State Coordinators
Find your coordinator below!
Ms. Rosemary Mobley
Alabama Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5348
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 242-8167
Fax: (334) 242-0496
Email: rmobley@alsde.edu
Ms. Sheila Box
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Teaching and Learning Support
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
Phone: (907) 465-8743
Fax: (907) 465-2989
Email: sheila.box@alaska.gov
Ms. Sally Downing
Early Childhood Unit
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson St.
Bin #15
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-1972
Fax: (602) 258-2730
Email: sally.downing@azed.gov
Dr. Reginald Wilson
Arkansas Department of Education
Grants and Early Childhood
#4 State Capitol Mall
Room 305B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-1059
Fax: (501) 371-3514
Email: rwilson@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Ms. Maria N. Trejo
California Department of Education
Even Start Office/Child Development Division
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: (916) 319-0621
Fax: (916) 319-0135
E-Mail: mtrejo@cde.ca.gov
Interim coordinators as of 8/28/07
Pam Smith
State Director of Adult Education
E-Mail: smith_p@cde.state.co.us
Bill Furney
Senior Consultant
E-Mail: furney_b@cde.state.co.us
Ms. Judy Carson
Connecticut Department of Education
Division of Family and Student Support Programs
Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 807-2122
Fax: (860) 807-2127
E-Mail: judy.carson@ct.gov
Ms. Frances Tracy-Mumford
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building, 401 Federal St.
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: (302) 857-3340
Fax: (302) 739-3092
Email: fmumford@doe.k12.de.us
Ms. Malorie Drake Derby
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
35 Commerce Way
Suite #2
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 857-3344
Fax: (302) 739-1770
Email: mderby@doe.k12.de.us
Ms. Michelle Sizemore
Florida Department of Education
Office of Early Learning
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1524
Tallahassee, FL: 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-9658
Fax: (850) 245-5105
Email: michelle.sizemore@fldoe.org
Ms. Toshiba Griffin
Even Start/Head Start State Collaboration Office
600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 202-A
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4143
Phone: (850) 921-3481
Fax: (850) 488-7099
Email: toshiba.griffin@flaawi.com
Mr. Carlos Cantu
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
10 Park Place South, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 656-6464
Fax: (404) 651-7184
E-Mail: carlos.cantu@decal.state.ga.us
Mr. Solomon Kaulukukui
Hawaii Department of Education
595 Pepeekeo St., Bldg. H-1
Honolulu, HI 96825
Phone: (808) 394-1380
Fax: (808) 394-1388
E-Mail: solomon_jr._kaulukukui@notes.k12.hi.us
Ms. Sharon Nakagawa
Hawaii Department of Education
595 Pepeekeo St., Bldg. H-1
Honolulu, HI 96825
Phone: (808) 394-1380
Fax: (808) 394-1388
E-Mail: sharon_nakagawa@notes.k12.hi.us
Ms. Suzette Gitchel
Idaho State Department of Education
Homeless Education Coordinator
650 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6946
Email: slgitchel@sde.idaho.gov
Ms. Cindy Zumwalt
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First St., E-225
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 524-4835
Fax: (217) 785-7849
E-Mail: czumwalt@isbe.net
Ms. Kay Henderson
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First St., E-225
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 524-4835
Fax: (217) 785-7849
E-Mail: hhenders@isbe.net
Ms. Christina Endres
Indiana Department of Education
Statehouse Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-0548
Fax: (317) 233-0524
Email: endres@doe.in.gov
Mr. Tom Rendon
Iowa Department of Education
Bureau of Children, Family, and Community Services
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 242-6024
Fax: (515) 242-6019
E-Mail: Tom.Rendon@iowa.gov
Kansas does not participate in Even Start.
