Outreach Staff

Mary Rice serves as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Outreach.She may be reached at Mrice@isd.k12.in.us or (317) 920-6311 TTY/Voice or Video Phone 866-970-5998.

Joanie Jones also serves as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Outreach and for the Multidisciplinary Team. She schedules appointments for specialized testing, monitors the Central Files and handles a myriad of responsibilities in the Assessment Center. She may be reached at jjones@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 924-8416 TTY/Voice.

Catherine Rahn serves as the secretary for the case conference team. She schedules about 500 conferences a year. Catherine can be reached at crahn@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6225 TTY/Voice.

Cynthia Floyd is the second case conference coordinator. She joined the ISD staff in January 2002 Her primary responsibility is for conferences for students in preschool and elementary. She may be reached at cfloyd@isd.k12.in.us or (317) 920-6266 TTY/Voice or Video Phone 866-327-2946.

Carol Wild, having worked at ISD since 1978, serves as one of two case conference coordinators. She facilitates conferences, annual case reviews and acts as liaison between the Local Education Agency and ISD. Her primary focus is conferences for students in middle school and high school. She may be reached at cwild@isd.k12.in.us or (317) 920-6224 TTY/Voice or Video Phone 866-971-0639.

                                                 Jodee Crace , the Early Intervention Coordinator, has been involved in the Human Development field for over 22 years. Currently, she networks, partners, and trains with various stakeholders in providing high quality and unbiased comprehensive early intervention services. In addition, Jodee provides developmental therapy and parent advising to these families. She may be reached at jcrace@isd.k12.in.us and Video Phone 866-971-9967.

Michelle Coleman, the Early Intervention Coordinator, brings seven years experience from working as a First Steps Intake Coordinator in Central Indiana. Michelle has a degree in Deaf Education and Elementary Education as well as her First Steps Credentials. Michelle can be reached at mcoleman@isd.k12.in.us or (317)-920-6262 or 1-800-724-9550 V/TTY.

Diane Hazel Jones, who has worked at ISD since 1973, is the Family Resource Coordinator provides a variety of services to families with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children from the age of 5 to 21. The services include: educational visits, family workshops, and education consultations for families and professionals. She may be reached at dhjones@isd.k12.in.us or (317) 924-8418 TTY/Voice or 866-327-9037

Pam Burchett, a licensed social worker on the Assessment Team, has been employed at ISD since 1986. She is the initial contact person for new families who are seeking admission into ISD or for local schools who are interested in referring a student for an evaluation. She may be reached at pburchett@isd.k12.in.us or (317) 920-6275 TTY/Voice or Video Phone 866-971-8310.

Linda Charlebois has served as an educational audiologist since 1978, providing services for ISD's middle school and high school students, as well as children throughout the state from birth through the age of 21. She may be reached at lcharlebois@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6264 TTY/Voice.

Louise Fitzpatrick, having served in a variety of capacities at ISD since 1982, is the Language Specialist for the assessment team. She assesses students' language and/or their communication system to determine their needs in this area. She may be reached at lfitzpatrick@isd.k12.in.us and Video Phone 866-327-9037.

Debbie Liebrich, the second audiologist, provides audiological services primarily for students preschool through elementary age. Having worked at ISD since 1998, Deb also provides services for children 0-21 throughout the state of Indiana. She may be reached at dliebrich@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6384 TTY/Voice.

Carolyn Pimentel has a M.A. degree in Developmental Psychology and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology with specialization in working with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children.  She began working at ISD in 1981.  Carolyn primarily concentrates her psychological assessments with students who attend the public schools.  She may be reached at cpimentel@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6230 TTY/Voice or Video Phone 866-971-7381.

Shannon Stafford, one of the four audiologists, provides services for students from public schools who are seen during assessments and through First Steps referrals.

Shannon may be reached at sstafford@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6347 TTY/Voice.

Terri Waddell-Motter has a M.A. degree in Developmental Psychology and Specialist degree (Psy.S) in School Psychology with specialization in working with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children.  She began working at ISD in 1993.  Terri primarily completes psychological assessments for Middle School and High School ISD students.  She may be reached at twaddellmotter@isd.k12.in.us and at Video Phone 866-971-7679.

Speech & Language Team

Julie Buck is one of three speech-language pathologists and earned her Master's degree in speech-language pathology in 1986.  She has worked in a variety of situations involving children and adults.  Having worked at ISD since 1993, Julie provides speech services for students & on a consultation basis.  Julie is married and is the mother of three girls and a boy. She may be reached at jbuck@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 941-4639 TTY/Voice.

Holly Geeslin, is an audiologist and one of three speech-language pathologists who works with deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Indiana’s birth to three First Steps system and as a contract SLP at the Indiana School for the Deaf. She is married to a Deaf man and has 2 daughters. She may be reached at hgeeslin@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6384 TTY/Voice.

Jacqueline D. Hall-Katter is one of three speech-language pathologists who contract with the Indiana School for the Deaf. She has been working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students for nine years. Jackie is the owner of her own business, Katter Speech Services. She is the mother of four children; two of whom are hard of hearing. She specializes in children with cochlear implants, and specific language disorders. She may be reached at jkatter@isd.k12.in.us and at (317) 920-6385 TTY/Voice.

Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Team

Paula Berry, is one of 2 Occupational Therapist’s who contract with Indiana School for the Deaf.  Paula can be reached at pberry@isd.k12.in.us or at (317) 920-6303.

Jeanine Goldner is a Physical Therapist who contracts with the Indiana School for the Deaf. She can be reached at JGoldner@isd.k12.in.us or at (317) 920-6303.