State Tech Prep Coordinators List

ALASKA 
John Mayer
801 W 10th Street, Suite 200 
Juneau, AK 99801-1984 
907-269-7329
Fax 907-269-7489
john_mayer@labor.state.ak.us

ALABAMA 
www.alsde.edu
Mary Simon
Tech Prep Coordinator
State Department of Education
5234 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
phone: 334-353-0350
e-mail msimon@alsde.edu

ARKANSAS
Shelia Mauppin
State Tech Prep Coordinator
AR Department of Workforce Education
#3 Capitol Mall
Luther S. Hardin Building 
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-1804
Fax 501-682-1805
shelia.mauppin@arkansas.gov

ARIZONA    www.aztechprep.org 
Dennis Fiscus
State Agriculture Superintendent
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Bin #42
Phoeniz, AZ 85007
602-542-5356
Fax 602-542-1849
dfiscus@mail1.ade.state.az.us 

CALIFORNIA www.cde.ca.gov
Patrick Ainsworth
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-2652
Fax 916-327-5868

Ron Selge
California Community College Chancellor's Office
1102 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-322-1677
Fax 916-445-2470
rselge@cccco.edu

COLORADO www.state.co.us
Gayle Mahler
Front Range Community College
3645 West 112th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80030
303-404-5348
Fax 303-460-8110

CONNECTICUT 
Diane Ross Gary
Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Ave., Room 363
PO Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06106
860-713-6593
Fax 860-713-7049
diane.ross.gary@po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE www.doe.state.de.us/techprep
Lydia Tucker
Delaware Consortium on Tech Prep
371-A West North Street
Dover, DE 19904-6713
302-739-6163
Fax 302-739-6171
ltucker@doe.k12.de.us

FLORIDA www.flstw.fsu.edu
Gayle Manley
FL DOE
325 W Gaines St., Room #754
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850-245-9057
Fax 850-245-9019
manleyg@mail.doe.state.fl.us

Kathleen Taylor
FL DOE
325 W. Gaines St., Room #701
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850-245-9062
Fax 850-245-9019
kathleen.taylor@fldoe.org

GEORGIA 
Cathy Myers
Tech Prep Director
Georgia Department of Education
1752 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-8197
Fax 404-651-8984
cmyers@doe.k12.ga.us

HAWAII www.kcc.hawaii.edu/techprep
Michael Barros
State Department of Education
189 Lunalilo Home Road
Honolulu, HI 96825
808-394-1358
Fax 808-394-1304
michael_barros@notes.k12.hi.us                                                        Top

IDAHO www.pte.state.id.us/techprep/vte_tp.htm
Michael Falconer
Idaho Division of Professional/Technical Education
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0095
208-334-3216
Fax 208-334-2365
mfalconer@pte.state.id.us

ILLINOIS  www.isbe.net/techprep/
Rob Kerr
Tech Prep Coordinator
Illinois Community College Board
401 East Captial Avenue
Springfield, IL 62001
217-785-0139
Fax 217-785-0090
rkerr@iccb.state.il.us

Dora Welker
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N First St
Springfield, IL 62777
217-782-4620
Fax 217-782-0710 
dwelker@smtp.isbe.state.il.us

INDIANA www.state.in.us
Ken Thompson
State Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
317-234-0268
Fax 317-232-9121
kthompso@doe.state.in.us

Dave Wilkinson
State Department of Education
Sate House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
317-233-3604
Fax 317-232-9121

IOWA 
Roger Foelske
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-4700
roger.foelske@ed.state.ia.us

KANSAS 
Carolyn Olson
Kansas State Board of Education
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
785-296-3958
Fax 785-296-0983
colson@ksbor.org 

KENTUCKY 
Ahmed Sabie
Department of Tech Education 
2032 Capitol Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601 
502-564-4286
Fax 502-564-4800
ahmed.sabie@mail.state.ky.us                                                   Top

LOUISIANA www.doe.state.la.us
Kelley Rhoe-Collins
Lousiana Community and Technical College System
822 Neosho Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-219-8788
Fax 225-219-8779
kcollins@lctcs.state.la.us 

MAINE  www.mtcs.net/techprep.html
Gary Crocker
Maine Technical College System
323 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330
207-287-1070
Fax 207-287-1037
gcrocker@mccs.me.edu
www.mtcs.net/techprep.htm 

MARYLAND 
Nina Roa
Career and Technology Education Instructional Branch
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-1904
Fax 410-333-2099

MASSACHUSETTS www.techprepma.org
Karen DeCoster
MA Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
781-338-3115
Fax 781-388-3950
kdecoster@doe.mass.edu

MICHIGAN http://mccte.educ.msu.edu/ct/tp/index.html
Dr. Joanne Mahony
Michigan Department of Education
PO Box 30712
Lansing, MI 48909-7509
517-335-0405
Fax 517-373-2759
mahonyj@michigan.gov 
www.mccte.educ.msu.edu/tp 

