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GSOLE welcomes members and non-members alike to get involved in one of our many projects! We're eager to welcome new additions to our community to contribute to our growing body of professional development, scholarship, and service work. Reach out to president@gsole.org if you'd like to learn more about a committee or get involved!

Executive Board

Visit the Executive Board Committee Collaboration page (restricted access) 

Elected Officers

  • Amy Cicchino, President (2024-2026)
  • Kevin DePew, Vice President (2024-2026)
  • Elle Tyson, Treasurer (2024-2027)
  • Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood, Assistant Treasurer (2025-2026)
  • Nikki Chasteen, Secretary (2024-2026)
  • Cat Mahaffey, Immediate Past President (2024-2026)

At-Large Representatives

  • Nitya Pandey (2023-2025)
  • Mary Lourdes Silva (2023-2025)
  • Michelle Stuckey (2023-2025)
  • Tina Calandrino (2024-2026)
  • Alex Evans (2024-2026)
  • Patrice Johnson (2024-2026)

Ex Officio Attendees (non-voting)

The following members attend Executive Board meetings by virtue of their status as committee chair or appointed officer:

  • Jennifer Smith Daniel, Co-Chair IDEA Committee
  • Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood, Co-Chair IDEA Committee
  • Jennifer Burke Reifman, Co-Chair Research Committee
  • Justin Cary, Communication Officer
  • Tess Evans, Co-Chair Conference Committee
  • Linford Lamptey, Co-Chair Research Committee
  • Cydney Alexis, Co-Chair Webinars
  • Mary Lourdes Silva, Co-Chair Webinars

  • Beatrice Mendez Newman, Editor, Reviews

  • Janine Morris, Co-Affiliates Liaison & Lead Content Curator
  • Jason Snart, Editor, OLOR
  • Joanna Whetstone, Editor, ROLE
  • Meghan Velez, Co-Affiliates Liaison 

Many Thanks to Past Volunteers

See names of past Executive Board members, appointed officers, and committee chairs under our listing of Past GSOLE Leaders

Executive Sub-Committees

GSOLE Steering Committee

    • Amy Cicchino, President
    • Kevin DePew, Vice President
    • Elle Tyson, Treasurer
    • Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood, Assistant Treasurer
    • Nikki Chasteen, Secretary
    • Cat Mahaffey, Immediate Past President 
    • Janine Morris, Digital Content Manager

    Past Steering Committee Members

    • Jessie Borgman
    • Jennifer Burke Reifman
    • Angie Carter
    • Theresa (Tess) Evans
    • Heidi Harris
    • Beth Hewett
    • Dan Seward
    • Meghan Velez
    • Ryan Vingum
    • Megan Von Bergen
    • Scott Warnock

    Inclusion, Diversity, Equity , and Access (IDEA) Committee

    • Jennifer Smith Daniel, Co-Chair
    • Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood, Co-Chair
    • Jennifer Burke Reifman
    • Meghalee Das
    • Miranda L. Egger
    • Alex Evans
    • Patrice Johnson
    • Mary Lourdes Silva
    • Jason Snart
      Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

      Current Projects and Initiatives

      • IDEA funds allocation

      Past Projects and Initiatives

      • Conference Accessibility Measures
      • Election Ballot Review
      • IDEA Audit

      Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

      Dan Seward (2020-2022) 

      Molly Ubbesen (2022-2024)

      Autumn Bishard (2021-2024)

      Meghan Velez (2022-2026)



      Digital GSOLE Committee

      • Cat Mahaffey, Digital Platforms Manager, Co-Chair
      • Janine Morris, Lead Content Curator, Co-Chair
      • Elle Tyson, Content Curator, ROLE
      • Jessie Clay, Content Curator
      Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

      Current Projects and Initiatives

      • Migrate Research in Online Literacy Education to new OLOR site.
      • Developing accessible and sustainable resource publication guidelines for OLOR and archives. 

