Contact Us
Advocates for Access
Bailey O'Connor - Youth Services Coordinator
309-682-3500 boconnor@advocatesforaccess.com
The Arc of Illinois
Megan Mutti - Transition Specialist/STEP Coordinator
815-464-1832 laura.hart2@illinois.gov
Best Buddies
Heather Bouchez - Employment Consultant
309-966-4146 heatherbouchez@bestbuddies.org
Ryan LaCosse - Area Director
309-531-7700 ryanlacosse@bestbuddies.org
Caitlyn Pace - Deputy Director, Jobs
312-828-9313 caitlynpace@bestbuddies.org
CWTC
Don Rulis - Administrator of Vocational Services
309-686-3300 ext. 204 drulis@cwtc.org
Bill Adams - Manager of Community Employment Services
309-686-3300 ext. 212 badams@cwtc.org
Jerreia James - Job Developer/Employment Readiness Coordinator
309-686-3300 ext. 2264 jjames@cwtc.org
DRS Vocational Counselors
Todd Welton - Peoria, IL Office
309-671-8763 todd.welton@illinois.gov
James Kolzow - Pekin, IL Office
309-353-5996 james.kolzoe@illinois.gov
Chandra Kolzow - Pekin, IL Office
309-353-5996 chandra.kolzow@illinois.gov
James Zachman - Pekin, IL Office
309-353-5996 james.zachman@illinois.gov
Angela Sulzberger - Pekin, IL Office
309-353-5996 angela.sulzberger@illinois.gov
Higher Education
Coordinator of Access Services - Illinois Central College
Angela Cheney - Access Services - Illinois Central College
309-694-5749 accessservices@icc.edu
Carissa Melody - Access and Transition Coordinator - Illinois State University
309- 438-1757 clmelod@ilstu.edu
Elizabeth Gorman - Director of Student Access Services - Bradley University
309-677-2421 eagorman@fsmail.bradley.edu
Human Rights Authority Special Education Division
Laura Hart - Disability Advocacy & Legislation
309-671-3032 laura.hart2@illinois.gov
Prairieland Service Coordination Inc.
Matt Wells - Regional Coordinator
309-921-9102 matt.wells@psci.info
Secondary Special Education Coordinators
Denise Fountain - Morton High School
309-284-6060 denise.fountain@mcusd709.org
STEP/Work Coordinators
Kali Latham - Vocational Specialist - Woodford County Special Education Association
309-367-4901 ext. 110 klatham@wcsea.us
Meghan Brake - Transition Specialist - Tazewell Mason Counties Special Education Association
309-347-3532 ext. 312 mbrake@tmcsea.org
Jodie Vanderheydt - Transition Specialist/STEP Coordinator - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309-697-0880 ext. 284 jvanderheydt@seapco.org
Janine Schumm -Work Coordinator - R.A. Jamieson School PAT Academy
309-672-6594 janine.schumm@psd150.org
Leigh Bowen- Transition Specialist - Peoria Public Schools
309-635-5978 leigh.bowen@psd150.org
Shannon Steffen - Transition Specialist - Dunlap High School
309-243-7751 ext.10028 ssteffen@dunlapcusd.net
Tazewell County/Area Education for Employment
Cindy Gierich - Special Populations Coordinator
309-353-5011 cgierich@efe320.org
Transition Teachers
Allison Borland - RISE Transition Teacher - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309-697-0880 ext. 291 aborland@seapco.org
Amber Buss - RISE Transition Teacher - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309 - 697-0880 ext. 291 abuss@seapco.org
Amy Windsor - Pathways Transition Program Teacher - Dunlap High School
309-243-7751 ext.10028 awindsor@dunlapcusd.net
Chrissy Zehr - WCSEA LIFE Transition Teacher - Woodford County Special Education Association
309-367-4901 czehr@wcsea.us
Peoria Area Administrators
Polly Greenway - Special Education Administrator - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309-697-0880 pgreenway@seapco.org