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State Contacts for Goals 2000

Alabama
Feagin Johnson

Ph: 334-242-9716 Fax: 334-242-9708
Assistant State Superintendent
Alabama Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104-3833

Alaska
Peggy Cowan

Ph: 907-465-2826 Fax: 907-465-3396
Internet: RMPC@TUNDRA.ALASKA.EDU
Science Specialist
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894

Alaska Federation
Dorothy M. Larson

Ph: 907-274-3611 Fax: 907-276-7989
Executive Vice President
Alaska Federation of Natives
1577 "C" Street, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501

American Samoa
Lui Tuitele

Ph: 684-633-1246 Fax: 684-633-5184
Program Director
American Samoa Department of Education
Utelei, American Samoa 96799

Arizona
Jane Hunt

Ph: 602-542-5138 Fax: 602-542-3013
Deputy Associate Superintendent
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Arkansas
Charles D. Watson

Ph: 501-682-4474 Fax: 501-682-4886
Program Manager
Arkansas Department of Education
4 State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201

California
Merrill Vargo

Ph: 916-657-2516 Fax: 916-657-5457
Director, Regional Programs and Special Projects Division
California Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, CA 94244-2720

Colorado
Jan Silverstein

Ph: 303-866-6635 Fax: 303-830 0793
Goals 2000, Coordinator
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799

Connecticut Benjamin Dixon

Ph: 203-566-4185 Fax: 203-566-8964
Deputy Commissioner of Education
Connecticut Department of Education
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219

Delaware
Lisa Hicks

Ph: 302-739-4601 Fax: 302-739-4654
Goals 2000 Contractor
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
Townsend Building
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903

District of Columbia
Bettye Topps

Ph: 202-724-4222 Fax: 202-727-1516
Executive Assistant
District of Columbia Public Schools
415 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Florida
Wayne Largent

Ph: 904-488-6547 Fax: 904-921-9059
Director, Office of Special Federal Education Programs
Florida Department of Education
Florida Education Center, Room 522
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Georgia
Jeannie Jones

Ph: 404-656-4059 Fax: 404-657-7096
Acting Associate Superintendent for Instructional Services
Georgia Department of Education
2066 Twin Towers, East
205 Butler Street
Atlanta, GA 30334-5001

Guam
Nerissa Bretania-Shafer
Ph: 671-472-2241 Fax: 671-477-3407
Administrator
Research, Planning and Evaluation
Guam Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, Guam 96910

Hawaii
Patricia A. Sasaki

Ph: 808-586-3285 Fax: 808-586-3440
Acting Director, Planning and Evaluation
Office of the Superintendent
Hawaii Department of Education
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Idaho
Darrell K. Loosle

Ph: 208-334-2111 Fax: 208-334-2228
Associate State Superintendent
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027

Illinois
Thomas Kerins

Ph: 217-782-0322 Fax: 217-782-6097
Assistant Superintendent
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777

Indiana
Linda Cornwell

Ph: 317-232-9177 Fax: 317-232-9121
Project Coordinator
Indiana Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

Iowa
Marcus J. Haack

Ph: 515-281-8141 Fax: 515-242-6025
Chief, Bureau of Instructional Services
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

Kansas
Ken Gentry

Ph: 913-296-2306 Fax: 913-296-7933
Team Leader
Kansas State Board of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

Kentucky
Joe Clark

Ph: 502-564-3141 Fax: 502-564-5680
Director, Division of Program Resources
Kentucky Department of Education
Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601

Louisiana
Bill Miller

Ph: 504-342-3603 Fax: 504-342-7316
Section Administrator
Bureau of Secondary Education
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Maine
Robert Kautz

Ph: 207-287-5928 Fax: 207-287-5927
Director, Division of Instruction
Maine Department of Education
State House Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333

Marshall Islands
Hilda C. Heine

Ph: 692-625-7398 Fax: 692-625-3861
Ministry of Education
Secretary of Education
P.O. Box 3
Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960

Maryland
Phyllis Bailey

Ph: 410-767-0520
Coordinator of School Improvement Strategies
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Massachusetts
Carole S. Thomson

Ph: 617-388-3300 ext. 201 Fax: 617-388-3396
Executive Director
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148

Michigan
Theresa Staten

Ph: 517-373-3354 Fax: 517-335-4565
Chief Deputy Superintendent
Goals 2000
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909

Micronesia
Catalino I. Cantero

Ph: 691-320-2609 Fax: 691-320-5500
Secretary of Education
GOALS 2000 Program
FSM Department of Education
P.O. Box PS 87
Palikir, Pohnpei FM 96941

