Advocates for Access
Thane Hunt - Independent Living Coordinator
309-682-3500 thunt@advocatesforaccess.com
The Arc of Illinois
815-464-1832
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
Rod Joos - Director of Vocational Services
309-686-3300 ext. rjoos@cwtc.org
Jerreia James - Coordinator Community Employment Services
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
EP!C
Doris Hays - CFO
309-689-3662 dhays@epicci.org
Sunny Pearson - Senior Director of Employment Services
309-689-3607 spearson@epicci.org
Taylor Siedel - Education Coordinator/Secondary Education
309-689-3724 tsiedel@epicci.org
Crystal Weeks Wright - Director of Educational Services
309-689-3612 cweekswright@epicci.org
Family Matters
Meghan Mutti - Director of Family Parent Training & Information Center
1-866-436-7842 Mmutti@fmptic.org
Higher Education
Cal Braun - 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
Kristina Montelongo- Director of Student Access Services - Bradley University
309-677-3654 kmontelongo@fsmail.bradley.edu
Jen Holldorf- Disability Service Coordinator - Black Hawk College
309-796-5903 Jholldorf@bhc.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
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
Rachel Manning- Transition Specialist - Peoria Public Schools
309-635-5978 rachel.manning@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
Cat Knecht - RISE Transition Teacher - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309 - 697-0880 ext. 291 cknecht@seapco.org
Toni Pflum - RISE Transition Teacher - Special Education Association of Peoria County
309 - 697-0880 ext. 299 hhawton@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