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

natalie adams, mse
caseworker practice​

Leslie Ahmadi, PHD
Diversity

Kristina Allwood, MSW, LISW-S
APS|Substance abuse

svetlana Anderson, MBA
​Distance Learning | Translation

Jenny Artemus, AAS
caseworker practice

amanda beach, mpa
caseworker practice

Nan giblin Beeler, MSW
trainer development

Kelley Gruber, MSW, LISW-S
​Foster Care | Adoption | Kinship Care

mARIA HERCZOG, PHD
Policy | evaluation | international relations

Laura Hughes, MSW
supervisor practice | coaching | Distance learning

Kelli n. Hughes, Esq
Legal | Policy

christy mayle, BS
trainer development | needs Assessment | LMS

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

SUSAN M. Missler, PHD
EVALUATION

dawn morgan
trainer development

amanda schranghamer, LSW
foster care | adoption | Kinship care

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

DEBRA SPARROW
trainer development

Carol B. tayloR, MA
trainer development

Sarah Tornichio, MSW, LISW
Foster care | Adoption | kinship care

Lois Tyler, MSW, LISW-S
Adult Protective Services

susan yingling, BS
communications | distance learning

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Infrastructure

Kathy Kelley
Learning Management Systems

mikki holmes
learning management systems

nancy martin
data management

sara fiser, MA
data management

jamin thomas, BS
information technology

Laura Howell, bs
Fiscal

cathy howell
receptionist

betsy poulos
administrative assistant

venitra glass
administrative assistant

whitney yarberry, ms
​Instructional design

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