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EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BY STATE

This page has been updated on 9/28/01

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If you have any concerns that your child may not be developing as he or she should or if you have a child that was born with a disability or special health care need, please contact your state's Early Intervention Program for the resources and information that you may need.

ALABAMA

Elizabeth Prince
Alabama's Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services/Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Blvd.m P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 613-3543
bdprince@rehab.state.al.us
www.rehab.state.al.us/intervention.html

ALASKA

Jane Atuk
Maternal and Child Health
State Dept. Health and Social Services
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3419
jane_atuk@health.state.ak.us

AMERICAN SAMOA

Julia Lyons, Part H Coordinator
Government of American Samoa
Department of Health
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-4929

ARIZONA

Molly Dries, Executive Director
Department of Economic Security (DES)
Arizona Early Interventon System (AzEIP)
3839 N. 3rd St., Ste. #304
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
(602) 532-9960 X113
(602) 200-9820 Fax
vomm5793@de.state.az.us

ARKANSAS

Sherrill Archer
DD Services, Dept. of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza North
7th and Main Streets, Slot 2520
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8699
sherrill.archer@mail.state.ar.us

CALIFORNIA

Julie Jackson
Early Intervention Program
Department of Developmental Services
1600 9th Street, Room #310
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2716
mailto:jjackso1@dds.ca.gov

COLORADO

Susan Smith, Part H Coordinator
Prevention Initiatives
CO Department of Education
201 East Colfax, Room 301
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6709
smith_s@cde.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT

Linda Goodman, Birth-3 Part C Coordinator
State Birth to Three System
Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-6147; (800) 505-7000 (In CT)
linda.goodman@po.state.ct.us
www.birth23.org

DELAWARE

Rosanne Griff-Cabelli, Part C Coordinator
Management Svcs. Division
Health and Social Services, 2nd Floor, Room 204
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 577-4647
rcabelli@state.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Joan Christopher, Program Manager
DC Early Intervention Program
717 14th ST, NW Suite 801
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-0988 (202) 727-5218 (Fax)

FLORIDA

Janet Evans & Janice Kelley
Children's Medical Services
Department of Health
2020 Capital Circle, S.E.
Mail Bin A06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1700
(850) 245-4444 X2223 (Evans)
(850) 245-4444 X2234 (Kelley)
Janet_Evans@doh.state.fl.us
janice_kelley@doh.state.fl.us

GEORGIA

Wendy Sanders
Babies Can't Wait Program
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, Room 7-315
Atlanta, GA 30303-3166
(404) 657-2726
wsanders@dhr.state.ga.us
www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/index.shtml

GUAM

Vince Leon Guerrero
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, GU 96932
(671) 475-0549
doesped1@ite.net

HAWAII

Sue Brown, Coordinator
Zero-to-Three Services Section
Department of Health
1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1401
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 957-0066
suebrown@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

IDAHO

Mary Jones, Program Manager
Infant Toddler Program
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5514
jonesm@idhw.state.ud.us

ILLINOIS

Janet Gully
Bureau of Part C/Early Intervention
Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 19429
Springfield, IL 62794-9429
(217) 782-1981
dhsvr50@dhs.state.il.us

INDIANA

Maureen Greer, Assistant Deputy Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Div. of Families & Children/Bur. of Child Development
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 233-9229; (317) 232-7948 (Fax)
mgreer@fssa.state.in.us

IOWA

Lynn Pletcher, Part C Coordinator
Early Access
Grimes State Office Building, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-7145
lynda.pletcher@ed.state.ia.us

KANSAS

Carolyn Nelson
Infant-Toddler Services
State Department of Health & Environment
Landon State Office Bldg.
900 S.W. Jackson, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
(785) 296-6135
cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us

KENTUCKY

Jim Henson, Part H Coordinator
Infant and Toddler Program
Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7700
jim.henson@mail.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA

Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator
Infant/Toddler Program
Division of Special Populations
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3730
edjohnson@mail.doe.state.la.us

MAINE

Joanne C. Holmes, Part C and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
State House, Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3272
jaci.holmes@state.me.us

MARYLAND

Deborah Metzger, Program Manager
Program Development and Assistance Branch
Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0261
dmetzger@msde.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS

Ron Benham, Director
Early Intervention Services
Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5969
ron.benham@state.ma.us

MICHIGAN

Michelle Nicholson
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 241-2591
nicholsonm@state.mi.us

MINNESOTA

Jan Rubenstein, Specialist
Part C-Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities Interagency
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8436; (651) 582-8201 (TTY)
jan.rubenstein@state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI

Roy Hart
Infant and Toddler Program
Mississippi State Dept. of Health
2423 N. State Street, Room 105A
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7427
rhart@msdh.state.ms.us

MISSOURI

Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Section of Early Childhood Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0187
pgoff@maildese.state.mo.us
www.dese.state.mo.us/divspeced

