CESP Certified: Congratulations! - Association of People Supporting Employment First

Congratulations, newly certified Professionals!

The following passed the examination and earned the CESP credential during December 2021 and January 2022. View the full CESP Directory online.

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Iowa (IA):
Vickilyn Wailand

Maryland (MD):
Claudia Lopez

Mississippi (MS):
Hope Bostick

New Mexico (NM):
Keith Maes

North Carolina (NC):
Daydee Garcia

Ohio (OH):
Eric Silkowski
Heather Adams
Ryan Culler

Oregon (OR):
Sheila Barker
Craig Aanes
Cynthia Casey

Pennsylvania (PA):
Brian Hoolihan
Rebecca Rose

West Virginia (WV):
Eleanor Butler

Recertified CESPs: Congratulations on continuing your commitment!

The following are CESPs who successfully recertified their credential in November/December 2021.

Moving forward we will be sharing those who are approved monthly! CESPs are eligible to recertify during a 10-month period.

Connecticut (CT):
Kelly Lynch

Iowa (IA):
Monica McClelland

Minnesota (MN):
Mariah Wacker

New Mexico (NM):
Brittany Edwards-Sharpe
Donna Crockett
Eugene Vigil

New York (NY):
Joseph Amodeo

North Carolina (NC):
Jaqueline Gast

Ohio (OH):
Charles Arndt
Donna Underwood
Dawn Edwards
Leah Watkins
Pamela McCuistion
Allie Embree
Elizabeth Fisher
Penny Hall

Ohio (OH), cont.
Jane Craig
Angela Loppe Goodrich
Renee Pastre

Oregon (OR):
Patricia Colburn

Pennsylvania (PA):
Brandon Yorty
Julie Schlauch
Gabriella Egan
Kathleen Schultz

Rhode Island (RI):
Adrienne Tipple

South Dakota (SD):
Cheryl Schwartz

Tennessee (TN):
Jessica Dunn
Vanova Lowrie
Wendy Mercer

Wisconsin (WI):
Michelle George

The Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP™) credential recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a sufficient level of knowledge and skill to provide integrated employment services to a variety of populations with disabilities.

The CESP™ is accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Accreditation for professional or personnel certification programs provides impartial, third-party validation that the program has met recognized national and international credentialing industry standards for the development, implementation, and maintenance of certification programs.

The CESP’s content validity is demonstrated through a comprehensive job analysis conducted and analyzed by experts, with data gathered from stakeholders in the occupation or industry.