STATE

NAME

TITLE

ADDRESS

PHONE / FAX

E-MAIL / WEB SITE

AK

Michi Stephenson

Lead Analyst

Department of Education
801 West 10^th Street
Juneau, Alaska 99801

907-465-8664
(f) 907-465-2441

Michi_Stephenson@eed.state.ak.us

AL

Dr. Sue Adams

Coordinator of Prevention and Support

50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104

334-242-8165
(f) 334-353-5962

Sadams@sdenet.alsde.edu

AR

Dottie Hughes

Program Administrator (Home School Office)

4 Captiol Mall, Room 102-A
Little Rock, AR 72201

dhughes@arkedu.k12.ar.us

AZ

Laura Penny

Chief of Policy and Communications

1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007

520-628-6794
(f) 520-629-6792

lpenny@mail1.ade.state.az.us

CA

Carolyn Pirillo

Deputy General Counseil

California Department of Education Legal Office
P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, CA 94244-2720

916-657-2453
(f) 916-657-3884

Cpirillo@cde.ca.gov
*Home Schooling not recognized by state of California

CO

Suzie Parker

www.cde.state.co.us/cdeedserv/homeschool.htm

CT

Dr. Robert Lappert

Education Consultant

Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 246A
Hartford, CT 16106

Richard.lappert@po.state.ct.us

DC

Sharon Dunmore

Coordinator of Non-Public Schools

District of Columbia Public Schools
415 12^th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

202-442-5589
(f) 202-442-5525

Dunmore@mercury.k12.dc.us

DE

Vicki Fields

Information Systems Technician

Policy & Administrative Services
Delaware Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903

30-739-4583 ext. 3306
302-739-4221

vfjelsted@state.de.us

FL

Ms. Mary Lou Carothers

Home Schooling Specialist

Non-Public Schools
Department of Education
532 Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Carothm@mail.doe.state.fl.us

GA

Amy McMurtrey

Education Administration Specialist

Georgia Dept. of Educ.
Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5001

Amcmurtr@doe.k12.ga.us

HI

Joanne Swearingen

Educational Specialist III

Systems Group 
41 18^th Avenue, Room V201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804

joanne_swearingen@notes.k12.hi.us

IA

Eric Heitz

515-281-5001
(f) 515-281-7700

ID

Rhonda Goade

Administrative Assistant

State Dept. of Educ.
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

208-332-6942
(f) 208-334-2228

Rgoade@sde.state.id.us

IL

Dorthy Werner

Ad Hock Committee on Illinois Home Schooling

773-338-8330

NOT PART OF DOE

IN

Lora Miller

Youth out of the Education, Mainstream Consultant

Office of Student Srvs.
Indiana Dept. of Educ.
Room 2  State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

317-232-9135
(f) 317-232-9140

lomiller@doe.state.in.us

KS

Rod Bieker

785-296-3204

KY

Mike Hughes

President

605-737-3338

Katy@mis.net

(NOT PART OF DOE)

MA

Kathleen LeBlanc

Education Specialist

781-338-3400
(f) 781-338-3390

kleblanc@doe.mass.edu

ME

Edwin N. Kastuck, Ph.D.

School Approval/ Home Schooling

Maine Dept. of Educ.
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023

207-287-5922
(f) 207-287-5927

edwin.kastuck@state.me.us

MI

Wanda Bazzett

Secretary

Michigan Department of Education 
Hannah Building 
Fourth Floor 
608 West Allegan Street 
Lansing, MI 48933 

517-373-1833 

BazzettW@state.mi.us

MN

Mr. Barry Sullivan

Assistant Director, Government Relations

Children Families and Learning
MN Dept. of Education
Room C-4
1500 Highway 36
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266

651-582-8663
(f) 651-582-8728

Barry.sullivan@state.mn.us

MO

Barb Lepage

School Laws Section

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, Mo 65102

573-751-3527
(f) 573-751-8613

blepage@mail.dese.stsate.mo.us

MT

Gail Gray

Assistant Superintendent, Department of Curriculum Services

OPI 
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501

ggray@state.met.us

NC

Rod Helder

Director

NC Division of Non-Public Education
1309 Mail Service Cntr.
Raleigh, NC 27699-1309

