Andrea Berner, BSW, LSW, RN, MSN, NP
Management and Social Work Specialist
Andrea obtained her BSW and LSW in 2000. She has worked as an agency Case Manager and Youth Support Specialist, then a Regional Supervisor, until transitioning to the medical field after obtaining her RN. Her work in the medical field was primarily as a trauma care and intensive care unit nurse. In 2018, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing and Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Andrea has recently gained her Master’s degree and brings her extensive social work and medical experience to the ASI team, enhancing ASI’s ability to address the need for organizations to incorporate health care awareness with their social mission.
Beth Hanrahan
Cost Reporting & Office Management Specialist
Beth is a highly sought-after specialist in the area of Cost Reporting. She has been with Admin Solutions since 2009 specializing in the coordination of government cost reporting processes as well as providing remote office management direction. She has 25 years of experience working with non-profit agencies and provides administrative support and training to the organizations served by Admin Solutions.
Brenda Berner, RN, BBA
Co-CEO
Brenda transitioned from medical practice as a nurse and patient care coordinator to administrative support in the areas of human resources and accounting. She has coordinated audits, administrated employee benefits, and assisted with management systems development and administration for non-profit organizations.
She maintains her nursing license, offering wellness guidance and information to employees and the community through periodic seminars.
She has been a CFO of a therapeutic foster care agency, a patient care coordinator for a Skilled nursing facility and has been the principal of a private Christian school.
Julie Carter
Director of Development
Julie earned an Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies from Vincennes University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Addictions Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Ball State University. Julie brings fifteen (15) years of non-profit experience, with twelve (12) of those being in management. She most recently served as Assistant Executive Director for Benchmark Family Services foster care agency. Prior to that, she served as Executive Director for a Licensed Child Placing Agency/Community Based Services provider.
Julie resides in southern Indiana with her husband Seth, and her son Clay.
Penny Ross
Director of Quality Assurance
Penny has studied computer science, political science, electrical engineering, business and marketing, and psychology and brings more than 38 collective years of business administration, workforce optimization support, and policy and compliance in both the public and private sectors. Her experiences include publications inspection and control of federal defense regulations for the Dept. of Defense; research and development technical support in various DOD engineering, testing, and intelligence functionals as well as special access operations and defense systems covert programs; director of compliance, co-executive director, and licensing advisor for not-for-profit, private child placement agencies; career services advisor, student retention research support, and academic early intervention advisor for an HBCU; commercial data analyst for a global textile subsidiary of Koch Industries; recruitment and talent management specialist for global auto and after-market parts manufacturers; human capital administration and recruitment for a global manufacturer of engineered systems in energy and industrial markets; hazard operations analyst for a global niche-market, risk-management conglomerate; inventory control and supply chain analyst for a world-wide provider of radio frequency loss-prevention technologies. Before her current position with ASI, she served as Director of Public Relations for Benchmark Family Services.
Penny is an award-winning artist and writer who has parlayed her creative pastime into successfully authoring lucrative grants and other proposals over the years for interests shared by human services providers and state and county governments.
H Gregory Kelly, MS, LPC-S
Director of ASI Community Wellness Group Services
Greg has a Bachelor Degree in Social Services from Urbana College and a Master Degree in Community Mental Health from Wright State University. Greg is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and designated as a Supervising Counselor.
Greg has worked in Social Services for 40 years and has 35 years of management experience.
He has worked in child protective services, residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, health care and Employee Assistance Programs, as well as providing therapeutic services in a variety of private practice and community settings.
Greg lives in Springfield, Ohio. He has been married for 37 years and has 2 daughters. He and his family attend Restoration Park Church.
Charles Hanrahan
Facility and Vehicle Maintenance Manager
Charles has many years of experience in building trades including electrical and HVAC contracting. He owned and operated an automotive repair service for 8 years and maintained a fleet of 50 vehicles for a non-profit organization in Ohio.
Michael Berner
CEO
Michael Berner has served in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors of human services, including administrative positions in county and state agencies serving at-risk and special needs youth. As a private training consultant, he has developed curriculums and presented seminars on behavior management skills, effective communications, creative crisis management, and related direct service competencies. He has founded and administrated two private K-12 schools and has been an adjunct professor at a private liberal arts university. Michael is CEO of Admin Solutions Inc., providing an array of services including executive management, administrative, and IT support to human services organizations.
Paul Hanrahan
Vice President of Product Development
Child welfare and information technology seem like two separate career paths. But they merged in Paul’s life. He’s brought together 35 years in IT and experience as special projects coordinator and operations director of a child welfare agency, for which he oversaw IT infrastructure, HIPAA compliance, managed care accounts, facilities maintenance, and software implementation.
His IT background also includes field and process engineering, worldwide customer service management, and software design and testing. Paul earned degrees in electrical engineering and IT – Network Security and served four exciting years in the U.S. Navy. (Be sure to ask him.)
But he’s most proud of his marriage to Beth, and their children, Jason, Katie, and Victor.
Rebekah Botello, MBA, CPA
Vice President of Finance
Rebekah has been with Admin Solutions since 2009. Prior to this, she was with Benchmark Family Services as the Business Manager. Rebekah earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Park University in 2004. In 2007, she earned her Master’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. In 2011, she passed the CPA exams and maintains an active license in the state of Ohio. Rebekah’s drive for quality success, founded through effective leadership, team building, and efficient processes, have been a great asset to Admin Solutions’ vision. Rebekah has three children, her most precious and treasured blessings. She and her children stay busy outside of work and school with their two dogs, 3 cats, horse, a host of sports activities, and new adventures.
Shane Davis
Vice President of Management Services
Shane graduated from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University with a degree in Business Administration. He brings thirteen (13) years of management experience and served as the Executive Director for ten (10) years of a private, non-profit therapeutic foster care organization. Very familiar with governmental business models, contracts, and delivery of services. He has been successful with new office development, turn-around projects, and organizational growth.