Early Childhood Development State and Regional Contacts
- Region I
- Region II
- Region III
- Region IV
- Region V
- Region VI
- Region VII
- Region VIII
- Region IX
- Region X
Alabama
State Advisory Council Contact:
Jan Hume
Alabama Dept. of Children's Affairs
135 South Union Street, Suite 215 Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-353-2719
Jan.Hume@dca.alabama.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Dr. Calvin E. Moore, Jr.
Division Director
334-242-1310
Calvin.Moore@dhr.alabama.gov
Jeanetta Green
Director
334-242-1427
jeanetta.green@dhr.alabama.gov
Child Care Services Division
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery,, AL 36130
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Tonya Lee
Director
Phone: 334-353-2712
Fax: 334-353-2716
Alternate Phone: 334-730-2108
Email: tonya.lee@dca.alabama.gov
Alabama Head Start State Collaboration Office Alabama Department of Children's Affairs
135 S. Union Street Suite 215
P.O. Box 302755
Montgomery, AL 36130
State Home Visiting Contact:
Susan McKim
Alabama Department of Children's Affairs
Phone: 334-353-2709
Email: susan.mckim@dca.alabama.gov
Alaska
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator
Marcey Bish
Program Manager
Child Care Program Office
Division of Public Assistance
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Suite 140
3601 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99524
907-269-4784
General Phone: 907-269-4500
marcey.bish@alaska.gov
www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Amy Corriveau
Acting Director
Phone: 602-364-1530
Email: Amy.Corriveau@azed.gov
Arizona Head Start State Collaboration Office Deputy Associate Superintendent, Early Childhood Education, School Effectiveness Division
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 5.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
State Home Visiting Contact:
Stephanie Birch
Department of Health and Social Services
Phone: 907-334-2424
Email: stephanie.birch@alaska.gov
Arizona
State Advisory Council:
Judy Walruff
Early Childhood Development and Health Board
4000 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Phone: 602-771-5010
Email: jwalruff@azftf.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Brad Willis
Administrator
Child Care Administration
Arizona Department of Economic Security
S/C 801A
1789 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-1958
General Phone: 602-542-4248
bwillis@azdes.gov
www.azdes.gov/childcare
Head Start Collaboration Directors:
Amy Corriveau
Acting Director
Phone: 602-364-1530
Email: Amy.Corriveau@azed.gov
Arizona Head Start State Collaboration Office Deputy Associate Superintendent, Early Childhood Education, School Effectiveness Division
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 5.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Home Visiting Contact
Mary Ellen Cunningham
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phone: 602-364-1453
Email: cunninm@azdhs.gov
Arkansas
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Tonya Russell
Director
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Arkansas Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-140
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-320-8953
General Phone: 501-682-8590
tonya.russell@arkansas.gov
Head Start Collaboration Directors: Deana Howell
Admin Svcs Mgr
Phone: 501-371-0740
Email: deanah@arheadstart.org
Website: http://www.arheadstart.org
Jacqueline Dedman
Director
Phone: 501-371-0740
Fax: 501-370-9109
Alternate Phone: 501-831-1153
Email: jackied@arheadstart.org
Website: http://www.arheadstart.org
Arkansas Head Start- State Collaboration Office 1400 West Markham Street
Suite 406
Little Rock, AR 72201
Home Visiting Contact:
Bradley Planey
Arkansas Department of Health, Family Health Branch
Phone: 501-661-2531
Email: Bradley.Planey@Arkansas.gov
California
State Advisory Council Contact: Camille Maben
California Dept. of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3410 Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-324-0730
cmaben@cde.ca.gov
Scott Moore
California Early Learning Advisory Council
1074 Mather Blvd. P.O. Box 269003 Sacramento, CA 95826
916-228-2724
Email: smoore@calelac.org
Sarah Neville-Morgan
California Early Learning Advisory Council
1074 Mather Blvd. P.O. Box 269003, Sacramento, CA 95826-9003
Phone: 916-228-2460
sneville@calelac.org
State CCDF Administrator:
Camille Maben
Director
Child Development Division
California Department of Education
1430 North Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-324-0730
General Phone: 916-322-6233
cmaben@cde.ca.gov
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd
State Head Start Collaboration Director
Mike Zito
Coordinator
Phone: 916-323-9727
Fax: 916-323-6853
Email: mzito@cde.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp
Nancy Remley
Director
Phone: 916-445-7349
Fax: 916-323-6853
Email: nremley@cde.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp
California Head Start State Collaboration Office California Department of Education
Child Development Division
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814
Home Visiting Contact:
Laurel Cima
California Department of Public Health
Email: Laurel.Cima@cdph.ca.gov
Karen Ramstrom
California Department of Public Health
Email: Karen.Ramstrom@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado
State Advisory Council Contact:
Jennifer Stedron
Colorado Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203
303-866-6361
Email: jennifer.stedron@state.co.us
State CCDF Admistrator:
David Collins
Interim Director
303-866-5946
david.collins@state.co.us
Leslie Bulicz
Associate Director
303-866-4556
leslie.bulicz@state.co.us
Division of Child Care
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Heather Tritten
Director
Phone: 303-866-4804
Fax: 303-866-5469
Email: Heather.Tritten@state.co.us
Website: http://www.colorado.gov/ltgovernor/
Colorado Head Start State Collaboration Office of the Lieutenant Governor
130 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
Home Visiting Contact
Mary Martin
Phone: 303-692-2321
Email: mmartin@smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us
Esperanza Ybarra
Phone: 303-692-2482
Email: esparanza.ybarra@state.co.us
Colorado Department of Public Health and the
Environment
Connecticut
State Advisory Council Contact:
Andrea Brinnel
Connecticut State Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 264 Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-713-6771
Email: andrea.brinnel@ct.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Peter Palermino
Program Manager
Bureau of Assistance Programs
Family Services Division
Connecticut Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
General Phone: 860-424-5006
peter.palermino@ct.gov
www.ct.gov/dss/site
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Grace Whitney
Director
Phone: 860-713-6767
Email: grace.whitney@ct.g
Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office CT Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
Home Visiting Contact:
Donna Maselli
Phone: 860-509-8074
Email: donna.masselli@ct.gov
Delaware
State Advisory Contact:
James Lesko
State of Delaware Dept. of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite #2 Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: 302-735-4295
Email: jlesko@doe.k12.de.us
Carmen Gallagher
State of Delaware Dept. of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite #2 Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: 302-735-4295 x 4241
Email: cgallagher@doe.k12.de.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Barbara McCaffery
Social Service Senior Administrator
Division of Social Services
Delaware Health and Social Services
Lewis Building
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
302-255-9611
