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 Lead, Illinois 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 158Peter 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, 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 Coordinator, Mt. Vernon Township High School
Denise Jones, Youth Services Coordinator Director, Tri-County Special Education Joint Agreement
Rebecca Jones, STEP Coordinator, Franklin Jefferson County Special Education Cooperative
Paula Mueller, ICTW Training Specialist
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