Executive Directors
This executive director is the only one who did not have a therapy background. She instead had a degree in journalism.
Who is Renee Craft?
This couple in August 2007 created the Wheels to Succeed Program and had the first Kids Bike Event at Royal Nissan. They wanted all children to have the chance to ride a bike.
Who are Darron and Ashley Leach?
What is a developmental delay?
This service organization has been hosting the Easter and Christmas parties with the Center for over thirty years. Before the Easter party they would have a staff and children's softball game at the park.
Who is Al Azar Grotto?
This person would drive a golf cart several times a day to bring children from Westdale Elementary to therapy and then back to school.
Who is Charles Thomas?
This executive director began working at the Center in 1988 after getting her degree in social work. After leaving for a brief 8 months, she returned to become the 5th executive director.
Who is Anne Hindrichs?
This all-inclusive camp is unique in that children with disabilities can attend with their brother and sisters.
What is Capable Arts?
This is the payor mix of the Center.
What is 70% Medicaid and 30% private insurance?
Known for calling the children "this little pumpkin head" or "knot head" in his dictation, this orthopedist cam once a week to the Center to provide orthopedic care for the children for over thirty years. The Center was named after him in 2000.
Who is Dr. Frank McMains?
Nancy Broyles who was the former social worker and master gardener set this birdhouse up by the playground to attract this species of birds each February. Records of these birds returning can be found logged in the Center's garden calendars and red scheduling book.
What are the Purple Martins?
Under this executive director many of the family programs began such as Capable Arts, the Canoe Trip, and Wheels to Succeed. She was also a recipient of the Barton Award for Excellence in Nonprofits. She retired in June 2013 before moving to Seattle, Washington.
Who is Janet Ketcham?
This sports team volunteers at the Kids Bike Event.
Who is the LSU Gymnastics Team?
Currently there are five managed care organizations under Healthy Louisiana/
What are Aetna Better Health of Louisiana, AmeriHealth Caritas of Louisiana, Healthy Blue, Louisiana Healthcare Connections, and United Healthcare Community Plan?
The Center moved to its current location in 1964 and contracted with the East Baton Rouge School system to provide these two services.
What is occupational and physical therapies?
Debbie Gauthreaux, former OT, relocated this creature to the golf course. She also left a picture of it and note saying to contact Anne Hindrichs if it returned.
What is a king snake?
The second executive director who was an occupational therapist first died in 1988 due to cancer. After her death an endowment was created for the grounds which pays for the lawn care. The original Independent Living Center was also dedicated to her.
Who was Alice McCracken?
The annual canoe trip takes place at Tickfaw State Park each year. There are three adapted items that have been made specifically for the canoe trip.
What are the LSU canoe chair, the canoe chariot, and the canoe paddle?
The Center treats children in East Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes. These are the top three parishes that currently make up 87% of the children seen.
What are East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes?
This organization helped support the Center as early as 1954 when they purchased the initial air conditioning system which was brought over to the College Drive location. This group continues to volunteer today especially at the Canoe trip.
Who is the Downtown Kiwanis?
The Center has calls its signature colors.
What is pink, teal, and grey?
The first executive director was recruited from New York State where she was the director of the cerebral palsy program at Children's Hospital in Buffalo, New York in 1941. This program which she initiated was the first in the country. Her background was in physical therapy.
Who is Paula Egel?
In 2009 this person created the No Such Thing As Impossible Bike Ride as the fundraiser for Wheels to Succeed. The first ride was 70 miles in honor of his 70th birthday.
Who Is Jairo Alvarez?
This therapy is the number one requested service at the Center.
What is speech therapy?
This therapy gym was built in the 1970s from a federal grant called Hill-Burton.
What is the occupational therapy gym?
The Center on November 7th with its staff and clients will launch the ability bags and kits created for this organization.
What is the Knock Knock Children's Museum?