State Title I Leaders
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State Title I Leaders
| Alabama | |||
| Milanda Dean | Education Administrator | Alabama Department of Education | 334-694-4524 |
| Calandra Hawkins | Education Administrator | Federal Programs | 334-694-4520 |
| Molly Killingsworth | Director of Federal Progams | Alabama Department of Education | 334-694-4711 |
| Annette Scogin | Education Administrator Federal Programs | Alabama Department of Education | 334-694-4858 |
| Alaska | |||
| Sarah Emmal | Education Specialist II | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | 907-465-3826 |
| Courtney Preziosi | ESEA/Title I Administrator | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | 907-465-2888 |
| Arizona | |||
| Alison Keplin | Education Program Specialist | U.S. Department of Interior | 701-550-2981 |
| Kelly Koenig | Associate Superintendent | Arizona Department of Education | 602-364-2811 |
| Peter Laing | Policy Advisor | Arizona Department of Education | 602-364-1957 |
| Angie Madsen | Deputy Associate Superintendent | Arizona Department of Education | 602-364-1957 |
| Arkansas | |||
| Carolyn Betts | Program Advisor | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-683-5424 |
| Deborah Coffman | Assistant Commissioner | Public School Accountability | 501-682-1298 |
| Elizabeth Gomez | Program Director | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-682-5295 |
| Jayne Green | Title I Director | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-682-1293 |
| Jessica Hickman | State Coordinator McKinney Vento | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-683-5428 |
| April Jarvis | Public School Program Advisor | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-682-4373 |
| Brad Morrison | Public School Program Advisor | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-683-5424 |
| Chante'le' Williams | Public School Program Coordinator | Arkansas Department of Education | 501-682-1293 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | |||
| Margo DeLaune | Associate Deputy Director, Division of Performance & Accountability | Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior | 202-860-4209 |
| Marie Silverhatband | Education Program Specialist | Bureau of Indian Education | 928-380-9169 |
| Jacqueline Wade | Education Program Specialist | DOI Bureau of Indian Education-DPA | 602-240-8593 |
| Colorado | |||
| Nazanin Mohajeri-Nelson | Director of ESEA Programs Office | Colorado Department of Education | 303-866-6205 |
| Delaware | |||
| Philip Keefer | Director, Title Programs and Grants Support | Delaware Department of Education | 302-735-4110 |
| District of Columbia | |||
| Bonnie Bacon | Supervisory Education Program Specialist | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 202-765-7155 |
| Mark Harris Jr. | Program Analyst | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 703-809-2124 |
| Samia Said | Program Anaylst | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 202-486-2474 |
| Alison Waddy | Program Analyst | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 202-213-8379 |
| Mildred Washington | Management Analyst | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 202-724-7870 Office |
| Georgia | |||
| Carly Ambler | Federal Program Senior Manager, State Ombudsman | Georgia Department of Education | 404-623-9599 |
| Margaret Baker | Program Manger, Title III, Part A | Georgia Department of Education | 678-794-3695 |
| Ken Banter | Title I Part A Program Director | Georgia Department of Education | 404-673-2372 |
| Jeff Barnett | ERES | Georgia Department of Education | 404-695-1883 |
| Dawna Hatcher | Title IV, A Program Manager | Georgia Department of Education | 404-293-1490 |
| Susan Holcomb | Family Engagement Specialist | Georgia Department of Education | 404-326-4395 |
| Christopher Leonard | Title II, Part A Education Program Specialist | Georgia Department of Education | 404-561-4888 |
| Eric McGhee | Grants Program Manager | Georgia Department of Education | 404-651-7555 |
