About ISCA

ISCA Leadership

	President 2011-2012 Laurie Siegel rsiegel6689@wowway.com
President Elect Erin Mason emason5@depaul.edu	President Elect - Elect Steve Murray murray000@gmail.com	Past President Venisa Beasley-Green vabeasley-green@cps.k12.il.us
Elementary V-P Julie McAllister juliemcall@gmail.com	Middle Level V-P Patricia Walsh Murphy pmurphy650@aol.com	Secondary Level V-P Sherri McLaughlin billymac7@frontier.com	Counselor Educator V-P Jennifer Beebe j-beebe@govst.edu
Graduate Student V-P Sarah Martin sgmmartin@gmail.com	Counselor Supervisor V-P Vince Walsh-Rock vwalsh-rock@csd99.org
Region VII Chicago Area Rep Michelle Dluzak	Region I Collar Counties Jack Royhl jroyhl@lisle202.org	Region II Rockford, Rock Island Kathy McGuire Kath0108@aol.com	Region III Macomb, Peoria, Quincy Nancy Penk npenk@rivertonschools.org
Region IV Champaign, Bloomington	Region V E. St. Louis, Belleville, Alton Sherry Thomas sthomas@highlandcusd5.org	Region VI Mount Vernon, Marion, or Carbondale
	Secretary Elizabeth Bator Elizabeth.bator1@gmail.com
Executive Director Daniel Stasi myisca@gmail.com

PAST ISCA PRESIDENTS
2010-2011	Venisa Beasley-Green
2009-2010	Ray Piagentini
2008-2009	Christina K. Nolan
2007-2008	Kris Sandra Wheatley
2006-2007	Roseanne Oppmann
2005-2006	Amy Thompson
2004-2005	Anne Kuntz
2003-2004	Scott Wickman
2002-2003	Charlotte Kraus
2001-2002	Dale Septeowski
2000-2001	Maria McCabe
1999-2000	Sue Coman
	Kathy McGuire
	Marie Bracki
	Cathy Shelton

Illinois School Counselor Association

ISCA-chartered in 1958 as a division of the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association now known as the Illinois Counseling Association. ISCA is a branch of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) as well as a division of the Illinois branch of the American Counseling Association. Membership is approximately 500 school counselors across the state of Illinois.

ISCA offers its members the following benefits:

Relationships among professional counselors engaged in elementary, middle school, secondary and post-secondary school settings.

Professional development opportunities which may be used to fill required CPDU's for ISBE recertification.

Four newsletters each year.

Public relations ideas and materials.

Professional alliances with other Illinois educational and counseling associations.

Recognition for counselor, advocate and legislator of the year.

Mentoring for new professional school counselors.

Alliance with the Counsel for Illinois Counseling Organizations (CICO), a non-profit organization which advocates for counselors in Springfield.

A voice in the Illinois Counseling Association.

A voice with the State Board of Education.

ISCA annual dues are:
$90.00* for a professional member (ISCA $25 / ICA $65)
$50.00* for a student or retired member (ISCA $12.50 / ICA $37.50)

$50.00 for the 1st year professional (ISCA $12.50 / ICA $37.50)
*Membership in the Illinois Counseling Association is required for membership in ISCA. ICA Dues are $65.00. Membership is for 12 months, commencing with the month that you join.

To join ISCA, mail your application to the ICA:

By email:	icaexecdir@aol.com
To join by mail:	Illinois Counseling Association P.O. Box 367 DeKalb, IL 60115
On the web:	www.ilcounseling.org

Goal 1 –	ISCA's Strategic Plan 2008-2011 Promote the Identity of the Professional School Counselor
Goal 2 –	Support a Comprehensive, Developmental School Counseling Model (Illinois Developmental Model; IL Social Emotional Learning Standards, in Conjunction with the ASCA National Model)
Goal 3 –	Demonstrate Efficacy of School Counseling Programs & Practices
Goal 4 –	Facilitate Networking, Professional Development & Resources which Support & Encourage Professional School Counselors
Goal 5 –	Target & Respond to Changing Needs & Trends in the Communities Served