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The Illinois Center for Transition and Work has six Regional Boards that span the state of Illinois. Each board is composed of leaders in transition from school-to-work. Included among these leaders are teachers, administrators, rehabilitation counselors, and other transition professionals with specialized expertise in preparing students with disabilities for work.

ICTW Regional Board members serve as a think tank to solve regional school-to-work challenges. In this role, they assist ICTW with developing practical school-to-work resources that meet regional needs and inform practices across Illinois. They also disseminate information within their region about effective school-to-work practices and gather ideas from the field to inform priorities within the board and ICTW.

2025 Regional Board Members

Region 1A (Northeast)

County: Cook

Brian Dubina, Pre-Vocational Education Coordinator, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200
Erica Paulsen, Transition Specialist, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative District 804
Sam Rosell, Transition Specialist, Thornton Fractional District 215
Glenda Sanders, DRS Counselor

Dani Smith
Educational Consultant & Illinois IPSE Alliance LeadIllinois IPSE Alliance
Christine Turner
, Case Manager, Ray Graham Training Center 
Jessica Wisneski, Employment Specialist/Project SEARCH Employment Specialist and Skills Instructor, Trinity Services CRP
Jessica Sipovic, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 1B (Northeast)

Counties: DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will

Tricia Brawley, Vocational Coordinator, Community High School District 99

Rasha Elhage, Associate Professor of Special Education, Governors State University

Deanna Gill, Assistant Superintendent for Special Services, Huntley Community School District 158
Peter Kelly, Special Education Department Chair, Lake Forest High School District 115
Lori Kitner, DRS Counselor

Sara Tatham, DRS Youth Services Coordinator, School Association for Special Education in DuPage County
Erin Hook Tidd, Supervisor, Special Education District for Lake County

Jessica Siopovic, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 2 (Northwest)

Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henry, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, Stephenson, Rock Island, Whiteside, Winnebago

Nathan Dejong, DRS Counselor
Kelsey Johnson
, Lead Transition Specialist, Black Hawk Area Special Education District
Janet Lund
, Special Education Coordinator, BMP Tri County Special Education Cooperative
Ravi Wilson Sandhyapagu, STEP Coordinator, Freeport School District 145
Jessica Strouss, THRIVE Alternative Special Education, Princeton High School
Lindsay Zerull, Cofounder/Content Director, NextUp Transition Curriculum
Melanie Phelan
, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 3 (West Central)

Counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford

Allison Borland, Transition Specialist, Special Education Association for Peoria County
Jill Bruington, CTE Principal, Illinois School for the Deaf
Christopher Erickson, Transition Coach, Tazewell Mason County Special Education Association
Courtney Fry, Special Education Teacher, Dee-Mack High School
Natashia Myers, DRS Counselor
Robyn Smith, Special Education Teacher, Pleasant Plains CUSD#8
Jane Collins, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 4 (East Central)

Counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermilion

Lisa Allen, Functional Life Skills Special Education Teacher, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Cynthia "Jayne" Brown, Prevocational Coordinator,
Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education
Michael Bryant, DRS Counselor
Kimberly Fraser
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Transition Coordinator, STEP Coordinator, Life Skills/Vocational Teacher, Danville School District 118
Travis Findlay, Director of Student Services, Iroquois County Community School District 9

Dawn Sheppelman, Instructor
, Heartland Community College
Jim Mayer, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 5 (Southwest)

Counties: Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair

Stacy Becker-Dwyer, Special Education Teacher, O’Fallon Township High School
Lynn Eisele, Transition Teacher, Belleville District 201
Phillis Haywood, DRS Counselor
Kayla Mueth, Special Education Transition Teacher, Red Bud Community Unit School District 132
Mary Neisler, Special Education Transition Teacher, Mascoutah High School District 19
Paula Mueller, ICTW Training Specialist

Region 6 (Southeast)

Counties: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson

Abby Clark, Administrator, Kaskaskia Special Education District 801
Ashely Holmes, DRS Counselor

Victoria Jackson
Special Education Teacher/STEP CoordinatorMt. Vernon Township High School
Denise Jones, Youth Services Coordinator DirectorTri-County Special Education Joint Agreement
Rebecca Jones
, STEP Coordinator, Franklin Jefferson County Special Education Cooperative
Paula Mueller, ICTW Training Specialist

 

 

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