KIIDS Executive Board

Dria lives in Moorestown, NJ with her two teenage daughters, Elsa and Julianna (“Juls”). Originally from Philly, Dria and her family lived in California for many years, before moving back to the East coast over 10 years ago. After settling in South Jersey, they were grateful to learn about KIIDS and meet other families in our local Ds community. Dria enjoys being involved in her community, has served on her township board of education and values being involved in Ds and disability advocacy. Juls loves hanging out with her KIIDS friends and keeps busy with ice skating, bowling and making TikToks.

dria@kiids.info

Terri and her husband are the proud parents of 3 adult sons of whom the youngest is Michael, age 21. When Michael was born, there was not much support in the area for babies and younger children so she and a few other moms started KIIDS and she has served on the board in various positions throughout the years. Michael loves going to the KIIDS events, enjoys playing soccer, baseball and working out and is getting ready to enter the job market.

terri@kiids.info

Angie lives with her husband John and their two children, the youngest having Down Syndrome. Angie serves as the group’s treasurer and is happy that she is able to give back to the organization by volunteering. KIIDS provides many opportunities to meet with other families. These events create an outlet where the kids can be kids in a safe and loving environment. KIIDS has also helped her and her family find resources available to tackle the next challenge. She feels good knowing they are not alone in their journey.

– If we all give a little, we all can gain a lot!!

Nancy resides in Stratford with her husband Bill and their three children Erin (19), Jake (17), and Ryan (13). She has worked as a School Psychologist in the Audubon School District for over 15 years. The Scully’s are involved in multiple activities including Special Olympics soccer and basketball, high school volleyball and soccer, and drama productions in the Stratford public schools. Nancy has served on the Stratford Board of Education for almost nine years. Additionally, she serves on the Buddy Walk committee, secretary and teen social coordinator for Bringing Up Down Syndrome (BUDS). As Erin has mover into her transition programming, we continue to look for any opportunities available to her to help with vocational skills, physical activity, and developing ongoing friendships.

Kristin lives with her husband Tom and three children, Ella (10), Jack (7) and Lila (5). Kristin is a Special Education teacher and also was an Early Intervention teacher. She is a strong advocate for inclusion and is able to help answer IFSP and IEP questions.
Her and her family love the beach and swimming.
She enjoys being an outreach coordinator and helping new families navigate a new DS diagnosis!

Amy lives with her husband and 7 children and two grandchildren. Their youngest Manny is 6 and has Down syndrome. Amy is looking forward to continuing her position as outreach parent for KIIDS and meeting new families who are on this wonderful journey.

Kristen lives in Haddon Township with her husband David and their two boys, Desmond (5) and Miles (3). She first learned about KIIDS from Desmond’s nurse shortly after his birth diagnosis of Down syndrome. Kristen previously served a term as an outreach coordinator. She values the resources, support and friendships that KIIDS has provided to her family and looks forward to continued membership in the future.

kristen@kiids.info

Suzanne lives with husband Reed and two girls Maddie (20) and Eve (15). Suzanne joined KIIDS immediately when Eve was born to get information on best practices for Eve and is so grateful for KIIDS. Eve really enjoys seeing all of her friends at the social events and has made lifelong friends! Suzanne was our previous guest speaker coordinator for the past 8 years and now coordinates social activities for our older kids age13+ throughout the year.

Kim lives in Gloucester County with her husband Derrick and their four children: Hayleigh (16), Danica (12), Noah (8) and Israel “Izzy” (4). After Izzy was born, Kim and her husband received the unexpected news that their son has Down syndrome. Kim immediately looked for resources and support for her and her family’s amazing journey ahead of them. A nurse (who also has a child with Ds) told her about a few support resources, one of them being KIIDS. She jumped in head first with KIIDS and has loved every experience. Kim enjoys spending time hiking and camping with her family, reading, scrapbooking and genealogy.
Kim also loves watching her son Izzy grow up and develop his own interests, such as art, music and sports.