DDD - Central Office Staff

Administration

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Tonya Piephoff	Director	Serves as the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Meg Cooch (Headquarters in Chicago)	Chief of Staff	Serves as the Chief of Staff for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Oversees the Bureau of Reimbursement, the Program Development/Appeals Unit, Fraud Unit, Grant Program Management Unit, and Human Resources.
Alicia Robinson(Headquarters in Chicago)	Deputy Director of Community Services Programs	Serves as the Deputy Director of Community Services Programs. Oversees Community Services, Quality Management and Enhancement, and the Waiver Management Unit.
Jennifer Gentile (Headquarters in Chicago)	Deputy Director of Clinical Services	Serves as the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Clinical Services. Oversees Community Nursing, Medical and Psychology services, and Support Service Teams/Short-Term Stabilization Homes.
Kimberly Jones-Oparah (Headquarters at Ludeman)	Interim Deputy Director of State Operated Developmental Centers	Serves as the Deputy Director of the State Operated Developmental Centers.
Joy Decker (Headquarters in Chicago)	Deputy Director of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Licensure.	Serves as the Deputy Director of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Licensure, including implementation of the Ligas Consent Decree. Oversees the Strategic Planning and Supportive Employment Units, and the Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure, and Certification.
Patrick Coneff (Headquarters in Chicago)	Special Projects Administrator	Serves as Special Projects Coordinator for DDD, acting as the representative on Division-wide projects and work teams and providing correspondence for special projects and proposals.
Kelsey Bryant	Human Resources Liaison	Serves as the Human Resources Liaison between DDD Central Office and Central DHS HR.
Megan Brennan (Headquarters in Chicago)	Administrative Assistant	Serves at the main contact for the Director and provides general administrative support, including arranging meetings.
Frances Ward	Administrative Assistant	Serves as the main contact for the Chief of Staff and provides general administrative support, including arranging meetings.

Public Information Office

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Tara Derrickson	Public Information Officer	Serves as Communications Manager for the Division, conferring with Executive Staff to prepare and distribute a variety of informational materials.

Fraud Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Terri Smith	Fraud Unit Manager	Organizes, plans, and executes the statewide responsibility of fraud investigations for the Division.

Bureau of Grant Programs Management

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Derek Hedges	Grant Programs Administrator	Serves as the Administrator of the Bureau of Grant Programs Management.
Vacant	ISC Program Manager	Serves as the subject matter expert of the ISC Program for Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) and Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO).
Vacant	Other Grants/NOFO Program Manager	Serves as Program Manager for Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) and Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO).
Suzanne Lambert-Lewellen	Grant Researcher/Program Developer	Performs the more complex technical tasks related to the DD Grant Programs including design planning for new and existing grant programs, in-depth analysis and evaluation of each grant program and its outcomes.

Grant Management Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Erica O'Neal	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Grant Management Unit supervisor.
Nathan Painter	Grant Strategy Analyst	Performs grant programmatic operations and contractual obligations. Develops risk profiles for use in the mitigation of potential fraud, waste, and abuse.
Amanda Woodworth	Grant Fiscal Analyst	Performs grant program management operations and reviews grant budget submissions for accuracy and completeness.

Bureau of Reimbursement and Program Support (BRPS)

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Janice Marvel	Administrator of Reimbursement and Program Support	Serves as the Administrator of the Bureau BRPS.
Regena Wilson	Executive II	Monitors the analytical operations of the Bureau and provides project assistance to all units.
VACANT	Accountant Advanced	Performs professional accounting and auditing work for the Division.
Emily Hughes	Administrative Assistant	Provides administrative support for BRPS.

Program Support Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Nikki Carnes-Peter	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Program Support Unit Supervisor. Handles contracts, grants, fiscal management, staff training, reimbursements, and Court of Claims processing.
Justin Hatfield	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for contracts, grants, fiscal management, staff training, reimbursements, Court of Claims processing, and processing grant payments.
Celia Weatherford	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for contracts, grants, fiscal management, staff training, reimbursements, Court of Claims processing, and processing grant payments.

Data Support Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Matt Suellentrop	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Information Systems, Technology, and Data Support Unit Supervisor.
Carolyn Wells	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for Information Systems and Technology.

Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) Rates Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Mike Vespa	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the CILA Rates Unit Supervisor.
Diane Garbin	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in CILA Rates.
Vacant	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in CILA Rates.
Maria Prewitt	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in CILA Rates.

Purchase of Service (POS), Home Based Services (HBS), and Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF/DD) Rates Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
VACANT	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the POS/HBS/ICFDD Rates Unit Supervisor.
VACANT	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in POS/HBS Rates.
Erica Rivera	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in ICFDD Rates.

Program Development Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Ashley Kjos (Headquarters in Chicago)	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Program Development/Appeals Unit Supervisor.
David Donner	Social Service Program Planner III	Responsible for appeal cases and Ligas Consent Decree compliance.
Dara German	Social Service Program Planner III	Responsible for appeal cases and Ligas Consent Decree compliance.
Yetunde Uwajeh-Adeoye	Social Service Program Planner III	Maintains Access database reports for service issues. Responsible for appeal cases and Ligas Consent Decree compliance.
Rosanna Walker	Social Service Program Planner III	Maintains Access database reports for service issues. Responsible for appeal cases and Ligas Consent Decree compliance.
Trevelyn Florence-Thomas	Social Service Program Planner III	Responsible for appeal cases and Ligas Consent Decree compliance.

Bureau of Clinical Services

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Dr. Dennis Beedle (Headquarters in Chicago)	Medical Director	Serves as the Medical Director of Clinical Services for the Division. In conjunction with SODC Directors, provides clinical oversight to the medical directors at each DD Center.
Dr. Geunyeong Pyo	Psychological Service Coordinator	Serves as the statewide coordinator of clinical and psychological policy development for state-operated developmental centers.
Anne Fitz	Statewide Nursing Coordinator	Serves as the Clinical Services nursing coordinator. Provides training for RN-Trainers in community agencies. Maintains DHS-Approved RN Trainer database.
Savayna Everley	Administrative Assistant	Provides administrative support for the Bureau of Clinical Services.

Nursing

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Michele Beavers (Headquarters in Park Forest)	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Clark Cunningham	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Belinda Hunt (Headquarters in Park Forest)	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Danielle Pedigo	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Jennifer Kissner	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Ariel Pastor	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Amanda Gallas	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Paige Beaty	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Angela Lupton	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Conducts Rule 116 Reviews at Community Agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.

Supportive Service Teams (SST)/Short-Term Stabilization Homes (SSH) Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Danielle Harsy (Headquarters at Shapiro)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Tracks and provides oversight of quality indicators for services provided to individuals by SST/SSH.
Judy Sokolowski (Headquarters at Shapiro)	Social Service Program Planner III	Tracks and provides oversight of quality indicators for services provided to individuals by SST/SSH.

Bureau of Ligas Consent Decree

Strategic Planning Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Andrea Medley	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Strategic Planning Unit Supervisor.
Brad Cowan	Management Operations Analyst II	Involved in rule review, Ligas Consent Decree compliance, and statewide transition planning.
Melissa Willis	Social Service Program Planner III	Involved in rule review, Ligas Consent Decree compliance, statewide transition planning, and PUNS e-mail inquiries.

Supported Employment Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Casey Burke (Headquarters in Chicago)	Supported Employment Administrator	Serves as the Division's Administrator for supported employment.

Fiscal Compliance Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Kaytlin Jacoby	Executive II	Serves as statewide Ligas Consent Decree/HCBS Waiver Fiscal Compliance Officer.

Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure, & Certification (BALC)

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Rodney Harris (Headquarters in Chicago)	Accreditation, Licensure, & Certification Administrator	Serves as the BALC Administrator.
Valarie Knighten (Headquarters in Chicago)	Administrative Assistant	Provides administrative support for BALC.
Iliana Perea (Headquarters in Chicago)	Executive II	Provides policy consultation and recommendations to the BALC Administrator for management of processes of the Bureau's community-based services initiatives.

Northern Survey & Training Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Angela Johnson (Headquarters in Chicago)	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Northern Survey and Training Unit Manager.
Jovan Johnson (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Celeste Haynes (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Eugenia Reese (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Veronica Richardson (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Vacant	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Toya Jones (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Jacqueline Harris (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Quentin Smith (Headquarters in Chicago)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
VACANT	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.

