Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind STATE PROGRAM MANAGERS LIST ALABAMA Curtis Glisson, Administrator of Blind and Deaf Services Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services 560 S. Lawrence Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 293-7072 Email: curtis.glisson@rehab.alabama.gov Carol Pinkard, OASIS Program Coordinator Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services 236 Goodwin Crest Drive Homewood, AL 35219-0888 Phone: (205) 290-4451 Email: carol.pinkard@rehab.alabama.gov ALASKA Velja Elstad, Program Manager Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 801 West 10th Street, Suite A Juneau, AK 99801-1894 Phone: (907) 465-6932 or (800) 478-2815 Fax: (907) 465-2856 TTY: (907) 465-6932 Email: velja.elstad@alaska.gov Contact Person Sean O’Brien Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 801 West 10th Street, Suite A Juneau, AK 99801-1894 Phone: (907) 465-6969 or (800) 478-2815 Fax: (907) 465-2856 TTY: (907) 465-6932 Email: sean.obrien@alaska.gov AMERICAN SAMOA Uaea Satele, Program Manager Department of Human and Social Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation/Center for Independent Living P.O. Box 4561 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Phone: 011 (684) 699-4234 1 Fax: 011 (684) 699-1376 Email: aliivaa@gmail.com Pete Galea’i: apisap26@yahoo.com ARIZONA Ed House, Program Manager Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1789 West Jefferson Street, 2NW Mail Drop 930A Phoenix, AZ 85007-3202 Phone: (602) 542-6289 Fax: 602) 542-3778 Relay: (866) 327-8877 TTY: (602) 364-2107 Email: ehouse@azdes.gov Contact Person Diane McElmury Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1789 West Jefferson Street, 2NW Mail Drop 930A Phoenix, AZ 85007-3202 Phone: (602) 542-6289 Fax: (602) 542-3778 Relay: (866) 327-8877 TTY: (602) 364-2107 Email: dmcelmury@azdes.gov State Director Katherine Levandowsky Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1789 West Jefferson Street, 2NW Mail Drop 930A Phoenix, AZ 85007-3202 Phone: (602) 542-6295 Fax: (602) 542-3778 Relay: (866) 327-8877 TTY: (602) 364-2107 Email: klevandowsky@az.des.gov ARKANSAS Mary S. Douglas, Field Service Supervisor 2 700 Main St, S102 Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 682-0329 Agency Receptionist: 1-800-960-9270 Dwana Williams, Assistant Phone: (501) 682-0341 TDD: (501) 682-0093 Fax: (501) 682-0366 Email: mary.douglas@arkansas.gov Katy Morris, Agency Director Phone: (501) 682-0360 Email: katy.morris@arkansas.gov CALIFORNIA Chris Gist, OIB Program Manager Department of Rehabilitation 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 558-5484 Fax: (916) 558-5481 Email: christopher.a.gist@dor.ca.gov Joe Smith, Program Manager Emeritus Phone: (916) 558-5489 Email: f.joe.smith@dor.ca.gov Joseph Xavier, Director Department of Rehabilitation 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 558-5815 Fax: (916) 558-5481 TTY: (916) 558-5807 Email: jxavier@dor.ca.gov COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Arlene Kay A. Yamagata, Director Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Office of the Governor P.O. Box 501521 Saipan, MP 96950 Phone: (670) 322-6537/8 Fax: (670) 322-6536 TTY: (670) 322-6449 Email: nmidir@ovrgov.net nmidir@ovrgov.net 3 COLORADO Rob Buzogany, MS Manager Programs and Program Development 1575 Sherman Street, 4th Floor Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-4809 Email: robert.buzogany@state.co.us CONNECTICUT Marsha Brown, Program Manager Older Blind Grant Program VII-2 Board of Education and Services for the Blind 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor, CT 06095 Phone: (860) 602-4046 Fax: (860) 602-4030 TTY: (860) 602-4002 Email: marsha.brown@po.state.ct.us Contact Person Christopher Lassen, Adult Services