Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Staff
Division of Adult Education and Literacy
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Office of the Director
LaToya Newson, Director
Grace Air, Deputy Director
Lekesha Campbell, Management and Program Analyst
Carol Norris, Program Support Assistant
Accountability Branch (AB)
Jay LeMaster, Branch Chief
Mike Feranda, IT Specialist
Ronna Spacone, Education Program Specialist
Alan Tucker, Management and Program Analyst
Sarah Yager, Management and Program Analyst
Monitoring and Administration Branch (MAB)
Stephanie Washington, Branch Chief
Megan Baker, Area IV Coordinator
Chuenée Boston, Area I Coordinator
Kenneth Kalman, Management and Program Analyst
Michael Tilley, Area III Coordinator
Innovation and Improvement Branch (IIB)
Travis Combs, Branch Chief
Katie Chase, Education Program Specialist
Carolyn Lampila, Education Program Specialist
Jo Maralit, Education Program Specialist
Domminick McParland, Education Program Specialist
Joseph Perez, Management and Program Analyst
Office of Correctional Education (OCE)
Sean Addie, Director
Bertha Crockett, Program Support Assistant
Sherene Donaldson, Management and Program Analyst
Arizona
- State Director: Beverly Wilson
- Email: beverly.wilson@azed.gov
- Phone: 602-364-2728
Connecticut
- State Director: Sabrina Mancini
- Email: sabrina.mancini@ct.gov
- Phone: 860-807-2110
Delaware
- State Director: Maureen Whelan
- Email: maureen.whelan@doe.k12.de.us
- Phone: 302-857-3340
Florida
- State Director: Carol Bruner
- Email: carol.bruner@fldoe.org
- Phone: 850-245-9006
Massachusetts
- State Director: Wyvonne Stevens-Carter
- Email: wyvonne.stevens-carter@doe.mass.edu
- Phone: 781-338-3835
Missouri
- State Director: Megan Wadley
- Email: megan.wadley@dese.mo.gov
- Phone: 573-751-6850
Montana
- State Director: Katie Madsen
- Email: katie.madsen@mt.gov
- Phone: 406-444-4433
New Hampshire
- State Director: Sarah Wheeler
- Email: sarah.l.wheeler@doe.ng.gov
- Phone: 603-271-6701
New York
- State Director: Fiormelissa Johnson
- Email: fiormelissa.johnson@nysed.gov
- Phone:518-474-8940
North Dakota
- State Director: Sara Mitzel
- Email: sjmitzel@nd.gov
- Phone: 701-328-2271
Rhode Island
- State Director: Sophie Tan
- Email: sophie.tan@ride.ri.gov
- Phone: 401-222-8455
Utah
- State Director: Stephanie Patton
- Email: stephanie.patton@schools.utah.gov
- Phone: 801-538-7989
Vermont
- State Director: Robin Castle
- Email: robin.castle@vermont.gov
- Phone: 802-479-1279
Virginia
- State Director: Heidi SIlver-Pacuilla
- Email: heidi.silver-pacuilla@doe.virginia.gov
- Phone: 804-750-8663
West Virginia
- State Director: Mendy Marshall
- Email: mamarsha@k12.wv.us
- Phone: 304-558-0280
California
- State Director: Carolyn Zachry
- Email: czachry@cde.ca.gov
- Phone: 916-323-5042
Colorado
- State Director: Allyson Garcia
- Email: garcia_allyson@cde.state.co.us
- Phone: 303-866-6640
District of Columbia
- State Director: Michelle Johnson
- Email: jmichelle.johnson@dc.gov
- Phone: 202-741-5533
Hawaii
- State Director: Winston Sakurai
- Email: winston.sakurai@k12.hi.us
- Phone: 808-305-9700
Maine
- State Director: Megan Dichter
- Email: megan.dichter@maine.gov
- Phone: 207-624-6753
Minnesota
- State Director: Brad Hasskamp
- Email: brad.hasskamp@state.mn.us
- Phone: 651-582-8594
Nebraska
- State Director: Tate Lauer
- Email: tate.lauer@nebraska.gov
- Phone: 402-471-4807
Nevada
- State Director: Nancy Olsen
