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Even Start Family Literacy Program Contacts - State Coordinators, Migrant Education Projects, Tribal Projects, Statewide Family Literacy Initiative Grants, Federal Program Administration Contacts
Last updated on March 21, 2000
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STATE COORDINATORS :

ALABAMA (AL)
Rosemary Mobley
Federal Programs Specialist
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Gordon Persons Building,
Room 5348
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
(334) 242-8199
(334) 242-0496 fax
rmobley@sdenet.alsde.edu

ALASKA (AK)
Kathi Wineman
Education Program Specialist
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
(907) 465-8706
(907) 465-2989 fax Kathi_Wineman@eed.state.ak.us

ARIZONA (AZ)
Karen Liersch
State Coordinator
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 542-3919
(602) 542-1161 fax kliersc@mail1.ade.state.az.us

Lois Schneider
Family Literacy Coordinator
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoeniz, AZ 85007
(602)542-7013
(602) 542-1161 fax
Ischnei@ade.az.gov

ARKANSAS (AR)
Susan Underwood
Even Start Family Literacy Program
State Department of Education
Arch Ford Education Building No. 4
Capitol Mall, Room 302B
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(501) 682-4847
(501) 682-4441 fax sunderwood@arkedu.k12.ar.us

CALIFORNIA (CA)
Gloria Guzman-Walker
State Coordinator
California Department of Education Policy/Program Coordination Office
721 Capitol Mall, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 657-3034
(916) 653-3987 fax gguzman-walker@cde.ca.gov

COLORADO (CO)
Frank Fielden
Senior Consultant, Early Childhood Collaboration
Even Start State Coordinator
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 866-6674
(303) 866-6857 fax
fielden_f@cde.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT (CT)
Gail Brooks-Lemkin
Bureau of Career and Adult Education
State Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
(860) 807-2121
(860) 807-2127 fax
gail.brooks-lemkin@po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE (DE)
Frances Tracy-Mumford
State Supervisor
State Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402, Townsend Building
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 739-3743
(302) 739-3092 fax
ftracy-mumf@state.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)
Peggy A. Minnis
Even Start State Coordinator
DC Public Schools
1375 Mt. Olive Rd., NE; Rm. 145
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 724-4383
(202) 727-3328 fax

FLORIDA (FL)
Patty Ball-Thomas
Director
State Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 325
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
(850) 922-0034
(850) 487-0946 fax
ballthp@mail.doe.state.fl.us

GEORGIA (GA)
David Davidson
State Department of Education
1852 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040
(404) 656-4431
(404) 657-5183 fax
ddavidso@doe.k12.ga.us

HAWAII (HI)
Elaine Takenaka
Special Programs Management
Department of Education
3430 Leahi Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
(808) 733-4490
(808) 733-4492 fax elaine_takenaka@notes.k12.hi.us

IDAHO (ID)
Valerie Aker
State Department of Education
P. O. Box 83720
Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
(208) 332-6901
(208) 334-4664 fax
Vaker@sde.state.id.us

ILLINOIS (IL)
Daniel J. Miller
Division Administrator Business, Community,
and Family Partnerships
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, C-418
Springfield, Illinois 62777
(217) 782-3370 or 782-7587
(217) 782-9224 fax
dmiller@spr5.isbe.state.il.us

INDIANA (IN)
Berneta Sherck
Coordinator
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-0527
(317) 233-0859 fax

IOWA (IA)
Susan Andersen
Early Childhood Consultant
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
(515) 281-4747
(515) 242-6025 fax susan.andersen@ed.state.ia.us

KANSAS (KS)
Norma Cregan
Consolidated & Supplemental Programs
Kansas State Department of Education
120 South East 10th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66609
(785) 296-4906
(785) 296-5867 fax ncregan@mail.ksbe.state.ks.us

KENTUCKY (KY)
Annette Bridges
Even Start Family Literacy Program
Division of Extended Learning
State Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-7056
(502) 564-6952 fax
abridges@kde.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA (LA)
Debi Faucette
Section Leader
Division of Adult Education & Training
State Department of Education
655 N. 5th Street, 232 A
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 342-0444
(225) 219-4439 fax DFaucette@mail.doe.state.la.us

