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CENTRAL OFFICE, FRANKFORT
209 St. Clair Street
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0757
502-564-4754 or 800-321-6668
502-564-2601 Automated Voice System
TDD: 502-564-2929
Fax: 502-564-2951

Office of the Director

Stephen Johnson, Executive Director 

Marcia Egbert, Executive Secretary 

Trina Roberts, Administrative Specialist

Sue Simon, Legal Counsel

Cora McNabb, Executive Staff Liaison

Management Services

Vacant, Executive Staff Advisor

Sherry Sebastian, Internal Policy Analyst

Vanessa Denham, Administrative Specialist III

Mary Jo Hackworth, Receptionist 

Kentucky Business Enterprises

Richard Nesbitt, Director

Bryan Coleman, Assistant Director

Jeff Garrison, Area Coordinator 

Susan Mills, Administrative Assistant

Bruce Sparrow, Area Coordinator

KBE FIELD OFFICES

Frankfort
Mini-Warehouse, Unit K
U.S. 421
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-573-4958 or 800-928-4958
FAX: 502-573-8014

Myron Cameron, Branch Manager

Mike Rowland, Vending Repair Technician

Kevin Hall, Vending Repair Technician

Louisville
Charles W. McDowell Center
8412 Westport Rd
Louisville, Ky 40242
502-429-4460
800-346-2115
Fax: 502-429-7110


Vacant, Vending Repair Technician  

Gary Tabor, Vending Repair Technician

Owensboro
515 Salem Drive, #8
Owensboro, KY 42301
270-685-0099 or 800-586-1765
Fax: 270-688-8732

Jeff McKeown, Area Coordinator / Vending Repair Technician
 

DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES

Barbara Miller, Director of Consumer Services 

400 East Main Street, Suite 302
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-746-7479 or 800-222-1215
Fax: 270-746-7481

OR

209 St. Clair Street
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0757
502-564-4754 or 800-321-6668
502-564-2601 Automated Voice System
TDD: 502-564-2929
Fax: 502-564-2951

CHARLES W. MCDOWELL CENTER
8412 Westport Rd
Louisville, Kentucky 40242
Phone: 502-429-4460 or 800-346-2115
Fax: 502-429-7110 or 502-429-7113
TTY: 502-429-7105

Administration
Derrick Cox, Manager of McDowell Center

Julie Kennedy, Administrative Assistant

Kirk Leiferman, Program Assistant

Jerome Taylor, Maintenance

Lois Katon, Receptionist

Kirsten Schmidt, See World Store Coordinator

Consumer Services Unit
Rebecca (Becky) Hart, Consumer Services Unit Assistant

Teraca Ford, Instuctional RA

Curtis Underhill, Rehabilitation Care Aide

Vocational Preparation

Steve Deeley, Vocational Preparation Unit Manager

Tonia Gatton, Instructor

Denise Hicks, Instructor/Counselor  

Lee Corman, Assistive Technology Specialist

Buffa Hanse, Braille, Audio Equipment Instructor

Kent Jones, Orientation & Mobility Specialist

Vacant, Adult Basic Education Instructor

Vacant, Braille Transcription Specialist

Lisa Smith, Program Assistant

Pam Thompson, Registered Nurse, Personal Healthcare Maintenance Instructor

James (Jim) Syme, Personal Adjustment Counselor, Success Building Instructor

Paulette Venhoff, Adult Basic Education Instructor

Susan Willis, Vocational Evaluator

Gary Cusick, Vocational Evaluator

Wayne Corley, Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Shannon Morgan, Recreational Planner/Social

Andrea Scott, Home Management Instructor

Vacant, AT Instructor

Bioptic Driving Program

Marlon Linton, Bioptic Driving Program Trainer

Brenda Eadens, Bioptic Driving Program Trainer

Independent Living Services

Gay Pannell, Administrator    

Deaf/Blind Program

Dorothy Brame,  Coordinator 

Assistive Technology/Job Placement

Jenny Tyree, Administrator 

Regional Counseling Offices

REGION I

BOWLING GREEN
400 East Main Street, Suite 302
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-746-7479 or 800-222-1215
Fax: 270-746-7481


