Bureau of Indian Education
DIRECTORY OF:
State Part C, Infants and Toddlers (0 – 2 years old)
State Part B, 619 Coordinators (3 years old – 5 years old)
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Part C & 619 Coordinators
Updated03.01.12
ARIZONA
Molly Bright, Part C Coordinator and Exec Director
Arizona Early Intervention Program
Department of Economic Security
3839 North 3rd Street, Suite 304
Site Code #801 A-6
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 532-9960
Fax: (602) 200-9820
AltPhone1: (888) 439-5609 (in AZ)
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Valerie Andrews James, 619 Coordinator
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin #15
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-1948
Fax: (602) 542-2730
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FLORIDA
Lynn Marie Firehammer, Bureau Chief for Early Interventions
Children's Medical Services
Early Steps
State Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way SE, BIN A06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1707
Phone: (850) 245-4200
Fax: (850) 921-5241
AltPhone1: (800) 654-4440 (Main)
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Karen Hallinan, 619 Coordinator
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
State Department of Education
350 West Gaines Street, Suite 641
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-0478
Fax: (850) 245-0955
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Carole West, Part C Liaison
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
State Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 601
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0478
Fax: (850) 245-0955
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IDAHO
Mary Jones, Program Manager
Children's Developmental Services
State Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5523
Fax: (208) 332-7330
AltPhone1: (800) 926-2588
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Shannon Dunstan, 619 Coordinator
State Department of Education
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6908
Fax: (208) 334-4664
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IOWA
Julie Curry, State Coordinator
Early ACCESS (IDEA/Part C)
Iowa Department of Education
Bureau of Early Childhood Services
400 E. 14th Street, Grimes Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5437
Fax: (515) 242-6019
AltPhone1: (888) 425-4371 (inquiries/referrals to early intervention)
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Dee Gethmann, ECSE Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Early Childhood Services
400 E. 14th Street, Grimes Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5502
Fax: (515) 242-6019
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KANSAS
Sarah Walters, Part C Coordinator
Infant-Toddler Services
State Department of Health and Environment
Curtis State Office Building, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-2245
Fax: (785) 296-8626
AltPhone1: (800) 332-6262 (in KS)
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Tiffany Smith, Early Childhood Program Consultant
Special Education Services
State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-1944
Fax: (785) 296-6715
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LOUISIANA
Brenda Sharp, Part C Coordinator
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 3117
628 North Fourth Street, Bin #21
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3117
Phone: (225) 342-0095
Fax: (225) 342-8823
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Mary Louise Jones, 619 Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Education
1201 N. Third Street
PO Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-0576
Fax: (225) 342-4180
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MAINE
Cindy Brown, Interm Director
Debra Hannigan, Director
Child Development Services
Department of Education
State House Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-6660 (Brown)
Fax: (207) 624-6661
AltPhone1: (800) 355-8611
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MICHIGAN
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator
Early On Michigan
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
State Department of Education
PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
Phone: (517) 335-4865
Fax: (517) 373-7504
AltPhone1: (800) 327-5966 (in MI)
AltPhone2: (517) 668-0185 (outside Michigan)
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Noel Cole, 619 Contact
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
State Department of Education
John A. Hannah Building, Fourth Floor
608 West Allegan, PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
Phone: (517) 241-6354
Fax: (517)335-0592
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MINNESOTA
Kara Hall, Part C Coordinator
State Department of Education
Early Learning Services
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8495
Fax: (651) 582-8494
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Lisa Backer, 619 Coordinator
State Department of Education
Special Education Policy
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8473
Fax: (651) 582-8494
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MISSISSIPPI
Susan Boone, Part C Coordinator
Office of Child and Adolescent Health
PO Box 1700
570 East Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: (601) 576-7816
Fax: (601) 576-7540
AltPhone1: (800) 451-3903 (in MS)
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Tanya Bradley, Bureau Director II
State Department of Education
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 359-3498
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Stacy Callender, 619 Coordinator
Department of Education
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
Fax: (601) 359-1829
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MONTANA
Erica Swanson, Part C Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Program
Community Services Bureau
Department of Public Health and Human Services
PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Phone: (406) 444-5647
Fax: (406) 444-0230
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Danni McCarthy, Compliance Specialist
Division of Special Education
Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-0452
Fax: (406) 444-3924
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NEW MEXICO
Andy Gomm, Program Manager
Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program
State Department of Health/DDSD
810 San Mateo
Santa Fe, NM 87506
Phone: (505) 476-8975
Fax: (505) 476-8992
AltPhone1: (877) 696-1472
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Ida Tewa, 619 Coordinator
Special Education Bureau
Public Education Department
120 South Federal Place, Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-1466
Fax: (505) 954-0001
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NORTH CAROLINA
Sherry Franklin, Quality Improvement Unit Manager
Early Intervention Branch
Women's & Children's Health Section, Division of Public Health
5605 Six Forks Road
1916 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1916
Phone: (919) 218-2786
Fax: (919) 870-4834
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Vivian James, 619 Preschool Coordinator
State Dept. of Public Instruction & Exceptional Children's Program
NC Office of Early Learning
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2075
Phone: (919) 855-6855
Fax: (919) 855-6840
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NORTH DAKOTA
Amanda Carlson, Part C Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Unit
Department of Human Services
1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 328-8936
Fax: (701) 328-8969
AltPhone1: (800) 755-8529 (In ND)
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Nancy Skorheim, 619 Coordinator
Office of Special Education
Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2277
Fax: (701) 328-4149
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Susan Sheppick, Part C Coordinator
State Department of Education
Birth to 3 Connections
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-4478
Fax: (605) 773-3782
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Wendy Jarvis, 619 Coordinator
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-8071
Fax: (605) 773-3782
AltPhone1: (800) 305-3064 (in SD)
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WASHINGTON
Karen Walker, Part C Coordinator
Program Administrator
Department of Early Learning
Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970
Phone: (360) 725-3516
Fax: (360) 725-3523
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Sheila Ammons, 619 Coordinator
Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI)
Special Education Department
Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street S.E.
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6075
Fax: (360) 586-0247
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WISCONSIN
Darsell Johns, Part C Coordinator
Birth to 3 Program
Bureau of Long-Term Support
1 West Wilson Street, Room 418
PO Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Phone: (608) 267-3270
Fax: (608) 261-6752
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Erin Arango-Escalante, Early Childhood Special Education Consultant
State Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 267-9172
Fax: (608) 267-3746
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WYOMING
Christine DeMer, Part C Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
State Department of Health
186 East Qwest Building
6101 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7115
Fax: (307) 777-3337
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Carol Maliszewski, 619 Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Early Intervention Council
186E Qwest Building
6101 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-8762
Fax: (307) 777-3337
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Diana Currah, Special Programs Consultant
Wyoming Department of Education
320 West Main Street
Riverton, WY 82501
Phone: (307) 777-7538
Fax: (307) 777-2556
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Check for updates to contacts at NECTAC: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
on Part C and/or Section 619 for your specific State.
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Part C & 619 Coordinators
Updated03.01.12