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Language, Speech and Hearing Contacts in State Education Agencies

Alabama
Jan Enstrom
Education Specialist, Speech-Language Impairment
State of Alabama Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
E-mail: jane@alsde.edu

Mabrey Whetstone, Director
Division of Special Education Services
State of Alabama Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104

Alaska
Art Arnold
Office of Special Education Services
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
Phone: (907) 465-2972
E-mail: Art_Arnold@eed.state.ak.us

Arizona
Joanne C. Phillips, Deputy Associate Superintendent
Exceptional Student Section
Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3280
Phone: (602) 542-4000

Arkansas
Shelly Wier
Speech-Language Pathology Consultant
3920 Woodland Heights Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: (501) 221-8415
E-mail: swier@ar.easterseals.com

California
Shelley Ross
Special Education
California Department of Education
1430 North Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (760) 931-2472
E-mail: sross@cde.ca.gov

Colorado
Karen Kelly
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfay, #300
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-6741
E-mail: Kelly_K@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut
Carolyn W. Isakson, Consultant
Speech/Language Pathology
Connecticut State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
Phone: (860) 713-6924
E-mail: Carolyn.Isakson@po.state.ct.us

Delaware
Martha Toomey
Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 735-4210
E-mail: mtoomey@doe.k12.de.us

District of Columbia
Marva McIntosh
Division of Special Education
825 North Capitol Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-4800

Florida
Lezlie Cline
Speech & Language Impaired
Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students
Florida Education Center
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0478
E-mail: Lezlie.Cline@fldoe.org

Georgia
Charlette Green
Speech-Language Disorders Program
Georgia Department of Education
Division for Exceptional Students
State Office Building
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 657-9951
E-mail: cgreen@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii
Verna Chinen
State Educational Specialist
Speech/Language/Hearing
Department of Education OCISS-SESE
637 18th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 735-8250, ext. 268
E-mail: Verna_Chinen@notes.k12.hi.us

Idaho
Russ Hammond
Idaho Department of Education
Bureau of Special Population Services
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6919
E-mail: rmhammond@sde.state.id.us

Illinois
Jodi Fleck, Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
Center for Educational Innovation and Reform
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 782-5589
E-mail: jfleck@isbe.net

Indiana
Paul Ash, Assistant Director
Division of Exceptional Learners
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-0577
E-mail: pash@doe.state.in.us

Iowa
Shirley Van Deventer
Iowa Department of Education
Speech and Language Services
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50322
Phone: (515) 281-3176

Kansas
Melanie Cody
Kansas State Department of Education
120 East 10th
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-7453
E-mail: mcody@ksde.org

Kentucky
Gwen Baffington
Kentucky Department of Education
Office of Education for Exceptional Children
Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 818
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-4970
E-mail: Gwen.Buffington@education.ky.gov

Louisiana
Noah Wartelle
Louisiana State Department of Education
Office of Special Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3640
E-mail: Noah.Wartelle@la.gov

Maine
David Stockford
Department of Education
Department of Special Services
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6650
E-mail: David.Stockford@maine.gov

Maryland
Fran Sorin
Division of Special Education
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2592
Phone: (410) 767-0242
E-mail: fsorin@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Marsha Mittnacht
Department of Education
Office of Special Services
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 338-3700
E-mail: mmittnacht@doe.mass

Michigan
Joanne Winkleman
Michigan Department of Education
608 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-1696
E-mail: WinklemanJ@michigan.gov

Minnesota
Mary McDevitt Kraljic
Division of Special Education
Minnesota Department of Education
818 Capitol Square
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 582-8289
E-mail: marymcdevitt-kraljic@state.mn.us

Mississippi
Susan M. Davis
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Special Education
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
E-mail: sdavis@mde.k12.ms.us

Missouri
Jackie Bruner, Supervisor
Division of Special Education-Complaince
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-0699
E-mail: webreplyspeco@dese.mo.gov

Montana
Marilyn Pearson
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Division of Special Education
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-4428
E-mail: mpearson@state.mt.us

Nebraska
Jeanne Heaston
Special Populations
Nebraska Department of Education
Special Education Office
6949 South 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128
Phone: (402) 595-2092
E-mail: jheaston@nde.state.ne.us

Nevada
Pete Reynolds
Consultant, Special Education Programs
Nevada State Department of Education
1820 East Sahara Avenue, Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone: (702) 486-6561
E-mail: preynolds@doe.nv.gov

New Hampshire
Sarah Fox
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
Phone: (603) 271-3776
E-mail: sfox@ed.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Fran Leibner
Division of Special Education
100 River View Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 984-4955
E-mail: Fran.Leibner@doe.state.nj.us

New Mexico
Sue Gronewold
Education Consultant
Special Education Bureau
New Mexico Public Education Department
120 S. Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-3506
Fax:  (505) 954-0001
E-mail: sue.gronweold@state.nm.us

New York
Sharon Brown-Levy
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York
Phone: (518) 474-5652
E-mail: sbrownle@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina
Perry Flynn
509 Woodvale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: (336) 256-2005
E-mail: pfflynn@uncg.edu

North Dakota
Teresa Monicken
Department of Public Instruction
600 East Barlevard Avenue
Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
E-mail: nskorhei@mail.dpi.state.nd.us

Ohio
Stephanie Metzger
Ohio Department of Education
Division of Special Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: (614) 466-2650
E-mail: Stephanie.Metzger@ode.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Rickey Briody
Special Education Section
Department of Education
2500 Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 521-4877
E-mail: Rickey_Briody@sde.state.ok.us

Oregon
Robbi Perry
Education Specialist
Office of Special Education
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5673
E-mail: Robbi.Perry@state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Dr. Malcolm Cotter
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: (717) 667-3153

Rhode Island
Phyllis Pezzullo
Rhode Island Department of Education
Division of Special Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-4600
E-mail: phyllisp@ride.ri.net

South Carolina
Dr. Susan Floyd
South Carolina Department of Education
503 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201-6123
Phone: (803) 734-8222
E-mail: swfloyd@sde.state.sc.us

South Dakota
Rebecca Cain
South Dakota Department of Education
Special Education Programs
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-8196
E-mail: rebecca.cain@state.sd.us

Tennessee
Jennifer Knicks
Special Education Consultant
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johson Tower, 7th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-2851

Texas
Carter Wyatt
Special Education Monitoring & Intervention
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 463-9362

Utah
Joycelyn Taylor
Communication Disorders & Learning Disabilities
Special Education Services Unit
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 538-7726
E-mail: jtaylor@usoe.k12.ut.us

Vermont
Alicia Hanrahan
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 828-3142
E-mail: aliciahanrahan@doe.state.vt.us

Virginia
Marie Ireland
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-9775
E-mail: Marie.Ireland@doe.virginia.gov

Washington
John Bresko
Capitol Building,
PO Box 47200,
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6075
E-mail: jbresko@ospi.wednet.edu

West Virginia
Kathy Knighton
Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
1510 Hunter Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-2696
E-mail: kknighto@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin
Sheryl Thormann
Speech Language Consultant
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 25311
Phone: (608) 226-1783
E-mail: Sheryl_Thormann@dpi.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Janine Cole
Director of Outreach Services
State of Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building
Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-6376
E-mail: jcole@educ.state.wy.us


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