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CEC State Units

A state unit is an organization of all CEC members within a state. For example, Virginia CEC is composed of all CEC members in the state of Virginia.

State units provide a means for networking, professional development, and information-sharing for members in their state. Their typical activities include sponsoring an annual conference and other professional development events, publishing a newsletter or journal, political advocacy, and supporting the activities and positions of the Council for Exceptional Children.

For information about CEC's provincial units, visit the Canada section of the CEC Web site.

For information about a specific state, contact the president or link to their Web site as listed below. Or, you may contact CEC’s Constituent Services Center at (888) 232-7733 or service@cec.sped.org.

State Unit Web sites

State Unit Presidents

ALABAMA
Amelia Spencer
200 Windsor Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
205/870-4067 (O)
draspencer@bellsouth.net

ALASKA
Joanne Healy
University of Alaska
PO Box 756480
714A Gruening Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907/474-1557 (O)
907/474-5451 fax
Jhealy7@alaska.edu

ARIZONA
Rebecca Padilla
Chandler High School
350 N Arizona Ave
Chandler, AZ 85225
480/812-7835 (O)
becki2az@yahoo.com

ARKANSAS
Dee Dee Cain
1020 Samantha
Conway, AR 72034
501/450-5452 (O)
501/450-5457 fax
deedeec@uca.edu

CALIFORNIA
Carl Ferguson
School of Education
California State University-Monterey Bay
4205 A Street
Seaside, CA 93955
cferguson@csumb.edu

COLORADO
Deanne Dyk
7224 S Harrison Way
Centennial, CO 80122
303/733-2421 (O)
303/733-7734 fax
D2dyk@aol.com

CONNECTICUT
Megan Mackey
11 Oxbow Lane
Bloomfield, CT 06002
607/ 237-3940 (O)
mmackey@hartford.edu

DELAWARE
Seth Kopp
1610 Darling Farm Road
Wyoming, DE 19934
302/ 672-1771
mkopp@capital.k12.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Donna Sacco
2012 N Inglewood Street
Arlington, VA 22205
703/228-6280 (O)
donnamsacco@gmail.com

FLORIDA
Paula Evans
2158 Lakewood Drive
Nokomis, FL 34275
941/486-2100 (O)
941/486-2108 fax
cec.paula@gmail.com

GEORGIA
Julia Reffel
Valdosta State University
1500 N Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31698
229/219-1315 (O)
229-333-7167 fax
jreffel@valdosta.edu

HAWAII
Amelia Jenkins
361 B Hualani Street
Kailua, HI 96734
808/956-4451
808/956-4345 fax
amelia@hawaii.edu

IDAHO
Cynthia Cook
100 NW 15th ST #105
Fruitland, ID 83619
208/870-0618 (O)
ccook@nsd131.org

ILLINOIS
Beth Bobel
568 Thorndale Road
Park City, IL 60085
847/360-0930 (O)
847/672-0393 fax
bobel568@comcast.net

INDIANA
George Van Horn
2525 Sycamore Street
Columbus, IN 47201
vanhorng@bcsc.k12.in.us

IOWA
Dagny Fidler
901 51st Street
West Des Moines, IA  50265
515/242-8220
dagny.fidler@dmps.k12.ia.us

KANSAS
Joy Fuqua
34560 SE L Road
Hanston, KS 67849
602/255-5721 (O)
joyfuqua@yahoo.com

KENTUCKY
Jennifer Green
321 Old Porter Pike
Bowling Green, KY 42101-8507
270/799-7008 (H)
jennifer.green@warren.kyschools.us

Betty Muntz, Executive Secretary
953 Star Gaze Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
859/263-0309
specialbdm@aol.com

LOUISIANA
Camille Yates
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10749
Hammond, LA 70402
985/549-2406 (O)
985/549-5009 fax
cyates@selu.edu

MAINE
Therese Bernier Burns
30 Acorn Lane
Windham, ME 04062
207/242-6936 (O)
207/685-4455 fax
teamwork@syntiro.org

Kathryn Markovchick, Executive Director
PO Box 390
Readfield, ME 04355
207/685-3171 (O)
207/685-4455 fax
kathrynm@maine.edu 

MARYLAND
Jennifer Weaver
9364 Sea Oat Court
North Beach, MD 20714
410/474-6443 (O)
410/535-7241 fax
jennyweaver@verizon.net

MASSACHUSETTS
Mary-Ellen Efferen
70 Fountain St W
Newton MA 02465
617/527-7709 (O & fax)
mary.efferen@gte.net

MICHIGAN
Dawn Gallup
Branch ISD
214 Bishop Avenue
Coldwater, MI 49036
517/279-5802 (O)
517/278-5282 fax
gallupd@branch-isd.org

Lucian Parshall, Executive Director
1117 Thomas Parkway W
Lansing, MI 48917
810/588-6886 (O)
810/588-6886 fax
lucian_parshall@ameritech.net

