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Parent Members

Jill F. Bamber (7/31/13)
Leawood, Kansas

Julie Broski (7/31/13)
Overland Park, Kansas
(913) 677-5555 (W)

Tiffanie Krentz (7/31/10)
Topeka, Kansas
E-mail: takrentz@msn.com

Richard Martinez (07/31/11)
Topeka, Kansas

Misty R. Van Nostrand (7/31/10)
Lawrence, Kansas (785) 832- 1279 (H)

Provider Members

Susan Carriger (07/31/10)
c/o Johnson County ITS
6400 Glenwood Suite 205
Overland Park, Kansas 66202
(913) 432-2900 ext. 110 (W)
FAX: (913) 432-2901

Katherine Kersenbrock-Ostemeyer (7/31/13)
Director SPED/Early Childhood Coordinator
NWKS Educational Service Center
703 W. Second Street
Oakley, Kansas 67748
(785) 672-3125 ext. 111 (W)
(785) 460-3298
Parent of Child with Tourette Syndrome

Nancy Krase (7/31/13)
Head Start Representative & Service Provider
1069 Glendale
Wichita, Kansas 67218
(316) 682-1853 (W)
FAX: (316) 686-2013

Dr. Letitia Holub Taylor (7/31/13)
Overland Park, Kansas

Deb Voth (7/31/13)
Rainbows United, Inc.
340 S. Broadway
Wichita, Kansas 67201
(316) 267-5437 ext. 107 (W)

Public Members

Sharon Hixson (7/31/10)
tiny-k Foundation
129 West 23rd Ave.
Hutchinson, Kansas 67502

Eva Horn, Chair (7/31/13)
Professor of Special Education
University of Kansas
1122 West Campus Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
(785) 864-0615 (W)

Thomas Kohmetscher (7/31/11)
Futures Unlimited, Inc.
Wellington, Kansas 67152
(620) 326-8906 (W)
FAX (620) 326-7796 Attn: Sunny

Tom Laing (7/31/11)
InterHab
700 SW Jackson, Suite 803
Topeka, Kansas 66603
(785) 235-5103 (W)
FAX: (785) 235-0020

Dr. Pamela Shaw (7/31/13)
Professor of Pediatrics - KUMC
Shawnee, Kansas
(913) 588-6329 (W)

Dr. Dale Walker (7/31/13)
Associate Research Projessor
Juniper Gardens Children's Project
650 Minesota Ave., 2nd Pl.
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
(913) 321-3143 (W)

Legislative Members/Office of the Governor

Barbara Craft (R) (1/01/11)
Representative
Junction City, Kansas
HOUSE APPOINTEE

Jennifer Knorr
Office of the Governor
Statehouse, 2nd Floor, 245-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 368-8500 (W)
FAX: (785) 296-7973
GOVERNOR'S REPRESENTATIVE

Laura Kelly (1/01/11)
Senator, 18th District
Topeka, Kansas
SENATE APPOINTEE

State Agency Members

Scott Bears
Kansas Health Policy Authority
900 SW Jackson, LSOB Room 900-North
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-3981 (W)
FAX: (785) 296-4813
REPRESENTING MEDICAID AGENCY

Acting Commissioner Diane DeBacker
Kansas State Department/Education
120 West 10th
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Carol Ayres (785) 296-1944
FAX (785) 296-7933
Alternate: Gayle Stuber
(785) 296-5352 (W)
REPRESENTING EDUCATION

Secretary Roderick Bremby
Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-1310 (W)
FAX: (785) 296-6553
E-mail: Linda Kenney
Alternate: Carolyn Nelson
REPRESENTING KDHE

Secretary Don Jordan
Dept. of Social & Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building, 5th Floor North
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-8644 (W) (785) 296-4717 (W)
FAX: (785) 368-8159
E-Mail: Michelle.Ponce@srs.ks.gov
Karen Beckerman Alternate for (Bobbi Mariani)
REPRESENTING SRS

Dr. David Lindeman
University of Kansas Center on Developmental Disabilities
2601 Gabriel
Parsons, Kansas 67357
(620) 421-6550 ext. 1713 (W)
FAX: (620) 421-0671
REPRESENTING BOARD OF REGENTS

Commissioner Sandy Praeger
Kansas Insurance Department
420 SW Ninth
Topeka, Kansas 66612
John Meetz (785) 296-7804 (W)
FAX: (785) 291-3673
E-mail: John Meetz
REPRESENTING INSURANCE DEPT.

Staff

Doug Bowman
CCECDS, Coordinator
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
(785) 296-1329 (W)
(785) 597-5230 (H)
FAX: (785) 296-8616

Membership Revised 2/10

Appointment to the Kansas Interagency Coordinating Council

When positions are open on the Kansas ICC, notification is sent to stakeholders across the state. Individuals can self-nominate or be nominated by others. Membership on the Kansas ICC is be determined by one of several processes.

  1. The Governor makes most of the appointments for a four-year term. He/she fills open positions in one of several categories: parent members, provider members, and general public members.

Those interested in an appointment can contact the Kansas ICC staff at the address found on this web site or application for an appointment can be found at: http://governor.ks.gov//files/2010_AQ.pdf (This link opens a new window. To return to this page, close the new window.)

Simply fill out the application and forward it on the Governor’s office. This should be done when notification of an opening on the Kansas ICC is announced.

  1. Legislative leadership decides who will fill the two legislative positions. These two-year terms are generally formalized by the Legislative Coordinating Council.
  2. State Agency heads determine whether they will serve or who will serve as their designees. These agencies include: the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation, the Kansas Health Policy Authority, the Kansas Insurance Department, and the Kansas Board of Regents.