Southern Survey & Training Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Charlene Brown	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Northern Survey and Training Unit Manager.
Jennifer Resch (Headquarters at Murray)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Katie Farrance	Social Service Program Planner IV	Conceptualizes, designs, plans, and coordinates on-site monitoring of social service programs for specified community agencies related to services provided to recipients with either mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Matthew Bohan	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
VACANT	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Lawrence Naas (Headquarters in Murphysboro)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Julie Gomez (Headquarters in Macomb)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Damieon Shaw (Headquarters in Bloomington)	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Molly Rhodes	Social Service Program Planner III	Performs technical tasks in designing, analyzing, and implementing the survey review process to verify community-based agencies are providing services in compliance with state and federal requirements.

Compliance Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Lynette Pangburn (Headquarters in Chicago)	Public Service Administrator	Serves as Compliance Unit Manager.
Debra Alexander	Social Service Program Planner IV	Specialist team member in designing and coordinating on-site monitoring of the most complex social service programs for specified community agencies.
Shane Malin	Management Operations Analyst II	Determines policy effectiveness, performance deviations, staffing needs or problems, system improvements or developments needed for BALC.
Jacqueline Powell (Headquarters in Chicago)	Management Operations Analyst II	Determines policy effectiveness, performance deviations, staffing needs or problems, system improvements or developments needed for BALC.
Mia Morris-Catalan (Headquarters in Chicago)	Management Operations Analyst II	Determines policy effectiveness, performance deviations, staffing needs or problems, system improvements or developments needed for BALC.
Luke Figge	Management Operations Analyst II	Determines policy effectiveness, performance deviations, staffing needs or problems, system improvements or developments needed for BALC.

Bureau of Community Services Programs

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Tarrah Zallar (Headquarters in Chicago)	Administrator of Community/Regional Services	Serves as the Administrator of the Community/Regional Services Units.
Josh Westrich	Administrative Assistant	Provides administrative support for the Bureau of Community Services Programs.
Catherine Long	Administrative Assistant	Provides Administrative support for the Community Services, Regional Services, and Transitional Services Units.

Technical Assistance Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Roberta Driver	Social Service Program Planner IV	Serves as the Operations Specialist for Technical Assistance. Monitors, assigns, and oversees the operations of technical assistance.
Bernice O'Brien (Headquarters at Ludeman)	Social Service Program Planner IV	Serves as the Operations Specialist for Technical Assistance. Monitors, assigns, and oversees the operations of waiver support and technical assistance for adults and children who are served through HCBS.

Regional Services

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Rebecca Cook	Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse	Responsible for nursing services reviews and exceptional care SNF/Ped reviews.
Jeanne Haege	Southern Region Supervisor	Serves as the Region Representatives Supervisor. Covers Northwest, North Central, Central and Southern Regions.
VACANT	Northern Region Supervisor	Serves as the Region Representatives Supervisor. Covers North Suburban, City of Chicago (Cook County), and South Suburb Regions.
Kevin Byrd	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers Northwest Region. Counties: Boone, Carroll, Dekalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
Dorothy Schwartzkopf	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers North Central Region. Counties: Bureau, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Putnam, Tazewell, Vermillion, Woodford
Tameka Tyson	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers North Central Region. Counties: Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, McDonough, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Warren
Nichole Bolton	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers Central Region. Counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby
VACANT	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers Southern Region. Counties: Madison and St. Clair
Derek York	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers Southern Region. Counties: Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson
Layuna Hayes-Cooper (Headquarters in Chicago)	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers North Suburban Region. Counties: Suburban Cook and Lake
LaShawnta' Milton (Headquarters in Chicago)	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers North Suburban Region. Counties: DuPage, Kane, Kendal.
Tammie Benjamin-Asare (Headquarters in Elgin)	Interim Northern Region Supervisor/Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers City of Chicago Region. Counties: Cook (South of Madison, i.e., South side of Chicago).
Audrey Harris Palmer (Headquarters in Chicago)	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers City of Chicago Region. Counties: Cook (North of Madison, i.e., North side of Chicago).
Bernice Gray (Headquarters in Chicago)	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers South Suburban Region. Counties: Service providers A-L in Suburban Cook, Will, Kankakee, Grundy.
Cleo Atkins-Lee (Headquarters in Chicago)	Region Representative	Handles waiver services requests, individual/family inquires, provider inquiries, Independent Service Coordination agency inquiries. Covers the South Suburban Region. Counties: Service providers M-Z in Suburban Cook, Will, Kankakee, Grundy.

