DALLAS DIANNE HEMPHILL

EDUCATION: Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Designation: Certified Public Manager 2004

Hand -in-Hand Training on 1997
Deaf-Blindness
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Masters of Education, Counseling 1988
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Bachelor of Science, Education 1971
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Emporia, Kansas

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Consultation and Technical Assistance to
Services for the Blind - Project Blind Hope
Nigeria, Africa 2004 - 2005


EMPLOYMENT: Administrator, Kansas Services for the 2000 - Present
Blind and Visually Impaired
State of Kansas, Department of Social
And Rehabilitation Services
Topeka, Kansas
Major Responsibilities: Responsible for directing programs
Impacting the blind, visually impaired, or deaf- blind of Kansas.
Develops and monitors five programs, including: the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (RCBVI), Kansas Seniors Achieving Independent Living (Kan-SAIL) for the older blind, Business Enterprise Program(BEP), Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling(VRC), and Rehabilitation Teachers(RT). Plans and implements program enhancements promoting self-sufficiency and employment outcomes. Team leader for relocation of Topeka, Kansas based training center and residential programs for the blind/visually impaired.

District Manger of Vocational Rehabilitation 1998-2000
State of Kansas, Department of Social and
Rehabilitation Services
Wichita, Kansas

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II 1988-1998
Services for the Blind, State of Kansas,
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Wichita, Kansas

Statewide Coordinator of Deaf-Blind Services 1997-1998
Services for the Blind, State of Kansas, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services

Area Coordinator, Job Opportunities 1984-1997
For the Blind. A project of the U.S.
Department of Labor & NFB.
Wichita, Kansas