Supervisor Board of Education and Services for the Blind 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor, CT 06095 Phone: (860) 602-4180 Fax: (860) 602-4030 TTY: (860) 602-4002 Email: christopher.lassen@po.state.ct.us DELAWARE Melody N. May, Social Service Administrator Independent Living Services Program Biggs Building, 1901 North DuPont Highway New Castle, DE 19720 Phone: (302) 255-9812 Fax: (302) 255-9388 TTY: (302) 255-9854 Email: melody.may@state.de.us DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Edna Johnson Rehabilitation Services Administration 810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 442-8450; (202) 442-8419; (202) 442-8250; (202) 442-2250 4 Fax: (202) 442-8745 Email: edna.johnson@dc.gov; marilyn.griffin-clark@dc.gov Lavonne Chambers, CRC Department of Disability Services Rehabilitation Services Administration Division Services for the Blind Independent Living Services 1125 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 442-8465 Fax: (202) 442-8720 Email: lavonne.chambers@dc.gov FLORIDA Mary Ellen Ottman, Program Consultant FL Department of Education Division of Blind Services 401 Platt Street Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: (386) 254-3854 Fax: (386) 254-3872 Email: maryellen.ottman@dbs.fldoe.org Armando (Mondi) Azpeitia, Program Manager Division of Blind Services Turlington Building 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1114 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-0324 or (800) 342-1828 Fax: (850) 245-0363 Email: mondi.azpeitia@dbs.fldoe.org State Director Joyce Hildreth Department of Education Division of Blind Services Turlington Building 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1114 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-0331 or (800) 342-1828 Fax: (850) 245-0363 Email: joyce.hildreth@dbs.fldoe.org 5 GEORGIA Kay McGill M.A. Ed. CRC Manager, Georgia Vision Program for Seniors Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 2187 Northlake Parkway, Suite 112, Building 9 Tucker, GA 30084-4110 Phone: (770) 414-2676 Fax: (770) 414-2674 Email: Kay.McGill@gvra.ga.gov Paul Raymond Director of Blindness Services Dept of Labor/Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2720 Riverside Drive, Suite 132 P.O. Box 7566 Macon, GA 31209-7566 Phone: (478) 751-6234 Fax: (478) 314-6814 Email: paul.raymond@gvra.ga.gov GUAM Kasinda C. Ludwig Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/Acting VRA Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities (DISID) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) 238 AFC Flores St Suite 602, DNA Bld. Hagatna, Guam 96910 Phone: 671-475-5735/39 Fax:671-4661 TDD 671-477-8642 Email: kasinda.ludwig@disid.guam.gov Benito Servino Division of Vocational Rehabilitation DNA Building 238 AFC Flores Street, Suite 601 Hagatna, GU 96910 Phone: (671) 475-5735 Fax: (671) 475-4661 TTY: (671) 477-8642 Email: benito.servino@disid.guam.gov Mari Danielle Blas Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 238 Archbishop FC Flores Street DNA Building Suite 602 6 Hagatna, GU 96910 Phone: (671) 475-5735, ext. 38 Fax: (671) 475-4661 Email: mari.blas@disid.guam.gov HAWAII Lea Grupen Hawaii Department of Human Services Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind 1901 Bachelot Street Honolulu, HI 96817 Phone: (808) 586-5275 Fax: (808) 586-5288 TTY: (808) 586-5269 Email: lgrupen@dhs.hawaii.gov IDAHO Nancy Wise, IL services coordinator Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired P.O. Box 83720, 341 West Washington Street Boise, ID 83720-0012 Phone: (208) 334-3220, ext. 398 or (800) 542-8688 Fax: (208) 334-2963 Email: nwise@icbvi.idaho.gov ILLINOIS Janet Sherburne, Program Manager Department of Human Services Bureau of Blind Services Division of Rehabilitation Services 809 Commercial