MINNESOTA www.grantsplus.mnscu.edu/TechPrep/TechPrep.html
Mary Messimer
500 World Trade Center
30 E. 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-9590
Fax 651-296-3214
mary.messimer@so.mnscu.edu 

Jim Mecklenburg
Tech Prep Coordinator
Department of Children, Families and Learning
1500 Highway 3 West
Roseville, MN 55113
615-582-8682
Fax 615-582-8492
jim.mecklenburg@state.mn.us

MISSOURI  
Shawn Brice
Director, A+ Schools/Tech Prep
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson St.
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
573-522-1775
Fax 573-526-4261
shawn.brice@dese.mo.gov

MISSISSIPPI www.mde.k12.ms.us/ovte/techprep/tprep.html
Dianne Fougerousse
Tech Prep Program Supervisor
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-3986
Fax 601-359-3986 
dfougerousse@mde.k12.ms.us 

MONTANA www.mttechprep.com
George Burns
Montana University System
2500 Broadway
Helena, MT 59601
406-444-9797
Fax 406-444-1469
gburns@oche.montana.edu                                                       Top

NEBRASKA www.nde.state.ne.us/techprep/
Carol Jurgens
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 69509-4987
402-471-0948
Fax 402-471-0117
cjurgens@nde.ne.gov

NEVADA 
Phyllis Dryden
Nevada DOE
700 East 5th St.
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
702-687-9190
Fax 702-687-9114
pdryden@doe.nv.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE 
Virginia Irwin
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-3867
Fax 603-271-1953
virwin@ed.state.nh.us 

Kim Runion
Tech Prep Coordinator
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-7977
603-271-4079
krunion@ed.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY 
Constance A. Walde
State Department of Education
1000 Riverview Plaza
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
609-777-4659
Fax 609-984-5347
cwalde@doe.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO 
Marcia J. Knight
State Director Tech Prep
Career, Technical, and Adult Services Division
New Mexico SDE/CTAS
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-827-6674
Fax 505-827-4041
mknight@state.nm.us

NEW YORK www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/techprep/tech.html
Bernie McInerney
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave, Room EB 315
Albany, NY 12230
518-474-4809
Fax 518-402-5114
bmcinern@mail.nysed.gov 
www.nysed.gov/workforce/tech.html 

Ann Marie Hasse
New York State Education Department
Room 5B68 Cultural Education Center
1071 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
518-474-5705
Fax 518-486-5221
ahaase@mail.nysed.gov 

NORTH CAROLINA     www.ncccs.ccnc.us
Bob Witchger
Associate Director for Tech Prep
NC Community College System
5021 Mail Service Center
200 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-5021
919-807-7100
Fax 919-807-7164
witchgerb@ncccs.cc.nc.us

Ted Summey 
Section Chief, CTE Support Services
NC Department of Public Instruction 
6358 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh, NC 27699-6358 
919-807-3870 
Fax 919-807-3656
tsummey@dpi.state.nc.us

NORTH DAKOTA www.state.nd.us/vtel/initiatives/techprep/
Kathy Holle
Tech Prep Supervisor
North Dakota Board for Vocational Technical Education
State Capitol Building, 15th Floor
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
701-328-3196
Fax 701-328-1255
kholle@state.nd.us

Wayne Kutzer
North Dakota Career and Technical Education
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-2259
Fax 701-328-1255
wkutzer@state.nd.us                                                                   Top

OHIO www.regents.state.oh.us/techprep (postsecondary) and www.techprepohio.org (secondary)
Cynthia Gahris (secondary)
Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Education
Office of Career-Technical & Adult Education
Career Development Systems
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 609
Columbus, Ohio  43215
Phone: 614-644-6771
Fax: 614-728-6176
E-mail: cindi.gahris@ode.state.oh.us

Nenna Davis (secondary)
Tech Prep Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Office of Career-Technical Adult Education
Career Development Systems
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 609
Columbus, Ohio  43215
Phone: 614-466-9514
Fax: 614-728-6176
E-mail: nenna.davis@ode.state.oh.us
 
Anthony Landis (postsecondary)
Assistant Director for Tech Prep and Perkins
Ohio Board of Regents
30 E. Broad St., 36th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
Phone: 614-387-1214
Fax: 614-466-5866
alandis@regents.state.oh.us

Nick Wilson (postsecondary)
Ohio Board of Regents
30 E. Broad St. 36th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0417
Phone: 614-466-4158
Fax: 614-466-5866
nwilson@regents.state.oh.us 

OKLAHOMA www.okcareertech.org/techprep
Jeremy L. Zweiacker
Tech Prep and Alliance State Coordinator
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
1500 West 7th Ave.
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
Phone: 405.743.6881
Fax: 405.743.5142
Email: jzwei@okcareertech.org
 
