Staff Directory
This directory includes all HDI staff.
Please note: To reach any staff member not listed here by phone you can call our automated attendant at 859-257-1714.
Please note: To reach any staff member not listed here by phone you can call our automated attendant at 859-257-1714.



Deepti Deepti Adhikari
Instructional Design
Supported Employment Training Project (SETP)

Derby Akers
Early Care and Education Coach: Professional Develeopment
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 813-4316


Gwen Alston
Quality Review Supervisor
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 502-352-3660


Danielle Augustin
Disability Education Health Coach
Health and Wellness Initiative
Phone: (859) 257-6086

Victor Avalos-Lopez
Developer Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)





Hallie Barth
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 442-4161


Teresa Belluscio
Disability Program Specialist II
Project E3, Summer Leadership Experience Camp, VCU Research Project, Supported Higher Education (SHEP)


Isabelle Blaber
Graduate Resident Assistant
Quality of Life Survey, Community Quality

Chelsea Bocard
Administrative Support Associate
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KyPSO); Supported Employment Training Project (SETP)

Walt Bower, PhD
Preservice Training Coordinator
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: 859-257-3360

Susan Bowles
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-213-2611



Alice Brewer
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 706-8418

Teresa Brothers Johnson
Quality Assurance Reviewer
Supports for Community Living Medicaid Waiver
Phone: 502-782-5498



Susan Burgan
Parent Involvement Coordinator
SPDG Family/School Partnership
Phone: 606-524-0173

Tina Buster
Staff Support Associate II
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Phone: (859) 218-0244


Laura (Smith) Butler
Disability Program Administrator
Community Quality (NCI), Quality of Life survey, My Choice Kentucky
Phone: (859) 218-5959

Amber Call
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 759-7141 x66258


Cory Cameron
Illustration Coordinator
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Brandon Cannada
Online Courses TA Manager
Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services, Child Care Aaware
Phone: 859-257-4918

Lisa Carrico
Quality Administrator and Trainer
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-559-6367


Bambi Cliffe
Training Coach
Quality Coach Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6828



Sandra Conder
Program Manager Senior: Training & Research Coordinator
VRTAC-QE

Carolyn Conforti
Quality Administrator
Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Phone: (502) 608-9991

Shirley Conley
Quality Coach Child Care Aware
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-422-5347


Angela Cooper
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 271-4158


Rachael Corriveau
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 677-8322


Ryan Creech
Rehabilitation Technologist
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 606-528-7030 ext82263


Kristen Dahl
Program Manager: Training & Research Coordinator
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (MHDD) National Training Center

Sally Dannenberg
Research and Development Associate
KEDS, Child Care Aware
Phone: 8592183669

Deanna Darrell
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 859-285-8595



Bethany Davis
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 601-3201

Maurice Dawson
IS Technical Support Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core); Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); IDEA Data Center (IDC)
Phone: (859) 218-0618

Kate Dean
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (502) 316-4814


Doris Duncan
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-792-9321

Elaine Eisenbaum, PhD, MSW
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (MHDD) National Training Center


Cathy Epperson
IPS Supported Employment Trainer
IPS Supported Employment
Phone: 606-383-0381

Tara Eversole
Statewide Interpreter Coordinator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

Ellie Fahey
Women's Health Program Assistant
Women's Health
Phone: (224) 330-7469

Carter Fifield
IS Support Specialist III
Technology Team
Phone: 859-257-0513


Erin Fitzgerald
Disability Prog. Specialist I: CTP Coordinator
Supported Higher Education Project (SHEP)



David Flechler
Tech Support
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: 859-218-0391

Kevin Fleming
Federal Program Manager
Social Security Representative Payee Program

Lesly Fowler
Early Care and Education Coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 686-4638

Linda Fowles
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6481

Kristi Fugate
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver



Brittany Galloway
Early Care and Education coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 824-8630

Glenna Gamble
Early Care and Education coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-487-3099
Stephanie Ganson
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 442-4125


Alexis Goettke
Student Office Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)


Carrington Gonzalez

Caroline Gooden, PhD
Project Lead, Adjunct Faculty
Project SCOPE, HDI University Lecture Series, IDEA Part B Support, KY Early Childhood Data Systems (KEDS)
Phone: (859) 257-2081