General Phone: 302-255-9670
barbara.mccaffery@state.de.us
www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/childcr.html
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
April Hill-Addison
Director
Phone: 302-735-4295
Fax: 302-739-7645
Email: aaddison@doe.k12.de.us
Website: http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/hs/about.shtml
Delaware Head Start State Collaboration Office State of Delaware Department of Education
Improvement and Assistance Branch, Townsend Building
401 Federal Street Suite 200
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Home Visiting Contact:
Alisa Olshefsky
Phone: 302-744-4901
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
District Of Columbia
State Advisory Council Contact:
Maxine Maloney
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First Street, NE- Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20002-4227
Phone: 202-727-0776
Email: maxine.maloney@dc.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Maxine Maloney
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First Street, NE- Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20002-4227
Phone: 202-727-0776
Email: maxine.maloney@dc.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Maxine Maxine
Director
Phone: 202-727-0776
Fax: 202-741-5304
Email: maxine.maloney@dc.gov
Website: http://www.osse.dc.gov
Head Start State Collaboration Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Division of Early Childhood Education
810 First Street, NE- Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20002-4227
Home Visiting Contact:
Anjali Talwalkar
Phone: 202-442-8984
Email: anjali.talwalkar@dc.gov
Florida
State Advisory Council Contact:
Lisa Billups
Florida Office of Early Learning
250 Marriott Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-717-8592
Lisa.Billups@oel.myflorida.com
State CCDF Administrator:
Stephanie Gehres
Co-State Administrator
Deputy Director
850-717-8598
stephanie.gehres@oel.myflorida.com
Melody Jurado
State Administrator
Director
850-717-8551
mel.jurado@oel.myflorida.com
Florida Office of Early Learning
250 Marriott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
General Phone: 850-921-3180
http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Lilli Copp
Director
Phone: 850-717-8648
Fax: 850-921-0025
Email: lilli.copp@oel.myflorida.com
Website: http://www.floridaheadstart.org
Florida Head Start State Collaboration Office Lottery Building
250 Marriott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301
State Home Visiting Contact:
Carol Scoggins
Phone: 850-245-4103
Email: carol_scoggins@doh.state.fl.us
Georgia
State Advisory Council Contact:
Mark Waits
Bright from the Start Georgia Dept. of Early Care & Learning
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Suite 754 East Tower Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-657-9961
Email: Mark.Waits@decal.ga.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Carol Hartman
Assistant Commissioner for Programs
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Suite 670
East Tower
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-3571
carol.hartman@decal.ga.gov
www.dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DFCS
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Janice Haker
Director
Phone: 404-651-7425
Fax: 770-342-3138
Email: janice.haker@decal.ga.gov
Website: http://www.decal.ga.gov
Georgia Head Start State Collaboration Office Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE
754 East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
State Home Visiting Contact:
Carole Steele
Phone: 404-656-5176
Email: carole.steele@children.ga.gov
Georgia Governor's Office for Children and Families
Hawaii
State Advisory Council Contact:
Terry Lock
State of Hawaii Dept. of Human Services
820 Mililani Street, Suite 606 Honolulu, HI 96813-2936
Phone: 808-586-0217
Terry.Lock@hawaii.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Dana Balansag
Child Care Program Administrator
Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Suite 606
820 Mililani Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-5687
dbalansag@dhs.hawaii.gov
www.hawaii.gov/dhs/self-sufficiency/childcare/services
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Christine Jackson
Director
Phone: 808-586-5240
Fax: 808-586-5180
Email: cjackson@dhs.hawaii.gov
Website: http://www.hawaiiheadstart.org
Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office Hawaii Department of Human Services
Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division
820 Mililani Street, Suite 606
Honolulu, HI 96813-2936
State Home Visiting Contact:
Loretta Fuddy
Phone: 808-586-4121
Email: loretta.fuddy@doh.hawaii.gov
State of Hawaii Health Department
Idaho
State Advisory Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Genie Sue Weppner
Program Manager
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
General Phone: 208-334-5656
weppnerg@dhw.idaho.gov
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Carolyn Kiefer
Director
Phone: 208-334-2410
Fax: 208-332-7331
Email: kieferc@dhw.idaho.gov
Website: http://www.earlychildhood.dhw.idaho.gov
Idaho Head Start State Collaboration Office Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W State Street Boise, ID 83720
State Home Visiting Contact:
Dieuwke Dizney-Spencer
Phone: 208-334-5930
Email: spencerd@dhw.idaho.gov
Illinois
State Advisory Council Contact:
Kim Collins
Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development
James R. Thompson Center 100 W. Randolph, Suite 16-100 Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-3387
Email: kim.collins@illinois.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Linda Saterfield
Bureau Chief
Division of Human Capital Development Services
Illinois Department of Human Services
Third Floor
400 West Lawrence Avenue
Springfield, IL 62762
217-785-2559
General Phone: 217-785-2559
linda.saterfield@illinois.gov
www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30355
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Linda Saterfield
Lead Agency Contact - Division Director
Phone: 217-785-2559
Fax: 217-524-6030
Email: Linda.Saterfield@illinois.gov
Website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us; www.ilheadstart.org; www.ilearlychildhoodcollab.org
Granada Williams
Associate HSSCO Director
Phone: 217-691-9495
Fax: 217-241-3508
Email: gwilliams@ilheadstart.org
Website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us; www.ilheadstart.org; www.ilearlychildhoodcollab.org
Gina Ruther
Director
Phone: 618-583-2083
Fax: 618-583-2091
Email: gina.ruther@illinois.gov
Website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us; www.ilheadstart.org; www.ilearlychildhoodcollab.org
Head Start State Collaboration Office Illinois Department of Human Services
Bureau of Child Care Development
10 Collinsville Avenue, Suite 203
East St. Louis, IL 62201
State Home Visiting Contact:
Dan Blair
Phone: 217-782-5752
Email: dan.blair@illinois.gov
Illinois department of Human Services
Indiana
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Melanie Brizzi
Child Care Administrator
Bureau of Child Care
Division of Family Resources
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
W-361, MS-02
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-3313
General Phone: 317-232-1144
melanie.brizzi@fssa.in.gov
www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Susan Lightle
Director
Phone: 317-233-6837
Fax: 317-233-6093
Email: susan.lightle@fssa.in.gov
Indiana Head Start State Collaboration Office Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family Resources
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
State Home Visiting Contact
Mary M. Weber
Phone: 317-233-1252
Email: mweber@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
State Advisory Council Contact:
Jeffrey Anderson
Iowa Dept. of Management
State Capitol Building, Room 13 Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-242-5895
Email: Jeffrey.Anderson@iowa.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Chad Dahm
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Child Care and Community Services
Division of Adult, Children and Family Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building, Fifth Floor
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-6177
General Phone: 515-281-0429
cdahm@dhs.state.ia.us
www.dhs.state.ia.us
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Thomas Rendon
Director
Phone: 515-326-5389
Fax: 515-242-6019
Email: Tom.Rendon@Iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=1536
Iowa Head Start State Collaboration Office Iowa Department of Education , Bureau of Early Childhood Services
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
State Home Visiting Contact:
M. Jane Borst
Phone: 515-281-4911
Email: jborst@idph.state.ia.us
Iowa Department of Public Health; Bureau of Family Health
Kansas
State Advisory Council Contact:
James Redmon
Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
900 SW Jackson St, Rm 152 Topeka, KS 66612-1221
Phone: 785-368-7044
Email: james.redmon@srs.ks.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Karen Beckerman
Assistant Director for Benefits and Services
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Fifth Floor
Docking State Office Building
915 S.W. Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-4717
General Phone: 785-296-3349
karen.beckerman@srs.ks.gov
www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/child_care.
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Kim Kennedy
Director
Phone: 785-368-6354
Fax: 785-296-0146
Email: Kimberly.kennedy@srs.ks.gov
Website: http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/childcare_hs_coll.htm
Kansas Head Start -State Collaboration Office Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Economic and Employment Support
Docking State Office Building
915 Southwest Harrison, Suite 580 West
Topeka, KS 66612
State Home Visiting Contact:
Linda Kenney
Phone: 785-196-1310
Email: lkenney@kdheks.gov
Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Bureau of Family Health
Kentucky
State Advisory Council:
Elizabeth Whitehouse
Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
500 Metro Street Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-0141
Email: Elizabeth.Whitehouse@ky.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Mary Beth Jackson
Director
502-564-2524, ext. 3204
marybeth.jackson@ky.gov
Robin Herring
Assistant Director
502-564-2524
robin.herring@ky.gov
Division of Child Care
Department for Community Based Services
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
CHR Building, Suite 3C-F
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
General Phone: 502-564-2524
www.chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dcc
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Joe Roberts
Director
Phone: 502-782-0201
Fax: 502-564-2410
Email: joe.roberts@ky.gov
Website: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Early+Childhood+Development/Kentucky+Head+St...
Kentucky Head Start State Collaboration Office Governor's Office of Early Childhood
125 Holmes Street Frankfort, KY 4060
State Home Visiting Contact:
Sandy Fawbush
Phone: 502-564-3756x3563
Email: Sandy.Fawbush@ky.gov
Department for Public Health; Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Louisiana
State Advisory Council Contact:
Geoff Nagle
Tulane Institute for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
1440 Canal Street, TB-52, New Orleans, LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 988-8241
Email: gnagle@tulane.edu
State CCDF Administrator:
Gail Kelso
Director
Child Development and Early Learning Section
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
627 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
General Phone: 225-342-0694
gail.kelso@la.gov
www.dcfs.la.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Kahree Wahid
Director
Phone: 225-342-1292
Fax: 225-219-4248
Email: kahree.wahid@la.gov
Louisiana Head Start State Collaboration Office Department Social Services
627 N. 4th Street
Room 4-310
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
State Home Visiting Contact:
Cynthia Suire
Phone: 337-898-6097
Email: Cynthia.Suire@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
Maine
State Advisory Council:
Sheryl Peavey
Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Child & Family Services
SHS #11, 2 Anthony Avenue Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207- 624-7992
Email: sheryl.peavey@maine.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Angie Bellefleur
Acting Director of Child Care Services
Office of Child and Family Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
11 State House Station
2 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-7901
General Phone: 207-624-7909
angie.m.bellefleur@maine.gov
www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/ec/occhs
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Patti Woolley
Director, Early Childhood Division
Phone: 207-624-7901
Fax: 207-287-6156
Email: patti.woolley@maine.gov
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/ec/occhs/index.shtml
Maine Head Start State Collaboration Office, DHHS Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue, SHS 11 Augusta, ME 04333
State Home Visiting Contact:
Sheryl Peavey
Phone: 207-624-7992
Email: sheryl.peavey@maine.gov
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maryland
State Advisory Council Contact:
Valerie Smirlock
Maryland State Dept of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 10th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-4441
vsmirlock@msde.state.md.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Elizabeth Kelley
Director
Division of Early Childhood Development
Office of Child Care
Maryland State Department of Education
10th Floor
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-7806
General Phone: 410-767-7128
liz.kelley@msde.state.md.us
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Linda Zang
Director
Phone: 410-767-0140
Fax: 410-333-6226
Email: lzang@msde.state.md.us
Website: http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/ensure/readiness/headstart.html
Head Start State Collaboration Office Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Development
200 W. Baltimore Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
State Home Visiting Contact:
Name: Bonnie Birkel
Phone: 410-767-6717
Email: BirkelB@dhmh.state.md.us
Name: Yvette McEachern
Phone: 410-767-5824
Email: Mceacherny@dhmh.state.md.us
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Massachusetts
State Advisory Council Contact:
Sherri Killins
Dept.of Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper Street Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-988-6600
Email: sherri.killins@state.ma.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Sherri Killins
Commissioner
617-988-6612
sherri.killins@state.ma.us
Thomas Weierman
Assistant General Counsel
617-988-2433
thomas.weierman@massmail.state.ma.us
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Fourth Floor
51 Sleeper Street
Boston, MA 02210
General Phone: 617-988-6600
www.eec.state.ma.us
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Jennifer Amaya-Thompson
Assistant Director
Phone: 617-988-6634
Fax: 617-988-2451
Email: jennifer.amaya@massmail.state.ma.us
Website: http://www.eec.state.ma.us
Sherri Killins
Director
Phone: 617-988-6600
Fax: 617-988-2451
Email: sherri.killins@state.ma.us
Website: http://www.eec.state.ma.us
Head Start -State Collaboration Office Department of Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper St.
