National Association of System Heads

TEAM LEADERS
State Systems K-16 Network
December 2002

Alabama	Mississippi	Pennsylvania
Arkansas	Missouri	Texas
California	Nebraska	Vermont
Florida	Nevada	Wisconsin
Georgia	New York
Illinois	New Mexico	Others
Kentucky	North Carolina	NASH
Louisiana	Ohio
Maryland	Oregon

ALABAMA Charles Nash, Team Leader Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs University of Alabama System 401 Queen City Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-1551 Phone: 205-348-8347 Fax: 205-348-5206 E-mail: cnash@uasystem.ua.edu Joe Morton, Co-Team Leader Deputy State Superintendent of Education Alabama State Department of Education Gordon Persons Bldg., 50 N. Ripley St. P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36130-2101 Phone: 334-242-9700 Fax: 334-242-9708 E-mail: jmorton@alsde.edu
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ARKANSAS Winston Simpson, Team Leader Coordinator, P-16 Project Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-3818 Phone:501-371-2000 Fax: 501-371-2008 E-mail: winstons@adhe.arknet.edu
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CALIFORNIA Penny Edgert, Team Leader Coordinator, California Education Round Table Intersegmental Coordinating Committee (ICC) 560 J Street, Suite 390 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-327-1821 Fax: 916-327-9172 E-mail: pedgert@cde.ca.gov Bill Vasey, Co-Team Leader Director, Professional Development & Curriculum Support California Department of Education 830 S Street Sacramento, CA 95813 Phone: 916-323-6440 Fax: 916-323-2806 E-mail: bvasey@cde.ca.gov
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FLORIDA Betty Coxe, Team Leader Deputy Commissioner for Educational Programs Florida State Board of Education The Capitol, Suite PL-08 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: 850-413-0555 Fax: 850-413-0378 E-mail: coxeb@mail.doe.state.fl.us Sylvia Fleishman, Co-Team Leader Director of Program Review, Ed. Services State Board of Community Colleges 1344 Turlington Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: 850-488-0555, ext. 147 Fax: 850-922-5383 E-mail: sylvia@flccs.org R.E. LeMon, Co-Team Leader Vice Chancellor, Academic & Student Affairs Florida Board of Ed.-Colleges/Universities 325 West Gaines St., Suite 1548 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850-201-7185 Fax: 850-201-7185 Email: re.lemon@fldcu.org
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GEORGIA Sheila Jones, Team Leader Associate Director of P-16 Board of Regents University System of Georgia 270 Washington St., SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404-657-1493 Fax: 404-657-0336 E-mail: sheila.jones@usg.edu Website: www.usg.edu/p16 Jan Kettlewell Associate Vice Chancellor, P-16 Initiatives Board of Regents University System of Georgia 270 Washington St., SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: 404-656-2261 Fax: 404-657-0336 E-mail: jan.kettlewell@usg.edu Website: www.usg.edu/p16
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ILLINOIS Lee Patton, Team Leader Director of Policy Development Office Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield, IL 62777 Phone: 217-782-9560 Fax: 217-782-3097 E-mail: upatton@isbe.net Diane Gilleland, Co-Team Leader Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Illinois Board of Higher Education 431 East Adams St., 2^nd Floor Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: 217-557-7354 Fax: 217-782-8548 E-mail: gilleland@ibhe.state.il.us Lynne Haeffele Curry Director, Center for Planning & Performance Illinois Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield, IL 62777 Phone: 217-782-0354 Fax: 217-785-3972 E-mail: lhaeffel@isbe.net
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KENTUCKY Lois Adams-Rodgers, Team Leader Deputy Commissioner Kentucky Department of Education 17^th Floor-CPT, 500 Mero St. Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-564-5130 Fax: 502-564-7574 E-mail: lrodgers@kde.state.ky.us Website: www.kde.state.ky.us Jim Applegate, Co-Team Leader Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Suite 320 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204 Phone: 502-573-1555, ext. 263 Fax: 502-573-1535 E-mail: Jim.Applegate@mail.state.ky.us Website: www.cpe.mail.state.ky.us Dianne Bazell, Co-Team Leader Senior Associate, Academic Affairs Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capitol Center Drive, Suite 320 Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-573-1555, ext. 258 Fax: 502-573-1535 E-mail: Dianne.Bazell@mail.state.ky.us Website: www.cpe.mail.state.ky.us
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LOUISIANA Jeanne Burns, Team Leader Special Projects Director Governor’s Office of Education State Capitol – 5^th Floor P.O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Phone: 225-342-0162 Fax: 225-342-5326 E-Mail: burnsj@gov.state.la.us Carroll Falcon, Co-Team Leader Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Louisiana System 150 Third Street, 3^rd Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Phone: 225-342-6950 Fax: 225-342-6473 E-mail: cfalcon@uls.state.la.us
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MARYLAND Paula Fitzwater, Team Leader Coordinator of K-16 Initiatives Maryland Higher Education Commission 16 Francis St. Annapolis, MD 21401-1781 Phone: 410-260-4520 Fax: 410-974-3513 E-mail: pfitzwat@mhec.state.md.us Nancy Shapiro, Co-Team Leader Director, Maryland Partnership for Teaching/Learning, K-16 University System of Maryland 3300 Metzerott Road Adelphi, MD 20783-1690 Phone: 301-445-2797 Fax: 301-445-1914 E-mail: nshapiro@usmd.edu Website: mdk16.usmd.edu Jim Foran, Co-Team Leader Director of H.S. and Postsecondary Initiatives Maryland State Department of Education 200 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 Phone: 410-767-0589 Fax: 410-333-3867 E-mail: jforan@msde.state.md.us
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MISSISSIPPI Bill McHenry, Team Leader Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-982-6470 Fax: 601-432-6978 E-mail: mchenry@ihl.state.ms.us Susan Rucker, Co-Team Leader Associate State Superintendent Mississippi Department of Education 359 N. West St. Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-3768 Fax: 601-359-3712 E-mail: srucker@mde.k12.ms.us John Jordan, Co-Team Leader Deputy State Superintendent Mississippi Department of Education 359 N. West St., PO Box 771 Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-3514 Fax: 601-359-2566 E-mail: jjordan@mde.k12.ms.us
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MISSOURI Steve Lehmkuhle, Team Leader Vice President, Academic Affairs University of Missouri 309 University Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: 573-882-6396 Fax: 573-884-4204 E-mail: lehmkuhles@umsystem.edu Robert Stein, Co-Team Leader Assoc. Commissioner for Academic Affairs Coordinating Board for Higher Education 3515 Amazonas Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: 573-751-2361 Fax: 573-751-6635 E-mail: Robert.stein@mocbhe.gov Orlo Shroyer, Co-Team Leader Deputy Commissioner Missouri Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Ed. 205 Jefferson, P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ph: 573-751-3503 Fax: 573-751-1179 E-mail: oshroyer@mail.dese.state.mo.us
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NEBRASKA Royce Ballinger, Team Leader Assistant Executive Vice President & Provost University of Nebraska 3835 Holdrege Street, Varner Hall Lincoln, NE 68583 Phone: 402-472-7107 Fax: 402-472-4240 E-mail: rballing@unl.edu Polly Feis, Co-Team Leader Deputy Commissioner Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: 402-471-5025 Fax: 402-471-4433 E-mail: pfeis@nde.state.ne.us Website: www.nde.state.ne.us Joe Rowson, Co-Team Leader Assistant VP and Director of Communications University of Nebraska 3835 Holdrege St. Lincoln, NE 68583-0745 Phone: 402-472-7133 Fax: 402-472-1237 E-mail: jrowson@nebraska.edu
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NEVADA Richard Curry, Team Leader Vice Chancellor, Academic & Student Affairs University & Community College System of NV 2601 Enterprise Road Reno, NV 89512 Phone: 775-784-4905 Fax: 775-784-1127 E-mail: racurry@nevada.edu
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NEW MEXICO Madeline Feijoo, Team Leader Teacher Quality Grant Program Manager New Mexico Commission on Higher Ed. 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: 505-827-7388 Fax: 505-827-7392 E-mail: mfeijoo@che.state.nm.us Susanna Murphy, Co-Team Leader Deputy Superintendent New Mexico Department of Education 120 S. Federal Place Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-827-3876 Fax: 505-827-6689 E-mail: smurphy@sde.state.nm.us Patricia Rael, Co-Team Leader Assistant Dir., Accountability & Info. Services New Mexico Department of Education 120 S. Federal Place Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-827-8097 Fax: 505-827-4263 E-mail: prael@sde.state.nm.us Jim Ball Assistant Director, Professional Practices New Mexico Department of Education 120 S. Federal Place Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505-827-1200 Fax: 505-827-4149 E-mail: jball@sde.state.nm.us
