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Statewide At-Risk Coordinators

Each state has an at-risk coordinator. Contact them directly with questions specific to your state.

Alabama

Dr. Kay Atchison Warfield

AL Department of Education

State At-Risk Programs

Gordon Persons Bldg. Room 5227

P.O. Box 302101

Montgomery, AL 36130-2101

Phone: 334-242-8165

FAX: 334-353-5962

Email: kaw@alsde.edu

Alaska

Erik McCormick

AK Department of Education & Early Development

P.O. Box 110500

Juneau, AK 99811-0500

Phone: 907-465-2900 or (907)465-8400

FAX: 907-465-3396

Arizona

John Ballentine

Dir of Dropout Prevention/High School Renewal

AZ Department of Education

1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin #21

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Phone: 602-542-4575

FAX: 602-542-3100

Email: john.ballentine@azed.gov

Arkansas

Dr. Reginald Wilson

AR Department of Education

#4 Capitol Mall, Room, 110-B

Little Rock, AR 72201-1071

Phone: 501-682-1059

FAX: 501-683-5391

Email: reginald.wilson@arkansas.gov

California

Marco Orlando

Counseling, Student Support & Service Learning

CA Department of Education

1430 N Street, Suite 6408

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-323-2212

FAX: 916-323-2039

Email: morlando@cde.ca.gov

Colorado

Cindy Wakefield

CO Department of Education

State Office Bldg-Room 404

201 E. Colfax

Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-866-6750

FAX: 303-866-6785

Email: wakefield_c@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut

Alison Zhou

Education Consultant

CT Department of Education

P.O. Box 2219 Room 350

Hartford, CT 06145-2219

Phone: 860-566-7564

FAX: 860-566-7596

Email: alison.zhou@po.state.ct.us

Delaware

Robin Case

DE Department of Ed

Collette Education Resource Center

35 Commerce Way, Suite #1

Dover, DE 19904

Phone: 302-857-3320

FAX: 302-739-7645

Email: rcase@doe.k12.de.us

District of Columbia

Dr. Diane Powell

DC Public Schools

Division of School Auxillary Support Services

825 North Capital St. NE

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: 202-442-5099

FAX: 202-442-5523

Email: diane.powell@k12.dc.us

Florida

Michael L. Lisle

Title I Programs and Academic Intervention Services

Florida Department of Education

325 West Gaines Street, Suite 352

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Phone: 850-245-0481

FAX: 850-245-0683

Email: Michael.Lisle@fldoe.org

Georgia

Dr. Myra Tolbert

GA Department of Education

1752 Twin Towers East

205 Butler Street

Atlanta, GA 30334

Phone: 404-656-2600

FAX: 404-657-0822

Email: mtolbert@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii

Lynn Meguro-Reich

HI Dept of Education

641 18th Avenue, Bldg. V-201

Honolulu, HI 96816

Phone: 808-733-6222

FAX: 808-733-9890

Email: lynn_meguro-reich@notes.k12.hi.us

Idaho

Stephanie Clark

School Choice Coord

ID Department of Education

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0027

Phone: 208-332-6955

FAX: 208-332-6965

Email: skclark@sde.idaho.gov

Illinois

Sally Veach

IL State Board of Education

100 N. First Street

Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-782-2948

Email: sveach@isbe.net

Indiana

Sue Foxx

Alternative Education Consultant

IN Department of Education

151 W Ohio Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

Phone: 317-233-3598

FAX: 317-233-9121

Email: sufoxx@doe.state.in.us

Iowa

Raymond Morley

Bureau of Instructional Services

Department of Education

Grimes State Office Bldg

Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

Phone: 515-281-3966

FAX: 515-242-6025

Email: ray.morley@ed.state.ia.us

Kansas

Judi Miller

KS State Board of Education

120 SE 10th Avenue

Topeka, KS 66612-1182

Phone: 785-296-5081

FAX: 785-296-5867

Email: judim@ksde.org

Kentucky

Nijel Clayton

KY Department of Education

500 Mero St 19th Floor CPT

Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-4772

FAX: 502-564-6470

Email: Nijel.Clayton@education.ky.gov

Louisiana

Betty Keen

LA Department of Education

Family/Career/Technical Education

P.O. Box 94063

1201 North Third Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Phone: 225-219-0365

FAX: 225-219-7844

Email: betty.keen@la.gov

Maine

Shelley Reed

Consultant

ME Department of Education

23 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0023

Phone: 207-624-6637

FAX: 207-624-6789

Email: shelley.reed@maine.gov

Maryland

John McGuiness

MD Department of Education

200 W. Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21045

Phone: 410-767-0924

FAX: 410-333-8010

Email: jmcginnis@msde.state.md

Massachusetts

Mary Mader

Education Specialist

MA Department of Education

350 Main Street

Malden, MA 02148

Phone: 617-388-3300

Michigan

Linda Brown

MI Department of Education

P.O. Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: 517-373-3921

FAX: 517-335-2886

Email: brownlq@state.mi.us

Minnesota

Marceline DuBose

Alternative Programs Spec

MN Dept of Children, Families & Learning

1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone: 651-582-8586

FAX: 651-582-8291

Email: marceline.dubose@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Clarence Carter

