Board of Directors

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is governed by a 16-member Board of Directors that includes four officers: president, president-elect, immediate past president and treasurer. All other Board members are elected and serve three-year terms (except for any Thought Leader that may be appointed by the board to serve from one to three years).

Through its fiduciary oversight, the Board is responsible for the financial health and well-being of the organization. The Board is also responsible for advancing CEC’s mission and strategic plan; ensuring adequate resources, compliance with the law, and effective organizational planning; and oversight of the Executive Director.

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2022 Officers

Danielle M. Kovach, Ed.D. President Special Education Teacher Tulsa Trail Elementary School Hopatcong, NJ	Andrea D. "Angie" Jasper, Ph.D. President Elect Professor Department of Teacher and Special Education Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	Dennis Cavitt, Ed.D. Immediate Past President Assistant Professor Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX	Yvonne Bui, Ph.D. Treasurer, 2020-2022 Chairperson and Professor Department of Special Education San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	Chad Rummel, M.Ed., CAE Secretary (Non-Voting) Executive Director Council for Exceptional Children Email

2022 Members

Terese "Tisa" Aceves, Ph.D. Member-at-Large, 2021-2023 Professor Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Joy Banks, Ph.D. Member at Large, 2021-2023 Department Chair and Associate Professor George Mason University County, MD, USA	Tachelle Banks, Ph.D. Member-at-Large, 2020-2022 Professor and Associate Dean College of Education & Human Services Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Ben Hicks, Ed.S. Member-at-Large, 2022-2024 Director of Special Education Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District Charlevoix, Michigan, USA	Kurt Hulett, Ph.D. Thought Leader July 2022-Dec. 2023 Vice President of Special Education Services Let’s Go Learn McGregor, TX	William C "Will" Hunter, Ed.D. Member-at-Large, 2020-2022 Associate Professor of Special Education Instruction Curriculum & Leadership College of Education The University of Memphis Memphis, TN

Laural A. Jackson, EDL Member-at-Large, 2022-2024 Special Education Teacher Delta/Greely School District Delta Junction, AK	Cindy Perras, M.Ed. Member-at-Large, 2020-2022 Special Education Consultant CLP Educational Consulting Oakville, ON	Charmion Rush, Ph.D. Member-at-Large, 2022-2024 Assistant Professor, Inclusive and Special Education Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	Kareem Thompson, Ed.D. Member-at-Large, 2020-2022 Assistant Principal Congress Middle School School District of Palm Beach County Boynton Beach, FL	Benjamin "Ben" Tillotson, M.Ed. Member-at-Large, 2020-2022 Transition Specialist/Teacher Salt Lake City School District Salt Lake City, UT	Mitchell Yell, Ph.D. Member-at-Large, 2021-2023 Fred and Francis Lester Palmetto Chair of Teacher Education University of South Carolina Columbia, SC