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  Debra A. Mair – Excutive Director

  Expertise in all aspects of independent living. Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Utah Independent Living Center (UILC), fundraising and seeing that overall UILC mission and goals are accomplished.

  
  
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  Patty Trent – Fiscal Manager

  Expertise in fiscal management & human resources. Responsibilities are bookkeeping, accounting, assisting with insurance and personnel issues.

  
  
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  Debbie Lambrose – Secretary⁄Receptionist

  Expertise in providing clerical support. Responsibilities include being familiar with community services, greeting and assisting consumers, and answering incoming calls.

  
  
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  Jesse Bushman – Staff Support⁄Loan Bank Specialist

  Expertise in assisting people acquire assistive equipment on a temporary basis. Responsibilities include working with people who need to borrow assistive equipment, building maintenance, and assisting other staff members.

  
  
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  Ruth Burnside – Driver

  Expertise in transporting people. Responsibilities include driving lift-equipped van to transport consumers who are unable to use public transit.

  
  
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  Kim Meichle – Assistant Director

  Expertise in computers, knowledge of independent living philosophy, and State and Federal access laws. Responsibilities including providing direction, guidance, and supervision of independent living programs.

  
  
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  ***** Hiring Soon ***** – Independent Living Specialist

  Expertise in classroom instruction to develop daily living skills and facilitating support groups. Responsibilities include identifying consumer’s needs and implementing classes and services to meet identified needs.

  
  
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  Cathy Calara – Housing and Transportation Coordinator

  Expertise in community housing and public transit. Responsibilities are advocating for increased accessible and affordable housing and assisting consumers access housing and public transit.

  
  
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  Julie Beckstead – Program Coordinator

  Expertise in transition needs of youth with disabilities, parenting and mentoring individuals striving to be more independent. Responsibilities include working with adults and youth on independent living needs.

  
  

Education Enhancement Program

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  Mary Phillips – Life Skills Trainer

  Expertise in working with youth, effectively handling large classes and coordinating with educators throughout the valley to improve transition services. Responsibilities include working with students 13 to 22 years of age in local schools to meet independent living goals they have set.

  
  
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  Stevie Edwards – Life Skills Trainer

  Expertise in working with youth assisting them to transition from school to community living. Responsibilities include teaching skills for every day living.

  
  

Assistive Technology Program

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  Suzanne Traylor – Assistive Technology Service Coordinator

  Expertise in Assistive Technology (AT) service coordination. Responsibilities are coordinating services needed to assist consumers acquire assistive technology needed for daily living but not employment.

  
  
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  Tiffany Montoya – Assistive Technology Assistant

  Expertise in Assistive Technology (AT) service coordination. Responsibilities are assisting younger consumers with their assistive technology needs and conducting annual satisfaction reviews for all AT consumers.

  
  

Community Integration Program

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  Zahra Moghimi – Community Integration Coordinator

  Expertise in coordinating community activities. Responsibilities are assisting consumers to develop independent living skills through community participation and assisting community facilities to become more accessible.

  
  

Peer Support and Outreach Program

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  Jan Bigelow – Peer Support and Outreach Specialist

  Expertise in goal setting and knowing personal attendant resources to support and maintain community living arrangements. Responsibilities include service coordination for participants of the Physical Disability Waiver and skill development for other consumers.

  
  

Deaf Independent Living Expansion Program

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  Carole Peck – Peer Support Specialist

  Expertise in providing peer support to people who are deaf. Responsibilities include working with consumers who are deaf and need to learn daily living skills.

  
  

Tooele Branch Office

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  Angie Slater – Outreach Specialist

  Expertise in coordinating daily living skill development services in Tooele County. Responsibilities include identifying people needing services, and implementing services and activities.

  
  

Nursing Home Transition Program

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  Shauna Brock – Transition and Outreach Specialist

  Expertise in identifying people with disabilities living in nursing homes who want to move to another community living arrangement. Responsibilities include building a network of community resources and providing individual services enabling people to live outside of a care facility.