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OR
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(812)373-3620

  Serving Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union Counties

Contact Us

Please call us toll-free at 1 (866) 644-2454. Our fax number is (812) 373-3620. Please click here for staff assignments mailing addresses, toll free numbers, and local numbers.  Click on the staff member’s name (see following list) to send an electronic message.         

Cluster ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Lynne Eckerle, Cluster Program Director and Lead LPCC Coordinator

                      Direct questions about the following to Lynne:

  • Quality
  • Human Resources and Benefits
  • Program Administration and Finance
  • Systems Oversight
  • Public Awareness and Child find
  • Provider Recruitment
  • Community and Transition Partnerships

Sian Goldsmid, SPOE Supervisor

Direct questions about the following to Sian:

  • EI Records
  • Data Entry
  • Referral and Intake Process
  • Forms
  • ED (Eligibility Determination) Team
  • Newborn Hearing
  • Assistance with Spanish-Speaking Families
  • Office Procedure

Becky Haymond, Service Coordinator Supervisor

                    Direct questions about the following to Becky:

    • Service/Intake Coordinator Policies and Procedures
    • Service/Intake Coordinator Staffing and Case Loads
    • Service/Intake Coordinator Training and Credentialing

Council Specialists

Broughton, Jennifer
Gaffney, Kim

Herron, Katie

Huntsman, Shirley

McCarty, Kari

Orosz, Jerri

Intake and Service Coordinators

Allen, T.J.

Barkes, Carol
Bartlett, Rusty

Berkemeier, Stacey

Brewer, Pam

Broughton, Jennifer
Evans, Samantha

Fritz, Sandy
Gaffney, Kim
Gerkin Chasity
Griner, Lisa
Hunt, Diane

Huntsman, Shirley

McCarty, Kari

Miller, Erin

Mobley, Maggie
Murphy, Cecelia
Olmeda, Bertha
Orosz, Jeri

Rudolf, Sherri

Rust, Katie

Smith, Angela
Stauffacher, Anne
Tutterow, Klarinda

Vargas, Patty

Eligibility Specialist

Jeanne Baldwin

Administrative Assistance

Donna Bottorff
Catherine Stevenson

Gina Stoughton

P.O. Box 2249 Columbus, Indiana 47202-2249

firststepssoutheast@areaxi.org