State Directors List
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Alaska
Mrs. Helen Mehrkens, State Director
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
helen.mehrkens@alaska.gov -
Alabama
Dr. Philip C. Cleveland, State Director
Career and Technical Education and Workforce Development
Alabama State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
pcleveland@alsde.edu -
American Samoa
Ms. Fa'auisa Sotoa, State Director
Vocational Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 183
Pago Pago, AS 96799
osotoa@yahoo.com -
Arizona
Mr. Dan Brown, Deputy Associate Superintendent
Career & Technical Education/School Improvement & Intervention
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 42
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dan.Brown@azed.gov -
Arkansas
Mr. William Walker, Jr., Director
Department of Workforce Education
Three Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
bill.walker@arkansas.gov -
California
Mr. Russell Weikle, Interim State Director
Administrator
Program and Administrative Support Office
California Department of Education
1430 N. Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
rweikle@cde.ca.gov -
Colorado
Mr. Scott Stump, Dean for CTE
Career Technical Education
Colorado Community College System
9101 East Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230
scott.stump@cccs.edu -
Connecticut
Ms. June Sanford, State Director
Career and Technical Education
Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
june.sanford@ct.gov -
Delaware
Ms. Theresa Kough, Director
Career Technical Education
Delaware Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1
Dover, DE 19904
tkough@doe.k12.de.us -
District of Columbia
Tony D. Johnson, Ph.D.c
State Director of Career and Technical Education
Postsecondary Education and Workforce Readiness Division
Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
810 First Street NE
2nd Floor-#2028-C
Washington, DC 20002-4227
tony.johnson@dc.gov -
Florida
Mr. Rod Duckworth, Chancellor
Division of Career and Adult Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 744
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
rod.duckworth@fldoe.org -
Georgia
Mr. David Turner, Director
Career, Technical and Agricultural Education
Georgia Department of Education
1752 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, S.E.
Atlanta, GA. 30334
dturner@doe.k12.ga.us -
Guam
Ms. Mary A.Y. Okada, President/State Director
Career & Technical Adult Education
Guam Community College
P.O. Box 23069
Guam Main Facility, GU 96921
mary.okada@guamcc.edu -
Hawaii
Ms. Bernadette Howard, State Director
Career and Technical Education
Lower Campus Road
Lunalilo Portable FWY 1
Honolulu, HI 96822
mbhoward@hawaii.edu -
Idaho
Dr. Todd Schwarz, State Administrator
Division of Professional-Technical Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
tschwarz@pte.idaho.gov -
Illinois
Mrs. Dora Welker, Director
College and Career Readiness
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
dwelker@isbe.net -
Indiana
Dr. Peggy Wild, State Director of CTE and Assistant Director of College & Career Readiness/STEM
Indiana Department of Education
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46024
pwild@doe.in.gov -
Iowa
Mr. Jeremy Varner, Administrator
Division of Community Colleges
Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Avenue
Grimes State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
jeremy.varner@iowa.gov -
Kansas
Dr. Blake Flanders, Director of Career and Technical Education
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612
bflanders@ksbor.org -
Kentucky
Dr. Dale Winkler, Executive Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Room 2009
20th Floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601
Dale.Winkler@education.ky.gov
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Louisiana
Mr. James Sawtelle, III, Vice President
Career Technical Education
Louisiana Community & Technical College System
265 South Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4104
jsawtelle@lctcs.edu -
Maine
Ms. Margaret Harvey, Director
Career Technical Education
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
margaret.harvey@maine.gov -
Maryland
Mrs. Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent of Career and College Readiness
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
koliver@msde.state.md.us -
Massachusetts
Ms. Lisa M. Sandler, State Director
Career/Vocational Technical Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
lsandler@doe.mass.edu -
Michigan
Ms. Patty Cantu, Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30712
Lansing, MI 48933
cantup@michigan.gov -
Minnesota
Dr. JoAnn Simser, System Director
Perkins Federal Grants
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Wells Fargo Place, 30 East 7th Street
Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804
joann.simser@so.mnscu.edu -
Mississippi
Ms. Jean Massey, Associate Superintendent
Vocational Education and Workforce Development
Mississippi Department of Education
359 N. West Street
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
jmassey@mde.k12.ms.us -
Missouri
Dr. Sharon Helwig, Assistant Commissioner
Office of College and Career Readiness
