-depth analysis and enhance the decision-making process on how funds are utilized.
Furthermore, while JALTโs revenue is growing again, it continues to be lower than pre-pandemic levels, and the extent to which it recovers still remains to be seen. Chapter/SIG funding is directly related to revenue, and much has changed since current funding policies came into effect in 2016. I believe now is the time for the Executive Board to discuss new funding policies that reflect the current financial environment.
ๆฉไผใใใใ ใใใใใงใใใใ่ฒกๅ้ๅถๅงๅกไผใฎๅงๅก้ทใๆฏ้จไผ่จใชใจใพใณใๅฒกๅฑฑๆฏ้จไผ่จใจใใฆใฎ็ต้จใ่ฒกๅๅ้ใซใใใใใใฏใฐใฉใฆใณใใใใใฆJALTไธญๅคฎไบๅๅฑใจใฎๅๅ้ขไฟใ้ใใฆใ้ๅปใฎ่ฒกๅๆ ๅฝ็ไบใฎไปไบใใใใซ็บๅฑใใใใใจใใงใใใจ็ขบไฟกใใๆฌก็ฌฌใงใใ้ธๅบใใใ ใใพใใใใๅๆฏ้จไผ่จใSIGไผ่จใๅฝ้ไผ่ญฐ่ฒกๅใใผใ ใๅฎๅ็ใชๅๅผ้ขใงใตใใผใใใไบ็ฎ่จ็ปใ่ฒกๅ็ฎก็ใซ้ขใใๆฏๆดใใๆไพใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใ
่ฒกๅ้ๅถๅงๅกไผใฎๅงๅก้ทใจใใฆใ็งใฏJALTใฎ่ฒกๆบใใใๅน็็ใซไฝฟ็จใงใใๅ้ใ็นๅฎใใพใใใๅฝ้ธใใใพใใใใใใ่ฉณ็ดฐใชๆ ๅ ฑใๆไพใใใทในใใ ใๅฐๅ ฅใใใใจใงใ่ฒกๅๅ ฑๅใใใใซๆนๅใใใคใใใงใใใใใซใใใใใ่ฉณ็ดฐใชๅๆใๅฏ่ฝใซใชใใ่ณ้ใๆ้ฉใซๆดป็จใใๆนๆณใซ้ขใใๆๆๆฑบๅฎใใญใปในใๅผทๅใใใพใใ
ใใใซใJALTใฎๅ็ใฏๅใณไผธใณใฆใใใจใฏใใใใใณใใใใฏๅใฎๆฐดๆบใไธๅใ็ถใใฆใใใใฉใฎ็จๅบฆๅๅพฉใใใใฏใพใ ๆช็ฅๆฐใงใใพใใๆฏ้จ/SIGใฎ่ณ้ๆไพใฏๅ็ใซ็ดๆฅ้ขไฟใใฆใใพใใใ2016ๅนดใซ่ณ้่ชฟ้ๆน้ใๆฝ่กใใใฆไปฅๆฅใๅคใใฎใใจใๅคๅใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏไปใใๅท่กๅงๅกไผใ็พๅจใฎ้่็ฐๅขใๅๆ ใใๆฐใใช่ณ้่ชฟ้ๆฟ็ญใ่ญฐ่ซใใๆๆใงใใใจไฟกใใฆใใพใใ
Bio
After graduating from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Management Economics in Industry & Finance) in 1992, I worked for 12 years in the finance industry in Toronto, first as an internal controls auditor at Citibank Canada and later as a financial analyst and project manager at RBC Dominion Securities and TD Securities. Since arriving in Japan in 2005 I have worked in various areas of the English language education sector. I am presently a lecturer at Okayama University and a number of other universities around Okayama, as well as a Business English instructor for a multinational chemical engineering corporation.
After attending JALT events over a number of years I became a member of the Okayama Chapter in 2013, and since 2015 I have been the Okayama Chapter Treasurer. In 2019 I became involved with JALT at the national level as the Chapter Treasurer Liaison, and since 2021 I have been the Financial Steering Committee Chair. In these positions I have participated in and then overseen the preparation of JALTโs annual budget and presented this to the Executive Board. I am also currently an auditor for the United Associations of Language Studies (UALS).
