Staff
Ohio START is led, managed and administered by the Public Children Services Association of Ohio. PCSAO is a membership-driven association of Ohio’s county Public Children Services Agencies that advocates for sound public policy, promotes program excellence, and builds public value for safe children, stable families, and supportive communities.
Angela Sausser
Executive Director
Fawn Gadel
Director
Marla Himmeger
Training Program Manager
Jennifer McClellan
Evaluation & Performance Manager
Jennifer Millisor
Regional Manager
Christine Morris
Regional Manager
Ashley Roy
Initiatives Manager
Ghadir Amin
Initiatives Coordinator
Technical Assistance
Ohio START provides technical assistance to all Ohio START PCSAs through regional consultants in partnership with national model experts at Children and Family Futures (CFF). Each technical assistance (TA) consultant supports a designated region of the state, offering guidance and resources to ensure successful implementation of the model. Additionally, the Family Peer Mentor TA focuses on recruiting, training, and mentoring family peer mentors who play a key role in the program. The technical assistance consultants are:
- Diana Hoover – Regional TA
- Pam Meermans – Regional TA
- Sheila Shafer – Regional TA
- Lindsay Williams – Regional TA
- Melissa Flick – Regional TA
- Kathi Kurtz – Regional TA/Ohio START Coach
- Mindy Fehrman – Ohio START Coach
- Carston Mesnick – Behavioral Health TA
County Staff
Each County implementing Ohio START has their own START team within the county. Teams are made up of Caseworkers, Family Peer Mentors, Supervisors, Administrators, and Behavioral Health Providers. To get in contact with your local START team, contact the local public children services agency (PCSA) for more information.