4th floor
Boston, MA 02210
State Home Visiting Contact:
Ron Benham
Phone: (617) 624-5901
Email: ron.benham@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Michigan
State Advisory Council Contact:
Karen Roback
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
112 E. Allegan St. Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-371-9000 x 206
Email: KRoback@ecic4kids.org
State CCDF Administrator:
Lisa Brewer-Walraven
Director
Child Development and Care Program
Office of Great Start
Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-4116
General Phone: 517-241-9492
brewer-walravenl@michigan.gov
www.michigan.gov/mde
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Jeremy Reuter
Director
Phone: 517-371-9000
Fax: 517-371-9080
Email: reuterj@michigan.gov
Michigan Head Start State Collaboration Office MI DHHS
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
221 N. Pine Street
Lansing, MI 48933
State Home Visiting Contact:
Nancy Peeler
Phone: 517.335.9230
Email: peelern@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Community Health
Minnesota
State Advisory Council Contact:
Debbie Hewitt
Minnesota Dept. of Education, Early Learning Services
1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 651-582-8476
Email: debbie.hewitt@state.mn.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Mary M. Orr
Director
Community Partnerships and Child Care Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 64962
Saint Paul, MN 55164
651-431‐3809
General Phone: 651-431-4000
mary.orr@state.mn.us
www.dhs.state.mn.us
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Mary Vanderwert
Director
Phone: 651-582-8463
Fax: 651-797-1610
Email: Mary.Vanderwert@state.mn.us
Website: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_Support/Early_Learning_Services/Early_Childhood_Programs/H...
Minnesota Head Start State Collaboration Office Early Learning Services
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
State Home Visiting Contact:
Laurel Briske
Phone: 651-201-3872
Email: laurel.briske@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health
Mississippi
State Advisory Contact Council:
Annjo Lemons
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-576-2010
Email: alemons@governor.state.ms.us
Jill Dent
Mississippi Dept. of Human Services
750 N. State Street Jackson, MS 39202
601-359-4555
jill.dent@mdhs.ms.gov
Daryl Rothman
Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
615 Howerton Jackson, MS 65101
Phone: 314-562-7219
Email: DarylCBEC@gmail.com
State CCDF Administrator:
Jill Dent
Director
Office for Children and Youth
Mississippi Department of Human Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
General Phone: 601-359-4555
jill.dent@mdhs.ms.gov
www.mdhs.state.ms.us
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Holly Spivey
Director
Phone: 601-576-2021
Fax: 601-576-2791
Email: holly.spivey@governor.ms.gov
Website: http://www.governorbarbour.com/links/headstart.html
Mississippi Head Start State Collaboration Office of the Governor
580 High St., 18th Floor
PO Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
State Home Visiting Contact:
Jill Dent
Phone: 601-359-4451
Email: jill.dent@mdhs.ms.gov
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Missouri
State Advisory Council Contact
Daryl Rothman
Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
615 Howerton Jackson, MS 65101
Phone: 314-562-7219
Email: darylCBEC@gmail.com
State CCDF Administrator:
Shari Allen
Program Administrator
Early Childhood and Prevention Services
Children's Division
Missouri Department of Social Services
Jefferson Building, 10th Floor
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-4238
General Phone: 573-751-6793
shari.l.allen@dss.mo.gov
www.dss.mo.gov/cd
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Carolyn Stemmons
Assistant Director
Phone: 573-884-0579
Fax: 573-884-0598
Email: stemmonsc@missouri.edu
Website: http://www.moheadstart.org
Stacey Owsley
Director
Phone: 573-884-3080
Fax: 573-884-0598
Email: owsleys@missouri.edu
Website: http://www.moheadstart.org
Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office Center for Family Policy and Research
University of Missouri
1400 Rock Quarry Road
Columbia, MO 65211-3280
State Home Visiting Contact:
Sharmini Rogers
Phone: 573-526-5347
Email: sharmini.rogers@dhss.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Montana
State Advisory Council Contact:
Debora Hansen
Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202925 Helena, MT 59620-2925
Phone: 406-444-1400
Email: DeboraHansen@mt.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Jamie Palagi
Administrator
Human & Community Services Division
Department of Public Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 202925
Helena, MT 59620
406-444-6676
General Phone: 406-444-1788
jpalagi@mt.gov
www.childcare.mt.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Jamie Palagi
Division Administrator
Phone: 406-444-1828
Fax: 406-444-2547
Email: jpalagi@mt.gov
Website: http://www.bestbeginnings.mt.gov
Caitlin Jensen
Director
Phone: 406-444-0589
Fax: 406-444-2547
Email: cjensen@mt.gov
Website: http://www.bestbeginnings.mt.gov
Head Start State Collaboration Office P.O. Box 202925
111 N. Jackson, 5th Floor
Helena, MT 59620-2925
State Home Visiting Contact:
Ann Buss
Phone: 406-444-3635
Email: abuss@mt.gov
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Nebraska
State Advisory Contact Council: Eleanor Kirkland
Nebraska Dept. of Education, Office of Early Childhood
301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: 402-471-3501
Email: eleanor.kirkland@nebraska.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Teri Chasten
Child Care Administrator
Division of Child and Family Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Nebraska State Office Building, Fourth Floor
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2738
General Phone: 402-471-9325
teri.chasten@nebraska.gov
http://dhhs.ne.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Eleanor Kirkland
Director
Phone: 402-471-3501
Fax: 402-471-0117
Email: Eleanor.Kirkland@nebraska.gov
Website: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ech/HSSCO.html
Head Start State Collaboration Office Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
State Home Visiting Contact:
Paula Eurek
Phone: 402-471-0196
Email: paula.eurek@nebraska.gov
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Nevada
State Advisory Contact Council:
Margot Chappel
Headstart Collaboration and Early Childhood Systems Office (DHHS)
560 Mill Street, Suite 205 Reno, Nevada 89502
Phone: 775-688-7453
Email: mchappel@dhhs.nv.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Jack Zenteno
Chief
Child Care and Development Program
Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
1470 College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89710
General Phone: 775-684-0630
jzenteno@dwss.nv.gov
www.dwss.nv.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=71
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Margot Chappel
Director
Phone: 775-688-7453
Fax: 775-688-2662
Alternate Phone: 775-671-2257
Email: mchappel@dhhs.nv.gov
Website: http://www.dhhs.nv.gov/HeadStart.htm
Head Start Collaboration and Early Childhood Systems Office 560 Mill Street, 2nd floor Reno, NV 89502
State Home Visiting Contact:
Deborah Aquino
Phone: 775-684-4285
Department of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire
State Advisory Council Contact:
Laura Milliken
Spark New Hampshire
2 Delta Drive Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-226-7900
Email: lmilliken@earlylearningnh.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Ellen Wheatley
Administrator
Child Development Bureau
Division for Children, Youth and Families
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
General Phone: 603-271-8153
ewheatley@dhhs.state.nh.us
www.dhhs.nh.gov/DCYF/CDB
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Debra Nelson
Director
Phone: 603-271-7190
Fax: 603-271-7982
Email: debra.j.nelson@dhhs.state.nh.us
Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DCYF/default.htm
Head Start State Collaboration Office Division for Children, Youth and Families
129 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-6505
State Home Visiting Contact:
Deirdre Dunn
Phone: 603-271-4540
Email: Deirdre.Dunn@dhhs.state.nh.us
State of NH - Department of Health & Human Services
New Jersey
State Advisory Council Contact:
Ellen Wolock
NJ Dept. of Education, Division of Early Childhood Education
100 River View Plaza, P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-777-2074
Email: ellen.wolock@doe.state.nj.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Margaret Milliner
Assistant Director of Child Care Operations
Division of Family Development
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 716
6 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
General Phone: 609-588-2163
margaret.milliner@dhs.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Suzanne Burnette
Director
Phone: 609-777-2074
Fax: 609-777-0967
Email: suzanne.burnette@doe.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/education/
New Jersey Head Start State Collaboration Office NJ Department of Education
PO Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
State Home Visiting Contact:
Lakota Kruse
Phone: 609-292-5656
Email: lakota.kruse@doh.state.nj.us
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
New Mexico
State Advisory Council Contact:
Dan Haggard
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Dept.
P.O. Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, New Miexico 87502
Phone: 505-827-6614
Email: dan.haggard@state.nm.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Mohammed Hussien
Bureau Chief
Child Care Services Bureau
Early Childhood Services Division
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-476-0453
General Phone: 505-476-0465
mohammed.hussien@state.nm.us
www.newmexicokids.org
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Karen Ziegler
Director
Phone: 505-827-4033
Fax: 505-476-0490
Email: Karen.Ziegler@state.nm.us
Website: http://www.newmexicokids.org
New Mexico Head Start State Collaboration Office Department of Children, Youth and Families
PERA Building, Room 116 B
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
State Home Visiting Contact:
Dan Haggard,
Phone: 505-827-6614
Email: dan.haggard@state.nm.us
State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
New York
State Advisory Council Contact:
Regina Canuso
NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council
52 Washington Street, Suite 99 Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: 518 402 3284
Email: Regina.Canuso@ccf.state.ny.us
Robert Frawley
NYS Council on Children and Families
52 Washington Street, Suite 99 West Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 473-8081
Email: bob.frawley@ccf.state.ny.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Janice Molnar
Deputy Commissioner
Division of Child Care Services
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
South Building, Room 309
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
518-486-6247
General Phone: 518-474-9454
janice.molnar@ocfs.state.ny.us
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Patricia Persell
Director
Phone: 518-474-9352
Fax: 518-473-2570
Email: patricia.persell@ccf.ny.gov
Website: http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/Initiatives/HeadStartHome.htm
New York Head Start State Collaboration Office Council on Children and Families
52 Washington Street, West Building
Suite 99
Rensselaer, NY 12144
State Home Visiting Contact:
Rachel de Long
Phone: 518-474-0535
Email: rmd07@health.state.ny.us
New York State Department of Health
North Carolina
State Advisory Council Contact:
Anne Bryan
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 (Mailing Address)
Phone:(919) 715-3522
Email: anne.bryan@nc.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Deborah Cassidy
Director
deb.cassidy@dhhs.nc.gov
Anna Carter
Deputy Director
anna.carter@dhhs.nc.gov
Division of Child Development
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
General Phone: 919-662-4499
http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/general/home.asp
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Lesha Workman
Associate Director
Phone: 919-981-5384
Fax: 919-855-6840
Email: lesha.workman@ncpublicschools.gov
Website: http://www.ncprek.nc.gov/PreKindergarten/HeadStart/index.asp
Khari Garvin
Director
Phone: 919-807-3618
Email: khari.garvin@dpi.nc.gov
Website: http://www.ncprek.nc.gov/PreKindergarten/HeadStart/index.asp
North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office Office of Early Learning
NC Department of Public Instruction
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2075
State Home Visiting Contact:
Marshall Tyson
Phone: 919-707-5640
Email: Marshall.Tyson@dhhs.nc.gov
North Carolina Department of Health; Division of Public Health
North Dakota
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Jennifer Barry
Early Childhood Services Administrator
701-328-4809
jlbarry@nd.gov
Carol Cartledge
Director of Economic Assistance Policy
701-328-4008
ccartledge@nd.gov
Joan Schatz
Child Care Subsidy Administrator
701-328-4005
jtschatz@nd.gov
Children and Family Services Division
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Capitol Building, Department 325
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
General Phone: 701-328-2310
www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childcare
Note: Jennifer oversees licensing and quality,
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Linda Rorman
Director
Phone: 701-328-1711
Fax: 701-328-3538
Alternate Phone: 800-472-2622
Email: lrorman@nd.gov
Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childfamily/headstart/
Head Start State Collaboration Office 600 East Boulevard Avenue Dept 325 Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
State Home Visiting Contact:
Kjersti Hintz
Phone: 701.328.2784
Email: kchintz@nd.gov
North Dakota Department of Health
Ohio
State Advisory Council Contact:
Alicia Leatherman
Offices of Families and Children
50 W. Town Street, 6th floor Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-3698
Email: alicia.leatherman@jfs.ohio.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Michelle Albast
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Child Care and Development
Office of Family Assistance
Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
Sixth Floor
50 West Town Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-752-0582
General Phone: 614-466-1213