Avenue Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: (217) 785-3887 Fax: (217) 524-1235 TTY: (217) 785-3887 Relay: (866) 704-2313 Email: janet.sherburne@illinois.gov Contact Person Priscilla Curtis – Office Coordinator Department of Human Services Bureau of Blind Services Division of Rehabilitation Services 1307 North Mattis Avenue Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 278-3500 7 Fax: (217) 278-3508 Relay: (888) 472-0940 Email: priscilla.curtis@illinois.gov INDIANA Gregory Jinks, Director Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services Blind and Visually Impaired Services P.O. Box 7083, 402 West Washington Street Suite W-453 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083 Phone: (877) 241-8177 Fax: (317) 232-6478 Email: gregory.jinks@fssa.in.gov Contact Person Julia Anderson, program coordinator Blind and Visually Impaired Services Family and Social Services Administration Indiana Government Center South 402 W. Washington St. RmW453 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Office: 317.234.7177 Cell: 317.605.4295 Fax: 317-234-6478 Email: Julia.Anderson@fssa.IN.gov IOWA Kimberley “Kim” Barber, Program Manager – Large print Iowa Department for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 Phone: (515) 281-1299 or (800) 362-2587 Fax: (515) 281-1263 TTY: (515) 281-1259 Email: kim.barber@blind.state.ia.us State Director Richard Sorey Iowa Department for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 Phone: (515) 281-1334 Fax: (515) 281-1263 TTY: (515) 281-1259 8 Email: richard.sorey@blind.state.ia.us KANSAS Peg Spencer Director of Policy and Field Support Docking State Office Building 8th Floor, West 915 SW Harrison St. Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-368-8214 Fax: 785-368-7467 Email: Peg.Spencer@dcf.ks.gov Betty Williams VR Program Coordinator Docking State Office Building 8th Floor, West 915 SW Harrison St. Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-296-4694 Fax: 785-368-7467 Email: Betty.Williams@dcf.ks.gov KENTUCKY Gay Pannell, Program Manager Kentucky Office for the Blind Division of Client Services 955 Fairview Ave., Ste 100 Bowling Green, KY 42101 Phone: (270) 746-7479 Fax: (270) 746-7481 Email: gay.pannell@ky.gov State Director Allison Flanagan Kentucky Office for the Blind 275 E. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Mail Stop 2-EJ Frankfort, KY 40621 Phone: (502) 564-4754 Fax: (502) 564-2951 Email: Allison.flanagan@ky.gov LOUISIANA Kevin Monk, Program Manager, CD Department of Social Services Louisiana Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 91297, 627 N. Fourth Street Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9297 9 Phone: (225) 219-2943 or (800) 737-2958 Fax: (225) 219-2942 Email: kmonk@dss.state.la.us MAINE Paul Cote Assistant Director Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired Phone: (207) 623-7956 Fax: (207) 287-5292 Email: paul.e.cote@maine.gov Contact person Brenda Drummond Rehabilitation Consultant Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired Phone: (207) 623-7954 Fax: (207) 287-5292 Email: brenda.g.drummond@maine.gov MARYLAND Tandra Hunter-Payne, M.Ed, Program Manager Office for Blindness and Vision Services 2301 Argonne Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: (410) 554-9107 Fax: (410) 554-9197 Email: thunterpayne@dors.state.md.us Contact Person Susan Schaffer, Office for Blindness and Vision Services 2301 Argonne Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: (410) 554-9107 Fax: (410) 554-9197 Email: sschaffer@dors.state.md.us MASSACHUSETTS Susan Lavin, Program Manager Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 600 Washington Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02111-4718 Phone: (617) 626-7475 or (800) 392-6450 Fax: (617) 350-7959 Email: susan.lavin@state.ma.us 