7th Sharing A Vision: Expanding the Possibilities
The 7th Illinois Statewide Collaborative Early Childhood Conference
October 10-12, 2001Crowne Plaza, Springfield, Illinois
- conference committee
- hotel information
- conference brochure PDF file (download free
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(contains general information, detailed schedules, and registration form) - Conference Guide PDF File
(contains schedule for and description of conference events)
Photos
Wednesday afternoon, the Committee gets ready
for the BIG day.
Rob (Budget Committee) and Susan finalizing
details for the Evaluation Committee.
Bea (Job Opportunities Committee) and Ruta (Showcasing
Committee) ignoring the camera.
Speakers Committee hammering out the last few
details.
L-R: Chris, Sharon, Pam, and Lynette.
Continuing Education Committee: Marlene and Char.
Nancy with a volunteer getting packets ready.
Chet is THE man at the much-visited Exhibit Hall
Pam and a volunteer at the Volunteer Information
Desk.
Char and Marlene await the crowd.
Jill and Amanda, ready to give away prizes at
the Conference Store!
And then they came ... and came ... and came
... and came!
And then they came ... and came ... and came
... and came!
And then they came ... and came ... and came
... and came!
And then they came ... and came ... and came
... and came!
Sessions were busy.
Showcasers were great!
Showcasers were great!
Showcasers were great!
Thursday evening, the hotel gets the dessert
totes ready and the committee gets ready for the crowd with the sweet tooth!
Thursday evening, the hotel gets the dessert
totes ready and the committee gets ready for the crowd with the sweet tooth!
After dessert, came THE KING . . . E - L - V - I - S !!!
Bernie (Conference Co-Chair) with Friday's Plenary
Speaker, Judy Helm
Judy talks about CONTEGRITY!
Judy talks about CONTEGRITY
Amy's view from the podium.
The Evaluation team gets ready for the participants.
Susan does crowd control for participants turning
in their evaluation forms for some . .
CHOCOLATE!!!
L to R: Bernie, Susan, and Amy still smiling
at the end of another successful Sharing a Vision.
2000-2001 Sharing A Vision Conference Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
Amy Santos
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: rsantos@uiuc.edu
Bernie Laumann
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: blaumann@uiuc.edu
Budget
Rob Corso
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: rcorso@uiuc.edu
Micki Ostrosky
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: ostrosky@uiuc.edu
Susan Ferry
SDF Management Services
Taylorville, IL
Email: sharingavision@aol.com
Conference Packets
Debbie Bruns
EDCETERA Consulting
Champaign, IL
Email: EDCETERA@Bruns.com
Nancy Hertzog
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: nhertzog@uiuc.edu
Conference Store
Lauri Morrison-Frichtl
Paxton, IL
Email: morrison_frichtl.1@osu.edu
Jill Biehl
StarNet Region IV
Belleville, IL
Email: jbiehl@stclair.k12.il.us
Jill Tompkins
Great Lakes QIC-D
Champaign, IL
Email: jst@uiuc.edu
Kara Anderson
Shorewood, IL
Email: andersr0047@uni.edu
Amanda Quesenberry
Great Lakes QIC-D
Champaign, IL
Email: quesenbe@uiuc.edu
Credits/Credentialing
Char Ward
STAR*NET Regions I & III
Macomb, IL
Email: Charlotte_Ward@ccmail.wiu.edu
Marlene Christ
StarNet Region VI
Palos Heights, IL
Email: marlenechrist@hotmail.com
OR mchrist@swcccase.org
Pam Reising-Rechner (See Presenters Committee)
Evaluation
Tweety Yates
