NIMAS at CAST: Primary Contacts for NIMAS/NIMAC

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Alabama

Teresa Lacy
Director
Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind
Talladega, AL
(256) 761-3237
lacy.teresa@aidb.state.al.us

Alaska

Art Arnold
Administrator/Special Education Director
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Juneau, AK
(907) 465-2972
art_arnold@eed.state.ak.us

Arizona

Roberta Brown
Director, State and Federal Initiatives
Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 364-4006
Roberta.Brown@azed.gov

Arkansas

Tom Hicks
Coordinator, Special Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Little Rock, AR
(501) 682-4221
Tom.Hicks@arkansas.gov

California

Linda Wyatt, Ed.D.
Special Education 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@cde.ca.gov

Colorado

Tanni Anthony
Supervisor/State Consultant on Visual Impairment
Colorado Department of Education
Denver, CO
(303) 866-6681
Anthony_t@cde.state.co.us

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Doreen M. Tudela
SPED Director/AAC-Special Programs & Assessment
CNMI Public School System - Office of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
Saipan, CNMI
(670) 237-3026
tudelad@pss.cnmi.mp

Connecticut

Patricia Staszko-Kozik
Focused Monitoring, Assistive Technology, Speech and Language Services
Connecticut State Department of Education
Hartford, CT 06145
(860) 713-6917
Patricia.Staszko-Kozik@ct.gov

Delaware

Karen Jones
NIMAS State Coordinator
Delaware Department of Education
Dover, DE
(302) 735-4210
kjones@doe.k12.de.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.martin@dc.gov

Federal States of Micronesia

Florida

Dawn Saunders
Program Specialist IV
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 245-0478
Dawn.Saunders@fldoe.org

Georgia

Kim Hartsell
Director, Division for Special Education Supports
Georgia Department of Education
Atlanta, GA
(404) 463-4451
khartsel@doe.k12.ga.us

Guam

Hawaii

Christian Yates
State District Educational Specialist for Hearing and Vision Programs
Hawaii Department of Education
Honolulu, HI
(808) 733-4999
Christian_Yates/HCDB/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us

Idaho

Lester Wyer
Coordinator, Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
Boise, ID
(208) 332-6916
ldwyer@sde.idaho.gov

Illinois

Paula Stadeker
Principal Consultant, Special Education and Support Services
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL
(217) 782-5589
pstadeke@isbe.net

Indiana

Vicki Hershman
State Director
PATINS Project
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 227-8548
vicki.hershman@wayne.k12.in.us

Iowa

Steven A. Maurer
Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines, IA
(515) 281-3576
steve.maurer@iowa.gov

Kansas

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

Kentucky

Linnie Lee
Exceptional Children Assistive Technology Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
Frankfort, KY
(502) 564-2106
linnie.lee@education.ky.gov

Louisiana

Jackie Bobbett
Section Supervisor
Louisiana Department of Education
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 342-9969
jackie.bobbett@la.gov

Maine

Kathleen Powers
Program Director
MaineCITE
Augusta, ME
(207) 621-3195
kpowers@maine.edu

Maryland

Lisa Wright
Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
Baltimore, MD
(410) 767-0812
lwright@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts

Susan Hargrave
Instructional Technology Specialist and NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Education
Malden, MA
(781) 338-6844
shargrave@doe.mass.edu

Michigan

Jeff Diedrich
Director
Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports
St. Johns, MI
(989) 224-0333 ext. 2
jeff.diedrich@gmail.com

Minnesota

Joan Breslin-Larson
Supervisor, Special Education Policy
Minnesota Department of Education
Roseville, MN
(651) 582-1599
joan.breslin-larson@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Susan M. Davis
Speech and Language Consultant
Mississippi Department of Education
Jackson, MS
(601) 359-3491
sdavis@mde.k12.ms.us

Missouri

Heike Imler
Interim Assistant Director, Effective Practices
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 751-0601
Heike.imler@dese.mo.gov

Montana

Steve Gettel
Superintendent
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
Great Falls, MT
(406) 771-6000
sgettel@msdb.mt.gov

