Sheila Buckley is a native of Denver.  She was educated in the state and received her BA from Regis University in 1967. After college she taught social studies in high school until she married and raised 6 children. It was her experience in teaching as well as having a child with dyslexia that sparked her passion for championing the learning disabled student.  Sheila became a member of the Learning Disabilities
Association of Colorado in 1984 and began volunteering for the organization, shortly there after, she became president and served for 13 years.  She then became Director of Advocacy and has served in this capacity for the past 5 years.  During her years with the organization, Sheila has been an advocate for hundreds of families, going into the schools to help with eligibility, writing IEPs, educating parents and staff with regards to school districts obligations under state and federal law.  Sheila has worked with and collaborated with many other state disabilities non profit organizations including ARC and the Legal Center, the now defunct Attention Deficit Advocacy Group, the Turrets Syndrome Group, Havern School, and Denver Academy. She has a good working relationship with the special education department in the Colorado Department of Education where she has attended many of their trainings. Sheila was also chosen as one of Channel 7 Everyday Hero in 2001 honoring her many years of volunteering.  She has held countless parent trainings, educating them in learning disabilities, answered endless phone calls giving families hope and helping them navigate the special education system in their school district.  She has presented at the Courage to Risk Conference, a state special education conference held for the last 20 years.  And is now proud to have inaugurated a partnership with the LEP program at the University of Denver.