State Contacts for Newborn Hearing Programs

Alaska
Beth Kaplan, EHDI Program Manager
Alaska Maternal Child and Family Health
4501 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. L
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-2273 
Fax: 907-269-3465
E-mail: Beth_Kaplan@health.state.ak.us

Arizona
Diane Gates, MPH, BSN
Chief, Office of Newborn Screening
Bureau of Women's and Children's Health
Arizona Dept of Health Services
150 North 18th Ave, Ste. 320
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-1409
Fax: 602-364-1495
E-mail: Contact Diane Gates

Arkansas
Millie Sanford, MS, CCC-A
Division of Health, Slot H-20
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 501-280-4761
Fax: 501-280-4170
E-mail: millie.sanford@arkansas.gov

California
Hallie W. Morrow, MD, MPH
Children's Medical Services Branch
California Dept of Health Services
1515 K Street, Suite 400, MS 8103
P.O. Box 997413
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Phone: 916-323-8009
Fax: 916-323-8104
E-mail: hmorrow@dhs.ca.gov

Colorado
Vicki Thomson, MA, CCC-A,
State Audiology Consultant
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South
HCP-A4A
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2458
Fax: 303-782-5576
E-mail: vickie.thomson@state.co.us

Arlene Stredler Brown, CCC-SLP, CED
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
University of Colorado
Campus Box 409, 2501 Kittredge Loop Road
Boulder, CO 80309-0409
Phone: 303-492-3037
Fax: 303-492-3274
E-mail: arlene.brown@colorado.edu

Connecticut
Donna C. Maselli, MPH, RN
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Connecticut Dept of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS 11 MAT
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-7505
Fax: 860-509-8132
E-mail: donna.maselli@po.state.ct.us

Delaware
Carlos Duran, MD
Christiana Care Health Center
Stanton & Oglethorpe Rd.
Newark, DE 19718
Phone: 302-733-2410 or 302-573-7299
E-mail: cduran@christianacare.org

District of Columbia
Deborah Ali
Maternal and Family Health Administration
DC Department of Health, CSHCN
825 N. Capital Street NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-727-7549
Fax: 202-727-7789
E-mail: deborah.ali@dc.gov

Florida
Lois Taylor, RN  
Unit Director, Screening Programs
Children's Medical Services, Florida Dept of Health
BIN #A06, 4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1707
Phone: 850-245-4444, ext. 2254
Fax: 850-921-5241
E-mail: Lois_Taylor@doh.state.fl.us

Georgia
Sharon C. Quary, MS
NBS/UNHSI Program Manager
2 Peachtree Street NW
Suite 11-272
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-657-6359
Fax: 404-463-6729
E-mail: scquary@dhr.state.ga.us 

Hawaii
Louella Christensen, MS, Ed.
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
Family Health Services Division, Hawaii Dept of Health
1350 South King Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: 808-594-0043 
Fax: 808-594-0015
E-mail: louella.christensen@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

Idaho
Cynthia Carlin, EHDI Management System
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1720 Westgage Drive
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: 208-334-0829
Fax: 208-334-0952
E-mail: Contact Cynthia Carlin

Illinois
Gail Tanner, MS, CCC-A
Vision and Hearing Section Administrator
Illinois Department of Public Health
500 East Monroe, 1st Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-782-4733
Fax: 217-557-5324
E-mail: GAIL.TANNER@illinois.gov

Indiana
Gayla Hutsell, MA, CCC-A/SLP, Cert AVT
Indiana State EHDI Program Coordinator
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, 7F
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-234-3358
Fax: 317-234-2995
E-mail: Contact Gayla Hutsell

Iowa
Tammy O'Hollearn, LBSW
CDC-EHDI Program Coordinator
Community Health Consultant
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-242-5639
Fax: 515-242-6384
E-mail: tohollea@idph.state.ia.us

Kansas
Kim M. Aeillo, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist/Coordinator, Sound Beginnings
KDHE - Bureau of Family Health
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-368-7167
Fax: 785-296-8626
E-mail: Contact Kim Aeillo

Kentucky 
Michelle King, MS, CCC-A
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Administrator
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217
Phone: 502-595-4459, ext. 323
Fax: 502-595-3403
E-mail: Michelle.King@ky.gov

Louisiana
Lorraine Farr, Program Director
Hearing, Speech & Vision Program
Operations and Support Services
Office of Public Health
1450 L & A Road
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: 225-219-0210
E-mail: lfarr1@dhh.la.gov

Maine
Betsy Glencross, Coordinator
Maine Newborn Hearing Program
DHHS-Maine CDC
Key Bank Plaza, 7th Floor
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-8427

Maryland
Linda Vaughan, MA
Director Infant Hearing Program
Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room #423 A
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-6432
Fax: 410-333-5047
E-mail: lsvaughan@dhmh.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Janet M. Farrell, Director
Hearing Evaluation Program for Infants & Toddlers
MA Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5959
Fax: 617-994-9822
E-mail: janet.farrell@state.ma.us

Michigan
Michelle Garcia, AuD, EHDI Follow-Up Consultant
Division of Family and Community Health
Michigan Department of Community Health
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8955
Fax: 517-335-8036
Videophone: 517-335-8273
E-mail: Contact Michelle Garcia

Minnesota
Kirsten Coverstone, Audiologist
Early Hearing Detection Coordinator
Newborn Screening Program
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64899
St. Paul, MN  55164-0899
Phone: 651-201-5223
Fax: 651-201-5471
E-mail: kirsten.coverstone@health.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Danita Munday, Part C Coordinator
First Steps Early Intervention Program Mississippi Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson 
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7427
Fax: 601-576-7540
E-mail: Contact Danita Munday

