NYSABE’s Past Presidents
1976-1977
Daniel Domenech
Founding Year-No conference Held
1977-1978
Sonia Rivera
Bilingual Education: Unity for Excellence
1978-1979
Angelo Gimondo
Celebrating the Year of the Child
1979-1980
Michael Vega
The Future of Bilingual Education: The Decade of the 80’s
1980-1981
Genis Meléndez
Bilingual Education: Enrichment for All
1981-1982
Lilliam Malavé
Bilingual Education: New Horizons
1982-1983
Ceferino Narváez-Ortiz
Bilingual Education: Achieving a Global Perspective
1983-1984
Sandra Ruiz
Success in Academics: Bilingual Education
1984-1985
Bernard Cohen
Bilingual Education: Unity Through Diversity
1985-1986
Dolores Fernández
Bilingual Education: Equity and Excellence
1986-1987
Aurea E. Rodríguez
Bilingual Education: Past, Present and Future
1987-1988
MutzukoTanouchi
Bilingual Education: Lighting the Way for School and Community
1988-1989
Debra A. Colley
Bilingual Education: Decades of Success, A Lifetime of Opportunities
1989-1990
Angela Carrasquillo
Bilingual Education: Unity and Success for the Nineties
1990-1991
María E. Valverde
Bilingual Education: Using Languages for Success
1991-1992
David E. Báez
Bilingual Education: America 2000 and Beyond
1992-1993
Nivia Zavala
Bilingual Education: Affirming a New Generation of Global Leaders
1993-1994
Ximena Zate
Bilingual Education: From Research to Quality Pedagogy
1994-1995
Nancy Villarreal de Adler
Bilingual Education: The Strength of our Nation
1995-1996
Susan Pien Hsu
Bilingual Education: Twenty Years of Advocating for Educational Success
1996-1997
Aurea Porrata-Doria
Bilingual Education: High Standards for All Students
1997-1998
David Cabrera-Villafaña
Bilingual Education: Making Successful Connections to Meet the New Standards
1998-1999
Elsie G. Loperena
Bilingual Education: Meeting the Challenges of the New Millennium
1999-2000
Carlo Mitton
Bilingual Education: A Transformative Process on Globalization Toward Student Empowerment
2000-2001
Florence Pu-Folkes
Bilingual Education: A Humanistic Approach to Excellence
2001-2002
Pedro J. Ruiz
Bilingual Education: Cultivating the Power of Language to Building New York’s Future
2002-2003
Heriberto Galarza
Bilingual Education: A Tool for Global Connection
2003-2004
David Mauricio
Bilingual Education: Ensuring Equity for All Learners
2004-2005
Jean Mirvil
Bilingual Education: Language and Culture –Pillars of our International Community
2005-2006
Eudes Budhai
Bilingual Education: Developing our Future Leaders
2006-2007
Bernice Moro
Bilingual Education: Thirty Years of Unity, Advocacy and Excellence
2007-2008
Wilda Ramos-Morales
Bilingual Education: Unity in Diversity
2008-2009
Anne Henry Montante
Bilingual Education: Honoring Our Heritage for a Better Tomorrow
2009-2010
Margarita Reyes
Bilingual Education: A Pathway to Multicultural and Multilingual Learning Communities
2010-2011
María de los Angeles Barreto
Fostering Cognition through Bilingual Education in the 21st Century
2011-2012
María-Angélica Meyer
Achieving a Lifetime of Bilingualism from Early Childhood through Higher Education
2012-2013
Awilda Ramos Zagarrigo
Bilingual Education: Promoting Educational Excellence and Equity for All Students
2013-2014
Yazmín Torres
Educating Our Next Generation of Biliterate Citizens
2014-2015
Dr. Tatyana Kleyn
Building Bridges: Bilingual Education Across Borders