Our Leadership

ISPA leadership includes the Executive Committee, Regional Directors, committees, work groups, and representatives elected or appointed to advance the work of the association. For position descriptions, refer to the ISPA Constitution and Bylaws, available under Member Resources . The latest contact information for the following members of leadership can be found in the ISPA Membership Directory.

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Executive Committee

• President: Michael Cermak
  
• President-Elect: Caicina Jones
  
• Past President: Kathleen Loomos Ostry
• Treasurer: Natalie LaDuke
• Secretary: Tena Brazen
• Regional Director Liaison: Susan Whitney
  

Regional Directors

• Region 1:Kathleen Kelly
  
• Region 2: Jyoti Kolodziej (appointed)
  
• Region 3: Vacant 
  
• Region 4: Sharon Gwaltney
  
• Region 5: Julie Benson
• Region 6: Heather Jones
  
• Region 7: Kisha Jenkins
• Region 8: Gina Robuck
  
• Region 9: Ericka Jones
  
• Region 10: Jim Loerzel
• Region 11: Susan Whitney

Committee Chairs

• Budget, Planning and Development:  Bridget Bucklin, Kaysa Pelofske
• Bylaws/Parliamentarian: Lynn Pappadimas
• Career Services: Alison Zdarsky
  
• Diversity: Gabriela Garibay
• Communications: Brian Apollo, Sanita Saengvilay
  
• Convention: Kathy Martin, Shirley Pitts
• Governmental Affairs: Carrie Emrikson
• Membership: Rosalinda Barragan, Kat Bokermann
• Professional Standards: Carla Ordonez, Mary Satchwell
• Technology:  vacant

Nonvoting Positions

• Ethics:   Rhonda Stone 
• Nominations and Elections: Kathleen Loomos Ostry
  

Representatives (nonvoting)

• Graduate Educator: Dr. Leigh Ann Fisler 
• Intern Representatives: Ellie Margason
• Student Representative: Jackson Sheridan

Liaisons (nonvoting)

• Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE): Vacant
• Illinois Fund for Careers in School Psychology (IFCSP): Richard Harley
• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): vancant
  
• Illinois Special Education Coalition (ISELA):
  
• Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium (ISPIC): Gina Bartucci-Andriusis 
  
• Illinois School Psychologists Political Action Committee (ISPPAC): Vacant
• International School Psychology Association (ISPA): Vacant
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP): Carrie Emrikson
• Directors of University School Psychology Programs (DUSPP): vacant