Nebraska

Teresa Coonts
Program Specialist
Nebraska Department of Education
Omaha, NE
(402) 595-1810
teresa.coonts@nde.ne.gov

Nevada

Liz Isaacs
Project Coordinator
Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project
Carson City, NV
(775) 283-2315
nsetap@aol.com

New Hampshire

Mary T. Lane
Special Education Consultant, Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
Concord, NH
(603)-271-3740
mlane@ed.state.nh.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.cannon@doe.state.nj.us

New Mexico

Noreen L. Romero
Low Incidence Consultant
New Mexico Public Education Department, Special Education Bureau
Santa Fe, NM
(505) 827-1424
noreen.romero1@state.nm.us

New York

Daniel J. Ryan
Supervisor
New York State Education Department
Albany, NY
(518) 486-7462
dryan@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina

Tom Winton
Section Chief, Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, NC
(919) 807-3982
twinton@dpi.state.nc.us

North Dakota

Teresa Monicken
Regional Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction, Special Education
Bismarck, ND
(701) 328-2277
tmonicken@nd.gov

Ohio

Cheryl Boley
Director, Braille Production Program
Ohio State School for the Blind
Columbus, OH
(614) 644-8461
cboley@ossb.oh.gov

Oklahoma

Larry Hartzell
Special Education Coordinator
Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services
Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 521-3575
larry_hartzell@sde.state.ok.us

Oregon

D. Jay Gense (contact for special education-related issues)
Director, Low Incidence Programs
Oregon Department of Education
Salem, OR
(503) 947-5760
jay.gense@state.or.us

Drew Hinds (contact for instructional materials-related issues)
Education Specialist, Private Schools & Specialized Programs
Oregon Department of Education
Salem, OR
(503) 947-5799
drew.hinds@state.or.us

Palau

Pennsylvania

Terry Dawson
Acting Chief, Division of Compliance Monitoring and Planning
Western Region
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 783-6917
tedawson@state.pa.us

Puerto Rico

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Asmon Langidrik
Special Education Specialist
Ministry of Education
Majuro, RMI
(692) 625-4043
asmlangidrik@yahoo.com

Rhode Island

Phyllis Lynch
Education Specialist, Office of Special Populations
Rhode Island Department of Education
Providence, RI
(401) 222-4693
phyllis.lynch@ride.ri.gov

South Carolina

Marty R. McKenzie
Statewide Vision Consultant
South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Exceptional Children
Florence, SC
(843) 662-0278
mmckenzie@scsdb.org

South Dakota

Daniel Boyd
Director, Information Services
South Dakota State Library
Pierre, SD
(605) 773-3131
dan.boyd@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Rebecca Kuhn
Director of Adapted Media
Tennnessee School for the Blind
Nashville, TN
rebecca.kuhn@tnschoolfortheblind.org

Texas

Brent Pitt
Manager, IDEA Coordination Division
Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX
(512)463-9414
Brent.Pitt@tea.state.tx.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.timothy@schools.utah.gov

Vermont

Michael Ferguson
Special Education Consultant BEST Team
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-5110
Michael.Ferguson@state.vt.us

Virginia

John Eisenberg
Education Specialist in Assistive Technology
Office of Special Education
Richmond, VA
(804) 225-2711
john.eisenberg@doe.virginia.gov

Washington

Colleen Lines
Instructional Resource Center Manager
Washington Department of Education
Vancouver, WA
(360) 696-6321 x. 183
colleen.lines@wssb.wa.gov

West Virginia

Donna See
Director
West Virginia Instructional Resource Center
Romney, WV
(304) 822-4890
dbsee@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin

Jeremiah Holiday
Education Consultant, Vision Programs
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
(608) 266-3522
jeremiah.holiday@dpi.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Leslie Bechtel-Van Orman
Consultant for Services for the Visually Impaired
Wyoming Department of Education
Riverton, WY
(307) 856-5652
lvanor@educ.state.wy.us

Last Updated: May 12, 2008