(919) 733-4276

www.ncdnpe.org

NE

Sue Roberts

Program Coordinator

Nebraska Department of Education
Education Support Services
PO Box 94987
Lincoln NE 68509-4987

402-471-2486
(f) 402-471-0774

sroberts@nde.state.ne.us

NH

Ms. Constance Manchester-Bonenfant

Consultant for non-public Schools

Division of Standards and Certification
State Dept. of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301

603-271-2454
(f) 603-271-1954

cmanchester-bonenfant@ed.state.nh.us

NJ

John Lally

Education Program Specialist, Non-Public Schools

NJ Dept. of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

609-984-7814
(f) 609-633-9655

Jlally@doe.state.nj.us

NM

Dr. Michael Kaplan

Director

New Mexico State Dept. of Education 
Education Building 
300 Don Gaspar 
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 

(505) 827-6576 

mkaplan@sde.state.nm.us

NV

Leslie James

Private School Consultant

Nevada Dept. of Educ.
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701

775-687-9134
(f) 775-687-9118

NY

Thomas E. Hogan
 

Nancy Moore

Supervisor of Educational Programs

Education Program Assistant

Room EBA 481, New York State Education Department, Albany, New York 12234

hogan@mail.nysed.gov
 
 

nmoore@MAIL.NYSED.GOV

OH

Mark Sebastian

Consultant

614-466-7058
(f) 614-752-5551

oso_sebastia@ode.state.oh.us

OK

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

Does not deal with Home Schooling

OR

Randy Harnisch

Education Specialist

Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203

503-378-8004 x222
(f) 503-373-7968

Randy.harnisch@state.or.us

PA

Sarah J. Pearce

Advisor

PA Dept. of Educ.
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

717-783-9287
(f) 717-783-6802

spearce@state.pa.us

www;pde.state.pa.us/home_education/site/default.asp

RI

Faith Fogle
 
 

Legal Office

General home schooling Info

RI Dept. of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3414

401-222-4600, ext. 2133
(f) 401-222-6033
 

401-222-4600 x2503
(f) 401-222-6101

ffogle@ride.ri.net

SC

Dave Christiansen

Education Associate

803-734-8330
(f) 803-734-6225

dchristi@sde.state.sc.us

SD

Dean Buchanan 

Education Program Representative

DECA, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501

(605) 773-4771
(f) 605-773-6139

dean.buchanan@state.sd.us

TN

Dr. Fretta Bunch

Director of Non-Public Schools and Home Schools

Tennessee Department of Education
2730 Island Home Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37920

865-579-3749
(f) 865-579-4335

fbunch@mail.state.tn.us

TX

Jim Davis

Program Specialist

Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Ave. , Room 4-159
Austin, TX 78701

512-463-9630
(f) 512-475-3666

jdavis2@tea.state.tx.us

UT

Dr. Bonnie Morgan

Director of Curriculum

Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

(801) 538-7774

bmorgan@usoe.k12.ut.us

VA

Staff of the Office of Accreditation

Virginia Dept. of Educ.
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120

804-786-9421
804-786-9421

cfinley@pen.k12.va.us

VT

Ms. Natalie Casco

Home Study and Independent Schools Consultant

State Dept. of Educ.
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620

802-828-5406
(f) 802-828-3146

Ncasco@doe.state.vt.us

WA

Melinda Dyer

Program Supervisor

Washington State Department of Education
Old Capitol Building
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

360-753-3302
(f) 360-664-3575

Mdyer@ospi.wednet.edu

WI

Michael Boerger
 

 

Caren Kucharz

School Management Services 
 
 

School Administration Consultant

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 
125 S. Webster St.
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841 USA

(608) 608-266-2803
 
 

608-266-2146

michael.boerger@dpi.state.wi.us

WV

Karen Larry

Administrative Assistant to the State Superintendent

West Virginia Department of Education
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 262
1900 Kanawha Blvd.E.
Charleston, WV 25305

304-558-2118
(f) 304-558-0882

klarry@access.k12.wv.us

WY

Al Walker

Education Program Administator, School Improvement Programs Unit

Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2^nd Floor
2300 Capitol Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

(307) 777-3498
(f) 307-777-6234

awalke@educ.state.wy.us