Sue Hetrick

OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY

Sue Hetrick, Director of Public Policy

My life can be distinctly divided into Before Micah and After Micah!

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with K-12 teaching certificate and 20 years later a Masters in Education (M.Ed.) Special Education, both from Bowling Green State University. I had some experiences as an art teacher before being employed by Owens-Corning Fiberglas as a computer graphic artist. Later was Vice President in charge of Computer Graphics at a company producing corporate computer graphic audio-visual presentations, commercial photography and micrographics.

Before ACT, I worked for the Arc of Ohio as a regional leadership development coordinator and then for the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities as an advocate. I have worked for the Ability Center of Greater Toledo since 2000. I love my job! It has truly made me a more complete advocate in experiencing the issues of all people with all disabilities.

I have two sons whom I adore! Nick is married to wonderful Lesley. He is a graduate assistant working on his Ph.D. in English at The Ohio State University. I am thrilled that some of his work has been with the Disabilities Studies Dept. at the University.

Micah is working on getting a job! He’d like to take some college classes at some point. Micah has Down Syndrome and is the reason I do what I do!