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 – Tatyana Kleyn
Building Bridges: Bilingual Education Across Borders

2015-2016 – Tamara O. Alsace
Changing Policies, New Directions: Bilingual Education Paving the Way to Success for All Learners

2016-2017 – Tamara O. Alsace
Families, Practitioners, Partners, and Policymakers: Fulfiling the Promise of Bilingual Education Together

2017-2018 – Iraida Bodré
Uncovering the Talents of Multilingual Learners from Early Childhood through High School and Beyond

2018-2019 – Rebecca Elias
Transforming Language Learners, Their Multiliteracies, and the World Through Bilingual Education

2020-2021 – Alicia Báez-Barinas
Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action

2021-2022 – Eva Garcia
Reclaiming Social Justice in Bilingual Education for Multilingual Learners: The Time is Now!

2022-2023 – Priscilla Zárate
Celebrating Transformative Educators, Families and Community Leaders in Bilingual Education

2023-2024 – James Nieves
Empowering Multilingual Student Voices to Advocate for their Right to Bilingual Education

2024-2025 – Eliezer Hernández
Reaffirming Policy to Transform Practice and Action in Bilingual Education

2025-2026 – Eliezer Hernández
50 Years of NYSABE: Breaking Barriers Through Bilingual Education