{"id":43,"date":"2024-04-25T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.riversideresources.org\/wp\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:13:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riversideresources.org\/wp\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Value Statements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Responsive<\/strong>: Riverside Resources, Inc. will be responsive to the needs of persons with Developmental Disabilities and seek input about the provision of services from stakeholders within available resources.\n
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    • Those stakeholders may include guardians, parents, staff, the Board of Directors, affiliates, state, county and local governments and agencies, as well as the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Efficient<\/strong>: Riverside Resources, Inc. will provide services in an efficient manner, making the best use of available resources including funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Community Based<\/strong>: Riverside Resources, Inc. will assist individuals in seeking out services by utilizing individualized, congregate, and generic resources in the Leavenworth County community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Change<\/strong>: Riverside Resources, Inc. actively embraces change.\n
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            • Those changes which may impact the organization and persons served include legislative, philosophical, and economic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Responsible<\/strong>: Riverside Resources, Inc. will strive to support persons served to maintain a healthy and safe lifestyle by balancing needs, risks and resources with choices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Funding
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                Riverside resources, Inc. receives payment for the services offered, through the funding that HCBS (Home & Community Based Services) recipients are allotted to pay for the services they are determined to need and want.<\/p>\n

                Currently, Kansas has three MCO\u2019s (managed care organizations \u2013 state insurance companies) that manage the funds that are used to pay for those services.<\/p>\n

                While Riverside Resources, Inc. is not funded by the state directly, we do receive monies for services rendered through one of the MCO\u2019s which is paid by the state of Kansas.<\/p>\n

                Riverside Resources, Inc. must meet all regulations set forth by kdads and we are licensed yearly through them at annual re-licensing visits.<\/p>\n

                Management Team<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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                • Executive Director: Michelle Hill<\/li>\n
                • Assistant Executive Director: Greg Pickman<\/li>\n
                • Finance Director: Shana Flack<\/li>\n
                • CDDO Director: Janice Denney<\/li>\n
                • HR Director: Cathy Montgomery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Board of Directors<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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                  • President: William Broeker, Jr.<\/li>\n
                  • Vice President: Rita Kowalewski<\/li>\n
                  • Secretary: Mary Sue Winneke<\/li>\n
                  • Treasurer: Mike Vernon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Members<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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                    • Jim Clark<\/li>\n
                    • Christa Richardson<\/li>\n
                    • Mary Ann Zohner<\/li>\n
                    • Alyssa Brockert<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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