Beverley Johns

Bev Johns is currently a Learning and Behavior Consultant having worked in the public schools with students with significant behavioral and emotional disabilities as well as students with learning disabilities for well over 30 years. She was the administrator and founder of an Alternative School, and also was responsible for staff development for the Four Rivers Special Education District. Johns served as a Professional Fellow at MacMurray College until its closing. Johns is the author or co-author of over 27non-fiction books, including the textbook on Learning Disabilities, five other fiction books, and numerous articles. Johns is the current President of the Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois, served on the board of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and is a past president of Delta Kappa Gamma, Illinois State Organization. She received the 2000 Outstanding Leadership Award of the Council for Exceptional Children. She received the Division for the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also a past president of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders.