Primary Contacts for NIMAS/NIMAC
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Teresa Lacy
Director
Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind
Talladega, AL
(256) 761-3237
lacy [dot] teresa [at] aidb [dot] state [dot] al [dot] us
Art Arnold
Administrator/Special Education Director
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Juneau, AK
(907) 465-2972
art_arnold [at] eed [dot] state [dot] ak [dot] us
Moeolo Vaatausili
Assistant Director, Special Education Division
American Samoa Department of Education
P.O. Box 7078
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-1323
mvaatausili [at] yahoo [dot] com
Roberta Brown
Director, State and Federal Initiatives
Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 364-4006
Roberta [dot] Brown [at] azed [dot] gov
Tom Hicks
Coordinator, Special Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Little Rock, AR
(501) 682-4221
Tom [dot] Hicks [at] arkansas [dot] gov
LyndaWyatt, Ed.D.
Special Ecucation Consultant
Policy and Program Services Unit, Special Education Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-3254
lwyatt [at] cde [dot] ca [dot] gov
Tanni Anthony
Supervisor/State Consultant on Visual Impairment
Colorado Department of Education
Denver, CO
(303) 866-6681
Anthony_t [at] cde [dot] state [dot] co [dot] us
Suzanne Lizama
Special Education Coordinator
CNMI Public School System
Box 1370
Saipan, CNMI 96950
(670) 237-3029
lizamas [at] pss [dot] cnmi [dot] mp
Brian J. Cunnane, Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education
P. O. Box 2219, Room 369
Connecticut State Department of Education
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
(860) 713-6919
Brian [dot] Cunnane [at] ct [dot] gov
Karen Jones
NIMAS State Coordinator
Delaware Department of Education
Dover, DE
(302) 735-4210
kjones [at] doe [dot] k12 [dot] de [dot] us
Dennis Martin
Director of Monitoring and Compliance
Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE)
Washington, DC
(202) 741-4696
dennis [dot] martin [at] dc [dot] gov
Arthur Albert
Executive Director
FSM Department of Education
P.O. Box P
Kolonia
Phonpei, FSM 96941
aalbert2002 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Dawn Saunders
Program Specialist IV
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 245-0478
Dawn [dot] Saunders [at] fldoe [dot] org
Jim Downs
Georgia Instructional Materials Center
528-C Forest Parkway
Forest Park, GA 30297
(404) 298-3653
jdowns [at] doe [dot] k12 [dot] ga [dot] us
Katrina Celes Pieper
Associate Superintendent, Special Education
Guam Public School System
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, GU 96932
kmceles [at] gdoe [dot] net
Christian Yates
State District Educational Specialist for Hearing and Vision Programs
Hawaii Department of Education
Honolulu, HI
(808) 733-4999
Christian_Yates/HCDB/HIDOE [at] notes [dot] k12 [dot] hi [dot] us
Lester Wyer
Coordinator, Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
Boise, ID
(208) 332-6916
ldwyer [at] sde [dot] idaho [dot] gov
Paula Stadeker
Principal Consultant, Special Education and Support Services
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL
(217) 782-5589
pstadeke [at] isbe [dot] net
Vicki Hershman
State Director
PATINS Project
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 227-8548
vicki [dot] hershman [at] wayne [dot] k12 [dot] in [dot] us
Steven A. Maurer
Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines, IA
(515) 281-3576
steve [dot] maurer [at] iowa [dot] gov
Patty Gray
Assistant Director, Student Support Services
Kansas Department of Education
Topeka, KS
(785) 296-7454
Toyah Robey
NIMAS Contact
Kentucky Department of Education
Frankfort, KY
(502) 564-4970
toyah [dot] robey [at] education [dot] ky [dot] gov
Jackie Bobbett
Section Supervisor
Louisiana Department of Education
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 342-9969
jackie [dot] bobbett [at] la [dot] gov
Kathleen Powers
Program Director
MaineCITE
Augusta, ME
(207) 621-3195
kpowers [at] maine [dot] edu
Lisa Wright
Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
Baltimore, MD
(410) 767-0812
lwright [at] msde [dot] state [dot] md [dot] us
Susan Hargrave
Instructional Technology Specialist and NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Education
Malden, MA
(781) 338-6844
shargrave [at] doe [dot] mass [dot] edu
Jeff Diedrich
Director
Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports
6500 Centurion Drive, Suite 220
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 908-390
jeff [dot] diedrich [at] gmail [dot] com
Joan Breslin-Larson
Supervisor, Special Education Policy
Minnesota Department of Education
Roseville, MN
(651) 582-1599
joan [dot] breslin-larson [at] state [dot] mn [dot] us
Susan M. Davis
Speech and Language Consultant
Mississippi Department of Education
Jackson, MS
(601) 359-3491
sdavis [at] mde [dot] k12 [dot] ms [dot] us
Heike Imler
Interim Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 751-0601
Heike [dot] imler [at] dese [dot] mo [dot] gov
Steve Gettel
Superintendent
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
Great Falls, MT
(406) 771-6000
sgettel [at] msdb [dot] mt [dot] gov
Teresa Coonts
Education Specialist
Nebraska Department of Education
