Kim Falk, BSBA
Program Manager, FCEP – MMI
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
402-559-4951 | Email Kim
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI)
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Professional Summary
Kimberly “Kim” Falk, BSBA, is the Program Manager for MMI’s Family Care Enhancement Project (FCEP), who supervises Parent Resource Coordinators (PRCs) in medical clinics across the state.
Kim has worked at Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for over 10 years. She started as a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Trainee and took her personal experience as a parent of a child with a disability to help support other families with additional opportunity and programs at MMI.
Kim previously served as the Respite Employer Engagement Coordinator through a contract with the Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network. She developed the Respite Employer Engagement Initiative through a Pilot Project from 2015 – 2017. A replicable model of employer recruitment as been used to share Respite Resources with employers since 2017. She also partnered with the Center of Children, Families and the Law and the University of Wisconsin in Madison to develop Nebraska’s Working Caregiver Survey. This is an anonymous survey that employers can use to better support working caregivers on their teams. It is more important than ever to keep valuable employees on your staff.
Kim has been invited or selected to present Respite Employer Engagement Initiative and Working Caregiver Survey presentations multiple times at national conferences. She hopes to continue supporting working caregivers and families across the state with the help of the FCEP Team.
Education
- BS, Business Administration, Midland University, Fremont, NE, 1992
- LEND Certification, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2013
Invited Presentations
- 2022 – Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD); Poster Presentation: “Nebraska’s Working Caregiver Survey – How to Support Working Caregivers”;Washington D.C.
- 2022 – ARCH National Respite Conference; Panel Presentation: “Supporting Working Caregivers”; Madison, Wisconsin
- 2020 – Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD); Virtual Poster Presentation: “How Employers Can Support Working Caregivers by Meeting Caregivers at their Workplace”
- 2019 – Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD); Concurrent Presentation: “Respite Employer Engagement and the Respite Service-Learning Certificate Program”; Washington D.C., Co-Presenter: Ellen Bennett, Respite Coordinator, Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network.
- 2017 – Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD); Concurrent Presentation: “Respite Employer Engagement Initiative Pilot Project Results”; Washington D.C., Co-Presenters; Jill Kagan, Director ARCH and Sarah Swanson, UCEDD Program Associate at Munroe-Meyer Institute/University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2016 – Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD); Concurrent Presentation: “Nebraska’s Respite Evaluation and Respite Employer Engagement Initiative Pilot”; Washington D.C., Co-Presenters: Dr. Jolene Johnson, Education Director and Sarah Swanson, UCEDD Program Associate at Munroe-Meyer Institute/University of Nebraska Medical Center
Research Interests
- Respite
- Employer Engagement
- Working Caregiver Survey
- Respite Service Learning
- Providing Family-Centered Care
Professional Affiliations
- Munroe-Meyer Guild Member (2013 – 2022)
- Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, Board Member (2013 – 2018)
- Parent Training and Information, Board Member (2004 – 2018)
Awards
- UNMC Chancellor’s Silver U Award (2018)
- MMI Standout (2018)