- Email: nolsen@doe.nv.gov
- Phone: 775-687-7288
Palau
- State Director: Hasinta "Ida" R. Kilcullen
- Email: ikilcullen@palauschools.org
- Phone: 680-488-2547
Pennsylvania
- State Director: Amanda Harrison
- Email: aharrison@pa.gov
- Phone: 717-772-3739
Puerto Rico
- State Director: Yarilis Santiago Ramos
- Email: santiagory@de.pr.gov
- Phone: 787-773-3450
South Carolina
- State Director: Mike King
- Email: mrking@ed.sc.gov
- Phone: 803-734-8300
Virgin Islands
- State Director: Monique Faulkner
- Email: monique.faulkner@vide.vi
- Phone: 340-774-0100
Alabama
- State Director: David Walters
- Email: david.walters@accs.edu
- Phone: 334-293-4561
American Samoa
- State Director: Donna Achica-Talaei
- Email: d.achica@amsamoa.edu
- Phone: 684-699-2729 x4301
Georgia
- State Director: Cayanna Good
- Email: cgood@tcsg.edu
- Phone: 404-679-1635
Guam
- State Director: Mary A. Y. Okada
- Email: mary.okada@guamcc.edu
- Phone: 671-735-5700
Illinois
- State Director: Kathy Olesen-Tracey
- Email: kathy.olesen-tracey@illinois.gov
- Phone: 217-557-2740
Kansas
- State Director: Hector Martinez
- Email: hmartinez@ksbor.org
- Phone: 785-430-4283
Louisiana
- State Director: Erin Landry
- Email: erinlandry@lctcs.edu
- Phone: 225-308-4393
Mississippi
- State Director: Beth Little
- Email: blittle@mccb.edu
- Phone: 601-431-6138
New Mexico
- State Director: Amber Gallup
- Email: amber.gallup@hed.nm.gov
- Phone: 505-231-7490
North Carolina
- State Director: Sandra Thompson
- Email: thompsons@nccommunitycolleges.edu
- Phone: 919-807-7122
Northern Marianas
- State Director: Lorraine Maui
- Email: lorraine.maui@marianas.edu
- Phone: 670-234-5498 x6708
Ohio
- State Director: T. J. Armstrong
- Email: tarmstrong@highered.ohio.gov
- Phone: 614-664-6661
Oregon
- State Director: Donna Lewelling
- Email: donna.j.lewelling@hecc.oregon.gov
- Phone: 503-947-2428
Washington
- State Director: William Durden
- Email: wdurden@sbctc.edu
- Phone: 360-704-4326
Wisconsin
- State Director: Ben Konruff
- Email: ben.konruff@wtcsystem.edu
- Phone: 608-266-1840
Wyoming
- State Director: Diane McQueen
- Email: diane.mcqueen@wyo.gov
- Phone: 307-777-7885
Alaska
- State Director: Windy Swearingin
- Email: windy.swearingin@alaska.gov
- Phone: 907-465-8714
Arkansas
- State Director: Trenia Miles
- Email: trenia.miles@arkansas.gov
- Phone: 501-683-2341
Idaho
- State Director: Christine Hagedorn Reilly
- Email: christine.hagedornreilly@cte.idaho.gov
- Phone: 208-605-4542
Indiana
- State Director: Marilyn Pitzulo
- Email: mpitzulo@dwd.in.gov
- Phone: 812-345-5446
Iowa
- State Director: Kyle Clabby-Cane
- Email: kyle.clabby@iwd.iowa.gov
- Phone: 319-939-4225
Kentucky
- State Director: John C. Gregory
- Email: john.gregory@ky.gov
- Phone: 502-892-3060
Maryland
- State Director: Perketer Tucker
- Email: perketer.tucker@maryland.gov
- Phone: 410-767-4150
Michigan
- State Director: Chelsea L. Mates
- Email: matesc@michigan.gov
- Phone: 517-930-9128
New Jersey
- State Director: Danielle Jubanyik
- Email: danielle.jubanyik@dol.nj.gov
- Phone: 609-292-6640
Oklahoma
- State Director: Letha Bauter
- Email: letha.bauter@careertech.ok.gov
- Phone: 405-743-5569
South Dakota
- State Director: John Anderson
- Email: john.anderson@state.sd.us
- Phone: 605-367-5300 x18012
Tennessee
- State Director: Jay Baker
- Email: jay.baker@tn.gov
- Phone: 615-532-5057
Texas
- State Director: Mahalia Baldini
- Email: mahalia.baldini@twc.texas.gov
- Phone: 512-936-0963