Michelle Graham-Smith
Return to Work Specialist
RETAIN
Phone: (502) 494-5510

Brittany Granville
Disability Support Specialist
Innovative Supports for Autistic Workers (ISAW)

Holly Grass
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-264-1815

Tammy Greene
Early Childhood Specialist
Child Care Aware
Phone: 859-257-1267

Rebecca Gregory
Leadership Specialist
Supported Higher Education Project (SHEP)

Dawn Griffin
Early Care and Education Coach: Training
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6754


Jill Griffiths
CWTP Training Specialist
Community Work Transition Program
Phone: (304) 523-7900

Jaime Grove
Director
Kentucky Early Childhood Data System (KEDS)
Phone: (859) 218-5961


Karen Guettler-James
Disability Program Administrator II
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Phone: (859) 218-1066

Joan Hager
HDI CATS Coordinator
HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS)
Phone: (859) 218-7979


Leigha Hale
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6738


Debra Hall
Prevention and Training Specialist
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-781-4065

Paige Harder
Communications Marketing Specialist
Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 502-782-0696

Bev Harp
Disability Program Specialist
Innovative Supports for Autistic Workers (ISAW)
Phone: 859-338-1724


Christine Hausman
Professional Development Content Coordinator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 257-2078




Trina Hewlett-Jenkins
Project Director and Tranining
Community Work Transition Project
Phone: (859) 218-5965

Angela Holcomb
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living Waiver

Sincere Holmes
Regional Child Care Adiministrator - Southern Bluegrass
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 327-6067

Michelle Hoversten
Project Coordinator
TAC for Quality Improvement/Wisconsin
Phone: (330) 472-1964

Jonathan Howard
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-784-8222


Mary Hugenberg
Early Care and Education-Quality Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 859-246-6831

Bethany Hughes
Early Care and Education Coach: Training
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-783-7967

Arvilla Humes
Conference Coordinator
IDEA Data Center
Phone: (859) 218-0393

Brenda Hunter
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 889-4862


Vivian Jeffries
Data Support Analyst
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation



Michelle Johnson
Early Care and Education Coordinator: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 257-9412

Rachael Johnson
Rehabilitation Technologist/KATS Network Center/Project CARAT Site Coordinator
Phone: 606-788-7080 ext. 86661

Trina Johnson
Administrative Support Associate
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)



Hyun-Ju Ju
Graduate Resident Assistant
Quality of Life Survey, Community Quality


Jacqui Kearns, EdD
Project Director - Principal Investigator
TAALC; TIES; SPEAC-IT; Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Phone: (859) 257-7672

Maria Kemplin
Disability Resource Specialist II
Transportation Initiative
Phone: (859) 323-5352

Jennifer King


Darlene Kisler
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6954

Torri Klain
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502 213-4033 ext. 2

Harold Kleinert, EdD
STEPS
KYWorks; National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources; University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: (859) 257-3045

Janie Knell
Data Analyst
Kentucky Behavioral Health Disaster Resilience Grant


Shirley Kron
Director of Outreach and Engagement
RETAIN
Phone: (502) 541-5314


Lou-Ann Land
Technical Assistance Specialist
KY Peer Support Network Project; TAALC; KYPSO
Phone: 859-257-7672


Daniel Lee
Illustration Coordinator
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Phone: (859) 492-3018


Tony Lobianco, PhD
Principal Investigator / Project Director
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center
Phone: (859) 218-5958

Barb Locker
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 502-782-6223

Corlia Logsdon
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-234-4000

Patti Logsdon
Project Coordinator
KY Peer Support Network Project
Phone: 859-218-1338

Michelle Lowe
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-878-4972

Lisa Maire
Early Care and Education Coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6985

Dana Manning
Research Coordinator
Kentucky Early Childhood Data System, Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center
Phone: 859-218-5973

Elizabeth Markle
DDID Quality Administrator- Dedicated Certification Reviewer
DDID
Phone: 270-782-8268



F. Darrell Mattingly, Jr.
Computer Specialist II
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Community Work Transition Project (CWTP); University Center for Excellence (Core)

Sarah May
Rehabilitation Technologist
Rehabilitation Technology/ Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 270-746-7489

Kelly McClellan
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 859-230-3297




Anita McNeal
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: (502) 564-7700

Janel Melby
Early Care and Education coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-878-4812


