- Executive Board Members, Committee Chairs and Editors may click this button to access forms and documents used by DEC's Governance (this is a password protected section of the web site).

The Division for Early Childhood's Governance is made up of:

• Executive Board
• Committees
• Editors
• Staff
  
  

DEC Executive Board
The Executive Board is made up individuals elected by the members. Annual elections are held in the spring of each year. The Board meets face-to-face two or three times a year and convenes four conference calls each year. Members are encouraged to contact the Executive Board directly with your questions and your ideas for DEC.

DEC is accepting nominations for officers to the Executive Board for FY 2009/2010. Vacancies include Vice President, Secretary, Governor, and two Member-at-Large positions. DEC seeks members who:

1. Want to be involved with the organization for those who work for young children with special needs and their families
2. Strive to make a difference in the lives of young children and their families
3. Look for challenging and rewarding ways to contribute.
4. Seek to make a lasting contribution to the field

For more information about available Board positions, click here. To nominate a colleague (or yourself), send name, contact information, and brief description of qualifications to:

Mark Innocenti
Utah State University
Center for Persons with Disabilities
6580 University Blvd.
Logan, UT 84322
minno@eiri.usu.edu

	President Susan Maude Iowa State University Ames, Iowa smaude@iastate.edu
	President Elect Virginia Buysse Frank Porter Graham Institute Chapel Hill, North Carolina virginia_buysse@unc.edu
	Vice President Amy Santos University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois rsantos@uiuc.edu
	Past President Mark Innocenti Utah State University Logan, Utah mark.innocenti@usu.edu
	Secretary Kathleen Hebbeler SRI International Davis, California kathleen.hebbeler@sri.com
	Treasurer Robert Corso Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee rob.corso@vanderbilt.edu
	Governor Betsy Ayankoya NECTAC Chapel Hill, North Carolina betsy_ayankoya@unc.edu
	Member-At-Large   Donna Dugger Wadsworth University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana dwadsworth@louisiana.edu
photo coming soon	Member-At-Large Cindy Oser Zero To Three Washington, D.C. coser@zerotothree.org
	Member-At-Large Jim Lesko Delaware Department of Education Dover, Delaware jlesko@doe.k12.de.us
	Member-At-Large Brian Boyd Frank Porter Graham Institute Chapel Hill, North Carolina boyd@mail.fpg.unc.edu

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DEC Standing Committees
To increase active participation and guidance by DEC members, Standing Committees are appointed by the Board and charged with providing expert consultation to the organization in targeted areas. If you would like to learn more about the ongoing work of DEC Standing Committees or would like to participate as a member, contact the Committee Chairs directly.

	Governmental Relations Committee Chair Bonnie Keilty University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina bakeilty@uncc.edu
	Subdivision Committee Chair   Billi L. Bromer Brenau University-Augusta Martinez, Georgia bbromer@brenau.edu
	Personnel Preparation Committee Chair  Judy Niemeyer University of North Carolina-Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina janiemey@uncg.edu
	Research Committee Chair Dale Walker University of Kansas-Juniper Gardens Children's Project Kansas City, Kansas walkerd@ku.edu
	Family Consortium Committee Chair Cheryl Rhodes Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia specar@langate.gsu.edu
	Multicultural Activities Committee Chair Hwa Lee Bradley University Peoria, Illinois leehwa@bradley.edu
	Publications Committee Chair Lise Fox University of South Florida Tampa, Florida fox@fmhi.usf.edu
	Information and Technology Committee Chair Christine Marvin University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska cmarvin1@unl.edu
photo coming soon	Student Activities Committee Chair Judith Losh University of North Carolina-Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina judith.losh@uncp.edu
	Partnership Committee Chair Linda Brekken Head Start/Hilton Foundation Training Program Rohnert Park, California linda.brekken@specialquest.org
	Membership Committee Chair Donna Nylander Valley View Early Childhood Center Romeoville, Illinois nylanderd@vvsd.org

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Editors
DEC produces two professional journals and the Board appoints an editor for each journal. Find out more about these journals and obtain manuscript guidelines, or subscription information by clicking here.

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Staff

	Governmental Relations Consultant Sharon Walsh Burke, Virginia walshtaylo@aol.com
	Executive Director Sarah Mulligan Missoula, Montana sarah.mulligan@dec-sped.org
	Director of Member Services Bethany Morris Missoula, Montana bethany.morris@dec-sped.org
	Assistant to the Executive Director Cynthia Wood Missoula, Montana cynthia.wood@dec-sped.org
photo coming soon	Program/Accounting Assistant Sara Leishman Missoula, Montana sara.leishman@dec-sped.org

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