National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium

Date Last Update: 3/15/2012

Alabama Joe Macaluso Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education 135 South Union Street Room 140 Montgomery, AL 36104-4340 Phone: (334) 293-4561 Fax: (334) 293-4565 E-mail:joe.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://labor.state.ak.us/esd/home.htm Arizona Ms. Karen Liersch State Director of Adult Education Services 1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 26 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 364-2777 Fax: (602) 258-4986 E-mail: Karen.Liersch@azed.gov Web site: http://www.ade.state.az.us/Adult-Ed/ Arkansas Mr. Jim Smith State Director Department of Workforce Education Luther S. Hardin Building, #3 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1083 Phone: (501) 682-1970 Fax: (501) 682-1706 E-mail: jim.smith@arkansas.gov Web site: http://dwe.arkansas.gov/adult.html California Patricia Terry 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:pterry@cde.ca.gov Web sites: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/ Colorado Margret Kirkpatrick 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: kirkpatrick_m@cde.state.co.us Web Site: http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_adult.htm Connecticut Ajit Gopalakrishnan 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:ajit.gGopalakrishnan@ct.gov 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 District of Columbia Ms. J. Michelle Johnson, State Director Adult and Family Education Office of the State Superintendent of Education Division of Education Excellence 51 N Street NE, Seventh Floor Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 741-5531 Fax: (202) 741-0229 Email: jmichelle.johnson@dc.gov Website: http://osse.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view,a,1222,q,561753,seoNav,\|31195\|.asp Florida Zelda Rogers Division of Workforce Education Florida Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 734 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Telephone: (850) 245-9906 FAX: (850) 245-9065 E-mail: zelda.rogers@fldoe.org Web site: http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00051/adult_ed.htm Georgia Beverly E. Smith, M.Ed. Assistant Commissioner Office of Adult Education Technical College System of Georgia 1800 Century Place NE ~ Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 Phone: 404-679-1635 Fax: 404-679-1634 E-Mail: besmith@tcsg.edu Website: http://literacy.myweb.uga.edu Dr. Josephine Reed-Taylor Deputy Commissioner Department of Technical and Adult Education 1800 Century Place, NE ~ Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30345-4304 Phone: (404) 679-1600 Fax: (404) 327-6932 E-mail: jreed-taylor@dtae.org Web site: http://literacy.myweb.uga.edu Hawaii Deborah Miyao, Acting Director for Adult Basic Education State of Hawaii Department of Education Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Support/Community Education 475 22nd Avenue, Room 202 Honolulu, HI. 96816 Phone: (808) 203-5511 ext. 2120 Fax: (808) 733-9154 E-mail:deborah_miyao@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.pte.idaho.gov/ABE/Home.html 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 Jaclyn P. Dowd Senior Director of Adult Education Department of Education & Department of Workforce Development 10 N. Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 Direct: 317.233.6720 Email: jdowd@doe.in.gov Website: http://www.in.gov/dwd/adulted.htm Iowa Mr. Alex Harris 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:alex.harris@iowa.gov Web site: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/ Kansas Ms. Susan Fish 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: sfish@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 Sean Martin 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: seanmartin@lctcs.edu Web site: http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?I=ADULT Raye Nell Spillman, Coordinator WorkReady U, Adult Education and GED Testing Louisiana Community and Technical College System 265 South Foster Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Telephone: 225.308.4393 Email: rspillman@lctcs.edu Maine Gail Senese 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:Gail.senese@maine.gov Web: http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev Maryland Ms. Patricia Tyler Deputy Assistant Secretary for Adult Education Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation 1100 North Eutaw Street, Room 120 Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 767-1008 Fax: (410) 333-2099 E-mail: ptyler@dllr.