Transitional Services Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Melissa Reynolds (Headquarters at Mabley)	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Supervisor of the Transitional Services Unit.
Shu Mei Lien	Social Service Program Planner III	Serves as the Short-Term Stabilization Homes and DCFS Transition Coordinator.
VACANT	Social Service Program Planner III	Facilitates community based transition opportunities.
VACANT	Social Service Program Planner III	Facilitates community based transition opportunities.
Dannellerojea Pope (Headquarters at Shapiro)	SODC Representative- Fox, Kiley, Shapiro	Facilitates community-based transition opportunities.
Eddie Jones (Headquarters at Murray)	Social Service Program Planner III	Facilitates community-based transition opportunities.
Doug Bone	Social Service Program Planner III	Facilitates community-based transition opportunities.
VACANT	Social Service Program Planner III	Facilitates community-based transition opportunities.

Bureau of Quality Management (BQM)

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Gary Holman	Quality Management Administrator	Serves as the Bureau Chief of BQM, including the CIRAS Unit, Quality Review Unit, and Quality Enhancement Unit.
Sandra Ross	Assistant Quality Management Administrator	Serves as the Assistant Quality Management Administrator of BQM.
VACANT	Administrative Assistant	Provides administrative support for BQM.

Critical Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS) Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Robert Mangold	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in CIRAS.
Jenny Spraggs	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in CIRAS.

Quality Review Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Blake Ivers	Quality Review Specialist and OIG Liaison	Conducts follow-up reviews related to OIG written responses and other duties associated with the Inspector General.
UNIT A
Jennifer Elders	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Quality Review Unit Supervisor. Primary contact for the systematic quality issues related to agencies in central or the southern part of the state.
Thomas Taylor	Quality Review Specialist Lead	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Charlon Thomas	Quality Review Specialist Lead	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Angela Murphy	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Molly Hardwick	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Joy Hodgson	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Roxanne Casey	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Amy Curtis	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Andrea Standley	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Courtney Evans	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
UNIT B
Sandy Nickel	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Quality Review Unit Supervisor. Primary contact for systematic quality issues related to agencies in the metro Chicago area or northern part of the state.
Matt Hoffman	Quality Review Specialist Lead	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Kim Thomas	Quality Review Specialist Lead	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Amy Mizeur	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Stacy McIntyre	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Kate Ashmore-Watson	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Alissa Herron-Dozier	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Chris Bourn	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.
Marcelle Taylor	Quality Review Specialist	Conducts quality review for agencies that provide services to those who have developmental disabilities.

Quality Enhancement Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Kristin Semanik	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Quality Enhancement Unit Supervisor.
Gary Tucker	Quality Enhancement Training Coordinator	Provides training for QIDPs and maintains a database for those that meet qualifications. Primary contact for all QIDP questions. Personal Outcome Measures Trainer.
Anne Godman	Executive I	Provides webinars/resources for training needs for DDD and those we serve. Primary contact for DSP Training.

Medicaid Administration Unit

Name of Staff	Title	Duty/Assignment
Linda McCluskey	Public Service Administrator	Serves as the Medicaid Administration Unit Supervisor.
Heather Lovgren	Social Service Program Planner III	Responsible for policy research and development.
Jay Bohn	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in Medicaid eligibility issues and rejected claims.
Janene VanBebber	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for transfers between waiver programs and rejected claims.
Sherry Hinds	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for Capacity Database/17D Aging Out.
Pat Moreno	Management Operations Analyst II	Responsible for Performance Measures for Quality Management Committee.
Brent Miller	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in provider enrollment/IMPACT.
Kathy Kindred	Management Operations Analyst II	Specializes in provider enrollment/IMPACT.