| Margarita Munoz | Senior Program Manager | Georgia Department of Education | 404-272-8762 |
| Shaun Owen | Deputy Superintendent of Federal Programs | Georgia Department of Education | 404-971-0096 |
| Amy Rowell | Director, Financial Review | Georgia Department of Education | 404-710-6239 |
| Wes Sherrell | Director of Internal Audit | Georgia Department of Education | 404-463-1670 |
| John Wight | Director, Federal Programs | Georgia Department of Education | 404-463-1857 |
| Hawaii | |||
| Cynthia Henry | School Improvement Administrator | Hawaii Department of Education | 808-855-5308 |
| Lisa Wilkinson | Educational Officer | Hawaii Department of Education | 520-678-1551 |
| Idaho | |||
| Brian Butkus | Financial Specialist Principal | Idaho State Department of Education | 208-332-6900 |
| Tyson Carter | School Improvement/Educator Effectiveness | Idaho Department of Education | 208-332-6917 |
| Michelle Clement Taylor | School Choice Coordinator | Idaho Department of Education | 208-332-6963 |
| Lisa English | Federal Programs Coordinator | Idaho Department of Education | 208-332-6800 |
| Kathy Gauby | Title II-A & V-B Coordinator | Idaho Department of Education | 208-332-6889 |
| Jill Mathews | Family and Community Engagement Coordinator | Idaho Department of Education | 858-344-0632 |
| Michelle Perreira | Program Specialist, Federal Programs | Idaho State Department of Education | 208-332-6942 |
| Stacie Rekow | Title I-A & Title IV-A Coordinator | Idaho State Department of Education | 208-332-6891 |
| Indiana | |||
| Frank Chiki | Assistant Director Charter Schools and Special Programs | Indiana Department of Education | 317-232-3103 |
| Dwayne Marshall | Asst. Director of Title Grants | Indiana Dept. of Ed. | 317-232-0548 |
| Kansas | |||
| Shanna Bigler | Mental Health Education Program Consultant | Kansas State Department of Education | 785-296-4941 |
| Doug Boline | Assistant Director | KS State Department of Education | 785-296-2600 |
| Brian Dempsey | Attorney | KSDE | 785-296-6518 |
| Heather Gould | EPC Migrant | Kansas Department of Education | 785-296-8965 |
| Christine Macy | Education Program Consultant | KSDE | 785-296-3287 |
| Bert Moore | Director | Kansas State Department of Education | 785-291-3097 |
| Ashely Niedzwiecki | Attorney | KSDE | 785-296-6518 |
| Stacey Noll | Data Coordinator | Kansas State Department of Education | 785-296-3129 |
| Janis Olds | EPC | KSDE | 785-296-4906 |
| Jean Rush | Education Program Consultant | KSDE | 785-296-7884 |
| Maureen Tabasko | Education Program Consultant | Kansas State Department of Education | 785-296-1101 |
| Tate Toedman | Assistant Director | Kansas State Department of Education | 785-296-6714 |
| Dean Zajic | Assistant Director | KSDE | 785-296-2425 |
| Roxanne Zillinger | Education Program Consultant | KSDE | 785-291-3097 |
| Kentucky | |||
| Wes Blake | Program Consultant | KDE | 859-408-5037 |
| Matthew Courtney | Policy Advisor | Kentucky Department of Education | 859-489-3549 |
| Glenna Cummins | KDE Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-1473 |
| Kelly Foster | Associate Commissioner | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-5130 |
| Natalie Gwishiri | Program Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education | 910-331-2538 |
| Monica Higgins | Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-3791 |
| Gary Martin | EL/Title III Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-4970 |
| Emily Meade | Program Consultant II | Kentucky Department of Education | 859-351-4936 |
| David Millanti | Assistant Director, Division of School and Program Improvement | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-3791 |
| Tara Rodriguez | Division Director | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-3791 ext. 4042 |
| Leslie Spears | KDE Educational Program Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education | 859-421-4098 |
| Brigette Stacy | KY 21st CCLC SEA Administrator | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-1473 |
| Natasha Stein | Program Branch Manager | KY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 502-564-3791 |
