Meet the Team
The employees featured below are a small sample of the many people who make up the entire Hattie Larlham team. Some make decisions on how to improve services and programs. Some administer medical care or therapy. Others provide comfort, joy and achievement. Together, they enhance the quality of life of each person we serve.
Executive Team
Dennis Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Allen has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hattie Larlham since 1988. In this role, he has helped shape Hattie Larlham, which once provided services to 180 families, into a $35 million nonprofit that provides award-winning...
Michelle Anderson
Vice President, Human Resources and Compliance
Michelle Anderson, vice president, human resources and compliance, has a long history with Hattie Larlham. Before joining the organization in 1998, Anderson served as a human resources consultant for the organization for eight years.
Darryl E. Mast
Vice President, Operations
Darryl Mast joined Hattie Larlham in 2004 and currently serves as Vice President of Operations for Hattie Larlham. He is a member of the Hattie Larlham executive staff. His responsibilities...
Dotty Grexa
Vice President, Vocational and Enterprise Services
Dotty Grexa, vice president, vocational and enterprise services, joined the Hattie Larlham executive team in Oct. 2007. Prior to her promotion, Grexa served as a Hattie Larlham consultant, where she developed and implemented...
Lori Oliver, Ph.D.
Vice President of Center and Group Home Services
Lori Oliver Ph.D. is the vice president of center and group home services at Hattie Larlham. Dr. Oliver oversees all the programs and services offered at the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities in Mantua, Ohio, as well...
Fundraising Team
Pat Savage
Major Gifts and Corporate Relations Officer
Phone:(330) 274-2272, ext. 3084
E-mail: pat.savage@hattielarlham.org
Pat Savage develops and maintains relationships with corporations and manages major and planned gifts. Contact Pat to make a gift or start a corporate relationship.
Helen Herold
Events Manager
Phone: (330) 274-2272, ext. 3069
E-mail: helen.herold@hattielarlham.org
Helen Herold oversees all of the awareness and fund raising events. Contact Helen to attend or sponsor a Hattie Larlham event or to start a third-party event.
Rosanne Drake
Annual Fund Director
Phone: (330) 274-2272, ext. 3878
E-mail: rosanne.drake@hattielarlham.org
Rosanne Drake manages giving and donor relations at Hattie Larlham. Contact Rosanne to make a donation.
Sue Piatt
Foundation Relations Officer
Phone:(330) 274-2272, ext. 3101
E-mail: sue.piatt@hattielarlham.org
Sue manages relationships with foundations and develops funding requests and reports. Contact Sue about a grant or to fund a Hattie Larlham program.
Jenna Allen
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: (800) 233-8611, ext. 3866
E-mail: jenna.allen@hattielarlham.org
Jenna Allen connects people with volunteer opportunities at Hattie Larlham. Jenna also creates opportunities for other company’s employees to support Hattie Larlham.
Medical Team
Malinda Winters, R.N., M.S.N., C.F.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
Malinda Winters joined Hattie Larlham as a nurse practitioner for the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities (HLCCD). As a nurse practitioner, Winters collaborates with the medical director, director of nursing and other medical...
Services Team
Dianna Bluso, M.S.S.A., L.S.W.
Program Director/Director of Social Services Hattie
Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities
Phone: (330) 274-2272, ext. 3063
E-mail: dianna.bluso@hattielarlham.org
Dianna Bluso supervises programming, habilitation and social services at the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities.
Julie Lowe
Program Director of Early Intervention and Recreational Services
Phone: (330) 274-2272, ext. 3112
E-mail: julie.lowe@hattielarlham.org
Julie Lowe supervises The Play Center, recreation and camps and the Toy Tech Lending Library. Lowe is also in charge of the Hattie Larlham Autism Preschool.
Rick Parson
Northeast Ohio Regional Manager, Constant Companions and Hattie's Doggie Day Care & Boarding
Phone:(330) 899-9067
E-mail: Rick.Parson@hattielarlham.org
Rick Parson manages Hattie's Doggie Day Care & Boarding and Constant Companions. Contact Rick to learn more about these programs and schedule a tour.
Phylliss Steiner
Director of Creative Arts/Media Productions
Phone: (330) 274-2272, ext. 3013
E-mail: phylliss.steiner@hattielarlham.org
Phylliss Steiner is responsible for the Creative Arts program and is the director of media productions. Contact Phylliss to purchase art, sponsor an artist or host a gallery.
Karen Jacobs
Program Director
Phone: (330) 899-0980
E-mail: karen.jacobs@hattielarlham.org
Karen Jacobs handles the daily clinical and operational aspects of programs such as private duty home care, foster care and contracted nursing services.
Kimberly Bartell
Program Director
Phone: (330) 899-0980
E-mail: kimberly.bartell@hattielarlham.org
Kimberly Bartell manages Hattie Larlham’s supported living homes. Contact Kimberly for information about residential services for people with developmental disabilities.
Okey Ekechi
Program Director
Phone: (330) 274-2272
E-mail: okey.ekechi@hattielarlham.org
Okey Ekechi coordinates and oversees program services at five Hattie Larlham group homes. He develops and implements documented processes for these homes.
Dan Warner
Facilities Director
Phone: (330) 724-2272, ext. 3044
Email: dan.warner@hattielarlham.org
Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities
9772 Diagonal Road
Mantua, OH 44255