10 Contact Person Karen Hatcher Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 600 Washington Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02111 Phone: (617) 626-7462 Fax: (617) 350-7959 Email: karen.hatcher@state.ma.us MICHIGAN Leamon Jones, Program Manager – Braille or Diskette Michigan Commission for the Blind P.O. Box 30652, 201 North Washington Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0579 Fax: (517) 335-5140 TTY: (888) 864-1212 Email: jonesL2@michigan.gov MINNESOTA Edward Lecher State Services for the Blind Senior Service Unit 2200 University Avenue West, Suite 240 St Paul, MN 55114-1840 Phone: (651) 642-0838 Fax: (651) 649-5927 TTY: (651) 642-0506 Email: Edward.lecher@state.mn.us Contact Person Carol Pankow, Acting Director State Service for the Blind 2200 University Avenue West St Paul, MN 5114-1840 651-642-0399 fax 651-649-5927 Carol.Pankow@state.mn.us MISSISSIPPI Lynda Hall, Program Manager Department of Rehabilitation Services Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind/Independent Living P.O. Box 824, 207 Industrial Park Road Starkville, MS 39760 Phone: (662) 320-6656 or (800) 443-1000 11 Fax: (662) 324-1873 TTY: (662) 324-1878 Email: lhall@mdrs.ms.gov MISSOURI Zeze Miller, Program Manager Missouri Family Support Division Rehabilitation Services for the Blind P.O. Box 2320, 615 Howerton Court Jefferson City, MO 65102-0088 Phone: (573) 751-8903 Fax: (573) 526-0611 Email: zeze.o.miller@dss.mo.gov State Director Mark Laird, Deputy Director Missouri Family Support Division Rehabilitation Services for the Blind P.O. Box 2320, 615 Howerton Court Jefferson City, MO 65102-0088 Phone: (573) 751-4249 Fax: (573) 751-4984 Email: mark.laird@dss.mo.gov MONTANA Beverly Berg, Program Administrator Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Montana Disability, Employment and Transitions Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services P. O. Box 4210, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 4D, Room 307 Helena, MT 59604-4210 Phone: (406) 444-4178 Fax: (406) 444-3632 TTY: (406) 444-2590 Email: bberg@mt.gov NEBRASKA Deanna Jesse 906 East 25th Street Kearney, NE 68847-4603 Phone: (308) 865-5442 Fax: (308) 865-5440 Email: deanna.jesse@nebraska.gov 12 NEVADA Shelley Hendren, Administrator Nevada Rehabilitation Division 3016 West Charleston, Suite 200 Las Vegas, Nevada (702) 486-5230 Email: sghendren@nvdetr.org Contact Person Heather Johnson Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation Division 1370 South Curry Street Carson City, NV 89103 Phone: (775) 684-4059 Fax: (775) 684-4184 TTY: (772) 684-8400 Email: hljohnson@state.nv.us NEW HAMPSHIRE Rose Prescott, Program Manager – Braille Sight Services for Independent Living New Hampshire Department of Education Services for Blind & Visually Impaired 21 South Fruit Street, Suite 20 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-3537 or (800) 735-2964 Fax: (603) 271-3816 TTY: (603) 271-3471 Email: rose.prescott@doe.nh.gov Contact Person Doreen Kronholm, Program Assistant Sight Services for Independent Living 21 S. Fruit Street, Suite 20 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-3537 Fax: (603) 271-3816 Email: doreen.kronholm@doe.nh.gov NEW JERSEY Bruce Kastner Clinical and Independent Living Coordinator New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Phone: (973) 648-3082 Fax: (973) 648-7924 13 Email: bruce.kastner@dhs.state.nj.us; Agency website: www.cbvi.nj.gov NEW MEXICO Greg D. Trapp, State director New Mexico Commission for the Blind 2200 Yale Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: (505) 841-8844, ext 231 Email: greg.trapp@state.nm.us Virginia Murphy, Deputy Director Independent Living Program NM Commission for the Blind 2200 Yale Boulevard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: (505) 