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General Contact Information
To obtain contact information for Even Start programs within your State, please select the appropriate State from the alphabetical listing. To update Even Start Family Literacy Programs contact information on this listing, please e-mail Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov.
Office of Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
(Room 3E230-FOB-6)
Washington, D.C. 20202-6132
(202) 260-3793
The Council of Chief State School Officers maintains a link to every State Department of Education's website.
Even Start State Coordinators & Websites
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Sallye R. Longshore
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Sheila Box
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Terry Doolan Arizona Department of Education Early Childhood Education Head Start State Collaboration Office School Effectiveness Division 1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin #15 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Telephone: (602) 542-1137 FAX (602) 258-2730 Terry.Doolan@azed.gov
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Cindy Hogue, Coordinator
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Greg Hudson, Administrator Even Start Office Child Development Division CA Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 3410 Sacramento, California 95814-5901 (916) 323-1300 (916) 319-0135 fax ghudson@cde.ca.gov
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Kathryn Smukler Department of Education 1560 Broadway, Suite 1450 Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-6842 Smukler_K@cde.state.co.us The following documents are available from Colorado's family literacy website:
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Judy Carson Connecticut Department of Education Divison of Family and Student Support Programs Bureau of Health.Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457 (860) 807-2122 (860) 807-2127 fax Judy Carson@ct.gov The following documents are available from Connecticut's family literacy website:
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Malorie Drake Derby DE Department of Public Instruction 35 Commerce Way, Suite #2 Dover, Delaware 19904 (302) 857-3344 (302) 739-1770fax mderby@doe.k12.de.us |
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J. Michelle Johnson, OSSE Adult and Family Education State Director/Even Start State Coordinator 51 N. Street, NE 7th Floor Washington, DC 20002 (202) 741-5535 (202) 741-0229 (fax) jmichelle.johnson@dc.gov The following documents are available from DC's family literacy website:
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Toshiba Griffin Michelle Sizemore
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Georgia Thomas Even Start Coordinator Bright for the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning 10 Park Place South, Suite 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 657-5729 (404) 657-7184 fax Georgia.Thomas@decal.ga.gov | |
Barbara Lunsford Associate Superintendent, Education Support Georgia Department of Education 1858 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (404) 463-4156 blunsford@doe.k12.ga.us
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Solomon Kaulukukui Sharon Nakagawa HI Department of Education Special Programs Management Section 475 22nd Ave., Rm 126 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 (808) 733-9150 (Office) (808) 228-0237 (808) 735-8375 (fax) Solomon_Jr._Kaulukukui@notes.k12.hi.us The following documents are available from Hawaii's family literacy website:
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Mary Kaufman Even Start Evaluation/Coordinator Idaho State Department of Education 650 West State Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0027 (208) 521-9417 (208) 334-2228 fax kaufman.mary001@gmail.com
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Cindy Zumwalt Even Start Coordinator Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street, E-225 Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001 (217) 524-4835 (217) 785-7849 fax czumwalt@isbe.net
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Dana Jones Early Childhood Specialist IN Department of Education Room 229, State House Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 232-6523 (317) 233-9293 (fax) djones@doe.in.gov
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Tom Rendon Iowa Department of Education Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services Grimes State Office Building 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50310 (515) 326-5389 (515) 242-6019 fax Tom.Rendon@iowa.gov
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Does Not Have An Even Start Program
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Annie Rooney French Even Start State Coordinator Division of Early Childhood Development Kentucky Department of Education 500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower 17th Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-7056 (502) 564-1984 fax Annie.French@education.ky.gov Kentucky's State Department of Education. Enter Even Start in the Search box for related documents.
