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General Contact Information

To obtain contact information for Even Start programs within your State, please select the appropriate State from the alphabetical listing. To update Even Start Family Literacy Programs contact information on this listing, please e-mail Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov.

Office of Student Achievement and School Accountability
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
(Room 3W230-FOB-6)
Washington, D.C. 20202-6132
(202) 260-0826

The Council of Chief State School Officers maintains a link to every State Department of Education's website.

Even Start State Coordinators & Websites

A L A B A M A

Rosemary Mobley
Federal Programs Specialist
AL Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5348
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
(334) 242-8167
(334) 242-0496 fax
rmobley@alsde.edu

A L A S K A

Sondra Meredith
Even Start Coordinator
AK Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
(907) 465-8663
(907) 465-2989 fax
Sondra_Meredith@eed.state.ak.us

A R I Z O N A
Allison Landy
Family Literacy Coordinator
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin #15
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Telephone: (602) 364-1528
FAX (602) 258-2730
Allison.Landy@ade.az.gov

Sally Downing, Programs Administrator
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin #15
Phoenix, Arizona 85007


A R K A N S A S

Susan Underwood, Coordinator
Homeless and Even Start Family Literacy Programs
AR Department of Education
Arch Ford Education Building
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 402-A
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
(501) 682-5761
(501) 682-9026 fax
sunderwood@arkedu.k12.ar.us

C A L I F O R N I A
Dr. Maria N. Trejo, Administrator
Even Start Office/Early Childhood Division
CA Department of Education
1430 N Street, #3910
P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, California 94244-2720
(916) 319-0621
(916) 319-0135 fax
mtrejo@cde.ca.gov

California's family literacy webpage

C O L O R A D O
Karen Carr, Even Start and Migrant
Education Even Start Coordinator
Even Start State Coordinator
CO Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 409
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 866-6920
(303) 866-6599 fax
Carr_K@cde.state.co.us

The following documents are available from Colorado's family literacy website:

C O N N E C T I C U T
Gerri Rowell
CT Department of Education
Divison of Teaching & Learning Programs & Services
Bureau of Early Childhood, Career & Adult Ed.
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
(860) 807-2031
(860) 807-2062 fax
gerri.rowell@ct.gov

The following documents are available from Connecticut's family literacy website:

D E L A W A R E
Frances Tracy-Mumford, State Supervisor
DE Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402, Townsend Building
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 857-3340
(302) 739-3092 fax
fmumford@doe.k12.de.us

Malorie Drake Derby
DE Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Suite #2
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 857-3344
(302) 739-1770 fax
mderby@doe.k12.de.us
D I S T R I C T   O F   C O L U M B I A
Peggy A. Minnis
Even Start State Coordinator
Webb Elementary School, DCPS
1375 Mt. Olivet Rd., NE; Rm. 145
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 724-4383
(202) 727-3328 fax
Peggy.Minnis@k12.dc.us
PMDOTruby@aol.com

The following documents are available from DC's family literacy website:

F L O R I D A

Melanie Schrowang
Office of Early Learning
107 E. Madison Street, MSC #140
P.O. Box 7416
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7416
(850) 921-3211
(850) 921-3188 fax
Melanie.Schrowang@awi.state.fl.us

Michelle Sizemore
Educational Policy Consultant
Office of Early Learning
FL Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1524
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7416
(850) 245-1505
(850) 245-5105 fax

G E O R G I A
Carlos Cantu
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
GA Department of Education
10 Park Place South, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 651-6464 or 651-7555
(404) 657-7184 fax
Carlos.Cantu@decal.state.ga.us

H A W A I I
Solomon Kaulukukui
Sharon Nakagawa
HI Department of Education
595 Pepeekeo Street
Building H-1
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825
(808) 394-1380
(808) 394-1388 fax
Sharon_Nakagawa@notes.k12.hi.us
solomon_jr._kaulukukui@notes.k12.hi.us

The following documents are available from Hawaii's family literacy website:

