What is the Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)?
The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. As coaches and mentors, we strive to support you in your task of providing quality child care to infants and toddlers and their families.
Meet Our Teams
We are excited to meet you and provide you with support!
Developmental Inclusion & Mental Health Team
West Region
Counties Served:
Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita

785-477-0017
stephkeller@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Learning Environments, Professional Development, and Team Building

785-477-0322
twitthuhn@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Health & Safety, Program Management, and Child Nutrition
North Central Region
Counties Served:
Barton, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary, Jackson, Jewell, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Stafford, Wabaunsee, Washington

785-410-8303
lisa.s.isaacson@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Military Child Care, Respectful Caregiving, and Inclusion

785-477-0331
rachel.jury@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Interactions, Safe & Healthy Environments, Social-Emotional Development, and Adult Self Care

785-477-5564
rvitelli@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Family Engagement & Coaching, Behavior & Positive Guidance, and Visual Supports & Structured Teaching
South East Region
Counties Served:
Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson

785-477-0162
tanishatroutt@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Business Practices, Infant-Toddler Mental Health, and Observation & Assessment
South Central Region
Counties Served:
Barber, Butler, Cowley, Comanche, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Sedgwick, Sumner

785-477-4346
erinjett@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Classroom Design, Behavior & Guidance, and Workplace Culture

785-477-0797
stephanie.haney@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Positive Guidance, Environmental Supports, Intentional Planning, and Policy Development
North East Region
Counties Served:
Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte

785-477-0566
sarahjholmes@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Behavior & Guidance, Communities of Practice, and Military Child Care

913-378-3276
jonibreidenthal@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Early Learning Standards, Assessment Tools, and Parent Education
Developmental Inclusion and Mental Health Support Team

Early Childhood Special Education
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
rebeccabenson@ksu.edu

Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
lrguinn@ksu.edu

Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
sabinae@ksu.edu

Early Childhood Education-Unified
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
jpishny@ksu.edu

Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
ingridp@ksu.edu

CCC-SLP, M. Ed.
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
sjkuhn@ksu.edu

Program Coordinator / Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
arsorrels@ksu.edu

Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
jennywright@ksu.edu
The KCCTO-KITS Infant-Toddler Specialist Network is a program of the Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the University of Kansas Life Span Institute at Parsons and is supported through a grant from the Kansas Department for Children and Families’ Child Care and Early Education Services. However, information or opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the agency and no official endorsement should be inferred. (12/16/16)