Stephanie Meredith
Lettercase Medical Outreach Director, KentuckyWorks staff
Lettercase, KentuckyWorks
Phone: 770-310-3885

Dinah Miller
Administrative Services Assistant
Business Office
Phone: (859) 218-5966 & (859) 218-2117

Missy Miller
ASL Interpreter
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: (502) 641-8532

Tina Milliner
Quality Assurance Reviewer
Supports for Community Living
Phone: (270) 781-8279

Emily Moseley
Research Assistant
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
Phone: 859-257-4460
Lindsey Catherine Mullis
Program Director
Health & Wellness Initiative
Phone: 859-218-4064

Brummal Murphy
Early Care and Education Specialist: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-876-9267


Chelsea Naugle
ASL Interpreter
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: (502) 229-5374

Jacqueline Norman
Disability Program Administrator II - Principal Investigator
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
Phone: (859) 218-0254

Jill Norris
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 392-9256


Holly Norsworthy
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-213-4055


Austin Nugent
Disability & Health Program Coordinator
Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative
Phone: (859) 218-0256





Phoenix Peeler
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-213-4033 ext 4

Karen Perry
Rehabilitation Technologist
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

Hans Petersen
Early Care and Education Training Coach - Jefferson Region
Child Care Aware
Phone: (502) 213-4038

Aaron Piercefield
Lead Applications Developer
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Kentucky Partnership; Child Care Aware; PDTRAC; KEDS; KYPSO
Phone: (859) 257-2085




Haley Potter
Project Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core), Learning Initiatives, and Transportation Initiative

Sherry Power
Administrative Staff Officer
Administration
Phone: 859-257-1779

Kim Raybourne
Provider Development and Training
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: (502) 526-8999



Matt Renfroe
IS Tech Support Specialist IV
HDI Technology Group
Phone: 859-257-0513



Joanne Rojas, PhD
Associate Director
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 257-9115

Suzanne Ross
Regional Child Care Administrator
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-207-9186

Beth Rous, EdD
Principal Investigator/Professor
Kentucky Early Childhood Data System (KEDS); Early Childhood Research & Development
Phone: (859) 257-6389




Phillip Rumrill, PhD, CRC
Division Director
University Center for Excellence (Core)


Kelley Salyers
Administrative Support Associate II
Accounting
Phone: 859-257-3321

Kennedy Schmitt
Graduate Resident Assistant
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation


Jillian Scott
Service Needs Assessor
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: (502) 782-5499

Lijun Shen
Research Assistant
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center
Phone: (859) 327-7829



Debbie Sisco
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 270-534-3459

Tracy Sizemore
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 270-831-9816

Becky Slone
Quality Early Care and Education TA Specialist
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 878-4788

Brandy Snow
Medical Outreach Coordinator
Lettercase Outreach; Core Medical Outreach


Brigitte Southerling
Early Care & Education Coach: Quality
Phone: 270-706-8798

Jill Stahr
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 534-3173


Carey Starr
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: 502-231-4033 ext 3

Stacey Stevens
Driver Rehabilitation Trainer
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

Shi Tao
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Medicaid Waiver
Phone: 502-797-2508

Chris Thacker
State Liaison and Technical Assistance
IDEA Data Center (IDC)

Cecelia Thompson
Technical Assistance Specialist
Child Care Aware
Phone: 270-706-8742


Dave Tucker
Rehabilitation Technologist
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: (859) 372-8430

Morgan Turner
Health Education Specialist
Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative


Milton Tyree
Project Associate
Supported Employment Training Project
Phone: (502) 333-2747



Alice Wang
Administrative Support Associate I
Early Childhood
Phone: (859) 257-6877

Winifred Ward
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 606-634-7271

Carol Ware
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware



Katie Wolf Whaley
Principal Investigator/Project Director
Supported Employment Training Project, Consumer Satisfaction Survey, Rehabilitation Technology
Phone: 859-218-5960

Stefani Whaley
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6336

Carolyn Wheeler
Provider Development Specialist
Supports for Community/KY Supported Employment Training Project
Phone: 859-218-5970





Cynthia Willmarth
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6205

Kathy Wilson
Provider Development and Training
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-427-8576

Arline Wilson
Interviewer/Program Coordinator
Community Quality National Core Indicators
Phone: (859) 218-5967






Madison Yee
Graduate Resident Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)