Spring 2008 Time-limited
Promotional Membership Offer!
Next IDEC Meeting
IDEC members are invited to attend the next IDEC Meeting
Date is coming soon!
Call: 815-886-7827 (Donna Nylander, Director)
Membership Information
Join IDEC:
- To join the Illinois DEC, please register through the: Council for Exceptional Children
Constitution:
- Constitution and Bylaws (PDF) [also in HTML
- Amended Constitution (PDF) [amended 10-18-07]
Board Meetings & Members:
- Board Meetings (including 2007 Sharing A Vision Conference)
- Board Members
- Standing Committees
- Executive Board Photos
IDEC Board Members 2007-2008
President: |
Treasurer: Micki Ostrosky University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Special Education 288 Education Building 1310 S. Sixth Street Champaign , IL 61820 Work: (217) 333-0260 Fax: (217) 333-6555 Email: ostrosky@uiuc.edu |
| President-Elect: Julie Evans Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. 1st Street Springfield, IL 62777 Email: jevans@isbe.net |
Secretary: |
Vice-President:
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Past President: Deborah Bruns Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education Southern Illinois University Carbondale Mailcode 4618 Carbondale , IL 62901 Work: (618) 453-2311 Fax: (618) 453-7110 E-mail: dabruns@siu.edu |
IDEC Standing Committees
| Membership: Donna Nylander Early Childhood Center Valley View School District 365-U 7530 Luther Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Phone: (815) 886-7827 Email: nylanderd@Vvsd.org |
Children's Action Network Coordinator: Deborah Bruns Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education Southern Illinois University Carbondale Mailcode 4618 Carbondale , IL 62901 Work: (618) 453-2311 Fax: (618) 453-7110 E-mail: dabruns@siu.edu |
Newsletter/Publications: LaShorage Shaffer 288 College of Education |
Governmental Relations: Pam Reising-Rechner 7488 Brown Road Cantrall, IL 62625 Work: 217.524.4835 Fax: 217/785-7849 Email: preising@isbe.net |
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Liaison to the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children: |
Liaison to the National Association for the Education of Young Children At
Risk & Special Needs Interest Forum: Mary Wonderlick 1215M West Lexington Chicago, IL 60607 Email: wonderlick.ecsepro@sbcglobal.net |
| Family Participation: Maureen A. Lowry-Fritz, J.D., M.A. (630) 222-9735 http://www.specialedmoms.com |
Student Representative: LaShorage Shaffer 288 College of Education 1310 S. Sixth Street Champaign, IL 61820 217-333-0260 Email: lshaffe1@uiuc.edu |
| 2007 Sharing A Vision Conference Co-Chair: Madelyn James StarNet Region V Colman School 4655 S. Dearborn , Rm. 204 Chicago , IL 60609 Work: (773) 535-8609 Fax: (773) 535-8610 E-mail: mdjames@cps.k12.il.us |
2007 Sharing A Vision Conference Co-Chair: Jennifer Loncola De Paul University School of Education 2320 North Kenmore Chicago , IL. 60614 Work: (773) 325-7740 Email: jloncola@depaul.edu |
| Jeanette McCollum Service to the Field Award: Jennifer Loncola, Chair De Paul University School of Education 2320 North Kenmore Chicago , IL. 60614 Work: (773) 325-7740 Email: jloncola@depaul.edu |
Executive Board Photos
View photograph of Executive Board members from the:
- DEC 2004 Conference in Chicago, IL.
- DEC 2003 Conference in Washington, DC.
- SAV 2003 Conference.
- July 2001 Executive Board meeting.

