Primary Contacts for NIMAS/NIMAC

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Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Federal States of Micronesia | Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky| Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Palau | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Alabama

Teresa Lacy
Director
Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind
Talladega, AL
(256) 761-3237
lacy [dot] teresaataidb [dot] state [dot] al [dot] us

Alaska

Art Arnold
Administrator/Special Education Director
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Juneau, AK
(907) 465-2972
art_arnoldateed [dot] state [dot] ak [dot] us

American Samoa

Moeolo Vaatausili
Assistant Director, Special Education Division
American Samoa Department of Education
P.O. Box 7078
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-1323
mvaatausiliatyahoo [dot] com

Arizona

Roberta Brown
Director, State and Federal Initiatives
Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 364-4006
Roberta [dot] Brownatazed [dot] gov

Arkansas

Tom Hicks
Coordinator, Special Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Little Rock, AR
(501) 682-4221
Tom [dot] Hicksatarkansas [dot] gov

California

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
lwyattatcde [dot] ca [dot] gov

Colorado

Tanni Anthony
Supervisor/State Consultant on Visual Impairment
Colorado Department of Education
Denver, CO
(303) 866-6681
Anthony_tatcde [dot] state [dot] co [dot] us

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Suzanne Lizama
Special Education Coordinator
CNMI Public School System
Box 1370
Saipan, CNMI 96950
(670) 237-3029
lizamasatpss [dot] cnmi [dot] mp

Connecticut

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] Cunnaneatct [dot] gov

Delaware

Karen Jones
NIMAS State Coordinator
Delaware Department of Education
Dover, DE
(302) 735-4210
kjonesatdoe [dot] k12 [dot] de [dot] us

District of Columbia

Dennis Martin
Director of Monitoring and Compliance
Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE)
Washington, DC
(202) 741-4696
dennis [dot] martinatdc [dot] gov 

Federated States of Micronesia

Arthur Albert
Executive Director
FSM Department of Education
P.O. Box P
Kolonia
Phonpei, FSM 96941
aalbert2002atyahoo [dot] com

Florida

Dawn Saunders
Program Specialist IV
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 245-0478
Dawn [dot] Saundersatfldoe [dot] org

Georgia

Jim Downs
Georgia Instructional Materials Center
528-C Forest Parkway
Forest Park, GA 30297
(404) 298-3653
jdownsatdoe [dot] k12 [dot] ga [dot] us 

Guam

Katrina Celes Pieper
Associate Superintendent, Special Education
Guam Public School System
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, GU 96932
kmcelesatgdoe [dot] net

Hawaii

Christian Yates
State District Educational Specialist for Hearing and Vision Programs
Hawaii Department of Education
Honolulu, HI
(808) 733-4999
Christian_Yates/HCDB/HIDOEatnotes [dot] k12 [dot] hi [dot] us

Idaho

Lester Wyer
Coordinator, Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
Boise, ID
(208) 332-6916
ldwyeratsde [dot] idaho [dot] gov

Illinois

Paula Stadeker
Principal Consultant, Special Education and Support Services
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL
(217) 782-5589
pstadekeatisbe [dot] net

Indiana

Vicki Hershman
State Director
PATINS Project
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 227-8548
vicki [dot] hershmanatwayne [dot] k12 [dot] in [dot] us

Iowa

Steven A. Maurer
Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines, IA
(515) 281-3576
steve [dot] maureratiowa [dot] gov

Kansas

Patty Gray
Assistant Director, Student Support Services
Kansas Department of Education
Topeka, KS
(785) 296-7454

Kentucky

Toyah Robey
NIMAS Contact
Kentucky Department of Education
Frankfort, KY
(502) 564-4970
toyah [dot] robeyateducation [dot] ky [dot] gov

Louisiana

Jackie Bobbett
Section Supervisor
Louisiana Department of Education
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 342-9969
jackie [dot] bobbettatla [dot] gov

Maine

Kathleen Powers
Program Director
MaineCITE
Augusta, ME
(207) 621-3195
kpowersatmaine [dot] edu

Maryland

Lisa Wright
Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
Baltimore, MD
(410) 767-0812
lwrightatmsde [dot] state [dot] md [dot] us

Massachusetts

Susan Hargrave
Instructional Technology Specialist and NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Education
Malden, MA
(781) 338-6844
shargraveatdoe [dot] mass [dot] edu

Michigan

Jeff Diedrich
Director
Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports
6500 Centurion Drive, Suite 220
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 908-390
jeff [dot] diedrichatgmail [dot] com

Minnesota

Joan Breslin-Larson
Supervisor, Special Education Policy
Minnesota Department of Education
Roseville, MN
(651) 582-1599
joan [dot] breslin-larsonatstate [dot] mn [dot] us