383-2202 Fax: (505) 841-8850 Email: Virginia.Murphy@state.nm.us NEW YORK Craig Hedgecock New York State Office of Children and Family Services Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Capital view office park 52 Washington Street, South Building, Room 201 Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: (518) 474-7669 Fax: (518) 486-5819 Email: craig.hedgecock@ocfs.state.ny.us Contact Person Laurel Munro New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Office of Children and Family Services 52 Washington Street, South Building, Room 201 Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: (518) 474-6956 Fax: (518) 486-5819 Email: laurel.munro@ocfs.state.ny.us Brian S. Daniels, State Director NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Office of Children and Family Services 52 Washington Street, South Building, Room 201 Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: (518) 474-6812 14 Fax: (518) 486-5819TTY Email: brian.daniels@ocfs.state.ny.us NORTH CAROLINA Deidre Dockery, Program Manager NC Division of Services for the Blind 309 Ashe Avenue, 2601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2601 Phone: (919) 733 9700, ext. 210 Fax: (919) 715-8771 Relay: (711) Email: deidre.dockery@dhhs.nc.gov Eddie Weaver , State Director – Braille NC Division of Services for the Blind 309 Ashe Avenue, 2601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2601 Phone/TTY/Relay: (919) 733-9822 Fax: (919) 733-9769 Email: eddie.weaver@dhhs.nc.gov NORTH DAKOTA Helen A. Baumgartner, Program Administrator – Large Print Department of Human Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite One-B Bismarck, ND 58501-1208 Phone: (701) 328-8954 or (800) 755-2745 Fax: (701) 328-8969 TTY: (701) 328-8968 Email: hbaumgartner@nd.gov Russell Cusack, DSU director Department of Human Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite One-B Bismarck, ND 58501-1208 Phone: (701) 328-8954 or (800) 755-2745 Fax: (701) 328-8969 TTY: (701) 328-8968 Email: nmckenzie@nd.gov OHIO Mindy Duncan, Deputy Director BSVI Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission 400 East Campus View Boulevard, 3BS 15 Columbus Ohio 43235-4604 Phone: (614) 438-1256 Fax: (614) 438-1257 Email: mindy.duncan@ood.ohio.gov Christy Hauck, Performance and reporting manager Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Phone: (614) 438-1252 Fax: N/A Email: Christine.hauck@ood.ohio.gov Rebecca Halstead Phone: (614) 438-1287 or (614) 438-1200 Email: rebecca.halstead@ood.ohio.gov OKLAHOMA Douglas C. Boone, Division Administrator Department of Rehabilitation Services 3535 N. W. 58, Ste 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: (405) 951-3485 Fax: (405) 951-3529 Relay: (405) 951-3400 Email: dboone@okdrs.gov Marilyn Sanders, Programs Manager II Tulsa Visual Services Center 907 S. Detroit Ave., Ste. 500 Tulsa, OK 74120 Phone: 918-551-4908 Fax: 918-551-4935 OREGON Harvalee Hess, Assistant Director of Rehabilitation Services/IL Director Oregon Commission for the Blind Phone: (971) 673-1588, ext. 31605 Email: harvalee.hess@state.or.us Juanita Cook Oregon Commission for the Blind 535 SE 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Phone: (971) 673-1588 Fax: (971) 673-1570 TTY: (971) 673-1577 Email: juanita.cook@state.or.us 16 PENNSYLVANIA Stan Swaintek, Independent Living Specialist Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Bureau of Blind and Visual Services 1521 North Sixth Street Harrisburg, PA 17102-9911 Phone: (717) 787-3624 Fax: (717) 787-3210 TTY: (866) 830-7327 Email: sswaintek@pa.gov Contact person Stephen H. Suroviec, Agency Director Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 1521 North 6th Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 Phone: (717) 787-7312 Fax: (717) 772-1629 Email: stsuroviec@pa.gov PUERTO RICO María