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Classroom Program Coordinator List

Active Programs

This is a current listing of the State Coordinators who have active Partners in Policymaking programs, including coordinators from other countries. If you have questions concerning their Partners' program, please drop them a note or give them a call. Email addresses are being added when available.

Start by clicking on the first letter of the state you would like to review:

ALASKA
Kathy Fitzgerald UAA Center for Human Development 2702 Gambell Street, Ste 103 Anchorage, AK 99503	907 264-6242 voice/tty 907 272-8270 voice (Center for Human Development) 907 274-4802 fax ankls@uaa.alaska.edu
ARIZONA
Lynn Kallis, Program Director 2600 North Wyatt Drive Tucson, AZ 85712	520 324-3150 voice 1 877 365-7220 toll free lynn@pilotparents.org
ARKANSAS
Mary Edwards Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council 5800 West 10th, Suite 805 Little Rock, AR 72204	501 661-2519 voice 501 661-2399 fax 501 661-2589 direct number / 800 462-0599, ext. 661-2589/TDD toll free mary.edwards@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Tony Anderson Partners in Policymaking California 1225 8th Street, Suite 350 Sacramento, CA 95814	916 552-6619 office 916 441-3494 fax www.pipcalifornia.org

Liz Spencer Westside Regional Center 5901 Green Valley Circle Suite 320 Culver City, CA 90230	562 533-6765 www.westsiderc.org
DELAWARE
Alexander J. Rose, Project Manager Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council Margaret O'Neill Building, Suite 2 410 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901	302-739-3623 voice al.rose@state.de.us

Tracy Wise The SEER Group LLC 1521 Concord Pike, Suite 301 Wilmington, DE 19803	302 635-1167 office 610 563-9058 cell 302 764-0207 fax twise@theseergroup.com
FLORIDA
Debbie Hannifan Florida Council on DD 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32301	850 488-4180 voice 800 580-7801 national toll-free 850 922-6702 fax 888 488-8633 tty dhannifan@tampabay.rr.com
GEORGIA
Ryan Johnson Training Coordinator AADD, Inc. 1440 Dutch Valley Place Ste. 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30324	404 881-9777 ext. 217 office 678 614-6985 cell rjohnson@aadd.org
HAWAII
Mary Matsukawa Hawaii Council on DD 54 High Street, 3rd Floor Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793	808 984-8218 voice 808 984-8242 fax mauimatsu@yahoo.com
IDAHO
Christine Pisani Coordinator Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities 802 W. Bannock, Suite 308 Boise, ID 83702	208 334-2178 voice 800 544-2433 toll-free 208 334-2179 tty cpisani@icdd.Idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
Ginny Cooke Director, Illinois Partners in Policymaking PO Box 5429 Evanston, IL 60204	773 557-8248 voice ginnycooke@gmail.com
INDIANA
Partners in Policymaking Office Governor's Council for People with Disabilities 150 W. Market, Suite 628 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1484	317 232-7771 voice 317-233-3712 fax pip@gpcpd.org

Christine Dahlberg Associate Director Governor's Council for People with Disabilities 150 W. Market, Suite 628 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1484	317 232-7774 voice 317 233-3712 fax cdahlberg@gpcpd.org
KANSAS
Kim Strunk Kansas Council on DD Docking State Office Building, #141 915 Southwest Harrison Topeka, KS 66612-1570	785 296-2608 voice/tty 877 296-2861 fax partnersinpolicy@windstream.net
LOUISIANA
Liz Gary Post Office Box 3455 647 Main Street (corner of Main and 7th Street) Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3455	504 858-8633 cell partners_coordinator@charter.net
MINNESOTA
Carol Schoeneck Government Training Service 2233 University Avenue West, #150 St. Paul, MN 55114	651 222-7409, ext. 205 voice 651 223-5307 fax cschoeneck@mngts.org http://www.mngts.org
MISSOURI
Pam Byars Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities 1716 Four Seasons Drive Suite 103 Jefferson City, MO 65109	573 751-8611 voice/tty 800 500-7878 toll free 573 526-2755 fax pbyars@mpcdd@com
NEVADA
Melanie Kaufmann Family TIES of Nevada Executive Director 3100 Mill Street, Suite 117 Reno, NV 89502	866 326-8437 voice mkauffman@familytiesnv.org www.familytiesnv.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Beth Dixon Institute on Disability, UNH/UCED 56 Old Suncook Road Concord, NH 03301	603-228-2084 voice 603-228-3270 fax badixon@unh.edu
NEW JERSEY
Dennie Todd New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities 20 West state Street, 7th Floor Trenton, NJ 08625	609 984-4516 voice 609 292-2745 fax 609 292-3745 voice (for the Council) dennie.todd@njddc.org
NEW MEXICO
Lauriann King Center for Development and Disability Health Sciences Center University of New Mexico 2300 Menaul Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107	800 270-1861 toll free 505 272-3140 fax 505 272-5304 direct line laking@salud.unm.edu
NEW YORK
Jackie Yingling The Advocacy Center 590 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620	585 546-1700 voice/tty 800 650-4967 toll free 585 546-7069 fax yingling@advocacycenter.com www.advocacycenter.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Deborah A. Whitfield Advocacy Institute, Inc. P. O. Box 480160 Charlotte, NC. 28269	704 905-8362 voice advocacyinstituteinc@gmail.org
NORTH DAKOTA
Joyce Smith The Arc of Bismarck PO Box 2081 411 North 4th Street, Suite 3 Bismarck, ND 58502-2081	701 258-7949 voice/fax 888 258-7949 toll free in state 711 tdd relay joyce@thearcofbismarck.org www.thearcofbismarck.org
OHIO
Cindy Norwood Executive Director William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center 2421 Community College Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115	216 622-0755 voice 216 622-0752 fax cnorwood@thearcofgreatercleveland.org www.thearcofgreatercleveland.org

