Kathy West-Evans

National Employment Team, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehab. (CSAVR)

Email: kwest-evans@csavr.org 

Kathy West-Evans leads the National Employment Team (NET) at CSAVR (Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation). The NET is a cross state team of VR business specialists working through a dual customer approach to develop strategies with business to employ and retain the talents of individuals with disabilities across the company or organization. Kathy was also part of the team that developed the Talent Acquisition Portal (TAP) in response to businesses who wanted to easily access the talent pool of candidates with disabilities and individuals who were interested in accessing career opportunities with companies across the country.  Kathy started in the field of rehabilitation in 1978. She worked in a community agency in Seattle, for the Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and at the federal level with the Rehabilitation Services Administration.  She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) who is fluent in American Sign Language. She has her MA in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science.