Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program
The Rape Prevention and Education Program operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S. territories. View profile information for each grantee below.
Contact information for state and territorial sexual violence prevention coalitions is available through the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
State and District of Columbia Profiles
Alabama
Adrinda C. Carter, MPH
Program Manager, Rape Prevention Education
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower, Suite 960K-2-1
Monroe Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Tel: 334-206-5565
Fax: 334-206-0343
E-mail: adrinda.carter@adph.state.al.us
Alaska
Molly Rosier
Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
3601 C St., Suite 322
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Tel: 907-269-3466
Fax: 907-269-3465
E-mail: mollie.rosier@alaska.gov
Arizona
Carol Hensell - Program Manager
Rape Prevention and Education
Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
Bureau of Women's & Children's Health (BWCH)
150 N. 18 Avenue, Suite 320
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-3242
Tel: 602- 542-7343
Fax: 602-542-7351
E-mail: henselc@azdhs.gov or carolrpep@aol.com
Arkansas
Mandy Thomas
Injury and Violence Prevention Section
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham; Slot 10
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Tel: 501-683-0707
E-mail: Amanda.Thomas@arkansas.gov
California
Nancy Bagnato, MPH
Safe and Active Communities Branch
California Department of Public Health
MS 7214, P.O. Box 997377
Sacramento, California 95899- 7377
Tel: 916-552-9846
Fax: 916-552-9810
E-mail: Nancy.Bagnato@cdph.ca.gov
FedEx: 1616 Capitol Ave., Suite 74.660
Sacramento, California 95814-5052
Colorado
Tomei Kuel
Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Tel: 303 692 2049
Fax: 303 691-7901
E-mail: tomei.kuehl@state.co.us
Connecticut
Lindsey Kelley
Sexual Violence Prevention Program Coordinator
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 340308, MS#11 HLS
Hartford, Connecticut 06134-0308
Tel: 860 509-7834
Fax: 860-509-7855
Email: Lindsey.Kelly@ct.gov
Delaware
Karen McGloughlin
DHSS Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware 19901-4523
Tel: 302-744-1009
Fax: 302-739-2547
Email: Karen.McGloughlin@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Tara Humphrey
DC Department of Health
Community Health Administration
Rape Prevention and Education Program
825 North Capitol Street, NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-724-7264
Fax: 202-442-4947
Email: Tara.Humphrey@dc.gov
Florida
Lorraine Elder, MSW
Program Administrator, Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Florida Department of Health
Division of Community Health Promotion
Bureau of Family Health Services
Prevention Services and Quality Management Section
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A-13
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1721
Tel: 850-245-4485
E-mail: Lorraine.Elder@flhealth.gov
Georgia
Mosi Bayo, M.Ed.
Program Manager
Sexual Violence & School Health
Chronic Disease Prevention Section
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, 16h Floor, Suite 16-304
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel: 404-657-6607
Fax: 404-657-4338
E-mail: Mosi.Bayo@dph.ga.gov
Hawaii
Joanne Higashi, LCSW
RPE Program Director
Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Maternal & Child Health Branch
Hawaii Dept. of Health
741-A Sunset Ave, Room 205
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Tel: 808-733-9038
Fax: 808-733-0978
E-mail: joanne.higashi@doh.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Mercedes Muñoz
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Bureau of Health Promotion
450 West State Street, 6th Floor
Boise, Idaho 83720 0036
Tel: 208-334 4970
Fax: 208-334 6573
E-mail: munozm1@dhw.idaho.gov
FedEx: 450 W State Street, 6th Fl.
Boise, Idaho 83720 0036
Illinois
Rhonda Clancy
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Tel: 217-558-4081
Fax: 217-782-1235
TTY: 800-537-0466
E-mail: Rhonda.Clancy@illinois.gov
Indiana
Terri L. Lee, MPH
Violence Prevention Program Director
Division of Women's Health
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-3021
Tel: 317-2330-7056
Fax: 317-233-8199
Email: TLww1@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
Tiffany Conroy
RPE Program Director/Community Health Consultant
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Tel: 515-242-6514
Fax: 515-281-4535
E-mail: Tiffany.Conroy@idph.iowa.gov
Kansas
Laurie Hart
RPE Grant Coordinator
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Injury Prevention & Disability Programs
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 230
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Tel: 785-296-8476
Fax: 785-296-8645
E-mail: Lhart@kdheks.gov
Kentucky
Benita Decker (Primary)
Adolescent Health Initiatives Coordinator
Div. of Women’s Health
East Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Tel: 502-564-3236 x 4031
