Contact Us

Advocates for Access

Bailey O'Connor - Youth Services Coordinator 

309-682-3500 boconnor@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

Daniel Julius - Education Coordinator/Secondary Education 

309-689-3724 ssmith@epicci.org

Crystal Weeks Wright - Director of Educational Services 

309-689-3612 cweekswright@epicci.org

Savannah Landis- Director of Community Based Employment

309-689-6372 slandis@epicci.org

Kyle Kocher - Transition Coordinator 

309-689-3800 kkocher@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

Patterson House, Inc.

Nicki Palmer - Administrator

217-422-6510 phinc.adm@gmail.com

P.E.R.F.E.C.T

Christopher Kendall - System Director 

309-693-7373 ckendall@perfectpeoria.com

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

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

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