NCLB/IDEA Collaboration Community of Practice
State Team and Partner Meeting
December 4-6, 2006
Participant List
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State Teams
Colorado
Randy Boyer, Special Education Director
San Juan BOCES
201 East 12th Street
Durango, CO 81301
Phone: (970) 247-3261, ext.101
E-mail:
Laura Hensinger, Senior Consultant,
Colorado Department of Education, Consolidated Federal Programs
1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
Denver, CO 80202-1799
Phone: (303) 866-6675
E-mail:
Dwight Jones, Superintendent, Fountain-Ft. Carson School District
301 E. Iowa Avenue
Fountain CO 80817
Phone: (719) 382-1300
E-mail:
Steve Kukic
Sopris West
A Cambium Learning Company
4093 Specialty Place
Longmont, CO 80504
Phone: (303) 775-3452
Fax: (720) 494-4114
E-mail:
Lisa May, Consultant,
Colorado Department of Education
Learning & Results
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: (303) 866-6931
Email:
Candy Myers, Principal Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services
State Office Building, Room 300
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: (303) 866-6883
Fax: (303) 866-6918
E-mail:
Daphne Pereles, Supervisor
Exceptional Student Services
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: (303) 866-6278
E-mail:
Harvey Rude
Professor and Director
School of Special Education
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: (970)351-1659
Fax: (970) 351-1061
E-mail:
Debora L. Scheffel
Director, Competitive Grants and Awards and
Colorado Reading First
Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-6635
Fax: (303) 866-6647
E-mail:
Ed Steinberg, Asst. Commissioner, State Director, Exceptional Student Services
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: (303)866-6059
Fax: (303) 866-6811
E-mail:
Jackie Webb, Principal Consultant/Regional Coordinator, Colorado Dept. of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: (303) 866-6608
E-mail:
District of Columbia
Jennifer Detwyler
Office of Monitoring & Program Certification
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE - 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
Fax: (202) 535-3215
E-mail:
Denise Nedab
Office of Monitoring & Program Certification
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE - 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
Fax: (202) 535-3215
E-mail:
Beverly Smith
Residential Program Manager
Office of Monitoring and Program Certification
State Enforcement and Investigation Division, SEA/DCPS
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE - 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5492
E-mail:
Dwight Thomas
Director
Office of Monitoring & Program Certification
State Enforcement & Investigation Division-Special Education Programs
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE - 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5085
Fax: (202) 535-3215
E-mail:
Kansas
Patty Gray
Assistant Director
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4951
E-mail:
Bill Hagerman, Director of State and Federal Programs
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-2306
Fax: (785) 296-5867
E-mail:
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Judi Miller
Assistant Director
Kansas State Department of Education
State and Federal Programs
120 SE. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: (785) 296-5081
E-mail:
Gary Manford
Technical Assistance Liaison
Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3)
The University of Oklahoma
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: (785) 296-1893
E-mail:
Louisiana
Debra Dixon
Curriculum Access Section
Division of Educational Improvement & Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-0576
Fax: (225) 342-5880
E-mail:
Nancy Hicks
Student Services Section
Division of Educational Improvement & Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-0520
Fax: (225) 342-5880
E-mail:
Evelyn D. Johnson
Program Services Section
Division of Educational Improvement & Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3730
Fax: (225) 342-5297
E-mail:
Ellen Dunlap Spears
Program Review Section
Division of Educational Improvement & Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3661
Fax: (225) 342-3281
E-mail:
Maryland
Rhona Fisher
Branch Chief, Student Achievement and Results
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0244
E-mail:
Carol Hepler
Specialist, Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0644
Fax: (410) 333-8010
E-mail:
Walter Sallee
Specialist, Comprehensive Planning
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410)767-1407
Fax: (410) 333-8148
E-mail:
Fran Sorin
Professional Development Specialist
Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
Phone: (410) 767-0242
Fax: (410) 333-0298
E-mail:
Michigan
Jacquelyn Thompson