6949 South 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128
(402) 595-1810
teresa [dot] coonts [at] nebraska [dot] gov
Liz Isaacs
Project Coordinator
Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project
Carson City, NV
(775) 283-2315
nsetap [at] aol [dot] com
Mary T. Lane
Special Education Consultant, Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
Concord, NH
(603)-271-3740
mlane [at] ed [dot] state [dot] nh [dot] us
Perkie Cannon
Special Education Consultant
New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Morris Plains, NJ
(973) 631-6345
perkie [dot] cannon [at] doe [dot] state [dot] nj [dot] us
Sandra Schwarz
Education Administrator
New Mexico Public Education Department, Special Education Bureau
120 South Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 827-1460
sandra [dot] schwarz [at] state [dot] nm [dot] uscindy [dot] roybal1 [at] state [dot] nm [dot] us
Daniel J. Ryan
Supervisor
New York State Education Department
Albany, NY
(518) 486-7462
dryan [at] mail [dot] nysed [dot] gov
Tom Winton
Section Chief, Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, NC
(919) 807-3982
twinton [at] dpi [dot] state [dot] nc [dot] us
Lynn Dodge
Regional Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction, Special Education
Bismarck, ND
(701) 328-2277
ldodge [at] nd [dot] gov
Cheryl Boley
Director, Braille Production Program
Ohio State School for the Blind
Columbus, OH
(614) 644-8461
cboley [at] ossb [dot] oh [dot] gov
Mark Everhart
Special Education Coordinator
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Special Education Services
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-4863
Mark_Everhart [at] sde [dot] state [dot] ok [dot] us
Sam Ko, M.Ed.
Education Specialist, Student and Learning Partnerships
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
tel.: (503) 947-5745
fax: (503) 378-5156
Sam [dot] Ko [at] state [dot] or [dot] us
Helen Sengebau
Special Education Acting Coordinator
Palau Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 189
Koror, Palau 96940
(680) 488-2568
spedcor [at] palaunet [dot] com
Debby Holzapfel
Educational Consultant
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 826-2336, ext. 6843
1 (800) 446-5607 (toll free in PA only)
dholzapfel [at] pattan [dot] net
dholzapfel [at] pattanpgh [dot] net
Frank Irzyk
Educational Consultant
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 826-2336
1 (800) 446-5607
firzyk [at] pattan [dot] net
Asmon Langidrik
Special Education Specialist
Special Education
P.O. Box 3179
Majuro, MH
(692) 625-4043
asmlangidrik [at] yahoo [dot] com
Phyllis Lynch
Education Specialist, Office of Special Populations
Rhode Island Department of Education
Providence, RI
(401) 222-4693
phyllis [dot] lynch [at] ride [dot] ri [dot] gov
Marty R. McKenzie
Statewide Vision Consultant
South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Exceptional Children
Florence, SC
(843) 662-0278
mmckenzie [at] scsdb [dot] org
Daniel Boyd
Director, Information Services
South Dakota State Library
Pierre, SD
(605) 773-3131
dan [dot] boyd [at] state [dot] sd [dot] us
Rebecca Kuhn
Director of Adapted Media
Tennnessee School for the Blind
Nashville, TN
rebecca [dot] kuhn [at] tnschoolfortheblind [dot] org
Brent Pitt
Manager, IDEA Coordination Division
Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX
(512)463-9414
Brent [dot] Pitt [at] tea [dot] state [dot] tx [dot] us
Christine Timothy
Education Specialist, State Coordinator for NIMAS/NIMAC
Utah State Office of Education, Department of Special Education
Salt Lake City, UT
(801)-538-7576
christine [dot] timothy [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov
Michael Ferguson
Special Education Consultant BEST Team
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-5110
Michael [dot] Ferguson [at] state [dot] vt [dot] us
John Eisenberg
Education Specialist in Assistive Technology
Office of Special Education
Richmond, VA
(804) 225-2711
john [dot] eisenberg [at] doe [dot] virginia [dot] gov
Colleen Lines
Instructional Resource Center Manager
Washington Department of Education
Vancouver, WA
(360) 696-6321 x. 183
colleen [dot] lines [at] wssb [dot] wa [dot] gov
Donna See
Director
West Virginia Instructional Resource Center
Romney, WV
(304) 822-4890
dbsee [at] access [dot] k12 [dot] wv [dot] us
Stacy Grandt
Outreach Director, Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W State Street
Janesville, WI 53546
(608) 758-6145 local
(866) 284-1107 ext. 2 [toll free]
(608) 758-6169 fax
Stacy [dot] Grandt [at] wcbvi [dot] k12 [dot] wi [dot] us
Leslie Bechtel-Van Orman
Consultant for Services for the Visually Impaired
Wyoming Department of Education
Riverton, WY
(307) 856-5652
lvanor [at] educ [dot] state [dot] wy [dot] us
The NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), works with states, TA systems, disability advocates, national associations, technology experts, publishers and content conversion houses to improve the timely delivery of high quality accessible educational materials to students with disabilities.The NIMAS Center was launched on October 1, 2004.The project officer for both the Development and TA Centers is Bonnie Jones, Ed.D. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the Department of Education's position or policy.