MINNESOTA
Brad Benson
1212 Ramsey Street W
Stillwater, MN 55082
bensonb@stillwater.k12.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI
Jocelyn Doss-Whipps
13192 Highway 18
Raymond, MS 39154
601/857-7076 (O)
601/857-4964 fax
jwhipps@hinds.k12.ms.us

MISSOURI
Cecelia Coppenbarger
2114 NE 3rd Street
Blue Springs, MO 64014
816/878-1271 (O)
ccoppen@sbcglobal.net

MONTANA
Debra Ferris
109 South M Street
Livingston, MT 59047
406/222-6600 (O)
406/222-6601 fax
dferris@parkcoop.k12.mt.us

NEBRASKA
Jill Guenther
18905 L Street
Omaha, NE 68135
605/941-3207 (O)
jmguenther@paplv.org

NEVADA is reactivating!
For more information, please contact:
Patti Schultz
Principal
Helen J. Stewart School
2375 Viking Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169
702/799-5588 (O)
schulpa@interact.ccsd.net

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sheila Ward
680 Tan Road
Pittsfield, NH 03263
603/435-6701 (O)
603/435-7087 fax
sward@pittsfield.k12.nh.us

NEW JERSEY
Pamela Lowry
21 Heron Drive
Marlboro, NJ 07746
732/299-8369 (O)
pam@elowrys.com

NEW MEXICO
Kathie Good
PO Box 396
Portales, NM 88130
505/562-2603 (O)
kathie.good@enmu.edu

NEW YORK
Dawn Hamlin
Oneonta College
11 Slaytonbush Lane
Utica, NY 13501
315/520-9795 (C)
hamlindw@oneonta.edu

NORTH CAROLINA
Mary Ann Baldwin
1719 Valley Creek Dr
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919/428-0699 (O)
919/969-2433 fax
mbaldwin@chccs.k12.nc.us

NORTH DAKOTA
Tamara Waters-Wheeler
3221 Montreal Street, #10
Bismarck, ND 58503
701/223-0278 (O)
tamara.waters-wheeler@msd1.org

OHIO
Christine Hericks
4737 Carsten Lane
North Olmsted, OH 44070
216/970-3737 (O)
cahericks@aol.com

OKLAHOMA
Polly Oliver
1216 Willow Rock Court
Norman, OK 73072
405/202-7093 (O)
405/735-4399 fax
pollyoliver@mooreschools.com

OREGON
Tobias Rickard
2463 Monroe Street
Eugene, OR 97405
541/510-1770
541/790-7803 fax
tobiasrickard@gmail.com

PENNSYLVANIA
Chris Tabakin
215 N Laurel Lane
Exton, PA 19341
610/325-2910 (O)
president@pacec-sped.org

RHODE ISLAND
Rachel Santa
North Kingstown School District
100 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
401/268-6451 (O)
401/792-3634 fax
rachel_santa@nksd.net

SOUTH CAROLINA
Barbara Johnson-Williams
1843 Lake Drive
Orangeburg, SC 29115
803/534-1598 (O)
803/531-1662 fax
C2065@aol.com

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sarah Iverson
PO Box 924
Onida, SD 57564
605/258-2617
sarah.iverson@k12.sd.us

TENNESSEE
Clinton Smith
1580 Far Drive
Cordova, TN 38016
901/230-4914 (O)
clint1967@gmail.com

TEXAS
Rochell McWhorter
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Drive
HPR 238
Tyler, TX 75799
903/566-7330 (O)
903/565-5650 fax
RRM123@aol.com

UTAH
Kelli Kercher
8969 Fair Way
West Jordan, UT 84088
801/264-7420 (O)
801/264-7444 fax
kkercher@murrayschools.org

VERMONT
Mary Barton
25 W Hill Road      
Ludlow, VT 05149
802/228-3738 (O)
802/228-8359 fax
mbarton@tds.net

Jo Carol Ratti, Executive Director
25 Eaton Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802/257-5751 fax
jojo@sover.net

VIRGINIA
Andrea Beam
Liberty University
School of Education
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434/582-2192 (O)
434/582-2468 fax
abeam@liberty.edu

WASHINGTON
James Hogan
27662 144th Avenue SE
Kent, WA 98042
253/347-8869 (O)
kikiandhogan@gmail.com

WEST VIRGINIA
Deena Swain
RESA 5
2507 Ninth Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304/485-6513 (O)
304/485-6515 fax
dswain@access.k12.wv.us

WISCONSIN
Amy Stevens Griffith
3408 Portland Drive
Janesville, WI 53546
262/472-5817 (O)
262/472-2843 fax
griffita@uww.edu
   

WYOMING
Robert Bayuk
Psychological Services Inc.
PO Box 251
1300 Coburn Avenue
Worland, WY 82401
307/347-8411 (O)
bbayuk44@gmail.com

 

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