Meet Our Team
Meet our executive team and our board of directors.
Board of Directors
- Sayard Parrish, Chair
- Alisa Ford, Vice Chair
- Brian Mall, Treasurer
- Sue Miller, Secretary
- Terry Stone
- Matt Eckert
- Lolita McShann
- Andy Protzman
- Julie Edlund, Chief Executive Officer
- Mark Bertrand, Chief External Relations Officer
EX-OFFICIO
Executive Team
Click on the names below to read full biographies
- Julie Edlund
Chief Executive Officer
jedlund@luinc.org
816-463-0118 - Mark Bertrand
Chief External Relations Officer
mbertrand@luinc.org
816-588-6724
Cell: 816-588-6724 - Vincent Bustamante
Vice-President of Training
vbustamante@luinc.org
816-463-0129
Cell: 816-315-8649 - Mary Davis
Vice-President of Community Living
mdavis@luinc.org
816-463-0103
Cell: 808-392-5296 - Julie Turley
Vice President of Day Services
jturley@luinc.org
816-463-0108 – Broadacres
816-429-8198 – Mill Street
Cell: 816-678-4280 - Sandy DeGase
Vice-President of Unlimited Properties
sdegase@luinc.org
816-781-4332
Cell: 816-806-5190
- Susie Schneider
Chief Employee Engagement Officer
sschneider@luinc.org
816-214-7420
- Amy Taylor
Chief Program Officer
ataylor@luinc.org
913-515-6971 - Paul Twenter
Chief Analytics Officer
ptwenter@luinc.org
816-463-0131 - Brian C. Watson
Chief Financial Officer
bwatson@luinc.org
816-463-0112
Program Leadership
- Mackenzie Coffey
Community Living, Program Director – Jackson County
mcoffey@luinc.org
Cell: 816-332-7019
- Ryan Hicks
Facilities and Maintenance, Director
rhicks@luinc.org
Cell: 816-405-5713 - Jim Huffman
Recreation, Program Director
jhuffman@luinc.org
816-463-0112
Cell: 816-718-4547 - Christy McGuire
Employment Services, Director
cmcguire@luinc.org
Cell: 816-377-0296 - Terry O’Neil
Community Living, Program Director – Clay County
toneil@luinc.org
Cell: 816-288-6097 - Megan Schmidt
Applied Behavior Analysis Services, Director
mschmidt@luinc.org
Cell: 816-694-7161 - Christy Schnieders
Nursing, Director
cschnieders@luinc.org
Cell: 785-817-3121 - Simone Winfield
My Day Director
swinfield@luinc.org
816-213-5389 - Amy Young
Community Support Options, Program Director
ayoung@luinc.org
816-786-2423
For media inquiries contact Emily Reid, ereid@luinc.org