1992ๅนดใซใซใใใฎใชใณใฟใชใชๅทGuelphๅคงๅญฆใซใใใฆๅๅญฆๅฃซๅท๏ผ็ฃๆฅญใป้่ใซใใใ็ตๅถ็ตๆธๅญฆ๏ผๅๅพๅพใใใญใณใใง้่้ข้ฃไผๆฅญใซ12ๅนด้ๅคๅใใใใพใใใใใพใCitibank Canadaใงๅ ้จ็ตฑๅถ็ฃๆปๅกใจใใฆใใใฎๅพใฏRBC Dominion่จผๅธๅใณTD่จผๅธใง่ฒกๅใขใใชในใใใพใใใญใธใงใฏใใปใใใผใธใฃใผใจใใฆๅคๅใใใใพใใใ2005 ๅนดใซๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใฆไปฅๆฅใ็งใฏ่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒๅ้ใฎใใพใใพใชๅ้ใงๅใใฆใใพใใใ็งใฏ็พๅจใๅฒกๅฑฑๅคงๅญฆใใฏใใใจใใๅฒกๅฑฑๅจ่พบใฎๅคใใฎๅคงๅญฆใง่ฌๅธซใๅใใฆใใใปใใๅคๅฝ็ฑๅๅญฆใจใณใธใใขใชใณใฐไผ็คพใงใใธใใน่ฑ่ชใฎ่ฌๅธซใๅใใฆใใพใใ
ๅฐๅ ใฎJALTใคใใณใใซไฝๅนดใใใใใฃใฆใใๅพใ2013ๅนดใซๅฒกๅฑฑๆฏ้จใฎใกใณใใผใจใชใใ2015ๅนดใใใฏไปใพใงใฎ็ต้จใ็ใใๅฒกๅฑฑๆฏ้จใฎไผ่จใๆ ๅฝใใใฆใใใ ใใฆใใใพใใใพใใ2019ๅนดใใใฏๆฏ้จไผ่จใชใจใพใณใจใใฆๅ จๅฝใฌใใซใฎJALTใซ้ขใใใใใซใชใใ2021ๅนดใใใฏ่ฒกๅ้ๅถๅงๅกไผใฎๅงๅก้ทใใใฆใใใ ใใฆใใพใใใใใใฎๅฝน่ทใซใใใฆใ็งใฏ JALT ใฎๅนด้ไบ็ฎใฎไฝๆใซๅๅ ใใใณ็ฃ็ฃใใใใใๅท่กๅงๅกไผใซๆๅบใใฆใใพใใใใพใ็พๅจใUnited Associations of Language Studies (UALS)ใฎ็ฃไบใๅใใใใฆใใใ ใใฆใใพใใ
Candidate for Auditor
Grant Osterman
Statement Of Intent
If elected as Auditor my main focus will be on upholding the JALT constitution, Bylaws, Standing Rules, Policies, and Code of Conduct. Having worked directly with the Board of Directors as SRL since 2020, I have come to see the need for a more transparent and streamlined organization. As SRL, I have worked hard to make sure the next person will not have to start from scratch. We have created, or updated, handbooks and manuals for almost every position within the JALT NPO. I hope to continue this process and make sure all handbooks and manuals are in compliance with JALT procedures as well as see to it that all members of the organization are well represented.
็ฃๆปๅฝนใซ้ธๅบใใใๅ ดๅใ็งใฎไธปใช็ฆ็นใฏใJALT ๅฎๆฌพใๅ ่ฆใ็พ่ก่ฆๅฎใๆน้ใใใใณ่กๅ่ฆ็ฏใ้ตๅฎใใใใจใซใใใพใใ2020ๅนดใใSRLใจใใฆๅ็ท ๅฝนไผใจ็ดๆฅๆบใใฃใฆใใใชใใงใใใ้ๆๆงใใใ็ฐก็ด ๅใใใ็ต็นใฎๅฟ ่ฆๆงใ่ฆใใฆใใพใใใ็งใฏSRL ใจใใฆใๆฌกใฎๅพไปปใฎๆนใๆๅใใๅงใใชใใฆใๆธใใใใซใๆธๅฝใซๅใ็ตใใงใใพใใใ็งใใกใฏใJALT NPO ๅ ใฎใปใผใในใฆใฎๅฝน่ทใซๅฏพใใฆใใณใใใใฏใจใใใฅใขใซใไฝๆใพใใฏๆดๆฐใใฆใใพใใใ็งใฏใใฎใใญใปในใ็ถ็ถใใใในใฆใฎใใณใใใใฏใจใใใฅใขใซใ JALT ใฎๆ้ ใซๆบๆ ใใฆใใใใจใ็ขบ่ชใใ็ต็นใฎใในใฆใฎใกใณใใผใ้ฉๅใซไปฃ่กจใใใใใใซๅชใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
Bio
Dr. Osterman has been teaching in Japan since 1993. Originally from a small Midwestern town in the United States, he earned his bachelorโs degree in psychology and a masterโs degree in education from the University of Maryland. After a short hiatus, he completed his doctorate degree from Northcentral University in educational leadership. Over his career, he has taught at elementary schools, junior high schools, universities, and is an administrator at a private school in Okinawa.