MAINE (ME)
Becky Dyer
Learning Systems Team
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
(207) 287-5882 (
207) 287-5894 fax
becky.dyer@state.me.us

MARYLAND (MD)
Valerie Ashton-Holmes
Even Start Family Literacy and Parent Involvement
State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-0314
(410) 333-8148 fax Valerieashtonholmes@msde.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS (MA) Arlene Dale
State Coordinator
Even Start
State Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
(781) 338-3878
(781) 338-3394 fax
adale@doe.mass.edu

MICHIGAN (MI)
Renee DeMars-Johnson
Coordinator Curriculum, Birth-12/Early C./Parenting
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 373-8483 or 241-0162
(517) 335-0592 fax
demarsr@state.mi.us

MINNESOTA (MN)
Bonnie Griffiths
State Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266
(651) 582-8283
(651) 582-8727 fax
bonnie.griffiths@state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI (MS)
Nancy Bramlett
Acting Director Office of Innovative Support
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(601) 359-3499
(601) 359-2587 fax
nbramlett@mde.k12.ms.us

Rita Lane
Even Start Supervisor
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(601) 359-3499
(601) 359-2587 fax
rlane@mde.k12.ms.us

MISSOURI (MO)
Amy James
Federal Discretionary Grants Office
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573) 522-8763
(573) 526-6698
ajames@mail.dese.state.mo.us

MONTANA (MT)
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@state.mt.us

NEBRASKA (NE)
Harriet Egertson
Administrator Office of Children and Families
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
(402) 471-6518
(402) 471-0117 fax
egertson@edneb.org

NEVADA (NV)
Ron Beck, Consultant Title I / Even Start
State Department of Education
700 East 5th Street, #113
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
(775) 687-9212 (
(775) 687-9120 fax
rbeck@nsn.k12.nv.us

NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH)
Dorothy Fair
Director Title I
State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street Concord,
New Hampshire 03301
(603) 271-3301
(603) 271-1953 fax
dfair@ed.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY (NJ)
Dorinda Reliford
Office of Specialized Populations
State Department of Education
River View Executive Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
(609) 984-5914
(609) 633-6874 fax
dorinda.reliford@doe.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO (NM)
Ann Trujillo
State Coordinator
Early Childhood/Even Start Program
State Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 827-6692
(505) 827-6694 fax
atrujillo@sde.state.nm.us

NEW YORK (NY)
Susan Henry
State Coordinator Adult, Family, and Alternative Education
State Education Department
318 EB, Room 307
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-5808
(518) 474-2801 fax
shenry3@mail.nysed.gov

NORTH CAROLINA (NC)
Barbara Kuligowski
Early Childhood Section
State Department of Public Instruction
301 North Willmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
(919) 715-1784
(919) 715-2229 fax
bkaligow@dpi.state.nc.us

NORTH DAKOTA (ND)
Gail Burkett
Assistant Director Even Start/Title I Department of Public Instruction
9th Floor, State Capitol Bldg.
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
(701) 328-3265
(701) 328-4770 fax
gburkett@mail.dpi.state.nd.us

OHIO (OH)
Lori Deacon
Southeast Regional Office
Ohio Department of Education
449?B East State Street
Athens, Ohio 45701-1844
(740)592-5247
(740)592-5169 fax
ece_deacon@ode.ohio.gov

OKLAHOMA (OK)
Carol Lingreen
Administrator Even Start Family Literacy Program
State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405) 521-2846
(405) 521- 2998 fax
carol_lingreen@mail.sde.state.ok.us

OREGON (OR)
Cathy Lindsley
Dept. of Community Colleges/Workplace Development
255 Capitol Street, NE/PSB
Salem, Oregon 97310
(503) 378-8648 ext. 371
(503) 378-8434 fax
cathy.lindsley@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA (PA)
Don Paquette
State Even Start Coordinator
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-5532
(717) 787-0583
dpaquette@state.pa.us

PUERTO RICO (PR)
Evelyn Rodriguez
Puerto Rico Even Start Program
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
(787) 758-8910 ext. 416 or 433
(787) 764-7108 or 751-7469 fax

