Andy Meadows
Arts Education Specialist, Instructional Services | Alabama State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street | Montgomery, Alabama 36104
ameadows@alsde.edu | 334.353.1191 

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Mark Hodge
Title IV-A & Arts Education Director | Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street | Phoenix, AZ  85007
mark.hodge@azed.gov

Sarah Burns
Program Advisor Fine Arts | Arkansas Department of Education | Division of Elementary and  Secondary Education | Office of Learning Services
Four Capital Mall | Little Rock, AK 72201
sarah.burns@ade.arkansas.gov | 501.683.4905 

Allison Frenzel
Education Program Consultant |  Arts, Media, and Entertainment CTE California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4503 | Sacramento, CA  95814
afrenzel@cde.ca.gov 

Carla Aguilar, PhD
Music Arts Consultant | Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 500 | Denver, CO 80202
aguilar_c@cde.state.co.us  | 303.866.6576

Donna Goodwin, PhD
Visual Arts Consultant |Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 500 | Denver, CO 80202
goodwin_d@cde.state.co.us  | 303.866.6576 

Judi Hofmeister
Dance/Drama & Theatre Arts Consultant | Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 500 | Denver, CO 80202
hofmeister_j@cde.state.co.us | 303.615.0105 

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Lauren Conrad
Education Associate, Visual and Performing Arts | Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2 | Dover, DE 19901-3639
lauren.conrad@doe.k12.de.us | 302.735.4180 

Emily Atkinson
Fine Arts Instructional Systems Specialist | Department of Defense Education Activity
DoDEA Headquarters
4800 Mark Center Drive | Alexandria, Va 22350-1400
emily.atkinson@dodea.edu

John Rine Zabanal
Music Instructional Systems Specialist | Department of Defense Education Activity
DoDEA Headquarters
4800 Mark Center Drive | Alexandria, Va 22350-1400
johnrine.zabanal@dodea.edu

Amanda El Shemi
Arts Education Specialist | Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street | Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
amanda.elshemi@fldoe.org | 850.245.0561

Jessica L. Booth
Fine Arts Manager | Georgia Department of Education
Suite 1754 Twin Towers East | Atlanta, GA 30334
jessica.booth@doe.k12.ga.us | 404.656.2800 

Paul McClain
Fine Arts Specialist | Georgia Department of Education
bmclain@doe.k12.ga.us | 404.463.0589

Casey Hall
Fine Arts Specialist | Georgia Department of Education
casey.hall@doe.k12.us | 404.657.9965

Una Chan
Educational Specialist, Fine Arts | Hawai'i Department of Education
475 22nd Ave | Honolulu, HI 96816
una.chan@k12.hi.us | 808.203.5536 

Rebecca Martin
Coordinator, Content and Curriculum | Arts and Humanities | Gifted and Talented | Idaho State Department of Education
650 W State Street | Boise, ID 83720
rmartin@sde.idaho.gov | 208.332.6940 

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Lacey Bohlen
Title IV Grant Specialist | Indiana Department of Education
115 W. Washington Street, South Tower, Suite 600 | Indianapolis, IN 46204
lbohlen@doe.in.gov | 317-233-5435‬

Kristina VerSteegt, PhD

Education Program Consultant (Fine Arts) | Bureau of Learning Strategies and Supports | Learning and Results Division | Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th Street | Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

kris.versteegt@iowa.gov | 515-371-0410

Joyce Huser
Education Program Consultant - Fine Arts | Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Ave | Topeka, KS 66612
jhuser@ksde.org  | 785.296.4932 

Jessica R. Greene
Academic Programs Consultant | Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd, 5th Floor | Frankfort, KY 40601
jessica.greene@education.ky.gov | 502.564.9850 

Em LeBlanc Cooper
Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Educator Development | Louisiana Department of Education 

1201 N. Third Street  | Baton Rouge, LA 70802
em.cooper@la.gov

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Dawn Benski
Arts Content Support Lead | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant St | Malden, MA 02148
dawn.benski@doe.mass.edu

Mary Head
Departmental Analyst/Interim Arts Education | Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street, PO Box 30008 | Lansing, MI 48909
headm1@michigan.gov  / 512.335.3442      

Alina Campana
Arts Specialist | Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West | Roseville, MN 55113
alina.campana@state.mn.us | 651.582.8706 

Wendy Barden
Director of Professional Development and Resources, Outreach | Perpich Center for Arts Education
6125 Olson Memorial Hwy | Golden Valley, MN 55422
wendy.barden@pcae.k12.mn.us