MS Department of Education

P.O. Box 771 Ste. 241

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Phone: 601-359-1098

Email: ccarter@mdek12.state.ms.us

Missouri

Tom Quinn

MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

P.O. Box 480

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480

Phone: 573-526-6949

FAX: 573-526-6898

Email: Tom.Quinn@dese.mo.gov

Montana

Terry Teichrow

Coord Youth-At-Risk Spec

MT Office of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 202501

Helena, MT 59620-2501

Phone: 406-444-2036

FAX: 406-444-3924

Nebraska

Mary Ann Losh

Division of Ed Services

NE DOE PO Box 94987

301 Centennial Mall S

Lincoln, NE 68509-4897

Phone: 402-471-4357

Email: maryann.losh@nde.ne.gov

Nevada

Michael Fitzgerald

NV Department of Education

700 E. 5th Street

Carson City, NV 89701-5096

Phone: 702-687-9168

Email: mfitz@nsn.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire

Bonnie St. Jean

NH Department of Education

21 South Fruit Street

Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-271-3805

FAX: 603-271-7095

Email: bst.jean@ed.state.nh.us

New Jersey

Gary L. Vermeire

NJ Department of Education

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Unit

Office of Program Support Services

100 River View Plaza

P.O. Box 500

Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

Phone: 609-292-5935

FAX: 609-633-9655

Email: gary.vermeire@doe.state.nj.us

New Mexico

Kristine M. Meurer, PhD, Director

School & Fam Support Bureau, NM Pub Ed Dept

CNM Workforce Training Center

5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE, Room 201

Albuquerque, NM 87113

Phone: 505-222-4748

FAX: 505-222-4759

Email: kristine.meurer@state.nm.us

New York

Stanley S. Hansen, Jr.

NY State Education Department

Office of K-16 Initiatives

89 Washington Avenue

Education Building Addition, Room 967

Albany, New York 12234

Phone: 518-474-3719

Email: shansen2@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina

Debora C. Williams

Div of School Improvement

NC Dept of Public Inst

6370 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-6344

Phone: 919-807-3912

FAX: 919-807-4065

Email: dwilliams@dpi.state.nc.us

North Dakota

Drinda Olsen

ND Department of Public Instruction

School Health Dept

600 E. Blvd. Dept 201

Bismark, ND 58505-0440

Phone: 701-328-2269

FAX: 701-328-4770

Email: dolsen@state.nd.us

Ohio

Marylou Rush

OH Department of Education

25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor

Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Phone: 614-466-2650

FAX: 614-995-3357

Email: marylou.rush@ode.state.oh.us

Oklahoma

Lisa Pryor

Oklahoma State Dept of Educ

2500 N. Lincoln Blvd. Suite 3-15

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

Phone: 405-522-0276

FAX: 405-522-3559

Email: lisa_pryor@mail.sde.state.ok.us

Oregon

Dr. Salem Noor

OR Department of Education, Public Service Bldg

Coord Tech Prep Team

255 Capitol Street, NE

Salem, OR 97310-0203

Phone: 503-378-3600

FAX: 503-378-5156

Email: salam.noor@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Lynn M. Cromley, Director

Center for Schools & Community

275 Grandview Ave., Suite 200

Camp Hill, PA 17011

Phone: 717-763-1661

FAX: 717-763-2083

Email: lcromley@csiu.org

Rhode Island

George McDonough

Office Special Needs

RI Department of Education

255 Westminster St.

Providence, RI 02903-3400

Phone: 401-222-4600, ext. 2372

FAX: 401-222-3080

Email: mcgeorge@ride.ri.net

South Carolina

Aveen R. Coleman

SC Department of Education

1429 Senate Street Rutledge Bldg. Rm. 703

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-734-3057

FAX: 803-734-3043

Email: acoleman@ed.sc.gov

South Dakota

Laura Johnson-Frame

SD Department of Education

Kneip Building

700 Governors Drive

Pierre, SD 57501-2291

Phone: 605-773-2491

FAX: 605-773-3782

Email: Laura.JohnsonFrame@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Kimberly Jackson

TN Dept of Education

Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor

710 James Robertson Pkway

Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-253-2113

FAX: 615-532-3386

Email: kimberly.f.jackson@tn.gov

Texas

Barbara Scroggie Knaggs

TX High School Proj, Off of Ed Initiatives

Texas Ed Agency

1701 N. Congress Ave.

Austin, TX 78701

Phone: 512-936-6060

Utah

Linda Alder

Planning and Educ, UT State Office of Education

250 East 500 South

PO Box 144200

Lake City, UT 84111-4200

Phone: 801-538-7884

Email: lalder@usoe.k12.ut.us

Vermont

Fran Weinbaum

VT Department of Education

Cons for Successful HS Compl

128 Bliss Road

Montpelier, VT 05620

Phone: 802-229-0940

FAX: 802-229-0940

Email: weinbaum@aol.com

Email: fweinbaum@adelphia.net

Virginia

Dr. Vivian Stith-Williams

VA Department of Education

101 N. 14th Street - James Monroe Bldg

P.O. Box 2120

Richmond, VA 23218

Phone: 804-225-4543

FAX: 804-371-8796

Email: Vivian.Stith-Williams@doe.virginia.gov

Washington

Ron Hertel

OSPIOld Capitol Bldg.

600 S. Washington Street

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

Phone: 360-725-6049

FAX: 360-664-3575

Email: rhertel@ospi.wednet.edu

West Virginia

Lisa Burton

WV Department of Education

Capitol Bldg. #6 Rm. 722

1900 Kanawha Blvd. E

Charleston, WV 25305

Phone:304-558-8833

FAX: 304-558-5042

Email: lgburton@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin

Beth Lewis

WI Department of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 7841

125 S. Webster

Madison, WI 53707-7841

Phone: 608-267-1062

FAX: 608-267-9275

Email: beth.lewis@dpi.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Dr. Gerald Maas

WY Department of Education

Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor

2300 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

Phone: 307-777-6282