Primary Contacts for NIMAS/NIMAC

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Alabama

Teresa Lacy
Director
Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind
205 E. South street
Talladega, AL 35160
(256) 761-3237
lacy [dot] teresa [at] aidb [dot] state [dot] al [dot] us

Alaska

Samuel Jordan
Education Specialist II, Special Education
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
801 W. 10th St., Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
tel.: (907) 465-2824
fax: (907) 465-2806
samuel [dot] jordan [at] alaska [dot] gov
Paul Prussing
Deputy Director, Teaching and Learning Support
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Paul [dot] Prussing [at] alaska [dot] gov

American Samoa

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

Arizona

Roberta Brown
Director, State and Federal Initiatives
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
tel.: (602) 364-4006
Roberta [dot] Brown [at] azed [dot] gov

Arkansas

Tom Hicks
Coordinator, Special Education
Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
tel.: (501) 682-4221
Tom [dot] Hicks [at] arkansas [dot] gov

Bureau of Indian Education

Donald Griffin
Education Specialist, Special Education
Division of Performance and Accountability
tel.: (505 563-5384
donald [dot] griffin [at] bie [dot] edu
Gloria Yepa
Supervisory Education Specialist, Special Education
tel.: (505) 563-5264
gloria [dot] yepa [at] bie [dot] edu

California

Jonn Paris-Salb, Education Administrator I
Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Translations
1430 N Street, Room 3207
Sacramento, CA 95814
tel.: (916) 323-2202
fax: (916) 323-9732
jparissalb [at] cde [dot] ca [dot] gov

Colorado

Tanni Anthony
Supervisor/State Consultant on Visual Impairment
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
tel.: (303) 866-6681
Anthony_t [at] cde [dot] state [dot] co [dot] us

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Suzanne Lizama
Special Education Coordinator
CNMI Public School System
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950
Northern Mariana Islands
tel.: (670) 237-3029
fax: (670) 664-3774
lizamas [at] pss [dot] cnmi [dot] mp

Connecticut

Mike Smith, Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education
P. O. Box 2219, Room 369
Connecticut State Department of Education
Hartford, CT  06145-2219
tel.: (860) 713-6931
Michael [dot] S [dot] Smith [at] ct [dot] govBrian [dot] Cunnane [at] ct [dot] gov

Delaware

Karen Jones
NIMAS State Coordinator
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
tel.: (302) 735-4210
kjones [at] doe [dot] k12 [dot] de [dot] us

District of Columbia

Amy Maisterra
Chief of Staff
Department of Special Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Government of the District of Columbia
810 First Street NE, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20002
tel.: (202) 481-3757
amy [dot] maisterra [at] dc [dot] gov

Federated States of Micronesia

NOTE: Due to their status as an independent country not covered under U.S. copyright law, The Federated States of Micronesia cannot coordinate with the NIMAC (nor therefore adopt the NIMAS in full) due to international copyright law.

Florida

Leanne Grillot
Program Specialist
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 West Gaines Street, Room 601
Tallahassee, FL 32399
tel.: (850) 245-0478
fax: (850) 245-0955
leanne [dot] grillot [at] fldoe [dot] org

Georgia

Jim Downs, Program Manager
Georgia Instructional Materials Center
Division for Special Education Supports
Georgia Department of Education
890 N. Indian Creek Dr.
Clarkston, GA 30021
tel.: (404) 298-3653 local
tel.: (866) 245-1048 toll free
fax: (770) 357-8874 fax
jdowns [at] doe [dot] k12 [dot] ga [dot] us

Guam

Josephine Santos
Vision Program Coordinator
Guam Public School System
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, GU 96932

Hawaii

Christian Yates
State District Educational Specialist for Hearing and Vision Programs
Hawaii Department of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96813
tel.: (808) 733-4999
Christian_Yates/HCDB/HIDOE [at] notes [dot] k12 [dot] hi [dot] us

Idaho

Val Fenske
Curricular Materials Coordinator
Idaho State Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
tel.: (208) 332-6967
vafenske [at] sde [dot] idaho [dot] gov
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/curricular_materials

Illinois

Kelly M. Wojcik
Principal Consultant
Special Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
tel.: (217) 782-5589
kwojcik [at] isbe [dot] net