Director of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P. O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
Phone: (517) 373-9433
Fax: (517) 373-7504
E-mail:
Minnesota
Eric Kloos
Supervisor
Assessment and Accountability
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8614
Fax: (651) 582-8729
E-mail:
Gregory Marcus
Data Specialist
Consolidated Federal Program Support
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8614
Fax: (651) 582-8729
E-mail:
Barbara Troolin
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8590
Fax: (651) 582-8729
E-mail:
Scott Tryggeseth
School Improvement and Accountability
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8614
Fax: (651) 582-8729
E-mail:
New Hampshire
Ginny Clifford
Administrator of Integrated Programs
New Hampshire Department of Education
Bureau of Integrated Programs
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3769
E-mail:
Virginia O'Brien Irwin
Division Director
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3870
Fax: (603) 271-2632
E-mail:
Santina Thibedeau
Administrator of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
Phone: (603) 271-6693
E-mail:
North Carolina
Belinda Black
NCLB Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919)807-3827
Fax: (919) 807-3767
E-mail:
Susan Davis
LD Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919) 807-3985
Fax: (919) 807-3243
E-mail:
Laura H. Snyder, Section Chief
Program Improvement-PD
Exceptional Children Division
NC Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919) 807-3993
Fax: (919) 807-3243
E-mail:
Pennsylvania
Sally Chamberlain
Division Chief, District School Improvement
Bureau of Assessment and Accountability
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 9th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 705-0863
E-mail:
Judy Marquette
Program Director
Pennsylvania Department of Education
551 McConnell Parkway
Hughsville, PA 17737
Phone: (717) 201-4605
E-mail:
Shula Nedley
Director
Bureau of Assessment and Accountability
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 9th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 705-6359
Email:
Susan Popielski
Teaching & Learning Support Services
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333.
Phone: (717) 783-9164
E-mail:
Linda Rhen
State Director Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-2311
Fax: (717) 783-6139
E-mail:
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Wendy Steensland
Program Administrator
Berks County IU 14
PO Box 16050
Reading, PA 19l612-6050
Phone: (610) 987-8522
E-mail:
Vermont
Sherry Gile
Director of Professional Programs
Vermont NEA
10 Wheelock Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 223-6375
E-mail:
Rae Ann Knopf
Assistant Director
Student Support Team
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-0555
E-mail:
Cindy Moran
Alternate Assessment Coordinator
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-0646
E-mail:
Tina Muncy
Accountability
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-1184
E-mail:
Wisconsin
Molly Garner
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Title I School Support
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-3983
E-mail:
Lynn Johnson
Reading Specialist
Statewide EIS-RtI-SLD Task Force
Sandhill School
1920 Lincoln Avenue
Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone: (608) 877-5400, ext. 5467
Fax: (608) 877-5408
Email:
Kathy Laffin
Consultant, Specific Learning Disabilities
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-2841
E-mail:
Paula Volpiansky
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 267-3725
E-mail:
Wyoming
Joan Bean
Wyoming Department of Education
2020 Grand Ave, Suite 500
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 777-5260
E-mail:
Holly Garrard
Grant Manager
Wyoming State Personnel Development Grant
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-5512
Fax: (307) 777-6221
E-mail:
Edie Ring
Wyoming Department of Education
Special Education Unit
1315 Downey Street
Laramie WY 82072
Phone: (307) 742-9462
E-mail:
Partner Organizations
Ed Amundson
National Education Association
1149 Lancaster Way
Sacramento, CA 95822
Phone: (916) 264-4401, ext. 3003
(916) 447-2531
E-mail:
Rich Barbacane
National Association of Elementary School Principals
363 Rineer Road
Conestoga, PA 17516
Phone: (717) 872-4138
E-mail:
Michael Behrmann
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS-1F2
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone. (703) 993-3670
Fax: (703) 993-3681
E-mail:
Ron Benner
National Education Association
31 Bunting Road
Seymour, CT 06483
Home Phone: (203) 888-6740
Work Phone: (203) 576-3985
Fax: (203) 337-0180
E-mail:
Sandra Britt
Learning Disabilities Association of America
24201 County Road 526
Minter City, MS 38944
Phone: (662) 756-2711, ext. 208
Fax: (662) 756-4114
E-mail:
Gloria Frolek Clark
