JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. She is a past president of TESOL International, WATESOL, and AAAL, and a founding and current member of the TIRF Board of Trustees. MaryAnn Christison is Professor, Department of Linguistics/Urban Institute for Teacher Education at the University of Utah, USA. She is a member of the TIRF Board of Trustees and a past president of TESOL International Association.