Kathi Wilhite

Kathi Wilhite serves as the Regional Consultant for Exceptional Children in the Northeast Region of North Carolina. Employed at East Carolina University through a grant with the NC Department of Public Instruction, Dr. Wilhite also teaches courses in the area of emotional and behavioral disorders.  Her professional experience spans more than 27 years and includes classroom teaching in self-contained, resource, and integrated settings; local school special education administration; consultant work with two state departments of education; and university teaching.

Dr. Wilhite has been active in the International Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CCBD) and has served as the International Member-at-Large as well as state CCBD president in Indiana and North Carolina. She currently serves the CCBD Foundation as the Director of Development. Dr. Wilhite has also been an active member of the International Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), International Council for Administrators of Special Education (CASE), and their respective state organizations. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Behavioral Institute for Children and Adolescents (BICA) and serves as secretary. Dr. Wilhite has been involved with numerous other state and local boards and organizations in the areas of special education, mental health, and emotional/behavioral disorders.

Dr. Wilhite has published in the areas of emotional and behavioral disorders, state policy and procedures, and higher education. She provides training to local school districts and other professional groups. Her primary areas of interest include positive behavioral support, classroom management, mentoring, legal issues in special education, and collaboration.