Membership of Kansas Interagency Coordinating Council
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Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services

Members

Parent Members

Jill F. Bamber, Co-Chair Family Voices (7/31/13)
Leawood, Kansas

Vacant Position

Julie Broski, Co-Chair Policy Committee (7/31/13)
Overland Park, Kansas
(913) 945-6681

Darla Nelson-Metzger, Co-Chair Family Voices (7/31/14)
Topeka, Kansas

Misty R. Van Nostrand (7/31/14)
Lawrence, Kansas (785) 832-1279 (H)

Provider Members

Susan Carriger (07/31/14)
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, Co-Chair Policy Committee (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, Co-Chair Public Awareness Committee (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, SICC Vice-Chair (7/31/13)
Rainbows United, Inc.
3223 North Oliver
Wichita, Kansas 67220
(316) 558-3432

Public Members

Sharon Hixson, Co-Chair Public Awareness Committee (7/31/14)
tiny-k Foundation
129 West 23rd Ave.
Hutchinson, Kansas 67502

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

Billie Manderick (7/31/15)
Topeka, Kansas

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

Janice Smith (7/31/15)
Wichita, Kansas

Dr. Dale Walker, Chair Transition Task Force (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

Rep. Gail Finney (1/01/13)
Wichita, Kansas
HOUSE APPOINTEE

Mary Duncan, SICC Chair, Topeka
Office of the Governor
GOVERNOR'S REPRESENTATIVE

Jean Schodorf
Senator, 25th District
Wichita, Kansas
SENATE APPOINTEE

State Agency Members

Commissioner Diane DeBacker
Kansas State Department/Education
120 West 10th
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Alternate: Tiffany Smith
(785) 296-1944 (W)
REPRESENTING EDUCATION


Dept. of Social & Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building, 5th Floor North
Topeka, Kansas 66612
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

Secretary Dr. Robert Mosier
Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-1310 (W)
FAX: (785) 296-6553
E-mail: Not Available
Alternate: Sabra Shirrell
REPRESENTING KDHE AND MEDICAID

Commissioner Sandy Praeger
Kansas Insurance Department
420 SW Ninth
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Alternate: Kris Kellim (785) 296-7804 (W)
FAX: (785) 291-3673
REPRESENTING INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Staff

Doug Bowman
CCECDS, Coordinator
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
(785) 296-1294 (W)
(785) 597-5230 (H)
FAX: (785) 296-8616

Membership Revised 9/11

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 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.
  2. Legislative leadership decides who will fill the two legislative positions. These two-year terms are generally formalized by the Legislative Coordinating Council.
  3. 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.

If you would like additional information, contact Doug Bowman.