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Anita Ashford, Even Start Coordinator
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Robert "Bob" McIntire Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333 (207) 624-6778 bob.mcintire@maine.gov The following documents are available from Maine's family literacy website:
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Valerie A. Ashton, Coordinator Even Start Family Literacy MD Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 767-0314 (410) 333-8110 fax Vashton@msde.state.md.us
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Arlene Dale, State Coordinator Even Start MA Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (781) 338-3878 (781) 338-3394 fax adale@doe.mass.edu Massachusetts' family literacy webpage
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Renee DeMars-Johnson, Coordinator Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services MI Department of Education P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 or 608 West Allegan Street Hannah Building, 4th floor Lansing, Michigan 48933 (517) 373-8483 or 241-0162 (517) 335-0592 fax DeMars-JohnsonR@michigan.gov
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Wayne Kuklinski Early Learning Services MN Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, Minnesota 55113 (651) 582-8385 (651) 582-8494 fax wayne.kuklinski@state.mn.us
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Lakechia Grant Accouonting Specialist Senior Mississippi Department of Education The Office of Reading/Early Childhood and Language Arts 239 North Lamar St. Robert E. Lee Building, Ste. 404 Jackson, MS 39201 (601) 359-2328 (601) 359-1818 fax lgrant@mde.k12.ms.us | |
Tammie Shaifer 359 North West St. Jackson, MS 39201 (601) 359-3778 Phone (601) 359-1836 Direct (601) 359-1818 fax tshaifer@mde.k12.ms.us
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Kathy Parris Supervisor & Coordinator of Missouri Even Start Office of Quality Schools, MO Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480, 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480 (573) 751-5386 (573) 526-6698 Kathy.Parris@dese.mo.gov
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Joan Morris, Specialist ESEA, Title I/Even Start Office of Public Instruction State Capitol P.O. Box 202501 Helena, Montana 59620-2501 (406) 444-5660 (406) 444-3924 fax jmorris@mt.us
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Eleanor Kirkland, State Coordinator NE Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South Box 94987 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987 (402) 471-3501 (402) 471-0117 fax eleanor.kirkland@nebraska.gov
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Fawn Lewis Title I / Even Start NV Department of Education 700 East 5th Street, #113 Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096 (775) 687-9214 (775) 687-9120 fax flewis@doe.nv.gov
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Barbara Patch NH Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (603) 271-2273 (603) 271-2760 fax BPatch@ed.state.nh.us
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Crystal Siniari Literacy Specialist Office of Language Arts Literacy Education New Jersey Department of Education P.O. Box 500 100 River View Plaza Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 (609) 984-6163 office (609) 633-1726 main (609) 943-4752 fax crystal.siniari@doe.state.nj.us
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Vonell Huitt, Even Start Coordinator State of New Mexico Public Education Department 5600 Eagle Rock Ave., NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 (505) 222-4768 (505) 827-7611 fax Vonell.Huitt@state.nm.us
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DeSylvia W. Dwyer NY State Education Department Early Education and Reading Initiative 89 Washington Avenue, Room 381EBA Albany, New York 12234 (518) 474-5807 (518) 474-7290 fax ddwyer@mail.nysed.gov
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Don Carter, Even Start Coordinator 2075 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2075 (919) 981-5300 (919) 616-5595 cell (919) 858-6940 fax don.carter@ncmail.net
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Dale Patrick, Program Administrator Educational Support & Community Learning ND Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201 Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440 (701) 328-1644 (701) 328-4770 fax dpatrick@state.nd.us North Dakota's family literacy webpage
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Helen O'Leary Office of Early Childhood Education and School Readiness OH Department of Education 25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305 Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183 (614) 752-5807 (614) 728-2338 fax helen.oleary@ode.state.oh.us
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Corina Ene, Program Specialist for Titles I, II, VI Oklahoma Dept. of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 522-1929 (405) 521- 2998 fax Corina_Ene@sde.state.ok.us | |
Andrea Wheeler, M.Ed Executive Director, Titles I, IIA, VI and X Team Leader, Reading First >br /> Oklahoma State Department of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599 (405) 522-5310 (405) 521- 2998 fax Andrea_Wheeler@sde.state.ok.us | |
Kristi Kretchmar, M.Ed Program Specialist Reading First, Titles IA, IIA, VI, Even Start Oklahoma State Department of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 316 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599 (405) 522-6249 (405) 522- 5779 http://sde.state.ok us
