State Project Partners

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Dr. John Stewart
Superintendent of Education
Alabama Department of Youth Services
john.stewart@dys.alabama.gov

Sondra Meredith
Title I N/D Director
Alaska Department of Education
sondra_meredith@eed.state.ak.us

Dr. Judith Lanphar
Superintendent of Education
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
jlanphar@azdjc.gov

Dr. Patricia Moreno
Federal Grants Administrator
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
pmoreno@azdjc.gov

Dorothy (Dottie) Wodraska
Correctional Education Specialist
Arizona Supreme Court
dwodraska@courts.az.gov

Marcia Harding
Director of Special Education
Arkansas Department of Education
mharding@arkedu.k12.ar.us

Valta Adger
Consultant
California Department of Education
vadger@cde.ca.gov

Mike Wales
Education Director
Colorado Division of Youth Corrections
michael.wales@state.co.us

Melanie Jones
Education Coordinator
Colorado Department of Human Services
melanie.jones@state.co.us

Sarah Newkirk
Acting Superintendent, Unified School District 2
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
sarah.newkirk@po.state.ct.us

Theresa (Terry) Senio
Supervisor, Education Services
Delaware Dept. of Svcs for Children, Youth and Families
theresa.senio@state.de.us

Karen Denbroeder
Senior Educational Program Director
Florida Department of Education
karen.denbroeder@fldoe.org

Dr. Tom O’Rourke
Associate Supervisor for Education
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
TomORourke@djj.state.ga.us

Jack Catrett
Special Education Director
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
jackcatrett@djj.state.ga.us

Glenda Rohrbach
State Education Program Manager
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
grohrbach@djc.state.id.us

David Rohrbach
Rehabilitation Unit Manager
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
David.rohrbach@idjc.idaho.gov

Janet McGovern, SSP
Director of Special Education
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
jmcgovern@ideoc.state.il.us

Susan Lockwood
Title I Juvenile Coordinator
Indiana Department of Correction
slockwood@doc.in.gov

John Nally
Director of Education
Indiana Department of Correction
jnally@doc.in.gov

Dr. Robert McKinney
School Psychologist
Indiana Department of Correction
rmckinney@doc.in.gov

Allen Jensen
Superintendent, St. Training Sch. For Boys
Iowa Department of Human Services
ajensen@dhs.state.ia.us

John J. O'Brien
Educational Administrator
Iowa Department of Human Services
jobrien1@dhs.state.ia.us

Bob Howlette
Chairperson
Iowa Residential Educators
rhowlet@dhs.state.ia.us

Suana Wessendorf
Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
suana.wessendorf@iowa.gov

Steve Crew
Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
steve.crew@iowa.gov

Gregg Nielson
Education Director
Lawrence Gardner High School, Kansas
gregg.nielson@greenbush.org

Barbara Hamilton
Title I Program Administrator
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
barbara.hamilton@ky.gov

Gail Hargrove
Title I Director
Louisiana Office of Youth Development
ghargrove@oyd.louisiana.gov

Anne Felice-Fourrier
Coordinator of Education
Louisiana Office of Youth Development

Ella Fairchild
Education Specialist
Louisiana Office of Youth Development
efairchild@oyd.louisiana.gov

Deborah Franklin
Education Specialist
Louisiana Office of Youth Development
Debra franklin/MOD/OYD/corrections

Eric Hansen
Superintendent
Mountainview Youth Development Ctr, Maine
eric.hansen@maine.gov

Sheri Meisel
Superintendent of Education
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
meisels@djs.state.md.us

Christine Kenney
Director of Educational Services
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
christine.kenney@state.ma.us

Karen Kenny
Title I Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, HEC
kkenny@collaborative.org

Patty Langlois
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, HEC
planglois@collaborative.org

Ephraim Weisstein
Vice President
Commonwealth Corp., Massachusetts
eweisstein@comcorp.org

Jan Manfredi
DYS Project Director
Commonwealth Corp., Massachusetts
jamanfredi@commcorp.org

Lonnie Kaufman
Research Manager
University of Massachusetts-Donahue Inst.
lkaufman@donahue.umassp.edu

Otissteen Blair
Educational Services Director
Michigan Department of Human Services
blairo@michigan.gov

Marcie Koetke
Education Director
Minnesota Department of Corrections
marcie.koetke@co.doc.state.mn.us

Patty Popp
Director of Special Education
Minnesota Department of Corrections
ppopp@scl.doc.state.mn.us

George Kimball
Director of Academic Affairs
Minnesota Department of Corrections
George.kimball@state.mn.us

Dennis Gragg
Assistant Deputy Director
Missouri Dept. of Social Svcs, Div. of Youth Svcs.
dennis.gragg@dss.mo.gov

Steve Gibson
Administrator
Montana Department of Corrections
sgibson@mt.gov

Cindy McKenzie
Superintendent, Riverside Youth Corr. Fac.
Montana Department of Corrections
cmckenzie@mt.gov

