Advocacy Committee

Effective Dates: 
2023 to 2024
Advocacy, Equity, & Research Division
2021 to 2024
Patrice Waller, California State University Fullerton, pwaller@fullerton.edu
Kimberly Morrow-Leong, George Mason University, morrowmath@gmail.com
Nina Bailey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, nbaile15@uncc.edu
2023 to 2026
Betsy Berry, Purdue University Fort Wayne, berrys@pfw.edu
Kyle Whipple, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, WHIPPLKS@uwec.edu
Christopher Jett, Georgia State University, cjett2@gsu.edu
2023 to 2024
Alexa Lee-Hassan, University of Illinois Chicago, aleeha2@uic.edu (Grad Student Rep)

Associate Vice President for Advocacy

Term: 
2023 to 2024
Christopher Jett
Georgia State University

Explores and examines issues that emerge either from outside of AMTE or its leadership that impact mathematics teacher education. The committee responds to the issues as needed or identifies AMTE members who have the expertise to review and respond to the issues, and then recommends actions to the President and Board.

The Advocacy Committee is charged to promote the mission and goals of AMTE by:

  • To be AMTE’s “ear to the ground” about current events that would be of interest to the membership and update the website as appropriate
  • To organize and facilitate the Advocacy Breakfast at the AMTE conference
  • To serve as a group that the President can request participate in responding to documents, etc that come to AMTE
  • When asked by board, to provide advice about what is important to include in particular position statements.
  • Preparing an annual report for the Board of Directors