I D A H O
Annie Dalgetty
Title I Migrant Education ID Department of Education
P. O. Box 83720
Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
(208) 332-6902 or 332-6903
(208) 334-2094 fax
MADalgetty@sde.idaho.gov

Idaho's family literacy website

I L L I N O I S
Kay Henderson
Division Administrator
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, C-428
Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001
(217) 524-4835
(217) 785-7849 fax
hhenders@isbe.net

Cindy Zumwalt, Even Start Coordinator
(217) 524-4835
(217) 785-7849 (fax)
czumwalt@isbe.net

Illinois Even Start webpage

I N D I A N A
Berneta Sherck, Coordinator
IN Department of Education
Division of Adult Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-0524
(317) 233-0859 fax
besherck@doe.state.in.us

Indiana education webpage

I O W A
Tom Rendon
Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services
IA Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building, 3rd floor
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
(515) 242-6024
(515) 242-6019 fax
Tom.Rendon@iowa.gov

K A N S A S
Norma Cregan
State & Federal Programs Team
KS Department of Education
120 South East 10th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66609
(785) 296-4906
(785) 296-5867 fax
ncregan@ksde.org

Kansas education webpage

K E N T U C K Y
Bill Buchanan
Even Start Family Literacy Program
Division of Extended Learning
KY Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-7056 x4730
(502) 564-6952 fax
Bill.Buchanan@education.ky.gov

Kentucky's State Department of Education. Enter Even Start in the Search box for related documents.

L O U I S I A N A

Debi Faucette, Acting Director
Division of Family, Career, and Technical Education
LA Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
(225) 342-3336 or 219-4440
(225) 219-4439 fax
Debi.faucette@la.gov

Kay Nelson, Even Start Coordinator
Division of Family, Career, and Technical Education
LA Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
(225) 342-3340
(225) 219-4439 fax
kay.nelson@la.gov

M A I N E
Becky Dyer
Learning Systems Team
ME Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
(207) 624-6755
(207) 624-6731 fax
becky.dyer@maine.gov

The following documents are available from Maine's family literacy website:

M A R Y L A N D
Valerie A. Ashton, Coordinator
Even Start Family Literacy
MD Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-0314
(410) 333-8148 fax
Vashton@msde.state.md.us

The following documents are available from Maryland's family literacy website:

M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Arlene Dale, State Coordinator
Even Start
MA Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
(781) 338-3878
(781) 338-3394 fax
adale@doe.mass.edu

Massachusetts' family literacy webpage

M I C H I G A N
Renee DeMars-Johnson, Coordinator
Early Childhood Education and Family Services
MI Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909

or 608 West Allegan Street
Hannah Building, 4th floor
Lansing, Michigan 48933
(517) 373-8483 or 241-0162
(517) 335-0592 fax
DeMars-JohnsonR@michigan.gov

The following documents are available from Michigan's family literacy website:

M I N N E S O T A
Wayne Kuklinski
Early Learning Services
MN Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266
(651) 582-8385
(651) 582-8494 fax
wayne.kuklinski@state.mn.us

M I S S I S S I P P I
Katrina McDowell
The Office of Reading/Early Childhood
Language Arts
MS Department of Education
P.O. Box 771, Suite 230
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
(601) 359-3299
(601) 359-1818 fax
Katrina.McDowell@mde.k12.ms.us

M I S S O U R I
Kim Oligschlaeger
Federal Discretionary Grants Office
Missouri Department of Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573) 522-8763
(573) 526-6698
kim.oligschlaeger@dese.mo.gov

Missouri's family literacy webpage

M O N T A N A
Joan Morris, Specialist
ESEA, Title I/Even Start
Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
(406) 444-3083
(406) 444-3924 fax
jmorris@mt.us

The following documents are available from Montana's family literacy website:

N E B R A S K A
Eleanor Kirkland, State Coordinator
Office of Children and Families
NE Department of Education
Early Childhood
301 Centennial Mall South
Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
(402) 471-3501
(402) 471-0117 fax
kirkland@nde.ne.us