| Erin Sudduth | Education Program Branch Manager | Kentucky Department of Education | 502-564-3791 ext. 4021 |
| Ruth Swanson | Program Manager | Kentucky Dept. of Education | 502-564-2116 |
| Erica Tipton | Program Consultant II | KY Department of Education | 502-564-5130 ext. 4036 |
| Louisiana | |||
| Susan Andre | Ed Program Consultant | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-342-6266 |
| Tasha Anthony | Program Monitoring Supervisor | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-342-3645 |
| Chauncey Carr McElwee | EANS Program Coordinator | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-342-4867 |
| Bernell Cook | Executive Director of Federal Support and Grantee Relations | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-342-1050 |
| Daphne Flentroy | Ombudsman | Louisiana Dept. of Education | 225-936-1725 |
| Alice Garcia | EL Program Coordinator | LDOE | 225-219-4536 |
| Antiqua Hunter | Education Program Consultant | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-603-4116 |
| Kenya Jenkins | Director | Louisiana Dept of Education | 225-936-8180 |
| Denise Karamales | Ed Consultant, Federal Support/Grants | LA Dept of Education | 318-218-0513 |
| Randy Littleton | Chief of Staff, FSGR | Louisiana Dept. of Education | 225-342-6266 |
| Melanie Mayeux | Education Program Coordinator | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-235-1704 |
| Angela Randall | Executive Director | Louisiana Department of Education | 225-200-8311 |
| Maryland | |||
| Shanna Edmond | Education Program Supervisor | Maryland State Department of Education | 410-767-0047 |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Simone Lynch | Director of Federal Grant Programs | Massachusetts Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education | 781-338-3123 |
| Michigan | |||
| Corinne Edwards | Director, OES | Michigan Dept of Education | 517-275-1401 |
| Kathleen Hoehne | Foster Care Liaison | Michigan Department of Education | 517-243-7171 |
| Michelle Patton | Regional Education Consultant Manager | Michigan Department of Education | 517-241-6970 |
| Michael-Garrett Powell | Assistant Director, Office of Educational Supports | Michigan Department of Education | 517-755-9007 |
| Shoua Vang | Financial Manager | Michigan Department of Education | 517-335-0909 |
| Michelle Williams | Special Populations Manager | Michigan Department of Education | 517-241-6974 |
| Bill Witt | Supervisor | Michigan Dept. of Education | 517-335-2957 |
| Minnesota | |||
| Leigh Schleicher | ESEA Program Director | Minnesota Department of Education | 651-582-8326 |
| Teresa Taylor | Director | Minnesota Department of Education | 651-582-8756 |
| Alicia Waeffler | Supervisor | Minnesota Department of Education | 651-582-8227 |
| Mississippi | |||
| Barbara Greene | Title I, Part A Coordinator | Mississippi Department of Education | 601-359-3499 |
| Judy Nelson | Bureau Director | Mississippi Department of Education | 601-359-3499 |
| Quentin Ransburg | Executive Director | MS Department of Education | 601-359-3499 |
| Sonja Robertson | Executive Director of School Improvement | MS Department of Education | 601-359-1003 |
| Brendsha Roby- Fletcher | Title I Director | Mississippi Department of Education | 601-359-3499 |
| Missouri | |||
| Julie Bock | Supervisor | MO DESE | 573-522-6268 |
| Julia Cowell | Coordinator | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 573-526-1594 |
| Stacy Hamlett | Federal Programs Director | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Missouri | 573-751-8289 |
| Kelly Kempker | Director | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | 573-526-8493 |
| Kim Oligschlaeger | Coordinator | MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 573-751-8643 |
| Jocelyn Strand | Improvement and Accountability Administrator | MO Dept of Ed | 573-751-1014 |
| Lesley Turek | Director, Student Support Services | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 573-522-6182 |
| Theresa Villmer | Assistant Director | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | 573-526-4365 |
