First Steps of North East Indiana
System Point of Entry (SPOE)
P.O. Box 1888
Elkhart IN 46515-1888

Toll Free: 1-866-725-2398
Phone: 574-293-2813
Fax: 574-293-2300
Email: firststepscouncil@neccfs.org

Name	Email address	Phone Extension
Director
Bridget Sovinski	bsovinski@neccfs.org	16
Intake and Service Coordinators: St. Joseph, Elkhart and LaGrange Counties
Marcia Haut –Team Leader	mhaut@neccfs.org	68
Kristi Armstrong	karmstrong@neccfs.org	12
Gretchen Kingsley (ASL)	gkingsley@neccfs.org	64
Michelle Ogle (Spanish-speaking)	ladymo24@hotmail.com	71
Kara Schrock	kschrock@neccfs.org	73
Brigette Fairchild-Leazenby-Team Leader	bfairchild-leazenby@neccfs.org	20
Julie Beaulieu	jhelling@neccfs.org	13
Celeste Ellis	cellis@neccfs.org	10
Suzanne Holmes	sholmes@neccfs.org	26
Mary Frances Patton	mfpatton@neccfs.org	15
Valory Rasler	vrasler@neccfs.org	61
Dawn Rodriguez (Spanish-speaking)	drodriguez@neccfs.org	78
Kris Hill Hake--Team Leader	khillhake@neccfs.org	67
Kathy McLaughlin	kmclaughlin@neccfs.org	65
Jennifer Sidorowicz	jsidorowicz@neccfs.org	66
Melanie Thompson	mthompson@neccfs.org	63
Pam Schena--Team Leader	pschena@neccfs.org	29
Shelley DeLee	sdelee@neccfs.org	62
Terri Sibaja (Spanish-speaking)	tsibaja@neccfs.org	75
Gail Suter	gsuter@neccfs.org	69
Family Service Coordinators: DeKalb / Noble / Steuben/Whitley Counties
Rietha Redmond—Team Leader	rredmond@neccfs.org	60
Amy Ferrell	aferrell@neccfs.org	74
Kim James	kjames@neccfs.org	30
Michelle Ogle (Spanish-speaking)	ladymo24@hotmail.com	71
Support Staff
Beth Bower—Team Leader	bbower@neccfs.org	21
Laura Bower	lbower@neccfs.org	11
Coretta Miller	cmiller@neccfs.org	27
Paula Rael	prael@neccfs.org	24
Dawn Summerton	dsummerton@neccfs.org	28
Local Planning and Coordinating Council (LPCC) Staff
Deidre Summerton-Bias--Team Leader	dsummerton-bias@neccfs.org	19
Pam Deetz	pdeetz@neccfs.org	76
Jennifer Higgins	jhiggins@neccfs.org	25