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MCEC Board of Directors

2025-2026 MCEC Board of Directors
Mary Bradley
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Kim Krug
Precios Armstrong
Robert Higgins
Jennifer Smith
Mary Bradley
President (Voting)
CEC Representative
Muskegon Area ISD,
IEP Coach
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Danya Stump
Vice President (Voting)
Early Childhood Consultant | Oakland Schools
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Kim Krug
President Elect (Voting)
DADD Representative
Wayne RESA, ASD Consultant
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Precios M. Armstrong
Past President (Voting)
East Lansing Public Schools, Special Education Director
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Robert Higgins
Secretary (Voting)
School Psychologist
Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
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Jennifer Smith
Executive Associate (Non-Voting)
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Denise Smith
Treasurer (Voting)
Retired
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Jen DeWaard
CAN Coordinator (Voting)
SEAC Rep (Alternate)
Grand Valley State University
Department of Teaching and Learning
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Nichole Zimmerman 
Member Coordinator (Voting)
PAES Teacher, Trenton High School
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James Nuse
Member at Large (Voting)
Ionia Public Schools, Director of Special Education
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Stephanie Brown-Boyer 
Member at Large (Voting)
Alissa Bingham
Member at Large (Voting)
Farmington Public Schools, Spec. Ed. Teacher Consultant
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Kim Kramer
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Kim Kramer
Member at Large (Voting)
Mill Creek Elementary School Principal
Elk Rapids Schools Special Education Coordinator
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Jodie Middleton 
Member at Large (Voting) 
Jaxon Martinez 
Student CEC President (Non-Voting)
 
Joni Vernia-Hyland
Student CEC Advisor (Non-Voting)
Jackson County ISD,
Special Education Teacher
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Katy Pluimer
Student CEC Chapter Liaison (Non-Voting)
Resource Room Teacher | Traverse City Area Public Schools
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Noel Kelty 
DEC Representative (Non-Voting)
Cheryl Brown
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Lois Vaughan-Hussain
Derek Cooley
Lydia Moore
Matt Koekkoek
Cheryl Brown
DCDT Representative (Non-Voting)
Retired
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Michelle Allison
MTSA Rep (Non-Voting)
Brighton Area Schools | Special Education Director
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Lois Vaughan-Hussain
MITTIN Project Liaison (Non-voting)
Adjunct Professor and Special Education Clinical Instructional Coach
Wayne State University, College of Education: Teacher Education Division
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Derek Cooley 
MAASE Representative (Non-Voting)
Director of Special Education
Godwin Heights Public Schools
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Lydia Moore 
SEAC Representative (Non-Voting)
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Matt Koekkoek
OEAA Representative (Non-Voting)
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Cheryl Borowski
Wendy Minor
   
Makia Alexander 
DEI Chairperson (Non-Voting)
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Office of Special Education
Ann Arbor Public Schools
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Cheryl Borowski 
Co-Chairperson Rec & Scholarship (Non-Voting)
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Wendy Minor 
Co-Chairperson Rec & Scholarship (Non-Voting)
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Last Updated:  7 July, 2025

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