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Krista Shaw is an Assistant Professor of English at Madisonville Community College where she teaches in-person, online, dual-credit, and hybrid students. Her favorite class to teach is Creative Writing, and she enjoys reading and hanging out with her cat Salamander. She has taught English since 2018 and is currently serving as TYCA-KY’s chair.	Laura Detmering is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College. She has taught college writing, literature, and humanities courses for over 20 years. She has written a dissertation and several articles on the intersections of literacy and identity in pop culture, and she is currently working on a manuscript about teaching through trauma. Her Jack Russell Chihuahua Pep Strebek approves this message. She is currently serving as the Vice Chair of TYCA-KY.
Debbie Banks is an Associate Professor of English at SKYCTC where she has taught since 2009. A life-long resident of Bowling Green, Debbie loves teaching and looks forward to working with the new officers to continue to make TYCA-KY a huge success. She is currently serving as the treasurer.	Zac Cunningham holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Murray State University and is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College. His interests/fields of study include composition, modern literature, horror fiction, true crime, Batman, cats, and combatting mis- and disinformation. He is currently serving as the Membership officer.
Michael Estes teaches English at Jefferson Community and Technical College, enjoys writing poetry and cycling, and burns most things he tries to cook. He's currently serving as TYCA-KY secretary.	Michael Holladay is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College where he teaches composition and creative writing. He has been teaching college level writing classes since 2013. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. He enjoys contemporary literature, cooking, coffee, horror movies, corgis, cats, true crime, and Golden Girls. He is currently serving as Web Tender.

Krista Shaw is an Assistant Professor of English at Madisonville Community College where she teaches in-person, online, dual-credit, and hybrid students. Her favorite class to teach is Creative Writing, and she enjoys reading and hanging out with her cat Salamander. She has taught English since 2018 and is currently serving as TYCA-KY’s chair.

Laura Detmering is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College. She has taught college writing, literature, and humanities courses for over 20 years. She has written a dissertation and several articles on the intersections of literacy and identity in pop culture, and she is currently working on a manuscript about teaching through trauma. Her Jack Russell Chihuahua Pep Strebek approves this message. She is currently serving as the Vice Chair of TYCA-KY.

Debbie Banks is an Associate Professor of English at SKYCTC where she has taught since 2009. A life-long resident of Bowling Green, Debbie loves teaching and looks forward to working with the new officers to continue to make TYCA-KY a huge success. She is currently serving as the treasurer.

Zac Cunningham holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Murray State University and is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College. His interests/fields of study include composition, modern literature, horror fiction, true crime, Batman, cats, and combatting mis- and disinformation. He is currently serving as the Membership officer.

Michael Estes teaches English at Jefferson Community and Technical College, enjoys writing poetry and cycling, and burns most things he tries to cook. He's currently serving as TYCA-KY secretary.

Michael Holladay is an Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson Community and Technical College where he teaches composition and creative writing. He has been teaching college level writing classes since 2013. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. He enjoys contemporary literature, cooking, coffee, horror movies, corgis, cats, true crime, and Golden Girls. He is currently serving as Web Tender.

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SEC(State Executive Committee

The TYCA State Exectutive Committee consists of at least five voting members ( Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Membership Cordinator. Each representative shall serve one year and shall also hold membership in TYCA-SE . The Vice Chair will assume the role of Chair the following year. At least one business meeting is to be held in conjunciton with the annual state meeting. Other meetings may be called by the Chair or by request of two or more members of the SEC. Meeting notices will be provided at least two weeks in advance and at least fifty percent of the current SEC shall constitute a quorum. All SEC meetings will be announced via one of the websites. The SEC shall fulfill the following purposes: Carry out the central purpose and fulfill the specific goals of the state; Study and discuss issues common to the teaching of English in two-yearColleges and propose specific methods and practices to improve the teaching of English; Encourage the professional development of all teachers of English in two-yearcolleges in Kentucky; Promote the development of the association in any way consistent with the bylaws or with the policies and procedures of TYCA-KY; Appoint committees to explore the problems of teaching English in two-year colleges and make recommendations to address such problems to the State Executive Committee (SEC); Cooperate with other constituent groups with similar interests and concerns; Propose and promote regional association program proposals; Communicate with TYCA-SE; Advise on the financial proceedings; Establish guidelines for allocating any funding granted to TYCA-KY; Undertake other actions judged appropriate by the State Executive Committee to further the mission and purposes of TYCA-KY; Select a site and dates for the annual meeting and plan the general theme and outline of the meeting.

The duties of each member can be found in the bylaws.