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 the Partners in Policymaking program, is a graduate from the Beegle Poverty Institute and served as past Chair of the State Interagency Coordinating Council. She is a certified Person-Centered Plan Facilitator, Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer and she is trained in Restorative Practices through the IIRP. Dianna’s professional background includes experience in many different areas in the business management, marketing and accounting fields.
Dianna brings her lived experience as a parent of a daughter with Down syndrome to this work and it is that experience that drove her to start CODSN in response to a lack of resources and information available in Central and Eastern Oregon communities. She strives to support, advocate for, educate and equip individuals, families and professionals in the field of disability. 

Jenny Cavarno
​Program Director

Jenny has three children and brings her lived experience as a parent raising a son with a developmental disability to her work at CODSN as Program Director. Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge to the team at CODSN as a parent who has navigated her son graduating high school, the transition program, and having a job with supported employment. Jenny has many years of experience in advocacy both in the medical and educational fields 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 Partners in Policymaking graduate and is certified in Person-Centered Path training. She has also received training in Poverty Informed Care, Supported Decision-Making, Trauma- Informed Care and LGBTQ+ Youth training. She comes to CODSN with experience serving as Program Coordinator and Director at FACT Oregon (Oregon’s Parent Training & Information center). Jenny is passionate in her work and believes that all people have the right to a happy and whole life.

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Callie Kackley
​Program Coordinator
Central Oregon

Callie Kackley
Callie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Minor in Sociology and graduated with honors from Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon. She brings work experience in the non-profit administrative field as well as lived experience as a parent raising a daughter with Down syndrome to her work at CODSN as Program Coordinator. Since finding out at birth that Mia had Down syndrome, Callie knew that Mia's life would change them in incredible ways and transform their community. 
Callie is a graduate of NWDSA's 2015 Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort and the 2018 Strong Start Parent Leadership Program. She is Youth Mental Health First Aid trained and has received training in Trauma Informed Care, Poverty Informed Care, Latino Outreach, Person-Centered Planning and Supported-Decision Making. Callie sits on the State Advisory Council on Special Education with the Oregon Department of Education and also represents CODSN on the Developmental Disability Coalition. Callie is a passionate advocate for inclusion both in education and community life and she is committed to paving a path for all children to belong in meaningful ways in their schools, communities and relationships. She loves connecting with and supporting families to have high expectations, develop a strong vision for the future and to understand their rights as they navigate raising their kids with disabilities.

Yecenia Rodriguez
Bilingual ​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 came to the world of disability when her son suffered a severe brain injury as the result of a car accident in 2014. Since then, she has become an advocate for people with disabilities and she desires to bring her community alongside those who experience disability across the lifespan. 
Jennifer graduated from the Strong Start Parent Leadership Program in 2018 and is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid. Jennifer has also received training in the History of the Northern Paiute, the Native American Perspective on Disabilities, Poverty Informed Care and Trauma Informed Care. She comes to CODSN with experience as the Program Coordinator for ROCCO’S Family Network and is the founder and Board Chair of Crossroads Ranch of Harney County Equine Therapy Center. She is an active member of her community in Eastern Oregon and has served with Harney Partners for Kids and Families as Vice President for the past 3 years and served on the board of Silvies River Charter School. She currently serves with Youth Changing Their Community and as a Harney County Employment First Team Member and is a volunteer in her local church as both treasurer and in teaching Sunday school.​

Stephanie has an Associate of Science degree in Child Development and Family Relations and graduated with honors as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa society. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the CODSN team as 2016 Graduate of Oregon Partners in Policymaking program, certified Charting the LifeCourse Ambassador, a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer and is Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1 trained. She coordinated the Oregon Chapter of Sharing The Weight from 2017-2020 and was the Neighborimpact Head Start Policy Council Secretary and Alternate State Representative for 2016-2017. She has represented families in multiple state level workgroups over the past few years and currently sits on the Children's Services Advisory Group for the Oregon Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services. 

Stephanie has been on staff with CODSN in a variety of roles since 2016 and her oldest son experiences Down syndrome. Stephanie passionately believes that one size doesn't fit all and that everyone has the right to access meaningful education. She also loves all things sensory and loves to learn and share about new sensory tools!

Jen Martinez
Program Assistant
Central Oregon

Jen is an Oregon native and brings experience Office Administration and experience as an Educational Assistant at the Alyce Hatch Center to the CODSN team. As an Educational Assistant, she had the pleasure of working with preschool children with developmental delays and their families and this opportunity helped her to learn about special education and the available resources for families. Jen also brings lived experience advocating for her own children’s support needs in helping them to access mental health supports, speech therapy and IEPs for learning needs. 

Jen is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid and has received training in Poverty Informed care, Trauma Informed Care, Working with Native Families and LGBTQ+ Youth training. Jen strives to connect with and support kids and their families on their unique journeys.

​Yamilex Gutierrez
Bilingual Program Coordinator
Central Oregon

Yamilex brings strength to the CODSN team with skills as a bi-lingual staff member and is fluent in both English and Spanish. Yamilex comes from a small town and brings the perspective of living in a rural community as well as lived experience as a member of the Latinx community to this work.
 ​Yamilex has received training in Poverty Informed Care with Dr. Donna Beegle, Trauma Informed Care and Latino Outreach. She loves supporting her community through providing Wraparound Services to those affected by COVID-19 by implementing CODSN’s work as an OHA Community Based Organization on the ground in Lake and Klamath counties. She is especially skilled at providing support to families who speak Spanish as their first language. Yamilex believes that we have a lot to learn from those who are not like us and she is always looking to learn more and we are grateful to have her on the team at CODSN.