E-mail: Benita.Decker@ky.gov
David Gutierrez, LCSW
Branch Manager
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
Family Violence Prevention Branch
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Tel: (502)564-9433 x 3576
Fax: (502)564-4653
Email: David.Gutierrez@ky.gov
Louisiana
Karen Rush-Webb
RPE Coordinator
Office of Public Health
Maternal and Child Health Program
1450 Poydras Street, Room 2040B
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Tel: 504-568-3513
Fax: 504-568-3503
E-mail: Karen.Webb@LA.gov
Maine
Tricia Eldridge
Grant Coordinator
Violence Prevention
DHHS - OCFS
2 Anthony Ave.
Augusta, ME 04330
Telephone: 207-624-7944
Cell: 207-446-0295
Email: Tricia.Eldridge@maine.gov
Maryland
Joyce Dantzler, M.S., MCHES
Chief, Center for Injury and Sexual Assault Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-767-1372
E-mail: Joyce.dantzler@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Mark Bergeron-Naper
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, Fourth Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108 4619
Tel: 617 624 5465
Fax: 617 624 5075
E-mail: mark.bergeron-naper@state.ma.us
Michigan
Jessica Grzywacz
MDCH
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Tel: 517-335-8627
Fax: 517-335-9669
E-mail: GrzywaczJ@michigan.gov
Fed Ex: Washington Square Bldg-8th Flr
109 W. Michigan Ave
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Minnesota
Mark Kinde
Program Director
Injury and Violence Prevention Unit Leader
Golden Rule Building
85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 220
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Tel: 651-201-5447
Fax: 651 201-5800
E-mail: mark.kinde@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Heather Wagner
Director, Office Against Interpersonal Violence
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 E Woodrow Wilson Drive
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1700
Tel: 601-576-7855
Fax 601-576-7805
E-mail: Heather.Wagner@msdh.ms.us
Missouri
Sarah Ehrhard Reíd
Program Coordinator
Office on Women’s Health
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Srvcs
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Tel: 573-522-2833
Fax: 573-522-3023
E-mail: Sarah.EhrhardReid@health.mo.gov
Karen Kliethermes
Deputy Chief
E-mail: Karen.Kliethermes@health.mo.gov
PI: Tuck Vandyne,
Email: Tuck.Vandyne@health.mo.gov
Montana
Kimberly Koch
Program Specialist, Women’s and Men’s Health Section
State of MT Dept. of PHHS
1400 Broadway Cogswell Building
Helena, Montana 59620
Tel: 406-444-4348
Fax: 406-444-2750
E-mail: kkoch@mt.gov
Nebraska
Peg Ogea-Ginsburg
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-3490
Fax: 402-471-6446
E-mail: peg.ogeaginsburg@nebraska.gov
Fed Ex: 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5044
Nevada
Debi Duchesne
Rape Prevention Education Program
Nevada State Health Division
4150 Technology Way, Suite 210
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: 775-684-4263
Fax: 775-684-5998
E-mail: dduchesne@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
JoAnne Miles Holmes, MPH
Injury Prevention Program Manager
NH Division of Public Health Services
Maternal and Child Health Section
29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
603-271-5384
E-mail: JoAnne.MilesHolmes@dhhs.nh.gov
New Jersey
Alison M. Zambrzycki, MA
Program Administrator
Office on the Prevention of Violence Against Women
Division on Women
Department of Children and Families
50 East State Street - 7th Floor
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Tel: 609-888-7248
E-mail: Alison.Zambrzycki@dcf.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Socorro Salazar
Sexual Violence and Prevention Coordinator
Office of Injury Prevention
New Mexico Department of Health, ERD
1190 St. Francis Drive|Room N1104
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Tel: (505) 476-3302|
Fax: (505) 827-2110
E-mail: Socorro.Salazar@state.nm.us
New York
Ann-Margret Foley, Director of Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Bureau of Women, Infant and Adolescent Health
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower Bldg, Room 821, ESP
Albany, New York 12237
Phone: 518-474-3668
E-mail: Ann-Margret.Foley@health.ny.gov
North Carolina
Glorina Stallworth
RPE Program Manager
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
Division of Public Health
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915
Tel: 919-707-5426
Fax: 919-870-4803
E-mail: glorina.stallworth@dhhs.nc.gov
Fed Ex: 5505 Six Forks Rd, Bldg. 1, 3rd Floor, Room A-3
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-3809
North Dakota
Mallory Sattler
Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Program Coord.
