Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) / Monitoring & State Improvement Planning Division (MSIP) State Lead, IDEA Part B and Part C

Updated: September 14, 2023

Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas | Bureau of Indian Education | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Federated States of Micronesia | Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Marshall Islands | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Palau | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming


Contact
Lead Name
Phone
Alabama  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Heather Olson 202-245-6227
Part C Contact: Janette Guerra 202-245-7107
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Alaska  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Barrett-Zitkus 202-245-8417
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Miley 202-245-6409
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
American Samoa  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Ronda Sortino 202-245-6505
Part C Contact: Brenda Wilkins 202-245-6920
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Arizona  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Kimberly Hymes 202-245-7068
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Christopher Staton 202-245-8459
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Arkansas  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Susan Murray 202-245-8247
Part C Contact: Kimberly Mitchell 202-245-7453
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Bureau of Indian Education  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Shannon O’Neill 202-245-7173
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
California  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Genee Norbert 202-245-7326
Part C Contact: Vinetta Freeman 202-245-6325
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Colorado  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Genee Norbert 202-245-7326
Part C Contact: Jennifer Simpson 202-245-6042
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Connecticut  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Lucille Sleger 202-245-7528
Part C Contact: Priscilla Irvine 202-245-6913
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Delaware  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Kimberly Hymes 202-245-7068
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Miley 202-245-6049
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
District of Columbia  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Heather Olson 202-245-6227
Part C Contact: Marjorie Thompson 202-245-6708
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Federated States of Micronesia  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Charles Kniseley 202-245-7322
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Florida  
Part B Contact: Dwight Thomas 202-245-6238
Part B Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Susan Kauffman 202-245-6432
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Georgia  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Genee Norbert 202-245-7326
Part C Contact: Jennifer Simpson 202-245-6042
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Guam  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Charlie Kniseley 202-245-7322
Part C Contact: Amy Elledge 202-245-6534
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Hawaii  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Justin Arner 202-245-6660
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Christopher Staton 202-245-8459
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Idaho  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Dwight Thomas 202-245-6238
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Barrett-Zitkus 202-245-8417
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Illinois  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Josiah Willey 202-245-6247
Part C Contact: Danny Rice 202-245-7888
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Indiana  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Josiah Willey 202-245-6247
Part C Contact: Kathryn Austin 202-245-6975
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Iowa  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Kimberly Mitchell 202-245-7453
Part C Contact: Kimberly Mitchell 202-245-7453
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Kansas  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Dwight Thomas 202-245-6238
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Christopher Staton 202-245-8459
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Kentucky  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Curtis Kinnard 202-245-7472
Part C Contact: Heather Olson 202-245-6227
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Louisiana  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Bryan Grigg 202-245-8107
Part C Contact: Vinetta Freeman 202-245-6325
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Maine  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Gbenimah Slopadoe 202-245-7025
Part C Contact: Alecia Walters 202-245-7176
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Marshall Islands  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Lucille Sleger 202-245-7528
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Maryland  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Gbenimah Slopadoe 202-245-7025
Part C Contact: Alecia Walters 202-245-7176
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Massachusetts  
Part B Contact: Laura Duos 202-245-6772
Part B Customer Service: Christopher Staton 202-245-8459
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Dwight Thomas 202-245-6238
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Michigan  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Ronda Sortino 202-245-6505
Part C Contact: Ronda Sortino 202-245-6505
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Minnesota  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Josiah Willey 202-245-6247
Part C Contact: Bryan Grigg 202-245-8107
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Mississippi  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Shannon O’Neill 202-245-7173
Part C Contact: Kate Moran 202-245-7315
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Missouri  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Marion Crayton 202-260-6474
Part C Contact: Marion Crayton 202-260-6474
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Montana  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Ayorkor Austin 202-245-6720
Part C Contact: Vinetta Freeman 202-245-6325
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Nebraska  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Jarmaquetia Wrighten 202-245-6413
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jarmaquetia Wrighten 202-245-6413
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Nevada  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Gbenimah Slopadoe 202-245-7025
Part C Contact: Keesha Blythe 202-245-6706
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
New Hampshire  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Jarmaquetia Wrighten 202-245-6413
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Barrett-Zitkus 202-245-8417
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
New Jersey  
Part B Contact: Kimberly Hymes 202-245-7068
Part B Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Miley 202-245-6049
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
New Mexico  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Marion Crayton 202-245-6474
Part C Contact: Janette Guerra 202-245-7107
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
New York  
Part B Contact: Justin Arner 202-245-6660
Part B Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Susan Kauffman 202-245-6432
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
North Carolina  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Lynne Fairfax 202-245-7337
Part C Contact: Kate Moran 202-245-7315
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
North Dakota  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Janette Guerra 202-245-7107
Part C Contact: Curtis Kinnard 202-245-7472
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Northern Mariana Islands  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Charles Kniseley 202-245-7322
Part C Contact: Lucille Sleger 202-245-7528
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Ohio  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Gbenimah Slopadoe 202-245-7025
Part C Contact: Brenda Wilkins 202-245-6920
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Oklahoma  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Priscilla Irvine 202-245-6913
Part C Contact: Amy Elledge 202-245-6534
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Oregon  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Marion Crayton 202-245-6474
Part C Contact: Marjorie Thompson 202-245-6708
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Palau  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Charles Kniseley 202-245-7322
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Pennsylvania  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Curtis Kinnard 202-245-7472
Part C Contact: Janette Guerra 202-245-7107
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Puerto Rico  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Lynne Fairfax 202-245-7337
Part C Contact: Danny Rice 202-245-7888
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Rhode Island  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Travis Bryant 202-245-7442
Part C Contact: Travis Bryant 202-245-7442
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
South Carolina  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Alecia Walters 202-245-7176
Part C Contact: Brenda Wilkins 202-245-6920
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
South Dakota  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Kimberly Mitchell 202-245-7453
Part C Contact: Travis Bryant 202-245-7442
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Tennessee  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Amy Elledge 202-245-6534
Part C Contact: Charles Kniseley 202-245-7322
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
Texas  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Susan Murray 202-245-8247
Part C Contact: Travis Bryant 202-245-7442
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Utah  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Justin Arner 202-245-6660
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Laura Duos 202-245-6772
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Vermont  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Heather Olson 202-245-6227
Part C Contact: Curtis Kinnard 202-245-7472
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
Virgin Islands  
Part B Contact & Customer Service: Susan Kauffman 202-245-6432
Part C Contact & Customer Service: Jennifer Miley 202-245-6049
Team Leader: Angela Tanner-Dean 202-245-6320
Virginia  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Ayorkor Austin 202-245-6720
Part C Contact: Ayorkor Austin 202-245-6720
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Washington  
Customer Service: Carson Holstein 202-245-7092
Part B Contact: Keesha Blythe 202-245-6706
Part C Contact: Keesha Blythe 202-245-6706
Team Leader: Christine Pilgrim 202-245-7351
West Virginia  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Kathryn Austin 202-245-6975
Part C Contact: Genee Norbert 202-245-7326
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Wisconsin  
Customer Service: Kesha Slater 202-245-6114
Part B Contact: Bryan Grigg 202-245-8107
Part C Contact: Bryan Grigg 202-245-8107
Team Leader: Matthew Schneer 202-245-6755
Wyoming  
Customer Service: Cheryl Broady 202-245-7280
Part B Contact: Marjorie Thompson 202-245-6708
Part C Contact: Marjorie Thompson 202-245-6708
Team Leader: Al Jones 202-245-7394
   


   
Last Modified: 09/14/2023