Indiana

Vicki Hershman
Director
PATINS Project @CIESC
6321 La Pas Trail, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46268
tel.: (317) 387-4153
vhershman [at] ciesc [dot] k12 [dot] in [dot] us

Iowa

Beth Hirst
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 4th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2364
tel.: (515) 281-1280
beth [dot] hirst [at] blind [dot] state [dot] ia [dot] us

Kansas

Colleen Riley
State Director, Special Education
Kansas Department of Education
120 S 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
tel.: (785) 291-3097
criley [at] ksde [dot] org

Kentucky

Toyah Robey
NIMAS Contact
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
tel.: (502) 564-4970
toyah [dot] robey [at] education [dot] ky [dot] gov

Louisiana

Jackie Bobbett, Ph.D.
Division of Curriculum Standards
Louisiana Department of Education
1201 North 3rd Street
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
tel.: (877) 453-2721
fax: (225) 342-0178
jackie [dot] bobbett [at] la [dot] gov

Maine

Kathleen Powers
Program Director
MaineCITE
University College
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
tel.: (207) 621-3195
kpowers [at] maine [dot] edu

Marshall Islands, Republic of

NOTE: Due to their status as an independent country not covered under U.S. copyright law, The Marshall Islands cannot coordinate with the NIMAC (nor therefore adopt the NIMAS in full) due to international copyright law.

Maryland

Lisa Wright
Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
tel.: (410) 767-0812
lwright [at] msde [dot] state [dot] md [dot] us

Massachusetts

Susan Hargrave
Instructional Technology Specialist and NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
tel.: (781) 338-6844
fax: (781) 338-3195
shargrave [at] doe [dot] mass [dot] edu

Michigan

Jeff Diedrich
Director
Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports
6500 Centurion Drive #220
Lansing, MI 48917
tel.: (517) 908-390
jeff [dot] diedrich [at] gmail [dot] com

Minnesota

Joan Breslin-Larson
Supervisor, Special Education Policy
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN
tel.: (651) 582-1599
joan [dot] breslin-larson [at] state [dot] mn [dot] us

Mississippi

Susan M. Davis
Division Director, Parent Outreach
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Special Education
359 North West Street #301
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
tel.: (601) 359-3498
fax: (601) 359-1829
sdavis [at] mde [dot] k12 [dot] ms [dot] us

Missouri

Melissa Melton
Supervisor, Effective Practices
Office of Special Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
tel.: (573) 751-3407
fax: (573) 526-5946
Melissa [dot] Melton [at] dese [dot] mo [dot] gov
John Effinger
Missouri Assistive Technology
1501 NW Jefferson Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
tel.: (816) 228-6595
john [dot] effinger [at] att [dot] net

Montana

Steve Gettel
Superintendent
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
3911 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59405
tel.: (406) 771-6000
sgettel [at] msdb [dot] mt [dot] gov

Nebraska

Teresa Coonts
Education Specialist
Nebraska Department of Education
6949 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128
tel.: (402) 595-1810
teresa [dot] coonts [at] nebraska [dot] gov

Nevada

Liz Isaacs
Project Coordinator
Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project
P.O. Box 603
Carson City, NV 89702
tel.: (775) 283-2315
nsetap [at] aol [dot] com

New Hampshire

Mary T. Lane
Special Education Consultant, Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
tel.: (603)-271-3740
mlane [at] ed [dot] state [dot] nh [dot] us

New Jersey

Perkie Cannon
Special Education Consultant
New Jersey Department of Education-OSEP
104 The American Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
perkie [dot] cannon [at] doe [dot] state [dot] nj [dot] us

New Mexico

Sandra Schwarz
Education Administrator
New Mexico Public Education Department, Special Education Bureau
120 South Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
tel.: (505) 827-1460
Sandra [dot] Schwarz [at] state [dot] nm [dot] us

New York

Sophie McDermott
Assistant
New York State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1624
Albany, NY 12234
tel.: (518) 486-7462
smcdermo [at] mail [dot] nysed [dot] gov

North Carolina

Julie Kagy
Consultant for Visually Impaired and Assistive Technology
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
tel.: (919) 807-3988 
fax: (919) 807-3243
jkagy [at] dpi [dot] state [dot] nc [dot] us

