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Executive Team

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Jason Drummond, Ed.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer
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Vanessa Figg

Vice President of Marketing
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Sarah Mai

Vice President of Lifespan Services
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Amy Stoll

Vice President of Philanthropy

STAFF

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Jack Anderson

Skills Specialist
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Brandi Apperson

Employment Specialist - Part Time
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Megan Borcher

Lifespan Services Coach - Part Time
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Katie Craddock, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist
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Megan DeBoom, BCBA, LBA

Director of Therapeutic Services
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Krista Else

Employment Coach - Part Time
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Jessica Fahey

Adult Services Coordinator
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Greta Foye

Administrative Assistant - Part Time
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Tyler Goevert

School-Age Education Coordinator
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Morgan Hodges, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist
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Kathryn Holmes

Director of Adult Continuing Education
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Lauren Holmes

Lifespan Services Coach - Part Time
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Rusty Kugler

Director of Creative Services
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Lisa Lind, LSCSW, TVI, COMS

Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Vision & Family Support Specialist - Part Time
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Ellie Lipnicky

Administrative Assistant - Part Time
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Kate Lyle

ACE Coach
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Amanda Myers, CESP

Employment Coordinator
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Shannon Pittman

Lifespan Services Assistant - Part Time
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Scott Quaife, NCSA-CPT, PNL1

Health and Wellness Coordinator
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Kayla Schadegg

New Parent & Medical Outreach Specialist - Part Time
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CJ Vallejo

Family and Outreach Coordinator
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Mandy Vandever

Administrative Assistant - Part Time
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Savannah Yantzi

Data and Billing Specialist
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Katie Craddock, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

  • B.S. - Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Central Missouri
  • M.S. - Speech Language Pathology, Rockhurst University

Brandi Apperson

Employment Specialist - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since July 2024

Lisa Lind, M.S. Ed., LSCSW, TVI, COMS

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Vision and Family Support Specialist - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since September 2023

Kate Lyle

Adult Continuing Education (ACE) Coach

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since January 2024

CJ Vallejo

Family and Outreach Coordinator

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since August 2023

Kayla Schadegg

New Parent and Medical Outreach Specialist - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since August 2023

Lauren Spector

Lifespan Services Coach - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since May 2022

Krista Else

Employment Coach - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since July 2023

Megan Borcher

Lifespan Services Coach - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since September 2022

Rusty Kugler

Director of Creative Services

  • B.F.A. - Commercial Art / Graphic Design, University of Central Missouri
  • Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since July of 2023

Greta Foye

Administrative Assistant - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since June 2023

Haley Farfan

Adult Continuing Education (ACE) Coach - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since March 2023

Megan DeBoom, BCBA, LBA

Director of Therapeutic Services

  • B.S. - Psychology, University of Texas
  • M.S. - Special Education, University of Kansas

Ellie Lipnicky

Administrative Assistant - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since October 2022

Kathryn Holmes

Director of Adult Continuing Education

  • B.A. - Elementary and Special Education, Benedictine College
  • M.S. - Secondary Special Education and Transition, University of Kansas

Mandy Vandever

Administrative Assistant - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since July 2022

Shannon Pittman

Lifespan Services Team Assistant - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since November 2021

Savannah Yantzi

Data and Billing Specialist

  • 5 years of experience

Morgan Hodges, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

  • B.S. - Kinesiology, University of Arkansas
  • M.O.T. - Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center

Jack Anderson

Skills Specialist

  • B.A. - Sociology, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Amanda Myers, CESP

Employment Coordinator

  • B.S. – Family Studies and Counseling, Manhattan Christian College
  • Certified Employment Support Professional

Zach Neff

Administrative Assistant - Part Time

Employed with Down Syndrome Innovations since June 2019

Scott Quaife, NSCA-CPT, PNL1

Health and Wellness Coordinator

  • Studied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association – Certified Personal Trainer
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach

Tyler Goevert

School-Age Education Coordinator

  • B.S. - Psychology, Kansas State University
  • M.A. - Special Education, University of Kansas

Jessica Fahey

Adult Services Coordinator

  • B.A. - Communication, University of San Diego