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STATE DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Every state has a state education agency that is responsible for general supervision of the state's special education services for children and youth with disabilities. Within each agency, one person has the primary responsibility of overseeing these services..

This person can direct parents to appropriate local resources, is knowledgeable about the state's system for handling complaints, mediation, due process procedures, and can offer other assistance as needed. Below you will find their names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of these agencies.

Updated: 4/15/05
ALABAMA

Mr. Mabrey Whetstone
Alabama Dept of Education 
Special Education Services 
Box 302101 
Gordon Persons Bldg. 
Montgomery, AL  36130-2101 
(334) 242-8114 

ALASKA

Mr. Art Arnold
Office of Special & Supplemental Svcs. 
Alaska Dept. of Education 
801W. Tenth Street, Suite 200 
Juneau, AK  99801-1894 
(907) 465-2972 

AMERICAN SAMOA

Mr. Moeolo Vaatausili
Special Education
AS Dept of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(011684) 633-1323

ARIZONIA

Ms. Joanne Phillips
Exceptional Student Services
AZ Dept. of Education
1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix. AZ  85007-3280
(602) 364-4000

ARKANSAS

Marcia Harding
AR Dept of Education
1401 West Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR  72201-2936
(501) 682-4221

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Gloria Yepa
Center for School Improvement
500 Gold Street
Albuquerque, NM  87103
(505) 248-7541

CALIFORNIA

Dr. Alice Parker
Special Education Division
CA Dept. of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 445-4602

COLORADO

Ms. Lorrie Harkness
Special Ed. Services Unit
CO Dept. of Education
201 E Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO  80203
(303) 866-6695

COMMONWEALTH OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Joanne Nicholls
Special Education Programs
CNMI Public School System
P.O. Box 1370 CK
Saipan, CNMI 96950
(670) 664-3730

CONNECTICUT

Mr. George Dowaliby
Division of Educational Programs & Svcs.
Bureau of Special Ed. & Pupil Svcs.
CT State Dept. Of Education
P.O. box 2219, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT  06145
(860) 713-6910

DELAWARE

Dr. Martha Brooks
Exceptional Children & Early Childhood Group
DE Dept of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE  19903-1402
(302) 739-5471

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Lorie Sebestyen
Office of Dependents Education
4040 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA  22203
(703) 696-4493

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Dr. Ray Bryant
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor
Washington DC  20003
(202) 442-4800

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Mr. Makir Keller
Special Education
Federated States of Micronesia
National Govt.
P.O. Box P
Kolonia, Pohnpei
FSM 96941
(691) 320-8982

FLORIDA

Ms. Bambi Lockman
FL Dept of Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL  32399-0400
(850) 245-0475

GEORGIA

Marlene Bryar
Division of Exceptional Students
GA Dept. of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA  33334-5040
(404) 656-3963

GUAM

Mr. Vince Leon Guerrero
Division of Special Education
Guam Dept. of Education
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, GU  96932
(671) 475-0549

HAWAII

Mr. Paul Ban
State Special Education Section
HI Dept. of Education
3430 Leahi Avenue
Honolulu, HI  96815
(808) 733-4400

IDAHO

Jana Jones
Special Education Section
State Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID  83720-0027
(208) 332-6910

ILLINOIS

Dr. Christopher Koch
IL State Board of Education
100 N. First Street
Mail Code N-243
Springfield, IL  62777-0001
(217) 782-5589

INDIANA

Mr. Robert Marra
Division of Special Education
IN Dept. Of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN  46204-2798
(317) 232-0589

IOWA

Dr. Brenda Oas
Bureau of Children, Family & Community Svcs.
IA Dept. of Public Instruction
Grimes State Office Building
Des. Moines, IA  50319-0146
(515) 281-4030

KANSAS

Zoann Torrey
KS State Dept. of Education
Student Support Services
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612-1182
(785) 291-3097

KENTUCKY

Judy Mallory
Division of Exceptional Children Svcs.
KY Dept. of Education
500 Mero Street, Room 805
Frankfort, KY  40601
(502) 564-4970

LOUISIANA

Ms. Virginia Beridon
Division of Special Populations
LA Depts of Education
P.O. Box 94064, 9th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9064
(225) 342-3633

MAINE

Mr. David Stockford
Special Services 
Maine Dept. of Education 
State #23 
Augusta, ME  04333 
(207) 624-6643 

