Fixing Our Schools Now! - April 2000

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Suggested State Contacts

For information about issues related to QZABs, contact the following individuals in your state education agency.

Alabama
State Department of Education
Gordon Persons Office Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
http://www.alsde.edu
Joseph Morton, Deputy Superintendent(334) 242-8154
Jean Conner, Financial Management & Compliance(334) 242-8225
Bob Boshell, School Facilities(334) 242-9719
Vera Guettler, State Department Fiscal Operations(334) 242-9774

Alaska
Department of Education & Early Development
801 West 10th Street
Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
http://www.eed.state.ak.us
Eddy Jeans, Finance & School Facilities(907) 465-8679

Arizona
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
http://ade.state.az.us
Kathryn Kilroy , School Finance(602) 542-8238

Arkansas
State Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
http://arkedu.state.ar.us
Woodrow Cummins, Jr., Deputy Director of General Education(501) 682-4205
Richard McDowell, Local Fiscal Service(501) 682-4258
Kent Douglas, School Loans & Bonds(501) 682-4489

California
State Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, California 95814
http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov
B. Terri Burns, Deputy Superintendent of External Affairs(916) 657-2280
Susie Lange, Finance, Management, & Technology(916) 657-5474
Dave Walrath, Federal School Infrastructure Coalition(916) 441-3300

Colorado
State Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 8023-1799
http://www.cde.state.co.us
Byron Pendely, Public School Finance(303) 866-6845

Connecticut
State Department of Education
1665 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1630
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp
John Coroso, Finance & Administrative Services(860) 566-4879
Leslie Averna, School Improvement(860) 566-4185
Robert Brewer, Grants Management(860) 566-8201

Delaware
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building Suite 2
Federal & Loockerman Streets
Dover, Delaware 19903-1402
http://www.doe.state.de.us
Nancy Wilson, Acting Associate Secretary of Curriculum & Instructional Improvement(302) 739-3772
Mark Dufendach, Financial Management(302) 739-4662
Ronald Houston, School Improvement(302) 739-2767

District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4232
http://www.k12.dc.us
Kifah Jayyousi, Facilities(202) 576-6657
Donald Rickford, Finance(202) 442-5300

Florida
State Department of Education
Capitol Building, Room PL 08
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
http://www.firn.edu/doe/
Suzanne Marshall, Educational Facilities Technical Assistance(850) 487-1130

Georgia
State Department of Education
2066 Twin Towers East
205 Butler Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us
Jerry Rochelle, Facilities Service(404) 656-2454
Mike Walker, School Improvement & Training(404) 657-8763

Hawaii
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
http://www.k12.hi.us
Paul LeMahieu, Superintendent(808) 586-3310
Lester Chuck, Facilities & Support Services School(808) 733-4865
Art Kaneshiro, School Improvement/Community Leadership(808) 586-3124

Idaho
State Department of Education
Len B. Jordan Office Building
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720
http://www.state.id.us
Bob West, Chief Deputy Superintendent(208) 332-6810

Illinois
State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, Illinois 62777
http://www.isbe.state.il.us
Lynne Haeffele, Deputy Superintendent(217) 782-0354
Nona Myers, School Construction & Facilities Services(217) 785-8779
Gary Ey, School Financial Services(217) 782-5256

Indiana
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798
http://www.doe.state.in.us
Phyllis Land Usher, Assistant Superintendent for School Improvement Performance(317) 232-9101
Patty Bond, School Finance & Educational Information(317) 232-0840

Iowa
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th & Grand Streets
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html
Robert Willis, Bureau of Administration & School Improvement(515) 281-3170
Judy Jeffrey, Division Administrator of Early Childhood, Elementary, & Secondary Education(515) 281-3333
Leland Tack, Financial & Information Services(515) 281-5293

Kansas
State Department of Education
120 South East Tenth Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1182
http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us
Sharon Freden, Assistant Commissioner(785) 296-2303
Veryl Peter, School Finance(785) 296-2276

