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Leadership

Karrie Knapp

Director

Karrie Knapp is the Director of First Person Care Consultants. She has special experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and chronic mental health diagnoses.
Karrie Knapp is the Director of First Person Care Consultants. She has special experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and chronic mental health diagnoses. She began her career working for the Centers for Independence (CFI) as a case manager, eventually supervising a staff of 40 consultants providing long-term care services to more than 900 members of the My Choice Family Care program. She holds an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Cardinal Stritch University and obtained her License in Professional Counseling in 2011. She became a Lead Supervisor in 2009 and was named Director of Case Management in 2012. 
Karrie is excited about leading First Person Care Consultants and working with IRIS participants because she is an enthusiastic advocate for self-direction and empowering people to make their own life choices. Since 2003, She has been working to help people reach their personal goals and achieve their dreams.
When she isn’t working, Karrie enjoys camping and vacationing with her husband and children.
She can be reached at 414-312-2654 or karrie.knapp@firstperson.org

Kelsey Mowery

Quality Supervisor

Kelsey Mowery is a quality supervisor at First Person Care Consultants. She has experience working with people of all ages in group homes. She also has experience helping young adults with disabilities engage in the community through improving vocational and social skills.
Kelsey has served First Person as a master IRIS Consultant and then as a training coordinator to help new consultants learn how to provide the best possible to service to clients. Her work in these roles led to her becoming the supervisor of the First Person Quality Team, where she leads initiatives to improve the quality of services being provided to clients served through our ICA.
Kelsey earned her bachelors degree in criminal justice from Aurora University and previously worked as a community integration specialist for the Kenosha Achievement Center.
In her spare time, Kelsey enjoys spending time with her family, watching her children participate in extracurricular activities, reading, and traveling.
She can be reached at 414-207-7026 or via email at kelsey.mowery@firstperson.org.

Kim Sollman

Regional Supervisor

Kimberly Sollman has worked as an IRIS Consultant for the past four and a half years. As a First Person Care Consultants team member, she shares the same values of providing resources and quality care to the people she works with.
Kim holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Service Management and is continuing her education to obtain a master’s degree in Social Work.
In her spare time, Kim enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and DIY projects.
Kim can be reached at 414-242-8555 or via email at kimberly.sollman@firstperson.org.

Meghan Johnson

Regional Supervisor

Meghan Johnson previously worked at Milwaukee College Prep School as a special education teacher, as well as at Wraparound Milwaukee and REACH as a program supervisor.
Meghan earned her bachelor’s degree in Community Engagement and Education in 2014. She earned her master’s degree in Cultural Foundations of Education in 2021 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Meghan specializes in working with youth and families with disabilities and mental health issues. She has experience with special education, as well.
Outside of work, Meghan enjoys watching her two boys play sports, shopping, traveling, reading, and cooking.
Meghan can be reached at 414-374-2988 or via email at meghan.johnson@firstperson.org.

Emily Mikich

Long-Term Care Functional Screen Liaison

Emily Mikich came to First Person Care Consultants from the Wraparound Reach Program, where she was a care coordinator helping youth get the behavioral health services they needed to be able to live at home.
Emily has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and spent seven years as a certified nursing assistant with youth and elderly people with a mental health diagnosis or physical disability.
Emily enjoys hiking, traveling and spending time with her family and her golden doodle, Stanley.
She can be reached at 414-305-6127 or via email at emily.mikich@firstperson.org 

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