RHODE ISLAND (RI) Charlotte Diffendale
Coordinator Early Childhood and Literacy Programs
6th floor, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(401) 222-4600 ext. 2457
(401) 222-4979 fax
charld@ride.ri.net

SOUTH CAROLINA (SC)
Susan Longshore
Office of Early Childhood Education
State Department of Education
706 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 734-8287
(803) 734-8343 fax
slongsho@sde.state.sc.us

SOUTH DAKOTA (SD)
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

TENNESSEE (TN)
Susan Doughty
Director Family Literacy Programs
State Department of Education
7th Floor A, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 532-2717
(615) 532-4899 fax
sdoughty@mail.state.tn.us

TEXAS (TX)
Pavlos Roussos
Senior Director Adult Education, Community Education, and Even Start
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 463-9294
(512) 475-3661 fax proussos@tmail.tea.state.tx.us

UTAH (UT)
Sandra Johnson
State Office of Education, SARS
250 East 500 South Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 538-7806
(801) 538-7991 fax
sjohnson@usoe.k12.ut.us

VERMONT (VT)
E. Miller
State Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620
(802) 828-5159
(802) 828-3140 fax
emiller@doe.state.vt.us

VIRGINIA (VA)
Cheryl Strobel
State Department of Education
101 North 14th Street
James Monroe Building, 23rd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 371-7578
(804) 371-7347 fax
cstrobel@pen.k12.va.us

WASHINGTON (WA)
Debra Williams-Appleton
Program Supervisor
Early Childhood Education, and Federal Even Start Program
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
(360) 586-2263
(360) 664-3575 fax
appleton@ospi.wednet.edu

WEST VIRGINIA (WV)
Laura Fulton
Title I
State Department of Education
Capitol Complex, Room B330
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304) 558-7805
(304) 558-0459 fax

WISCONSIN (WI)
Monica Notaro
Title I/Even Start Consultant
State 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

WYOMING (WY)
Kaye McCrary
Title I Consultant Federal Programs
State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050
(307) 777-7633
(307) 777-6234 fax
kmcrary@educ.state.wy.us

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

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

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
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

VIRGIN ISLANDS (VI)
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



MIGRANT EDUCATION PROJECTS:

DENVER (CO)
David C. Pimentel
Colorado State Department of Education
Migrant Education Office
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 866-6753

MIAMI (FL)
Anita Sandler
Federal Programs and Grants Admin.
Miami-Dade County School Board
1450 NE Second Avenue, Suite 500
Miami, Florida 33132
(305) 995-1957

KANSAS CITY (KS)
Becky MacCallum
Community Service Center
220 South Ninth
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
(913) 621-5774

LAGRANGE (KY)
Karla Gibbs
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
205 Parker Drive
LaGrange, Kentucky 40031
(502) 222-4573 ext. 19

RICHMOND (KY)
Helen Seagrave
Madison County Board of Education
Madison County Regional Migrant Program
550 South Keeneland Drive
Richmond, Kentucky 40475
(606) 624-4537

FREMONT (MI)
Denise Gasper
Freemont Area Foundation
108 South Stewart
P.O. Box B
Fremont, Michigan 49412
(616) 652-1638

HELENA (MT)
Angela Branz-Spall
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
(406) 444-2423

LAS CRUCES (NM)
Corina Gabaldon
Las Cruces School District #2
505 South Main, Suite 249
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
(505) 527-5883

GENESEO (NY)
Patricia Edwards
Genessee-Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming
Holcomb Building, 210
Geneseo, New York 14454
(716) 245-5681

RALEIGH (NC)
Geraldine Ritter
Wake County Public School System
3600 Wake Forest Road
P.O. Box 28049
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
(919) 850-1753

PORTLAND (OR)
Pat Burk
School District No. 1
Office of Grants Management
P.O. Box 3107
Portland, Oregon 97208
(503) 916-3220

SALEM (OR)
Susan Haverson
Salem-Keizer School District
1309 Ferry Street SE
P.O. Box 12024
Salem, Oregon 97309-0024
(503) 399-3258

NEW OXFORD (PA)
Parker C. Coble
Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12
P.O. Box 70
65 Billerbeck Street
New Oxford, Pennsylvania 17350
(717) 624-4616 E

