Southeastern professor named to state board by Gov. Edwards
Thursday, September 22, 2016 
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has re-appointed Southeastern Louisiana
University Professor of Education Colleen Klein-Ezell to the Louisiana State Interagency
Coordinating Council for EarlySteps.
The agency advises and assists the Department of Health and Hospitals in matters
regarding EarlySteps, a program for children with developmental disabilities from
the ages of birth to three-years-old.
Head of Southeastern’s Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of
Education, Klein-Ezell serves as the current president of the Louisiana Council for
Exceptional Children, which has recognized her with the Higher Education Special Education
Professional Award. She is a member of the Education Committee of the Greater Hammond
Chamber of Commerce and has been recognized by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board
for participation in the Kids Hope mentoring program.
She has been instrumental in obtaining more than $1.3 million in grants from
the Louisiana Board of Regents to fund programs for the community and to provide learning
opportunities for special education teacher candidates. At Southeastern, she is the
co-adviser of the Student Council for Exceptional Children.
