National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium

Date Last Update: 12/17/2008

Alabama Mr. Joe Macaluso Director of Adult Education and GED Testing Programs Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education 401 Adams Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-4340 Phone: (334) 353-4808 Fax: (334) 353-4884 E-mail: macaluso@dpe.edu Web site: http://www.acs.cc.al.us Alaska Ms. Amy Iutzi ABE/GED State Director Employment Security Division Department of Labor and Workforce Development PO Box 115509 Juneau, AK 99811-5509 Phone: (907) 465-8714 Fax: (907) 465-4186 E-mail: amy.iutzi@alaska.gov Web site: http://www.labor.state.ak.us Arizona Ms. Karen Liersch State Director of Adult and Family Literacy 1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin VIR Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 258-2410 ex. 200 Fax: (602) 258-4986 E-mail: Karen.Liersch@azed.gov Web site: http://www.ade.state.az.us/Adult-Ed/ Arkansas Mr. Jim Smith Interim State Director Department of Workforce Education Luther S. Hardin Building, #3 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1083 Phone: (501) 682-1972 Fax: (501) 682-1706 E-mail: jim.smith@arkansas.gov Web site: http://dwe.arkansas.gov/adult.html California Ms. Debra Jones Director of Adult Education California State Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 4503 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 322-2175 Fax: (916) 327-7089 E-mail: DJones@cde.ca.gov Web sites: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/ Colorado Ms. Pam Smith State Director Adult Education and Family Literacy Services Center for at-Risk Education 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 400 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 866-6640 Fax: (303) 866-6599 E-mail: smith_p@cde.state.co.us Web Site: http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_adult.htm Connecticut Mr. Paul Flinter Chief, Bureau of Career and Adult Education Bureau of Early Childhood, Career and Adult Education Division of Teaching and Learning Programs and Services 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457-1543 Phone: (860) 807-2050 Fax: (860) 807-2062 E-mail: paul.flinter@po.state.ct.us Web site: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/adult/index.htm Delaware Ms. Maureen Whelan State Director of Adult Education Delaware Department of Education John W. Collete Education Resource Center 35 Commerce Way - Suite 1 Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 857-3342 Fax: (302) 739-1770 E-mail: mwhelan@doe.k12.de.us Website: http://www.doe.k12.de.us/services/guide/adulted.shtml Florida Alex Penn-Williams, (ACTING STATE DIRECTOR) Bureau Chief for Adult Workforce Education Division of Applied Technology and Adult Education Department of Education 325 West Gains Street, Room 714 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-9906 Fax: (850) 245-9019 E-mail: alex.penn-williams@fldoe.org Web site: http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00051/adult_ed.htm Georgia Dr. Josephine Reed-Taylor Assistant Commissioner for Adult Literacy Department of Technical and Adult Education 1800 Century Place, NE Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30345-4304 Phone: (404) 679-1635 Fax: (404) 679-1630 E-mail: jreed-taylor@dtae.org Web site: http://www.dtae.org/adultlit.html Hawaii Carol_Shikada, Director Department of Education Community Education Section 475 22nd Avenue, Room 124 Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone: (808) 735-8371 Fax: (808) 735-8375 E-mail: Carol_Shikada@notes.k12.hi.us Website: http://www.doe.k12.hi.us/ Idaho Ms. Cheryl Engel ABE/GED Director Division of Professional-Technical Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0095 Phone: (208) 334-3216 Fax: (208) 334-2365 E-mail:csengel@pte.idaho.gov Website: http://www.sde.state.id.us/fedpro/adulted.htm Illinois Ms. Jennifer Foster Senior Director Community College Board 401 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62701-1711 Phone: (217) 785-0171 Fax: (217) 558-6700 Email: jfoster@iccb.state.il.us Website: http://www.iccb.state.il.us/HTML/adulted/adulted.html Indiana Ms. Linda Warner Director Division of Adult Education Room 229, Statehouse Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798 