Andrew Johnson Kliethermes serves as the Assistant Director of Succeed. Andrew has been with Succeed for over 8 years and has over 15 years of experience in business management, employee training, as well as working with individuals with disabilities and their families.
Prior to joining Succeed in 2015, Andrew was an Employment Advisor with St Louis Arc. There he was able to collaborate with the leading team; Special School District, Vocational Rehabilitation, SSM St Mary’s Health Center, and St Louis Arc to help facilitate a pilot Vocational Skills Employment Training Program, or V-SET, complete its second year.
Andrew holds his Bachelors in Business Administration from Lindenwood University, a Masters in Higher Education and Adult Learning from The University of Missouri-St Louis, and is currently a doctoral student with The University of Missouri-St Louis in the College of Education.
Selected Publications
Francis, G. L., Fuchs, E., Johnson, A. D., Gordon, S., & Grant, A. (2016). Developing parent-professional partnerships in a postsecondary education program for students with disabilities. Psychology in the Schools, 53(10), 1045–1056. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.21974
Francis, G. L., Gordon, S., Kliethermes, A. J., Regester, A., Baldini, D., & Grant, A. (2018). Developing and implementing a postsecondary education program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Processes and procedures. The Teacher Educators’ Journal, 11, 134-156. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1174734
Francis, G. L., Duke, J. M., Kliethermes, A. J., Demetro, K., & Graff, H. (2018). Apps to support a successful transition to college for students with ASD. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 51(2), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040059918802768