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://www.ael.mo.gov 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: vicki.l.bauer@nebraska.gov Website: http://www.education.ne.gov/ADED/home.htm Nevada Mr. Brad Deeds Adult Education Director & State GED Administrator Nevada Department of Education 755 North Roop St., Suite 201 Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: (775) 687-7289 Fax: (775) 687-8636 E-mail: bdeeds@doe.nv.gov Websites: www.nevadaadulteducation.org http://www.facebook.com/NevadaAdultEd http://www.twitter.com/NevadaAdultEd 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:Arthur.Ellison@doe.nh.gov Web site: http://www.nhadulted.org/ New Jersey Elease Greene-Smith Supervisor New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Adult Education and Literacy Services POB 915, Seventh Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0055 Phone: 609-633-9827 Fax: 609-984-3562 E-mail: elease.greene-smith@dol.state.nj.us Web site: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wfprep/edtrain/content/wrl_index.html New Mexico Frances Bannowsky Director, Adult Basic Education New Mexico Higher Education Department 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 476-8437 Fax: (505) 476-6558 E-mail: frances.bannowsky@state.nm.us Website: http://hed.state.nm.us New York Kevin Smith Adult Family and Workforce Development New York State Education Department 89 Washington Ave., Education Building, Room 307EB Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 474-8940 Fax: (518) 486-1751 E-mail: ksmith@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 Ms. Val Fischer Director Adult Education and Family Literacy ND Department of Public Instruction 600 East Blvd. Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Phone: 701-328-4138 Fax: 701-328-4770 E-mail: vfischer@nd.gov Web site: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/adulted/index.shtm Ohio Mr. Jeffrey C. Gove State ABLE Director University System of Ohio Ohio Board of Regents 30 East Broad Street, 36th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 752-1642 Fax: (614) 466-5866 E-mail: jgove@regents.state.oh.us Web site: http://www.regents.ohio.gov Oklahoma Pam Blundell 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: Pam.Blundell@sde.ok.gov Web site: http://sde.state.ok.us/Programs/LifelongLearn/AdultEd.html Oregon Mary Jane Bagwell 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:maryjane.bagwell@state.or.us Web site: http://www.oregon.gov/CCWD/ABE/index.shtml Pennsylvania Jill Hans 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:jhans@pa.gov Web site: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/adult_basic_and_literacy_education_(able)/8703 Rhode Island Dr. Philip Less Administrator, Adult Basic Education and GED Programs Office of Multiple Pathways RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 401.222.8949 401.222.4979 (fax) philip.less@ride.ri.gov Web site:http://www.ride.ri.gov 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 Marcia Hultman Marcia.Hultman@state.sd.us John Anderson (john.anderson@state.sd.us) Barb Unruh (barb.unruh@state.sd.us) South Dakota Department of Labor 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: (605) 773-3101 Fax: (605) 773-6184 E-mail: Web site: http://www.sdjobs.org Tennessee Marva Doremus 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:Marva.Doremus@tn.gov Web site: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/AE/ Texas Ms. 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 Alternative, Adult Education and GED Testing Services Coordinator Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South PO Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 144200 Phone: (801) 538-7824 Fax: (801) 538-7882 Email: marty.kelly@schools.utah.gov Web site: http://schools.utah.gov/adulted Vermont Frank Gerdeman Director of Adult Education Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: 802-828-0554 Fax: (802) 828-3146 E-mail: Frank.Gerdeman@state.vt.us Web Site: http://www.education.vt.gov/ Virginia Dr. Susan M. Clair State 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: 804-786-3347 Fax: (804) 225-3352 E-mail:Susan.Clair@doe.virginia.gov Web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/adulted/index.shtml Washington Jon Kerr 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 jkerr@sbcet.edu Web site: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/e_abe.aspx West Virginia Mr. Barry Kelly Director Office of Adult Education and Workforce Development Building 6, Room 230 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: (304) 558-0280 Fax: (304) 558-3946 E-mail: bkelly@access.k12.wv.us Web site: http://wvde.state.wv.us/abe/ 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. Marcia Hess ABE State Director Wyoming Community College Commission 2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7885 Fax: (307) 777-6567 E-mail: mhess@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@doe.vi Puerto Rico Licely Falcon 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 A. Y. Okada, Ed.D. President/State , Director of Adult and Vocational Education Guam Community College P.O. Box 23069 GFM, Guam 96921 Phone: (671) 735-5700 Fax: (671) 734-1003 E-mail: mary.okada@guamcc.edu