DD Facilities and Key Staff Members
Facilities
Eligibility and Referral |
Central Administration |
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Janet Clemmons Center |
Fairfield Area |
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Middletown Center |
Middletown Area |
Major Unusual Incident Office |
Liberty Center |
Hamilton Area |
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The Board
The Butler County Board of DD includes:
Dr. Kathy McMahon-Klosterman, President
Tony Yocco, Vice-President
Richard Meier, Recording Secretary
Dr. Dale French
Laddie Henninger
Utawna Leap
Connie Sullivan
The Board approves policies and contracts and the annual plan and budget of the agency.
The DD Board generally meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.. Call (513) 867-5962 ext. 27 for location.
Click here to see a list of new staff email addresses.
Superintendent's Office
Christina Hurr, DD Superintendent, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency. She can be reached by calling her Administrative Assistant Sharon Sheets at (513) 867-5962 ext. 27.
Program Administrators
Dennis Burger, Program Services Administrator (513) 867-5962 ext. 15, oversees Service and Support Administration including Eligibility/Referral Services. He supervises services that administratively support DD consumers and families.
Tanya Coffey, Program Services Administrator (513) 867-5962 ext. 16, oversees the Adult Services division, including four facility-based day habilitation programs. In addition, she oversees the human resources functions of the board.
Debbie Gulley, Program Services Administrator (513) 867-5962 ext. 19, oversees the overall program development of services being provided by the DD Board. She also oversees Early Childhood and Ancillary Services, which include Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapies and Nursing Services.
Service and Support Administration
Community Teams
Community Team members connect people to services in the community and within the agency and coordinate individual plans for consumers.
Teresa Brand, West Chester/Middletown Area Community Teams Supervisor, can be reached at (513) 867-5700 ext. 19 or (513) 420-2570. Sharon Perry and Vickie Sluss are Fairfield/Hamilton Area Community Team Supervisors. Sharon can be reached at (513) 867-5931.Vickie can be reached at (513) 867-5750.
Eligibility and Referral
Sarah Rihm, Eligibility and Referral Team Leader, can be reached at (513) 867-5625. She coordinates the agency's Eligibility and Referral services. Those services are available through each Community Team.
Contract Services
Mark Miller, Contract Services Coordinator, can be reached at (513) 867-5960 ext. 106.
Community Resources
Cathy Howell, Community Resources Coordinator, can be reached at (513) 420-2570 ext. 25. She is responsible for recruiting volunteers, accessing other community resources to meet individual needs through community teams and to assist family organized advocacy and friendship groups.
Connie Mehlman, Community Resource Program Coordinator, coordinates and oversees community resouces for the Adult Service division. This includes volunteerism, community employment retention, as well as recreational community trips. She can be reached at (513) 867-5923.
Administrative and Program Positions
Behavior Support Services
Kelly Girts, Supervisor of Behavior Intervention Services, can be reached at (513) 867-5953. She is in charge of the agency's behavior support staff, public school classroom support personnel, and Family Focus Program and related contract services.
Adult Services
Names, Locations, Addresses, and Numbers:
To make a referral call:
Sherry Dillon; Facility Supervisor
5645 Liberty Fairfield Road
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
513-867-5977 ext. 101
Early Intervention for Children Aged 0-3
Gina Frankenfield, Educational Program Supervisor, is responsible for supervising the Early Intervention program and staff as well as the coordination and supervision of ancillary services that are provided across all agency programs. She can be reached at (513) 867-5960.
Mary May, Educational Program Supervisor, is responsible for supervising the Early Intervention program and staff. She is located at the Janet Clemmons Center and can be reached at (513) 867-5960.
Program Supports
Communications
Wendy Planicka, Public Relations Coordinator, can be reached at (513) 867-5962 ext. 21. She is responsible for the agency's newsletters, web site and for offering information to the media, general public, public speaking, advertising and press releases.
Human Resources
Dwight Finch, Manager of Personnel Services, He can be reached at (513) 867-5962 ext. 29.
Business Office
Rick Black, Business Director, leads this department which incorporates accounting, payroll, budgeting, financial projections, competitive bidding, Medicaid billing, data processing, transportation and facility services. He can be reached at (513) 867-5962 ext. 25.
Transportation and Facility Services
Ted McGuire, Supervisor of Transportation and Site Services, oversees all facility maintenance, custodial services, capital projects, mechanics and transportation contracts. He can be reached at (513) 867-5960 ext. 118.
Quality Assurance and Medicaid Services
Leia Snyder, Supervisor of Incident Review & Quality Assurance, can be reached at (513) 867-5671. Her department responds to reports of abuse, neglect or other unusual incidents and is responsible for the compliance of Supported Living providers. Her department also provides support to new and existing providers and completes customer satisfaction and program service quality reports.
Provider Relations
Robin Thomas Provider Relations Coordinator, can be reached at (513) 867-5602. She is responsible for supporting individuals and agencies interested in providing Supported Living and Waiver services in Butler County and assisting individuals and agencies in securing certifications for Supported Living and Waiver services.
Office of Incident Review
Investigative Agents conduct reviews of all reports of abuse, neglect or major unusual incidents.
Investigative Agents:
Karen Bessette, Intake Coordinator, (513) 867-5992.
Joan O'Hair (513) 867-5680.
Rebekah Lyons (513) 867-5642.
Lisa Owens (513) 867-5674.
