Dr. Emily Miller named R-7 executive director of special services
Feb. 23, 2012
Dr. Emily Miller was named Lee's Summit R-7 School District executive director of special services at the Feb. 23 Board of Education meeting. She will replace Jerry Keimig, who is retiring in June.
Dr. Miller currently works as director of special education for the Santa Ynez Valley Special Education Consortium in Buellton, Calif. She previously worked for 10 years for the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, serving as a special-education process coordinator at Pleasant Lea Middle School and Lee's Summit High School and as a special-education teacher at Bernard Campbell Middle School.
In addition, Dr. Miller worked as director of special services in the Harrisonville School District and as an elementary special-education teacher in Fairfax, Va. In all, she has worked in education for 18 years.
She earned her bachelor's degree in history from George Mason University, her master's degree in special education from George Washington University and her doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Louis University.