Pat Frost
Title I Consultant
Nebraska Department of Education
pat.frost@nde.ne.gov

Steve Geddess
Manager of Educational Services
New Hampshire Dept. of Health & Human Svcs
sgeddess@dhhs.state.nh.us

Margie Brown
Director
New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission

Dr. Alan Kotzen
Education Program Specialist
New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission
alan.kotzen@njjjc.org

Jean Davidson
Education Superintendent
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families
jean.davidson@state.nm.us

JoAnn Murphy
Principal
Foothill High School, New Mexico CYFD
joann.murphy@state.nm.us

Kristine Noel
Education Program Coordinator
New Mexico CYFD
kristine.noel@state.nm.us

Mary Russman
Education Program Assistant
New York State Education Department
mrussman@mail.nysed.gov

Greg Bayduss
State Coordinator for Safe & Drug Free Schools
New York State Education Department
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov

Dr. Jane Young
Superintendent
North Carolina Dept. Juv. Justice & Del. Prevention
jane.d.young@ncmail.net

Dr. Wayne Sanstead
Superintendent of Education
North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction
wsanstead@state.nd.us

Rich Workman
Education Administrator
Ohio Department of Youth Services
richard.workman@dys.ohio.gov

R.L. Doyle
Assistant Division Administrator
Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
rldoyle@oja.state.ok.us

Rodney Oliver
Assit. Div. Administrator for Institutional Svcs
Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
RodOli@oja.state.ok.us

Sam Ko
Education Specialist
Student Learning and Partnerships
Oregon Department of Education
Sam.ko@state.or.us

Steven W. Smith
Director of Interagency Educational Services and IDEA Data
Student Learning and Partnerships
Oregon Department of Education
steve.w.smith@state.or.us

John Emminger
State Coordinator, Juvenile Correction Ed.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
jemminger@state.pa.us

Arlene Chorney, Ph.D.
Principal
Rhode Island Training School
arlene.chorney@dcyf.ri.gov

Sara Little, Ph.D.
Program Evaluator
Rhode Island Training School
sara.little@dcyf.ri.gov

Jan Farrell
NCLB Coordinator
South Carolina Dept. of Juvenile Justice
jffarr@scdjj.net

Doug Herrmann
Division Director
South Dakota Dept. of Corrections, Div. of Juv Svcs
doug.herrmann@state.sd.us

Chuck Gilson
Superintendent
STAR Academy, South Dakota
chuck.gilson@state.sd.us

Mary Meador
Director of Education
Tennessee Department of Children Services
mary.meador@state.tn.us

Dr. Deborah Nance
Superintendent of Education
Texas Youth Commission
deborah.nance@tyc.state.tx.us

Dr. Forrest Novy
Director of Special Education
Texas Youth Commission
forrest.novy@tyc.state.tx.us

Nadine Bunnell
Education Specialist, N&D Youth
Utah Office of Education
nadine.bunnell@schools.utah.gov

Travis Cook
Administrator
Utah Office of Education
travis.cook@schools.utah.gov

Mike Conn
Clinical Director
Utah Office of Education
mconn@utah.gov

David Baroudi
Title I Director
Vermont Department of Education
davidbaroudi@education.state.vt.us

Deb Quackenbush
Vermont Department of Education
debquackenbush@education.state.vt.us

Roy Haliburton
Deputy Superintendent for Youth Schools
Virginia Department of Correctional Education
roy.haliburton@dce.virginia.gov

Jacqueline L. Nelson
Assistant Superintendent for Accountability
Virginia Department of Correctional Education
jacqueline.nelson@dce.virginia.gov

Don W. Meney
Assistant Superintendent of Academic Programs
Virginia Department of Correctional Education
donald.meney@dce.virginia.gov

Kathleen Sande
Program Supervisor, Correctional Ed. Programs
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction
ksande@ospi.wednet.edu

Robert Sotelo
Assistant Principal
Maple Lane School, Washington
rsotelo@rochester.wednet.edu

Awilda Jesionowski
Director
Olympic ESD 114, Washington
director@nwinet.com

Mike Smitley
Counselor
Olympic ESD 114, Washington
smitley@donobi.net

Minnie Whalen
Coordinator
Olympic ESD 114, Washington
whalen@olypen.com

Frank Andrews
Superintendent of Institutional Education Programs
West Virginia Department of Education
fandrews@access.K12.wv.us

Jacob Green
Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Education
West Virginia Department of Education
jgreen@access.K12.wv.us

Jason Hughes
Coordinator of Career and Technical Education
West Virginia Department of Education
jehughes@access.K12.wv.us

Myrna Toney
State Superintendent
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
myrna.toney@dpi.state.wi.us

Richard Hardt
Program Consultant
Wyoming Department of Education
rhardt@educ.state.wy.us