State Coordinators' Contact Information
| State | Name | Organization | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Nora Janette Bakkala | Alaska Department of Education and Early Development | (907) 465-8685 | janette_bakkala@alaska.gov |
| AL | Barry Kachelhofer | Alabama Department of Education | (334) 242-9914 | barryk@alsde.edu |
| AR | Kathleen Crain | Arkansas Department of Education | (501) 682-2887 | kathleen.crain@arkansas.gov |
| AS | Suli S. Sopoaga | American Samoa Department of Education | (684) 633-5237 Ext. 0022 | suli@doe.as |
| AZ | Teddy Dumlao | Arizona Department of Education | (602) 364-2033 | tdumlao@ade.az.gov |
| CA | Christine Davis | California Department of Education | (916) 327-5922 | chdavis@cde.ca.gov |
| CO | Vody Herrmann | Colorado Department of Education | (303) 866-6845 | herrmann_v@cde.state.co.us |
| CT | Brian Mahoney | Connecticut State Department of Education | (860) 713-6464 | brian.mahoney@po.state.ct.us |
| DC | Wilson Akindojutimi | District of Columbia Public Schools | (202) 442-5296 | wilson.akindojutimi@dc.gov |
| DE | Adewunmi Kuforiji | Delaware Department of Education | (302) 735-4040 ext 4195 | akuforiji@doe.k12.de.us |
| FL | Linda Champion | Florida Department of Education | (850) 245-0405 | linda.champion@fldoe.org |
| GA | John Dunn | Georgia Department of Education | (404) 656-6754 | johndunn@doe.k12.ga.us |
| GU | Frances T. Danieli | Guam Department of Education | (671) 475-0423 | ftdanieli@gdoe.net |
| HI | Thomas Yee | Hawaii Department of Education | (808) 586-3368 | thomas_yee@notes.k12.hi.us |
| IA | Jim Addy | Iowa Department of Education | (515) 281-3968 | jim.addy@iowa.gov |
| ID | Julie Oberle | Idaho Department of Education | (208) 332-6842 | joberle@sde.state.id.us |
| IL | Deborah Hemberger | Illinois State Board of Education | (217) 785-8779 | dhemberg@isbe.net |
| IN | Karen Lane | Indiana Department of Education | (317) 232-0841 | klane@doe.state.in.us |
| KS | Sara Barnes | Kansas Department of Education | (785) 296-4972 | sbarnes@ksbe.org |
| KY | Karen Conway | Kentucky Department of Education | (502) 564-3846 | karen.conway@education.ky.gov |
| LA | Charlotte Stevens | Louisiana State Department of Education | (225) 342-4989 | charlotte.stevens@la.gov |
| MA | Phyllis Rogers | Massachusetts Department of Education | (781) 338-6534 | progers@doe.mass.edu |
| MD | Sovaroun Ieng | Maryland Department of Education | (410) 767-0271 | rieng@msde.state.md.us |
| ME | Joanne Allen | Maine Department of Education | (207) 624-6790 | joanne.allen@maine.gov |
| MI | Glenda Rader | Michigan Department of Education | (517) 335-0524 | raderg@michigan.gov |
| MN | Mary E. Weigel | Minnesota Department of Education | (651) 582-8770 | mary.weigel@state.mn.us |
| MO | Gerri Ogle | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | (573) 751-2587 | gerri.ogle@dese.mo.gov |
| MP | Tim Thornburgh | CNMI Public School System | (670) 664-3790 | thornburght@pss.cnmi.mp |
| MS | Wanda Cummins | Mississippi Department of Education | (601) 359-3294 | wcummins@mde.k12.ms.us |
| MT | Paul Taylor | Montana Office of Public Instruction | (406) 444-3024 | ptaylor@mt.gov |
| NC | Engin Konanc | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | (919) 807-3754 | ekonanc@dpi.state.nc.us |
| ND | Girish Budhwar | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | (701) 328-4886 | gbudhwar@state.nd.us |
| NE | Russ Inbody | Nebraska Department of Education | (402) 471-4320 | rinbody@nde.state.ne.us |
| NH | Ronald Leclerc | New Hampshire Department of Education | (603) 271-3876 | rleclerc@ed.state.nh.us |
| NJ | Heather Leary | New Jersey Department of Education | (609) 984-4945 | heather.leary@doe.state.nj.us |
| NM | Steve Burell | New Mexico Department of Education | (505) 827-6537 | sburrell@ped.state.mn.us |
| NV | James R. Wells | Nevada Department of Education | (775) 687-9175 | jwells@doe.nv.gov |
| NY | Tina Santiago | New York State Education Department | (518) 408-1823 | tsantiag@mail.nysed.gov |
| OH | Erika Farfan | Ohio Department of Education | (614) 466-0523 | erika.farfan@ode.state.oh.us |
| OK | Lacricia Norman | Oklahoma State Department of Education | (405) 521-2517 | lu_norman@sde.state.ok.us |
| OR | Barbara Cruickshank | Oregon Department of Education | (503) 378-3600 Ext. 2652 | barbara.cruickshank@state.or.us |
| PA | Bonnie Kabonick | Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, Education Comptroller's Office | (717) 783-9000 | bkabonick@state.pa.us |
| PR | Judith Parrilla | Puerto Rico Department of Education | (787) 759-2000 ext 2282 | parilla_j@de.gobierno.pr |
| RI | Antonia Gibbs | Rhode Island Department of Elementary/Secondary Education | (401) 222-4650 | antonia.gibbs@ride.ri.gov |
| SC | Melissa Austin | South Carolina Department of Education | (803) 734-8453 | maustin@ed.sc.gov |
| SD | Bobbi Leiferman | South Dakota Department of Education | (605) 773-5407 | bobbi.leiferman@state.sd.us |
| TN | Wesley Robertson | Tennessee Department of Education | (615) 532-9510 | wesley.robertson@state.tn.us |
| TX | Rita Chase | Texas Education Agency | (512) 463-9095 | rita.chase@tea.state.tx.us |
| UT | Von Hortin | Utah State Office of Education | (801) 538-7667 | von.hortin@schools.utah.gov |
| VA | Brian Logwood | Virginia Department of Education | (804) 225-0632 | brian.logwood@doe.virginia.gov |
| VI | Kemo Smith | Virgin Islands Department of Education | (340) 774-0100 Ext. 3083 | ksmith@sttj.k12.vi |
| VT | Vaughn Altemus | Vermont Department of Education | (802) 828-0472 | vaughnaltemus@education.state.vt.us |
| WA | Pamela Peppers | Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction | (360) 725-6304 | ppeppers@ospi.wednet.edu |
| WI | Stephen Conlin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | (608) 266-6947 | steve.conlin@dpi.state.wi.us |
| WV | Joseph Panetta | West Virginia Department of Education | (304) 558-6300 | jpanetta@access.k12.wv.us |
| WY | Amy Manley | Wyoming Department of Education | (307) 777-6000 | amanle@educ.state.wy.us |
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