Who We Are!

Bryan Wilson
Council Co-Lead
Director of Special Services
Maize Public Schools
bwilson@usd266.com

Hollie Dawson-Butler
Council Co-Lead
Executive Coordinator of Special Education
Wichita Public Schools
hdawsonbutler@usd259.net

Chad Parasa
Transportation Representative
Executive Director of Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
chad.parasa@wampo.org

Kevin Fish
Disability Organization
Executive Director
Ability  Point
KFish@abilitypoint.org

Jason Crippen
Employment Specialist
Director
What's Next? Employment Services
whatsnextks@gmail.com

Nikki Burris
Employer / Civic Leader
Director
Center Industries
NikkiB@centerindustries.com

Jessica Lopez, Ed.D
Faith Community Leader
Director
Wichita Catholic Diocese Ministry with Persons with Disabilities
lopezj@catholicdioceseofwichita.org

Dr. Marvin Miller
Special Educator
Family Advocate
Structured Learning Teacher
Haysville Public Schools
mmiller@usd261.com

Jeremy Gooch
Transition Coordinator
Newton Public Schools  USD 373
Harvey County SPED Co-op
jeremy.gooch@usd373.org

Cindy Sherman
Travel Agent
Creating Magic Vacations
Retired Transition Professional (Haysville)

cindy@creatingmagicvacations.com

Sarah Guardado
Benefits Specialist
Working Healthy
KDHE - Wichita
sarah.guardado@ks.gov

Darrell Daugherty
Community Engagement Director
Heartspring
ddaugherty@heartspring.org

Melanie Jacobs
Family Advocate
mel72256@cox.net

Kirsten Robinson
Self-Advocate
reception@abilitypoint.com

Nicki Seely
Director of Interrelated
Wichita Public Schools
nseeley@usd259.net 

Liz Zuiss
Waiver Specialist

Healthy Blue Kansas Medicaid
Elizabeth.zuiss@healthybluekansas.com 

Sandra Jacobs
Self - Advocate

Peter Daniels
Employer / Civic Leader
Director
Work Therapy Program at the VA
peter.daniels@va.gov

Jolene Kaufman
Community Leader
Retired Transition Professional (Goddard)
jodkaufman@cox.net

Chris Edwards
Director
Next Steps Academy (18-21 Program)
Valley Center  Public Schools
cedwards@ysd262.net

Tracie Greening
Transition Coordinator
Haysville Schools USD 261
tgreening@usd261.com

Dru Walters
Special Educator
Project Life Instructor
Maize Public Schools
druwalter20@gmail.com