Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies graduate student organization (TECS GSO)

Leader Candidates for TECS GSO 20142015

Anne Marie Foley is a doctoral student in the Children, Families, and Schools
concentration in TECS. Her primary interests lie in character and morality
development, specifically at the intersection of values between home, school, and peer
life. For the past year she has been the Project Assistant for CFS, responsible for
maintaining email listservs and social media, as well as planning and executing the
CFS Fortnightly Lecture Series. She is running for secretary of the TECS GSO in the
upcoming school year.

Daniel Morales is a doctoral student in the Language, Literacy and Culture
concentration in TECS where he pursues interests in neoliberalism and education,
education policy, teacher education, critical pedagogy and cultural studies. After
teaching and learning in both Chilean and U.S. contexts, he developed an awareness
of the role of education in income distribution, the mismanagement of public policy
programs, and the role of discourse to perpetuate the current unequal social system.
He served as treasurer of the TECS GSO in 20132014 and is running for co-chair in
the upcoming school year.

Danielle Allessio is a doctoral student in the Math, Science, and Learning Technologies
concentration of TECS. She has a passion for social justice and equity issues and has
represented graduate student workers in our department by serving as the Graduate
Employee Organization Mobilization Coordinator, a member of the GEO bargaining
committee, and a member of the UAW local 2322's Eboard. She would be proud to
bring these experiences to the GSO in support of TECS grad students as treasurer in
the upcoming school year.

Hyejin Jeon is a doctoral student in the Teacher Education and School Improvement
Concentration in TECS. She studies how to use systemic functional linguistics and
genre pedagogy in U.S. and Korean contexts to equip teachers and students with
resources for teaching, learning, and critiquing discourses associated with schooling.
She served as secretary of the TECS GSO in 20132014 and is running for co-chair in
the upcoming school year.



These candidates have accepted their nominations and are running uncontested, so you may vote for any
or all of them in these positions! Voting will take place via Doodle June 1623; any graduate student in
the department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies may vote at:
http://doodle.com/cwi746e7hsc6a2g3

Questions about the candidates or election process may be directed to tecsconference@gmail.com