michelle.albast@jfs.ohio.gov
www.jfs.ohio.gov/CDC/childcare.stm
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
James Scott
Director
Phone: 614-466-0224
Fax: 614-728-2338
Email: james.scott@ode.state.oh.us
Head Start State Collaboration Office Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Mail Stop 305
Columbus, OH 43215
State Home Visiting Contact:
Susan A. Wolfe
Phone: 614-644-8453
Email: Suea.Wolfe@odh.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Health
Oklahoma
State Advisory Council Contact:
Debra Andersen
Smart Start Oklahoma
421 Northwest 13th Street, Suite 270 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103
Phone: 405-278-6978
Email: debra.andersen@smartstartok.org
State CCDF Administrator:
Lesli D. Blazer
Director
Child Care Services
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
405-521-4441
General Phone: 405-521-3561
lesli.blazer@okdhs.org
www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/cc
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Kay Floyd
Director
Phone: 405-949-1495
Fax: 405-949-0955
Email: kfloyd@okacaa.org
Website: http://www.okacaa.org
Oklahoma Head Start State Collaboration Office OKACAA
605 Centennial Boulevard Edmond, OK 73013
State Home Visiting Contact:
Annette Jacobi
Phone: (405)271-7611
Email: AnnetteJ@health.ok.gov
Oregon
State Advisory Council Contact:
Dell Ford
Oregon Dept. of Education, Head Start Collaboration Office
255 Capitol Street NE Salem, Oregon 97310-0203
Phone: 503-947-5810
Email: dell.ford@state.or.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Kara Waddell
Administrator
Child Care Division
Oregon Department of Employment
875 Union Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97311
503-947-1409
General Phone: 503-947-1400
kara.d.waddell@state.or.us
www.employment.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/CCD
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Dell Ford
Director
Phone: 503-947-5810
Fax: 503-378-5156
Email: dell.ford@state.or.us
Website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1404
Oregon Head Start State Collaboration Office Oregon Department of Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
State Home Visiting Contact:
Katherine Bradley
Phone: (971) 673-0233
Email: katherine.bradley@state.or.us
Oregon Health Authority
Pennsylvania
State Advisory Council Contact:
Todd Klunk
Dept. of Education& Public Welfare, Office of Child Development & Early Learning
333 Market Street, 6th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: 717-346-9320
Email: tklunk@state.pa.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Barbara Minzenberg
Deputy Secretary
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare
Sixth Floor
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
General Phone: 717-346-9320
bminzenber@state.pa.us
www.dpw.state.pa.us
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Tracey Campanini
Director
Phone: 717-213-2066
Fax: 717-213-0584
Email: tracam@berksiu.org
Website: http://www.pakeys.org
HSSCO The Pennsylvania Key
200 N. Third St.
3rd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2224
State Home Visiting Contact:
Todd Klunk
Phone: 717-346-9327
Email: RA-ocdearlylearning@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Rhode Island
State Advisory Council Contact:
Leanne Barrett
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
One Union Station Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-351-9400 x23
Email: lbarrett@rikidscount.org
Michele Palermo
RI Dept.of Education, Office of Instruction, Assessment, and Curriculum
255 Westminster St Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401 222-8941
Email: Michele.Palermo@ride.ri.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Diane Cook
Child Care Administrator
Office of Child Care
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-1390
General Phone: 401-462-5300
dcook@dhs.ri.gov
www.dhs.ri.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Lawrence Pucciarelli
Director
Phone: 401-462-3071
Fax: 401-462-6878
Email: lpucciar@dhs.ri.gov
Rhode Island Head Start State Collaboration Office Department of Human Services
Louis Pasteur Building
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
State Home Visiting Contact:
Kristine Campagna
Phone: 401-222-5927
Email: kristine.campagna@health.ri.go
Rhode Island Department of Health
South Carolina
State Advisory Contact Council:
No ARRA Contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Leigh Bolick
Director
Child Care Services
South Carolina Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202
803-898-7134
General Phone: 803-898-9020
leigh.bolick@dss.sc.gov
http://childcare.sc.gov/main/
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Mary Lynne Diggs
Director
Phone: 803-898-2550
Fax: 803-898-4458
Email: Mary.Diggs@dss.sc.gov
Website: http://www.sc-headstart.org; www.scacap.org
South Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office South Carolina Department of Social Services
1535 Confederate Avenue
3rd floor
Columbia, SC 29202
State Home Visiting Contact:
Sue Williams
Phone: 803-744-4023
Email: swilliams@scchildren.org
Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina
South Dakota
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Patricia Monson
Division Director
Division of Child Care Services
South Dakota Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-6393
General Phone: 605-773-4766
patricia.monson@state.sd.us
www.dss.sd.gov/childcare
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Rayne Dosch
Director
Phone: 605-773-4640
Fax: 605-773-6139
Email: rayne.dosch@state.sd.us
Website: http://doe.sd.gov/oess/headstart.asp
South Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office Department of Education
800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2294
State Home Visiting Contact:
Darlene Bergeleen
Phone: 605-773-4074
Email: Darlene.bergeleen@state.sd.us
South Dakota Department of Health; Office of Family & Community Health
Tennessee
State Advisory Council Contact:
Jude White
Governor’s Children’s Cabinet
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., 27th Floor, Tennessee Tower, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-2230
Email: jude.white@tn.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Gary Smith
Director
Child Care Planning and Development
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Citizen Plaza
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243
615-313-4781
gary.a.smith@tn.gov
www.state.tn.us/humanserv
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Janet Coscarelli
Director
Phone: 615-741-4849
Fax: 615-532-4989
Email: Janet.Coscarelli@tn.gov
Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/education/headstart; www.tnheadstart.org
Tennessee Head Start State Collaboration Office 9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
State Home Visiting Contact:
Cathy Taylor
Phone: 615-253-3407
Email: cathy.taylor@tn.gov
Tennessee Department of Health
Texas
State Advisory Council Contact:
Donald Titcombe
Texas Early Learning Council, University of Texas Health Science Center- Medical School
7000 Fannin Street, Suite 1920-b Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-3738
Email: Donald.A.Titcombe@uth.tmc.edu
State CCDF Administrator:
Patricia Gonzalez
Director
