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

Leslie Ahmadi, PHD
Diversity

amanda beach, mpa
caseworker practice

Jenny Artemus, AAS
caseworker practice

natalie adams, LSW, mse
caseworker practice​

Kristina Allwood, MSW, LISW-S
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES | Substance abuse

Lois Tyler, MSW, LISW-S
Adult Protective Services

Laura Hughes, MSW
supervisor practice | coaching | Distance learning

svetlana Anderson, MBA
​Distance Learning | Translation

susan yingling, BS
communications | distance learning

whitney yarberry, ms
​Instructional design

MALLORI STEELE, BS
​Instructional design

mARIA HERCZOG, PHD
Policy | evaluation | international relations

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

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

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

Sarah Tornichio, MSW, LISW
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 

SUSAN M. Missler, PHD
EVALUATION

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Infrastructure

Kathy Kelley
Learning Management Systems

mikki holmes
learning management systems

nancy martin
data management

sara fiser, MA, LSW
data management

Laura Howell, bs
Fiscal

cathy howell
receptionist

betsy poulos
administrative assistant

venitra glass
administrative assistant

jamin thomas, BS
information technology

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