North Dakota

Lynn Dodge
Regional Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction, Special Education
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
tel.: (701) 328-2277
ldodge [at] nd [dot] gov

Ohio

Cheryl Boley
Director, Braille Production Program
Ohio State School for the Blind
5220 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
tel.: (614) 644-8461
cboley [at] ossb [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
tel.: (405) 521-4863
Mark_Everhart [at] sde [dot] state [dot] ok [dot] us

Oregon

Julie York
Director of Interagency Educational Services Unit
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
tel.: (503) 947-5786
julie [dot] york [at] state [dot] or [dot] us

Palau

NOTE: Due to their status as an independent country not covered under U.S. copyright law, Palau cannot coordinate with the NIMAC (nor therefore adopt the NIMAS in full) due to international copyright law.

Pennsylvania

Debby Holzapfel
Educational Consultant
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
tel.: (412) 826-2336, ext. 6843
tel.: 1 (800) 446-5607 (toll free in PA only)
dholzapfel [at] pattan [dot] net
dholzapfel [at] pattanpgh [dot] net
Frank Irzyk
Educational Consultant
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
tel.: (412) 826-2336
tel.: 1 (800) 446-5607
firzyk [at] pattan [dot] net

Puerto Rico

Norma Sánchez Colón
Associate Secretary of Special Education
Cesar Gonzalez Street, Floor 9
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
tel.: (787) 759-2000, ext. 2283
fax: (787) 759-6346
sanchez_n [at] de [dot] gobierno [dot] pr

Rhode Island

Jayne Rabideau
Northern RI Collaborative
Rhode Island Materials Access Center
640 George Washington Highway #200
Lincoln, RI  02865
tel.: (401) 495-2033
fax: (401) 333-3572
jrabideau [at] nric-ri [dot] org Melissa [dot] MacDonald [at] ride [dot] ri [dot] gov

South Carolina

Marty R. McKenzie
SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 120
Columbia, SC  29210
tel.: (803) 896-9787
mmckenzie [at] scsdb [dot] org

South Dakota

Colleen Kirby
Director, Information Services
South Dakota State Library
MacKay Building
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
tel.: (605) 773-3131
colleen [dot] kirby [at] state [dot] sd [dot] us

Tennessee

Rebecca Kuhn
Director of Adapted Media
Tennnessee School for the Blind
115 Stwearts Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
rebecca [dot] kuhn [at] tnschoolfortheblind [dot] org

Texas

Brent Pitt
Manager, IDEA Coordination Division
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
tel.: (512)463-9414
Brent [dot] Pitt [at] tea [dot] state [dot] tx [dot] us

Utah

Christine Timothy
Education Specialist, State Coordinator for NIMAS/NIMAC
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
tel.: (801) 538-7576
christine [dot] timothy [at] schools [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] Ferguson [at] state [dot] vt [dot] us 

Virginia

John Eisenberg
Education Specialist in Assistive Technology
Office of Special Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
tel.: (804) 225-2711
john [dot] eisenberg [at] doe [dot] virginia [dot] gov

Washington

Colleen Lines
Program Manager
Washington State School for the Blind
Ogden Resource Center
2310 E. 13th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
fax: (360) 737-2120
tel.: (800) 562-4176 ext.183 (in state)
tel.: (360) 696-6321 ext.183 (out of state)
colleen [dot] lines [at] wssb [dot] wa [dot] gov

West Virginia

Annette Carey
Low Incidence Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Special Programs
Building 6, Room 304
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV  25305
tel.: (304) 558-2697

Wisconsin

Stacy Grandt
Outreach Director, Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W State Street
Janesville, WI  53546
tel.: (608) 758-6145 local
tel.: (866) 284-1107 ext. 2 [toll free]
fax: (608) 758-6169
Stacy [dot] Grandt [at] wcbvi [dot] k12 [dot] wi [dot] us

Wyoming

Leslie Bechtel-Van Orman
Consultant for Services for the Visually Impaired
Wyoming Department of Education
320 West Main
Riverton, WY 82501-3450
tel.: (307) 856-5652
lvanor [at] educ [dot] state [dot] wy [dot] us

Last Updated: 01/13/2012