EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The executive officers are charged with the day-to-day operations of OFLA. All executive officers are elected. Executive officers serve on various divisions of the Association, based on the mission and vision of OFLA.
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Mark Himmelein, President Mount Union, Ohio |
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Richard Emch, Immediate Past President North Royalton, Ohio |
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Kaleigh Baker, President Elect Vandalia, Ohio |
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Megan Brady, Executive Vice-President Uniontown, Ohio |
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Lisa Howie, Executive Treasurer Smithville, Ohio |
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Cheryl Johnson, Parliamentarian and Bylaws Gambier, Ohio |
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Maria Herman, Membership Chair Whitehouse, Ohio |
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Beth Hanlon, Executive Recorder and Editor for “The Cardinal” Oberlin, Ohio |
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Milton Alan Turner, Editor for Electronic Media Shaker Heights, Ohio |
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Nela Serrano, Professional Development Chair Shaker Heights, Ohio |
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Kirsten Halling, Public Relations and Advocacy Chair Dayton, Ohio |
COMMITTEES
Committee Chairs are elected to the OFLA Board. They are charged with specific issues of interest to OFLA. Committee Chairs also serve on various divisions of the Association, based on the mission and vision of OFLA.
Megan Brady, Beginning Teachers
Leah Steiner Suter, Early Language Learning
Na Li, Scholarship
Lauren Racela, Technology Integration
Marcia Davis, Secondary Language Learning
STATE WORLD LANGUAGE CONSULTANTS
State World Language Consultants are not voting members of the Board. They are charged with informing the board about state-level news and policies.
Ryan T Wertz ,State World Languages Consultant
Columbus, Ohio
Kathy Shelton, ODE World Language Consultant
Columbus, Ohio
AFFILIATES
Affiliates are generally language-specific groups associated with OFLA. The Affiliate members serve as liaisons to their respective organizations. In this way, OFLA and affiliate organizations communicate very closely. Affiliate members also serve in various OFLA divisions, based on the mission and vision of the Association.
Kieron Cindric, American Association of Teachers of French (Ohio)
Dennis Boyd, American Association of Teachers of German (Ohio)
Alondra Pacheco, American Association of Teacher of Spanish and Portuguese (Ohio)
Ning Zhang, Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese
Rebecca Allen, Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese
(vacant), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ALLIANCES
The Ohio Network of Academic Alliances and the CORE-FL Groups are organizations that work on a regional level to enhance professional development for world language teachers. Each organizes and holds various professional development opportunities throughout the academic year.
- Cincinnati Collaborative
- CORE-FL Northeast
- Dayton Area Foreign Language Educators (DAFLE)
- LINC-Ohio – Languages in Central Ohio
- Mercer-Auglaize Foreign Language Alliance (MAFLA)
- NorthEast Ohio Language Alliance (NEOLA)
- Ohio Valley Foreign Language Alliance
- Toledo Area Foreign Language Alliance (TAFLA)
OFLA Past Presidents
1962-63 Leona Glenn
1963-65 Leon I. Twarog
1965-66 Thomas D’Amico
1966-67 Margaret Harold
1967-68 Geraldine O’Neill
1968-69 Robert Brooks
1969-70 Walter DeVolld
1970-71 Harriett Abell
1971-72 Evangela Vanacore
1972-73 Madaline Cook
1973-74 Flora M. Bump
1974-75 Donald R. Greenham
1975-76 Barbara Synder
1976-77 Dianne Schobel
1977-78 Manuel M. Manderine
1978-79 Gerry Antoine
1979-80 John Durdon
1980-81 Nancy Humbach
1981-82 Carolyn White
1982-83 Carolyn M. Ummel
1983-84 Judith Baughin
1984-85 Gerard L. Ervin
1985-86 Robert Novotny
1986-87 Henry Ziegler
1987-88 Marjorie Artzer
1988-89 Diane Ging
1989-90 John Purcell
1990-91 Charles Hancock
1991-92 Carolyn Andrade
1992-93 Barry G. Thomas
1993-94 Virginia Ballinger
1994-95 Lori Winne
1995-96 Rob Robison
1996-97 Deborah (Deke) Husdtadter
1997-98 Deborah Robinson
1998-99 Beverly Larson
1999-00 Marian Walters
2000-01 Bob Ballinger
2001-02 Mike Hauber
2002-03 Judi Fowlkes
2003-04 Philippa Brown Yin
2004-05 Barb Andrews
2005-06 Mary Goodwin
2006-07 Rita Stroempl
2007-08 Mark Himmelein
2008-09 Martha Pero
2009-10 Fred Toner
2010-11 Sarah Shackelford
2011-12 Carol Eiber
2012-13 Roslyn Terek
2013-14 Teri Wiechart
2014-15 Richard Emch
2015-16 Martha Castañeda
2016-17 Lucas Hoffman
2017-18 Beth Hanlon
2018-19 Milton Alan Turner
2019-20 Lesley Chapman
2020-21 Cheryl Johnson
2021-22 Richard Emch