LEADERSHIP TEAM
President & CEO
Heidi Heissenbuttel, MA ECSE
Vice Presidents of Programs
Mary Grimmer, LCSW | Jason Marsh, MA ECSE
Vice President of Development
James Abbott
Development Manager
Leanne Jewell
PROGRAM COORDINATORS
Kerry Armbruster, MA ECSE
Janet Barrows, LCSW
Lori Helmstetter, MA CDSS
Cristina House, MA ECSE
Mary Sue Johnson
Christine Krall, MA ECSE
Sandy Kull
Tina Myrsiades, MA ECSE
Evelyn Sickel, MA ECSE
Madeline Sterzenbach, MA ECSE
Madeline Williams
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sewall Child Development Center is governed by a committed group of Board Members who provide ongoing professional guidance and support to the organization.
Board Chair • Steve Holloway
Secretary • William C. Holland
Treasurer • Randall Sylvan
Ex-Officio Chair • Chuck Fish
Chair, Program Committee • Lynn Stambaugh
Board Members
Barbara Bieber
Kevin Conroy
Charon Earnest
Tyler Gomes
Kali Handford
Marc Kleiner
Jonathan Lurie
Karen Possehl
Peter Weinberg
GENE KOELBEL, IN MEMORIAM
Sewall Board Member for over 60 years
Gene Norgren Koelbel served Sewall’s mission for more than 60 years. Gene Koelbel’s parents connected her to Sewall’s legacy as they began support in the 1940s. Gene and her parents spearheaded the development and construction of Sewall’s first clinic facility at 1360 Vine Street in the early 1960s, and together with Sewall’s board and capital campaign committee, worked together to move Sewall to the expanded school facility at 940 Fillmore Street. As her health waned in the past year, Gene’s membership on the Program Committee remained steadfast. The committee moved their meetings to her house so she could still participate! Gene and Walt Koelbel’s support has touched each and every corner of Sewall. Their support of Fragile X research as it began with Dr. Randi Hagerman (now of the MIND Institute in California) put Sewall’s Diagnostic & Evaluation Clinic on the map. Her support of Sewall’s mission as it evolved from a therapeutic mobility clinic to a nationally recognized inclusionary education resource is unparalleled.
Gene, you will be forever missed and appreciated.
