Administrative Office
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
Kim Mason, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Director // kmason@sbids.org
Angela Courtney, Accountant III // acourtney@sbids.org
Alexus Woods, Accountant II // awoods@sbids.org
Candice Massie, Accountant II // cmassie@sbids.org
Debbie Dyche, Accountant I // ddyche@sbids.org
Erin Keith, Accountant I // ekeith@sbids.org
Jassmyn Sanchez, Accountant // jsanchez@sbids.org
Legal Department
Brandon Barrett, General Counsel and Assistant Director // bbarrett@sbids.org
Emily Leiker, Assigned Counsel and Expert Coordinator // eleiker@sbids.org
Training
Christina Kerls, Training Director // ckerls@sbids.org
Jude Beffa, Administrative Specialist // jbeffa@sbids.org
Special Projects
Ann Sagan, Director of Special Projects // asagan@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
Information Technology
Michael Troxell, Lead Technology Support Consultant // mtroxell@sbids.org
Brady Cowen, Technology Support Consultant // bcowen@sbids.org
Nathaniel Wheatley, Technology Support Consultant // nwheatley@sbids.org
Susan Sebring, Systems Analyst // ssebring@sbids.org