Mr. Bill Buchanan
Kentucky Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Development
Capital Plaza Tower, 17th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-7056 ext: 4716
Fax: (502) 564-6952
Email: bill.buchanan@education.ky.gov
Ms. Debi Faucette
Louisiana Department of Education
Division of Family, Career, and Technical Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3336
Phone: (225) 219-4440
Fax: (225) 219-4439
Email: debi.faucette@la.gov
Ms. Kay Nelson
Louisiana Department of Education
Division of Family, Career, and Technical Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3340
Fax: (225) 219-4439
Email: kay.nelson@la.gov
Ms. Becky Dyer
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6755
Fax: (207) 624-6731
Email: becky.dyer@maine.gov
Ms. Valerie A. Ashton
Maryland Department of Education
Even Start and Family Literacy
200 West Baltimore St., 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0314
Fax: (410) 333-8148
Email: vashton@msde.state.md.us
Ms. Arlene Dale
Massachusetts Department of Education
Even Start
350 Main St.
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 338-3878
Fax: (781) 338-3394
Email: adale@doe.mass.edu
Ms. Renee DeMars-Johnson
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
P.O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street, Hannah Building, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-8483
Phone: (517) 241-0162
Fax: (517) 335-0592
Email: demars-johnsonR@michigan.gov
Mr. Wayne Kuklinski
Minnesota Department of Education
Early Learning Services
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: (651) 582-8385
Fax: (651) 582-8494
Email: wayne.kuklinski@state.mn.us
Ms. Katrina McDowell
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Reading/Early Childhood and Language Arts
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3299
Fax: (601) 359-1818
Email: kmcdowell@mde.k12.ms.us
Ms. Kim Oligschlaeger
Missouri Department of Education
Federal Discretionary Grants
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 522-8763
Fax: (573) 526-6698
Email: kim.oligschlaeger@dese.mo.gov
Ms. Joan Morris
Montana Department of Education
Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-3083
Fax: (406) 444-3924
Email: jmorris@mt.gov
Ms. Eleanor Kirkland
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-3501
Fax: (402) 471-0117
Email: eleanor.kirkland@nde.ne.gov
Ms. Fawn Lewis
Nevada Department of Education
Title I/Even Start
700 East 5th St. #113
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
Phone: (775) 687-9214
Fax: (775) 687-9120
Email: flewis@doe.nv.gov
Ms. Dottie Fair
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3301
Phone: (603) 271-1953
Fax: (603) 271-2760
E-Mail: dfair@ed.state.nh.us
Ms. Ebony D. Cintron
New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Program Support Services
P.O. Box 500
100 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 777-4990
Fax: (609) 633-9655
E-Mail: ebony.cintron@doe.state.nj.us
Ms. Crystal Siniari
Office of Language Arts Literacy Education
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
100 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Office: (609) 984-6163
Cell: (609) 306-2270
Main: (609) 633-1726
Fax: (609) 943-4752
E-Mail: crystal.siniari@doe.state.nj.us
Vonell Huitt
New Mexico Public Education Department
Even Start State of New Mexico
Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 84501-2786
Phone: (505) 827-6443
Fax: (505) 827-7611
Email: vonell.huitt@state.nm.us
DeSylvia W. Dwyer
NY State Education Department
Early Education and Reading Initiative
89 Washington Avenue, Room 381EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-5807
Fax: (518) 474-7290
Email: ddwyer@mail.nysed.gov
Mr. Don Carter
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Office of School Readiness
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2075
Phone: (919) 981-5300
Phone: (919) 616-5595
Fax: (919) 855-6840
Email: dlcarter@dpi.state.nc.us
Dale Patrick
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Educational Support and Community Learning
600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-1644
Fax: (701) 328-4770
Email: dpatrick@state.nd.us
Ms. Helen O'Leary
Ohio Department of Education
Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
25 S. Front St., Mail Stop 305
