Committee Co-Chairs
Dr. Nancy
Tseng is an Associate Professor of
Teaching in Education and Bilingual Coordinator–Mandarin in the
School of Education at UC Davis. She joined the Words Take Wing
committee in Fall 2016. She began her career in education as
a public elementary school teacher. Dr. Tseng received a BA in
psychology, elementary teaching credential, and MA from the
University of California, Davis. She has a Ph.D. in Mathematics
Education from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Dr.
Chantal Mace has been a Lecturer/Supervisor in
the UC Davis School of Education Multiple Subject Credential
program since 2017, and has 16 years of experience as a classroom
teacher, most recently as a reading specialist. She earned her BA
in comparative literature and multiple subject teaching
credential from UC Davis, and her doctorate from St. Mary’s
College. Chantal served on the Words Take Wing committee in its
first few years, returning in 2020. She became a committee
co-chair in 2024.
Committee Members
Sara Anderson
Laura Dubcovsky
Dr. Joanne Galli-Banducci, Retired Lecturer/Supervisor, Multiple
Subject Credential, UC Davis School of Education
Rebecca Hachmyer
Sharon Hallberg
Christie Hamm
Sandi Redenbach
Rebecca
Rosa, Lecturer/Supervisor, Social Science Credential, UC
Davis School of Education
The School of Education’s Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in
Children’s Literature program was established by Joanne Banducci,
EdD, in 2004; she served as the program’s chair until retiring in
2024. Committee member Wendy Chason served as co-chairperson from
2015-2021.