ABLE Administration
Will Schneider, CEO
Will founded ABLE in 2009 after working within the field for 11 years through volunteer and employment opportunities. Now with 15 years of field experience, Will has guided ABLE from a 1 participant, single service organization into a multi-service organization servicing over 40 participants in Manitowoc County over the past 5 years. In addition to operating ABLE, Will has provided services for 9 children and adults in his licensed adult family home. Will has been operating this service in his home since 2008 when he was dually certified for Foster Care and Adult Family Care. Having provided services for up to 5 individuals in his home at once, with a growing family, he now limits his home services to one adult with severe Autism who has since become a part of the family.
Cassie Schneider, COO
Originally from New Hampshire, Cassie has worked with individuals with special needs for close to 10 years through employment and volunteer opportunities. She attended college with the intent of becoming a Special Education Teacher, however, after spending many hours shadowing in multiple school districts she realized that she wanted to help these individuals outside of the school setting. In New Hampshire, companies similar to ABLE are very difficult to come across due to the lack of state funding. Cassie moved to Wisconsin to work for ABLE in September of 2010. Since then, she has also provided services for up to 5 individuals at once in her licensed Adult Family Home and Foster Home. Now with a growing family, she limits her home services to one adult with severe Autism who has since become a part of the family.
Vickie Wingrove, COO
Vickie has been working with special needs people for more than 15 years. She grew up babysitting three autistic cousins which led her to work as a line therapist for children with autism. As her own family grew, she moved into the public schools setting as a special education aide in the Two Rivers and Reedsville school districts. She also has 9 years of experience caregiving for her step-daughter who had significant medical, physical, and cognitive disabilities. Through all of these life experiences, working for ABLE has deepened her passion for assisting anyone with different abilities.
Scott Schneider, CFO
Scott has been working within this field for 12 years through employment and volunteer opportunities. He has been with ABLE since the day it was established. Scott also has 15 years of experience in the IT field.
Program Directors
Manitowoc
Baylee Krogh, CLTS Program Director
Oshkosh
Mariah Olsson, CLTS Program Director
AbLE CORE Specialists
Abigail Emmert Akaysha St. Pierre
Alex Jirikowic Alexa Bieberitz
Allie Willmas Amy Harrigan
Autumn Michaels Brydgett Williams
Cellest Goldman Christina Oliver
Dayton Ellenbecker Destinee Ellenbecker
Jarod Glander Josh Barczak
Joshua Anderson Kaitlyn Vander Linden
Karalyn Cisler Kennedy Brantely
Kenny Wiesman Leah Senglaub
Madelynn Krueger Makenna Bieberitz
Miranda Wetak Natalie Freese
Olivia Becker Rebecca Firgens
Regan McVey Rich Clark
Winfield Nguyen