EL PASO (TX)
Mary Lou Cummings
El Paso Community College
P.O. Box 20500
El Paso, Texas 79998
(915) 594-2283

LAREDO (TX)
Efrain Sánchez
SER-Jobs for Progress of Southwest Texas
4605 Maher Avenue
Laredo, Texas 78041
(210) 724-1844

SAN ANTONIO (TX)
Sylvia Reyna
San Antonio Independent School District
141 Lavaca
San Antonio, Texas 78210
(210) 212-8344

TRIBAL PROJECTS:

AHMIUM EDUCATION (CA)
Ernie Salgado
Executive Director
Ahmium Education, Inc.
Family Literacy Advocacy Model of Empowerment
P.O. Box 366
San Jacinto, California 92581
(909) 654-2781 ext. 230
(909) 654-3089 fax
ernie@ivic.net

Deborah DeForge
Project Director
Ahmium Education, Inc.
Family Literacy Advocacy Model of Empowerment
P.O. Box 366
San Jacinto, California 92581
(909) 654-2781 ext. 250
(909) 654-3089 fax
debbied@ahmium.com

FOND DU LAC RESERVATION (MN)
Mike Rabideaux
1696 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, Minnesota 55720
(218) 878-4648
(218) 878-4687 fax

Patty Petite
1696 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, Minnesota 55720
(218) 879-0943
(218) 879-7502 fax

FORT PECK (MT)
Margarett Campbell
Fort Peck Community College
Fort Peck Even Start Program
Box 398
Poplar, Montana 59255
(406) 768-5551
(406) 768-5552 fax

Linda L. Flynn
Fort Peck Community College
Fort Peck Even Start Program
Box 398
Poplar, Montana 59255
(406) 768-3050
(406) 768-5552 fax
lindaf@fpcc.cc.mt.us

FOUR WINDS (CA)
Betty Jo Smith
Four Winds of Indian Education,Inc.
Project F.L.I.N.T.
2345 Fair Street
Chico, California 95928
(530) 895-4212
(530) 895-6569 fax

GILA CROSSING (AZ)
Willard H. Walters
Gila Crossing Community School
P.O. Box 10
Laveen, Arizona 85339
(520) 550-4834
(520) 550-4252 fax

KICKAPOO (KS)
Frances Wabaunsee
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Kickapoo Even Start Family Literacy Program
P.O. Box 106
Powhattan, Kansas 66527
(785) 474-3365
(785) 474-3530 fax

MUCKLESHOOT (WA)
Steve Maurer
Grants/Contract Officer
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
39015 172nd Avenue, S.E.
Auburn, Washington 98092-9763
(253) 939-3311 ext. 138
(253) 833-6177 fax

Rosemary Clemente
Muckleshoot Even Start Project L.I.F.T.
5602 Auburn Way South
Auburn, Washington 98092
(253) 735-6647 ext. 123
(253) 735-6739 fax

OWENS VALLEY (CA)
Paul Chávez
Owens Valley Board of Trustees
Owens Valley Even Start Project
P.O. Box 1467
Bishop, California 93515
(760) 873-5107 or 872-2115
(760) 873-4107 fax

PASCUA YAQUI (AZ)
Victoria Callison
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Pascua Yaqui Even Start Family Literacy Program Project Kaateme
7474 South Camino De Oeste
Tucson, Arizona 85746
(520) 883-5050 or 883-5161
(520) 883-2068 or 883-5014 fax

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN INDIAN RESOURCE CENTER (CA)
Wanda Michaelis
S.C.A.I.R.
2218 Alpine Blvd., Suite A
Alpine, California 91901
(888) 217-2247
(610) 445-6568 fax

TLINGIT AND HAIDA (AK)
Jacqueline Tagaban
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Even Start Family Literacy Program
320 West Willoughby Avenue, Suite 300
Juneau, Alaska 99801
(907) 463?7152
(907) 586-8970 fax
jackie@ccthita.org

UPPER SKAGIT (WA)
Ed Parris
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
Upper Skagit Even Start
25962 Community Plaza Way
Sedro-Woolley, Washington 98284
(360) 856-3570
(360) 856-3550 fax
parrised@yahoo.com

