Contact List
Alabama
Sallye R. Longshore
Federal Programs Administrator
AL Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5348
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
(334) 242-8199
(334) 242-0496 fax
slongshore@alsde.edu
Alaska
Sheila Box
Even Start Coordinator
AK Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, PO Box 110500
Juneau, Alaska 99801-0500
(907) 465-8743
(907) 465-2989 fax
Sheila.box@alaska.gov
American Samoa
Laloulu Tagoilelagi
Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
9-011-684-633-5237
Arizona
Sally Downing
Arizona Department of Education
Early Childhood Unit
1535 West Jefferson Street
Bin #15
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 364-1972
(602) 542-2730 fax
sally.downing@azed.gov
Arkansas
Cindy Hogue, Coordinator
Homeless and Even Start Family Literacy Programs
Arkansas Department of Education
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 305B
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501)682-5615
(501)683-5391 fax
Cindy.Hogue@arkansas.gov
California
Greg Hudson, Administrator
Even Start Office/Child Development Div.
CA Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
(916) 323-1300
(916) 319-0135 fax
ghudson@cde.ca.gov
California's family literacy webpage
Colorado
Kathryn Smuckler
Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 866-6842
smuckler_k@cde.state.co.us
The following documents are available from Colorado's family literacy website:
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Performance Indicators
Monitoring Instrument
Connecticut
Judy Carson
Connecticut Department of Education
Division of Family and Student Support Programs
Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 807-2122
(860) 807-2127 fax
judy.carson@ct.gov
The following documents are available from Connecticut's family literacy website:
Delaware
Malorie Drake Derby
DE Department of Public Instruction
35 Commerce Way, Suite #2
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 857-3344
(302) 739-1770 fax
mderby@doe.k12.de.us
District of Columbia
J. Michelle Johnson
OSSE Adult and Family Education
State Director/Even Start State Coordinator
51 N Street, NE
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 741-5533
(202) 741-0229 fax
The following documents are available from DC's family literacy website:
Performance Indicators
Florida
Toshiba Griffin
Agency for Workforce Innovation
Even Start Program Specialist
Caldwell Building, MSC #140
107 East Madison Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4143
(850) 921-3481
(850) 488-7099 fax
toshiba.griffin@flaawi.com
Michelle Sizemore
Educational Policy Consultant
Office of Early Learning
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1524
Tallahassee, FL: 32399-0400
(850) 245-9658
(850) 488-7099 (fax)
michelle.sizemore@fldoe.org
Georgia Thomas
State Even Start Coordinator
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
10 Park Place South
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-5729
(404) 651-7184 fax
E-Mail:Georgia.Thomas@decal.ga.gov
Barbara Lunsford
Associate Superintendent, Education Support
Georgia Department of Education
1858 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 463-4156
E-Mail:blunsford@doe.k12.ga.us
Guam
Georgia Taton, Administrator Federal Programs
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, Guam 96910
9-011-671 + Overseas Operator 472-8901
Hawaii
Solomon Kaulukukui
Education Specialist
Hawaii Department of Education
Special Programs Management Section
475 22nd Ave. Bldg. 302, Room 126
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 203-5505 Ext 2206
(808) 735-8375 fax
Solomon_Jr._Kaulukukui@notes.k12.hi.us
The following documents are available from Hawaii's family literacy website:
Performance Indicators
Idaho
Mary Kaufman
Even Start Evaluation/Coordinator
Idaho State Department of Education
650 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 521-9417
(208) 334-2228 fax
kaufman.mary001@gmail.com
Idaho's family literacy website
Illinois
Cindy Zumwalt
Even Start Coordinator
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, E-225
Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001
(217) 524-4835
(217) 785-7849 fax
czumwalt@isbe.net
Illinois Even Start webpage
Indiana
Christina Endres
State Coordinator
IN Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-0548
(317) 233-9293 fax
endres@doe.in.gov
Indiana education webpage
Iowa
Tom Rendon
Iowa Department of Education
Bureau of Children, Family, and Community Services
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
(515) 242-6024
(515) 242-6019 fax
Tom.Rendon@iowa.gov
Kansas
DOES NOT HAVE AN EVEN START PROGRAM
Kentucky
Annie Rooney French
Even Start State Coordinator
Division of Early Childhood Development
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7056
(502) 564-6952 fax
Annie.French@education.ky.gov
Kentucky's State Department of Education. Enter Even Start in the Search box for related documents.
