Lawrence Office: Counties Served: Douglas, Jefferson, Franklin
2001 Haskell Ave., Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: 785-841-0333
Fax: 785-841-1094
Kansas City, KS Office: Counties Served: Wyandotte, Johnson (Visit our Kansas City Office information page HERE)
11010 Haskell Ave., Kansas City, KS 66109 (yes, this is correct – both locations share a stree name!)
Phone: (913) 354-6882
Fax: 785-841-1094
Thank you for your interest in contacting Independence, Inc. See below for staff extensions and email addresses. If you are uncertain who to reach out to, you may call our front desk for general information, referrals and what staff to contact: call (785)-841-0333 for the Lawrence office and (913) 354-6882 for the Kansas City, KS office.
►Executive Leadership – all locations/counties
- Jill Dudley
jdudley@independenceinc.org
Executive Director, 785-841-0333 ext. 104
►Lawrence, KS office staff: 785-841-0333
Business/FMS Department
- Alisa Snyder
asnyder@independenceinc.org
Business and FMS Payroll Manager | ext. 120 - Debbie Jones
djones@independenceinc.org
FMS Quality Assurance and Training Specialist | ext. 113 - Mackenzie Anderson
manderson@independenceinc.org
Billing and Payroll Specialist I | ext. 114 - Michele Mlodzik
mmlodzik@independenceinc.org
Billing and Payroll Specialist II | ext. 123
Core Services Department
- Daniel Brown
dbrown@independenceinc.org
Core Services Manager | ext. 121 - Emily Frye
efrye@independenceinc.org
Independent Living Specialist | ext. 107 - Grace Starr
gstarr@independenceinc.org
Independent Living/Peer Support Specialist | ext. 106 - Rex Ellebracht
rellebracht@independenceinc.org
IL & Peer Counseling Specialist | ext. 116 - Coming Soon – Open Position
email@independenceinc.org
IL & Youth Transition Specialist | ext. 147
Transportation Department
- Bryan Chasteen
bchasteen@independenceinc.org
Transportation Manager | ext. 112 - Drivers: Chip McConnell, Dean Hodges, Larry Tyler, Max Akers
WORK and STEPS Program – covering the state of Kansas
- Jennifer Moore
jmoore@independenceinc.org
WORK/STEP ILC Manager | ext. 146 - Jerica Jones
jjones@independenceinc.org
Independent Living Counselor | ext. 145 - Amber Otten
aotten@independenceinc.org
Independent Living Counselor | ext. 148 - Hannah Hanger
hhanger@independenceinc.org
WORK/STEPS ILC | ext. 144
Community Engagement/Marketing/Communications – covering Lawrence and Kansas City Areas
- Amy Ballinger
aballinger@independenceinc.org
Community Engagement Manager | ext. 119
Front Desk/Information and Referral
- Bob Mikesic
bmikesic@independenceinc.org
Information and Referral Specialist, front desk, 785-841-0333 - Carol Collier
ccollier@independenceinc.org
Information and Referral Specialist, front desk, 785-841-0333
Administrative Generalist
- Tori Bristol
tbristol@independenceinc.org
Administrative Generalist
►Kansas City, KS office staff: (913) 354-6882
Core Services Department
- LaNeece Jardon
ljardon@independenceinc.org
Core Services Manager, Wyandotte/Johnson counties | ext. 108 - Sara Comstock
scomstock@independenceinc.org
Independent Living Specialist, Wyandotte/Johnson Counties | ext. 115 - Halle Pistorious
hpistorious@independenceinc.org
Independent Living Specialist, Wyandotte/Johnson Counties | ext. 118
Community Engagement/Marketing/Communications – covering Lawrence and Kansas City Areas
- Amy Ballinger
aballinger@independenceinc.org
Community Engagement Manager, Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson, Franklin Counties | ext. 119
Youth Transition – Kansas Youth Transition Network Program – Wyandotte County
- Amy Ballinger
aballinger@independenceinc.org
Kansas Youth Transition Network Program Manager, Wyandotte County | ext. 119 - Rachelle (Elle) Jennings
rjennings@independenceinc.org
Youth Transition Specialist, | ext. 109 - Will Collins
wcollins@independenceinc.org
Youth Transition Specialist, Wyandotte County | ext. 122
Front Desk/Information and Referral
- Gwen Reynolds
greynolds@independenceinc.org
Information and Referral Specialist, Wyandotte/Johnson Counties, front desk: (913) 354-6882