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J. Erin Riehle, MSN, RN

Title

Director, Project SEARCH, Division of Disability Services

Email

erin.riehle@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-8729

Fax

513-636-2570

Credentials

RN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1981.
MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

Awards and Honors

Southwestern Ohio Rehabilitation Association, Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Rehabilitation; Large Employer of the Year
Association for Persons in Supported Employment, Project SEARCH – National Employer of the Year
Inclusion Network, Third Annual Leadership Award
Ohio Association of Supervisors and Work-Study Coordinators, Award of Achievement for Years of Dedicated Service
The National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education,
Cincinnati Children's Hospital – Project SEARCH, Outstanding Contribution to Vocational Technical Education
National Transition Alliance for Youth and Disabilities, Promising Practices and Programs for 1999-2000
Ohio Public Images Award of Excellence
Division on Career Development and Transition, Project SEARCH / Cincinnati Children's Hospital, National Employer of the Year
Women Who Make a Difference in September 17, 2002 Family Circle magazine
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati Outstanding Leadership Award
Case Study in Filling the Glass When You Can't Find Perfect People: Skeptics guide to Positive Thinking About Hiring People with Disabilities. University of Iowa Employment Policy Group.
Project SEARCH -- An Employment Approach Based on Community Collaboration. In V Brooke, P Wehman (eds). Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports Case Studies. Richmond, VCU-RRTC.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Program Reduces Turnover. In A Smith (ed): ADA
Compliance Guide Monthly Bulletin. Washington DC, Thompson Publishing
Group.
Featured in the Association of Career and Technical Education national video.
Nurses Making a Difference: Taking Risks, Tapping Creativity. In August 2003
American Journal of Nursing. Vol. 103, Issue 8.
Project SEARCH Shines Light on EmploymentOpportunities. In B Kramer (ed): DD Quarterly. Winter 2004, p6-7.
2003: Inclusion Network Ninth Annual Leadership Award presented to Project
SEARCH High School and Employment Programs at Provident Bank.
Featured in Business, Disability and Employment: Corporate Models of
Success (A Collection of Successful Approaches Reported from 20 Employers). May, 2004, p9-12.
Ohio School Board Association Southwest Region, Outstanding Student Program.
Ohio Governor's Council on People with Disabilities, Ohio Employer of
the Year Award.
The Secretary of Labor, New Freedom Initiative Award.
A Partnership that Works: Project SEARCH Turns Ideas into Reality. In Job Training and Placement Report.

Research Grants and Contracts

July 17, 2003: Cincinnati Empowerment Zone. $219,000.00 in support of Project SEARCH Healthcare Customized Skills Training Program.

June 6, 2003: Greater Cincinnati Foundation. $45,000.00 in support of
Healthcare Customized Skills Training Program.

Jan. 1, 2003: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. $120,000.00 in support of program replication, dissemination and product development.

Aug. 12, 2002: The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. $5,000.00 in support of Health Promotion.

July 31, 2002: The Robert H Reakirt Foundation. $10,000.00 in support of the Healthcare Training Program.

July 25, 2002: Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. $34,330.00 in support of Project SEARCH grant writer.

April 17, 2002: The Foundation for Healthy Communities. $14,946.00 in support of Project SEARCH "SEARCH for Fitness".

Jan. 2002: Josephine Schnell Russell Trust. $10,000.00 in support of Project SEARCH Healthcare Customized Skills Training Program.

Nov. 13, 2001: Cincinnati Empowerment Zone. $225,000.00 in support
of Project SEARCH Healthcare Customized Skills Training Program.

July 2001: Southwest Ohio Career Resource Network. Workforce Investment Act -Individual Training Accounts. $4500.00 per person in support of individuals enrolled in Healthcare Customized Skills Training Program.

Mar. 26, 2001- Mar. 26, 2002: KnowledgeWorks Foundation. $20,000.00 in support of Project SEARCH High School Transition Program.

Nov. 24, 1998 - June 30, 2001: Healthcare Customized Skills Training and Job Development: A Workforce Development Service for Ohio Works First Participants. Hamilton County Department of Jobs and Family Services. Year One - $428,000; Year Two - $510,000.