Louisiana
Anita Ashford
Even Start Family Literacy State Coordinator
LA Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
(225) 342-0223
(225) 219-4439 fax
anita.ashford@la.gov
Maine
Jeffrey Fantine
State Director of Adult Education and Family Literacy
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6755
(207) 624-6651 fax
jeff.fantine@maine.gov
Marcia Cook
Adult Education Consultant
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207)-624-6753
(207)-624-6651 fax
Marcia.cook@maine.gov
The following documents are available from Maine's family literacy website:
Request For Proposals (RFP) and Performance Indicators
Maryland
Valerie Ashton-Thomas, Coordinator
Even Start and Family Literacy
MD Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-0314
(410) 333-8010 fax
vashton-thomas@msde.state.md.us
The following documents are available from Maryland's family literacy website:
Massachusetts
Arlene Dale, State Coordinator
Even Start
MA Department of Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
(781) 338-3878
(781) 338-3394 fax
adale@doe.mass.edu
Michigan
Reneé DeMars-Johnson, Coordinator
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
MI Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909
or 608 West Allegan Street
Hannah Building, 4th floor
Lansing, Michigan 48933
(517) 373-8483 or 241-0162
(517) 335-0592 fax
demars-johnsonR@michigan.gov
The following documents are available from Michigan's family literacy website:
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Performance Indicators
Monitoring Instrument
Minnesota
Wayne Kuklinski
Early Learning Services
MN Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
(651) 582-8385
(651) 582-8494 fax
wayne.kuklinski@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Eric Hollis
Accounting Specialist Senior
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Reading/Early Childhood/Language Arts
239 North Lamar St.
Robert E. Lee Building, Ste. 404
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-2328 Direct
(601) 359-1818 fax
ehollis@mde.k12.ms.us
Tammie Shaifer
359 North West St.
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-3778 Phone
(601) 359-1836 Direct
(601) 359-1818 fax
tshaifer@mde.k12.ms.us
Missouri
Kathy Parris
Supervisor & Coordinator of Missouri Even Start
Office of Quality Schools, MO Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480, 205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
573-751-5386
573-526-6698 fax
kathy.parris@dese.mo.gov
Montana
Joan Morris, Specialist
ESEA, Even Start
Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
(406) 444-5660
(406) 444-3924 fax
jmorris@mt.gov
The following documents are available from Montana's family literacy website:
Nebraska
Eleanor Kirkland, State Coordinator
NE Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
(402) 471-3501
(402) 471-0117 fax
eleanor.kirkland@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Fawn Lewis
Title I / Even Start
NV Department of Education
700 East 5th Street, #113
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
(775) 687-9214
(775) 687-9120 fax
flewis@doe.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Barbara Patch
NH Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603) 271-2273
(603) 271-2760 fax
BPatch@ed.state.nh.us
New Jersey
Crystal Siniari
Literacy Specialist
Office of Language Arts Literacy Education
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
100 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-6163 office
(609) 633-1726 main
(609) 943-4752 fax
crystal.siniari@doe.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Vonell Huitt
Even Start Coordinator
State of New Mexico
Public Education Department
5600 Eagle Rock Ave., NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 222-4768
vonell.huitt@state.nm.us
New York
DeSylvia W. Dwyer
NY State Education Department
Early Education and Reading Initiative
89 Washington Avenue, Room 381EBA
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-5807
(518) 486-7290 fax
ddwyer@mail.nysed.gov
The following documents are available from New York's family literacy webpage:
North Carolina
Don Carter, Even Start Coordinator
Office of School Readiness
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2075
(919) 981-5300
(919) 616-5595 cell
(919) 855-6840 fax
donald.carter@ncpublicschools.gov
North Dakota
Dale Patrick, Program Administrator
Educational Support & Community Learning
ND Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
(701) 328-1644
(701) 328-4770 fax
dpatrick@state.nd.us
Northern Mariana Islands
William Matson
Federal Programs Coordinator
Department of Education
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950
(607) 322-6405 or 322-6402
(607) 322-4056 fax
Ohio
Helen O'Leary
Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
OH Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
(614) 752-5807
(614) 728-2338 fax
helen.oleary@ode.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Corina Ene
Program Specialist for Titles I, II, VI
OK Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-1929
(405) 521-2998 fax
corina_ene@sde.state.ok.us
Andrea Wheeler, M.Ed.
