Ruth Brock joined the IPS Employment Center in 2020. Ruth provides IPS training, technical assistance, and fidelity reviews to states and countries in the IPS International Learning Community, as well as to other jurisdictions and contracts. Ruth educates leaders on infrastructure to implement IPS in a sustainable way. She serves as a seasoned vocational expert with decades of progressive multi-level responsibilities in service and program delivery for people with different abilities.

Christopher Dang is currently in graduate school and pursuing a Master’s in Social Work from University of the Pacific, with the ambitions to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Christopher is a Bay Area native, but relocated to Sacramento, CA in 2023. His prior work history has been in recruiting, human resources, and career counseling. In his most recent prior role, Christopher worked as an Employment Services Director at a mental health nonprofit agency. While in this position, he supported creating resources and coordinated IPS implementation at the agency. Outside of his professional work, Christopher is incredibly fond of bees and took a bee keeping courses for fun. He is hoping to take more classes and invest in a small plot of land to put the hobby into practice! Additionally, he is a proud dog parent of two (Chihuahua/French Bulldog mix and Chihuahua/Poodle Mix) and will obsess over his fur babies! He is also a budding plant parent, though still learning how to keep his plants happy and healthy.

Jennie Keleher is passionate about helping people achieve recovery through employment. In 2022, she joined the IPS Employment Center as an international IPS trainer and consultant. Jennie received her introduction to the IPS model in 1998, when participating in an early IPS research study and serving as team leader for an Assertive Community Treatment team implementing IPS. She was an IPS mentor/trainer for over a decade in the Veterans Administration, providing training and support for IPS implementation with various populations. She has experience consulting with many community-based IPS programs, and is bilingual (English/Spanish).

Sandra Reese first joined the Center in 2006 as a part-time contractor and became a full-time employee in 2010. Since 2006, Sandra has assisted with providing system conversion and capacity building in provision of integrated employment services with states, counties, and countries within the International IPS Learning Community. Sandra has worked as an IPS supervisor for 10 years, a statewide IPS trainer for the Oregon Supported Employment Center for Excellence and she worked in community mental health for over 25 years as the director of supported employment and education.