Nebraska's family literacy webpage

N E V A D A
Fawn Lewis
Title I / Even Start
NV Department of Education
700 East 5th Street, #113
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
(775) 687-9214
(775) 687-9120 fax
flewis@doe.nv.gov

N E W   H A M P S H I R E
Sue Stepick, Even Start State Coordinator
NH Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603) 271-7306
(603) 271-2760 fax
SStepick@ed.state.nh.us

N E W   J E R S E Y
Haydee Perez-Livingston
Coordinator, School Health & Social Services
NJ Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
(609) 984-6498
(609) 633-9655 fax
Haydee.Perez@doe.state.nj.us

Ebony D. Cintron
NJ Department of Education
Office of Program Support Services
P.O. Box 500
100 River View Plaza
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
(609) 633-1715
(609) 633-9655 fax
ebony.cintron@doe.state.nj.us

Erika Kelley (609) 292-1294 erika.kelley@doe.state.nj.us

N E W   M E X I C O
Vonell Huitt, Even Start Coordinator
State of New Mexico
Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 827-6443
(505) 827-7611 fax
Vonell.Huitt@state.nm.us

N E W   Y O R K
DeSylvia W. Dwyer, State Coordinator
Early Education and Reading Initiative
NY State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 381 EBA
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-5807
(518) 474-7290 fax
ddwyer@mail.nysed.gov

The following documents are available from New York's family literacy webpage:

N O R T H   C A R O L I N A
Don Carter, Even Start Coordinator
NC Department of Public Instruction
Early Childhood Section
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6347
(919) 981-5355
(919) 858-6940 fax
DLCarter@dpi.state.nc.us

N O R T H   D A K O T A
Dale Patrick, Program Administrator
Educational Support & Community Learning
ND Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, 9th floor
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
(701) 328-1644
(701) 328-4770 fax
dpatrick@state.nd.us

North Dakota's family literacy webpage

O H I O
Helen O'Leary
Office of Early Childhood Education
OH Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
(614) 752-5807
(614) 728-2338 fax
helen-o'leary@ode.state.oh.us

The following information is available from Ohio's family literacy webpage:

O K L A H O M A
Erin Clapper,
Title I/Even Start
OK Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405) 521-3694
(405) 521- 2998 fax
erin_clapper@sde.state.ok.us

O R E G O N
Maggie Osborne
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
(503) 378-3600 x2653
(503) 373-7968 fax
maggie.Osborne@state.or.us

The following information is available from Oregon's family literacy webpage

P E N N S Y L V A N I A
Mike Sobkowski
Even Start Coordinator
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
(717) 787-6344
(717) 783-0583 fax
msobkowski@state.pa.us

The following information is available from Pennsylvania's family literacy webpage

P U E R T O   R I C O
Maria del Carmen Martinez Alonso
Puerto Rico Even Start Program
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
(787) 759-8910 ext. 496
(787) 764-7108 or 751-7469 fax
Martinez_Ma@DE.GOBIERNO.pr

R H O D E   I S L A N D
Johan Uvin
Rhode Island Department of Education
Adult Literacy
/ Room 600, Sephard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(401) 222-8950
(401) 222-4256 fax
johan.uvin@ride.ri.net

S O U T H   C A R O L I N A
Ruth Nodine, Even Start State Coordinator
Office of Early Childhood Education
SC Department of Education
Landmark II, Suite 101
3700 Forest Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29204-4010
(803) 734-3540
(803) 734-8343 fax
rnodine@ed.sc.gov

South Carolina's family literacy webpage

S O U T H   D A K O T A
Betsy Pollock, Even Start Coordinator
Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
Richard F. Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2293
(605) 773-4640
(605) 773-3782 fax
betsy.pollock@state.sd.us

South Dakota's family literacy webpage

T E N N E S S E E
Rebecca Goldstein
Family Literacy Programs
TN Department of Education
5th Floor A, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 532-2717 and (615) 253-5215
(615) 532-4989 fax
Rebecca.Goldstein@state.tn.us
Tabatha Siddiqi
(615) 532-6310
Tabatha.Siddiqi@state.tn.us

