Colleen Bridget Wilcox

Background

Wilcox, Colleen Bridget was born on July 24, 1949 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Wayne Eugene and Virginia Mae (Dewrose) Wilcox.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Iowa1971. Master of Science, University Arizona, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern California, 1986.

Career

Assistant director parks and recreation, City of Moline, Illinois, 1969—1974. Director speech pathology Institution Guatemalteca Sequiridad, Peace Corps., Guatemala City, 1971—1972. Speech and language specialist Tucson School District, 1974—1975.

Aphasia teacher specialist, itinerant specialist Los Angeles County Schools, 1975—1977. Program specialist in severe language disorder/aphasia Los Angeles County Superintendent Schools, 1977—1979, program administrator/comm.unication disorders, 1979—1983, member budget standards committee, 1979—1982. Member credential advisory board, communications department California State University, Los Angeles, 1978, assistant professor, 1977—1983, chairman sabbatical review committee.

Director special education Tucson Unified School District, 1983—1988. Superintendent Northern Suburban Special Education District, Highland Park, Illinois, 1988—1994, Santa Clara County Office Education, San Jose, since 1994. Art director Great Stampede, 1981—1983.

Board directors department developmental disabilities Association Retarded Citizens. Board directors Tucson Chapter Diabetes Association, since 1988, Pima Council on Developmental Disabilities. Chairman special education advisory council Pima College Special Education.

Co-chair Mayor's Committee Constitution Celebration, 1986.

Achievements

• Colleen Bridget Wilcox has been listed as a noteworthy special education administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Council Exceptional Children (legislation committee), Junior League of Evanston (board directors 1988-1990), American Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation (board director), American Speech and Hearing Association (certified clinical competence in speech pathology, convention committee 1979, committee on manpower 1982-1983, Arizona legislation councilor since 1986), California Speech and Hearing Association (executive council since 1986), Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Beta Phi Alumnae.

Connections

Father:

Wayne Eugene Wilcox

Mother:

Virginia Mae (Dewrose) Wilcox