Board of Directors and Staff
Board of Directors:
Meet Leslie:
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Board Member
Carey Ann Sahu Email CareyAnn@hadsa.org Meet Carey Ann:
Mrs. Carey Ann Sahu lives in Atkins with her husband Sajan of twenty years and two of her three children; the youngest of which has Down Syndrome. Her oldest child attends the University of Iowa. Carey Ann is a 9-12 Special Education Teacher at Benton Community High School where she has worked for the past 10 years. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a major in Special Education and then graduated with her master degree in special education and reading from Morningside college in 2013. Her duties at Benton include coaching FTC Robotics and is helping to spear head Unified Robotics in Iowa (a special needs lego robotics competition). She is also a Prom Coordinator. In her free time, Carey Ann loves to read, sew, and bake. One of her favorite activities is clowning. She can make over 200 different figures out of balloons and enjoys entertaining children of all ages at a variety of community events. She attended clown camp in 1994 at the University of Wisconsin, LaCross. Board Member
Angie Cannon Email AngieC@hadsa.org Meet Angie:
Hello! I’m Angie Cannon and I work as a supervisor at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center where I met Lindsey and was introduced to HADSA. I love to help people whenever I can, and was more than happy to create a silent auction gift for the Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk/5K. My best friend’s son has Down Syndrome and is a wonderful young man. Gabe has inspired me to want to learn more about Down Syndrome and give back. I am honored to be a part of HADSA to help and serve families blessed with Down Syndrome. |
Meet Ashley:
My name is Ashley Heinrich. I live in Cedar Rapids with my 3 beautiful children. My oldest daughter has Down Syndrome. I am excited to be apart of HADSA to help bring awareness and support for families and individuals with Down Syndrome. 
Meet Dale:
I live in Marion with my wife, Heather, and our two kids, Addy and Deacon. I am a University of Iowa grad and work as a mechanical engineer at Marion Process Solutions. My younger sister has Down syndrome, so I became involved with the Down syndrome community very early in my life. Years later as Heather and I started a family we were blessed with our daughter also having Down syndrome. I became a part of HADSA so I could share my experiences in order to help others. My life has truly been blessed by Down syndrome. |
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Board Member
Heather Deppe Email Heather@hadsa.org Meet Heather:
Hi, My name is Heather Deppe. 8 kids call me mom, with my youngest Trieghton Sebastian making me a Rockin mom! My wife and I have been together for 13yrs and married for 8yrs. Our oldest is 22 and is a senior at University of Iowa with our baby being 18mo. and home with us & everyone else in between! We have ran our own state registered in home childcare for the last 21yrs. I enjoy wrestling with my boys and traveling with them across the country to wrestle I also enjoy spending time with my family, musicals, being a Dance Mom and I love any holiday! ( I have been referred to from time to time as “Heather Holiday”). With such a large family we are always on the move with something to do! Since having my youngest, I have become very interested in learning and advocating for Down Syndrome and my little guy! Something that seemed so scary and devastating at 13 weeks gestation has now become somewhat of a passion of mine to keep learning about and bringing that knowledge back to others and to my son. I am currently so excited to be getting to go to the DSDN Mom's retreat next fall! I am also looking forward to venturing out, and bringing new knowledge back to our HADSA families! |
Board Member
Ellen Schlarmann Email Ellen@hadsa.org Hello – My name is Ellen Schlarmann and I was born and raised in Monticello, IA, where I currently reside and work at Camp Courageous as the Marketing & Communications Director. My youngest sister Annie has Down Syndrome. Annie has been one of the greatest blessings in my life and has sparked my passion to advocate for individuals with special needs. My family has been involved with HADSA since Annie was born 12 years ago. I look forward to being more involved with this organization and the opportunity to help individuals with Down Syndrome and their families. I truly believe that individuals with special needs are more alike than different, and that is why I love the mission of HADSA. My family will be forever grateful for this group, the wonderful people it has brought into our lives, and the support it has provided us over the years.
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Staff
Program Coordinator
Lindsey Sauerbrei lindsey@hadsa.org |
Meet Lindsey:
I grew up in Fairbank, a small town in NE Iowa. I currently reside in Blairstown, IA with my boyfriend, Keith. I work at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center as a Revenue and Marketing Coordinator as well as doing some respite care for a family blessed by Down Syndrome. The later of the two presented me with the opportunity to work with all of you. I am so happy to add Program Coordinator for this wonderful organization to my daily life, and look forward to all the wonderful things that we continue to do for the community! |
Committees:
HADSA’s Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk/5K:
Education:
Family Outreach:
Marketing: Tara Ellison
Membership: J
Online Communication:
Social:
Finance:
Fundraising:
Strategic Planning:
Please view the what our committees do and let us know if you want to help out It takes many volunteers to keep an organization running.
HADSA_2016_Committee_structure_and_descriptions
*If you would like to join a committee, please contact us at info@hadsa.org
Education:
Family Outreach:
Marketing: Tara Ellison
Membership: J
Online Communication:
Social:
Finance:
Fundraising:
Strategic Planning:
Please view the what our committees do and let us know if you want to help out It takes many volunteers to keep an organization running.
HADSA_2016_Committee_structure_and_descriptions
*If you would like to join a committee, please contact us at info@hadsa.org
