WHO WE ARE
The Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) is the only national organization focused exclusively on Employment First to facilitate the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace and community.
APSE members recognize that everyone has abilities to contribute and their work should be recognized and rewarded with fair pay, creating inclusive workplaces. Employment enriches and adds meaning to every life, and workplaces and communities are enhanced when they embrace differences.
Colorado APSE Board
Stephanie Crookston, ADAC, CPRP, CESP
Co-President
Program Manager
Project Search
Tiffany Cron, PhD
Vice President
Director of the Colorado Office
of Employment First
APSE Emerging Leaders Graduate
Taryn Schmidt
Secretary
Employment Specialist with Integrated Life Choices
Kodjo Akakpo
Board Member
Director of Community Integration and Partnership With the Division of Regional Centers (CDHS)
Kate Broderick
Board Member
Adult and Transition Family Navigator with
Family Voices Colorado
Karin Cowan
Board Member
Employment Program Director with Common Roots
Sydney Esch
Board Member
Employment Services Program Manager, Imagine! Colorado
Heather Hagen
Board Member
Assistant Director of Employment Services with DDRC
Heather McCalla
Board Member
Director of Community Employment and Work Benefits, Parker Personal Care Homes
Vikki Ortiz, MS, CESP
Board Member
Policy Liaison
Curriculum Developer and Trainer with the Colorado Office of Employment First
APSE Emerging Leaders Graduate
Caitlin Pavlinek
Board Member
Regional Manager of Supported Employment and Day Activities
with Continuum of Colorado
Darby Remley
Board Member
Supported Employment Coordinator/Trainer with the
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Yesenia Saenz
Board Member
Parent
ACRE Certificate Holder
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Thomas Wilson
Board Member
Communications Co-Chair
Owner/Lead Story Virtuoso with
R&H Creative Storytelling and Advocacy