ADVISORY COUNCIL

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

MEMBERS

POSITIONS REQUIRED	MEMBERS	TERM	TERM 1st/2nd
4-Year Appointments - State Board District
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (13)
Parents of children with disabilities	Sonja Brown - Mecklenburg County (6)	7/1/06-6/30/10	2
	Cynthia Wilson (5)	7/1/08-6/30/12	1
	Jill Scercy - Pitt County (1)	7/1/06-6/30/10	1
	Nicole Jimerson (3)	7/1/08-6/30/12	1
	Teresa Mebane-New Hanover County (2)	7/1/04-6/30/08	2
	Ann Maxwell - Pitt County (1)	7/1/08-6/30/12	1

Special Education Teacher (PreK-12)	Doris McCain - Wake County (3)	7/1/06-6/30/10	2
LEAs	Odell Clanton - Warren County (3)	7/1/05-6/30/09	2
	Jana Griggs - Buncombe County (8)	7/1/07-6/30/11	2
General Education Administrator	Felix Keyes -Cumberland County (4)	7/1/08-6/30/12	1
Institutions of Higher Education	Cathy Kea - Guilford County (5)	7/1/06-6/30/10	1
Charter Schools	Susan Humbert- Mecklenburg County (6)	7/1/08-6/30/12	1
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act	Debra McHenry	7/1/06-6/30/10	1
Voc., Comm., or Bus. (Transition)	Mark Yost - Wake County (3)	7/1/06-6/30/10	2

2-Year Appointments
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS (2)
Individual with a Disability	Linda Nelson - Wake County (3)	7/1/06-6/30/08	1
Private School Representative	Shary Maskel - Durham County (3)	7/1/06-6/30/08	2

LEGISLATIVE APPOINTMENTS (4)
Senator	Senator Bob Atwater (3, 4, 5)	7/1/07-6/30/09	1
Parent of a child with a disability	Sheila Knapp - Wake County (3)	7/1/07-6/30/09	2
Representative	Representative Laura Wiley (5)	7/1/07-6/30/09	1
Parent of a child with a disability	Sally Hunter - Wake County (3)	7/1/07-6/30/09	1

EX OFFICIO (5)
Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI)	Mary Watson	NA
Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)	Dwight Pearson	NA
DHHS Child Welfare	Esther High	NA
Dept. of Correction (DOC )	Gloria Upperman	NA
Dept. of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)	TBA	NA