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Board Members

Executive Board

President

Dr. Danene Fast
Dr. Danene Fast
Assistant Professor - Clinical; The Ohio State University

President Elect

Victor Torres
Victor Torres
6-12 Special Services Coordinator; Aurora City School District

Immediate Past President

Dr. Jennifer Webb
Dr. Jennifer Webb
Chair, Assistant Professor; Malone University

Secretary

Jamie Lenzo
Jamie Lenzo
Director of Special Education; The Graham Family of Schools
Board Members at Large

Treasurer

Dr. Michelle Nobel
Dr. Michelle Nobel
Assistant Professor of Education; Program Director for Elementary, Inclusive Elementary, & Special Education; Ohio Wesleyan University

Membership Committee Chair

Taylor Gibbons
Taylor Gibbons
Intervention Specialist; North Ridgeville City Schools

Professional Development/Conference Committee

Dhwani Parikh
Dhwani Parikh
Graduate Student; The Ohio State University

Awards/Scholarship Committee

Leslie Grabert
Leslie Grabert
Retired Educator

Membership Committee

Stephanie Kovalcik
Stephanie Kovalcik
Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Hamilton County ESC

Professional Development/Conference Committee

Dr. Lynn Roper
Dr. Lynn Roper
Assistant Professor; Cedarville University
Communications Committee Chair and Professional Development Committee Heather O'Connor
Heather O'Connor Special Services Director; Claymont City Schools
Special Services Director; Claymont City Schools

Professional Development Chair

Maria Schoeppner
Maria Schoeppner
Special Education Director; St. William Elementary School

Awards/ Scholarships Committee

Heinrich Karl Leutz
Heinrich Karl Leutz
Intervention Specialist; Apex Academy East Cleveland OH
 
Dr. Leann DiAndreth-Elkins
Dr. Leann DiAndreth-Elkins
Executive Director of Disability Resources Services and Associate Professor of Education; Muskingum University

Communications Committee

Dr. Kathy Lawton
Dr. Kathy Lawton
Director, Burbank Early Childhood School; Upper Arlington City Schools

Communications Committee, Professional Development Committee

Laura Sebastian
Laura Sebastian
CAN Coordinator, Intervention Specialists & Curriculum Council Chair for Intervention Specialists; Cincinnati Public Schools
 
Janet Banks

Janet Banks

 
Christine Kolas
Christine Kolas
Retired Educator & Leader; Cleveland Metropolitan School District

 

Last Updated:  29 September, 2022

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