Minnesota
Linda Powell

Ph: 612-296-2358 Fax: 612-297-7201
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Education
Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101

Mississippi
Suzanne Ulmer

Ph: 601-359-2561 Fax: 601-359-2040
Director, Office of Innovative Support
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205

Missouri
Steve Coffman

Ph: 314-526-3232 Fax: 314-751-9434
Assistant Director of Goals 2000
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480

Montana
Nancy Coopersmith

Ph: 406-444-5541 Fax: 406-444-3924
Administrator
Department of Accreditation and Curriculum Services
Montana Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501

Nebraska
Polly Feis

Ph: 402-471-5025 Fax: 402-471-4433
Internet: polly_f@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
Assistant Commissioner
Nebraska Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

Nevada
Roy Casey

Ph: 702-687-3187 Fax: 702-687-4499
Nevada Department of Education
Federal and Related Programs Branch
400 West King Street
Capitol Complex
Carson City, NV 89710

New Jersey
Eileen Avis

Ph: 609-984-5176 Fax: 609-984-6756
Goals 2000 Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Education
CN 500
Trenton, NJ 08625

New Mexico
Denise Johnston

Ph: 505-827-1230 Fax: 505-827-6696
Director, Goals 2000 Unit
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501

New York
Kathy Rutherford

Ph: 518-486-5856
Goals 2000
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 376
Albany, NY 12234

North Carolina
Carolyn Cobb

Ph: 919-715-1351 Fax: 919-715-1204
Director
Division of Innovation and Development
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

North Dakota
Ron Stastney

Ph: 701-255-4373 Fax: 701-224-2461
Assistant Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, ND 58505-0440

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
William P. Matson

Ph: 9-011-670-322-6405 Fax: 9-011-670-322-6402
Federal Programs Coordinator
Public School System
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950

Ohio
Gene T. Harris

Ph: 614-728-5865 Fax: 614-644-5960
Internet: sdea_harris@ode.ohio.gov
Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ohio Department of Education
65 South Front Street, Room 810
Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Oklahoma
Clarita Goodwin

Ph: 405-521-4513 Fax: 405-521-2971
Assistant State Superintendent
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

Oregon
Joanne Flint

Ph: 503-378-8004 Fax: 503-373-7968
Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203

Palau
Masa-Aki N. Emesiochl

Ph: 9-011-680-488-1003 Fax: 9-011-680-488-2830
Ministry of Education
Director, BCI
P.O. Box 189
Koror, Palau PW 96940

Pennsylvania
Gene F. Heyman

Ph: 717-787-7372 Fax: 717-787-6900
Goals 2000
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

Puerto Rico
Janet T. Santana

Ph: 809-753-1123 Fax: 809-765-8845
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
Hato Rey, PR 00919-0759

Rhode Island
Loreto Gandara

Ph: 401-277-3124 x3 Fax: 401-277-6178
Goals 2000 Liaison
Rhode Island Department of Elementary/Secondary Education
22 Hayes Street
Providence, RI 02908

South Carolina
Pamela P. Pritchett

Ph: 803-734-8277 Fax: 803-734-6142
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Rutledge Building
Columbia, SC 29201

South Dakota
John A. Bonaiuto

Ph: 605-773-3134 Fax: 605-773-6139
Internet: jab@deca.state.sd.us
Secretary
Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
Office of the Secretary
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291

Tennessee
Susan Hudson

Ph: 615-532-4712 Fax: 615-532-7860
Institute for Excellence
Tennessee Department of Education
5th Floor Gateway Plaza
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375

Texas
Chriss Cloudt

Ph: 512-463-9701 Fax: 512-475-3499
Internet: ARRIGONA@TENET.EDU
Executive Associate Commissioner
Policy Planning and Technology Services
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494

Utah
Bruce Griffin

Ph: 801-538-7762 Fax: 801-538-7521
Associate Superintendent
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Virgin Islands
Hugh Smith, Jr.

Ph: 809-774-8315 Fax: 809-776-5678
Goals 2000 Contact
Federal Programs Director
44-46 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Vermont
Robert McNamara

Ph: 802-828-2752 Fax: 802-828-3140
Internet: BOBMNAS@ALL.COM
External Manager of School Development
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620

Washington
Hugh Walkup

Ph: 360-753-3223 Fax: 360-664-3314
Internet: H.WALKUP@INSPIRE.OSPI.WEDNET.EDU
Director, Goals 2000
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

West Virginia
Teddi Cox

Ph: 304-558-2699 Fax: 304-558-0882
Education First Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 252
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305

Wisconsin
Pauline Nikolay

Ph: 608-266-3361 Fax: 608-267-1052
Assistant Superintendent
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841


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