Essie Pederson SW Ohio Partners in Policymaking ELP Consulting 3546 Forestoak Court Cincinnati, OH 45208	513 871-2181 epederson@cinci.rr.com

Joan Arnold The Arc of Ohio 1335 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215	614 487-4720 jarnold@rrcol.com
OKLAHOMA
Erin Taylor Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council 14473 W. 171st South Sapulpa, OK 74066-7197	405 521-4967 voice 800 836-4470 toll free 405 521-4910 fax erin.taylor@okdhs.org
OREGON
Roberta Dunn, Coordinator Arc of Oregon 1745 State Street NE Salem, OR 97301	877 581-2726 toll-free 503 581-2726 voice 503 363-7168 fax rdunn@oregonpartners.org www.oregonpartners.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Kathy Miller Institute on Disabilities, Temple University 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, RA 423 Philadelphia, PA 19122	215 204-9395 voice 215 204-6336 fax 215 204-1356 tty millerk@temple.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
William Springer c/o PRO-Parents 652 Bush River Road, Ste 203 Columbia, SC 29210	803 772-5688, ext 102 voice 803 772-5341 fax 800 759-4776 toll free wspringer@proparents.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sandy (Stocklin) Hook South Dakota Advocacy Services 221 South Central Avenue Pierre, SD 57501	605 224-8294 voice/tty 800 658-4782 in state toll free 605 224-5125 hooks@sdadvocacy.com
TENNESSEE
Ned Solomon Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Parkway Towers, Suite 130 404 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0228	615 532-6556 615 532-6964 fax 615 741-4562 tty ned.solomon@tn.gov
VIRGINIA
Teri Barker-Morgan Virginia Board for People with Disabilities 1100 Bank Street, 7th Floor Richmond, VA 23219	804 786 9381 804 786 1118 800 846 4464 in-state toll-free/tty teri.barker@vbpd.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON DC
Curtis Richards Institute for Educational Leadership 4455 Connecticut Ave, NW, Ste 310 Washington, DC 20008	202 822-8405, ext 163 voice 202 872-4050 fax richards@iel.org www.iel.org
WEST VIRGINIA
Tiffany Wiseman West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council 110 Stockton Street Charleston, WV 25312	304 558-0416 voice 304 558 2376 tty 304 558 0941 fax tiffany.c.wiseman@wv.gov
WISCONSIN
John Shaw Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities Director of Advocacy and Community Organizing 201 West Washington Ave Suite 110 Madison, WI 53703	608-266-7707 voice john1.shaw@wisconsin.gov www.wi-bpdd.org
OTHER COUNTRIES:
THE NETHERLANDS
Erwin Wieringa Stuurmankade 90 1019 KS Amsterdam	312 041 94084 316 506 57694 info@erwinwieringa.nl
NEW ZEALAND
Angus Capie Standards and Monitoring Service 1019 KS 94 Dixon Street P.O. Box 11-252 Wellington, New Zealand	64 4 384 7010 voice 64 4 384 7669 fax
NORTHERN IRELAND
Wendy Buchanan The Old Schoolhouse Derryharney Lisbellaw County Fermanagh BT94 5HY Northern Ireland	286 638 5067 voice/fax wendy.buchanan@circlesnetwork.org.uk
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Karina Wallace Aontacht Phobail Teoranta, Kilcruttin Centre Tullamore Co. Offaly Rep. of Ireland	353 506 41204 voice 353 506 22857 fax karinawallis@apt-irl.ie
SCOTLAND
Jaynie Mitchell Equal Futures 54 Manor Place Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 7EH	07725 134 293 mobile jaynie.equity@btopenworld.com http://www.equalfutures.org.uk
Lorna Edwards	startled.bunny@blueyonder.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM
Julie Erskine Merseyside Partners in Policymaking New Century Halls Heathcoate Road Walton Liverpool L4-6XB United Kingdom	151-287-7977 voice 151-222-3694 fax merseysidepartners@policymaking.fsnet.co.uk

Lynne Elwell Brookfield Cottage 384 Bury Road Rawtenstall-Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6EH England	7766 747087 voice 1254 821329 fax lynne.elwell@nwtdt.com

Mandy Neville, Chief Executive Officer Circles Network Potford's Dam Farm Coventry Road Cawston, Rugby Warwickshire CV23 9JP England Company Number: 2972700 (England and Wales) Registered Charity No: 1043601	1788 816 671 1788 816 672 fax mandyneville.circles@btconnect.com http://www.circlesnetwork.org.uk

Liz Barraclough 28 Kimberley Gardens Craghead Stanley County Durham Great Britain DH9 6DL	1429 266541 e_m_barraclough@yahoo.co.uk

Maria Rules 24 Mallinson Street Dewsbury West Yorkshire Great Britain	7729 383482 maria@challengetraining.co.uk

Jane Myers 16 Warehouse Villas Stebbing Dunmow CM6 3SU United Kingdom	01371 856 053 jane@realife.org.uk