Dr. ใชในใฟใผใใณใฏ 1993 ๅนดใใๆฅๆฌใงๆใใฆใใพใใๅ ใ ใฏ็ฑณๅฝไธญ่ฅฟ้จใฎๅฐใใช็บใฎๅบ่บซใงใใใใกใชใผใฉใณใๅคงๅญฆใงๅฟ็ๅญฆใฎๅญฆๅฃซๅทใใใณๆ่ฒๅญฆใฎไฟฎๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใใใฎๅพใใใผในใปใณใใฉใซๅคงๅญฆใงใฏๆ่ฒใชใผใใผใทใใใฎๅๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใใใใพใงใฎใญใฃใชใขใฎไธญใงใๅฐๅญฆๆ กใไธญๅญฆๆ กใๅคงๅญฆใงๆ้ญใใจใใ็พๅจใฏๆฒ็ธใฎ็ง็ซๅญฆๆ กใฎ็ฎก็่ ใๅใใฆใใพใใ
Education
- Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Northcentral University / ใใผในใปใณใใฉใซๅคงๅญฆ ๅๅฃซๅท ๆ่ฒๅญฆๅฐๆป
- M.Ed. Instructional Technology, University of Maryland University College / ใกใชใผใฉใณใๅคงๅญฆๅคงๅญฆ้ขไฟฎๅฃซ่ชฒ็จ
- B.A. Psychology, University of Maryland University College / ใกใชใผใฉใณใๅคงๅญฆ ๅญฆๅฃซๅท ๅฟ็ๅญฆๅฐๆป
JALT Experience
He joined JALT in 1995 and has served in many roles such as vetting, conference/site chair for events, and currently serves on many JALT committees.
ๅฝผใฏ1995ๅนดใซ JALT ใซๅ ๅ ฅใใใใใพใงใซๅฏฉๆปๅกใใคใใณใใฎๅงๅก้ทใไผ่ญฐใงใฎ่ญฐ้ทใชใฉใใใพใใพใชๅฝน่ทใๅใใ็พๅจใงใๅคใใฎ JALT ๅงๅกไผใซๅๅ ใใฆใใพใใ
- 2016-present the Okinawa Chapter membership chair / 2016ๅนดใ็พๅจ๏ผๆฒ็ธๆฏ้จไผๅงๅก้ท
- 2018 November-2019 November Teaching Younger Learners Special Interest Group Membership Chair / 2018ๅนด11ๆใ2019ๅนด11ๆ๏ผๅ ็ซฅใฎๅญฆ็ฟใๆๅฐใใ็นๅฅๅฉ็ๅฃไฝใฎๅงๅก้ท
- 2019 November-2022 November Teaching Younger Learners Special Interest Group Coordinator / 2019ๅนด11ๆใ2022ๅนด11ๆ๏ผๅ ็ซฅใฎๅญฆ็ฟใๆๅฐใใ็นๅฅๅฉ็ๅฃไฝใฎใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผ
- 2020 June-2020 December Interim Special Interest Groups Representative Liaison for JALT / 2020ๅนด6ๆใ2020ๅนด12ๆ๏ผJALTใฎๆซๅฎ็นๅฅๅฉ็ๅฃไฝไปฃ่กจ้ฃ็ตกๅก
- 2021 January-current Special Interest Groups Representative Liaison for JALT / 2021ๅนด1ๆ๏ฝ็พๅจ๏ผJALTใฎ็นๅฅๅฉ็ๅฃไฝไปฃ่กจ้ฃ็ตกๅก