Limeul Eubanks
Staff Officer III, Office of Secondary Education
Pre-K–12: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and World Languages | Mississippi Department of Education
359 North West Street, PO Box 771 | Jackson, MS 39205-0771
leubanks@mdek12.org | 601.359.3461 

Kendra Franks, PhD

Director of Fine Arts | Office of College and Career Readiness

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Kendra.franks@dese.mo.gov | (573) 751-9610

Monica Smith Grable
Arts Education Director | Montana Arts Council
830 N. Warren Street, 1st Floor P.O. Box 202201 | Helena, MT 59620
monica.grable@mt.gov  | 406.444.6522 

Cody Talarico
Fine Arts Education Specialist, Office of Teaching, Learning & Assessment | Nebraska Department of Education
500 S. 84th St, 2nd Floor |  Lincoln, NE 68510
cody.talarico@nebraska.gov  |  402.314.7882

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Shea Murray
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator | New Jersey Department of Education
PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
shea.murray@doe.nj.gov

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David Seligman
Associate in Instructional Services | New York State Department of Education
Office of Curriculum and Instruction
89 Washington Ave, Room 860 EBA | Albany, NY 12234
david.seligman@nysed.gov | 518.474.5922

Lori Carlin
Section Chief, Arts Education | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N Wilmington St., Rm 6079 | Raleigh, NC 27601
lori.carlin@dpi.state.nc.us

Brandon Roeder
K-12 Music and Theatre Arts Consultant | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
brandon.roeder@dpi.nc.gov

Sayward Grindley
K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
sayward.grindley@dpi.nc.gov

Davonne Eldredge
Assistant Director | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Ave #201 | Bismarck, ND 58505
deldgredge@nd.gov

Helen Buck-Pavlick
Fine Arts Education Program Specialist | Ohio Department of Education |
Office of Learning and Instructional Strategies
25 South Front Street, 5th Floor | Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
helen.buck-pavlick@education.ohio.gov

Elizabeth Maughan, PhD
Director of Fine Arts | Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard | Oklahoma City, OK 73105
elizabeth.maughan@sde.ok.gov | 405.522.0863 

Shannon Johnson
Arts Education Specialist | Oregon Department of Education | Office of Teaching, Learning & Assessment
shannon.johnson@ode.state.or.us | 503.947.8483 

O. David Deitz
Fine Arts Education Consultant | Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126-0333
c-odeitz@pa.gov  | 717.783.6590 

Maggie Anderson
Director, Arts in Education | Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
1 Capitol Hill | Providence, RI  02908
maggie.anderson@arts.ri.gov | 401.222.6994 

Carolyn Bennett
Arts Coordinator Consultant | Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster St | Providence, RI  02908
carolyn.bennett@ride.ri.gov

Roger E. Simpson, Jr.

Education Associate for Visual and Performing Arts | South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201
rsimpson@ed.sc.gov | 803-734-0715

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Rachel Colledge
Fine Arts Coordinator | Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Arts)

Professional Outreach Program in the Schools (POPS)

Standards and Endorsements
250 E 500 South | Salt Lake City, UT
rachel.colledge@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7842

Lisa Bresler

Art Specialist | Student Pathways Division | Vermont Agency of Education

1 National Life Drive, Davis 5, |Montpelier, VT 05620

lisa.bresler@vermont.gov | 802.828.0119

Kelly Bisogno
Coordinator of Fine Arts | Virginia Department of Education
PO Box 2120 | Richmond, VA 23218
kelly.bisogno@doe.virginia.gov  | 804.225.2881 

Sherry Hatton
Music Specialist | Virginia Department of Education
PO Box 2120 | Richmond, VA 23218
sherry.hatton@doe.virginia.gov

Janet Hayakawa
Program Supervisor, The Arts | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Old Capitol Building, PO Box 47200 | Olympia, WA 98504
janet.hayakawa@k12.wa.us | 360.725.4966

Raymond W.S. Lowther, Ed.D
Coordinator, The Arts | West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Middle/Secondary Learning
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 6, Room 722 | Charleston, WV 265305
ray.lowther@k12.wv.us | 304.558.5325 

Chris Gleason
Arts & Creativity Consultant | Division for Academic Excellence, Teaching and Learning
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street |PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
christopher.gleason@dpi.wi.gov | 608.264.9554

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