General Contact Information

Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services

700 SW Jackson St, Suite 500
Topeka, KS 66603

785-296-6631

Executive Director

Heather Cessna, Executive Director // hcessna@sbids.org

Amber Carey, Senior Legal Assistant to the Director // acarey@sbids.org

Accounting

Angela Courtney, Accountant III // acourtney@sbids.org

Candice Massie, Accountant II // cmassie@sbids.org

Alexus Woods, Accountant II // awoods@sbids.org

Sarah Beach-Frye, Accountant I // sbfrye@sbids.org

Debbie Dyche, Accountant I // ddyche@sbids.org

Jassmyn Sanchez, Accountant I // jsanchez@sbids.org

Paige Williamson, Accountant I // pwilliamson@sbids.org

Legal Department

Brandon Barrett, General Counsel and Assistant Director // bbarrett@sbids.org

Rebekah Gaston, Legislative Staff Attorney // rgaston@sbids.org

Emily Leiker, Assigned Counsel and Expert Coordinator // eleiker@sbids.org

Lance Mitchell, Procurement Officer // lmitchell@sbids.org

Training

Christina Kerls, Training Director // ckerls@sbids.org

Krystal Vokins, Assistant Training Director // kvokins@sbids.org

Jude Beffa, Administrative Specialist // jbeffa@sbids.org

Special Projects

Ann Sagan, Director of Special Projects // asagan@sbids.org

Karen Leve, Assistant Director of Special Projects // kleve@sbids.org

Josh Harsin, Data & Statistical Evaluation Analyst // jdharsin@sbids.org

Alexa’jayne Richards, Lead Special Projects Staff Attorney // arichards@sbids.org

Human Resources

Tiffany Reed, Human Resources Director // treed@sbids.org

Bryan Crouch, Human Resources Professional // bcrouch@sbids.org

Meghan Fowler, Human Resources Professional // mfowler@sbids.org

Kendall Marsh, Administrative Specialist // kmarsh@sbids.org

Information Technology

Michael Troxell, Lead Technology Support Consultant // mtroxell@sbids.org

Brady Cowen, Technology Support Consultant // bcowen@sbids.org

Brent Kammen, Technology Support Consultant // bkammen@sbids.org

Levi Spangler, Technology Support Consultant // lspangler@sbids.org

Susan Sebring, Systems Analyst // ssebring@sbids.org