The Arc Network Family Advocates and Self-Advocates

The Arc Network, a program of The Arc of Indiana, is a statewide network of Family Advocates and Self-Advocates, working throughout the state in each district of the Bureau of Developmental Disability Services (BDDS) to provide information, resources and advocacy to families and people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.

For information and assistance on programs and services for children and adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, contact an Arc Network advocate in your area – We're Here to Help!

BDDS District 1 - Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

Tondelia McVea
Family Advocate

Brenda Darrol
Family Advocate

Mark Price
Self-Advocate

Jennifer Seeburger
Self-Advocate

BDDS District 2 - Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St Joseph, Tipton, Wabash
Brian Replogle
Family Advocate

Norma Jean Schwering
Self-Advocate
 
BDDS District 3 -Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley
Kathy Hisey
Family Advocate

Tamara Richey
Self-Advocate

Nitaya Lewis
Self-Advocate

BDDS District 4 - Benton, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Monroe, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, White
Renee Petrie
Family Advocate

Cyndi Johnson
Family Advocate

Angie Ehlers
Self-Advocate 

BDDS District 5 - Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby

Jennifer Akers
Family Advocate

Heather Dane
Family Advocate

Lesa Easton 
Family Advocate
Minority Outreach Project

Mari Kennedy
Family Advocate

Willaine Sandy
Family Advocate
Minority Outreach Project

Ned Russell-Sullivan
Self-Advocate

Melody Cooper
Self-Advocate
Minority Outreach Project

BDDS District 6 - Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union, Wayne

Melissa McCaffrey
Family Advocate

Shawn Fulton
Self-Advocate

BDDS District 7 - Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

Amy Wells
Family Advocate

Halie Bruder
Self-Advocate

BDDS District 8 - Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Lawrence, Orange, Scott, Washington, Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland

Jill Smith
Family Advocate

Christa Dismore
Self-Advocate