Phone: (317) 232-0521 Fax: (317) 233-0859 E-mail: lwarner@doe.state.in.us Web site: http://doe.state.in.us/adulted/welcome.html Iowa Ms. Helene Grossman State Director of Adult Education Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Phone: (515) 281-3640 Fax: (515) 281-6544 E-mail: helene.grossman@iowa.gov Web site: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/453/940/ Kansas Ms. Dianne Glass State Director of Adult Education Kansas Board of Regents 1000 Southwest Jackson Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 296-7159 Fax: (785) 296-0983 E-mail: dglass@ksbor.org Web site: http://www.kansasregents.org/adult_ed/about.html Kentucky Mr. Reecie Stagnolia Associate Vice President Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Drive Suite 250 Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 573-5114 ext. 124 Fax: (502) 573-5436 E-mail: reecie.stagnolia@ky.gov Web site: http://adulted.state.ky.us Louisiana Ms. Donna Nola-Ganey, Assistant Superintendent Office of School and Community Support Louisiana Department of Education 1201 North 3rd Street, Claiborne Bldg. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Phone: (225) 342-3900 Fax: (225) 219-4439 E-mail: Dganey@la.gov Web site: http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?I=ADULT For more information: Ms. Debi K. Faucette, Director Division of Family, Career and Technical Education Louisiana Department of Education 1201 North 3rd Street, Claiborne Bldg. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Phone: (225) 342-3336 Fax: (225) 219-4439 Email: Debi.Faucette@LA.GOV Web site: http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?I=ADULT Maine Jeffrey A. Fantine State Director Adult and Family Literacy Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: (207) 624-6755 Fax: (207) 624-6651 Email: jeff.fantine@maine.gov Web: http://www.umaine.edu/call/ Maryland Ms. Patricia Bennett Chief, Adult Education and Literacy Services Branch Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 767-0168 Fax: (410) 333-2099 E-mail: pbennett@msde.state.md.us Web site: www.gogedgp.org Massachusetts Mr. Robert Bickerton Associate Commissioner Center for Life-Long Learning and Teaching Massachusetts Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: (781) 338-3800 Fax: (781) 338-3394 E-mail: rbickerton@doe.mass.edu Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/ For more information: Ms. Anne Serino, Administrator Adult and Community Learning Services Massachusetts Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: (781) 338-3801 Fax: (781) 338-3394 E-mail: aserino@doe.mass.edu Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/ Michigan Ms. Dianne Duthie Director Adult Education Services Michigan Department of Career Development PO Box 30714 Lansing, MI 48909 Telephone: (517) 373-3430 Fax: (517) 335-3630 Email: duthied@michigan.gov Web site: http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/1,1607,7-122-1680_2798---,00.html Minnesota Dr. Barry Shaffer, Supervisor Adult Basic Education Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 Phone: (651) 582-8442 Fax: (651) 634-5154 E-mail: barry.shaffer@state.mn.us Web site: http://mnabe.themlc.org/ Mississippi Ms. Eloise Richardson Director of Adult Literacy Division of Adult Education State Board for Community/Junior Colleges 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: (601) 432-6687 Fax: (601) 432-6365 E-Mail: eloisejr@sbcjc.cc.ms.us Web site: http://www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/progs.html Missouri Mr. Ronald Jewell State Director of Adult Education Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 205 Jefferson Road P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 526-4822 Fax: (573) 526-5710 E-mail: ron.jewell@dese.mo.gov Web site: http://dese.mo.gov/divcareered/adult_ed_and_literacy_index.htm Montana Ms. Margaret Bowles Adult Basic and Literacy Specialist Montana Office of Public Instruction PO Box 202501 1300 11th Avenue Helena, MT 59620-2501 Phone: (406) 444-4443 Fax: (406) 444-1373 E-mail: mbowles@mt.gov Web site: http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/index.htm Nebraska Ms. Vicki Bauer Director, Adult and Community Education Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-4807 Fax: (402) 471-8127 E-mail: vbauer@nde.state.ne.us Website: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ADED/home.htm Nevada Ms. Mary Katherine Moen Director & State GED Administrator Nevada Department of Education 700 East Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89710 Phone: (775) 687-7289 Fax: (775) 687-8636 E-mail: mkmoen@doe.nv.gov Website: http://www.literacynet.org/nvadulted/ New Hampshire Mr. Art Ellison Administrator Bureau of Adult Education New Hampshire Department of Education 21 South Fruit Street, Suite #20 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-6698 Fax: (603) 271-3454 E-mail: aellison@ed.state.nh.us Web site: http://www.nhadulted.org/ New Jersey Ms. Claudia Merkel-Keller Assistant Director New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Workforce Readiness and Literacy POB 055, Second Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0055 Phone: 609-943-5922 Fax: 609-984-4313 E-mail: claudia.merkel-keller@dol.state.nj.us Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/adulted/index.html New Mexico Ms. Pamela Perez Director, Adult Basic Education New Mexico Higher Education Department 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 476-6533 Fax: (505) 476-6558 E-mail: pam.etre-perez@state.nm.us Website: http://hed.state.nm.us New York Mr. Tom Orsini Adult Family and Workforce Development New York State Education Department 89 Washington Ave., Education Building, Room 307EB Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 486-1751 Fax: (518) E-mail: torsini@mail.nysed.gov Web site: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/aewd/ North Carolina Dr. Randy Whitfield Associate Vice President of Academic and Student Services Basic Skills Department North Carolina Community College System 5016 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5016 Phone: (919) 807-7132 Fax: (919) 807-7164 E-mail: whitfieldR@nccommunitycolleges.edu Web site: http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/Basic_Skills/index.html North Dakota Mr. G. David Massey Assistant State Superintendent Department of Public Instruction 9th Floor, State Capitol Building 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Phone: (701) 328-2393 Fax: (701) 328-4770 E-mail: dmassey@nd.gov Web site: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/adulted/index.shtm Ohio Ms. Denise Pottmeyer State Director Adult Basic and Literacy Education Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street Mail Stop 614 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Phone: (614) 466-5015 Fax: (614) 728-8470 E-mail: dpottmeyer@regents.state.oh.us Web site: http://www.ode.state.oh.us Oklahoma Ms. Stephanie Curtis, Ed.D Executive Director, Lifelong Learning Adult Education Section State Department of Education Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard - Room 115 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Phone: (405) 521-3321 Fax: (405) 521-6205 E-mail: stephanie_curtis@sde.state.ok.us Web site: http://sde.state.ok.us/Programs/LifelongLearn/AdultEd.html Oregon Mr. David Moore Adult Basic Education State Director Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development 255 Capitol Street NE/PSB Salem, OR 97310 (503) 378-8648 ext. 375 (503) 378-3365 fax Email: david.p.moore@state.or.us Web site: http://www.oregon.gov/CCWD/ABE/index.shtml Pennsylvania Mr. Michael Westover Acting State Director Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education Department of Education 333 Market Street, 12th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: (717) 772-3737 Fax: (717) 783-0583 E-mail: mwestover@state.pa.us Web site: http://www.able.state.pa.us/able/site/default.asp Rhode Island Mr. Johan Uvin Director of Adult Education Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Shephard Building Providence, RI 02903-3414 Phone: (401) 222-8950 Fax: (401) 222-4656 E-mail: johan.uvin@ride.ri.gov Web site: http://www.ride.ri.gov/adulteducation/default.aspx South Carolina Mr. David Stout Acting State Director Director, Office of Community Education Department of Education Rutledge Building, Room 906 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 734-8071 Fax: (803) 734-5685 E-mail: dstout@sde.state.sc.us Web site: http://www.myscschools.com/offices/ace/ South