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.
Victor Avalos-Lopez
Developer Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Christina Espinosa Bard
Division Director, Community Education
HDI CATS, Quality Employment Technical Assistance Center, RETAIN
Hallie Barth
Early Care and Education Coach: Professional Development
Child Care Aware
Teresa Belluscio
Disability Program Specialist II
Summer Leadership Experience Camp, Supported Higher Education Project
Chelsea Bocard
Administrative Support Associate
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KyPSO); Supported Employment Training Project (SETP)
Phone: (859) 218-5989
Haliegh Bokros
STEPS Student Informatician
KY Disability & Public Health in Education
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
Teresa Brandenburg
Kentucky State Trainer
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment
Sascha Brevin
Health Equity Assistant
Disability & Health in Higher Education
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
Bradley Brown
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
James Brown
Rehabilitation Technologist/Accessibility Coordinator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Robyn Lewis Brown PhD
Affiliate Faculty
UK Department of Sociology
Phone: 859-257-6421
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
Tracy Butterfield
Dedicated Reviewer
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
Victoria Cabral
Instructional Technology Specialist
Protection & Advocacy
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 Learning Manager
Child Care Aware, Project SCOPE, MHDD, FIT, RETAIN
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
Benjamin Coffey
Graduate Research Assistant
Quality of Life Survey, National Core Indicators
Rachel Cole
Administrative Support Associate
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Johnny Collett
Deputy Director
KentuckyWorks; Supported Higher Education Project; RETAIN
Phone: (859) 257-2304
Rachel Collins
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Mary Jo Comley
Developmental Supports Coordinator
Act Early State Team Covid 19 Response Initiative
Sandy Conder
Program Manager Senior: Training & Research Coordinator
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (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
Kimberly Copeland
Early Care and Education Coach: Professional Development
Child Care Aware
Rachael Corriveau
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 677-8322
Courtney Cox
Disability Program Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core), RETAIN
Ryan Creech
Rehabilitation Technologist
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 606-528-7030 ext82263
Bethaney Curry
Senior Return to Work Specialist
RETAIN
Phone: (502) 420-5990
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
Brandalynn Davis
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
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
Jonathan Drummond
Graduate Research Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Doris Duncan
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 270-792-9321
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
Director of Technology
Technology Team
Phone: 859-257-0513
Erin Fitzgerald
Disability Prog. Specialist I: CTP Coordinator
Supported Higher Education Project (SHEP)
Calisa Fitzpatrick
Evaluation Specialist
Child Care Aware, TAYLRD 2.0
David Flechler
Tech Support
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: (859) 218-0391
Kevin Fleming
Federal Program Manager
Social Security Representative Payee Program
Josiah Fowler
Rehabilitation Technologist
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
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
Katherine Friedman
Project Associate
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC – QE)
Kristi Fugate
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
Richelle Gabbard
Assistant Human Resources Director
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: (859) 218-5966
Brittany Galloway
Early Care and Education coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (270) 824-8630
Glenna Gamble
Early Care and Education Coach: Training
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 487-3099
Stephanie Ganson
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 442-4125
Wes Gentry
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Alexis Goettke
Student Office Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Caroline Gooden, PhD
LEND Faculty and Project Director
Project SCOPE, IDEA Part B, KY Early Childhood Data Systems (KEDS)
Phone: (859) 257-2081
Michelle Graham-Smith
Senior Return to Work Specialist
RETAIN
Phone: (502) 494-5510
Brittany Granville
Disability Support Specialist
Innovative Supports for Autistic Workers (ISAW)
Tammy Greene
Early Childhood Specialist
Child Care Aware
Phone: 859-257-1267
Rebecca Gregory
Leadership Specialist
Supported Higher Education Project (SHEP)
Dawn Griffin
Instructional Design Coordinator
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6754
Jill Griffiths
CWTP Training Specialist
Community Work Transition Program
Phone: (304) 523-7900
Natalina Grismer
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
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
India Hammond
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Christine Hausman
Child Care Aware of KY-Content Coordinator for Training
Child Care Aware, "Learn the Signs. Act Early." and Project SCOPE
Phone: (859) 257-2078
Alison Heitmeyer
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6336
Polly Hellinger
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety
Child Care Aware
Trina Hewlett-Jenkins
Project Director and Training
Community Work Transition Project
Phone: (859) 218-5965
Angela Holcomb
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Sincere Holmes
Regional Child Care Administrator - Southern Bluegrass
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 327-6067
Katarina Hoskins
