IMSLEC's Board of Directors / Governance
Governance
The Council
The Council is comprised of one designated representative from each accredited training course. Representatives from training courses in the process of accreditation (Formal Candidates) are not members of the Council but are encouraged to attend meetings of the Council to become familiar with the work of IMSLEC.
The Board of Directors
The Board determines the policies and procedures of IMSLEC and directs and supervises its affairs. There are 15 Board members elected from the Council membership. The immediate past president and representatives from IDA and ALTA sit on the Board as non-voting members. One public member for every six Board members is elected by the Board from nominees submitted by accredited training courses.
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Board is elected by the Board from its own members. The committee includes the President, the Vice President / President-Elect, the Vice President / Accreditation, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. The President, assisted by the officers, manages the day-to-day business of IMSLEC, advises, and presents recommendations to the Board.
The Executive Director
The Executive Director is employed to administer and manage the affairs of the Council under direction of the Executive Committee.
2011-2012 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
| Karen S. Vickery, Ed.D., LDT, CALT | President |
| Mary L. Farrell, Ph.D. | Vice President |
| Joyce S. Pickering, HUM.D | Vice President / Accreditation |
| Kay F. Peterson, CALT/QI, M.S. | Treasurer |
| Nancy Cushen White, Ed.D. | Secretary |
| Marty Cooley | Executive Director |
| Director | Term | Organization |
| Kay Allen | 2013 | |
| Karen J Avrit, CALT/QI | 2013 | Texas Scottish Rite Hospital |
| Sandra Dillon, CALT/QI | 2012 | Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico |
| Mary L. Farrell, Ph.D. | 2013 | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Carin M. Illig | 2013 | Children's Dyslexia Center Headquarters |
| Helen Macik, M. Ed., LDT, CA | 2013 | ALTA Representative |
| Maureen K. Martin, CCC-SLP, CALT, Ph.D. | 2013 | DuBard School for Language Disorders |
| Claire D. Nissenbaum | 2012 | Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center |
| Kay F. Peterson, CALT/QI, M.S. | 2013 | LEAD/Literacy Education & Academic Development, Inc. |
| Jeanine L. Phillips, CALT/QI, MSED | 2013 | Fundamental Learning Center, Inc. |
| Joyce S. Pickering, HUM.D | 2013 | Shelton School-SEE |
| Sylvia O. Richardson | 2013 | |
| Marjory J. Roth, M.Ed Admin.;NC | 2013 | Greenhills School, Inc. |
| Rai K Thompson, CALT/QI | 2013 | Neuhaus Education Center |
| Karen S. Vickery, Ed.D., LDT, CALT | 2013 | Southern Methodist University |
| Laurie Wagner | 2013 | Reading and Language Arts Centers |
| Nancy Cushen White, Ed.D. | 2013 | Slingerland Institute for Literacy |
| Carole Wile | 2013 | Spalding Education International |