our team

​We are a team of content experts and thought leaders in the fields of child welfare, adult services, and training and development.  ​While everyone at IHS has a specialty, we encourage the cross-pollination of research and ideas.  We believe our greatest strength is our diversity of backgrounds and experience.

DIRECTORS

Ronald C. hughes, PhD, Mssa
Program director ​

judith S. rycus, phd, MSW
program director

Mike Nowlin, Mssa, LISW-S​
director of operations

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Program Areas

amanda beach, mpa
caseworker practice

Jenny Artemus, AAS
caseworker practice

natalie adams, LSW, mse
caseworker practice​

Lois Tyler, MSW, LISW-S
Adult Protective Services

svetlana Anderson, MBA
​Distance Learning | Translation

susan yingling, BS
communications | distance learning

whitney yarberry, ms
​Instructional design

Leslie Ahmadi, PHD
Diversity

mARI HERCZOG, PHD
Policy | evaluation | international relations

anna snyder, msW, LISW
Foster Care | Adoption | Kinship Care

amanda schranghamer, BA, LSW
foster care | adoption | Kinship care

Carol B. tayloR, MA
trainer development

dawn morgan
trainer development

Nan giblin Beeler, MSW
trainer development

DEBRA SPARROW
trainer development

christy mayle, BS
trainer development | needs Assessment | LMS

Kelli n. Hughes, JD
Legal | Policy

pamela miller, jd, msw, LISW-S
LEGAL | policy 

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Infrastructure

cathy howell
receptionist

betsy poulos
administrative assistant

venitra glass
administrative assistant

Laura Howell, bs
Fiscal

jamin thomas, BS
information technology

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