State Directors List
- 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
Mrs. Sherry Key, Director
Career/Technical Education, Alabama Department of Education
PO Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36107
skey@alsde.edu - American Samoa
Ms. Fa'auisa Sotoa, State Director
Vocational Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 183
Pago Pago, AS 96799
faauisas@doe.as - Arizona
Mr. Marv Lamer, State Director
Career & Technical Education, Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 42
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Marv.lamer@azed.gov - Arkansas
Mr. William Walker, Jr., Director
Department of Workforce Education
Three Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
bill.walker@arkansas.gov - California
Dr. Patrick Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent
Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Education, California Department of Education
1430 N. Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
painswor@cde.ca.gov - Colorado
Ms. Cindy LeCoq, Interim Dean for CTE
Career and Technical Education, Colorado Community College System
9101 East Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230
Cindy.Lecoq@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 - 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
fsmacrn@mail.fm - Florida
Ms. Kathleen Taylor, Interim Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 744
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
kathleen.taylor@fldoe.org - Georgia
Mr. David Turner
Interim 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 for Career and Technical Education
Lower Campus Road
Lunalilo Portable FWY 1
Honolulu, HI 96822
mbhoward@hawaii.edu - Idaho
Mrs. Ann Stephens, State Administrator
Division of Professional-Technical Education
650 W. State Street P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
astephen@pte.idaho.gov - Illinois
Mr. Mark Williams, Division Administrator
Career Development Division, Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, E-240
Springfield, IL 62777
mawillia@isbe.net - Indiana
Ms. Melissa Rekeweg
State Director of CTE and Assistant Director of College & Career Readiness
Indiana Department of Education
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46024
mrekeweg@doe.in.gov - Iowa
Dr. Roger Utman, State Director
Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Avenue, Grimes State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
roger.utman@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,
500 Mero Street, Room 2009, 20th Floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601
HarryD.Winkler@ky.gov - 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, Interim Director, Career Technical Education
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
margaret.harvey@maine.gov - Marshall Islands
Ms. Allison Nashion, Acting Director
Vocational Educational Division, Republic of the Marshall Islands
P.O. Box 3
Majuro, MH 96960
secmoe@ntamar.net - Maryland
Mrs. Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent
Career Technology and Adult Learning, Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
koliver@msde.state.md.us - Massachusetts
Ms. Lisa M. Sandler, Acting State Director for Career/Vocational Technical Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , Office for Career/Vocational Technical 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 for 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 St, P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
jmassey@mde.k12.ms.us - Missouri
Dr. Sharon Hoge, Assistant Commissioner
Office of College and Career Readiness, Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
sharon.hoge@dese.mo.gov - Montana
Dr. John Cech, Deputy Commissioner of Two-Year Education
Montana University System
PO 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
State Director for Career and Technical Education, New Hampshire Department of Education
21 South Fruit St. 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
Dr. Melissa Lomax, Bureau Chief
Career, Technical & Adult Services, New Mexico State Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Sante Fe, NM 87501
melissa.lomax@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. Joanne Honeycutt, Director
Career and Technical Education,
NC Department of Public Instruction
6361 Mail Services Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6361
joanne.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov - North Dakota
Mr. Wayne Kutzer, State Director
Department of Career and Technical Education,
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505
wkutzer@nd.gov - Northern Mariana Islands
Ms. Jessica B. Taylor, CTE Program Coordinator
CNMI State Board of Education
PO Box 1501370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
jessica.taylor@cnmipss.org - Ohio
Dr. Kathy Shibley, State Director
Career-Technical and Adult Education, Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
kathy.shibley@ode.state.oh.us - Oklahoma
Dr. Phil Berkenbile, State Director
OK Department of Career & Technology Education
1500 West Seventh Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
pberk@okcareertech.org - Oregon
Dr. Colleen Mileham, Assistant Superintendant
Oregon Department of Education, Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
colleen.mileham@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
Dr. Helen Sosa-Staples, State Director for CTE
Vocational and Technical Programs, Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919
sosash@de.gobierno.pr - 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
vanessa.cooley@ride.ri.gov - South Carolina
Page B. McCraw, PhD., Director
Office of Career & Technology Education, South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
pbmccraw@ed.sc.gov - South Dakota
Mr. Mark Wilson, State Director
Career Technical Education, SD Dept of Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
mark.wilson@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, Director, Secondary and Adult Division
Integrated Support for Learning, Vermont Department 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, 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 Coord 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
Mr. Daniel Clancy, President
Wisconsin Technical College System
4622 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53707-7874
Daniel.clancy@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
