Marsie is a Senior Policy Analyst at Health & Disability Advocates and Project Manager of the Rural Illinois Customized Employment Sustainability Project (RICES), an investment of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities. RICES brings customized employment to Illinois, while addressing system change to support this employment strategy. She is a co-founder of the Illinois Self Employment Resources Network (SERN) which is committed to increasing self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology/ Sociology from North Central College.