Dakota Ms. Marcia Hess State Administrator - ABE/GED/Literacy South Dakota Department of Labor 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: (605) 773-3101 Fax: (605) 773-6184 E-mail: marcia.hess@state.sd.us Web site: http://www.sdjobs.org Tennessee Mr. Phil White Administrator Division of Adult Education Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development 220 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: (615) 741-7054 Fax: (615) 532-4899 E-mail: phil.white@.state.tn.us Web site: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/AE/ Texas Dr. Joanie Rethlake Director Texas LEARNS Texas Education Agency 6005 Westview Drive Houston, TX 77055 Phone: (713) 696-0703 Fax:(713) 696-0797 866-696-4233 Email: jrethlake@hcde-texas.org Web site: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/adult/index.html Utah Ms. Marty Kelly Director of Adult Education Adult Education Services Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Phone: (801) 538-7824 Fax: (801) 538-7882 Email: marty.kelly@schools.utah.gov For more information, contact: Ms. Shauna South Adult Education Services Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 538-7849 Fax: (801) 538-7868 E-mail: Shauna.south@schools.utah.gov Web site: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/adulted/home.htm Vermont Mr. Tom Alderman Director of Adult Education Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3131 Fax: (802) 828-3146 E-mail: Tom.Alderman@education.state.vt.us Web Site: http://www.education.vt.gov/ Virginia Ms. Elizabeth Hawa Acting Director Adult Education and Literacy Virginia Department of Education 101 North 14^th Street James Monroe Building, 21^st Floor Richmond, VA 23219-2120 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 Telephone: (804) 225-2075 Fax: (804) 371-2456 E-mail: elizabeth.hawa@doe.virginia.gov Web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/adulted/index.shtml Washington Mr. Israel David Mendoza Director Adult Basic Education Office State Board for Community and Technical Colleges 1300 Quince Street SE Olympia, WA 98504-2495 Phone: (360) 704-4326 Fax: (360) 704-4419 E-mail: imendoza@sbctc.edu Web site: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/e_abe.aspx West Virginia Ms. Debbie Varner Assistant Director Office of Adult Education and Workforce Development Building 6, Room 230 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: (304) 558-5280 Fax: (304) 558-3946 E-mail: dvarner@access.k12.wv.us Web site: http://www.wvabe.org/ Wisconsin Ms. Willa Panzer State Director Office of Student Development and Assessment Wisconsin Technical College System Office 4622 University Avenue Madison, WI 53707-7874 Phone: (608) 267-9065 Fax: (608) 266-1690 E-mail: willa.panzer@wtcsystem.edu Web site: http://www.witechcolleges.org/abe.htm Wyoming Ms. Ginny L. Chidsey ABE/GED Program Manager Wyoming Community College Commission 2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7885 Fax: (307) 777-6567 E-mail: gchidsey@commission.wcc.edu Web site: http://www.communitycolleges.wy.edu American Samoa Ms. Fa’au’uga Achica State Director of Adult Education P.O. Box 2609 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Phone: (684) 699-1582 Fax: (684) 699-8793 Email: fslachica@yahoo.com Northern Mariana Islands Ms. Fe Y. Calixterio Director, Adult Basic Education Northern Marianas College Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands PO Box 501250 - As Teriaje Campus Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 Phone: (670) 234-5498 Ext. #1723 Fax: (670) 235-4940 E-mail: fec@nmcnet.edu Virgin Islands Mr. Eduardo Corneiro State Director, Vocational-Technical, and Adult Education Department of Education 1834 Kongens Gade St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801 Phone: (340)776-3484 Fax: (340) 776-3488 Email: ejcorneiro@excite.com Puerto Rico Mr. Elizabeth Ortego State Director of Adult Education Department of Education P.O. Box 9696 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726 Phone: (787) 759-2000 X 2592 Fax: (787) 758-6898 Email: sanchez_no@de.gobierno.pr Guam Mary Okada President/State Director of Adult and Vocational Education Guam Community College P.O. Box 23069 GFM, Guam 96921 Phone: (671) 735-5517 Fax: (671) 734-1003 E-mail: mary.okada@guamcc.net