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Professional Staff
		Executive Director
		Charles H. Beady, Jr. Ph.D. Date of hire: July 2009 Bachelors cbeady@wtfs.org


		Director of Finance and Administration
		Deborah Chism Date of hire: April 2004 Master of Business Administration - Belhaven University BBA Accounting 16 years in Senior Mangagement for non-profit organizations. Manages the day-to-day operations of fiscal department Develops and implements departmental plans in acoordance with organizational goals Provides training and technical assistance to staff. dchism@wtfs.org

Director of Quality Assurance

Kaye Cooper
Date of Hire: September 2005
Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology - Mississippi State University
Make A Wish Foundation -
Special Olympics - Bellevue Baptist Church
18 years in the field of mental health care working with Adults, adolescents and children.
Performs internal audits of homes and offfice records to insure all regulations and requirements are being met. Also in charge of incident management.
Clinical team member.
Special events committee.
kcooper@wtfs.org


		Director of Clinical Services
		Ginger Sunbom Date of hire: June 2003 BS - Elementary Education MS - Applied Behavior Analysis Board Certified Behavior Analyst Regional Behavior Support Committee Regional Abuse & Neglect Prevention Committee (past member) Association for Behavior Analysis BA at WTFS for 3 years BA in West Tennessee region for 2 years prior to WTFS Special education teacher 10 years (Florida) Duties: Provide behavior services to service recipients at WTFS. Director of Behavior Supports department. WTFS Clinical Team chairperson. ICAP coordinator. gsunbom@wtfs.org

Director of Community Outreach

Mary Claire Giffin
Date of Hire: August 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Sociology, Rhodes College
Down Syndrome Association of the Mid-South (DSAM), Memphis, TN, Fall 2003-present
Memphis Center for Independent Living, Memphis, TN, 2001-present
Rites to Play, Rhodes College, Spring, 2002-present
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, Nashville, TN Summer 2006-present
Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute, Summer 2006-present
Director of the WTFS Good Life Center, also in charge of fund raising and grant writing.
mcgiffin@wtfs.org

		Family Teaching Director
		Amy Digaetano Date of hire: December 2002 Bachelors of Arts degree in Human Resource Administration, University of Memphis St. Francis Youth Sports Cub Scouts of America Chimneyrock Elementary Volunteer 8 years in mental retardation/developmental disabilities 5 years in mental health Supervises the daily operations of Family Teaching Homes and their staff. Clinical team member. adigaetano@wtfs.org

		Family Teaching Director
		Alaina May Date of Hire: Masters degree in Psychology - University of Nevada Supervises the daily operations of Family Teaching Homes and their staff. Clinical team member. Special events committee. amay@wtfs.org

		Family Teaching Director
		Crystal Hurt Date of hire: September 2007 Bachelor of Professional Studies Degree, University of Memphis With studies in Psychology and Communicative Disorders 8 years experience in mental retardation/developmental disabilities field Supervises the daily operations of the Family Teaching Homes and their staff Clinical team member.



	LPN Supervisor
	Pam Odom Date of Hire: November 2002 Certified LPN, Memphis, TN Fund Raiser for United Way, 2003 - present 9 years as CPR Instructor for the American Heart Association 29 years working nurse; Family medicine, Long-Term Care, Developmental Disabilities - both hands on and in an administrative capacity. podom@wtfs.org


	Behavior Analyst
	Kimberly Frame Date of Hire: October 2007 Bachelor of Arts - University of Florida Master Degree- University of North Texas BACB certified 6 yrs exp. with MRDD community Member of the Association of Behavioral Analysis Tennessee Association of Behavioral Analysis Provides behavior services to service recipients. kframe@wtfs.org