Human Development Institute

Margaret Lopresto

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IPS SE Project Trainer

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment

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Email: Margaret.Lopresto@uky.edu

Responsibilities: Provide techinal assistance to the IPS Supported Employment providers and OVR Counselors. Assist with program expansion in Lexington, Glasgow, and Elizabethtown.

Experiences: Have worked with people with and on behalf of people with disabilities for over 25 years. Worked as an employment specialist, OVR Counselor, OVR Supported Employment Consultant, Community and Workforce Educator, and IPS Statewide Fidelity Monitor.

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