Staff Directory

Meet the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities Administrative Team.

Debra-Guilford

Heidi Hull

Superintendent

HHull@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Amanda Westrick

Principal of Good Samaritan School

AmWestrick@defiancedd.org

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Karrah Rath

Director of Business Operations

KRath@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Pat Uhlenhake

Director of Community Services

PUhlenhake@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Dennis Myers

Director of Early Intervention

DMyers@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Jenna Peper

Communications  & Community Engagement Manager

JPeper@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Teri Mitchell

Operations Manager

TMitchell@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Bernie Herr

Facilities and Transportation Manager

BHerr@defiancedd.org

Debra-Guilford

Leslie Zartman

Human Resources Manager

LZartman@defiancedd.org

Staff Directory

Office

Heidi Hull
Superintendent
ext. 2010
HHull@defiancedd.org

Karrah Rath
Director Business Operations
ext. 2060
KRath@defiancedd.org

Leslie Zartman
Human Resources Manager
ext. 2430
LZartman@defiancedd.org

Communications and Community Engagement

Jenna Peper
Communications and Community Engagement Manager
ext. 2410
JPeper@defiancedd.org

Toby Bostater
Special Olympics and Community Inclusion Coordinator
ext. 2280
TBostater@defiancedd.org

Early Intervention

Dennis Myers
Director of Early Intervention
ext. 2140
DMyers@defiancedd.org

Jodi Martinez
Physical Therapist
JMartinez@defiancedd.org

Amy Westrick
Developmental Specialist
ext. 2230
AWestrick@defiancedd.org

Lori Bruce
Program Assistant
ext. 2220
LBruce@defiancedd.org

Alexa Polsdorfer
Service Coordinator
ext.2190
APolsdorfer@defiancedd.org

Katie Freese
Occupational Therapist
ext. 2250
KFreese@defiancedd.org

Kendra Vittorio
Speech/Language Pathologist
ext. 2240
KVittorio@defiancedd.org

Facilities and Transportation

Bernie Herr  
Facilities and Transportation Manager
BHerr@defiancedd.org   

Keith Adkins
Bus #1 Driver
KAdkins@defiancedd.org

Maria Glover
Bus #5 Driver
MGlover@defiancedd.org

Jessica DeBarba
Bus #2 Assistant
JDebarba@defiancedd.org

Michelle Schmunk
Custodian/Maintenance
Bus #3 Driver
MSchmunk@defiancedd.org

Dorrene Beltz
Bus #3 Assistant
DBeltz@defiancedd.org

Maxwell Schmunk
Evening Custodian/ Bus #5 Assistant
MaSchmunk@defiancedd.org

Rick Davis
Bus #2 Driver
RDavis@defiancedd.org

Norma McZee
Bus #1 Assistant
NMczee@defiancedd.org

Operations

Teri Mitchell
Operations Manager
ext. 2000
TMitchell@defiancedd.org

Gina Theobald
Food Service Manager
GTheobald@defiancedd.org

Ursula Ramos
Administrative Assistant
URamos@defiancedd.org

Service and Support Administration

Patricia Uhlenhake   
Director of Community Services
ext. 2170
PUhlenhake@defiancedd.org  

Craig Clayton
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2160
CClayton@defiancedd.org

Alexis Weidenhamer
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2210
AWeidenhamer@defiancedd.org

Kate Blakeley
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2200
KBlakeley@defiancedd.org

Tiffany Clayton
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2020
TClayton@defiancedd.org

Taylor Wood
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2100
TWood@defiancedd.org

Kevin Caplan  
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2880

Jennifer Mulka  
Community Programs Assistant
ext. 2420
JMulka@defiancedd.org

Good Samaritan School

Amanda Westrick
Principal
ext. 2030
AmWestrick@defiancedd.org

Preschool 1    

Brandy Taquino
Paraprofessional
BTaquino@defiancedd.org

Megan Jacques
Instructor Assistant
MJacques@defiancedd.org

Cindy Turpening
Instructor Assistant
CTurpening@defiancedd.org

Preschool 2    

Robyn Helmke  
Instructor
RHelmke@defiancedd.org

Michelle Steingass  
Instructor Assistant
MSteingass@defiancedd.org

Lynae Sanchez 
Instructor Assistant
LSanchez@defiancedd.org

Preschool Float    

 

Primary 1    

Mindy Liffick
Instructor
MLiffick@defiancedd.org

Deb Holtsberry  
Instructor Assistant
DHoltsberry@defiancedd.org

Brittany Harris 
Instructor Assistant
BHarris@defiancedd.org

Primary 2    

Sydnie Fitzwater     
Instructor
SFitzwater@defiancedd.org

Sara Snyder
Instructor Assistant
SSnyder@defiancedd.org

Angie Englehart
Instructor Assistant
AEnglehart@defiancedd.org

Intermediate 1

Garrett Snyder
Instructor
GSnyder@defiancedd.org

Tanya Bradley
Instructor Assistant
TBradley@defiancedd.org

Joy Grahn
Instructor Assistant
JGrahn@defiancedd.org

Intermediate 2

Grace Byram 
Instructor
GByram@defiancedd.org

Elizabeth Hartman
Instructor Assistant
EHartman@defiancedd.org

Vocational    

Nicole Rohlf 
Instructor
NRohlf@defiancedd.org

Jenna Pauley 
Instructor Assistant
JPauley@defiancedd.org

Kristen Smith
Instructor Assistant
KSmith@defiancedd.org

Greg Dysinger
Instructor Assistant
GDysinger@defiancedd.org

Transition   

Jennifer LaBoe
Teacher
JLaboe@defiancedd.org

Mary Fitzenrider-Cox
Instructor Assistant
MFitzenrider-Cox@defiancedd.org

Nurse 

Helen Bowden
Nurse/ Family Support Services
HBowden@defiancedd.org

Occupational Therapy

Holly Wendling  
Occupational Therapist
HWendling@defiancedd.org

Katie Freese  
Occupational Therapist
KFreese@defiancedd.org

Physical Education

Lauren Peterson 
Physical Education Instructor
LPeterson@defiancedd.org

Physical Therapy

Amber Wright
Physical Therapist
AWright@defiancedd.org

Valerie Wagner 
Physical Therapist Assistant
VWagner@defiancedd.org

Speech Therapy

Stephanie Zachrich  
Speech/Language Pathologist
SZachrich@defiancedd.org 

Kendra Vittorio   
Speech/ Language Pathologist
KVittorio@defiancedd.org