Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities

The Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities shall advise the State on unmet needs, initiatives of the Council and consult with the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Special Populations, Tennessee Department of Education.

Council Videos

All interested persons are invited to attend advisory council meetings. During the meetings opportunities for public input are available. The time available is limited and will be scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. For more information, contact Michael Holman at (615) 770-1064 or Dawn Fry, council chair at Dawn.M.Fry@gmail.com.

Current Membership

Name	Email Address	Area of Representation
Joey Ellis, Chair	Joey.Ellis@tnstep.org	Individuals with Disabilities
Scott Rupe, Vice Chair	scott.rupe@gmail.com	Disability Advocate
Allie Plofchan	aplofchan@valorcollegiate.org	Representative of Charter Schools
Amy Allen	Amy.Allen@trentonssd.org	Special Education Administrators
Angela Jackson	Angela.Jackson@hck12.net	State and Local Education Officials
Catherine Knowles	Catherine.Knowles@mnps.org	Office of the Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youth
Chantal Hess-Taylor	tteachlaw@aol.com	Parents
Darlene Walden	darwarld@live.com	Parents
David Craig	dcraig@tkds.org	Private Schools
Jennifer Escue	Jescue79@gmail.com	Parents
Loria Hubbard	lhubbard@thearctn.org	Parent Representative
Mark Liverman	mark.liverman@tn.gov	Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Representative
Stephanie Ortego	sortego@bradleyschools.org	Teachers
Melvin L. Jackson	mjacks63@utk.edu	Organizations Providing Transitional Services
Shannon Taylor	Shannon.Taylor@hctnschools.com	Parents
Tammy Day	tammy.l.day@vanderbilt.edu	Higher Education Institutes Representative
Virginia Crump	virginia.crump@tn.gov	State Corrections Representative