| Montana | |||
| Christy Hendricks | Title ID/ II/V Coordinator | OPI | 406-444-0794 |
| Destin Markland | Title III Coordinator | Montana OPI | 406-444-0044 |
| Jack O'Connor | Federal Programs Unit Manager | Montana Office of Public Instruction | 406-444-3083 |
| Paige Sedahl | Program Manager Title IV-A | Montana Office of Public Instruction | 406-390-3806 |
| Serena Wright | State Coordinator for Homeless Education & Title I Specialist | Montana Office of Public Instruction | 406-475-5875 |
| Nebraska | |||
| Dottie Heusman | Federal Programs Team | Nebraska Department of Education | 402-219-4802 |
| Kirk Russell | Title I Director/Assistant ESEA Administrator | Nebraska Department of Education | 402-405-4616 |
| Beth Wooster | Federal Programs Administrator | Nebraska Department of Education | Work Cell 402-310-1390 |
| Nevada | |||
| Jeff Hoover | Education Program Professional (EPP) | Nevada Dept. of Education | 702-668-4346 |
| Trancita Tina Winquist | CSI/TSI Education Program Professional | Nevada Dept. of Education | 702-486-6434 |
| New Hampshire | |||
| Ashlee Fye | Education Consultant | NH Department of Education | 603-271-7382 |
| Kathryn Nichol | Title II Consultant | New Hampshire Department of Education | 603-271-6087 |
| New Jersey | |||
| Kate Czehut | Director | New Jersey Department of Education | 609-940-2083 |
| Kathleen Ehling | Director | New Jersey Department of Education | 609-213-3764 |
| New Mexico | |||
| Gabriel Baca | Director - Student, School and Family Support Bureau | New Mexico Public Education Department | 505-827-1822 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | Federal Funding Coordinator | NM Public Education Department | 505-479-0612 |
| Evan Thomas | Educational Administrator | New Mexico Public Education Department | 505-309-2006 |
| New York | |||
| Erica Meaker | Director of ESSA-Funded Programs | New York State Education Department | 518-474-4733 |
| North Carolina | |||
| LaTricia Townsend | Senior Director of Federal Program | NC Department of Public Instruction | 984-236-2787 |
| North Dakota | |||
| Ann Ellefson | Director | North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction | 701-328-2488 |
| Laurie Matzke | Assistant Superintendent | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | 701-328-2284 |
| Amanda Peterson | Director, Educational Improvement and Support | ND Dept. of Public Instruction | 701-328-3545 |
| Stefanie Two Crow | Assistant Director, Educational Improvement & Support | ND Department of Public Instruction | 701-328-2287 |
| Ohio | |||
| Morgan Brown | Assistant Director | Ohio Department of Education | 614-466-7918 |
| Rachel Hand | Program Administrator | Ohio Department of Education | 614-369-4071 |
| Jeremy Marks | Director | Ohio Department of Education | 614-466-8693 |
| Diane Neal | Assistant Director | Ohio Department of Education | 614-728-3483 |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Matt Colwell | Executive Director of Professional Learning and School Success | Oklahoma State Department of Education | 405-522-0976 |
| Michelle Dunn | Executive Director of Professional Learning and School Support | Oklahoma State Department of Education | 405-521-4514 |
| Amber Polach | Director of Monitoring | Oklahoma State Department of Education | 405-521-6863 |
| Rick Pool | Executive Director of Finance in Federal Programs | Oklahoma State Department of Education | 405-522-0976 |
| Oregon | |||
| Jennifer Engberg | Education Specialist, Title IA/ID | Oregon Department of Education | 503-947-0339 |
| Sarah Martin | Education Specialist | Oregon Department of Education | 503-947-5668 |
| Lisa Plumb | Education Specialist | Oregon Department of Education | 503-947-5749 |
| Amy Tidwell | Education Specialist | ODE | 541-359-6196 |
| Rhode Island | |||
| Stephanie Enos | TIPA Ed Specialist; TIPD Coordinator, TIVA Coordinator | RI Department of Education | 401-222-8340 |
| South Carolina | |||
| Karen Cook | Education Associate | South Carolina Department of Education | 803-734-4040 |