OREGON http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/collegenow
Jim Schoelkopf
State Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: 503-947-5697
Fax: 502-378-5156
jim.schoelkopf@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA 
Susan V. Will
Tech Prep Coordinator
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St. 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: 717-787-8804
Fax: 717-783-6672
swill@state.pa.us

PUERTO RICO
Isabelita Santana
Tech Prep State Director
Depto. de Educ. de P.R.
Calle T. Cesar Glez. esq. Calaf
Piso 7- Of. 705
Urb. Ind. 3 Monjitas
San Juan, P.R. 00919
Phone: 787-753-8785
Fax: 787-765-1367
E-mail:santana_i@de.gobierno.pr                                                        Top

RHODE ISLAND  www.ri.net/techprep/maintp.html
Vanessa Cooley
Coordinator of Career and Techinal Education
255 Westminster St.
Providence, RI  02903
(401) 222-4600 ext. 2007
Fax (401) 225-5377
vanessa.cooley@ride.ri.gov

Ken Fish
Director of Middle, High School and Adult Education
255 Westminster St.
Providence, RI  02903
(401) 222-8439
Fax (401) 225-5377
ken.fish@ride.ri.gov

SOUTH CAROLINA 
Wofford O'Sullivan
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate St.
926 Rutledge Bldg.
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-8564
Fax 803-734-3525
wosulliv@sde.state.sc.us

Cheryl Cox
Senior Manager for Curriculum and Instruction
South Carolina Technical College System
111 Executive Center Dr.
Columbia, SC  29210
803-896-5357
Fax 803-896-5363
ccox@sctechsystem.com

SOUTH DAKOTA www.state.sd.us/deca/DWCP/TechPrep
Steven Rounds
Tech Education Resource Center
Mercedes MacKay Bldg.
800 Governors Dr.
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-7006
Fax 605-773-4950
Steven.Rounds@state.sd.us

TENNESSEE www.techpreptn.org/
Dr. John Townsend
Executive Director, Tech Prep Program
TN Board of Regents
1415 Murfreesboro Rd., Suite 350
Nashville, TN 37217
615-366-4428
Fax 615-366-3996 
jtownsend@tbr.state.tn.us 
www.techpreptn.org 

TEXAS www.techpreptexas.org
Linda McDonough
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 East Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752
512-427-6525
Fax 512-427-6244
linda.mcdonough@thecb.state.tx.us                                                         Top

UTAH www.usoe.k12.ut.us
Dale Stephens
Tech Prep Coordinator
Utah Sate Office of Education
250 East 500 South
PO Box 14200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
dstephens@schools.utah.gov

VIRGINIA www.vccs.edu/workforce/techprep/
Elizabeth Creamer
Virginia Community College System
101 N. 14^th St. 15^th Floore
Richmond, VA 23219
804-819-4691
Fax 757-825-2951
ecreamer@vccs.edu

VERMONT www.state.vt.us/educ/techprep/vttphp.html
Beth Ducolon
Vermont DOE
120 State St
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-828-5137
Fax 802-828-3146
bethducolon@education.state.vt.us

WASHINGTON 
Tiffany Merkel-Rinke
Program Administrator, Workforce Education
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
319 SE 7th Avenue
POBox 42495
Olympia, WA, 98504-2495 
tmerkel@sbctc.edu
360-704-4332 
Fax 360-586-4421

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Kathy Corr, Tech Prep Specialist
District of Columbia Public Schools
Office of Career and Technology Education
825 N. Capitol Street, NE
Room 8101
Washington, DC 20002-4232
202-442-5067
Fax 202-442-5081
Kathy.Corr@k12.dc.us

WEST VIRGINIA www.wvtechprep.wvnet.edu
Kathy D'Antoni
WV Community and Technical College System
1018 Kanawha Blvd, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2827
304-558-2411 or 0265
Fax 304-558-0265
dantoni@wvctcs.org 

WISCONSIN www.dwd.state.wi.us/gwbib/tech_prep.htm
Aleta Murray
Education Director/Tech Prep
WTCS
345 W. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53707-7874
608-261-4588
Fax 608-261-1690
aleta.murray@wtcsystem.edu

Mark Johnson
Education Director/Tech Prep and Adult Basic Education
Wisconsin Technical College System
345 W. Washington Ave.
PO Box 7874
Madison, WI  53707-7874
608-266-1272
Fax 608-266-1690
mark.johnson@wtcsystem.org 

WYOMING  www.k12.wy.us
Phillip Trujillo
WY Department of Education 
2300 Capitol Ave. 
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050 
307-777-6608 
Fax 307-777-6234 
ptruji1@educ.state.wy.us                                                           Top