Staff Directory
Meet the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities Administrative Team.
Heidi Hull
Superintendent
Amanda Westrick
Principal of Good Samaritan School
Karrah Rath
Director of Business Operations
Pat Uhlenhake
Director of Community Services
Dennis Myers
Director of Early Intervention
Jenna Peper
Communications & Community Engagement Manager
Teri Mitchell
Operations Manager
Bernie Herr
Facilities and Transportation Manager
Leslie Zartman
Human Resources Manager
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 Belcastro
Developmental Specialist
ext. 2230
ABelcastro@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
ext. 2380
BHerr@defiancedd.org
Keith Adkins
Bus #1 Driver
KAdkins@defiancedd.org
Fred DeTray
Bus #4 Driver
FDetray@defiancedd.org
Michelle Schmunk
Custodian/Maintenance
ext. 2380
MSchmunk@defiancedd.org
Jessica DeBarba
Bus #2 Driver
JDebarba@defiancedd.org
Rick Varner
Bus #4 Assistant
RVarner@defiancedd.org
Evening Custodian
Jodee Killgallon
Bus #3 Driver
JKillgallon@defiancedd.org
Operations
Teri Mitchell
Operations Manager
ext. 2000
TMitchell@defiancedd.org
Sharon Ward
Food Service Manager
ext. 2110
SWard@defiancedd.org
Ursula Ramos
Administrative Assistant
ext. 2330
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 Davie
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2210
ADavie@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 Kaplan
Service and Support Administrator
ext. 2880
KKaplan@defiancedd.org
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
Joy Grahn
Instructor Assistant
JGrahn@defiancedd.org
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
Anna Hanel
Instructor Assistant
AHanel@defiancedd.org
Intermediate 1
Garrett Snyder
Instructor
GSnyder@defiancedd.org
Tonya Jacobs
Instructor Assistant
TJacobs@defiancedd.org
Dawn Merillat
Instructor Assistant
DMerillat@defiancedd.org
Intermediate 2
Grace Byram
Instructor
GByram@defiancedd.org
Elizabeth Hartman
Instructor Assistant
EHartman@defiancedd.org
Tanya Bradley
Instructor Assistant
TBradley@defiancedd.org
Vocational
Nicole Rohlf
Instructor
NRohlf@defiancedd.org
Jenna Pauley
Instructor Assistant
JPauley@defiancedd.org
Angie Englehart
Instructor Assistant
AEnglehart@defiancedd.org
Transition
Jennifer LaBoe
Teacher
JLaboe@defiancedd.org
Gina Theobald
Instructor Assistant
GTheobald@defiancedd.org
Kristen Smith
Instructor Assistant
KSmith@defiancedd.org
School Age Float
Mary Fitzenrider-Cox
Instructor Assistant
MFitzenridercox@defiancedd.org
Nurse
Helen Bowden
Nurse/ Family Support Services
HBowden@defiancedd.org
Occupational Therapy
Maci Baker
Occupational Therapist
MBaker@defiancedd.org
Kim Glaab
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
KGlaab@defiancedd.org
Katie Freese
Occupational Therapist
KFreese@defiancedd.org
Physical Education
Clay Bowden
Physical Education Instructor
CBowden@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