UTAH NAVAJO (UT)
Nellie Tohtsonie
Utah Navajo Development Council
The Pathway to Harmony Even Start Project for Indian Tribe and Tribal Organizations
P.O. Box 129
Bluff, Utah 84512
(435) 672-2381 or 2311
(435) 672-2349 fax



STATEWIDE FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE GRANTS:

Statewide Initiatives (Year 1997 Awards)

MAINE (ME)
Rebecca Dyer
Maine Department of Education
State House Station #23
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207) 287-5854

MASSACHUSETTS (MA)
Bob Bickerton
Administrator
Adult and Community Learning Services Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
(617) 388-3300 ext. 429

MISSOURI (MO)
Karen Hinton
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Federal Program Unit
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573) 751-8310

MONTANA (MT)
Gloria A. Gregg
Montana State University
Community School Development Center
250 Reid Hall
Bozeman, Montana 59717 (406) 994-6670

OHIO (OH)
Jane Weichel
Ohio Department of Education Early Childhood Division
65 South Front Street, Room 309
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 466-0224

Statewide Initiatives (Year 1999 Awards)

ALABAMA (AL)
Rosemary Mobley
Alabama State Department of Education
5333 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 3610-3833
(334) 242-8199
(334) 242-0496(fax)

Arizona (AZ)
Karen Liersch
State Coordinator
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 542-3919
(602) 542-1161 fax
kliersc@mail1.ade.state.az.us

Lois Schneider
Family Literacy Coordinator
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoeniz, AZ 85007
(602)542-7013
(602) 542-1161 fax
Ischnei@ade.az.gov

Arkansas
Dr. Charles Watson
Arkansas State Dept. of Education
#4 State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4474
(501) 682-9026

California
Sallie L. Wilson
California Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 9514-2720
(916) 654-6369
(916) 653-3987(fax)

Colorado (CO)
Frank Fielden
Senior Consultant
Early Childhood Collaboration
Even Start State Coordinator
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 866-6674
(303) 866-6857 fax
fielden_f@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut
Judy Carson
Education Consultant
Connecticut State Dept. of Education
PO Box 2219; Rm. 227
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
(860) 566-7943
(860) 566-7943
judy.carson@po.state.ct.us

Delaware (DE)
Frances Tracy-Mumford
State Supervisor
State Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402, Townsend Building
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 739-3743
(302) 739-3092 fax
ftracy-mumf@state.de.us

District of Columbia
Peggy Minnis
District of Columbia Public Schools
Webb School-1375 Mt. Olive Rd., NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 724-4383
(202) 727-3328

Hawaii
Art Kaneshiro
Hawaii State Department of Education
1270 Queen Emma Street, Rm. 409
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-3124
(808) 586-3129 fax

IDAHO (ID)
Valerie Aker
State Department of Education
P. O. Box 83720
Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
(208) 332-6901

ILLINOIS (IL)
Daniel J. Miller
Division Administrator
Business, Community, and Family Partnerships
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, C-418
Springfield, Illinois 62777
(217) 782-3370 or 782-7587
(217) 782-9224 fax
dmiller@spr5.isbe.state.il.us

KENTUCKY (KY)
Annette Bridges
Even Start Family Literacy Program
Division of Extended Learning
State Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-7056
(502) 564-6952 fax
abridges@kde.state.ky.us

Louisiana
Debi Faucette
Louisiana Dept. of Education
626 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-0444
(225) 219-4439 fax

Maine
Rebecca Dyer
Maine Department of Education
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287- 5882
(207) 287-5894 fax

Maryland
Joanne Carter
Maryland State Dept. of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0275
(410) 333-0880 fax

Massachusetts
Bob Richardson
Admininistor
Massachusetts Dept. of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-3800
(781) 338-3394

Statewide Initiatives (Year 1999 Awards continued)

Michigan
Renee De Mars-Johnson
Michigan Department of Education
PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-8483
(517) 335-0592 fax

Minnesota
Bonnie Griffiths
Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8283
(651) 582-8727 fax

Mississippi
Rita Lane
Mississippi Dept. of Education
PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3282
(601) 359-2587 (fax)

Missouri
Barry Freedman
Missouri State Dept. of Education
500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601
St. Ann, MO 63074
(314) 291-4443
(314) 291-7385 fax