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 752-5807
Fax: (614) 728-2338
Email: helen.oleary@ode.state.oh.us
Ms. Erin Clapper
Oklahoma Department of Education
Title I Even Start
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-3694
Fax: (405) 521-2998
E-Mail:
erin_clapper@sde.state.ok.us
Ms. Kathy Draper
Oklahoma Department of Education
Monitoring and Planning
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-2846
Fax: (405) 521-2998
E-Mail:
kathy_draper@sde.state.ok.us
Ms. Maggie Osborne
Oregon Department of Education
Office of Student Learning at Partnerships
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 378-3600 ext. 2653
Fax: (503) 378-5156
E-Mail: maggie.osborne@state.or.us
Mr. Mike Sobkowski
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St., 12th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 787-6344
Fax: (717) 783-0583
Email: msobkowski@state.pa.us
Mr. Johan Uvin
Rhode Island Department of Education
Adult Literacy
Room 600, Shepard Building
255 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-8950
Fax: (401) 222-4256
E-Mail: johan.uvin@ride.ri.gov
Ms. Ruth Nodine
South Carolina Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood Education
3700 Forest Drive, Suite 101
Columbia, SC 29204-4010
Phone: (803) 734-3540
Fax: (803) 734-8343
Email: rnodine@ed.sc.gov
Ms. Stephani Lebeda
South Dakota Department of Education
Richard F. Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2293
Phone: (605) 773-4640
Fax: (605) 773-3782
E-Mail: stephani.lebeda@state.sd.us
Ms. Tabatha Siddiqi
Tennessee Department of Education
Office of Early Learning
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-6310
Fax: (615) 532-4989
E-Mail: tabatha.siddiqi@state.tn.us
Ms. Joanie Rethlake
Texas Department of Education
Adult Education and Family Literacy
6311 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022
Phone: (713) 696-0700
Fax: (713) 696-0797
Email: jrethlake@hcde-texas.org
Ms. Beth Thompson
Texas LEARNS
6311 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022-5618
Phone: (713) 696-0765
Phone: (866) 696-4233
Fax: (713) 696-0797
Email: ethompson@hcde-texas.org
Ms. Sharon Lay
Utah Department of Education
P.O. Box 144200
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-7599
Fax: (801) 538-7769
Email: shauna.south@schools.utah.gov
Ms. Wendy Ross
Vermont State Department of Education
120 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-5148
Fax: (802) 828-0573
Email: wendy.ross@state.vt.us
Ms. Cheryl P. Strobel
Virginia Department of Education
101 N. 14th St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 371-7578
Fax: (804) 786-1703
E-Mail: cheryl.strobel@doe.virginia.gov
Ms. Debra Williams-Appleton
Washington Department of Education
Early Childhood Education and Even Start Program
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6049
Fax: (360) 664-3575
Email: debra.appleton@k12.wa.us
Ms. Cathy R. Jones
West Virginia Department of Education
Early Childhood/Even Start
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Building 6, Room 722
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-8098 ext: 212
Fax: (304) 558-6268
Email: ctrjones@access.k12.wv.us
Ms. Monica Notaro
Wisconsin State Department of Education
Title I/Even Start Family Literacy
125 South Webster St.
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 267-9141
Fax: (608) 267-0364
Email: monica.notaro@dpi.state.wi.us
Ms. Lori Nelson
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-6210
Fax: (307) 777-6234
Email: lnelso@educ.state.wy.us
Laloulu Tagoilelagi
American Samoa Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
9-011-684-633-5237
Ms. Georgia Taton
Guam Department of Education
Federal Programs
P.O. Box DE
Agana, GU 96910
Phone: 9-011-671-472-8901
Mr. William Matson
Northern Mariana Islands Department of Education
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (607) 322-6405
Phone: (607) 322-6402
Fax: (607) 322-4056
Maria del Carmen Martínez Alonso
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Office of Federal Affairs
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
Phone: (787) 759-8910 ext. 496
Fax: (787) 751-7469
E-Mail: Martinez_MA@DE.gobierno.pr
Mr. Hugh Smith Jr.
Virgin Islands Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 08 (809) 774-8315 ext:279