MONTANA

Vicki Lafond-Smith
Developmental Disabilities Program
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-7382
vlafond-smith@state.mt.us

NEBRASKA

Charlotte Lewis
Joan Luebbers
NE Dept. of Health and Human Services
Special Services for Children and Adults (Early Intervention)
301 Centennial Maill South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-9329 (Lewis) (402) 471-2463 (Luebbers)
charlie.lewis@hhss.state.ne.us
luebbers@nde.state.ne.us

NEVADA

Janelle Mulvenon
Part C IDEA Coordinator
Department of Human Resources
3987 S. McCarran Boulevard
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 688-2284
jamulven@govmail.state.nv.us

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Carolyn H. O'Hara, Part C Coordinator
NH Family-Centered Early Support & Services
Division of Developmental Services
State Office Park South
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-5122
cohara@dhhs.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY

Terry Harrison, Part C Coordinator
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 777-7734
tharrison@doh.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO

Cathy Stevenson, Part C Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2578
cstevens@doh.state.nm.us

NEW YORK

Donna Noyes, Director
Early Intervention Program
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
Corning Tower, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 473-7016
dmn02@health.state.ny.us

NORTH CAROLINA

Dunan Munn
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Early Intervention and Education
1020 Richardson Drive
Royster Bldg., 2302 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2302
(919) 715-7500 X233
duncan.munn@ncmail.net

NORTH DAKOTA

Debra Balsdon, Part C Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Unit
North Dakota Department of Human Services
600 S. 2nd Street, Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58504-5729
(701) 328-8936; (800) 755-8529 (In ND)
sobald@state.nd.us

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Suzanne Lizama, Coordinator
Commonwealth Health Center/Public Health
Children's Developmental Assistance Center
P.O. Box 1370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 664-3754
slizama@gtepacifica.net

OHIO

Steve Gassman
Bureau of EI Services
State Dept. of Health
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
(614) 644-8389
sgassman@gw.odh.state.oh.us

OKLAHOMA

Mark Sharp, Associate Director
Sooner Start
Special Education Section, Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Blvd., Room 411
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-4880
mark_sharp@mail.sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us/pro/ei.html

OREGON

Diana Allen
Early Intervention Programs
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600, Ext. 2338
diana.allen@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA

Maureen Cronin, Chief
Children's Services Division
Office of Mental Retardation
Department of Public Welfare
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 783-4873
mcronin@dpw.state.pa.us

PUERTO RICO

Dr. Naydamar Perez de Otero, Director
Department of Health
Office of the Secretary
Call Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936
(787) 274-5659

RHODE ISLAND

David Hamel
Ruth Schennum
Division of Family Health
State Department of Health
3 Capital Hill, Rm. 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-4632 (Hamel)
(401) 222-5926 (Schennum)
daveh@doh.ri.state.us

SOUTH CAROLINA

David Steele
Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Mills/Jarret Complex
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 898-0591
davidksteele@msn.com

SOUTH DAKOTA

Barb Hemmelman
Education Program Assistant Manager
Office of Special Education
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-4478
barb.hemmelman@state.sd.us

TENNESSEE

Brenda Bledsoe
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2851
bbledsoe@mail.state.tn.us

TEXAS

Mary Elder, Executive Director
Early Childhood Intervention
4900 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-6754; (800) 250-2246 (Information & Referral)
mary.elder@eci.state.tx.us
www.eci.state.tx.us

UTAH

Susan Ord
Baby Watch Early Intervention
State Dept. of Health
Box 144720
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4720
(801) 584-8441
sord@doh.state.ut.us

VERMONT

Beverly MacCarty, Coordinator
Family, Infant and Toddlers Project
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 651-1786
bmaccar@vdh.state.vt.us

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Kimberley Gomez, Director
Division of Maternal and Child Health
Birth to Three Program
Department of Health
Charles Harwood Hospital
3500 Estate Richmond
St. Croix, VI 00820
(340) 773-1311, ext. 3006
kimmie@viaccess.net

VIRGINIA

Anne Lucas
Infant and Toddler Program
Dept. of MH/MR/SA Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 371-6592
alucas@dmhmrsas.state.va.us

WASHINGTON

Sandy Loerch, IDEA Early Intervention Coordinator
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Department of Social & Health Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 902-8490 (Voice); (360) 902-7864 (TTY)
loercsk@dshs.wa.gov

WEST VIRGINIA

Pamela Roush, Director
Early Intervention Program
Office of Maternal and Child Health
Dept. of Health and Human Resources
350 Capital Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-6311
trroush@msn.com

WISCONSIN

Beth Wroblewski
Birth to 3 Program
Dept. of Health and Family Services
P.O. Box 7851
1 W. Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-7469
wroblbm@dhfs.state.wi.us

WYOMING

Scott Moncrief
Division of DD
1413 First Fl. W.
Herschler Building
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
(307) 777-6972

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