      Past Projects and Initiatives

      • Migrate old site from Weebly to Wild Apricot
      • Migrate OLOR Effective Practices and OLOR Reviews

      Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

      Amanda Bemer (2018-2022) 

      Standing Committees

      Certification Committee

      • Amy Cicchino, Co-chair
      • Kevin Depew, Co-chair
      • Nitya Pandey, Co-chair
      Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

      Current Projects and Initiatives

      • Revising course offerings

      Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

      Barry Maid (2018-2020, chair) 

      Conference Committee

      • Tess Evans, Co-chair
      • Kevin DePew, Co-chair
      • 2025 Committee forming this summer
      Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

      Current Projects and Initiatives

      • Planning GSOLE's 2025 Online Conference

      Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!


      GSOLE Graduate Organization (GSOLE-GO) Committee

      • Cornelius Fuumaale Suom-Kogle, Chair
      • Committee forming soon!


      Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

      Current Projects and Initiatives

      • Coming soon!


      Outreach Committee

      • Brian Harrell: Membership Officer
      • Justin Cary: Communications Officer
      • Janine Morris: Affiliates Co-Chair
      • Meghan Velez: Affiliates Co-Chair
        Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

        Current Projects and Initiatives

        • Develop blog-posting protocols for affiliates and members

        Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

        Amy Cicchino, Kim Fahle Peck, Jude Miller, Cat Mahaffey

        Publications Committee

        • Cat Mahaffey, Chair
        • Janine Morris, Lead Content Curator
        • Eric Camarillo, Editor, OLOR Reviews
        • Jason Snart, Editor, OLOR Effective Practices
        • Joanna Whetstone, Editor, ROLE
        • Elle Tyson, Design Editor, ROLE
        • Christie Bogle, Copy Editor, ROLE and OLOR Reviews
        • Sarah Lacey, Assistant Editor, Effective Practices
        • Jen Cunningham, Assistant Editor, Effective Practices
        • Michael Madson, Assistant Editor, Effective Practices
        • Janine Morris, Assistant Editor, Effective Practices
        • Mary Lourdes Silva, Content Curator, OLOR Reviews
        Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

        Current Projects and Initiatives

        • Migrate Research in Online Literacy Education to new OLOR site.
        • Developing accessible and sustainable resource publication guidelines for OLOR and archives. 

        Past Projects and Initiatives

        • Migrate OLOR Effective Practices and OLOR Reviews
        • Migrate OLOR Reviews

        Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!


        Michael Greer (Editor, ROLE, 2017-2021) 

        Mikala Jones, Content Curator, OLOR EP

        Brendan Hawkins, Content Curator, OLOR EP

        Research Committee

        • Jennifer Burke Reifman, Co-Chair
        • Linford Lamptey, Co-Chair

        Visit committee collaboration page (restricted access).

        Current Projects and Initiatives

        • Calling for Research Proposals for 2022-2023

        Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

        Beth Hewett (2018-2020), Alice Horning (2018-2020),  Barry Maid (2018-2020, chair) 

        Webinars Committee

        • Cydney Alexis, Co-Chair
        • Mary Lourdes Silva, Co-Chair
        • More members are welcome

        Visit the webinars committee collaboration page (restricted access)

        Current Projects and Initiatives

        • Webinar Series, 2024-2025 

        Many Thanks to Past Volunteers!

        Jenae Cohn (2017-2020, Co-Chair), Mary Stewart (2018-2020, Co-Chair), Jennifer Burke Reifman (2020-2024 Co-Chair), 

        Ad Hoc Committees

        More Committee Information Coming Soon!


        OLI Principles & Tenets Revisions Committee

        • Nikki Chasteen, Chair
        • Kevin DePew, Chair

        • Rich Rice

        • Adeola Opesade

        • Zengning HU

        • Rosie Gomez

        • Felicita Arzu-Carmichael

        • Kenna Grove

        • Cristina Cedillo

        • Jennifer Sheppard

        • Michelle Stuckey

        • Justin Cary

        • Amy Cicchino

        • Cat Mahaffey

        • Tess Evans

        • Scott Warnock

        • Jason Snart

        • Nitya Pandey

        Current Projects and Initiatives

        Revising the OLI Principles and Tenets

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