About CAL

Staff & Trustees

CAL Officers

Donna Christian
President
Joy Kreeft Peyton
Vice President
Yvette Buck
Secretary
Anna Paige
Treasurer

Staff

CAL staff have expertise in languages and linguistics, research methodology, education, measurement and evaluation, psychology, sociology, and more. Use our staff directory to find contact information for CAL Staff.

CAL Divisions

Foreign Language Education
Director: Nancy Rhodes
The work of CAL’s Foreign Language Education Division, which includes research, professional development, program evaluation, test design, and materials development, focuses on foreign language teaching and assessment at the elementary and secondary schools levels.

Language and Culture Resources
Director: Joy Kreeft Peyton
CAL’s Language and Culture Resources Division focuses on information collection, analysis, synthesis, and disseminaton; development of print and online publications and resources; and professional development for teachers and administrators. This division also hosts a reference library for use by CAL staff and the public (by appointment).

Language and Literacy
Director: Grace Burkart
CAL's Language and Literacy Division specializes in projects that center on literacy acquisition in the elementary and secondary grades, particularly among learners for whom English is a second language.

Language Education and Academic Development
Acting Director: Carolyn Temple Adger
CAL's Language Education and Academic Development Division conducts research and offers professional development on issues related to English as a second language, bilingual education, sheltered instruction, two-way immersion, and program design for English language learners and their teachers in K–12 settings.

Language in Society
Director: Carolyn Temple Adger
CAL’s Language in Society Division staff conduct research on language use and apply the findings of sociolinguistic research to the resolution of social and communication problems.

Language Testing
Director: Dorry Kenyon
Staff in CAL’s Language Testing Division conduct a broad range of research and development projects related to the assessment of language skills in learners of all ages.