
8th Annual Project SEARCH Conference
July 21 - 25, 2014
La Vista, United States
Doors open at:
About the Event
Each year, participants in the Project SEARCH annual conference enjoy a variety of opportunities for shared learning, networking, and fun! In 2014, we are delighted to be joining our friends and colleagues in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites La Vista Conference Center, which is host to a thriving Project SEARCH program site.
Our Speakers

AM
Alexis Moser
Job Coach
Embassy Suites, Project SEARCH

AV
Allison V. Smale
Director of Program Enhancement & Growth
KenCrest Services

AB
Amanda Brooks
HR Representative
ProMedica Bixby and Herrick Hospitals

AH
Ana Hernandez
Director of Program Services
PathPoint

AP
Andy Persch Ph. D.
Occupational Therapy Department;
The Ohio State University

AG
Ann Gordon
Lead Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

AM
Ann Meuleman
Instructor
Community Hospital East Project SEARCH

AC
Anne Christenson
Technology Specialist ATP
Assistive Technology Partnership

AO
Anne O'Bryan
Program Specialist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

AT
Ashley Terrell-Rea
Instructor
Project SEARCH at Ivymount School

BJ
Barbara Jobin
Project SEARCH Instructor
Concord Hospital

BL
Beth Lohman
Director of Vocational Services
Easter Seals WISE Milwaukee

BP
Brandi Pittman
Project SEARCH Teacher
Guilford County Schools

BW
Byron White
Director
Alabama Department of Mental Health

CR
Carolyn Rogers
Teacher - Special Education
Great Oaks

CP
Carrie Parks
Program Manager II
Community Services Dallas Metrocare

CP
Claire Patterson
Program Specialist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Project SEARCH

CP
Colleen Pirkle
Special Ed. Teacher
Hall County Schools

CS
Colleen Sybert
HR Director
UPMC

DS
David Scott
Director of Sales at Embassy Suites
Embassy Suites

DR
Debbie Robinson
Executive Director
Kaleidoscope

DT
Dee Tuenge
Instructor
Project SEARCH at Wal-Mart DC #7018

DB
Denise Brooks
Job Coach
Fifth Third Bank Madisonville Operations Center

DV
Desirae Vallier
Technology Specialist
Assistive Technology Partnership

DK
Diane Kolling
Director, Volunteer & Guest Services
UPMC Passavant

DA
Dottie Adams
Special Projects Consultant
GA Council for Developmental Disabilities

EA
Eileen Ahearn MD PHD, Chair BAC
Business Liaison
Madison VA Hospital

EE
Elizabeth Ericson
District Administrator
York Public Schools

ER
Erin Riehle
Senior Clinical Director
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

GN
Gail Nachman
former Senior Fellow and Policy Officer,
Montgomery County Government

GO
Glenna Osborne
Psychoeducational Therapist/ Program Consultant/Trainer,
Greensboro TEACCH, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

HO
Holly Opatick
Director of Transition Services
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

JH
Jackie Hughes
Tutor
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust q

JD
Jacqueline Daly-Brown
Project SEARCH Instructor
Embassy Suites & Courtyard Marriott

JE
James Evans
Job Coach
SEEC Smithsonian Institute

JB
Jamie Bergman
Project SEARCH® Instructor
Whipps Cross University Hospital,

JT
Jennifer Todd McDonough
Director of National Autism Research Project
Virginia Project SEARCH®

JA
Jenny Adams
Project SEARCH Coordinator
UAMS Project SEARCH

JP
Jerry Phillip
Program Development Manager
New York Collaborates for Autism

JR
Jill Rusk
Teacher
Lawrence Township Teacher of Community Hospital North Project SEARCH

JB
Jilliane Banks
Special Education Teacher
Savannah Chatham Board of Education

JG
Judi Goldston
Training Program Manager
National Center for Disability Education & Training University of Oklahoma

JQ
Judith Quigley
Partners in Policy Making
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

JS
Judy Smith
Director of Transition Services
ACE - Arkansas Department of Education

JC
Julie Christensen PhD, LMSW
Program Director
NYS Partnerships in Employment Systems Change Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities at the University of Rochester

JZ
Justine Zawatski
Project SEARCH Job Coach
Montgomery County Government Project SEARCH Team

KH
Karen Hochberg
Targeted Employment Specialist
OHR Montgomery County Government

KR
Kathy Reed
Special Education Supervisor
Hamilton County Schools

KK
Kelly Kobashigawa
Instructor
Dublin Methodist Hospital

KW
Kevin Webb
Director
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

KN
Kristina Nabors
Job Coach
SEEC Smithsonian Institute

KK
Kurt Kominek
Work Support Services Coordinator
Lenawee Intermediate School District

LC
Laura Collins
Job Developer / Job Coach
UAMS Project SEARCH

LC
LeAndra Collins
Area Human Resources Director
John Q. Hammons Hotels

LE
Linda Emery
Program Specialist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

LH
Linda Hames
TBD
Alabama Department of Mental Health

LS
Lisa Sundberg
Job Coach
Fifth Third Bank Madisonville Operations Center

LL
Louann Lemmond
Vocational Adjustment Teacher
Project SEARCH

LM
Lu Merrick
Post High School Director
Ivymount School

LW
Lynne Wingert
Job Coach
Fifth Third Bank Madisonville Operations Center

MS
Maria Sampugnaro
Executive Administrative Assistant
Embassy Suites Omaha- La Vista Hotel and Conference Center

MD
Marielle DeFazio
Vice President
PathPoint

ME
Mary Erickson
Project SEARCH® Instructor
Providence Alaska Medical Center,

MD
Maryellen Daston
Consultant for Program Evaluation and Communication
Project SEARCH - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

MB
May Basch
Job Coach
Embassy Suites Project SEARCH

MB
Michael Baca
Director
Ronald Reagan Medical Center

ME
Michelle Epstein MSW, LCSW, CBIS
Program Coordinator
Project SEARCH, Malvern, PA

MM
Mollie McIntosh
Project SEARCH Instructor
West Chester Hospital

NM
Nancy Meyer
Director of Student Services
ESU 6

NM
Nancy Miller
Workplace Accommodation Case Manager
OhioHealth

NW
Nichole Wetjen
Project SEARCH Instructor
Mary Lanning Hospital

OW
Odette Woods
Senior HR Director of Immigration
UAMS Project SEARCH Team

PJ
Paula Johnson
Program Specialist
Project SEARCH

PR
Perla Rodriguez
Project SEARCH Grad
Northeast Georgie Health System
Reena Fish
Coordinator of Special Education Transition Programs
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools

RW
Rosi Wood
Project SEARCH Instructor
Miami University

SB
Sandy Brown
Transition Specialist
Project SEARCH

SN
Scott Nelson
Multi Media Specialist
The Ohio State University

SD
Shauna Dahlgren
Easter Seals of Omaha Nebraska
.

SG
Shirlene Gilb
Job Coach
Fifth Third Bank Madisonville Operations Center

SB
Steve Blanks
Program Director
SEEC

SF
Susan Franer MSN CNS
Psych Nurse
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

SR
Susie Rutkowski
Administrator
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

TS
Tammy Simmons
Executive Director
ACCESS

TJ
Teri Johnson
Consultant
Teri Johnson Consultation and Training LLC

TD
Tina Dortch
TBD
Alabama Department of Mental Health

WP
Walker Plank,
Compliance Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

WC
Wendy Conner
Project SEARCH Job Coach
Effingham Hospital
Community
Location
Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista/Hotel & Conference Center

