Staff and Board of Directors

Staff

Garry Owens-Executive Director

Writes and develops grants, reports, articles, plans, and correspondence. Ensures that the mission and goals are achieved. Manages and supervises personnel and fiscal resources. Communicates the philosophy and values of the independent living movement. Advocate for systems change at all levels. Actively develops new resources to expand the RRCI services. Educate legislators, state departments, and disability organizations.

Mary Light-Assistant Director

Assistant to the Director in developing budgets and reports and coordinating office activities. Maintains office records and finances. Processes Accounts Payable. Maintains personnel files. Processes payroll including tax payments. Prepares monthly financial reports for Board of Directors. Reconciles bank statements. Maintains office inventory.

Melissa Waters - IL Coordinator

Promotes system advocacy, individual advocacy and individual empowerment. Develops Independent Living Plans with consumers. Works with all Consumers to learn to be Independent within the community and in the home environment.  Promotes individual Advocacy and ADA awareness with individual consumers at large. Assesses individual needs in Assistive Technology and accesses appropriate funding sources

Ceil Stevenson-Older Blind Independent Living Specialist

Assists consumers in developing a plan to attain goals which will enhance the consumer's independence. The Specialist makes assessments and determines needs for services and works with consumers to achieve their goals. Support group meetings, peer counseling, community integration and activities are a few of the opportunities offered through the Senior Blind Program.

Lester Ruesch -Life Skills Trainer & Advocate

Works with all Consumers to learn to be Independent within the community and in the home environment.  Promotes individual Advocacy and ADA awareness with individual consumers at large. Assesses individual needs in Assistive Technology and accesses appropriate funding sources.

Chris Dial - AT Specialist

Assists with assistive technology equipment evaluation and helps impliment the ADA in the community. Writes and edits the Accessibility Guide. Communicates disability rights issues, including Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, to the community

Jim Starks - Life Skills Trainer

Promotes system advocacy, individual advocacy and individual empowerment. Develops Independent Living Plans with consumers. Works with all Consumers to learn to be Independent within the community and in the home environment.  Promotes individual Advocacy and ADA awareness with individual consumers at large. Assesses individual needs in Assistive Technology and accesses appropriate funding sources

 Kim Lister - Outreach Services Specialist

Responsible for outreach services to areas around Garfield, Beaver, Iron, West side of Millard Counties.  Promotes Individual Advocacy in the Educational System, such as IEP's and Transition. Educates the community through presentations on services of Center and ADA awareness. Offers on-sight surveys for businesses that wish to become ADA compliant. Assists consumers searching for information and referrals. Offers assistance in finding funding for assistive technology. Provides Independent Living Skills Training, Advocacy, Peer Support, Information and Referral.  

Kelly Sharp - Outreach Services Coordinator  

Outreach services to areas around Sevier, Wayne & Piute & East side of Millard counties. Promotes Individual Advocacy in the Educational System, such as IEP's and Transition. Educates the community through presentations on services of Center and ADA awareness. Offers on-sight surveys for businesses that wish to become ADA compliant. Assists consumers searching for information and referrals.  Offers assistance in finding funding for assistive Technology.

Melody Joy Dickson - Receptionist and Media Coordinator

Melody assists anyone who walks in or calls, is the editor of the Red Rock Review, manages the website and coordinates media for the center.  As media coordinator she helps the committees get the most extensive media coverage possible for their events and she also helps promote RRCI to the community.

Jordi Roesti-Drew - Nursing Facility Transition Coordinator

Advocates for consumers who need resources to leave a nursing facility setting to live in their own home.  Makes sure that there are community resources available for them to transistion.

Network Technologist - Morris Cox

Manages the network, keeps the computers running and virus free. Conducts phone surveys.

Volunteers in Service to America

Deborah Vicencio (Millford/Cedar City Area)

Cliff Roderick (Salina/Richfield Area)

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