May 10 - Aug. 18, 2000: City of Cincinnati / Project SEARCH Summer Youth Employment Program. The Citizens' Committee on Youth. $33,575.00.

Oct. 17, 2000 - Feb. 23, 2001 : Youth Employment Internship Program. The Citizens' Committee on Youth. $26,025.00.

Publications, Most Recent

Riehle JE, Luecking RG, Donovan M: Partnerships at work: Illustrative case studies. In RG Luecking, ES Fabian, GP Tilson (eds): Working Relationships: The New Guide to Successful Partnerships with Business, Second Edition. Maryland, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski S: Education and employment of youth with disabilities. In AM Rudolph, CD Rudolph, NJ Siegel, G Lister, M Hostetter (eds): Rudolph's Pediatrics, 21st Edition. Philadelphia, McGraw-Hill.

National Presentations

Riehle JE. Picture People with Disabilities in a New Way: Suggestions for Creating a Truly Diverse Workforce. KYBLN 2004 State Conference. Erlanger, KY. October 4, 2004.

Maher C, Riehle JE. Cultivating and Maintaining Hospital / Funder Relationships That Make Grants Possible. N.A.C.H. 2004 Grants Workshop. Washington DC. July 29, 2004.

Riehle JE. Opening the Door: An Insider's Perspective on How to Create Interest on the Part of Business and Industry. Tennessee Disability Mega Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. June 4, 2004.

Riehle JE. Frankly Speaking: An Employer's View on Hiring People with Disabilities. Tennessee Disability Mega Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. June 4, 2004.

Riehle JE. Employer Perspective on Hiring People with Disabilities. Olmstead Employment Summit. Nashville, Tennessee. January 15, 2004.

DeMarks T, Linnabary J, Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC. Handheld Employee Assistance Devices: Networked Success. 2003 Closing the Gap Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 16, 2003.

Luecking R, Donovan M, Riehle JE. Improving Employment Outcomes: Validated Models and Practices. National Leadership Summit on Improving Results: Policy and Practice Implications for Secondary and Postsecondary Education and Employment for Youth with Disabilities sponsored by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. Washington DC. September 18 and 19, 2003.

Riehle JE, Southwood L. Making the Case: The Nuts and Bolts of Hiring People with Disabilities. Chambercast for the Center for Workforce Preparation sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Washington DC. September 11, 2003.

Riehle JE. Employer Panel. 2003 Workforce Inclusion Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 27, 2003.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: There is a Job in Healthcare for Everyone. Networks for Training and Development Employment Support Symposium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 2, 2002.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: Collaboration: Why a Hospital May Be One of Your Best Partners. Association for Career and Technical Education Annual Convention. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 14, 2001.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: My Daughter Didn't Get A Football Scholarship . . . Now What Do I Do? National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, Professional Development Speaker Series. Live Webcast: www.nccte.com. October 10, 2001.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: Innovative Solutions for Workforce and Career Development. National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions 2001 Annual Meeting. Amelia Island, Florida. October 9, 2001.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: My Daughter Probably Won't Get a Football Scholarship – Now what Do I Do? The 12th Annual Association for Persons in Supported Employment Conference. Washington, DC. July 24, 2001.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: Getting By With A Little Help from Our Friends. The 12th Annual Association for Persons in Supported Employment Conference. Washington, DC. July 24, 2001.

Riehle JE, Rutkowski SC: Creating Innovative Workforce Solutions Through Collaboration. National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions 2001 Pediatric Patient Care Workforce Conference, Tampa, Florida. April 2001

Professional Organization Memberships

Business Leadership Network
Association for Career and Technical Education
Association for Persons in Supported Employment
Business-Eductation Partnership, Association for Career and Technical Education
LifeSpan Care Committee, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Youth to Work Coalition Steering Committee, Washington, DC

Consultation / Program Development

Sept. 30- Oct. 1, 2004:Emory Healthcare Systems and North Fulton County
Hospital. Focus on High School Transition and Employment Programs. Atlanta, Georgia.

