Board of Directors

LDC Announces New Board Application Process for 2022
In an effort to better serve the CEC membership, the Leadership Development Committee (LDC), in collaboration with CEC leadership, has revised the application process for CEC Board of Directors...
Read more >CEC is governed by a 12- to 15-person 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
Chairperson and Professor
Department of Counseling 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
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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
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,
2019-2021
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,
2019-2021
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
Board Briefs
Board Briefs are summaries of decisions and actions of the CEC Board of Directors. Full meeting minutes can be found below this section.
Meeting Minutes
- Online Voting Minutes, February 2022
- Meeting Minutes, January 15, 2022
- Online Voting Minutes, December 2021
- Meeting Minutes, November 6-7, 2021
- Online Voting Minutes, September 2021
- Meeting Minutes, July 11-14, 2021
- Meeting Minutes, May 12, 2021
- Meeting Minutes, April 17, 2021
- Online Voting Minutes - March 2021
- Online Voting Minutes, February 2021
- Meeting Minutes, January 23, 2021
- Meeting Minutes, November 14-15, 2020
- Meeting Minutes, October 28, 2020
- Online Voting Minutes, October 2020
- Online Voting Minutes, September 2020
- Meeting Minutes, July 10-11, 2020
- Meeting Minutes, June 18, 2020
- Online Voting Minutes, May 2020
- Meeting Minutes, April 18, 2020
- Meeting Minutes, February 4, 2020
- Meeting Minutes, December 16, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, November 15-17, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, October 30, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, September 26, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, July 5, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, May 29, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, May 1, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, April 13-14, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, January 29, 2019
- Meeting Minutes, November 3-4, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, September 13, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, July 10, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, June 11, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, April 21-22, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, March 7, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, February 6, 2018
- Meeting Minutes, November 11-12, 2017
- Meeting Minutes, July 11, 2017
- Meeting Minutes, May 24, 2017
- Meeting Minutes, April 18, 2017