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Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center

Staff Directory

Rizza Aling

Interrelated Teacher raling@nkesc.org

Danyell Ashbaugh

Interrelated Teacher dashbaugh@nkesc.org

Melissa Augustine

Physical Therapy Assistant maugustine@nkesc.org

Jody Baehler

Interrelated Teacher jbaehler@nkesc.org

Martha Balbuena

Head Start Teacher mbalbuena@nkesc.org

Karly Bandel

Speech Language Pathologist kbandel@nkesc.org

Heather Befort

Head Start Art Therapist/Family Services Worker hbefort@nkesc.org

Oversees:

Adapted PE | Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) | File Review | Interrelated & Paraeducators | Mentoring | PDC | Vocational/Transition

Job Duties:

Payroll | Skyward Support
 

Courtney Berning

Interrelated Teacher cberning@nkesc.org

Tracie Betz

Early Childhood Teacher tbetz@nkesc.org

Barbara Blevins

Assistive Technology bblevins@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Board Clerk | Benefits | Skyward Support

Bonny Brown

Speech Language Pathologist bbrown@nkesc.org

Erica Carter

Interrelated Teacher ecarter@nkesc.org

Susan Chaney

Head Start Teacher schaney@nkesc.org

April Chessmore

Interrelated Teacher achessmore@nkesc.org

Mindy Christensen

Head Start Director mchristensen@nkesc.org | Ext. 2160

Leslie Collins

Early Head Start Home Visitor lherl@nkesc.org | Ext. 2101

Tanina Cooper

Early Head Start Home Visitor tcooper@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Infant/Toddler Services (ITS) Database | Medicaid IEP/ITS | IEP Records

Kimberly Davis

Interrelated Teacher kdavis@nkesc.org

Lana Davis

Early Childhood Teacher ldavis@nkesc.org

Adele DeGood

Occupational Therapist adegood@nkesc.org | Ext. 2139

Tammi Deines

Interrelated Teacher tdeines@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Media Support | Testing kit’s checkout | Laminating/print shop

Lori Dietz

Gifted Teacher ldietz@nkesc.org

Eric Eicher

Interrelated Teacher eeicher@nkesc.org

Emily Faulkender

Project Frontier efaulkender@nkesc.org | Ext. 2125

Olivia Fellhoelter

Hearing Impaired/Early Childhood Interrelated Teacher ofellhoelter@nkesc.org | Ext. 2174

Cindie Franz

Interrelated Teacher cfranz@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Groundskeeper | NKESC Van Delivery

Jakalyn Glover

Head Start/Early Head Start Administrative Assistant jglover@nkesc.org | Ext. 2161

Savannah Gray

Assistive Technology Administrative Assistant sgray@nkesc.org | Ext. 2146

Allison Harris

Behavior Disorders Consultant aharris@nkesc.org

Amanda Harris

Head Start/Early Head Start Coach & Mentor amanda.harris@nkesc.org | Ext. 2106

Patti Hendrickson

Interrelated Teacher phendrickson@nkesc.org

Lakin Henry

Head Start Teacher lhenry@nkesc.org

Jamie Heskett

Behavior Disorders Consultant jheskett@nkesc.org | Ext. 2102

Chelsie Howard

Head Start Teacher choward@nkesc.org

Oversees:

ASSIST Team | Alternate Assessment / DLM  | Early Childhood Special Education | File Review | Infant Toddler Services | Interrelated & Paraeducators | Gifted | Low Incidence

