Meet the Staff

David A Roos, PhD

David Roos has spent the last twenty years helping neighborhood organizations, churches, schools, hospitals and health clinics deliver housing services, job training and health care in St. Joseph County and other Indiana communities. Throughout this time, David has worked closely with local, state and federal officials to help maximize the human and financial resources available to support community development activities, helping to create new models that were later replicated in other communities.

David served on the Indiana Commission of Health Care for the Working Poor during the administrations of both Governor Bayh and Governor O’Bannon. David also served as chair of the “Eligibility Committee” of the Governor’s Advisory Panel on the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

David was an active participant in the Indiana Covering Kids Initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Working closely with other statewide coalition members, David helped prepare the application for the four-year Covering Kids & Families program and served as the State Program Director. At the end of this initiative, David provided leadership and facilitated the process for sustaining and incorporating the Covering Kids & Families statewide coalition. David now serves as the Executive Director of Covering Kids & Families of Indiana, Inc.

Sondra L Gardetto, MSA

As Deputy Director for Covering Kids & Families of Indiana, Sondra is responsible for working closely with all statewide committees and local coalitions across the state, providing each technical assistance and training to develop, implement and evaluate outreach, enrollment, and retention work plans to achieve the strategic goals of ensuring access to health care by all Indiana uninsured and underinsured.

Prior to joining Covering Kids & Families of Indiana, Sondra was the Regional Coordinator for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Covering Kids & Families National Program Office at the Southern Institute on Children and Families, she provided technical assistance and support to coalitions, monitored grantee progress and grant administration and was responsible for building regional capacity for 39 Covering Kids & Families statewide and local projects.

Sondra is a national speaker and has facilitated technical assistance on building and sustaining coalitions for several coalitions across the nation.

Sondra earned her Master of Science degree in Administration from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. She received her bachelor’s degree in music therapy from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Marci Toler

As Director of Enrollment Assistance, Marci provides technical assistance to both coalitions and partners, statewide to develop, implement and evaluate outreach, enrollment and retention work plans within the guidelines approved by the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. She is also responsible for encouraging and supporting the implementation of the coalition model to existing Covering Kids & Families of Indiana local coalitions as well as target communities for these coalitions. Marci has over 13 years experience working with hospitals, both urban and rural, across the State of Indiana providing Medicaid Eligibility assistance and self pay account management. Marci has worked closely with more than 20 hospitals statewide providing direct enrollment assistance to families in need.

Prior to joining the organization, Marci served 9 years as Health Care Access Coordinator for Memorial Hospital and Health System. Her responsibilities included coordinating outreach, enrollment and retention efforts in a large, urban Disproportionate Share facility. In addition, she fostered community relationships with schools, early childhood providers, mental health facilities, clinics and hospitals to improve health care access for the medically underserved.

Becky Kennedy

Becky is the Program Coordinator for Coordinated School Health Programs and works in collaboration with the Indiana School Health Network and Indiana State Department of Health: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. In her role, Becky helps schools to address the health of the “Whole Child” through increasing the school’s capacity to provide: effective Coordinated School Health Program administration and implementation; awareness, policy implementation and evaluation of federal and state mandates related to school health; effective physical education and activity programming; and professional development for education professionals. Becky conducts workshops and provides technical assistance to teachers, administrators and coordinated school health / wellness advisory councils.

Becky brings thirty years of expertise in the area of school health. Prior to joining CKF-IN Becky was the Health & Physical Education Curriculum Specialist at the Indiana Department of Education. Becky also worked at the Ohio Department of Education as an education consultant in Health, Physical Education and Science and was an instructor of School Health Education at The Ohio State University for 18 years.

Becky earned her Master of Education degree in School Health at the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Physical Education from Ball State University.

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