Women's Health Program Assistant
Women's Health Program
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
Kaliesa Hunt
Nurse Coordinator: Nurse Consultant
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
Hannah Hyatt
Data Support Specialist
AWARE II, KY ARP, KY SSIP, KY LEADS, TN TAN
Lisa Hyde
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: (859) 661-9525
Gwen Johnson
Early Care and Education Coach: Professional Development
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 589-3331
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)
Sami Jones
STEPS Student Informatician
KY Disability & Public Health in Education
Hyun-Ju Ju
Graduate Research 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
Taylor Kelley
Project Assistant
Vocational Rehabilitation Tech. Assistance Center for Quality Employment
Maria Kemplin
Disability Resource Specialist II
Transportation Initiative
Phone: (859) 323-5352
Latiya Kirby-Curlin
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
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
Elizabeth Kries
Disability Program Administrator III
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
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
Tamara Lewis
Nurse Coordinator: Nurse Consultant
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
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
Disability Program Specialist II
TAALC, MHDD, TIES
Phone: (859) 218-1338
Margaret Lopresto
IPS SE Project Trainer
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment
Michelle Lowe
Health and Safety Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 606-878-4972
Dana Manning
Research Coordinator
Kentucky Early Childhood Data System, Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center
Phone: 859-218-5973
Trenton Marcum
Disability & Health Program Facilitator
Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative
Elizabeth Markle
Quality Administrator Supervisor
Supports for Community Living Waiver
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)
Kelly McClellan
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: 859-230-3297
Je’Kauri McKeithen
STEPS Student Informatician
KY Disability & Public Health in Education
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
LEND faculty
Phone: (770) 310-3885
Dinah Miller
Administrative Services Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Phone: (859) 218-2117
Missy Miller
ASL Interpreter
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: (502) 641-8532
Lindsey Catherine Mullis
Program Director
Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative
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
Noah Susan
Disability Program Specialist II
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver
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
Lori Norton
IPS SE Project Director-Trainer
IPS Supported Employment Project
Austin Nugent
Disability Program Administrator
Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative, RETAIN
Phone: (859) 218-0256
Adareli Ojeda
Administrative Support Associate
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Brooke Patrick
Grants Management Support
University Center for Excellence (Core)
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
Regional Child Care Administrator - Jefferson Region
Child Care Aware
Phone: (502) 213-4038
Julie Pfeiffer
Graduate Research Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Aaron Piercefield
Lead Applications Developer
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Kentucky Partnership; Child Care Aware; PDTRAC; KEDS; KYPSO
Phone: (859) 257-2085
Beth Potter
Division Director
RETAIN, ASL Interpreter Team, Information Services
Haley Potter
Project Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core), Learning Initiatives, Universal Design at HDI, RETAIN
Sherry Power
Administrative Staff Officer
Administration
Phone: 859-257-1779
Holly Rapier
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 264-1815
Carrie Rashleigh
Early Care and Education Coach: Quality Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6754
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
Lisa Richards
Early Care and Education Coach: Quality
Child Care Aware
Phone: (859) 246-6985
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
LEND Faculty and Director of Research and Training
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Kristy Ryan-Goodwin
Contractor Supervisor
Supports for Community Living Waiver
Phone: (502) 234-0481
Kelley Salyers
Administrative Support Associate II
Accounting
Phone: 859-257-3321
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
Tao Shi
Quality Administrator
Supports for Community Living Medicaid Waiver
Phone: (502) 797-2508
Debbie Sisco
Professional Development Coach
Child Care Aware
Phone: 270-534-3459
Becky Slone
Quality Early Care and Education TA Specialist
Child Care Aware
Phone: (606) 878-4788
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
Candace Storrer
Early Care and Education Coach: Training
Child Care Aware
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
Bradley Tyler
Applications Developer
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KyPSO)
Milton Tyree
Project Associate
Supported Employment Training Project
Phone: (502) 333-2747
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
Jon-Michael Watkins
Data Analyst
Kentucky Behavioral Health Disaster Resilience Grant
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 Content Coordinator: 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
Delaney Wickert
Information Services Assistant
University Center for Excellence (Core)
Patricia Wilkerson
Program Administrative Assistant
Community Work Transition Project
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
Nicholas Wright, PhD
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
University Center for Excellence (Core), PCORI
Phone: (859) 218-3671
Pamela Yazell
Nurse Coordinator: Nurse Consultant
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver