Staff

Dianna Hansen
​Co - Founder, Executive Director

​Dianna is the co-founder and executive director of the Central Oregon Disability Support Network.  In addition to being active on several local and state boards, she is a 2010 graduate of Partners in Policy Making, Past Chair of the State Interagency Coordinating Council and a certified Person Centered Plan Facilitator. Dianna’s professional experience includes many different areas in the business management, marketing and accounting fields.
Dianna’s passion in the field was fostered when her and her husband’s third child was born with a developmental disability.  Dianna strives to support, advocate for, educate and equip Individuals, families and professionals in the field of disability.

Jenny Cavarno
​Program Director

Jenny is the mother of three children. Her eldest son experiences a development disability. Jenny’s son graduated high school in 2014 with an extended diploma and completed three years in his district’s community transition program. At 21 he started his first paid job with supported employment. Jenny has many years of experience in advocacy both in the medical and educational field that has led her to have a voice not only for her son but also for Oregon families and their children that experience disability. Often her advocacy work has taken her to meetings at the state level and across Oregon to share her perspective as a family member. Jenny is a graduate of Partners in Policy making in Oregon. Jenny is passionate in her work and believes that all people have the right to a happy and fulfilled whole life.

Callie Kackley
​Program Coordinator - Central Oregon

Callie comes to CODSN with experience in non-profit administrative work and a degree in Business with a Minor in Sociology. She is wife to her wonderful husband Justin and mom to their 3 amazing and energetic kids Mia, Liam, and Nolan. It has been the joy of her life to raise their family (albeit a bit of a circus much of the time).
They found out the night that Mia born that she had Down syndrome and since that moment, they knew that her life would change them in incredible ways and alter the trajectory of their life. What they didn't realize, is that it would also bring more blessings than they ever could have expected. Callie is a graduate from NWDSA's
Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort and the OCDD Strong Start Parent Leadership program. She is a passionate advocate for inclusion and is committed to paving a path for Mia and other children with unique needs, to belong in meaningful ways in their schools, communities and relationships. She loves connecting with and supporting families as they navigate this journey as well.

Yecenia Rodriguez
​Program Coordinator - Klamath County

Yecenia lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon with her husband and two children. Her first born child, Anthony, was born with Cerebral Palsy and developmental delays. Hearing her son’s diagnosis was hard but she knew that she had to advocate for her child and other families going through the same journey as her. Yecenia’s professional background includes working at a Pediatric Therapy Clinic, Early Childhood Education, Business Management, and Parent Liaison. In 2018 Yecenia completed the OCDD Strong Start Parent Leadership program. Yecenia participates is many local Klamath County Committee including the COVID-19 Collaboration for Spanish speaking families. Yecenia is bilingual and encourages Spanish speaking families to reach out to her.

Jennifer Williams
​Program Coordinator - Harney County

Stephanie Widler
​Program Assistant - Central Oregon
Jennifer was born and raised in southern California and lived there up until moving to Eastern Oregon in 1989. Since then she has been active in her community through involvement with her church serving as a Sunday School teacher and treasurer. She has also been active in Harney Partners for Kids and Families, Youth Changing Their Community, Silvies River Charter School, ROCCO’S Family Network and she is the founder of Crossroads Ranch of Harney County Equine Therapy Center.

She was brought into the world of disabilities when her son Arly suffered a severe brain injury as the result of a car accident in 2014. That is when she became an advocate for people with disabilities and when the desire to bring her community along side of those who have differences at birth.​
​Stephanie lives in Redmond with her husband and two sons. In January of 2016 she came on board to work in the Redmond office. Her older son experiences Down Syndrome and they are learning to navigate the world of homeschool in Oregon. Her younger son attends the dual language immersion program in the Redmond School District.

Stephanie is very passionate about all students getting what they need to participate in their education and loves supporting families in understanding the IEP process. She also facilitates our Redmond Family Group, coordinates the Oregon chapter of Sharing The Weight and was the Neighborimpact Head Start Policy Council Secretary for 2016-2017.  She is also a 2016 Graduate of Oregon Partner's in Policymaking.
Jen Martinez
Program Assistant - Central Oregon
Jen is an Oregon native and has lived in Bend for the last 20 years.  She has three kind, smart, funny grown children, Julia, Shelby and Seth.  She has a background in Office Administration and when her kids were young she helped start and run a co-op preschool, volunteered extensively at her children's schools and helped with numerous after school activities.  She was lucky enough to usually have her house full of not only her own children but also their friends - many of whom still refer to her as “Mom.”  Jen did her best to advocate for her own children through obtaining speech therapy, counseling for depression/anxiety, IEP’s for special learning needs, and more.  She greatly increased her understanding of special education and the available resources when she had the opportunity to be an Educational Assistant at the Alyce Hatch Center where she had the pleasure of working with preschool children with developmental delays and their families.  Jen strives to connect with and support kids and their families on their own special and unique journeys. ​