Heather Isbell

Speech Language Pathologist hisbell@nkesc.org

Jacelyn Jarrett

Head Start Teacher jwhite@nkesc.org

Sarah Jarvis

Physical Therapist sjarvis@nkesc.org

Shara Jordan

Head Start Teacher sjordan@nkesc.org

Janae Kammer

Physical Therapy Assistant jkammer@nkesc.org

Kay Klinge

Hearing Impaired Interpreter kklinge@nkesc.org

Brooke Klitzke

Early Childhood Teacher bklitzke@nkesc.org

Jonna Knox

Hearing Impaired Interpreter jknox@nkesc.org

Melissa Kuhlman

Head Start Teacher mkuhlman@nkesc.org

Katie Kuhn

Behavioral Disorders Consultant kkuhn@nkesc.org

Taya Kuntz

School Psychologist tkuntz@nkesc.org

Luanne Lee

Gifted Teacher llee@nkesc.org

Tonja Lee

Early Head Start Home Visitor tlee@nkesc.org

Stacy Logue

Interrelated Teacher stacy.logue@nkesc.org

Sandra Lopez

Assistive Technology slopez@nkesc.org

Lakyn Mackley

School Psychologist lmackley@nkesc.org | Ext. 2122

Samantha Mader

Early Childhood Teacher smader@nkesc.org

Rae Ann Mattke

Early Childhood Teacher ramattke@nkesc.org

Robbie Mayer

Interrelated Teacher rmayer@nkesc.org

Mindy Mayfield

Head Start Teacher mmayfield@nkesc.org

Jamie McEachern

Assistive Technology jmceachern@nkesc.org | Ext. 2147

Denise Mentlick

Occupational Therapy Assistant dmentlick@nkesc.org | Ext. 2136

Jennifer Mitchell

Project Frontier jmitchell@nkesc.org | Ext. 2119

Kathy Myers

Early Head Start Home Visitor kmyers@nkesc.org

Kay Dee Nichols

Head Start/Early Head Start Social Worker kaydeenichols@nkesc.org

Jennifer Oborny

Early Childhood Teacher joborny@nkesc.org | Ext. 2133

Randy Osban

IT Technician rosban@nkesc.org | Ext. 2128

Stephanie Ostmeyer

Head Start Assistant Director sostmeyer@nkesc.org | Ext. 2164

Kayla Pettibone

Early Childhood Teacher kpettibone@nkesc.org | Ext. 2169

Darien Pimlott

Interrelated Teacher dpimlott@nkesc.org

Brenda Platt

Interrelated Teacher bplatt@nkesc.org

Peggy Porter

Interrelated Teacher mporter@nkesc.org

Connie Pries

Early Head Start Home Visitor cjackson@nkesc.org

Rebekkah Proctor

Head Start/Early Head Start Administrative Assistant rproctor@nkesc.org | Ext. 2163

Bridgette Ramey

Project Frontier bramey@nkesc.org | Ext. 2124

Terra Rath

Behavior Disorders Consultant trath@nkesc.org

Melissa Reed

Interrelated Teacher mreed@nkesc.org

Oversees:

Audiology | ATECH | Deaf/Hard of Hearing | Emotional Disabilities (ED) | File Review | IMSS Technology  | Interrelated & Paraeducators | LGHS/KJCC | MIS | Occupational Therapy | Physical Therapy | Presence Learning | School Psychologist | Special Education | Speech Pathologist | Vision Impaired

Stacey Riedel

Interrelated Teacher ariedel@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Records/referrals clerk | Audiology scheduler | Secretary to: Early Childhood, Part C/ITS, Autism team, SLP, Deaf/Hearing Impaired

Laura Robbins

Head Start Teacher lrobbins@nkesc.org

Shyann Robison

Head Start Teacher srobison@nkesc.org

Bobi Robles

Physical Therapist brobles@nkesc.org

Taylor Romine

Occupational Therapy Assistant tromine@nkesc.org

Vincent Sabellina

Interrelated Teacher vsabellina@nkesc.org

Kerri Scheetz

Project Frontier kscheetz@nkesc.org | Ext. 2112

Jill Schoendaler

Speech Language Pathologist jschoendaler@nkesc.org

Jessica Scott

Early Head Start Home Visitor jscott@nkesc.org

Jill Seller

Speech Language Pathologist jseller@nkesc.org

Angela Shepard

Interrelated Teacher ashepard@nkesc.org

Katie Sherlock

Interrelated Teacher ksherlock@nkesc.org

Danice Sperry

Head Start/Early Head Start Nurse dpserry@nkesc.org | Ext. 2166

Carrie Starns

Early Head Start Director cstarns@nkesc.org | Ext. 2162

Tina Steinert

Assistive Technology tsteinert@nkesc.org | Ext. 2145

Job Duties:

NKESC Receptionist | Event/Training Coordinator | Special Education Administrative Assistant | Protocol checkout & scoring | Secretary to: PT/OT, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Gifted, School Psych & Vision Impaired

Dayna Summers

Head Start Teacher dsummers@nkesc.org

Tara Temaat

Interrelated Teacher ttemaat@nkesc.org

Madison Tice

Speech Language Pathologist mtice@nkesc.org

Brandy Todd

Interrelated Teacher btodd@nkesc.org

Lori Unruh

Interrelated Teacher lunruh@nkesc.org

Perla Valencia

Early Head Start Home Visitor pvalencia@nkesc.org

Kim Vanlaeys

Interrelated Teacher kvanlaeys@nkesc.org

Ryan Walt

Speech Language Pathologist rwalt@nkesc.org

Sheryl Wamsley

Interrelated Teacher swamsley@nkesc.org

Carrie Weese

Head Start Teacher cweese@nkesc.org

Job Duties:

Adapted Physical Education (APE) | CAPS / PCA Report Interrelated | Mentoring Paraeducators | Professional Development Committee | Professional Tuition Assistance | Special Education Admin Tuition Assistance | Vocational / Transition | Verizon: Phone/MiFi/iPad Support | Woodcock Johnson Assessment Scorer 

Alison Wessel

Interrelated Teacher awessel@nkesc.org

Alex Williams

Interrelated Teacher awilliams@nkesc.org

Sarah Wolf

Interrelated Teacher swolf@nkesc.org

Tara Woofter

Occupational Therapist twoofter@nkesc.org | Ext. 2191

Oversees:

Administrative Services | ATECH: Region I, Vocational Rehab, Kansas Equipment Exchange | Federal Programs: Title II, III (ELL), IV | Project Frontier | General Education: Counseling, Other Content Area | Maintenance: Building & Grounds | Medicaid | School Nursing | Staff Development | Information Technology

Job Duties:

Car Fleet Manager | WEX Cards | Workman’s Compensation