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Sharon.Helwig@dese.mo.gov -
Montana
Dr. John Cech, Deputy Commissioner
Two-Year Education
Montana University System
P.O. Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
jcech@montana.edu -
Nebraska
Mr. Richard Katt, State Director
Career Education
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
rich.katt@nebraska.gov -
Nevada
Mr. Mike Raponi, Director
Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education
Nevada Department of Education
755 N. Roop Street
Suite 201
Carson City, NV 89701
mraponi@doe.nv.gov -
New Hampshire
Ms. Lisa Danley, Administrator
Career and Technical Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
21 South Fruit Street
Suite 20
Concord, NH 03301
lisa.danley@ed.state.nh.us -
New Jersey
Ms. Marie Barry, Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
marie.barry@doe.state.nj.us -
New Mexico
Mr. Eric Spencer, Director
College and Career Readiness Bureau
New Mexico Public Education Department
120 South Federal Place, Room 207
Mailing; 300 Don Gaspar
Sante Fe, NM 87501
eric.spencer@state.nm.us -
New York
Mr. Eric Suhr, Bureau Chief
Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Room 315 EB
Albany, NY 12234
esuhr@mail.nysed.gov -
North Carolina
Ms. Jo Anne Honeycutt, Director
Career and Technical Education
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6361 Mail Services Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6361
joanne.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov -
North Dakota
Mr. Wayne Kutzer, Director and Executive Officer
Department of Career and Technical Education
North Dakota Department of Education
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505
wkutzer@nd.gov -
Ohio
Dr. Kathy Shibley, State Director
Career-Technical and Adult Education
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Kathy.Shibley@education.ohio.gov -
Oklahoma
Dr. Robert Sommers, State Director
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
4579 N Washington
Stillwater, OK 74075
robert.sommers@okcareertech.org -
Oregon
Ms. Laura S. Roach, Director
Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Team
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
laura.s.roach@state.or.us -
Palau
Mr. Sinton Soalablai, Palau CTE State Director
Palau Ministry of Education
Republic of Palau National Government
7080 Medalaii Main St.
Koror, PW 96940
ssoalablai@palaumoe.net -
Pennsylvania
Dr. Lee Burket, Director
Bureau Career-Technical Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 11th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
lburket@pa.gov -
Puerto Rico
Ms. Maria I. Lebron Escalera, State Director for CTE
Vocational and Technical Programs
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919
lebronem@de.gobierno.pr -
Rhode Island
Ms. Vanessa Cooley, State Career and Technical Education Administrator
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education State Director
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street - 5th floor
Providence, RI 02903
vanessa.cooley@ride.ri.gov -
South Carolina
Ms. Susan C. Flanagan, State Director
Office of Career & Technology Education
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
sflanagn@ed.sc.gov -
South Dakota
Ms. Colleen O'Neil, Director
Division of Curriculum, Career & Technical Education (DCCTE)
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
2nd Floor, MacKay Building
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
colleen.oneil@state.sd.us -
Tennessee
Dr. Danielle Mezera, Assistant Commissioner
Career Technical Education
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
danielle.mezera@tn.gov -
Texas
Ms. Vangie Stice-Israel, State Director
Career Technical Education
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
vangie.stice-israel@tea.state.tx.us -
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
mary.shumway@schools.utah.gov -
Vermont
Mr. John Fischer, Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Agency of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
john.fischer@state.vt.us -
Virgin Islands
Mr. Eduardo J. Corneiro, State Director
Vocational Technical and Adult Education Division
Virgin Islands Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802
ejcorneiro@excite.com -
Virginia
Ms. Lolita Hall, State Director
Career Technical Education
Virginia Department of Education
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
LB.Hall@doe.virginia.gov -
Washington
Ms. Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director
Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504
epapadakis@wtb.wa.gov -
West Virginia
Dr. Kathy Jo D'Antoni, Assistant State Superintendent of Schools
Division of Technical, Adult and Institutional Education
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
kdantoni@access.k12.wv.us -
Wisconsin
Ms. Kathleen Cullen, Vice President of Teaching and Learning
Wisconsin Technical College System
4622 University Avenue
P.O. Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707-7874
cullenk@wtcsystem.edu -
Wyoming
Ms. Teri Wigert, Director
Health Safety & Nutrition
Innovative Connections & Support
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
teri.wigert@wyo.gov
