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

Congratulations, newly certified Professionals!

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

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Arizona (AZ):
Christina Valery

Hawaii (HI):
Alison Lee

Maryland (MD):
Nicole Swartz

New York (NY):
Mandi Chilton

North Carolina (NC):
Natalie Flores

Ohio (OH):
Thomas Caffrey
Vikram Srinivasan
Ermelindo Castro

Ohio, cont (OH):
Donna Kish
Lori Shanower
Bryan Best

Oregon (OR):
Rachel Kachun

Pennsylvania (PA):
Deborah Callaghan

South Dakota (SD):
Andrea DeMaranville

Virginia (VA):
Robert Cerminaro

Recertified CESPs: Congratulations on continuing your commitment!

The following are CESPs who successfully recertified their credential in August 2022.

Connecticut (CT):
Jennifer Sirois (Certified in 2016)

Iowa (IA):
Steven Gilroy
Brenda Doppenberg (Certified in 2016)
Julie McQueen (Certified in 2016)

Kansas (KS):
Alyson Wingert (Certified in 2016)

Maryland (MD):
Cynthia Belanga
Tameka Noble
Michael Brumley

Massachusetts (MA):
Paula Collins

Missouri (MO):
Amanda McDonald

North Carolina (NC):
Susan Buchanan (Certified in 2016)

Ohio (OH):
John F. Berning

Oregon (OR):
Mary Hook

Pennsylvania (PA):
Kyrra Struble
Meghan Gallagher

Rhode Island (RI):
Kerri Collins
Melissa Charpentier

Tennessee (TN):
Louis Moses III (Certified in 2016)
Crystal Groover (Certified in 2016)
Margaret Hunter (Certified in 2016)

Washington (WA):
Michelle Salgado (Certified in 2016)

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.