| Sarah Longshore | Director | South Carolina Department of Education | 803-734-8118 |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Education Associate | South Carolina State Department of Education | 803-734-8110 |
| Jewell Stanley | Assistant Director, Office of Federal and State Accountability | SC Dept. of Education | 803-734-8131 |
| South Dakota | |||
| Tami Kaaz | Title I Specialist | SDDOE - Title Office | 605-773-2491 |
| Jenifer Palmer | Director of Migrant Education | South Dakota Department of Education | 605-773-4437 |
| Jordan Varilek | Title Programs Administrator | South Dakota Dept of Education | 605-773-6400 |
| Tennessee | |||
| Deborah Thompson | Assistant Commissioner of Federal Programs and Oversight | Tennessee Department of Education | 615-864-5162 |
| Texas | |||
| Didi Garcia | Manager | Texas Education Agency | 512-463-9147 |
| LaNetra Guess | Director & Ombudsman | Texas Education Agency | 512-463-6939 |
| Jaime Huerta | Program Director | Texas Education Agency | 512-463-9310 |
| Gerardo Ramirez | Title I, Part D Coordinator | Texas Education Agency | 512-463-9499 |
| Rickey Santellana | Title III Federal Coordinator | Texas Education Agency | 940-224-2366 |
| Vivian Smyrl | Director of Program Implementation | Texas Education Agency | 512-936-6216 |
| Anita Villarreal | State Coordinator, Title I, Part A | Texas Education Agency | 512-463.9402 |
| Utah | |||
| Armela Christiansen | Administrative Secretary | Utah State Board of Education | 385-295-7932 |
| Jennie DeFriez | Effective Instruction Coordinator-Special Education | Utah State Board of Education | 801-538-7522 |
| Jessica Kjar | CARES Education Specialist | Utah | 801-499-1490 |
| Max Lang | ESEA/Federal Programs Coordinator | Utah State Board of Education | 801-538-7725 |
| Tami Long | Education Specialist | Utah State Board of Education | 801-538-7500 |
| Val Murdock | Education Specialist | Utah State Board of Education | 801-538-7975 |
| Tracy Vandeventer | Director of Continuous Improvement | Utah State Board of Education | 801-538-7744 |
| Merilee Wendell | Fiscal Monitor | Utah State Board of Education | 801-628-9432 |
| Virginia | |||
| Tiffany Frierson | Title I Coordinator | Virginia Department of Education | 804-371-2682 |
| Louise Marks | Title III Coordinator | Virginia Department of Education | 804-225-2901 |
| Megan Moore | Director of ESEA Programs | Virginia Department of Education | 804-225-2102 |
| Washington | |||
| Matthew Frizzell | Executive Director of Continuous Improvement and Data Implementation | WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | 360-725-6051 |
| Veronica Gallardo | Assistant Superintendent | OSPI | 360-764-6655 |
| Amy Harris | Director Federal Fiscal Policy | OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | 360-725-6280 |
| Jason Miller | Executive Director, Elementary, Early Learning, and Federal Programs | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | 360-764-6079 |
| Jon Mishra | Assistant Superintendent, Elementary, Early Learning, and Federal Programs | OSPI | 541-404-3725 |
| Yesenia Rodriguez | Assistant Director Special Programs & Federal Accountability | Office of Superintended of Public Instruction (OSPI) | 509-840-9119 |
| West Virginia | |||
| Laura Pauley | Director - Office of Federal Programs and Support | WV Dept of Education | 304-558-7805 ext. 53512 |
| Melanie Purkey | Executive Director, Office of Federal Programs | West Virginia Department of Education | 304-558-7805 |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Laura Adams | Policy Initiatives Advisor | Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction | 608-267-9268 |
| Shelly Babler | Director | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | 608-267-1067 |
| Aastha Ranabhat | Policy Initiatives Advisor | WI Department of Public Instruction | 608-266-3459 |
| Wyoming | |||
| Karen Bierhaus | WY 21st CCLC Program Manager | Wyoming Department of Education | 307-857-9284 |
| Leslie Koch | Title I-A Director | Wyoming Department of Education | 307-777-6216 |