Workforce Policy and Program Assistance
Workforce Development Division
Texas Workforce Commission
Room 440T
101 East 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778
512-463-2993
General Phone: 512-463-6022
patricia.gonzalez@twc.state.tx.us
www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/ccinfo.html
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Katie Chennisi
Trainer Registry Coordinator
Phone: 713-500-3832
Email: catherine.e.chennisi@uth.tmc.edu
Website: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/thssco
LaShonda Brown
Director
Phone: 713-500-3835
Fax: 713-500-3820
Alternate Phone: 866-282-7780
Email: lashonda.brown@uth.tmc.edu
Website: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/thssco
Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office The Children's Learning Institute
University of Texas Houston
7000 Fannin, Suite 1920-C
Houston, TX 77030
State Home Visiting Contact:
Sam B. Cooper III
Phone: 512-458-7373
Email: homevisiting@dshs.state.tx.us
Kim Roberts
Phone: 512-458-7374
Email: homevisiting@dshs.state.tx.us
Texas Department of State Health Services
Utah
State Advisory Council Contact:
Teresa Whiting
Utah Dept. of Health, Bureau of Child Development
44 North Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
801-584-8294
twhiting@utah.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Lynette Rasmussen
Director
Office of Work and Family Life
Utah Department of Workforce Services
1385 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-468-0042
General Phone: 801-468-0049
lrasmussen@utah.gov
www.jobs.utah.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Rudy Anderson
HSSCO Director Utah
Phone: 801-468-0026
Email: randerson@utah.gov
Department of Workforce Services Office of Work and Family Life
1385 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84115
State Home Visiting Contact:
Robyn Lipkowitz
Phone: 801-883-4673
Email: rlipkowi@utah.gov
Utah Department of Health
Vermont
State Advisory Council Contact:
Ben Allen
VT Dept. for Children & Families, Child Development Division
103 South Main Street, Building 2 North Waterbury, VT 05671-2901
Phone: 802-769-6174
Email: ben.allen@state.vt.us
State CCDF Administrator:
Reeva Murphy
Child Care Administrator
802-241-1209
reeva.murphy@state.vt.us
Child Development Division
Department for Children and Families
Vermont Agency of Human Services
A Building
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
General Phone: 802-241-1224
www.dcf.state.vt.us/cdd
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Sheri Lynn
Project Consultant
Phone: 802-241-4052
Email: sheri.lynn@usa.com
Benjamin Allen
Vermont Head Start Collaboration Director
Phone: 802-769-6174
Fax: 802-769-2064
Alternate Phone: 802-585-5777
Email: ben.allen@state.vt.us
Vermont Head Start State Collaboration Office DCF/Child Development Division
103 South Main Street, Building 2 North Waterbury, VT 05671-0204
State Home Visiting Contact:
Breena Holmes
Phone: 802-8637347
Email: breena.holmes@ahs.state.vt.us
Vermont Department of Health
Virginia
State Advisory Council Contact:
Zelda Boyd
Virginia Dept. of Social Services , Office of Early Childhood Development
801 East Main Street, 8th Floor Richmond, VA 23219-2901
Phone: 804-726-7616
Email: zelda.boyd@dss.virginia.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Dottie Wells
Director
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Development
Virginia Department of Social Services
Wytestone Plaza
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-726-7639
General Phone: 804-726-7000
dottie.wells@dss.virginia.gov
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Aleta Lawson
Director
Phone: 804-726-7468
Fax: 804-726-7655
Email: aleta.lawson@dss.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cc/headstart.html
Head Start State Collaboration Office Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Development, VA Department of Social Services
801 E Main Street, 8th Floor Richmond, VA 23219-2901
State Home Visiting Contact:
Catherine Bodkin
Phone: 804-864-7768
Email: Catherine.Bodkin@vdh.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Health
Washington
State Advisory Council Contact:
Kelli Bohanon
Washington State Dept. of Early Learning
P.O. Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970
Phone: 360-725-4940
Email:kelli.bohanon@del.wa.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Bob Hamilton
Deputy Director
360-725-4932
bob.hamilton@del.wa.gov
Lynne Shanafelt
Child Care Administrator
360-725-2829
lynne.shanafelt@del.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Early Learning
P.O. Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970
General Phone: 360-725-4665
www.del.wa.gov/care/help
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Kaelyn Bristol
HSSCO Project Coordinator
Phone: 360-725-3517
Email: kaelyn.bristol@del.wa.gov
Website: http://www.del.wa.gov/partnerships/head-start/
Jennifer Jennings-Shaffer
HSSCO Project Manager
Phone: 360-725-4423
Fax: 360-413-3482
Email: jennifer.jennings-shaffer@del.wa.gov
Website: http://www.del.wa.gov/partnerships/head-start/
Head Start State Collaboration Office Department of Early Learning
P.O. Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970
State Home Visiting Contact:
Kelli Bohanon
wahvna@doh.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Early Learning
West Virginia
State Advisory Council Contact:
Gretchen Frankenberry
West Virginia Dept. of Education and the Arts
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East State Capitol Complex Building 5, Rm. 205 Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2440
Gretchen.D.Frankenberry@wv.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Kimberly Hawkins
Director
Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau for Children and Families
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Room B-18
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-356-4603
General Phone: 304-558-7980
kim.j.hawkins@wv.gov
www.wvchildcare.org
State Head Start Collaborating Director:
Sue Hage
Deputy Commissioner for Programs, WVDHHR
Phone: 304-356-4552
Email: Sue.C.Hage@wv.gov
Website: http://www.wvheadstart.org/
Traci Dalton
Director
Phone: 304-356-4604
Fax: 304-558-8800
Email: Traci.L.Dalton@wv.gov
Website: http://www.wvheadstart.org/
WV Head Start State Collaboration Office WV Dept of Health and Human Services
Bureau for Children and Families
350 Capitol Street, Room B-18
Charleston, WV 25301
State Home Visiting Contact:
Jackie Newson
Phone: 304-558-7199 or 800-642-8522
West Virginia Home Visitation Program
Wisconsin
State Advisory Council Contact:
Jane Penner-Hoppe
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, Head Start Collaboration Office
125 South Webster Street, 4th Floor Madison, WI 57707-7841
608-261-6725
jane.pennerhoppe@wisconsin.gov
State CCDF Administrator:
Jim Bates
Director
608-266-6946
jim.bates@wisconsin.gov
Laura Saterfield
Director
608-266-3443
laura.saterfield@wisconsin.gov
Bureau of Quality Improvement
Division of Early Care and Administration
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
P.O. Box 7972
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53707-7972
General Phone: 608-266-9049
http://dcf.wi.gov/childcare/default.htm
Note: Jim oversees subsidy administration, and Laura oversees quality.
