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Board Members

We are a volunteer group with full-time positions, but we love the German language and culture and believe that teachers supporting each other is a powerful tool for positive results and that is why we volunteer for the AATG at the Chapter level. 

Interested in joining a dynamic group? Join the AATG MD-DC Metro board! Contact the Chapter.
CHAPTER OFFICERS

President:  Deborah McGee Mifflin, Johns Hopkins University
                
Vice President: Annette Budzinski-Luftig, Towson University
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Secretary/Membership: Amy Rill, Wayside Publishing

Treasurer:  Marilyn Murphy, DeMatha Catholic High School for Boys

Testing Chair:  Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College

AT LARGE BOARD MEMBERS

Will Funk-Heiser (Testing Commitee), Longreach High School
Kerstin Hopkins, GLC, German International School, Washington DC

General Responsibilities of Officers and Board Members
Board Members are required to attend at least one Board Meeting each year to remain on the Board of Directors of the MD/DC/NOVA AATG. Ideally, each Board Member will assist in at least one event / activity or work on a committee each year. Read the Chapter Officer Handbook here. 

President
  • Convenes and conducts at least two Board Meetings each year
  • Convenes and conducts Executive Board Meetings (Officers & Chairs) as needed
  • Stays in touch with various members of the Board to support activities
  • Corresponds with the National Office as required (Annual Report, Chapter Presidents’ Meeting, etc.)
  • Works together with other organizations to promote AATG Chapter activities, build rapport and to support their events
Vice-President
  • Takes over the responsibilities of the President when he/she is unable to do so
  • Assists the President in carrying out his/her duties
Secretary
  • Records Minutes of both Executive and Full Board Meetings and distributes them as required.
  • Summarizes the results of events for possible publication in area / professional media outlets
  • Assists in the writing of the Annual Report
  • Assists in writing correspondence (thank you letters, solicitations for funding, program advertisements, etc.)
Treasurer
  • Tracks incoming and outgoing funds
  • Reports to Board on Treasury and creates written summaries of accounts
  • Disburses funds as approved
Testing Chair
  • Communicates between the National AATG and German teachers administering the National German Exam.
  • Organizes with the German Society of Maryland the annual Awards Ceremony for High School students of German with high achievement on the NGE
Membership Chair
  • Keeps current list of all members of the Chapter
  • Tracks dues from year to year of members
  • Solicits recruits lapsed / new members
  • Carries out initiatives for recruitment in consultation with the Board
Newsletter Editor / Webmaster
  • Assembles and distributes at least two newsletters a year
  • Maintains and updates the local chapter’s website


Past Presidents of the Maryland-DC Metro Chapter of the AATG

2018-2019
Marian Graham, No. Virginia Community College

2016-2018
Amanda Sheffer, The Catholic University of America

2014-2015
​Shirley Santora

2011-2014
Claudia Bornholdt, The Catholic University of America

2009-2011
Katrina Griffin, North County High School 

2003-2009
Deborah McGee Mifflin, Johns Hopkins University 

2003
Jeanette Patterson, Waldorf School, Washington, DC.

2001-2003
Rick Jones and Jimmie Brown, Harford County  (co-presidents)

1999-2001
Mohamed Esa, McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)

1994-1999
Friedrun Sullivan, Anne Arundel Community College

1992-1994
Maureen Helinski, Anne Arundel County

1989-1992
Renate Wilson,  Frederick County

1988-1989
Jean Colburn, Montgomery County

1986-1988
Guenter G. Pfister, University of Maryland


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