Missouri
Catherine Harbison, EHDI Coordinator
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
930 Wildwood Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
or
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-6266
Fax: 573-526-5348
E-mail: catherine.harbison@dhss.mo.gov

Montana
Sib Clack, MA
Birth Defects Registry Manager and Newborn Screenings Monitor
Family & Community Health Bureau
Public Health and Safety Division
Dept of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Phone: 406-444-1216
Fax: 406-444-2606
E-mail: sclack@mt.gov

Nebraska
Jeff Hoffman, CCC-A
Program Manager for Newborn Hearing Screening
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South         
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-6770
Fax: 402-471-1863
E-mail: jeffrey.hoffman@hhss.ne.gov

Nevada
Jack Zenteno
Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator
Bureau of Family Health Services
Nevada State Health Division
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-3478
Fax: 775-684-4245
E-mail: jzenteno@nvhd.state.nv.us

New Hampshire
Ruth Fox, RN, MS, Coordinator
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-1037
Fax: 603-271-4519
E-mail: rfox@dhhs.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Leslie M. Beres, MS
Early Identification & Monitoring Program,
Special Child Adult & Early Intervention Services,
Division of Family Health Services
New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-292-5676
Fax: 609-633-7820
E-mail: leslie.beres-sochka@doh.state.nj.us

New Mexico
Susan Chacon
Children's Medical Services Hear Early Program
New Mexico Department of Health
2040 South Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-8860
Fax: 505-476-8896
E-mail: schacon@doh.state.nm.us 

New York
Brenda Knudson Chouffi
Early Intervention Program
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Room 287
Albany, NY 12237-0660
Phone: 518-473-7016
Fax: 518-486-1090
E-mail: bkc03@health.state.ny.us

North Carolina
Kathleen Watts, Program Manager
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Division of Public Health
Children & Youth Branch
1928 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1928
Telephone: 919-707-5632
Fax: 919-870-4881
E-mail: Contact Kathleen Watts

North Dakota
Sue Burns
Children's Special Health Services
Department of Human Services
State Capitol, 600 East Blvd. Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0269
Phone: 701-328-2436
Fax: 701-328-2359
E-mail: soburs@state.nd.us

Ohio
Debbie Cheatham
Infant Hearing Program Coordinator
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Ohio State Department of Health
P.O. Box 118
or
246 N. High St., 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
Phone: 614-644-9164
E-mail: Debbie.Cheatham@odh.ohio.gov 

Oklahoma
James G. Schmaelzle, MCD, Coordinator
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Maternal and Child Health Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Phone: 405-271-6617, ext. 4470
Fax: 405-271-1011
E-mail: jims@health.state.ok.us

Oregon
Amy Rosenthal, MA, CCC-A
EHDI Program Coordinator
Office of Family Health, Oregon Department of Human Services
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 825
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 971-673-0268
Fax: 971-673-0251
E-mail: amy.rosenthal@state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Mary King-Maxey, Program Manager
Bureau of Family Health
Pennsylvania Department of Health
7th Floor East, Health & Welfare Bldg.
Commonwealth Avenue and Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-8143
Fax: 717-705-9386
E-mail: mkingmaxey@state.pa.us

Rhode Island
Kristi Zonno, MS, CGC
Program Coordinator, Newborn Screening Programs
Division of Community, Family Health and Equity
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Rm. 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-5982
Fax: 401-222-1442
E-mail: Kristi.Zonno@health.ri.gov

South Carolina
Tara Carroll
First Sound Program Manager
Department of Health & Environmental Control/CYSHCN
Mills/Jarrett Complex, Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-898-0708
Fax: 803-898-0613
E-mail: carroltp@dhec.sc.gov

South Dakota
Terry Disburg, RN
Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator
Children's Special Health Services
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Phone: 605-773-4476
Fax: 605-773-5942
E-mail: teresa.disburg@state.sd.us

Tennessee
Jacque Cundall, MCH/CSS
Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Health
425 Fifth Avenue North, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247-4750
Phone: 615-741-0310
Fax: 615-741-1063
E-mail: Jacque.Cundall@state.tn.us

Texas
Gwen Lewis
Texas Department of State Health Services
TEHDI Program-M543
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9909
Phone: 512-458-7111, ext. 2600
Fax: 512-458-7125
E-mail: Gwen.Lewis@dshs.state.tx.us

Utah
Rich Harward, MS
Manager, Hearing, Speech & Vision Services
Utah Department of Health
Box 144620
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4620
Phone: 801-584-8215
Fax: 801-584-8492
E-mail: rharward@utah.gov

Vermont
Stacy Jordan, MA CCC-A
VT UNHS/HOP Clinical Coordinator
Hearing Outreach Program
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-865-1330
Fax: 802-951-1218
E-mail: sjordan@vdh.state.vt.us

Virginia
Gayle Jones, MPH, CHES
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program Manager:
Division of Child and Adolescent Health
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-7713
Fax: 804-864-7721
E-mail: gayle.jones@vdh.virginia.gov

Washington
Karin Neidt, MPH
Early Hearing Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Program
Washington State Department of Health
1610 NE 150th Street
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-418-5609 
Fax: 206-418-5415
E-mail: Karin.Neidt@doh.wa.gov

West Virginia
Ann Munson
Office of Maternal Child & Family Health
Division of Research, Evaluation and Planning
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-7997
Fax: 304-558-3510
E-mail: annmunson@wvdhhr.org

Wisconsin
Sharon Fleischfresser, MD, MPH
Wisconsin Program for CSHCN, Department of Health
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-266-3674
Fax: 608-267-3824
E-mail: fleissa@dhfs.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Nancy Pajak
715 Shield Street
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: 307-421-5357
E-mail: nanpajak@aol.com