MARYLAND

Ms. Carol Ann Baglin
Division of Special education 
MD State Dept. of Education 
200 West Baltimore Street 
Baltimore, MD  21201-2595 
(410) 767-0238 

MASSACHUSETTS

Ms. Marcia Mittnacht
MA Dept. of Education 
350 Main Street 
Malden, MA  02148-5023 
(781) 338-3300 X 3388 

MICHIGAN

Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson
MI Department of Education
608 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923

MINNESOTA

Dr. Norena Hale
Office of Special Education
State Dept of Education
1500 West Highway 36
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8289

MISSISSIPPI

Dr. Melody Bounds
Bureau of Special Services
State Department of Education
359 N West Street
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498


MISSOURI

Ms. Melodie Friedbach
Special Education Programs
Department of Elementary and 
Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-5739

MONTANA

Mr. Robert Runkel
Division of Special Education
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-4429

NEBRASKA

Mr. Gary Sherman
Special Populations
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall S
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2471

NEVADA

Ms. Frankie McCabe
Educational Equity
Department of Education
700 E. 5th Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89710-5096
(702) 687-9171

NEW HAMPHIRE

Dr. Mary Ford
Special Education Services
NH Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-6693

NEW JERSEY

Ms. Barbara Gantwerk
Office of Special Education Programs
NJ Department of Education
100 Riverview Executive Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-0147

NEW MEXICO

Mr. Sam Howarth
Special Education
State Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6791

NEW YORK

Rebecca Cort
Office of Special Education Services
State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234-0001
(518) 474-2714

NORTH CAROLINA

Ms. Mary Watson
Exceptional Children Division
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 807-3969

NORTH DAKOTA

Mr. Robert Rutten
Special Education
Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277

OHIO

Mike Armstrong
Office for Exceptional Children 
Ohio Dept. of Education 
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor 
Columbus, OH  43215-4104 
(614) 466-2650 

OKLAHOMA

Ms. Misty  Kimbrough
Special Education Services
State Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 74105-4599
(405) 521-4873

OREGON

Ms. Nancy Latini
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600 X2329

PALAU

Mr. Evans Imetengel
Republic of Palau Special Ed Coordinator
P.O. Box 189
Koror, Palau 96940
011680-488-2568

PENNSYLVANIA

Ms. Linda Rhen
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913

PEURTO RICO

Ms. Licely Falcon Del Toro
Special Education 
PR Dept of Education 
P.O. Box 190759 
San Juan, PR  00919-0759 
(787) 753-7981

REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS

Mr. Kanci Hosia
Republic of the Marshall Islands 
Ministry of Education 
P.O. Box 3179 
Majuro, MH  96960 
(011692) 625-6032 

RHODE ISLAND

Thomas Dipaola
Office of Special Needs
Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-4600 X2301

SOUTH CAROLINA

Susan Durant
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children
State Department of Education, Room 505
Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8806

SOUTH DAKOTA

Ms. Michelle Powers
Division of Education Services and Resource
Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-3678

TENNESSEE

Mr. Joseph Fisher
Division of Special Education 
TN Dept of Education 
5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 
710 James Robertson Parkway 
Nashville, TN  37243-0380 
(615) 741-2851

TEXAS

Mr. Eugene Lenz
Special Education Unit
Education Agency
WB Travis Bldg.
1701 N. Congress, Room 6-127
Austin, TX 78701-2486
(512) 463-9414

UTAH

Mr. Karl Wilson
Special Education Services Unit
State Office of Education
250 East 500 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204
(801) 538-7587

VERMONT

Ms. Karin Edwards
Family & Ed Support Team
Vermont Department of Special Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-3130

VIRGINIA

Mr. Douglas Cox
Department of Education Instruction
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-3252

US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Ms. Belinda West-O'Neal
Special Education
Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
(340) 776-5802 

WASHINGTON

Dr. Douglas Gill
Special Education Section
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0001
(360) 725-6075

WEST VIRGINIA

Dr. Lynn Boyer
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd.
Capitol Complex Bldg 6, B-304
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2696

WISCONSIN

Dr. Stephanie Petska
Special Education Division 
Dept of Public Instruction 
P.O. Box 7841 
Madison, WI  53707-7841 
(608) 266-1781

WYOMING

Nance Shelsta
Special Programs Unit
WYDepartment of Education
320 West Main
Riverton, WY  82501
(307) 856-8810
 

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