Staff Contacts

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SCDDO Director – Chad VonAhnen
Email: cvonahne@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7630
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

SCDDO Budget
SCDDO Annual Plan
Legislative Issues
Media Inquiries
Contracts & Agreements

Assistant Director – John Sullivan
Email: j1sulliv@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7635 or 461-2243
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

SCDDO Strategic Planning
Local Initiatives
Local Capacity Building Plan
Challenging Behavior Project
National Trend Identification and Implementation

Operations Director – Sherry Arbuckle
Email: sarbuckl@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7634
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Funding questions regarding Family Subsidy, Family Support, Flex Funds, HCBS/MR Waiver, County Mill Levy Finance Plan, State Grant, CIP Start-Up Funds
Funding Expenditure Approval
PsychConsult Implementation/Management for SCDDO
Funding Portability Issues
Audit Preparation
HIPAA Inquiries
Waiting List

Quality Assurance Director – Nicole Hall
Email: nhall@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7644
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Quality assessment and improvement
ANE Reviews/Trends
Complaints
Contract Monitoring
Dispute Resolution
Site Visits

Service Access & Outreach Director – Tricia Thomas
Email: acthomas@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7638
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Service access and education
Services for children
Children at-risk of placement in SRS custody
Mental health services
Human Services safety committee

Administrative Specialist – Karie Hughes

Email: khughes@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7632
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Accounts Payable/Payroll
Contracts & Agreements
Records Management
Web Additions/Revisions
Building/Facility Issues
Office Equipment/Supplies
SCDDO Infection Control

Administrative Officer – Becky Suter
Email: rsuter@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7636
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Funding Committee Minutes
Waiting List – State and Local
BASIS Information, Reports and Questions – 2^nd contact
Prior Authorizations and Plans of Care – 2^nd contact
Funding questions regarding Family Support, Flex Funds, HCBS/MR Waiver, County Mill Levy Finance Plan, State Grant
Payment processing and questions for County Mill Levy Finance Plan, State Grant, Family Support, Flex Funds – 2^nd contact

Administrative Officer – Kathy Eichstaedt
Email: keichsta@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7633
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Prior Authorizations and Plans of Care
Process 3160 Forms
Client Obligation Changes
Payment processing and questions for County Mill Levy Finance Plan, State Grant, Family Support, Flex
Deposits
Funding questions regarding County Mill Levy Finance Plan, Family Support, Flex Funds

Bookkeeper – Judy Aldrich
Email: jaldrich@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7641
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Crisis Notification forms
Extra Ordinary Funding forms
Screenings billing
HIPPA Requests – 2^nd contact

BASIS Liaison – Serena Brummett
Email:sbrummet@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-1931
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

BASIS Entry, Queries and Reports
Funding Portability issues
Funding Committee Updates
Terminations – 2^nd contact

Quality Assurance Coordinator – Rachel Ryan
Email: rryan@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 660-7771
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation (ANE) Reports
Critical Incident Reports
Service Provider Concerns
Kansas Open Records Act Requests
Quality Assurance Committee

Case Management Coordinator – Alana DeBarea
Email: adebarea@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7660
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Questions of Quality – Case Management
TCM Satisfaction Surveys
Funding Committee (1^st Contact)
Emergency Funding Requests
TCM Registration Standards
Self-Determination
TCM Database
Death Reports

Eligibility & Community Support Coordinator – Heather Borsdorf
Email: hborsdor@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7637
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Positive behavior support/consultations
Parsons State Hospital Dual Diagnosis Outreach Team Consults (1st contact)
Gatekeeper for MR/DD state hospitals
Eligibility determinations
PASRR screenings

Education Coordinator – Peter Daniels
Email: pdaniels@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7639
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Community education/presentations
Children in SRS custody/funding for children in SRS custody
Transition planning/special education issues
New Frontiers Transition Council
Community Council

Single Point of Entry Coordinator – Brandi Loudermilk
Email: blouderm@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7642
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Single point of entry/TCM referrals
BASIS assessments
Service terminations

Intake & Referral Coordinator – Stacy Ludlam
Email: sludlam@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7640
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Application for MR/DD services/initial intakes
Initial BASIS assessments

Client Outreach Specialist – Crissy Magee
Email: cmagee@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-1932
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Service provider changes/TCM provider changes
Funding/services for individuals who do not choose TCM
Customer satisfaction surveys

BASIS Assessor – Ginger Johnson
Email: gdjohnso@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7628
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Annual BASIS assessments for participating providers
BASIS assessments

BASIS Assessor – Rikki Bowker
Email: rbowker@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-1941
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Annual BASIS assessments for participating providers
BASIS assessments

Office Specialist – Cheryl Ekeler
Email: cekeler@sedgwick.gov
Phone: 316-660-7646
Please contact me on any of the following issues:

Building Contact/Receptionist
Conference Room Scheduling
SCDDO document imaging