Meet the Directors

State:	Director:	Agency:	Department:
Alabama	Crystal Richardson Gordon Persons Building, Room 3346 50 North Ripley St. Montgomery, AL 36104-3833	Alabama State Department of Education	Special Education
Alaska	Donald Enoch 801 W. Tenth Street Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801-1894	Alaska State Department of Education & Early Development	Special Education
American Samoa	Jeanette Vasai P.O. Box 7078 Pago Pago, AS 96799	American Samoa Department of Education
Arizona	Angela Denning 1535 W. Jefferson Street Bin 24 Phoenix, AZ 85007-3280	Arizona Department of Education	Exceptional Student Services
Arkansas	Martha Kay Asti 1401 West Capitol Suite 450 Little Rock, AR 72201-2936	Arkansas Department of Education	Special Education
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Bureau of Indian Education	Gloria Yepa P.O. Box 829 1011 Indian School Road, NW Albuquerque, NM 87103-0829	Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)	Office of Indian Education Programs
California	Fred Balcom 1430 N. Street Suite 2401 Sacramento, CA 95814	California Department of Education	Specialized Programs
Colorado	Peg Brown-Clark 201 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203	Colorado Department of Education	Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Connecticut	Charlene Russell-Tucker P.O. Box 2219 3rd Floor, Rm. 369 Hartford, CT 06145	Connecticut Department of Education	Bureau of Special Education
Delaware	Mary Ann Mieczkowski 401 Federal Street – Suite #2 Dover, DE 19901	Delaware Department of Education	Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education Group
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Department of Defense Education Agency	David Johansen 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350	Department of Defense (DODEA)	Special Education
District of Columbia	Amy Maisterra 810 1st Street, NE 5th Floor Washington, DC 20002	DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education	Divisions of Special Education
Federated States of Micronesia	Arthur Albert P.O. Box P Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM 96941	Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education
Florida	Monica Verra-Tirado, Ed.D. 325 West Gaines St., Ste. 601 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400	Florida Department of Education	Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Georgia	Deborah Gay 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, GA 30334-5054	Georgia Department of Education	Office of Standards, Instruction and Assessment - Exceptional Students
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Guam	Yolanda Gabriel P.O. Box DE Hagatna, GU 96932	Guam Department of Education	Division of Special Education
Hawaii	Shari A. Cuadra-Larsen P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804	Hawaii Department of Education	Special Education Services Branch
Idaho	Richard Henderson P.O. Box 83720 650 West State Street Boise, ID 83720-0027	State Department of Education	Special Education
Illinois	Beth Hanselman 100 N. First Street Mail Code N-243 Springfield, IL 62777-0001	Illinois State Board of Education	Special Education Services
Indiana	Becky Bowman State House Room 229 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798	Indiana Department of Education	Division of Exceptional Learners
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Iowa	Barbara Guy Grimes State Office Building 400 E. 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146	Iowa Department of Education	Special Education
Kansas	Colleen Riley 120 SE 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182	Kansas State Department of Education	Student Support Services
Kentucky	Johnny Collett 500 Mero Street CPT 19th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601	Kentucky Department of Education	Division of Learning Services
Louisiana	Bernell Cook P.O. Box 94064 1201 North Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064	Louisiana Department of Education	Division of Special Populations
Maine	Janice E. Breton 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333	Maine Department of Education	Special Services
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Marshall Islands	Ruthiran Lokeijak Republic of Marshall Islands P.O. Box 3179 Majuro, MH 96960	Ministry of Education
Maryland	Marcella Franczkowski 200 West Baltimore Street 9th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201-2595	Maryland State Department of Education	Division of Special Education and Early Intervention
Massachusetts	Marcia Mittnacht 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-4906	Massachusetts Department of Education	Special Education
Michigan	Eleanor White P.O. Box 30008 608 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48909-7508	Michigan Department of Education	Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Minnesota	Barbara L. Troolin 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266	Minnesota Department of Education	Division of Special Education
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Mississippi	Ann Moore 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39205-0771	State Department of Education	Office of Special Education
Missouri	Stephen Barr P.O. Box 480 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480	Department of Elementary & Secondary Education	Division of Special Education
Montana	Frank Podobnik P.O. Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501	Montana Office of Public Instruction	Special Education
Nebraska	Gary Sherman 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987	Nebraska Department of Education	Office of Special Education
Nevada	Marva Cleven 700 E. Fifth Street Suite 113 Carson City, NV 89701-5096	Nevada Department of Education	Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education & School Improvement Programs
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New Hampshire	Santina Thibedeau 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301	New Hampshire Department of Education	Bureau of Special Education
New Jersey	Peggy McDonald P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500	New Jersey Department of Education	Office of Special Education Programs
New Mexico	Kristen Fedesco (Interim) 300 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786	New Mexico Public Education Department	Special Education
New York	James Delorenzo One Commerce Plaza Room 1606 Albany, NY 12234	New York State Education Department	Vocational & Educational Services for Individual with Disabilities
North Carolina	Sherry Thomas 301 N. Wilmington Street 6th Floor Raleigh, NC 27601-2825	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction	Exceptional Children Division
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North Dakota	Gerry Teevens 600 E Boulevard Bismarck, ND 58505-0440	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction	Special Education
Northern Mariana Islands	Suzanne Lizama P.O. Box 1370 CK Saipan, MP 96950	Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Public School System
Ohio	Sue Zake 25 South Front Street Mail Stop 202 Columbus, OH 43215-4183	Ohio Department of Education	Office of Exceptional Children
Oklahoma	Rene Axtell 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599	Oklahoma State Department of Education	Special Education Services
Oregon	Sarah Drinkwater (Interim) 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97301-0203	Oregon Department of Education	Special Education
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Palau	Helen Sengebau P.O. Box 189 Koror, Palau, PW 96940	Republic of Palau Ministry of Education
Pennsylvania	John Tommasini 333 Market Street 7th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333	Pennsylvania Department of Education	Bureau of Special Education
Puerto Rico		Puerto Rico Department of Education
Rhode Island	David Sienko 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903	Rhode Island Department of Education	Office for Diverse Learners
South Carolina	Cathy Boshamer Rutledge Building, Room 808 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201	South Carolina State Department of Education	Office of Programs for Exceptional Children
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South Dakota	Linda Turner 800 Governor's Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2294	South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs	Office of Special Education
Tennessee	Joey Hassell Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380	Tennessee Department of Education	Division of Special Education
Texas	Gene Lenz W.B. Travis Building, Rm 6-127 1701 N Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494	Texas Education Agency	Special Education Unit
U.S. Virgin Islands	Jill Singer P.O. Box 44-46 Kongens Gade Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, USVI 00802	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education
Utah	Glenna Gallo 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake, UT 84111-4200	Utah State Office of Education	Special Education Services
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Vermont	Alice Farrell 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2501	Vermont Department of Education	Special Education
Virginia	John Eisenberg P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23216-2120	Virginia Department of Education	Office of Special Education & Student Services
Washington	Douglas Gill Old Capitol Building P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-0001	Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	Special Education Section
West Virginia	Pat Homberg Building 6, Room B-304, Capitol Complex 1900 Kanawha Boulevard Charleston, WV 25305	West Virginia Department of Education	Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
Wisconsin	Stephanie Petska P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction	Special Education Division
Wyoming	Tiffany Dobler 320 West Main Riverton, WY 82501	Wyoming Department of Education	Office of Special Education
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