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Nancy Johnson-Dorn Director of Early Childhood Unit Early Childhood Education - 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, Oregon 97310 (503) 947-5703 (503) 378-5156 fax nancy.johnson-dorn@state.or.us
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Susan Mansuetti Family Literacy Advisor Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education PA Department of Education 333 Market Street, 12th Floor Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333 (717) 214-4388 (717) 783-0583 fax smansuetti@state.pa.us
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Maria del Carmen Martinez Alonso Puerto Rico Even Start Program Puerto Rico Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759 (787) 773-2043 (787) 764-7108 or 751-7469 fax Martinez_Ma@DE.GOBIERNO.pr
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Kim Chouinard Rhode Island Department of Education Adult Literacy Room 600, Shepard Building 255 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (401) 222-8477 (401) 222-4256 fax Kim.Chouinard@ride.ri.net
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Ruth Nodine, Even Start State Coordinator SC Department of Education Office of Community and Parent Services Landmark II, Suite 101 3700 Forest Drive Columbia, South Carolina 29204-4010 (803) 734-3540 (803) 734-8343 fax rnodine@ed.sc.gov South Carolina's family literacy webpage
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Kari Senger or Jill Cotton Even Start Coordinator South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governor's Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Kari's Phone: (605) 773-4257 Jill's Phone: (605) 773-4693 (605) 773-3782 fax South Dakota's family literacy webpage
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Tabatha Siddiqi Even Start Statewide Coordinator Tennessee Department of Education Office of Early Learning 710 James Robertson Parkway Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243 (615) 532-6310 (615) 532-4989 fax Tabatha.Siddiqi@state.tn.us |
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Joanie Rethlake Director of Adult Ed. & Family Literacy 6311 Irvington Blvd. Houston,Texas 77055 (713) 696-0700 (713) 696-0703 (direct line) (713) 696-0797 fax jrethlake@hcde-texas.org |
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Beth Thompson, CFLE State Even Start & Family Literacy Coordinator Texas LEARNS 6311 Irvington Blvd. Houston,Texas 77055 (713) 696-0765 ethompson@hcde-texas.org
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Lucy Minahan Even Start Administrator P.O. Box 144200 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200 (435) 640-9266 (801) 538-7769 fax Lucy.Minahan@schools.utah.gov | |
Nancy Livingston P.O. Box 144200 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200 (801) 538-7586 | |
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Deborah Quackenbush VT Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, Vermont 05620 (802) 828-5877 (802) 828-0573 fax deb.quackenbush@state.vt.us
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Cheryl P. Strobel Early Childhood Specialist Virginia Department of Education 101 North 14th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 371-7578 (804) 786-1703 fax Cheryl.Strobel@doe.virginia.gov |
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Debra Williams-Appleton Program Supervisor, Early Childhood Education and Even Start Program Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Post Office Box 47200 Olympia, Washington 98504-7200 (360) 725-6049 (360) 664-3575 fax debra.appleton@k12.wa.us |
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W. Clayton Burch (Clayton) Coordinator - Early Childhood Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Blvd, Building 6 Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 558-2696 (304) 558-6268 fax wburch@access.k12.wv.us
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Jennifer Waldner Education Consultant Title 1 and School Support Team WI Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841 (608) 266-5184 (608) 267-9142 fax Jennifer.Waldner@dpi.wi.us | |
Sara Halberg Assistant Director Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841 (608) 267-9141 (608) 267-9142 fax Sara.Halberg@dpi.wi.us The following information is available from Wisconsin's family literacy webpage
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David Holbrook Wyoming Department of Education Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor 2300 Capital Avenue Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 (307) 777-6260 (307) 777-7633 fax dholbr@educ.state.wy.us | |
Gail Anderson Wyoming Community College Commission 2020 Carey Ave, 8th Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 (307) 777-7175 (307) 777-6567 fax ganderson@commission.wcc.edu
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A M E R I C A N S A M O A | |
Laloulu Tagoilelagi
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Georgia Taton, Administrator Federal Programs
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V I R G I N I S L A N D S | |
Hugh Smith, Jr. |
Federal Administration Contacts
Deborah Spitz
Melvin Graham
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Even Start Tribes and Tribal Organizations | |
Amber Sheker
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Even Start and Expanding the reach Initiative | |
Tammi Fergusson
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Migrant Education Even Start Program | |
DonnaMarie Fekete
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National Even Start Evaluation | |
Tracy Rimdzius
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National Even Start Evaluation | |
Tracy Rimdzius
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