State Education Agency Director’s of Arts Education Representatives
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY DIRECTORS OF ARTS EDUCATION
Membership
June 2015
ALABAMA
Andy Meadows
Arts Education Specialist
Instructional Services
Alabama State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
ameadows@alsde.edu 334) 353-1191
ALASKA
Laura Forbes
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Community and Native Arts Program Director
411 W. 4th Ave., Ste. 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501-2343
laura.forbes@alaska.gov
State Education Agency Director’s of Arts Education Representatives
ARIZONA
Lynn Tuttle
Arizona Department of Education
Arts Education Specialist
1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
lynn.tuttle@azed.gov 602-364-1534
ARKANSAS
Lana Hallmark
Arkansas Department of Education
Fine Arts Specialist/Public School Program Advisor
Four Capitol Mall, Room 301B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Lana.Hallmark@arkansas.gov 501.682.7590
CALIFORNIA
Jack Mitchell
California Department of Education
CTE Consultant for Art, Media and Entertainment
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
JMitchell@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0504
Mary Rice
California Department of Education
Elementary Arts and K-12 World Languages
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
MRice@cde.ca.gov
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COLORADO
Karol Gates
Colorado Department of Education
Arts Content Specialist
201 East Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
gates_k@cde.state.co.us 303-866-6188
CONNECTICUT
Jacqueline Coleman
Connecticut State Department of Education
Educational Consultant for the Arts
Office of Academics
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Jackqueline.Coleman@ct.gov 860-713-6592
DELAWARE
Debora Hansen
Delaware Department of Education
Education Associate for Visual & Performing Arts, Gifted & Talented Programs
401 Federal St.
Dover, DE 19901
dhansen@doe.k12.de.us 302-735-4190
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION AGENCY
Dr. Lori Worley
Fine Arts ISS Coordinator for Visual Arts, Music and Drama
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400
Lori.Worley@hq.dodea.edu 571-372-6027
FLORIDA
John LeTellier
Florida Department of Education
Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
John.LeTellier@fldoe.org 850- 245-0762
GEORGIA
Jessica L. Booth
Fine Arts Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
Suite 1754 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
Jessica.booth@doe.k12.ga.us 404-656-2800
HAWAII
Gina Nakahara
Hawaii Department of Education
Education Specialist, Fine Arts and World Languages
475 22nd Av. Honolulu, HI 96816
Gina_Nakahara/CIB/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us 808-203-5536
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IDAHO
Dr. Peggy Wenner
Idaho Department of Education
Coordinator, Arts and Humanities
850 W State St. Boise, ID 83720
pjwenner@sde.idaho.gov 208-332-6949
INDIANA
Amy Marsh
Indiana Department of Education
State Coordinator for AP
Fine Arts
State House-Room 229 Indianapolis, IN 46204
amarsh@doe.in.gov 317-234-2134
IOWA
Rosanne Malek
Iowa Department of Education
Arts Consultant & Gifted Education
400 E. 14st Street, Des Moines, IA
rosanne.malek@iowa.gov 515-281-3199
KANSAS
Joyce Huser
Kansas State Department of Education
Education Program Consultant – Fine Arts
120 SE 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612
jhuser@ksde.org 785-296-4932
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KENTUCKY
Robert Duncan
Kentucky Department of Education
Arts and Humanities Consultant
500 Mero Street, Frankfort KY 40601
robert.duncan@education.ky.gov 502-564-2106
MARYLAND
Ken Skrzesz
Coordinator of Fine Arts
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
kenneth.skrzesz@maryland.gov 410-767-0352
MASSACHUSETTS
Dr. Lurline Munoz-Bennett
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Arts Specialist
75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
lmunoz-bennett@doe.mass.edu 781-338-6285
MICHIGAN
Mary Head
Michigan Department of Education
Departmental Analyst/Interim Arts Education
608 West Allegan Street, PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
headm1@michigan.gov 512-335-3442
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MINNESOTA
Dr. Pam Paulson
Senior Policy Director
Perpich Center for Arts Education
6125 Olson Memorial Hwy
Golden Valley, MN 55422
pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us 763-591-4708
MISSISSIPPI
Limeul Eubanks
Mississippi Department of Education
Division Director II
359 North West Street, PO Box 771
Suite 313
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
leubanks@mde.k12.ms.us 601-359-2586
MISSOURI
Tom Tobias
Arts Education Director
Office of College and Career Readiness
Missouri Department of Education
tom.tobias@dese.mo.gov 573-751-9610
MONTANA
Emily Kohring
Montana Arts Council
Director of Arts Education
PO Box 202201
Helena, MT 59620
EKohring@mt.gov 404-444-6420
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NEBRASKA
Debbie DeFrain
Nebraska Department of Education
State Director of Fine Arts Education
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Debbie.Defrain@nebraska.gov 402-471-3142
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Marcia McCaffrey
New Hampshire Department of Education
Arts Consultant & School Improvement
101 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301-3494
marcia.mccaffrey@doe.nh.gov 603-271-3193
NEW JERSEY
Dale Schmid
New Jersey Department of Education
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
100 Riverview Plaza
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
dale.schmid@doe.state.nj.us 609-984-6308
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NEW MEXICO
Vicki Breen
New Mexico Public Education Department
Education Administrator – Arts Education
300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM 87501
vicki.breen@state.nm.us 505-827-6559
NEW YORK
Leslie Yolen
New York State Education Department
Associate in Arts Education
89 Washington Ave. Room 320 EB
Albany, NY 12234
lyolen@mail.nysed.gov 518-474-5922
NORTH CAROLINA
Christie Lynch Ebert
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Arts Education Consultant and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Program
301 N Wilmington St., Rm 6079, Raleigh, NC
clynch@dpi.state.nc.us 919-807-3856
Slater Mapp
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Theatre Arts and Visual Arts Consultant
301 N Wilmington St., Rm 6079, Raleigh, NC
slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758
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NORTH DAKOTA
Greg Gallagher
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Standards and Achievement Director
600 E. Boulevard Ave #201
Bismark, ND 58505 ggallagher@nd.gov 701-332-1838
OHIO
Nancy Pistone
Ohio Department of Education
Arts Consultant
25 S Front St., MD509
Columbus, OH 43215
nancy.pistone@ode.state.oh.us 614-466-7908
OKLAHOMA
J. Glen Henry
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Director of Arts Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma, 73105-4599
glen_henry@sde.state.ok.us 405-521-3034
OREGON
Michael Fridley
Oregon Department of Education
Arts and Communication Specialist
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
michael.fridley@state.or.us 503-947-5660
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PENNSYLVANIA
O. David Deitz
Arts Consultant to the Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St.
8th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
oddeitz@comcast.net 717-512-1472
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sam Shaw
South Dakota Department of Education
Science, Social Studies and Fine Arts Specialist
800 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
sam.shaw@state.sd.us 605-773-5229
TEXAS
Kelsey Kling
Texas Education Agency
Director of Enrichment Education and Programs
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas, 78701 512-463-9581
UTAH
Cathy Jensen
Utah State Office of Education
Curriculum Specialist
250 E 500 South,
Salt Lake City, UT
cathy.jensen@schools.utah.gov 801-538-7793
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VIRGINIA
Cheryle Cuddy Gardner
Virginia Department of Education
Principal Specialist of Fine Arts
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
cherry.gardner@doe.virginia.gov 804-225-2881
WASHINGTON
Anne Banks
State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Arts Program Supervisor
Old Capitol Building
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
anne.banks@k12.wa.us 360-725-4966
WEST VIRGINIA
Christi Camper Moore, Ph.D.
West Virginia Department of Education
Arts Coordinator
Dance. Music. Theatre. Visual Arts
Office of Secondary Learning
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Building 6, Room 603
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
ccamper@k12.wv.us 304.558.5325
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WISCONSIN
Dr. Julie Palkowski
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Education Consultant- Fine Arts and Creativity
Content and Learning Team
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
julie.palkowski@dpi.wi.gov (608) 261-7494
WYOMING
Laurie Hernandez
Wyoming Department of Education
Division Supervisor
2300 Capitol Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82001
laurie.hernandez@wyo.gov 307-777-7673
SEADAE Project Manager
Cory Wilkerson
State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education
Project Manager
899 Center Drive
Palmyra, PA 17078 - coryw2.0@gmail.com
717-269-9026