American Occupational Therapy Association
608 Greene
Adele, IA 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4596, ext. 207
E-mail:
Jill Cook (12/6/06 attendance)
American School Counselor Association
1101 King Street, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 683-2722 x105
Fax: (703) 683-1619
E-mail:
Bill East
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 519-3800, ext. 322
Fax: (703) 519-3808
E-mail:
Debbie Gay
Council of Administrators of Special Education
East DeKalb Campus
5839 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: (678) 676-1876
Fax: (678) 676-1888
Email:
Terri Graham
National Association of Pupil Services Administrators
165 Charles Street
Painted Post, NY 14870
Phone: (607) 936-3704, ext. 1017
Fax: (607) 654-2729
Phone: (607) 936-3704, ext. 1006
E-mail:
Pat Guthrie
Council of Administrators of Special Education
220 Morning Star Court
Bowling Green, KY 42103
Phone: (270) 842-5593
Cell Phone: (270) 202-5593
E-mail:
Amanda Harting (2/5/06 attendance)
American School Counselor Association
1101 King Street, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 683-2722 x112
Fax: (703) 683-1619
E-mail:
Robert Heimbaugh
National Association of Elementary
School Principals
Tongue River Elementary
Box 849
Ranchester, WY
Phone: (307) 655-2206
E-mail:
Jerry Hime
Council of Administrators of Special Education 6031 Medford Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone: (714) 898-1061
Fax: (714) 897-3471
E-mail:
Mike Johnson
American Association of School Administrators
Superintendent of Schools
Bexley City School District
348 South Cassingham Road
Bexley, OH 43209
Phone: (614) 231-7611
Fax: (614) 231-8448
E-mail:
Mary Beth Klotz
National Association of School Psychologists
4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 347-1643
Fax: (301) 657-0275
E-mail:
Richard Long
National Association of State Title I Directors
P.O. Box 5320
Arlington, VA 22205
Phone: (202) 624-8911
Fax: (703) 536-8519
E-mail:
Bruce Mulder
National Education Association
Intermediate School District 287
1820 North Xenium Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone: (763) 550-7239
Home Phone: (612) 722-3486
E-mail:
Luann Purcell
Council of Administrators of Special Education
1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: (478) 825-7667
Fax: (478) 825-7811
E-mail:
Sharon Raimondi
Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education
Department of Learning & Instruction
University at Buffalo
591 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1000
Phone: (716) 645-2455, ext. 1143
Fax: (716) 645-3161
E-mail:
Nancy Reder
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 519-3800, ext. 334
Fax: (703) 519-3808
E-mail:
Sharon Schultz
National Education Association
5753 Catskill Road
Holiday, FL 34690
Phone: (765) 215-5896
E-mail:
Stacy Skalski
National Association of School Psychologists
4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 657-0270
Fax: (301) 657-0275
E-mail:
Mary E. Summers
American Association of School Administrators
4375 E. 2925th Road
Sheridan, IL 60551
Phone: (815) 496-9291
E-mail:
Lisa Thomas
American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 879-4561
Fax: (202) 393-7483
E-mail:
Marianne Toombs
Learning Disabilities Association of America
1329 East Catalpa Street
Springfield, MO 65804
Phone: (417) 869-6694
Fax: (417) 869-4484
Email:
Kathleen Whitmire
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-3279
Phone: (301) 897-0137
Fax: (301) 897-7354
E-mail:
Gay Yelle
National Association of Pupil Services Administrators
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
School District
777 Pleasant Street
Raynham, MA 02767
Phone: (508) 822-0576
(508) 823-0698
Fax: (508) 822-0580
E-mail:
Technical Assistance Centers
Jacki Bootel
The Access Center
The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 403-5512
Fax: (202) 403-6844
E-mail:
Paula Burdette
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Project Forum
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 519-3800, ext. 335
Fax: (703) 519-3808
E-mail:
Kathy Chapman
MidSouth Regional Resource Center
3516 Manford Drive
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: (919) 489-8210
Fax: (919) 489-8210
E-mail:
Cindy Cisneros
Great Lakes West Regional Comprehensive Center & National High School Center
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: (202) 403-6968
Fax: (202) 403-5454
E-mail:
Cynthia Rosacker Glimpse
Communities of Practice & Information Services
Federal Resource Center
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 884-8203
E-mail:
Darla Griffin
Program Specialist/Consultant
Southeast Regional Resource Center
School of Education
Auburn University Montgomery
PO Box 244023
Montgomery, AL 36124
Phone: (334) 244-3100
E-mail:
Norena Hale
Consultant
North Central Regional Resource Center