It is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Amanda Presswood as the new CWPA Secretary after a unanimous vote from the Executive Board. Amanda is Coordinator of the Klooster Center for Excellence in Writing at Hope College, MI.
Amanda is not new to CWPA or the Executive Board. She served as WPA-GO Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair between 2018 – 2021, representing WPA-GO on CWPA Executive Board. She has been serving on several CWPA committees, and has joined the EB as an Outreach Coordinator 2022 – 2023.
Amanda will start her three-year term on January 1, 2024. Over the coming weeks, Amanda will be trained into the duties of her new role by current CWPA Secretary Kelly Blewett.
I’d like to take this opportunity to express my immense gratitude and thanks to Kelly Blewett whose service to the organization has been nothing short of outstanding. Kelly’s service has been under some of the toughest circumstances in the history of CWPA, but she made the work look so easy and effortless. Her wise insights as part of the officers team have been instrumental, and her thoughtful contributions to the numerous discussions and a variety of initiatives have been admirable. She will truly be missed on the EB.
Please join me in welcoming Amanda Presswood to the EB and thanking Kelly Blewett profusely for everything she’s done to CWPA.
Sincerely,
Lilian Mina