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Email: t-felner@uiuc.edu
Susan Maude
Galena, IL 61036
Email: smaude@loras.edu
Exhibits
Chet Brandt
Illinois Early Childhood Intervention
Springfield, IL
Email: clearinghouse@eosinc.com
Facilities and Hospitality
Susan Ferry (See Budget Committee)
Becki White
ABC Literacy Program
Dixon, IL
Email: whiter@svcc.edu
Gary Dozier
StarNet Region IV
Belleville, IL
Email: gdozier@stclair.k12.il.us
Lisa Fisher
STAR*NET Region II
Des Plaines, IL
Email: lfisher@irc-desplaines.org
Faculty Enrichment
Sharon Doubet
STAR*NET Regions III
Macomb, IL
Email: Sharon_Doubet@ccmail.wiu.edu
Lynette Chandler
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Email: lchandler@niu.edu
Audrey Witzman
Illinois State Board of Education
Chicago, IL
Email: awitzman@isbe.net
Amy Santos (See Co-Chair)
Jean Wolf
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Email: Jean_Wolf@ccmail.wiu.edu
Job Placement
Bea Nichols
Chicago, IL
Email: bnichols@ uiuc.edu
Angela Higginbotham
Chicago, IL
Parent Functions
Kathy Ellinor
Child and Family Connections
Freeport, IL
Sharon Gage
StarNet Region IV
Belleville, IL
Email: sgage@stclair.k12.il.us
Pre-Conference
Kirsten Recupido
IDHS-Bureau of Early Intervention
Springfield, IL
Email: dhsvr59@dhs.state.il.us
Jan Deissler
Illinois AEYC
Peoria, IL
Email: jdeissler@worldnet.att.net
Tess Bennett
Great Lakes QIC-D
Champaign, IL
Email: t-benne@uiuc.edu
Dawn Thomas
Great Lakes QIC-D
Champaign, IL
Email: dthomas3@ uiuc.edu
Susan Ferry (See Budget Committee)
Presenters
Sharon Doubet (see Faculty Enrichment Committee)
Lynette Chandler (see Faculty Enrichment Committee)
Chris Lehl
Illinois State Board of Education
Mokena, IL
Email: clehl@isbe.net
Pam Reising-Rechner
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL
Email: preising@isbe.net
Nancy Hertzog (See Conference Packets Committee)
Susan Ferry (See Budget Committee)
Printing and Postage
Susan Ferry (See Budget Committee)
Program Booklet
Micki Ostrosky (See Budget Committee)
Debbie Bruns (See Conference Packets Committee)
Lynette Chandler (See Faculty Enrichment Committee)
Beth Delaney
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Email: bldelaney@uic.edu
Publicity
Marlene Christ (See Credit/Credentialing Comm.)
Joan Debelak
StarNet Region 6
Palos Heights, IL 60463
Registration
Susan Ferry (See Budget Committee)
Showcasing
Ruta Naujokas
Office of Specialized Services
Chicago, IL
Email: rnaujokas@csc.cps.k12.il.us
Madelyn James
National Lekotek Center
Evanston, IL
Email: lekotek@interaccess.org
Barbara Rees
StarNet Region II
Des Plaines, IL
Email: brees@irc-desplaines.org
Volunteers and Session Facilitators
Kirsten Recupido (See Pre-Conference Committee)
Kathy Hollowich
StarNet Region IV
Belleville, IL
Email: khollow@stclair.k12.il.us
Becki White (See Facilities & Hospitality Committee)
Lisa Fisher (See Facilities & Hospitality Committee)
At-large committee members
Donna Nylander
Prairie Children Preschool
Naperville, IL
Email: Donna_Nylander@ipsd.org
Sarah Sebert
Illinois State Board of Education
Chicago, IL
Email: ssebert@isbe.net
Hotel Information
Conference rates are available for rooms at the following hotels:
Crowne Plaza Hotel (headquarters hotel)
217-529-7474
$102.00 Inclusive
Holiday Inn Express
217-529-7171
$83.50 Inclusive
Drury Inn
217-529-3900
$82.50 Inclusive
Day's Inn Motel
217-529-0171
$70.40 Inclusive
Hampton Inn
217-529-1100
$82.50 Inclusive
Comfort Suites
217-753-4000
$82.50 Inclusive
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign