Barbara Culpepper
Unit Coordinator/Teacher Quality
Arkansas Department of Education
501 Woodlane Street, Suite 220-C
Little Rock, AR 72120
Phone: 501-682-4311 barbara.culpepper@arkansas.gov
Frank Servedio
Programs Manager
Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall, Suite 103-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4589 frank.servedio@arkansas.gov
Geeta Rezvani
Education Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4309
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-323-5595 geeta.rezvani@cde.ca.gov
Hilda Tompkins
Education Staff Specialist
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404 232-2656 hilda.tompkins@gapsc.com
Lisa Danielson
BTSA Induction Regional Director
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
6767 Green Valley Road
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: 530-295-2320 ldanielson@edcoe.org
Carolyn Gyuran
Education Specialist
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei, Suite 201
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-586-2616 cgyuran@htsb.org

Nadene Davidson
Head, Department of Teaching (Interim)
University of Northern Iowa
507 Schindler Education Center University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone: 319-273-6171 davidson@uni.edu
Mary Beth Schroeder Fracek
Administrative Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-3160 marybeth.schroederfracek@iowa.gov
Geri McMahon
Licensure Consultant
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-8323 geri.mcmahon@iowa.gov
Gwen Wallace Nagel
Director, Iowa Learning Online
Iowa Department of Education
Division of Learning and Results Iowa
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-419-3275 gwen.nagel@iowa.gov
Erika Lomax
Director of Educator Licensure and Accreditation
District of Columbia Office of the State
Superintendent of Education
810 First Street, NE - 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-741-0257 erika.lomax@dc.gov
Mark Cyr
Certification Coordinator
Maine Department of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-624-6855 mark.cyr@maine.gov
Robert Brown
Director
Division of Professional Learning and
Assessment
100 Airport Road, 3 rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-782-2154
Liz Neal
Program Approval Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Division - Certification & Accreditation
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0421 eneal@msde.state.md.us
Emily Ackman
Policy Analyst
Educator Policy, Preparation and Leadership
Development
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: 781-338-3241 eackman@doe.mass.edu

Thomn Bell
Higher Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education
1888 April Court
Howell, MI 48843
Phone: 517-574-0301 bellt1@mi.gov
Sarah LaVan
Higher Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education
608 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-7861 lavans@michigan.gov
John VanWagoner
Assistant Director
Michigan Department of Education
Post Office Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-0874 vanwagonerj@michigan.gov
Steve Dibb
Director, Division of School Support
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 651-582-8693 steve.dibb@state.mn.us
Paul Katnik
Director
Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Post Office Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-2990 paul.katnik@dese.mo.gov
Linda Vrooman Peterson
Administrator
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-5726 lvpeterson@mt.gov
Sharon Katt
Senior Administrator
Nebraska Department of Education
Post Office Box 949897
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-2405 sharon.katt@nebraska.gov
Annie Amoia
Executive Director, Instructional Support and Programs
Clark County School District
5100 W. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: 702-799-5413 aamoia@interact.ccsd.net
Karen Soule
Administrator
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-1496 karen.soule@doe.nh.gov

Eileen Aviss
Manager
New Jersey Department of Education
Post Office Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-633-3800 eileen.aviss@doe.state.nj.us
Julia Simmerer
Director
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 508
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-6066 julia.simmerer@doe.state.oh.us
Teena Nations
Deputy Director
Oklahoma Commission for
Teacher Preparation
3545 NW 58th Street, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone: 405-525-2612 tnations@octp.org
Vickie Chamberlain
Executive Director
Teacher Standards & Practices Commission
250 Division Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-378-6813 victoria.chamberlain@state.or.us
Linda Alder
Coordinator, Educator Quality
Utah State Office of Education
Post Office Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801-538-7923 linda.alder@schools.utah.gov
Sydnee Dickson
Director, Teaching and Learning
Utah State Office of Education
Post Office Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Phone: 801-538-7788 sydnee.dickson@schools.utah.gov
Marta Cambra
Director of Educator Quality
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: 802-828-6543 marta.cambra@state.vt.us
JoAnne Carver
Director of Teacher Education
Virginia Department of Education
Post Office Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-371-2475 joanne.carver@doe.virginia.gov

Helene Paroff
Assistant Superintendent
NorthEast Washington Educational Service
District 101
4202 S Regal Street
Spokane, WA 99223
Phone: 509-789-3539 hparoff@esd101.net
Coleen Putaansuu
Program Specialist
Professional Educator Standards Board
Post Office Box 47236
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-725-6321 coleen.putaansuu@k12.wa.us
Lori Wiggins
Executive Director
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard
East Building 6, Room 252
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-558-7010 lwiggins@access.k12.wv.us
Julie Brilli
Director/TEPDL
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: 608-266-0986 julie.brilli@dpi.wi.gov

Katherine Bassett
Director, Educator Relations Group
Educational Testing Service
600 Rosedale Road, MS 51L
Princeton, NJ 08541
Phone: 609-477-4737 kbassett@ets.org
Jodie Butler
State Policy
Promethean, Inc. North America
1165 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Phone: 515-306-8062 jodiebutler1@me.com
Christina Culver
Senior Policy Advisor
School Improvement Network
2126 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-387-2752 christina.erlandculver@verizon.net
Lynn DeMuth
Regional Assistant Dean
University of Phoenix
4605 E. Elwood Street, MS AA C-705
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Phone: 480-557-1376 lynn.demuth@phoenix.edu
Jenny Frye
Systems Engineer
SAS Institute
5 Park Plaza, Suite 900
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: 949-852-8550 x51317 jenny.frye@sas.com
Les McCallum
Program Associate
Evaluation Systems - Pearson
11028 54th Street NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Phone: 253-225-1170 plmccallum@comcast.net
Tamara McKinney
Executive Advisor
LiveText, Inc.
550 N Kingsbury Street, Suite 607
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312-860-0087 tamara.mckinney@livetext.com
Scott Noon
Vice President, Market Development
Teachscape
210 Barkay Crossing
Lititz, PA 17543
Phone: 717-626-6555 scott.noon@teachscape.com
Susan Zelman
Vice President, State Strategies
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
3168 Broadmooh Avenue
Columbus, OH 43209
Phone: 614-984-7370 susan.zelman@hmhpub.com

Karen Huffman
Associate Director
Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center
500 Virginia Avenue, United Center
Suite 500
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-347-0430 karen.huffman@edvantia.org
Lynn Olson
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
500 5th Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109
206-709-3100
Steve Cantrell
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
500 5th Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109
206-709-3100
Mary Diez
Dean, School of Education
Alverno College
3400 S. 43 Street
Milwaukee, WI 53234
Phone: 414-382-6214 mary.diez@alverno.edu
Joellen Killion
Senior Advisor
Learning Forward
10931 W. 71st Place
Arvada, CO 80004
Phone: 303-520-6790 joellen.killion@learningforward.org
Cory Linton
President & CEO
School Improvement Network
32 West Center Street
Midvale, Utah 84047
Irv Richardson
Coordinator for Public Education
and School Support
NEA -New Hampshire
212 Spring Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
Phone: 603.924.8750
Fax: 603.224.2648 irvrichardson@hotmail.com

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One Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.336.7000 www.ccsso.org
Mary-Dean Barringer
SCEE Educator in Residence
110 Purple Leaf
Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone: 919-923-5662 marydean1953@gmail.com
William Bentgen
Program Assistant
Phone: 202-336-7018 williamb@ccsso.org
Holly Boffy
SCEE Educator in Residence
115 Triangle Circle
Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone: 337-856-9223 holly.boffy@gmail.com
Mary Canole
Leadership for School Leadership
6 Calvert Street
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-864-9501 maryc@consultant.ccsso.org
Adam Ezring
Senior Advocacy Associate
Phone: 202-336-7010 adame@ccsso.org
Terence Janicki
SCEE Educator in Residence
815 Mast Court
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone: 530-313-8237 t_janicki@sbcglobal.net
Allie Masterson
Program Assistant
Phone: 202-336-7017 alliem@ccsso.org
Kathleen Paliokas
Director, InTASC
Phone: 202-336-7058 kathyp@ccsso.org
Janice Poda
Strategic Initiative Director
Phone: 202-336-7057 janicep@ccsso.org
Susan Taylor
Senior Associate
Phone: 202-312-6867 susant@ccsso.org