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)