Plenary Speakers
Breakout Speakers
Alexa Yunes-Koch, PhD, MEd
Nebraska Department of Education.
RESPECT Grant Specialist
Amy Bunnell
Nebraska Department of Education, Early Development Network
Director of Early Childhood Special Education
Amy Cassner, MEd ECSE, MLS
Nebraska Public Media
Early Childhood Education Specialist
Amy Colwell Williams, M.Ed
ESU 6
Early Childhood NeMTSS Implementation
Amy Kroll, M.S. Ed
Weeping Water Public Schools
Director of Continuous Improvement and Student Services
Becky Jo Wylie, MA
Morrill Public Schools
Birth-5 & Early Childhood Special Education
Brian Wojcik
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
ATP Education Program Supervisor/Assistive Technology Specialist
Christen Million, MS
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Assistant Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health
Christy Prang, MBA
BraveBe Child Advocacy Center
Director of Training & Community Engagement
Dayna Goff, JD, MSW
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Outreach & Training Specialist
Deanna Schlautman, BSN, RN
Healthy Families America
Clinical Manager of Parenting Support/Program Manager
Dr. Corey Lieneman, PhD, LP
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Clinical Child Psychologist
Dr. Kerry Miller, PhD
UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute
Associate Director of Department of Education and Child Development and Assistant Professor
Dr. Paige Hardy, DNP, APPN, NNP-BC
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Dr. Pamela Jordan, PhD
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Rachel Schumacher, PhD, LP
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Assistant Professor, Child Psychologist
Dr. Walter Gilliam, PhD
Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Executive Director
Emily Manning, MS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Early Childhood Extension Educator
Erin Kampbell, MS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Early Childhood Extension Educator
Ginny Howard
Nebraska Department of Education
Early Childhood Special Education Specialist
Hayley Jackson, MS
University of Nebraska Extension
Early Childhood Extension Educator
Heather Ottoson, MS, CCC-SLP
Nebraska Department of Education
Part B 619 Coordinator, Preschool Special Education Specialist
Holly Hatton, PhD
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Associate Professor and Early Childhood Extension Specialist
Ingrid Lindal, MS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Early Childhood Extension Educator
Jamie Bahm
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Assistant Project Director
Jamie Kramer, MSW
DHHS Division of Children and Family Services/DHHS Division of Public Health
DHHS Administrator
Janice Lee, MA ECSE
Nebraska Early Development Network
Routines Based Early Intervention Coordinator
Jennifer Auman
NE DHHS
Program Manager, Nebraska-Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Jennifer Calahan
East Central District Health Department
Services Coordination Supervisor
Jennifer Durand, MS, MSW
Visiting Nurse Association
MSW Coordinator - Healthy Families America
Jessica Broderick, MAEd, MSEd, CCC-SLP/L, ATP
Educational Service Unit 13
Director of Special Education
Jessica Mitchell-McCollough
Nebraska Public Media
Director of Education
Judge Elise M.W. White, JD
Lancaster County Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court Judge
Judge Roger Heideman, JD
Lancaster County Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court Judge
Julia Torquati, PhD
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Professor, Buffett Community Chair in Infant Mental Health
Katie Zabel
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools / UNL
Early Childhood Coach
Kelli Hauptman, JD
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Project Director
Kelly Erikson, CIMI
Public Health Solutions-Healthy Families America Affiliate
Supervisor
Kim Bowen
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
Assistive Technology Specialist - Education
Kristina Norwood, M.Ed
ESU 3
Early Childhood NeMTSS Implementation Facilitator
LeLynda Briggs-Linstadt, MSC, NCC
Child Saving Institute
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Lindsey Ondrak, MA, LIMHP, LPC, IMH-E®
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Outreach & Training Specialist
Lori Rodriquez-Fletcher, MSW, LICSW, IMH-E®
Options in Psychology LLC
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Machaela Hackendahl, MS, LIMHP
Project Harmony
Director of Multidisciplinary Teams
Mariana Schell, MA
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
AVP Cultural and Linguistic Response
Mariella Resendiz Alvarado
Nebraska Department of Education
Director School Mental Health
Melanie Anderson, LCSW
Heartland Family Service
Child and Family Therapist
Melissa Polinoski
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Assistant Vice President of Early Childhood Programs
Mikayla Wicks
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Assistant Vice President of Medical Pathways
Moriah Taylor
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges/The National Center for Juvenile Justice
Research Associate
Nancy Engen-Wedin, MA
Indigenous Roots Teacher Education Program and Education; Lied Center for Performing Arts
Director, Program Manager,
Nikki Roseberry, MA
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation-
Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health
Rachel Sissel, MS Ed
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Associate Vice President Early Childhood Programs
Samantha Bradley, LIMHP, IMH-E
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health
Samantha Byrns, LIMHP, LPC, NCC, IMH-E®
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Assistant Project Director
Sarah Roesler, MS, CCC-SLP
Educational Service Unit 5
Early Childhood Coordinator
Simin Kazemi, MSc
University of Nebraska Lincoln
PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant
Stacey Cahill, LIMHP, LMFT, LMT
Synergy Balance
Mental Health Practitioner, Massage Therapist, Author
Stacey Hauser
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
Assistive Technology Specialist - Education
Stacy Varouh, MSW
Lutheran Family Services
Children's Clinical Education and Training Coordinator
Sunny Edwards, MA
Morrill Public Schools
Early Childhood Principal/Director
Susan Borcher
Routines Based Early Intervention Technical Assistance Provider
Tamara Hechtner-Galvin, PhD
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools / UNL
Getting Ready Project Coordinator
Tana Goosic, IMH-E
Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health
Endorsement Coordinator
Tiffany Eisenbraun, LIMHP
Affinity Community Counseling/Community Supports Network
Director of Behavioral Health Services
Tracey Kock, MSW
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, UNL-CCFL
Outreach and Training Specialist
Tracy Gordon, MA
Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children
Executive Director
Victoria Johnson, PhD
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Research specialist for the RESPECT Across Nebraska