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Meet the Board & Our Mission

Our Mission

  • To provide a forum for dialogue and collegiality among Kansas teachers of English Language Arts, pre-kindergarten through post-secondary
  • To provide leadership and direction for instruction, curriculum planning, and assessment in English Language Arts
  • To serve as a vehicle for encouraging and highlighting students and professional writing in Kansas
  • To increase public awareness of current theory and practice on issues of literacy
  • To serve as a liaison between the community and schools on matters pertaining to literacy and language use
  • To cooperate with other professional organizations and agencies throughout the state and nation in order to achieve common goals through political action
  • To conduct, support, and distribute current research and scholarship in English Language Arts and to serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to English Language Arts
  • To initiate and continue dialogue among Kansas teachers for the integration and application of language arts in all curricular areas
Read the KATE Constitution

KATE Executive Board Officers

President Nathan Whitman
Vice President Erica Shook
Conference Chair Stacy Chestnut 
Past President Steve Maack
Secretary Emily Tanner
Membership & Treasurer Eileen Wertzberger
Minority Affairs Krystal Atkinson
Voices of Kansas Editor Monica Swift
Kansas English Editor/NCTE Liaison Katherine Cramer
KATE Blog Editor Michaela West
Webmaster Bryan Anderson

KATE Board Members

Lindsey Bales
Lisa Bauman
Melissa Buteyn
Julie Buzard
​Samantha Collins
Diana Costello
Anna Drenick
Jennifer Enright
​Alexis Fisher
LuAnn Fox
Beth Gulley
Mary Harrison
Amy Jensen
Andrew Lee
Andrea Marshbank
Kristi Mauer
Deborah Eades McNemee
Joann McRell
Suzanne Myers

April Pameticky
Sarah Perryman
Rebecca Pflughoeft
Suzanne Porath
John Ritchie
Andrea Rottinghaus
Victoria Seeger
Lindsay Slater
Joshua Snyder
Keely Tolbert
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  • Events & Meetings
    • Fall Conference
    • KATE Summer Camp
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  • Publications
    • Kansas English
    • KATE Blog >
      • KATE Blog Book Club Guidelines
      • KATE Blog Submission Guidelines
    • KATE Publicity
    • Voices of Kansas >
      • Voices of Kansas Archive
  • Resources
    • KATE Archives
    • KATE General Resources
    • KATE Recommended Books
    • Social Media >
      • KATE's Facebook
      • KATE's GoodReads
      • KATE's Instagram
      • KATE's Pinterest Board
      • KATE's Twitter
  • About
    • Awards
    • Board Contact & Mission
    • KATE & Education Services
  • Membership