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Board Members

Executive Board

President

 

Victor Torres
Victor Torres
Asst. Principal/6-12 SPED Coordinator; Aurora High School; Aurora City Schools

President Elect

Taylor Gibbons
Taylor Gibbons
Intervention Specialist; North Ridgeville City Schools

Immediate Past President

Professional Development/Conference Committee

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

Secretary

Communications Committee/Professional Development Committee

Heather O'Connor Special Services Director; Claymont City Schools

Heather O'Connor

Special Services Director; Claymont City Schools

Treasurer

Professional Development Committee

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

Mentoring & Membership Committee, Professional Development/Conference Committee

Dr. Jennifer Webb
Dr. Jennifer Webb
Associate Professor and Director of Teacher Education Programs
Mentoring and Membership Committee Chair
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Erin Loomis

Membership Committee

Dhwani Parikh
Dhwani Parikh
PhD in Special Education

Awards/Scholarship Committee

Leslie Grabert
Leslie Grabert
Retired Educator

New Teacher Institute/ 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 of Special Education; Program Coordinator Special Education; Cedarville University
Professional Development/Conference Committee
Jamie Lenzo
Jamie Lenzo
 

Professional Development Committee 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
Membership Committee
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 of Early Childhood Education; Franklin County Board Of Developmental Disabilities

Communications Committee/Professional Development Committee/Social Media/CAN Coordinator

Laura Sebastian
Laura Sebastian
Research Associate; University of Cincinnati
Constitutional Review Committee (Bylaws) 
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Jessica Perdue
Intervention Specialist; Clinton-Massie Local Schools

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

Rosemary Rotuno-Johnson
Intervention Specialist, Fairfield, Cincinnati Public Schools, M A, M Ed, and PhD, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

 

Last Updated:  1 October, 2024

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