Our Staff
Leadership

Norm Ames
Executive Director
Administration
435-797-9046

Frank Podobnik
Associate Director
Administration
435-797-9027

Brenda Smith
Associate Director
Administration
435-797-9033
Program Directors

John Copenhaver
Program Director & TAESE Founder
Administration
435-797-9016

Dale Brown
Program Director
CERR
435-797-9028

Cynthia Curry
Associate Director
NCADEMI
435-797-9035

Jennifer Harvey
Program Director
TASK12 & IMET
435-797-9029

Marilyn Likins
Program Director
NRCP
801-599-8708

Steve Smith
Associate Director
CIFR & Data and Accountability
435-797-9032
Program Coordinators

Brinley Jones
Staff Coordinator
Administration
435-797-9008

Laura Lema
Dispute Resolution Coordinator
DRSE & NRCP
435-797-9005

LeeAnn Lundgreen
TASK12 Coordinator
TASK12 & IMET
435-797-9045

Lauralee Lyons
Conference Coordinator
Conferences & Events
435-797-9034
Technical Assistance Specialists

Jena Fahlbush
TA Specialist
NCADEMI Technical Assistance
435-797-9039

Alex Langevin
TA Specialist
Technical Assistance
435-797-9030

Kristen Perez-Rickels
TA Specialist
Technical Assistance
435-797-9036

Christopher Phillips
TA Specialist
NCADEMI Technical Assistance
435-797-5535
Program Support Staff

Casey Allen
Travel Facilitator & Proofing Specialist
Administration
435-797-9012

Audrey Amundson
Event Coordination Assistant
Conferences & Events
435-797-9031

Lindsey Brogdon
Event Coordination Assistant, Reporting Specialist, Web Developer
Conferences & Events / Administration
435-797-9013

Claire Burbank
Event Coordination Assistant
Conferences & Events
435-797-9001

Natalie Cardenas
NCADEMI Program Assistant
NCADEMI & Administration
435-797-9037

Celeste Hampton
Contract & Proposal Specialist
Administration
435-797-9010

Mindy Johnson
Special Education Technical Writer
NCADEMI
617-299-9153

Tyler Monson
IT Manager
Administration
435-797-2007
Kim Stewart
Accounting & Business Services Specialist
Administration
435-797-9011

Emma Zarate
Event Coordination Assistant
Conferences & Events
435-797-9020
American Sign Language Specialists

Amy Drewek
ASL Interpreter Mentor Lead
TASK12 & IMET
520-270-2203

David Davenport
ASL Coach Lead
TASK12 & IMET
801-613-2130

Dustin Bassett
ASL Interpreter Mentor
TASK12 & IMET
801-230-4383

Liz Donovan
ASL Interpreter Mentor
TASK12 & IMET
619-518-4747

Holly Nelson
ASL Interpreter Mentor
TASK12 & IMET
801-550-2742

David-Lee Raymond
ASL Coach
TASK12 & IMET
210-390-1777

Anna Witter-Merithew
ASL Interpreter Mentor
TASK12 & IMET
980-263-7157

Michelle Draper
ASL Interpreter Mentor
TASK12 & IMET
801-598-3555
801-598-3555
Braille Transcription Specialists

David McCollam
Braille Coach
K-12 State Braille Transcriber Coaching Project
304-672-2697

Kelly Prits
Braille Coach
K-12 State Braille Transcriber Coaching Project
Web Recruitment & Retention Specialists

Carol Crawford
Recruitment Analyst
CERR
719-648-4344

Ashley Mathes
Recruitment Analyst
CERR
816-716-4715