BRENDA MAXEY - ACCSES BOARD PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT & CEO, TECH INC.
Brenda Maxey, President/CEO of TECH, Inc. in Hutchinson, Kansas, serves as Chair of the ACCSES Board of Directors. Maxey was first elected to the Board in January 1998 during a period of transition for the organization, and then selected by her peers to be the ACCSES Board Chair in 2003. Since that time, her steadfast leadership ushered in a period of stability that helped to complete a re-organization process, successful merger with the Disability Service Providers of America, continued growth in membership and numerous legislative accomplishments.
Maxey has been employed at TECH, Inc. since 1989, where she started as a Residential Coordinator. Prior to being hired in 1999 to serve as TECH’s President/CEO, she also worked as a Residential Manager and Director of Services. During her tenure, TECH, Inc. has grown to over a $7 million agency employing 175 staff and providing direct supports and services for 250 adults and 500 children with disabilities.
During that time, Maxey has also been actively involved in Kansas. She has served on the Interhab State Association’s Board of Directors since 1993, including one term as its Board Chair from 2006-2007. As a recognized leader on issues important to Kansans with developmental disabilities, Maxey served on the State of Kansas Sub-Committee on Strategic Planning for Persons with Disabilities, 2005 & 2006, Kansas Legislative Committee’s State Task Force for System Improvements, 2005, and the C0- Lead Negotiator for CDDO’s during SRS/CDDO contract negotiations Represented 28 CDDO’s, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004. Additionally, Maxey has remained active in her local community as a member of the Hutchinson Rotary since 1998 and Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce since 1999.
She graduated with her Master of Arts in Community Leadership from Regis University, and her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Colorado State University.