Kentucky
State Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
http://www.kde.state.ky.us
Gene Wilhoit, Deputy Commissioner(502) 564-3301
Mark Ryles, Facilities Management(502) 564-4326
Kyna Koch, School Finance(502) 564-3848

Louisiana
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
626 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
http://www.doe.state.la.us
Carole Butler-Wallin, Deputy Superintendent(225) 342-3625
Marlyn Langley, Management & Finance(225) 342-3617

Maine
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
http://janus.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm
Judith Lucarelli, Deputy Commissioner(207) 287-5112
Lesley Clark, Finance(207) 287-4485

Maryland
State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
http://www.msde.state.md.us/
A. Skipp Sanders, Deputy State Superintendent(410) 767-0464
Brian Rice, Program & Finance Coordination(410) 767-0528
Allen Abend, School Facilities(410) 767-0096

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
http://www.doe.mass.edu
Jeffrey Wulfson, Chief Financial Officer(781) 338-6500

Michigan
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909
http://www.mde.state.mi.us
Michael Williamson, Deputy Commissioner (517) 373-3901
Elaine Madigan Mills, State Aid & School Finance(517) 373-3350

Minnesota
Department of Children, Families, & Learning
1500 Highway 36
West Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266
http://cfl.state.mn.us
Barbara Yates, Deputy Commissioner(651) 582-8207
Thomas Melcher, Program Finance(651) 582-8828

Mississippi
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/
R.D. Harris, Deputy Superintendent(601) 359-3514
Leslie Shivers, Financial Accountability(601) 359-3924

Missouri
Department of Elementary &
Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson, Missouri 65102-0480
http://www.dese.state.mo.us
Kent King, Deputy Commissioner(573) 751-3503
Dale Carlson, School Finance(573) 751-0357
Catl Sitze, School Improvement Program(573) 751-4426

Montana
Office of Public Instruction
1227 11th Avenue
P.O. Box 20251
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
http://www.state.mt.us
Bill Cooper, Deputy Superintendent(406) 444-5643
Kathy Fabiano, Operations(406) 471-2562

Nebraska
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Polly Feis, Deputy Commissioner(402) 471-5025
Russ Inbody, School Finance & Organization Services(402) 471-4320

Nevada
State Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
http://www.nsn.k12.nv.us
Keith Rheault, Deputy Superintendent(775) 687-9224
Rick Larson, Finance(775) 687-9169

New Hampshire
State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
http://www.state.nh.us/doe/
Nicholas Donohue, Deputy Commissioner(603) 271-3142

New Jersey
State Department of Education
River View Executive Plaza, Bldg. 100
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
http://www.state.nj.us/education/
Douglas Groff, Assistant Commissioner of Executive Services(609) 292-4452
Michael Azzara, Finance(609) 292-4421

New Mexico
State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786
http://sde.state.nm.us/
Susanna Murphy, Deputy Superintendent(505) 827-3876
Kathleen Forrer, Finance(505) 827-6330

New York
State Department of Education
Education Building, Room 111
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
http://www.nysed.gov
Thomas Sheldon, Associate Commissioner for Planning & Policy Development(518) 474-5836
Carl Thurman, Facilities Planning(518) 474-3906

North Carolina
State Department of Public Education
Education Building
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us
Brad Sneeden, Deputy State Superintendent(919) 715-1292
H. Hank Hurd, Associate Superintendent of Financial Services(919) 715-1371

North Dakota
State Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol, 11th Floor
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, North Dakota 58505-0440
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us
Joseph Linnertz, Technology & Support Services(701) 328-2278
Tom Decker, School Finance(701) 328-2267

Ohio
State Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
David Varda, Associate Superintendent of School Finance & Accountability (614) 387-2202
Karla Manter Eductional Consultant (614) 466-0070

Oklahoma
State Department of Education
Hodge Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
http://sde.state.ok.us
Sharon Lease, Deputy Superintendent(405) 521-4891
Kent Tippin, Fiscal Services(405) 521-3349