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NEW YORK Stan Hansen, Team Leader Executive Coordinator Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs New York State Education Department Education Building Addition, Room 965 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 Phone: 518-486-5202 Fax: 518-474-0060 E-mail: shansen2@mail.nysed.gov Nicholas Michelli, Co-Team Leader University Dean for Teacher Education City University of New York 535 East 80^th St. New York, NY 10021 Phone:212-794-5570 Fax: 212-794-5706 E-mail: Nicholas.michelli@mail.cuny.edu Hubert Keen, Co-Team Leader Special Assistant to the Provost State University of New York SUNY Plaza Albany, NY 12246 Phone:518-443-5499 Fax: 518-443-5657 E-mail: keenhu@sysadm.suny.edu
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NORTH CAROLINA Richard Thompson, Team Leader Vice President, University-School Programs University of North Carolina General Administration, P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688 Phone: 919-962-4596 Fax:919-843-8128 E-mail: thompson@northcarolina.edu Website: 21stcenturyschools.northcarolina.edu Kathy Sullivan, Co-Team Leader Director, Human Resource Management NC State Department of Public Instruction 301 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: 919-715-1151 Fax: 919-715-1021 E-mail: Ksulliva@dpi.state.nc.us
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OHIO Jane Fullerton, Co-Team Leader Dir. Educational Initiatives andGrant Development Ohio Board of Regents 30 E. Broad St.—36^th floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-4866 Phone:614-644-5888 Fax: 614-466-5866 E-mail: fullertn@regents.state.oh.us Website: www.regents.state.oh.us/jointcouncil Jane Ensign, Co-Team Leader Director, Office of Curriculum & Instruction Ohio Dept of Education 25 S. Front St., Mail Stop 509 Columbus, OH 43215-4104 T: 614-387-0396 F: 614-995-5568 E-mail: jane.ensign@ode.state.oh.us Dan Good, Co-Team Leader Executive Director,Center for Curriculum and Assessment Ohio Dept. of Education 25 S. Front St., Mail Stop 509 Columbus, OH 43215-4104 Phone: 614-466-1317 Fax: 614-995-5568 E-mail: dan.good@ode.state.oh.us Janet Schilk, Co-Team Leader Associate Director, K-16 Initiatives Ohio Board of Regents 30 E. Broad St., 36th floor Columbus, OH 43215-4866 Phone: 614-782-2281 Fax: 614-466-5866 E-mail: jschilk@regents.state.oh.us
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OREGON Christine Tell, Team Leader Director, Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS) Oregon University System P.O. Box 3175 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Phone:541-346-5714 Fax: 541-346-5828 E-mail: christine_tell@ous.edu Website: www.ous.edu/pass Jean Thorne, Co-Team Leader Policy Advisor Governor's Office of Ed. & Workforce 255 Capitol Street NE , Suite 126 Salem, OR 97310-1338 Phone: 503-378-3921 Fax: 503-378-4789 E-mail: jean.i.thorne@state.or.us
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PENNSYLVANIA Steve Pavlak, Team Leader Asst. Vice Chancellor for Teacher Preparation PA State System of Higher Education Dixon University Center 2986 North Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: 717-720-7240 Fax: 717-720-4447 E-mail: spavlak2@sshechan.edu
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TEXAS Ed Sharpe, Co-Team Leader Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs University of Texas 601 Colorado Street Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-499-4241 Fax: 512-499-4240 E-mail:esharpe@utsystem.edu Ron Kettler, Co-Team Leader Director of Educator Preparation & Certification Texas State Board for Educator Certification 1001 Trinity St. Austin, TX 78701-2603 T: 512-469-3007 F: 512-469-3002 E-mail: rkettler@sbec.state.tx.us Leticia Hinojosa, Co-Team Leader Assist. Commissioner, Participation & Success Texas Higher Ed. Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-427-6205 Fax: 512-427-6256 E-mail: hinojosala@thecb.state.tx.us
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VERMONT Karrin Wilks, Team Leader Vice President for Academic and Strategic Planning Vermont State Colleges PO Box 359 Waterbury, VT 05676-0359 Phone: 802-241-2520 Fax: 802-241-3369 E-mail: wilksk@quark.vsc.edu
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WISCONSIN Francine Tompkins, Team Leader Director, PK-16 Initiatives UW System, Academic Affairs 1632 Van Hise Hall Madison, WI 53706 Ph: 608-262-5464 Fax: 608-263-2046 E-mail: ftompkins@uwsa.edu Fran Garb, Co-Team Leader Senior Academic Planner UW System, Academic Affairs 1634 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-9939 Fax: 608-263-2046 E-mail: fgarb@uwsa.edu Website: www.wisconsin.edu/pk16
