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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

Lynn Ritvon

AL Department of Education

State At-Risk Programs

Gordon Persons Bldg. Room 5227

P.O. Box 302101

Montgomery, AL 36130-2101

Phone: 334-353-5766

FAX: 334-353-5962

Email: lritvo@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

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

Educational Program Director

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

Web: www.firn.edu/doe/title1

Georgia

Dr. Myra Tolbert

GA Department of Education

1752 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334

Phone: 404-656-2600

FAX: 404-657-0822

Email: mtolbert@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii

Russell Yamuchi

HI Dept of Education

Office of Accountability Student Support Services

641 18th Avenue, Bldg. V, 201

Honolulu, HI 96816

Phone: 808-733-6222

FAX: 808-733-9890

Email: russell_yamuchi/sss/hidoe@notes.k12.hi.us

Idaho

Bureau of Curriculum/Accountability

ID Department of Education

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0027

Phone: 208-332-6944

Illinois

Sally Veach

IL State Board of Education

100 N. First Street

Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-782-0083

FAX: 217-782-9224

Email: sveach@isbe.net

Indiana

Sue Foxx

IN Department of Education

Room 229 State House

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

Phone: 317-233-3598

FAX: 317-233-9293

Email: sufoxx@doe.state.in.us

Iowa

Raymond Morley

Bureau of Instructional Services

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 Metro St. 17th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-3678

FAX: 502-564-6952

Email: nclayton@kde.state.ky.us

Louisiana

Betty Keen

LA Department of Education

Family/Career/Technical Education

P.O. Box 94064

1201 North Third Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Phone: 225-219-0365

FAX: 225-219-8744

Email: bkeen@doe.state.la.us

Maine

Shelley Reed

ME Department of Education

23 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0023

Phone: 207-624-6637

FAX: 207-624-6700

Email: shelley.reed@maine.gov

Maryland

John McGuiness

MD Department of Education

200 W. Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21204

Phone: 410-767-0924

FAX: 410-333-8010

Email: jmcginnis@msde.state.md

Massachusetts

Mary Mader

MA Department of Education

350 Main Street

Malden, MA 02148

Phone: 617-388-3300

FAX:

Email:

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

Glory Kibbel

MN Dept of Children, Families & Learning

1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone: 651-582-8586

FAX: 651-582-8728

Email: Glory.kibbel@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Clarence Carter

MS Department of Education

P.O. Box 771 Ste. 241

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Phone: 601-359-2098

Email: ccarter@mdek12.state.ms.us

Missouri

Tom Quinn, Director of School Governance

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: tquinn2@mail.dese.state.mo.us

Montana

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

NE Department of Education

Box 94987301 Centennial Mall So.

Lincoln, NE 68509-4897

Phone: 402-471-4357

FAX: 402-471-0117

Email: mlosh@nde4.nde.state.ne.us

Nevada

Michael Fitzgerald

NV Department of Education

700 E. 5th Street

Carson City, NV 89701-5096

Phone: 702-687-9168

FAX:

Email: mfitz@nsn.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire

NH Department of Education

78 Regional Drive, Bldg 2

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

Division of Student Services

200 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

NM Department of Education

Education Office Bldg.

300 Don Gaspar Rm. 205

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

Phone: 505-827-6575

FAX: 505-827-6694

Email: kmeurer@ped.state.nm.us

New York

Stanley S. Hansen, Jr.

Executive Coordinator

NY State Education Department

Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs

89 Washington Avenue

Education Building Addition, Room 967

Albany, New York 12234

Phone: 518-474-3719

FAX: 518-474-7468

Email: shansen2@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina

Marguerite D. Peebles

NC Department of Public Instruction

School Safety and Climate Section

6350 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-6350

Phone: 919-807-3955

FAX: 919-807-3917

Email: mpeebles@dpi.state.nc.us

North Dakota

Drinda Olsen

ND Department of Public Instruction

School Health Unit

600 E. Blvd.

Bismark, ND 58505

Phone: 701-328-2269

FAX: 701-328-4770

Email: dolsen@state.nd.us

Ohio

Marylou Rush

OH Department of Education

25 S. Front Street, Room 719

Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Phone: 614-466-2650

FAX: 614-995-3357

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

Oklahoma

Dr. Mary Meritt

OK Department of Education

2500 N. Lincoln Blvd. Suite 433

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: 405-522-0276

FAX: 405-522-3559

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

Oregon

Dr. Salem Noor

OR Department of Education

Tech Prep Team

255 Capitol Street, NE, 2nd Floor

Salem, OR 97310-0203

Phone: 503-378-3600

FAX: 503-378-5156

Email: salam.noor@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Lynn M. Cromley

Center for Schools & Community

1300 Market Street Suite 12

LeMoyne, PA 17043

Phone: 717-763-1661

FAX: 717-763-2083

Email: lcromly@csiu.org

Rhode Island

George McDonough

RI Department of Education

255 Westminster St.

Providence, RI 02903-3400

Phone: 401-222-4600, ext. 2372

FAX: 401-222-4979 or 222-3080

Email: mcgeorge@ride.ri.net

South Carolina

Aveen R. Coleman

SC Department of Education

1429 Senate Street Rutledge Bldg. Rm. 808-A

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-734-3057

FAX: 803-734-3043

Email: acoleman@sde.state.sc.us

South Dakota

Janet Ricketts

SD Department of Education

700 Governors Drive

Pierre, SD 57501-2291

Phone: 605-773-4771

FAX: 605-773-6139

Email: janet.ricketts@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Dr. May Alice Ridley

Office of Civil Rights

26th Floor, William Snodgrass Tower

312 8th Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-532-4982

FAX: 615-532-3386

Email: mayalice.ridley@state.tn.us

Texas

Joey Lozano

TX Education Agency

NCLB Coordinator

1701 N. Congress Ave.

Austin, TX 78701

Phone: 512-463-0374

FAX:

Email: jlozano@tea.state.tx.us

Utah

Linda Alder

UT State Office of Education

250 East 500 South

Lake City, UT 84111

Phone: 801-538-7844

Email: lalder@usoe.k12.ut.us

Vermont

Fran Weinbaum

VT Department of Education

128 Bliss Road

Montpelier, VT 05620

Phone: 802-229-0940

FAX: 802-229-0940

Email: weinbaumP@aol.com

Virginia

Dr. Muriel Azria-Evans

VA Department of Education

101 N. 14th Street

P.O. Box 2120

Richmond, VA 23218

Phone: 804-225-3490

FAX: 804-371-8796

Email: muriel.azria-evans@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. 308

1900 Kanawha Blvd. E

Charleston, WV 25305

Phone:304-558-2546

FAX: 304-558-1613

Email: lgburton@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin

Beth Lewis

WI Department of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 7841125 S. Webster

Madison, WI 53707-7841

Phone: 608-267-1062

FAX: 608-267-9275

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

Wyoming

WY Department of Education

Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor

2300 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

Phone: 307-777-6198