Bobbi Lussier
Executive Director or Early Learning
Bobbie.Lussier@state.tn.us

T E X A S
Joanie Rethlake
Director of Adult Ed. & Family Literacy
6311 Irvington Blvd.
Houston,Texas 77022
(713) 696-0700
(713) 696-0703 (direct line)
(713) 696-0797 fax
jrethlake@hcde-texas.org

Beth Thompson, CFLE
State Even Start & Family Literacy Coordinator
Texas LEARNS
6311 Irvington Blvd.
Houston,Texas 77022-5618
(713) 696-0765
(713) 696-0797 fax
TOLL FREE 1-866-696-4233
ethompson@hcde-texas.org

Texas' family literacy webpage

U T A H
Shauna South
Program Specialist
Adult Education/Even Start Coordinator
P.o. Box 144200
250 East 500 South Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
(801) 538-7849
(801) 538-7868 fax
shauna.south@schools.utah.gov

V E R M O N T
Wendy Ross
VT Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620
(802) 828-5148
(802) 828-0573 fax
wendyross@education.state.vt.us

Vermont's education webpage

V I R G I N I A
Cheryl P. Strobel
Early Childhood Specialist
VA Department of Education
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 371-7578
(804) 786-1703 fax
Cheryl.Strobel@doe.virginia.gov

W A S H I N G T O N
Debra Williams-Appleton
Program Supervisor, Early Childhood Education and Even Start Program
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
(360) 725-6049
(360) 664-3575 fax
Dappleton@ospi.wednet.edu

W E S T   V I R G I N I A
Cathy Jones
Early Childhood/Even Start Coordinator
WV Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Building 6, Room 318
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304) 558-2691
(304) 558-6268 fax
ctrjones@access.k12.wv.us

The following information is available from West Virginia's family literacy webpage

W I S C O N S I N
Monica Notaro
Title I/Even Start Family Literacy
WI Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
(608) 267-9141
(608) 267-0364 fax
monica.notaro@dpi.state.wi.us

The following information is available from Wisconsin's family literacy webpage

W Y O M I N G
Lori Nelson
WY Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050
(307) 777-6210
(307) 777-6234 fax
lnelso@educ.state.wy.us

A M E R I C A N   S A M O A

Laloulu Tagoilelagi
Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
9-011-684-633-5237

G U A M (GU)

Georgia Taton, Administrator Federal Programs
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, Guam 96910
9-011+671+Overseas Operator 472-8901

N O R T H E R N   M A R I A N A   I S L A N D S


William Matson
Federal Programs Coordinator
Department of Education
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950
(607) 322-6405 or 322-6402
(607) 322-4056 fax

V I R G I N   I S L A N D S

Hugh Smith, Jr.
Director, Federal Programs
Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
8 (809) 774-8315 ext. 279

Federal Administration Contacts

Patricia McKee
Student Achievement and School Accountability
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6132
(202) 260-0991
(202) 260-7764 fax
patricia.mckee@ed.gov

Deborah Spitz
(202) 260-3793
(202) 260-7764 fax
Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov

Even Start Tribe and Tribal Grants

Deborah Spitz
(202) 260-3793
(202) 260-7764 fax
Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov

Even Start Family Statewide Family Initiative Grant

Tanielle Johnson
(202) 205-9588
(202) 260-7764 fax
Tanielle.Johnson@ed.gov

Migrant Education Even Start Program

Mary Gonzalez
Office of Migrant Education
(202) 260-3793
(202) 205-0774 fax
Mary.Gonzalez@ed.gov

Crystal Lawless
(202) 260-2063
(202) 205-0774 fax
Crystal.Lawless@ed.gov

National Even Start Evaluation

Tracy Rimdzius
Institute of Education Sciences
(202) 208-7154
Tracy.Rimdzius@ed.gov

Even Start Program Attorney

Miriam Whitney
Office of the General Counsel
(202) 401-6171
(202) 205-0524 fax
Miriam.Whitney@ed.gov


 
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