State Directors

Alaska

Mrs. Helen Mehrkens, State Director
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500

Alabama

Mrs. Sherry Key, Director
Career/Technical Education, Alabama Department of Education
PO Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36107

American Samoa

Ms. Fa'auisa Sotoa, State Director
Vocational Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 183
Pago Pago, AS 96799

Arizona

Mr. Milton Ericksen, Deputy Associate Superintendent & State Director
Career & Technical Education, Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 42
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Arkansas

Mr. William Walker, Jr., Director
Department of Workforce Education
Three Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201

California

Dr. Patrick Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent
Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Education, California Department of Education
1430 N. Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814

Colorado

Mr. Scott Stump, Interim Dean
Career and Technical Education, Colorado Community College System
9101 East Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230

Connecticut

Ms. June Sanford, State Director
Career and Technical Education, Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

Delaware

Dr. Amelia Hodges, Director, Career and Technical Education
Delaware Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1
Dover, DE 19904

District of Columbia

Mr. Christopher Lyons, Director, State Adminstration and Accountability
Office of Career & Technology Education, District of Columbia Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, NE, Suite 8112
Washington, DC 20002-4232

Federated States of Micronesia

Mr. Jesse Sidney, State Director
Voc. Adult Education & Manpower Development, Department of Health, Education & Social Affairs
PS 87, Palikir
Pohnpei, FM 96941

Florida

Ms. Luci Hadi, Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 744
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Georgia

Mr. James Woodard, Director, CTAE
Georgia Department of Education
1752 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334

Guam

Dr. Herominian delo Santos, President/State Director
Vocational Technical & Adult Education, Guam Community College
P.O. Box 23069
Guam Main Facility, GU 96921

Hawaii

Dr. Karla Jones, State Director
Career and Technical Education, University of Hawaii
Lower Campus Road, Lunalilo Portable 1
Honolulu, HI 96822

Idaho

Ann Stephens, State Administrator
Division of Professional-Technical Education
650 W. State Street P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

Illinois

Mr. Mark Williams, Division Administrator
Career Development Division, Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, E-426
Springfield, IL 62777

Indiana

Mr. Christopher Guidry, State Director
Career and Technical Education, Department of Workforce Development
10 North Senate Avenue, Room SE212
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa

Dr. Janice Friedel, Division Administrator
Division of Community College and Workforce Prep., Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Avenue, Grimes State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319

Kansas

Dr. Blake Flanders, Director of Career and Technical Education
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612

Kentucky

Mr. John Marks, Executive Director
Office of Career and Technical Education,
500 Mero Street, Room 2009, 20th Floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601

Louisiana

Ms. Reba S. Poulson, Perkins Program Director
Louisiana Community & Technical College System
265 S. Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4104

Maine

Ms. Lora S. Downing, CTE Coordinator, Curriculum Development
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Marshall Islands

Mr. Allison Nashion, Acting Director
Vocational Educational Division, Republic of the Marshall Islands
P.O. Box 3
Majuro, MH 96960

Maryland

Mrs. Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent
Career Technology and Adult Learning, Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Massachusetts

Mr. Jeffrey Wheeler,
State Director of CTE, Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148

Michigan

Ms. Patty Cantu, Director
Office of Career Development, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
P.O. Box 30712
Lansing, MI 48933

Minnesota

Pradeep Kotamraju, Ph.D., System Director for Perkins Federal Grants
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Wells Fargo Place, 30 East 7th Street, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804

Mississippi

Mr. Mike Mulvihill, Interim Associate Superintendent of Vocational Education and Workforce Development
Mississippi Department of Education
359 N. West St, P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205

Missouri

Mr. Tom Quinn, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Career Education, Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480

Montana

Dr. Mary Sheehy Moe, Deputy Commissioner of 2-Year Programs
Montana University System
46 North Last Chance Gulch, PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201

Nebraska

Mr. Richard Katt, State Director
Career Education, Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509

Nevada

Ms. Phyllis Dryden, Director
Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education, Nevada Department of Education
700 East 5th Street, Room 111
Carson City, NV 89701

New Hampshire

Mr. Paul Leather, Interim State Director
New Hampshire Department of Education
21 South Fruit St. Suite 20
Concord, NH 03301

New Jersey

Ms. Marie Barry, Director
Office of Career and Technical Education, New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625

New Mexico

Dr. Melissa Lomax, Bureau Chief
Career, Technical & Adult Services, New Mexico State Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Sante Fe, NM 87501

New York

Ms. Jean C. Stevens, Associate Commissioner
Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education, New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Rm. 875 EBA
Albany, NY 12234

North Carolina

Ms. Rebecca Payne, Career Technical Education Director
NC Department of Public Instruction
6341 Mail Services Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6341

North Dakota

Mr. Wayne Kutzer, State Director
Department of Career and Technical Education,
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505

Northern Mariana Islands

Mr. John Guerrero, Vocational Education Program Coordinator
Public School System
P.O. Box 1501370
Saipan, MP 96950

Ohio

Dr. Kathy Shibley, State Director
Career-Technical and Adult Education, Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Oklahoma

Dr. Phil Berkenbile, State Director
OK Department of Career & Technology Education
1500 West Seventh Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074

Oregon

Dr. Salam Noor, Assistant Superintendent
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation, Oregon Department of Education
Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 973100203

Palau

Mr. Mario Katosang, Ministry of Education
Republic of Palau National Government
P.O. Box 189
Koror, PW 96940

Pennsylvania

Dr. Lee Burket, Director
Bureau Career-Technical Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 11th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Puerto Rico

Dr. Ernesto Virella, Assistant Secretary
Vocational and Technical Programs, Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919

Rhode Island

Ms. Vanessa Cooley, Coordinator of Career and Technical Education
Office of Middle & High School Reform, Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903

South Carolina

Dr. James Couch, Director
Office of Career & Technology Education, South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street/ 912A Rutledge Bldg.
Columbia, SC 29201

South Dakota

Mr. Mark Wilson, State Director
Career Technical Education, SD Dept of Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501

Tennessee

Mr. Ralph Barnett, Assistant Commissioner
Career Technical Education, Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Pkwy., 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

Texas

Mrs. Karen Batchelor, State Director
Career Technical Education, Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue, 3-121
Austin, TX 78701

Utah

Ms. Mary Shumway, State CTE Director
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South, P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Vermont

Mr. John Fischer, Coordinator, Career & Technical Education
Division of Lifelong Learning, Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620

Virgin Islands

Mr. Eduardo J. Corneiro, State Director
Vocational Technical and Adult Education Division, Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Virginia

Ms. Elizabeth Russell, Director,
Career Technical Education, Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120

Washington

Ms. Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director
Workforce Training & Education Coord Board
P.O. Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504

West Virginia

Dr. Stanley Hopkins, Assistant State Superintendent
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard E.
Charleston, WV 25305

Wisconsin

Mr. Daniel Clancy, President
Wisconsin Technical College System
345 West Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707

Wyoming

Ms. Teri Wigert, Technology, Careers and Data Director
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002