Staff Directory
Meet the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities Administrative Team.
Pictured from left to Right (Front Row): Bernie Herr, Patricia Uhlenhake, Heidi Hull and Amanda Westrick. Pictured from Left to Right (Back Row): Teri Mitchell, Jenna Peper, Dennis Myers, Karrah Rath and Leslie Zartman.
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
Akacia Hunt
Bus #1 Assistant
ext. 2380
AHunt@defiancedd.org
Rick Varner
Bus #4 Assistant
RVarner@defiancedd.org
Becky Watson
Part Time Custodian
BWatson@defiancedd.org
Jodee Killgallon
Bus #3 Driver
JKillgallon@defiancedd.org
Ashley Graf
Bus #3 Assistant
AGraf@defiancedd.org
Operations
Teri Mitchell
Operations Manager
ext. 2000
TMitchell@defiancedd.org
Gina Theobald
Food Service Manager
ext. 2110
GTheobald@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
Lexi Alspaugh
Instructor Assistant
LAlspaugh@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 Curtis
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 Clemens
Instructor
NClemens@defiancedd.org
Jenna Pauley
Instructor Assistant
JPauley@defiancedd.org
Angie Englehart
Instructor Assistant
AEnglehart@defiancedd.org
Transition
Jennifer LaBoe
Instructor
JLaboe@defiancedd.org
Joy Grahn
Instructor Assistant
JGrahn@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