Oregon
State Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310-0203
http://www.ode.state.or.us
Joanne Flint, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction(503) 378-8004
Clark Brody, Deputy Superintendent of State Board Relations(503) 378-3573
Joyce Benjamin, Associate Superintendent of Federal Programs Liaison(503) 378-3573
Chris Durham, Director of Management Services(503) 378-3310

Pennsylvania
State Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/default.asp
John Godlewski, Budget & Fiscal Management(717) 787-7808
Thomas Carey, Deputy Secretary of Elementary & Secondary Education(717) 787-2127

Rhode Island
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903-3400
http://www.ridoe.net
Susan Lusi, Assistant Commissioner(401) 222-4600
Adelita Orefice, Finance & Accounting(401) 222-4600

South Carolina
State Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
http://www.state.sc.us/sde/
Robert Hill, Chief of Staff(803) 734-3156
Dan Chandler, Finance(803) 734-8504
John Kent, School Facilities(803) 734-8824

South Dakota
Department of Education & Cultural Affairs
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291
http://www.state.sd.us/deca
Karon Schaack, Deputy Secretary(605) 773-5669
Todd Vik, Finance & Management(605) 773-3248

Tennessee
Department of Education
Sixth Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0375
http://www.state.tn.us
Jeff Roberts, Deputy Commissioner(615) 741-0334
Jim Jones, Local School Finance(615) 532-8023

Texas
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Joe Wisnoski, School Finance & Fiscal Analysis(512) 463-8994

Utah
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us
Jerry Peterson, Associate Superintendent of Instructional Services(801) 538-7515
Larry Newton, School Finance & Statistics(801) 538-7668

Vermont
State Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2501
http://education.vermont.gov/
Marjorie Petit, Acting Commissioner(802) 828-3135
William Talbott, Financial Management(802) 828-3155

Virginia
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120, James Monroe Building
Fourteenth & Franklin Streets
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
http://www.pen.k12.va.us
Kenneth Magill, Deputy Superintendent(804) 225-2073
Marie Williams, Accounting & Finance(804) 225-2040

Washington
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
http://www.sbe.wa.gov/
Cheryl Mayo, Assistant Superintendent for Learning & Teaching(360) 753-0793
Mike Currie, Facilities & Organization(360) 753-1880
Mike Bigelow, Associate Superintendnet for Budget & School Business Services(360) 753-1718

West Virginia
State Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room B-358
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330
http://wvde.state.wv.us/
William Luff, Jr., Associate Superintendent of Research, Technology, & Professional Services(304) 558-3762
Joe Panetta, School Finance(304) 558-6300

Wisconsin
State Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us
Steven Dold, Deputy State Superintendent(608) 266-1771
David Carlson, School Financial Services(608) 266-6968

Wyoming
State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050
http://www.k12.wy.us
Joe Simpson, Deputy Superintendent(307) 777-7674
John Ehlers, Finance & Personnel(307) 777-6274

American Samoa
Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
 
Lui Tuitele, Deputy Director(684) 633-4255
Tupuivao Vaifanua, Finance(684) 633-4255

Guam
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, Guam 69632
http://www.doe.edu.gu
Aline Yamashita, Deputy Director(671) 475-0460
Billy Cruz, Facilities and Maintenance(671) 475-0611
John DeNorcey, Financial Affairs(671) 475-0420

Northern Mariana Islands
Public School System
P.O. Box 501370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
http://www.saipan.com/gov
Louise Concepcion, Deputy Commissioner for Administration(670) 664-3762
William Matosn, Fiscal and Budget Officer(670) 664-3790

Puerto Rico
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
 
Isidra Albino, Undersecretary(787) 754-6164
Rafael Medina, Finance Director(787) 753-8531

Virgin Islands
Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 00802
 
Mario Golden, Sr., Assistant Commissioner(809) 773-1095
Francia Brin, Fiscal & Administrative Services(340) 774-0100

Updated September 10, 2002 (sbw)


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