Company Profile
Our Company Mission
At Vocational Expert Services, Inc., our mission is to offer services crucial to the vocational rehabilitation process and provide objective analysis of evidence and vocational factors for the legal and risk management community.
Our Philosophy
We believe all people deserve the knowledge, support and equal access to rehabilitation services.
Our Promise
Vocational Expert Services, Inc. strives to provide the highest quality of services and products to our clients.
Meet Our Team
Devin Lessne
MA, MS, CRC, CDMS, ABVE/F, PVE
President
Devin Lessne has earned a Masters of Arts, Counseling, from the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas and a Master of Science, Aviation Safety, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri. He has earned professional certifications from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission as a Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS), American Board of Vocational Experts as a Fellow (ABVE/F) and Registry of Professional Vocational Evaluators as a Professional Vocational Evaluator (PVE).
Mr. Lessne is accepted as a Vocational Expert by the Social Security Administration and testifies in Social Security disability adjudication hearings. The state of Florida has also accepted Mr. Lessne as a worker’s compensation Qualified Rehabilitation Professional.
Mr. Lessne has provided vocational counseling and job placement services to Social Security beneficiaries through the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work-Employment Network program. He has also provided job placement services along with vocational case management, and independent living assessments for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. He is approved to provide vocational evaluations by Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Florida Division of Blind Services.
Mr. Lessne served on the board of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals – Florida Chapter as Central District President and Training and Education Chairperson.
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
- Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
- American Board of Vocational Experts Fellow (ABVE/F)
- Professional Vocational Evaluator (PVE)
Teri Hillery
ADMS, NCCA, CDMS
Teri Hillery has earned a Master of Science degree in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University. She has earned a professional Associate Disability Management Specialist (ADMS) designation accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). She also has earned her professional certification from the Commission on Certified Disability Management Specialists as a Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS).
Ms. Hillery is accepted as a Vocational Expert by the Social Security Administration and testifies in Social Security disability adjudication hearings. She also provides vocational evaluations and transferable skills analysis.
Ms. Hillery has over 10 years of experience in Case Management, Supportive Living Coaching, Supported Employment and job placement for individuals with disabilities.
Brenda Martinez Richardson
MS, CRC
Brenda Martinez Richardson has earned a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management from Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia. She has earned her professional certification from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).
Ms. Martinez Richardson is accepted as a Vocational Expert by the Social Security Administration and testifies in Social Security disability adjudication hearings. She also provides vocational counseling, vocational case management, vocational evaluations, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis, vocational and psychological testing, and job placement.
Ms. Martinez Richardson is bi-lingual in English and Spanish. She has provided services in cases in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ms. Martinez Richardson is the Central Florida President of the Florida Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and a member of the National Association of Professional Women.
Claire Ziegler
MA, CRC, IPEC
Claire Ziegler earned her Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida. Claire maintains designation as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) via the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). She also holds an International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC).
Lois Silberstein
MA, CDMS
Lois Silberstein earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida. She earned her professional certification from the Commission on Certified Disability Management Specialists as a Certified Disability Management Specialist(CDMS).
Ms. Silberstein is accepted as a Vocational Expert by the Social Security Administration and testifies in Social Security disability adjudication hearings. She is an approved Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the US Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Division. She also provides absence management services, vocational counseling, vocational case management, vocational evaluations, re-employment assessments, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis, vocational testing, employability skills training and job placement.
Ms. Silberstein has provided vocational rehabilitation and disability management services in Northwest Florida for over twenty years, eight of which were spent as a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the Florida Bureau of Rehabilitation and Re-Employment. She has also been a designated Qualified Rehabilitation Provider for the state of Florida.