Our Heartfelt Gratitude to CEC’s Volunteers
CEC extends its deepest gratitude to the remarkable volunteers whose terms on our committees conclude in 2025 or partway through 2026. Your dedication, expertise, and passion have strengthened every corner of our organization and advanced our mission to support children and youth with exceptionalities.
From shaping professional standards to guiding advocacy efforts, developing resources, and elevating educators' voices, your contributions have created a meaningful and lasting impact. CEC’s work is stronger, and our community is better, because of your leadership and commitment.
Thank you for your time, your talents, and your help in moving the field of special education forward. You leave a legacy of service that will continue to inspire future volunteers and educators for years to come.
| Nicole Barrion | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Bob Bayuk | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Jasmine Louise Begeske | Knowledge & Skills Subcommittee |
| Dee Berlinghoff | Professional Standards and Practice Committee |
| William K. Bogdan | Fundraising & Development Committee |
| Kaitlyn Brennan | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Shasta Brooks | Student & Early Career Committee |
| Diane Bryant | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Michelle Buchanan | Yes I Can Committee |
| Tameka Burroughs | Diversity Committee |
| Abby Camara | Student & Early Career Committee |
| Kelly Carrero | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Rachel Brown-Chidsey | Leadership Development Program Subcommittee |
| D. Parthenia Cogdell | Division Relations Committee |
| Lauren Collier | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Stacie Dojonovic | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Robin Ennis | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Monique Evans Newsome | Honors Committee |
| Theresa Fay | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Cassie Frost | Leadership Development Committee |
| Theresa Garfield | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Lisa Goran | Policy Steering Committee |
| Tina Grieve | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Denise Griffin | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Chelsea M. Guillen | Division Relations Committee |
| Darla L. Gundler | Finance and Audit Committee |
| Vinni Hall | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Emily B. Hardeman | Yes I Can Committee |
| Jenalee A Hinds | Accreditation Commission |
| Claire E. Hughes | Accreditation Commission Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| William C. Hunter | Leadership Development Program Subcommittee |
| Rebekka Jez | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Bree Jimenez | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Beverley Johns | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Jennifer Katz-Borrin | Leadership Development Committee |
| Danielle M. Kovach | Fundraising & Development Committee |
| Carlos Enrique Lavin | Diversity Committee |
| Jennifer L. Lesh | Fundraising & Development Committee |
| Debra L Lively | Knowledge & Skills Subcommittee |
| Constance Lyttle, Esq. | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Kindel Mason | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Loretta Mason-Williams | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Brooke Moore | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Diana L. Morales | Finance and Audit Committee |
| Leslie Ortiz | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Cindy Perras | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Megan L. Purcell | Professional Standards and Practice Committee |
| Angelica Ramirez | Policy Steering Committee |
| Suman Rath | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Amber B. Ray | Convention Program Advisory Committee Knowledge & Skills Subcommittee |
| David Royer | Finance and Audit Committee |
| Kevin Rubenstein | Accreditation Commission |
| Jessica Rueter | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Charmion Briana Rush | Publications Committee |
| Richard Sabousky | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Sarah Salinas | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Gina Scala | Knowledge & Skills Subcommittee |
| LaRon Scott | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Emily N. Smith | Knowledge & Skills Subcommittee |
| Juli Taylor | Children & Youth Action Network |
| Victor Manuel Torres, III | Publications Committee |
| Jessica Toste | Convention Program Advisory Committee |
| Joanne Murphy Van Boxtel | Professional Standards and Practice Committee |
| Mike Weinroth | Convention Program Advisory Committee |