2013 Board of Directors

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President
Christy A. Chambers
Principal, Preschool/Early Childhood
Hannah Martin School
Consolidated School District 158
Lake in the Hills, IL
beyondthebox.christy@gmail.com
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President Elect
Robin Brewer
Associate Professor of Special Education
School of Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
robin.brewer@unco.edu
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Immediate Past President
Margaret J. McLaughlin
Professor of Special Education & Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
College of Education, University of Maryland
College Park, MD
mmclaughlin364@gmail.com

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Treasurer
James P. Heiden
Superintendent
School District of Cudahy
Cudahy, WI
heidenj@cudahy.k12.wi.us

Members-at-Large

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Pamela K. De Loach
Special Education Teacher
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, FL
pdeloach@tampabay.rr.com
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Coordinator, Office of Gifted and Talented Education and Magnet Programs
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, MD
kdickson@bcps.org
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Mikki Garcia
Executive Director
Exceptional Children/K-8/Middle Schools
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Savannah, GA
Mikki.Garcia@savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us
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Rachel A. Gonzales
Associate Professor
California State University
Sacramento, CA
rgonzales@csus.edu

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John H. Hess
Constultant, Special Education
Associate, Cross & Joftus, Education Strategies for Success
Brea, CA
jhhiu@sbcglobal.net

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Laural Jackson
Assistant Superintendent
Special Education/504 Director
Delta/Greely School District
Delta Junction, AK
ljackson@dgsd.k12.ak.us

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Antonis Katsiyannis
Alumni Distinguished Professor
Special Education
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
antonis@clemson.edu

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Deborah "Debbie" Metcalf
Teacher-in-Residence
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education 
East Carolina University/Pitt County Schools
Greenville, NC
metcalfd@ecu.edu

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Edward Schultz
Assistant Professor
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
edward.schultz@mwsu.edu
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Member-at-Large, Canada
Denise Drinkwalter
Elementary Principal
Avon Maitland District School Board
Milverton, ON
ddenise@rogers.com
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Member-at-Large, Classroom Ranks
Donna Sacco
Special Educator
Drew Model School
Arlington, VA
donna.sacco@apsva.us

Members-at-Large, Diverse Ethnic and Multicultural Groups

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Annette Gaitan
Special Education Teacher
Turner Middle School
Turner USD 202
Kansas City, KS
AGaitan798@aol.com

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Scott Sparks
Professor, Ohio University
Athens, OH
sparks@ohio.edu

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Matty B. Rodriguez-Walling
Special Education Inclusion/General Education Computer and World Languages Teacher
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami, Fla.
mattyrw@bellsouth.net
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Mickie Wong-Lo
Assistant Professor
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
M-Wong-Lo@neiu.edu
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Student Member
Benjamin White
Elementary Education, Eastern Michigan University
Substitute Paraprofessional
Plymouth Canton Community Schools
Plymouth, MI
bwhite25@emich.edu

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Executive Director
Bruce A. Ramirez
Council for Exceptional Children
brucer@cec.sped.org