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2012 Board of Directors

Margaret J. McLaughlin 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

Christy A. Chambers President Elect
Christy A. Chambers
Principal, Preschool/Early Childhood
Hannah Martin School, Consolidated School District 158
Lake in the Hills, IL
beyondthebox.christy@gmail.com
Marilyn Friend Immediate Past President
Marilyn Friend
Chair and Professor,
Dept. of Specialized Education Services
University of North Carolina
Greensboro, N.C.
marilynfriend@marilynfriend.com
James P. Heiden Treasurer
James P. Heiden
Superintendent
School District of Cudahy
Cudahy, Wisc.
heidenj@cudahy.k12.wi.us

Members-at-Large

Robin Brewer Robin Brewer
Associate Professor of Special Education
School of Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colo.
robin.brewer@unco.edu 
Pamela K. De Loach Pamela K. De Loach
Special Education Teacher
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, Fla.
pdeloach@tampabay.rr.com
  Ken Dickson
Coordinator, Office of Gifted and Talented Education and Magnet Programs
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, Md.
kdickson@bcps.org
Mikki Garcia 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
Rachel A. Gonzales Rachel A. Gonzales
Associate Professor
California State University
Sacramento, Calif.
rgonzales@csus.edu
Mark Innocenti Mark Innocenti
Associate Director
Early Intervention Research Institute
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
minno@eiri.usu.edu
Antonis Katsiyannis Antonis Katsiyannis
Alumni Distinguished Professor
Special Education
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
antonis@clemson.edu
Edward Schultz Edward Schultz
Assistant Professor
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
edward.schultz@mwsu.edu
Colleen Thoma Colleen Thoma
Professor
Special Education and Disability Policy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Va.
cathoma@vcu.edu
Denise Drinkwalter Member-at-Large, Canada
Denise Drinkwalter
Elementary Principal
Avon Maitland District School Board
Milverton, Ontario
denised@execulink.com
Donna Sacco 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

LaVerne Albright Buchanan LaVerne Albright Buchanan
Senior Associate
TransCen, Inc.
Rockville, MD
lbuchanan@transcen.org
 
Juan Portley Juan Portley
Education Consultant
Albuquerque, N.M.
j.portley@hotmail.com
 
Matty B. Rodriguez-Walling Matty B. Rodriguez-Walling
Special Education Inclusion/General Education Computer and World Languages Teacher
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami, Fla.
mattyrw@bellsouth.net
 
  Student Member
Marsha Herron
Educational Psychology/Special Education
Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, University of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
marsha.dempsey-1@ou.edu
 
  Executive Director
Bruce A. Ramirez
Council for Exceptional Children
brucer@cec.sped.org
 

 

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