APSI Staff
Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization, which advocates for outcomes that promote dignity, respect, and enhanced quality of life for individual persons with developmental disabilities.

Kristen Henry
Executive Director

Tom Chahine
Director of Finance and Administration

Jerilyn George
Senior Program Director

Angela Gerding
State Program Director

Ayana Parks
Medical Program Manager

Ashley Sinclair
Legal Program Manager

Trisha Wohlever
Human Resource Manager

Paige Bobbitt
Communication and Community Relations Manager
APSI Board
APSI has an active and experienced Board of Trustees with 14 members. The following are the current board members of APSI:
Mr. Blaine Brockman, J.D., President
Darby Legal Assistance
Mr. Nathan Griffin, Vice President
Retired, Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Ms. Deni Hackworth, Secretary
Ohio University Adjunct Instructor
Mr. Bradley Eberhard. CPA, CVA, Treasurer
Principal, Clark Schaefer Hackett
Ms. Erin Baker-Brown
Attorney
Ms. Nancy Banks
Retired, Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Mr. Desmond Bryant
Thomas Ingram Law Group
Mr. John Cohen
Attorney
Ms. Rebecca Dean
Retired, APSI Medical Program Manager
Ms. Sandy Dirkman
Vice President of Operations and Compliance, Sunshine Communities
Mr. John Dixon
Customer Service Representative, Synchrony Financial
Mr. John Hauser
Retired, Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Ms. Margaret Hutzel
Assistant Team Leader, Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
Ms. Roberta Montenegro
Retired, Ohio SIBS
Dr. Michelle Morris
Physician
Ms. Alice Pavey
Retired, Hamilton County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services
Ms. Marci Straughter
Human Services Assistant, ARC Industries ; Self-Advocacy Consultant, Ohio At Home
Ms. Tonya Whitsett
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
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