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Mikala King
Director - TJ Swift House ASCEND Program
Mikala is the Director of the ASCEND Program. Before taking this role she was a special education teacher at the West Plains School District. ASCEND launched in the fall of 2022 at Missouri State University - West Plains where she has had the privilege of creating ASCEND from the ground up. Mikala has a passion for seeing students succeed and believes in this program. ASCEND will help the autistic and neurodiverse community, and the State of Missouri with an amazing opportunity for students to achieve their degree and go on to accomplish their dreams.

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