ND Department of Health
600 East Blvd. Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4562
Fax: 701-328-1412
E-mail: mlsattler@nd.gov
Ohio
Debra Seltzer
Rape Prevention & Education Coordinator
Women's Health Section
Ohio Department of Health
246 N High Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-728-2176
Fax: 614-644-7740
E-mail: Debra.seltzer@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Brandi Woods-Littlejohn (Acting)
Administrative Program Manager
Violence Prevention Programs
Injury Prevention Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1207
Tel: (405) 271-3430 ext 56461
Email: BrandiW@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Julie McFarlane
Women's Health Program Manager
Office of Family Health
Department of Human Services, State of Oregon
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 850
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 971-673-0365
Fax: 971-673-0371
E-mail: Julie.M.McFarlane@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Beth Zakutney
Program Administrator
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Violence and Injury Prevention
625 Forster Street
Rm 1008, H & W Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0701
Phone: 717-787-5900
Fax: 717-783-5498
E-mail: bzakutney@state.pa
Rhode Island
Jeffrey Hill, MS
Acting Program Manager
Violence and Injury Prevention Program
Youth Suicide Prevention Project Coordinator
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-7627 (Phone)
E-mail: jeffrey.hill@health.ri.gov
South Carolina
Jane W. Key
SV Coordinator
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: 803-898-0577
Fax: 803-898-2065
E-mail: keyjw@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota
Amanda Ainslie
Family Planning Program Manager
Family Planning Program/Rape Prevention
600 East Capitol Street
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Phone: 605-773-4476
Fax: 866-579-8246
E-mail: Amanda.ainslie@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Rachel Heitmann
Tennessee Department of Health
Director, Injury, Rape and Violence Prevention Program
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull building, 6th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-5210
Phone: 615-741-0394
Fax: 615-532-8478
E-mail: rachel.heitmann@tn.gov
Texas
Peggy Helton
Primary Prevention Program Coordinator
Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services
Crime Victim Services Division
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Tel: 512-936-1423
E-mail: peggy.helton@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Carol Harvey
State Adolescent Health Coordinator
Office of Title V & Family Health
Texas Dept. of State Health Services
Tel: 512 776-6965
Email: Carol.harvey@dshs.state.tx.us
Utah
Theresa Brechlin
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142106
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2106
Phone: 801-538-6888
Fax: 801-538-9134
E-mail: tbrechlin@utah.gov
FedEx: 288 N. 1460 West Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Vermont
Kim Swartz, MHSc
Director, Preventive Reproductive Health
Vermont Department of Health
Division of Maternal and Child Health
108 Cherry St.
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, Vermont 05402
Phone: 802-951-0007
E-mail: kimberly.swartz@vermont.gov
Virginia
Heather Board
Injury, Violence & Tobacco Prevention Programs Manager
Division of Prevention and Health Promotion
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. 9th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-864-7738
Fax: 804-864-7748
E-mail: Heather.Board@vdh.virginia.gov
Washington
Kirstin McFarland
Washington State Department of Health
PO Box 47853
Olympia, Washington 98504-7853
Tel: 360-236-2859
E-mail: Kirstin.mcfarland@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
John D. Yauch
Violence and Injury Prevention Program Director
WV Bureau for Public Health
Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3715
Tel: 304-356-4398
Fax: 304-558-1553
E-mail: john.d.yauch@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Amber Arb (Interim)
Wisconsin Dept of Health and Family Services
1 W. Wilson, Room 218
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2659
Tel: 608 266-1049
Fax: 608-261-6392
E-mail: Amber.Arb@wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Shelly L. Barth
Adolescent Health Program Manager
Maternal and Child Health Unit
Public Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Rd. Suite 420
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-8225
E-mail: shelly.barth@wyo.gov
U.S. Territory Profiles
Commonweath of the Northern Mariana Islands
Daniel R. Suel
Dept. of Fire and EMS Division of Grants and EMS
P.O. Box 7068 SVRB
Saipan MP, 96950
Tel: (670) 664-9137
Email: drsuel@dfems.gov.mp
Guam
Roselie V. Zabala
RPE Coordinator
Department of Public Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 2816
Hagatna, Guam 96932
Tel: 671-735-7174
Fax: 671-734-2066
E-mail: roselie.zabala@dphss.guam.gov
Fed Ex: Rm 232, Central Public Health
Bldg. 123 Chalan Kareta & Rt. 10
Mangilao, Guam 96923
Puerto Rico
Rebecca Ward, Director
Centro de Ayuda a Victimas de Violación
(Rape Victims Support Center)
Puerto Rico Department of Health
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8184
Phone: 787-765-2285
Fax: 787-765-7840
E-mail: mrward@salud.gov.pr
Fed Ex: 1058 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Third floor, Suite 302
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00927-5008
US Virgin Islands
Kathleen Arnold-Lewis
Director
US Virgin Islands Chronic Disease
Prev. Program
3500 Estate Richmond
Christiansted, St. Croix
US Virgin Islands 00820-4370
Tel: 340-773-1311 Ext 3100
Fax: 340-692-9505
E-mail: Kathleen.Arnold-Lewis@usvi-doh.org
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