Position: Director of Family Services/Occupational Therapist

Education: Masters of Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas

Sarah has practiced as an occupational therapist in the pediatric and adult population, in school and community-based practice, with a concentration in developmental disabilities. She has expertise in program design, daily living skills, fine motor, functional visual skills, sensory processing, behavior, assistive technology, feeding, and home adaptations.

Position: Director of Speech & Language Services/Speech-Language Pathologist

Education: Masters of Communication Disorders, Central Missouri State University

Betsy has practiced as a speech-language pathologist in the pediatric population, in school and home-based practice, with a concentration in developmental disabilities. She has expertise in speech and language development, pragmatic language skills (social communication), sign language, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), behavior, Apraxia of Speech, feeding, and fluency (stuttering).

Position: Director of Behavioral Services/Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Education: Masters of Special Education with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders, University of Kansas

Megan has practiced as a BCBA in the pediatric population, in school and home-based practice, with a concentration in reducing maladaptive behavior. She has expertise in creating function-based positive behavior support plans, creating visual supports, teaching functional communication skills, and training caregivers.

Position: Occupational Therapist

Education: Master of Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas

Marie recently graduated as an occupational therapist. Throughout her education, she completed clinical rotations in school and community-based settings, including one at DSG. Also, she completed an extensive training program called Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and related Disabilities (LEND). LEND provided her experiences in a variety of interdisciplinary clinics, knowledge about developmental disabilities, and the opportunity to conduct a research project on the topic of play. Throughout graduate school, she worked as a Registered Behavior Technician, providing in-home ABA services to children with autism. Marie is very excited to begin her career at DSG!

Amy has served on the executive staff at Down Syndrome Guild for 15 years. She has expertise in Down syndrome across the lifespan, adult services, guardianship, transitioning at all ages and stages, advocacy, and program design.