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OTHERS German Bermudez Assoc. Executive Officer, Academic Affairs Connecticut State University System Office 39 Woodland St. Harford, CT 06105-2326 Phone: 860-493-0054 Fax: 860-493-0080 E-mail: bermudezg@sysoff.ctstateu.edu Kay Clark Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs Tennessee Board of Regents Suite 372, 1415 Murfreesboro Rd. Nashville, TN 37217-2833 Phone: 615-366-4475 Fax: 615-366-3903 E-mail: kclark@tbr.state.tn.us Charles Coble Executive Director, Teacher Quality Center Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-2341 Phone: 303-299-3640 Fax: 303-296-8332 E-mail: ccoble@ecs.org Dave Conley Director Center for Applied Policy Studies 5276 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-5276 Phone: 541-346-6153 Fax: 541-346-6154 E-mail: david_conley@s4s.org Website: http://www.s4s.org Nancy Cooley Academic Affairs Director State Council of Higher Ed. for VA James Monroe Bldg., 101 N. 14th St. Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804-225-2629 Fax: 804-225-2906 E-mail: nancycooley@schev.edu Cyndy Crist System Director, PK-16 Collaboration MnSCU 500 World Trade Cetner 30 E. 7th Street St. Paul, MN 55101-4946 Phone: 651-297-5264 Fax: 651-296-3214 E-mail: cyndy.crist@so.mnscu.edu Jim England Education Commission of the States 707 17^th St., Suite 2700 Denver, CO 80202-3427 Ph:303-299-3600 Fax: 303-296-8332 E-mail: jengland@ecs.org Willie Frazier Education Associate SC State Dept. of Ed. 1429 Senate St., Rutledge Bldg., Rm. 706-D Columbia, SC 29201 Ph: 803-734-7751 Fax: 803-734-4458 E-mail: wfrazier@sde.state.sc.us Eva Griffin Director, Office of Teacher Education AASCU 1307 New York Ave., NW, 5th floor Washington, DC 20005-4701 Ph: 202-478-4649 Fax: 202-296-5819 E-mail: sandersone@aascu.org Website: www.aascu.org Kate Harrington, Team Leader Sr. Associate for Academic Affairs Office of the President University of Massachusetts One Beacon Street, 26^th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-287-7046 Fax: 617-287-7044 E-mail: kharrington@email.umassp.edu Dolores Mize Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of State System Advancement State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Pkwy., Ste 200 / Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Ph: 405-225-9196 Fax: 405-225-9230 E-mail: dmize@osrhe.edu Terese Rainwater Program Manager, Closing the Achievement Gap Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-2341 Phone: 303-299-3640 Fax: 303-296-8332 E-mail: trainwater@ecs.org Bill Reaves Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Education/ Asst. Commissioner for School/Univ. Initiatives Texas Education Agency/Texas A& M University 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-475-3408 Fax: 512-475-3640 E-mail: weaves@tea.state.ts.us Linda Reaves Chief Education Officer, Ed. Services Division Region IV Education Service Center 7145 West Tidwell Houston, TX 77092-2096 Phone: 713-744-6880 Fax: 713-744-6514 E-mail: lreaves@esc4.net Robin Rettew Associate Director for Policy Washington St. Higher Ed. Coordinating Bd. P.O. Box 43430 Olympia, WA 98504-3430 Phone: 360-753-7816 Fax: 360-704-6216 E-mail: robinr@hecb.wa.gov Bob Rice Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Council for Basic Education 1319 F St. NW, Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20004-1152 Phone: 202-347-4171 Fax: 202-347-5047 E-mail: Brice@c-b-e.org Esther Rodriguez Director of Development Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-2341 Phone: 303-296-8332 Fax: 303-296-8332 E-mail: erodriguez@ecs.org Michelle Seidl Program Officer Pew Charitable Trusts 2005 Market St., Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-575-4833 Fax: 215-575-4939 E-mail: mseidl@pewtrusts.com Carole Thomson, Co-Team Leader Associate Commissioner of Education Massachusetts Department of Education 350 Maine Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 781-338-6201 Fax: 781-338-3394 E-mail: cthomson@doe.mass.edu Spud Van de Water Project Manager Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-2341 Phone: 303-299-3647 Fax: 303-296-8332 E-mail: spud@ecs.org Andrea Venezia Director, K-16 Projects Stanford Institute for Higher Ed. Research 520 Galvez Mall, CERAS 507G Stanford, CA 94305 Phone: 650-725-4372 Fax: 605-725-3936 E-mail: andreav@stanford.edu
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NASH Jan Somerville Staff Officer NASH 1725 K St. NW, Suite 200 Washington DC 20006 Phone: 202-887-0614 Fax: 202-293-2605 E-mail: jsomerville@edtrust.org Yun Yi Policy Associate NASH/Education Trust 1725 K St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-293-1217, ext. 319 Fax: 202-293-2605 E-mail: yyi@edtrust.org
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