Instructions: Please click the Illinois Association of Teachers of English link (here or below) and, once at the Holiday Inn site, fill in the dates of October 21 and/or 22 to get the special group rate. The conference rate is also available for the day before and after the conference–that is, it is available for any of the days, from 10/20—10/23. (NOTE: You may also call the hotel directly and mention the group name to get the conference rate.):
Pace Hospitality LLC.
Holiday Inn & Suites / Burger Theory
5150 N Wingate Dr,
Decatur, IL 62526.
Phone: 217 542 5400
Fax: 217 542 5401
Sandra Montes is bilingual and Latina, and has worked with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings from inpatient units to community mental health settings. She has worked in both suburban and urban high schools, helping students reach their full potential. Using a trauma-informed lens, Sandra has helped clients with depression, anxiety, and stress management. She works with educators, healers and other high stress professionals. Sandra is a firm believer in strength based perspective and cognitive behavioral therapy and also believes in a spiritual and holistic perspective in therapy. She has a focus on behavioral activation or “moving,” helping clients become motivated to move their physical bodies to feel relief for their emotional state.