Mississippi

Susan M. Davis
Speech and Language Consultant
Mississippi Department of Education
Jackson, MS
(601) 359-3491
sdavisatmde [dot] k12 [dot] ms [dot] us

Missouri

Heike Imler
Interim Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 751-0601
Heike [dot] imleratdese [dot] mo [dot] gov

Montana

Steve Gettel
Superintendent
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
Great Falls, MT
(406) 771-6000
sgettelatmsdb [dot] mt [dot] gov

Nebraska

Teresa Coonts
Education Specialist
Nebraska Department of Education
6949 South 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128
(402) 595-1810
teresa [dot] coontsatnebraska [dot] gov

Nevada

Liz Isaacs
Project Coordinator
Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project
Carson City, NV
(775) 283-2315
nsetapataol [dot] com

New Hampshire

Mary T. Lane
Special Education Consultant, Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
Concord, NH
(603)-271-3740
mlaneated [dot] state [dot] nh [dot] us

New Jersey

Perkie Cannon
Special Education Consultant
New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Morris Plains, NJ
(973) 631-6345
perkie [dot] cannonatdoe [dot] state [dot] nj [dot] us

New Mexico

Cindy Roybal
Education Administrator, Special Education Bureau
New Mexico Public Education Department
120 South Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 827-1460
cindy [dot] roybal1atstate [dot] nm [dot] us

New York

Daniel J. Ryan
Supervisor
New York State Education Department
Albany, NY
(518) 486-7462
dryanatmail [dot] nysed [dot] gov

North Carolina

Tom Winton
Section Chief, Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, NC
(919) 807-3982
twintonatdpi [dot] state [dot] nc [dot] us

North Dakota

Teresa Monicken
Regional Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction, Special Education
Bismarck, ND
(701) 328-2277
tmonickenatnd [dot] gov

Ohio

Cheryl Boley
Director, Braille Production Program
Ohio State School for the Blind
Columbus, OH
(614) 644-8461
cboleyatossb [dot] oh [dot] gov

Oklahoma

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_Everhartatsde [dot] state [dot] ok [dot] us

Oregon

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] Koatstate [dot] or [dot] us

Palau

Helen Sengebau
Special Education Acting Coordinator
Palau Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 189
Koror, Palau 96940
(680) 488-2568
spedcoratpalaunet [dot] com

Pennsylvania

Terry Dawson
Acting Chief, Division of Compliance Monitoring and Planning
Western Region
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 783-6917
tedawsonatstate [dot] pa [dot] us

Puerto Rico


Republic of the Marshall Islands

Asmon Langidrik
Special Education Specialist
Special Education
P.O. Box 3179
Majuro, MH
(692) 625-4043
asmlangidrikatyahoo [dot] com

Rhode Island

Phyllis Lynch
Education Specialist, Office of Special Populations
Rhode Island Department of Education
Providence, RI
(401) 222-4693
phyllis [dot] lynchatride [dot] ri [dot] gov

South Carolina

Marty R. McKenzie
Statewide Vision Consultant
South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Exceptional Children
Florence, SC
(843) 662-0278
mmckenzieatscsdb [dot] org

South Dakota

Daniel Boyd
Director, Information Services
South Dakota State Library
Pierre, SD
(605) 773-3131
dan [dot] boydatstate [dot] sd [dot] us

Tennessee

Rebecca Kuhn
Director of Adapted Media
Tennnessee School for the Blind
Nashville, TN
rebecca [dot] kuhnattnschoolfortheblind [dot] org

Texas

Brent Pitt
Manager, IDEA Coordination Division
Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX
(512)463-9414
Brent [dot] Pittattea [dot] state [dot] tx [dot] us

Utah

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] timothyatschools [dot] utah [dot] gov

Vermont

Michael Ferguson
Special Education Consultant BEST Team
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-5110
Michael [dot] Fergusonatstate [dot] vt [dot] us 

Virginia

John Eisenberg
Education Specialist in Assistive Technology
Office of Special Education
Richmond, VA
(804) 225-2711
john [dot] eisenbergatdoe [dot] virginia [dot] gov

Washington

Colleen Lines
Instructional Resource Center Manager
Washington Department of Education
Vancouver, WA
(360) 696-6321 x. 183
colleen [dot] linesatwssb [dot] wa [dot] gov

West Virginia

Donna See
Director
West Virginia Instructional Resource Center
Romney, WV
(304) 822-4890
dbseeataccess [dot] k12 [dot] wv [dot] us

Wisconsin

Jeremiah Holiday
Education Consultant, Vision Programs
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
(608) 266-3522
jeremiah [dot] holidayatdpi [dot] state [dot] wi [dot] us

Wyoming

Leslie Bechtel-Van Orman
Consultant for Services for the Visually Impaired
Wyoming Department of Education
Riverton, WY
(307) 856-5652
lvanorateduc [dot] state [dot] wy [dot] us

Last Updated: June 9, 2009