Dr. Cohen has served the IAMME Board in the past as Secretary and sincerely enjoyed the experience of being able to advocate for the culturally and linguistically diverse students in the state of IL. He has been actively involved with IAMME since 1998. After earning his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Language and Literacy, he returned to Illinois to work at Western Illinois University for two years and then at Northern Illinois University, where he has been for the past 8 years.