Staff
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Janel Melby
Early Care and Education coach: Quality Child Care Aware Phone: 606-878-4812 Email: janel.melby@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Elizabeth Markle
Waiver Manager Supports for Community Living Waiver Phone: (270) 782-8268 Email: elizabeth.markle@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Debbie Sisco
Professional Development Coach Child Care Aware Phone: 270-534-3459 Email: debbie.sisco@uky.edu Responsibilities: ECDS Scholarship CDA Mini-Grants Related Ed Expense Reimbursement Milestone Achievement Awards Textbook Reimbursement Non-College Applications Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Aaron Piercefield
Lead Applications Developer Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Kentucky Partnership; Child Care Aware; PDTRAC; KEDS; KYPSO Phone: (859) 257-2085 Email: ajpi222@uky.edu Responsibilities: Design develop and maintain data collection and reporting systems for multiple projects. Experiences: ASP.NET, .NETCore Web Applications Developer. Microsoft SSRS, PBI & Azure Services. 18+ years building web application in various development languages.…
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Jacqueline Norman
Disability Program Administrator II – Principal Investigator Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP) Phone: (859) 218-0254 Email: jacqueline.norman@uky.edu Responsibilities: In addition to PI responsibilities of budget and scope of work, I work in research and development of statewide alternate assessment. This includes facilitation of stakeholder meetings such as item development, bias and sensitivity review, content and…
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Harold Kleinert EdD
STEPS KYWorks; National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources; University Center for Excellence (Core) Phone: (859) 257-3045 Email: hklein@uky.edu Responsibilities: assist the above projects with workscopes, including trainings, materials development, module development, Experiences: Previous HDI Director and HDI Training Director; Professor, UK Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept.…
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Brenda Hunter
Health and Safety Coach Child Care Aware Phone: (606) 889-4862 Email: brenda.hunter@uky.edu Responsibilities: Provide targeted TA/Coaching to area providers, conduct GSCC sessions, collaborate with community partners to better serve my area/provides. Experiences: Masters Degree in Education- I have worked in the education field in some capacity with all age ranges from Preschool thru College for…
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Teresa Belluscio
Disability Program Specialist II Summer Leadership Experience Camp, Supported Higher Education Project Phone: Email: Teresa.belluscio@uky.edu Responsibilities: Program administration and development, research Experiences: Twenty-five years serving underrepresented populations in higher education and building unique programs and opportunties for students with disabilities. Reason: A strong passion for working with individuals with disabilities and those from underrepresentred groups.…
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Karen Guettler-James, PhD
Disability Program Administrator II Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP) Phone: (859) 218-1066 Email: karen.guettler@uky.edu Responsibilities: Research and facilitate development of statewide alternate assessmentsfacilitate stakeholder meetings including standard prioritization, bias and sensisitivity reviews, content alignment, standard setting and validation, and other assessment-related activities, assist with peer review response develop and maintain online training Experiences: Brokerage Industry,…
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Cathy Epperson
IPS Supported Employment Trainer IPS Supported Employment Phone: 606-383-0381 Email: cathy.epperson@uky.edu Responsibilities: Provide technical assistance to the IPS Supported Employment providers Experiences: I served as Executive Director for NAMI Kentucky, a grassroots mental health advocacy organization from May 2009 to May 2017. Prior to that I worked at the Adanta Group mental health organization for…