M Berríos La Torre, Directora Oficina de Servicios de Vida Independiente Independent Living Office, MIRADA Older Blind Program Apartado 191118 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-1118 Phone: (787) 729-0160, ext. 7247 Fax: (787) 728-3580 Email: mariamercedes@vra.pr.gov Contact Person María Mercedes Berríos La Torre Independent Living Office 1113 Office, Mercantil Plaza Building, Ponce de León Avenue San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00919-1118 Phone: (787) 729-0160, ext. 7247 Fax: (787) 728-3580 Email: mariamercedes@vra.pr.gov Edwin Ocasio Miranda, Acting Administrator Department of Labor and Human Resources Puerto Rico Vocational Administration 1113 Office – Mercantil Plaza Building San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-1118 Phone: (787)728-3540 or (787) 727-0445 17 Fax: (787)728-8070 Email: eocasio@vra.pr.gov RHODE ISLAND Sandra Pritko,, OIB Program manager , Program Manager/State Director Department of Human Services/Office of Rehabilitation Services Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 40 Fountain Street, Third Floor Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 462-7907, Fax: (401) 222-1328 Email: sandyp@ors.ri.gov SOUTH CAROLINA Rhonda Thompson, Program Manager/State Director – Diskette South Carolina Commission for the Blind Prevention of Blindness/Older Blind Division P.O. Box 79, 620 North Main Street Greenville, SC 29601-1654 Phone: (864) 241-1111 Fax: (864) 241-1159 Email: rthompson@sccb.sc.gov SOUTH DAKOTA Sandra Neyhart, Program Manager Department of Human Services Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired Hillsview Properties Plaza 3800 East Highway 34, 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Phone: (605) 773-4644 or (800) 265-9684 Fax: (605) 773-5483 TTY: (605) 773-6412 Email: sandy.neyhart@state.sd.us TENNESSEE Susan Conder, Program Coordinator Tennessee Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Citizens Plaza Building 400 Deaderick Street, 12th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: (615) 313-5345 Fax: (615) 741-6508 TTY: (800) 270-1349 Email: susan.conder@tn.us 18 Cindy Miles, Director IL/OIB 905 Buffalo St. Johnson City, TN 37604 Phone: (423) 434-6986 Fax: (423) 434-6963 Email: cindy.miles@tn.gov Patti.Bell-Norris, State Director Tennessee Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Citizens Plaza Building 400 Deaderick Street, 12th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: (615) 313-4921 Fax: (615) 741-6508 Email: patti.bell-norris@tn.gov TEXAS Martha Bagley Program Specialist IL & BCP DARS DBS Phone: (512) 377-0461 Cell: (512) 535-8076 Email: martha.bagley@dars.state.tx.us UTAH William G. Gibson, Program Manager – Braille Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 250 North 1950 West, Suite B Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902 Phone: (801) 323-4345 Fax: (801) 323-4396 TTY: (801) 323-4395 Email: bgibson@utah.gov VERMONT Fred Jones, Program Manager Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired Weeks Building 103 South Maine Street Waterbury, VT 05671-2304 Phone: (802) 241-2132 Fax: (802) 241-2128 Email: fred.jones@ahs.state.vt.us 19 Contact Person Steven P. Pouliot, Executive director Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired 60 Kimball Avenue Burlington, VT 05403 Phone: (802) 863-1358, ext. 233 Fax: (802) 863-1481 Email: spouliot@vabvi.org VIRGINIA Jane B. Ward-Solomon, Program Manager Rehabilitation Teaching/Independent Living Services Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 397 Azalea Avenue Richmond, VA 23227-3600 Phone: (804) 371-3112 or (800) 622-2155 Fax: (804) 371-3390 Email: jane.ward@dbvi.virginia.gov State Director Raymond E. Hopkins Rehabilitation Teaching/Independent Living Services Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 397 Azalea Avenue Richmond, VA 23227-3600 Phone: (804) 371-3145 or (800) 622-2155 Fax: (804) 371-3157 TTY: (804) 371-3140 Email: ray.hopkins@dbvi.virginia.gov VIRGIN ISLANDS Felecia Blyden, Program Manager Virgin Islands Department of Human Services Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Services 1303 Hospital Ground Knud Hansen Complex, Building A Street Thomas, VI 00802 Phone: (340) 774-0930 Fax: (340) 774-7773 Email: felecia.blyden@dhs.vi.gov WASHINGTON Lou Oma Durand, Executive Director Department of Services for the Blind 3411 S. Alaska Street Seattle, WA 98118-1631 20 Phone: (206) 906-5535 or (800) 552-7103 Fax: (206) 721-4103 TDD: (206) 721-4056 Email: loudurand@dsb.wa.gov Debbi Cook Phone: (206) 310-3007 WEST VIRGINIA Judy Neal, Program Coordinator West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services Program manager visions & daily living skills 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143 Phone: (304)766-7179 Fax: (304) 766-5533 TTY: (304) 766-5533 Email: judy.e.neal@wv.gov WISCONSIN Mike Greco, Division Administrator Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Suite A-100, 201 E. Washinton Avenue, Madison, WI 53707-7852 Phone: (608) 261-2126; (608) 260-3163 Fax: (608) 266-0284 Relay: (800) 442-3477 Email: Michael.Greco@dwd.wisconsin.gov Contact Person Enid Glenn, Director - Bureau of Management Services DWD Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Phone: (608) 261-0073 Fax: (608) 327-606 Email: enid.glenn@dwd.wisconsin.gov WYOMING Stephanie Jensen, program consultant. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 122 West 25th Street 1100 Herschler Bldg 1E Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7191 Fax: (307) 777-5939 Email: stephanie.jensen@wyo.gov 21 Contact Person Ken Hoff, Executive Director Wyoming Independent Living Rehabilitation, Inc. 305 West First Street Casper, Wyoming 82601 Phone: (307) 266-6956 Fax: (307) 266-6957 TTY: (307) 266-6956 Relay: (800) 877-9975 Email: khoff@wilr.org PRIVATE RESOURCES AND CONSULTANTS AFFILIATED WITH TITLE VII CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMS AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND (AFB) Priscilla Rogers, Program Manager Senior STIE and Independent Living AFB Center on Vision Loss 11030 Ables Lane Dallas, TX 75229 Phone: (214) 352-7222, ext. 1805 Fax: (214) 352-32148456 Email: pris@afb.net Judy Scott, Director AFB Center on Vision Loss 11030 Ables Lane Dallas, TX 75229 Phone: (214) 352-7222, ext. 1802 Fax: (214) 352-3214 Email: jscott@afb.net HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER Paige Berry, Program Director Senior Adult Services Helen Keller National Center Clinical Assistant Professor Dept. of Rehab Counseling VCU – P.O. Box 980330 Richmond, VA 23298-0030 Phone: (804) 827-0920 V/TTY Fax: (804) 828-1321 Email: paige.berry@hknc.org 22 REHABILITATION RESEARCH & TRAINING CENTER ON BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION (RRTC MSU) Jacqui Bybee, Project Manager P.O. Box 6189 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-7824 Fax: (662) 325-8989 Email: jbybee@colled.msstate.edu Ms. B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed., R.T.C., RRTC on Blindness & Low Vision MSU P.O. Box 6189 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-2694 Fax: (662) 325-8989 Email: bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (UAB) StarPath Consulting 148 Palm Drive Alabaster, AL 35007 Phone: (205) 516-9713 Neyal Ammary-Risch, M.P.H., CHES, Deputy Director NATIONAL EYE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 6A32 31 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-5248 Fax: (301) 402-1065 Email: ammaryn@mail.nih.gov THE HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093 Phone: (800) 323-4238 *Updated: 01/28/2014 23