Aug. 15-18, 2004: Seattle Children's Hospital and Southwest Washington Medical Center. Focus on Adult Employment Programs.

July 25-26, 2004: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Focus on High School Transition and Adult Employment Programs. Nashville, Tennessee.

July 14-15, 2004: Emory Healthcare Systems and North Fulton County Hospital. Focus on High School Transition and
Employment Programs. Atlanta, Georgia.

June 14-15, 2004: Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Project SEARCH Accommodations and Adaptations. Conference held by Project SEARCH at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center. Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 19, 2004: Dr. Roy Grizzard, Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. In Cincinnati from Washington, DC. Focus on employment program.

May 11, 2004: SUMA Healthcare System. Akron, Ohio. Focus on replicating High School Transition program.

April 21-23, 2004: Adult Employment Program Replication and Funding.
Conference held by Project SEARCH at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Feb. 4, 2004: Simon Kenton School and Harco Industries. Kenton County, Ohio. Focus on replication of employment program.

Dec. 29, 2003: Mesquite School District. In Cincinnati from Mesquite, Texas. Focus on replication of employment program.

November 6-7, 2003: Briggs and Associates. In Cincinnati from Atlanta, Georgia. Focus on replication of employment program.

Sept. 15-18, 2003: Seattle Children's Hospital and Southwest Washington Medical
Center. In Cincinnati from Seattle and Vancouver, WA. Focus on replication of employment program.

Aug. 1, 2003 Ohio Career Technical and Adult Education Conference. At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for tour and replication of education programs.

July 21-25, 2003: O'Neill & Associates. In Seattle at Seattle Children's Hospital, Portland, VA Hospital and Southwest Washington Medical Center. Focus on employment and education.

July 16, 2003: Mitsubishi Electric America Corporation. In Cincinnati from Japan.
Focus on employment.

June 4-5, 2003: University of Iowa Center of Disabilities and Development / Employment Policy Group. In Cincinnati from Mason City, Iowa. Focus on employment and education.

May 13, 2003: Sixth District Educational Compact. In Akron, Ohio. Focus on replicating High School Transition Program.

March 3-6, 2003 : O'Neill & Associates. In Seattle at Seattle Children's Hospital, US Bank, and Portland, VA Hospital. Focus on Employment
Program.

Jan. 31, 2003: CEVEC. In Cincinnati from Cleveland, Ohio. Focus on Employment and High School Programs.

Jan. 30, 2003: Mercy Healthcare System. At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Focus on Employment and High School Programs.

Jan. 8, 2003: Riverside MRDD. Lima, Ohio. Focus on Employment Program.

Dec. 9, 2002: ProMedica Healthcare Systems. In Cincinnati from Toledo, Ohio.
Focus on Employment Program and High School Program.

Nov. 13-19, 2002: O'Neill & Associates. In Cincinnati from Seattle, Washington. Focus on Employment and High School Programs.

Oct. 21, 2002: Federated Department Stores, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio. Focus on Replication of High School Transition Program in retail setting.

Aug. 9, 2002 Provident Bank Corporate Office. Cincinnati, Ohio. Focus on replication of High School Transition Program in banking setting.

Feb. 8, 2002: East Liverpool High School and East Liverpool City Hospital. East Liverpool, Ohio. Focus on Employment Program and High School Program.

June 19, 2001: St. John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Focus on Employment Program.

Jan. 23, 2001: Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and Flower Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Focus on Employment Program and High School Program.

Nov. 2000: Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Indiana. Focus on Employment Program.

Oct. 23, 2000: Sandusky School District. Sandusky, Ohio. Focus on High School Program

July 27, 2000L: Francis Tuttle Career and Technical Center and Mercy Hospital.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Focus on High School Program.

July 1999: Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio. Focus on High School Program.

March 25, 1999: Kenton County School System, Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center
And New Perceptions. Kenton County, Kentucky. Focus on Employment Program and High School Program.

Jan. 12, 1999: Idaho Vocational / Business Delegation. In Cincinnati. Focus on High School Program.