Council of Writing Program Administrators Executive Board
The Council of Writing Program Administrators is a national association of college and university faculty who serve or have served as directors of first year composition or writing programs, coordinators of writing centers and writing workshops, chairpersons and members of writing-program-related committees, or in similar administrative capacities. The Council of Writing Program Administrators is an affiliate of the Association of American Colleges and the Modern Language Association.
CWPA Executive Board Members
CWPA is led by an Executive Board, whose current membership consists of:
- Susan Thomas, President, University of Sydney (terms ends 2023; will succeed to Immediate Past President)
- Lilian Mina, Vice President, University of Alabama at Birmingham (term ends 2023; will succeed to President)
- Mark Blaauw-Hara, Immediate Past President, University of Toronto (term ends 2023)
- Candie McKee Williams, Oklahoma City Community College (term ends 2024)
- Al Harahap, University of Oklahoma (term ends 2024)
- Erin Lehman, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (term ends 2024)
- Katherine Daily O'Meara, St. Norbert College (term ends 2023)
- Julia Voss, Santa Clara University (term ends 2023)
Ex-Officio
- Mary McCall, Treasurer, North Dakota State University
- Kelly Blewett, Secretary, Indiana University East
- Amanda Presswood, Outreach, Hope College
- Douglass Hesse, Archivist, University of Denver
- Shirley Rose, Co-Director, Consultant Evaluator Service, Arizona State University
- Michael Pemberton, Co-Director, Consultant Evaluator Service, Georgia Southern University
- Patti Poblete, Co-Editor, WPA Journal, Henderson State University
- Tracy Morse, Co-Editor, WPA Journal, East Carolina University
- Wendy Sharer, Co-Editor, WPA Journal, East Carolina University
Past WPA Presidents
Since 1978, the Council of Writing Program Administrators has had these presidents:
Past WPA Presidents / Years Served
- Mark Blaauw-Hara (2019-2021)
- Dominic DelliCarpini (2017-2019)
- Susan Miller-Cochran (2015-2017)
- Rita Malenczyk (2013-2015)
- Duane Roen (2011-2013)
- Linda Adler-Kassner (2009-2011)
- Joseph Janangelo (2007-2009)
- Shirley K Rose (2005-2007)
- Chris Anson (1/2003-6/2005)
- Kathleen Blake Yancey (2001-2002)
- Doug Hesse (1999-2000)
- Theresa Enos (1997-1998)
- Charles Schuster (1995-1996)
- Barbara Cambridge (1993-1994)
- Ben McClelland (1991-1992)
- Lynn Z. Bloom (1989-1990)
- Linda Peterson (1987-1988)
- Winifred Horner (1985-1986)
- Harvey Wiener (1979-1985)