Expertise: Vocational Rehabilitation, Organizational Leadership, Clinical VR Counselor Supervision, Professional Development & Training, Policy Development, Program Innovation, Pre-Employment Transition Services, Business Engagement/Relations.

Kyle is the Executive Director at the University of Wisconsin-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI). He has over 20 years of experience working on the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace and community. Kyle began his professional career with the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation where he worked for 16 years in various capacities including as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Counseling Supervisor, District Director, Regional Director, Client Services Director, Administrative Services Director, and as the Director of the Utah Division of Rehabilitation Services. Kyle was actively engaged in the Utah Rehabilitation Association serving on the board for several years and as President in 2002, 2004, and 2009. Kyle was appointed as Director of the Division of Consumer Services within the South Carolina Commission for the Blind in 2015. While in South Carolina Kyle was appointed to serve on the State Advisory Counsel for the Education of Students with Disabilities. Kyle has served on the board of the Rehabilitation Counselor Educators Association (RCEA), and on the board of the Great Lakes Region of the National Rehabilitation Association.

Kyle graduated from Utah State University with a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Kyle is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a Certified Public Manager, and has received numerous awards during his career including the 2014 Utah Governor’s Award for Excellence in Leadership.