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Linda Leonhart
Director
Phone: 608-261-2137
Fax: 608-266-2529
Email: linda.leonhart@dpi.wi.gov
Website: http://www.whsaonline.org
Wisconsin Head Start State Collaboration Office Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Office of Early Learning
125 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53707-7841
State Home Visiting Contact:
Leslie McAllister
Phone: 608-266-8945
Email: Leslie.McAllister@wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Wyoming
State Advisory Council Contact:
Betsy Schmick
Dept. of Family Services, Early Childhood Division
Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-534-4649
Email: betsyschmick@gmail.com
State CCDF Administrator:
Heather Babbitt
Administrator
Economic Assistance
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Third Floor
Hathaway Building
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-5357
heather.babbitt@wyo.gov
http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/
Contact
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Rick Hufnagel
Director
Phone: 307-766-2454
Fax: 307-766-2549
Email: rhufnage@uwyo.edu
Website: http://www.uwyo.edu/wind/headstart
Head Start State Collaboration Office University of Wyoming/Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Dept. 4298
1000 E University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
State Home Visiting Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
Puerto Rico
State Advisory Contact Council:
Marta Sobrino-Bolen
ACUDEN Administration for Integral Child Care and Development
Ave. de la Constitución, Pda. 2, P.O. Box 15091 San Juan, P.R. 00902-5091
Email: msobrino@gmail.com
State CCDF Administrator:
Ileana Inserni Cintrón
Lead Agency Administrator
Puerto Rico Administration of Integral Child Care and Development
P.O. Box 15091
San Juan, PR 00902
General Phone: 787-724-7474
iinserni@acuden.pr.gov
www.acuden.pr.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
Edwin Curbelo Rodriguez
Director
Phone: 787-721-7000
Fax: 787-725-3424
Email: ecurbelo@fortaleza.gobierno.pr
Puerto Rico Head Start State Collaboration Office of the Governor
La Fortaleza, Validad de Vida
P.O. Box 9020082
San Juan, PR 00902-0082
State Home Visiting Contact:
Himirce Vazquez-Rivera
Phone: 787-274-5680
Email: hvazquez@salud.gov.pr
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Virgin Islands
State Advisory Council Contact:
Angeli Ferdschneider
Office of the Governor
Government House 1105 King Street Christiansted, VI 00820
Phone: 340-773-1404
Email: angeli.ferdschneider@go.vi.gov
State CCDF Admistrator:
Michal Rhymer-Charles
Assistant Commissioner
340-774-1166, ext. 4180
mrhymercharles@yahoo.com
Olga Santos
Administrator
340-774-0930, ext. 4180
santosolga34@yahoo.com
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Building A
1303 Hospital Ground
St. Thomas, VI 00802
General Phone: 340-774-0930
www.dhs.gov.vi
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
No ARRA funded contact
State Home Visiting Contact:
Derval Petersen
Virgin Island Department of Health
Phone: 340-712-6219
Email: derval.petersen@usvi-doh.org
American Samoa
State Advisory Council Contact:
No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Louisa Tuiteleleapaga
Assistant Director
Child Care Division
American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services
5614 Tafuna
Pago Pago, AS 96799
General Phone: 684-633-1571
louisat@dhss.as
www.americansamoa.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
No ARRA funded contact
State Home Visiting Contact:
Elizabeth Ponausuia
American Samoa Department of Health
Phone: 684-633-5318
Email: eponausuia.doh@gmail.com
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
State Advisory Council Contact: No ARRA funded contact
State CCDF Administrator:
Melvin Faisao
Secretary
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Capitol Hill, Caller Box 10007
1341 Ascension Drive
Saipan, MP 96950
670-664-2573
General Phone: 670-664-2576
faisaom@pticom.com
www.cnmi.net/government.php
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
No ARRA funded contact
State Home Visiting Contact:
Margarita Torres Aldan
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Department of Public Health
Phone: 670-236-8703
Email: mtaldan@gmail.com
Guam
State Advisory Contact:
Elaine Eclavea
University of Guam CEDDERS
University of Guam UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923
Phone: 671-735-2466
Email: elaine.eclavea@guamcedders.org
Terrie Fejarang
University of Guam CEDDERS
University of Guam UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923
Phone: 671-735-2477
Email: terrie.fejarang@guamcedders.org
Terry Naputi
University of Guam CEDDERS
University of Guam UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923
Phone: 671-735-2363
Email: terry.naputi@guamcedders.org
State CCDF Administrator:
Linda Susuico
Chief Human Services Administrator
Division of Public Welfare
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
123 Chalan Kareta, Route 10
Mangilao, GU 96923
671-735-7274
General Phone: 671-735-7300
linda.susuico@dphss.guam.gov
www.dphss.guam.gov
State Head Start Collaboration Director:
No ARRA funded contact
State Home Visiting Contact:
J.Peter Roberto
Guam Department of Public Health and Social
Services
Phone: 671-735-7102
Email: caring.communities@gmail.com