What is the Special Education Advisory Committee?

Every school district is required to have a Special Education Advisory Committee. This committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Trustees on matters pertaining to the Special Education programs and services. SEAC has certain responsibilities that have been outlined in provincial legislation, Regulation 464/97.

For further information, please see our brochure.

SEAC Members

The membership of the committee include representatives of local associations as defined in the regulation, members of the school board, and Native representation, and may include additional members who do not belong to any of these groups.

Voting Members

Carolyn Carter
Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders

Heather Voss
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association

Veronica Kolkman
VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children

Janet Culliton
Autism Ontario

Suzanne Simpson
Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce

Caroline Simons
Community Living St. Marys and Area

Jim McDade
Board Chairperson

Non-Voting Members

JoAnn MacGregor
Superintendent of Education

Maureen Sabin
Curriculum/Special Education Coordinator

Joanne Lombardi
Elementary Principal Representative

Brent Langan
System Special Education Resource Teacher

Shelly Swinkels-Herlick
Educational Assistant

Pam Robson
Special Education Department Head

Patricia Tousaw
Special Education Department Head

Charmaine Chadwick
ASD Consultant- Thames Valley Children’s Centre