Chad Hunt, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Judy Reid, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Nancy Tooley, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Theresa Murphy, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Tim Nelson, Orientation & Mobility Specialist

Gay Pannell, Independent Living Counselor

Dorothy Brame, Statewide Deaf-Blind Coordinator

Mitsy Knight, Assistive Technology Specialist

ELIZABETHTOWN
409 North Miles Street
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-766-5126 or 800-760-6891
Fax: 270-766-5125

Russell Lunsford, Region I Manager

Nancy Bachuss, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

Rhonda Bush, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

LOUISVILLE
Charles W. McDowell Center
Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
502-429-4460 or 800-346-2115
Fax: 502-327-9620

Marie Bunce, Independent Living Counselor

Ann Burge, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Tonisha Everhart, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Sirena (Jo) Coffey, Vocational Rehabilitation / Independant Living Assistant

Brenda Hibberd, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Moneika Whitaker, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Jimmy Johns, Independent Living Counselor

Marcia Kern, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Vacant, Assistive Technology Specialist

Valerie Richardson, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Sandra Williams, Independent Living Counselor

OWENSBORO
3000 Alvey Park Drive, West
Suite 106
Owensboro, KY 42303
270-687-7306 or 800-334-6929
Fax: 270-687-7526

Darlena Smith, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Bridget Parish, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Devona Ashley, Independent Living Counselor

PADUCAH
220 N 8th St, Suite E
Paducah, KY 42001
270-575-7315 or 800-334-6945
Fax: 270-575-7987

Ron DeVillez, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Linda Townzen, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant/Accessible Textbook Services

Angi Carter, Independent Living Counselor

REGION II

ASHLAND
411 19th Street
Ashland, KY 41101
606-920-2000 or 800-334-6881
Fax: 606-920-2001

Kennetta Potter, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Teresa Lester, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

FLORENCE
8020 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Florence, KY 41042
859-371-3380 or 859-371-3382 or 800-334-6895
Fax: 859-371-0379

Tammi Brumley, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Cindi Bowles, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Larry McNabb, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

LEXINGTON
153 Patchen Drive. Suite 17
Lexington, KY 40517
859-246-2111 or 800-291-8424
Fax: 859-246-2112

Beth Cross, Region II Administrator

Janell Turner, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Claudia Eldridge, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Craig Callihan, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Sara Johnson, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Kathleen Crowdus, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Brenda Eadens, Assistive Technology Specialist and Bioptic Driving Instructor

Carmen Watts, Independent Living Counselor

Jennifer Roark, O&M Specialist

PRESTONSBURG
16 Bingham Street
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606-889-1685 or 800-334-6940
Fax: 606-889-1686

Carol Conley, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Mike Hall, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Norma McCormick, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Joan Ousley, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Lisa Reynolds, Independent Living Counselor

SOMERSET
650 North Main Street
Gateway Center, Suite 240
Somerset, KY 42501
606-677-4042 or 800-895-3863
Fax: 606-677-4043
Sue Claunch, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Pam Ebling, Independent Living Counselor

Twyla Hammons, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Vacant, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Sonya Roark, Assistive Technology Specialist 

Anna Abney, Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant

Holly McCutcheon, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

KENTUCKY ACCESSIBLE TEXTBOOK SERVICE

Lexington Location
Room #2, Alumni Gym Bldg
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-6602 or 800-306-3472
Fax: 606-323-1967

Jo Stewart, Coordinator 

Paducah Location
220 N 8th St, Suite E
Paducah, KY 42001
270-575-7315 or 888-896-0438
Fax: 270-575-7987

Linda Townzen, Coordinator

KENTUCKY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES NETWORK

KATS Main Office
Charles W. McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40242
502-429-4484 or 800-327-5287
Fax: 502-429-7114
TDD: 502-429-7116
Email: katsnet@iglou.com

Chase Forrester, Principal Assistant

Maureen Forrester, VR Assistant

Jimmy Brown, Program Analyst/Assistive Technology Coordinator

William Lally, Access Specialist

KATS NETWORK RESOURCE CENTERS