Montana
Dr. Gloria A. Gregg
213 Reid-Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 5971-2880
(406) 994-6670
(406) 994-3261 fax

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) 444-3924fax
jmorris@stat.mt.u

Nevada
Wendy Whipple
39875 S. McCarran Blvd.
Reno, NV 8902-7510
(775) 688-2284
(775) 688-2558 fax

Ron Beck
Consultant Title I/Even Start
State Department of Education
700 East 5th Street #113
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
(702) 687-9212
(702) 687-9120fax
rbeck@nsn.k12.nv.us

New York
Robert Frawley
NYS Council on Children & Family
Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower
5 Empire State Plaza
Suite 2810
Albany, NY 12223-1553
(518) 473-3652
(518) 473-2570 fax

Susan Henry
State Coordinator
Adult, Family, and Alternative Education
State Education Department
318EB, Room 307
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-5808
(518) 474-2801 fax
shenry3@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina
Martin Lancaster
President
North Carolina Community College System
200 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603- 1379
(919) 733-7051
(919) 733-0680 fax

Barbara Kuligowski
Early Childhood Section
State Education Department
301 North Willmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
(919) 715-1784
(919) 715-2229 fax
bkaligow@dpi.state.nc.us

Ohio
Dr. Jane Wiechel
Ohio Department of Education
65 S. Front Street; Room 309
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-0224
(614) 728-2338 fax

Oregon
Sharlene Walker and Cathy Lindsley
Office of Community College Services
255 Capitol Street NE, 3rd Floor
Salem, Oregon 97310-1341
(503) 378-8648 ext. 368
(503) 378-8443

Pennsylvania
Cheryl L. Keenan
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 772-3737
(717) 783-0583 fax

South Carolina
Estella L. Holliday
SC Department of Education
706 Rutledge Building
Columbia, SC 29201-3730
(803) 734-8073
(803) 734-8343 fax

Tennessee
Susan G. Doughty
Tennessee Dept. of Education
7th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
(615) 532-2717
(615) 532-4899 fax

Texas
Dr. Deborah Stedman
Dr. Paylos Roussos
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 463-9294
(512) 475-3661 fax

Vermont
Jennifer Howard
Vt. Dept. of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05630
(802) 828-5159
(802) 828-3140 fax

Washington
Debra Williams Appleton
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 586-2263
(360) 664-3575 fax

Wisconsin
Edward Chin
State Director
Wisconsin Technical College System Board
310 Prince Place
PO Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707-7874
(608) 266-1207
(608) 266-1690 fax

Monica Notaro
Title I/Even Start Consultant
State 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

West Virginia
Kathi Polis
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6; Room 358
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-6318
(304) 558-3946 fax



FEDERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION CONTACTS:

Patricia McKee
Compensatory Education Programs
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
FB-6, Room 3W106
Washington, DC 20202-6132
(202) 260-0991
(202) 260-7764 fax
Patricia_McKee@ed.gov

Even Start Tribe and Tribal Grants
Doris F. Sligh
Compensatory Education Programs
(202) 260-0999
(202) 260-7764 fax
Doris_Sligh@ed.gov

Even Start Family Statewide Family Initiative Grant
Tanielle Johnson
Compensatory Education Programs
(202) 260-205-5988
(202) 260-7764 fax
Tanielle_Johnson@ed.gov

National Even Start Evaluation Study
Tracy Rimdzius
Planning and Evaluation Services
(202) 401-1259
Tracy_Rimdzius@ed.gov

Migrant Education Even Start Grant
DonnaMarie Marlow
Office of Migrant Education
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
FB-6; Room 3E343
Washington, DC 20202-6135
(202) 260-2815
(202) 205-0089 fax
Donnamarie_Marlow@ed.gov

Even Start Program Attorneys
Miriam Whitney
Office of the General Counsel
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Fb-6, Room 6E222
Washington, DC 20202-2110
(202) 401-6171
(202) 205-0524 fax
Miriam_Whitney@ed.gov

Lisa Harris
Office of the General Counsel
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
FB-6; Room 6E220
Washington, DC 20202-2110
(202) 401-6042
(202) 205-0524 fax
Lisa_Harris@ed.gov

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