Skip to main content

MCEC Board of Directors

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

Learn More About MCEC Leadership

Read more
Page
About Us
Read more
Page
Executive Committee
Read more
Page
Becoming a Leader in MCEC
Read more
Page
Student and Early Career
Last Updated:  6 August, 2025

© 2026 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). All rights reserved.