Julie Hapeman, Ed.D.

District 3 (Representing IL, IN, MI, MN, ON, WI)

Julie Hapeman, Ed.D. has worked as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist in the Milwaukee Public Schools since 1994. She has been involved in AER since she was an undergraduate at Northern Illinois University and has served on many committees, was twice president of WAER, and was a member of the international board of directors from 2002-2006. Julie has her BS.Ed.Teaching Students with Visual Impairments and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Assistive Technology from NIU. She holds Masters Degrees in Orientation and Mobility and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy from Western Michigan University, and a Doctorate in Education in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from Alverno College in Milwaukee. Julie holds certifications as a COMS, CVRT, and CATIS. Julie is a proud Chicago Cubs fan who lives in Milwaukee with her 2 Lab rescue dogs and a retired Seeing Eye dog.