Executive Director, Titles I, IIA, VI, and X
Team Leader, Reading First
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
(405) 522-5310
Fax: (405) 521-2998
andrea_wheeler@sde.state.ok.us
Oregon
Nancy Jonson-Dorn
Director of Early Childhood Unit
Early Childhood Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
(503) 947-5703
(503) 378-5156 fax
nancy.johnson-dorn@state.or.us
The following information is available from Oregon's family literacy webpage
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Pennsylvania
Mike Sobkowski
Even Start Coordinator
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
(717) 787-6344
(717) 783-0583 fax
msobkowski@state.pa.us
The following information is available from Pennsylvania's family literacy webpage
Puerto Rico
Maria del Carmen Martínez Alonso
Puerto Rico Even Start Program
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
(787) 773-2043
(787) 764-7108 or 751-7469 fax
Martinez_MA@DE.GOBIERNO.PR
Rhode Island
Deborah Anthes
Rhode Island Department of Education
Adult Literacy
Room 600, Shepard Building
255 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-8950
(401) 222-4256 fax
deborah.anthes@ride.ri.gov
South Carolina
Ruth G. Nodine, Even Start State Coordinator
Office of Standards and Support
South Carolina Department of Education
Rutledge Building 1101-B
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-3540
803-734-6142 fax
rnodine@ed.sc.gov
South Dakota
Deb Barnett
South Dakota Department of Education
Offices of Educational Services and Support
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-4708
605-773-3782 fax
deb.barnett@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Tabatha Siddiqi
Even Start Statewide Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Education
Office of Early Learning
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-6310
(615) 532-4989 fax
tabatha.siddiqi@tn.gov
Texas
Joanie Rethlake
Director of Adult Ed. & Family Literacy
6311 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022
(713) 696-0700
(713) 696-0703 (direct line)
(713) 696-0797 fax
jrethlake@hcde-texas.org
Beth Thompson, CFLE
State Even Start & Family Literacy Coordinator
Texas LEARNS
6005 Westview
Houston, TX 77055
(713) 696-0765 (direct line)
ethompson@hcde-texas.org
Utah
Lucy Minahan
Even Start Administrator
P.O. Box 144200
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
(435) 640-9266
(801) 538-7769 fax
Karen.Ballif@schools.utah.gov
Nancy Livingston
P.O. Box 144200
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
(801)538-7586
lucy.minahan@schools.utah.gov
Vermont
Wendy Ross
VT Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620
(802) 828-5148
(802) 828-0573 fax
wendy.ross@state.vt.us
Virgin Islands
Hugh Smith, Jr.
Director, Federal Programs
Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
8 (809) 774-8315 ext. 279
Virginia
Cheryl P. Strobel
Early Childhood Specialist
Virginia Department of Education
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 371-7578
(804) 786-1703 fax
cheryl.strobel@doe.virginia.gov
Washington
Debra Williams-Appleton
Program Supervisor, Early Childhood Education & Even Start Program
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
(360) 725-6049
(360) 664-3575 fax
debra.appleton@k12.wa.us
West Virginia
W. Clayton Burch (Clayton)
Coordinator - Early Childhood
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd, Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2696
(304) 558-6268 fax
wburch@access.k12.wv.us
The following information is available from West Virginia's family literacy webpage
Wisconsin
Mary Jo Ziegler
School Administration Consultant
Title I & School Support Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 267-1281
(608) 267-9142 fax
mary.ziegler@dpi.wi.gov
Sara Halberg
Assistant Director
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 267-9141
(608) 267-9142 fax
sara.halberg@dpi.wi.gov
The following information is available from Wisconsin's family literacy webpage
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Gail Anderson
Wyoming Community College Commission
2020 Carey Ave, 8th Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-7175
(307) 777-6567 fax
ganderson@commission.wcc.edu
Wyoming
David Holbrook
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6260
(307) 777-7633 fax
dholbr@educ.state.wy.us
Deborah Spitz
Early Childhood Reading Group
Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs (AITQ)
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-6200
(202) 260-3793
(202) 260-7764 fax
deborah.spitz@ed.gov
Melvin Graham
(202) 260-8268
(202) 260-7779 fax
Melvin.Graham@ed.gov
Even Start Tribe and Tribal Grants
Amber Sheker
(202) 205-0563
(202) 260-7779 fax
Amber.Sheker@ed.gov
Even Start and Expanding the Reach Initiative
Tanielle Chandler
(202) 205-9588
(202) 260-7779 fax
Tanielle.Chandler@ed.gov
Migrant Education Even Start Program
DonnaMarie Fekete
Office of Migrant Education
(202)260-2815
(202) 205-0774 fax
DonnaMarie.Fekete@ed.gov
National Even Start Evaluation
Tracy Rimdzius
Institute of Education Sciences
(202) 208-7154
Tracy.Rimdzius@ed.gov
Even Start Program Attorney
Jane Hess
Office of the General Counsel
(202) 401-6044
(202) 205-0524 fax
Jane.Hess@ed.gov