About CAL

Board of Trustees

The Center for Applied Linguistics is governed by a Board of Trustees elected to serve 3-year terms. The full board meets twice annually at CAL's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Meet our board

CAL is honored to have the following individuals serving on our Board of Trustees, a talented group of professionals dedicated to our mission of improving communication through better understanding of language and culture.

2008-2009 Board of Trustees

CAL's 2008-2009 Board of Trustees. Front row, left to right: Sonia Nieto, Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Vice Chair; Walt Wolfram, Chair; Donna Christian, CAL President. Back row, left to right: Humphrey Tonkin, Saundra Young, Mohamed Maamouri, A. Fay Vaughn-Cooke, Robert Altman, and Reynaldo Macías. Not pictured: Lyle F. Bachman

Walt Wolfram, Chair
North Carolina State University

Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Vice Chair
University of Iowa

Robert Altman
International Assessment Associates

Lyle F. Bachman
University of California, Los Angeles

Donna Christian
Center for Applied Linguistics

Mohamed Maamouri
University of Pennsylvania

Reynaldo F. Macias
University of California, Los Angeles

Sonia Nieto
University of Massachusetts, retired

Humphrey Tonkin
University of Hartford

A. Fay Vaughn-Cooke
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Saundra K. Young
MarketingWorks, Inc.

Visit our Board of Trustees Honor Roll to learn more about the distinguished individuals who have served on CAL's board in years past.