Member Directory
Current Executive Committee (2023-2025)
President: Elizabeth Maughan (OK)
President Elect: Lauren Conrad (DE)
Vice President: Helen Buck-Pavlick (OH)
Treasurer: Joyce Huser (KS)
Secretary: Roger Simpson (SC)
Member at Large: Rebecca Martin (ID)
Member at Large: Cody Talarico (NE)
Alabama
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
Alaska
Laura Forbes
Arts Education Program Director | Alaska State Council on the Arts
161 Klevin Street, Suite 102 | Anchorage, AK 99508
laura.forbes@alaska.gov | 907.269.6682
Arizona
Kelly Montaño
Title IV-A & Arts Education Specialist | Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, 85007
kelly.montano@azed.gov | 602-542-5268
Mark Hodge
Title IV-A & Arts Education Director | Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street | Phoenix, AZ 85007
mark.hodge@azed.gov
Arkansas
Kevin Beirne
Play it Again, Program Advisor | Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capital Mall | Little Rock, AK 72201
kevin.beirne@ade.arkansas.gov | 501.683.0401
California
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
Dr. Mike Torres
Director, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division | California Department of Education
mtorres@cde.ca.gov
Colorado
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
Connecticut
Vacant
Delaware
Lauren Conrad
Education Associate, Visual and Performing Arts. Gifted Education | Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2 | Dover, DE 19901-3639
lauren.conrad@doe.k12.de.us | 302.735.4180
Department of Defense
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
Florida
Amanda El Shemi
Arts Education Specialist | Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines StreetTallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
amanda.elshemi@fldoe.org | 850.245.0561
Georgia
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
Hawaii
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
Idaho
Rebecca Martin
Arts Education Director | Idaho Commission on the Arts
9543 W Emerald Street, Boise, ID 83704
rebecca.martin@arts.idaho.gov
Illinois
Vacant
Indiana
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
Iowa
Kristina VerSteegt, PhD
Education Program Consultant (Fine Arts) | Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th Street | Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
kris.versteegt@iowa.gov | 515-371-0410
Kansas
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
Kentucky
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
Louisiana
Vacant
Maine
Vacant
Maryland
Lizzie Devereux
Director of Comprehensive Arts Education | Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore St | Baltimore, MD 21201
elizabeth.devereux@maryland.gov
Mateen Milan
Comprehensive Arts Education Coordinator | Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore St | Baltimore, MD 21201
mateen.milan@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Dawn Benski
Arts Content Support Lead | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant St | Malden, MA 02148
dawn.benski@doe.mass.edu
Michigan
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
Minnesota
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
Mississippi
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
Missouri
Kendra Franks, PhD
Director of Fine Arts | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Kendra.franks@dese.mo.gov | (573) 751-9610
Montana
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
Nebraska
Cody Talarico
Fine Arts Education Specialist | Nebraska Department of Education
500 S. 84th St, 2nd Floor | Lincoln, NE 68510
cody.talarico@nebraska.gov | 402.314.7882
Nevada
Patrick Collins
Education Programs Professional - Fine Arts |Nevada Department of Education
patrick.collins@doe.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Vacant
New Jersey
Shea Murray
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator | New Jersey Department of Education
PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
shea.murray@doe.nj.gov
New Mexico
Vacant
New York
David Seligman
Associate in Instructional Services | New York State Department of Education
89 Washington Ave, Room 860 EBA | Albany, NY 12234
david.seligman@nysed.gov | 518.474.5922
North Carolina
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
Laura Stauderman
K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
laura.stauderman@dpi.nc.gov
North Dakota
Davonne Eldredge
Assistant Director | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Ave #201 | Bismarck, ND 58505
deldgredge@nd.gov
Ohio
Helen Buck-Pavlick
Fine Arts Education Program Specialist | Ohio Department of Education |
25 South Front Street, 5th Floor | Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
helen.buck-pavlick@education.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
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
Oregon
Shannon Johnson
Arts Education Specialist | Oregon Department of Education
shannon.johnson@ode.state.or.us | 503.947.8483
Pennsylvania
O. David Deitz
Fine Arts Education Consultant | Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126-0333
c-odeitz@pa.gov | 717.783.6590
Rhode Island
Seamus Hames
Arts Education Program Director | Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
1 Capitol Hill | Providence, RI 02908
seamus.hames@arts.ri.gov | 401.222.6994
South Carolina
Roger E. Simpson, Jr.
Education Associate for Visual and Performing Arts | South Carolina Department of Education
428 Wholesale Ln., West Columbia, SC 29172, Columbia, SC 29201
rsimpson@ed.sc.gov | 803-734-0715
South Dakota
Vacant
Tennessee
Atticus Hensley
Fine Arts Manager | Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
atticus.hensley@tn.gov | 629-259-0445
Texas
Vacant
Utah
Laurie Baefsky
Fine Arts Coordinator | Utah State Board of Education
250 E 500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
laurie.baefsky@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7842
Jamie Workman
K-12 Fine Arts Specialist, Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program | Utah State Board of Education
jamie.workman@schools.utah.gov |801-538-7646
Vermont
Eric Howard
Arts Specialist | Agency of Education
1 National Life Drive, Davis 5, Montpelier, VT 05620
eric.howard@vermont.gov | 802.828.0119
Virginia
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
sherry.hatton@doe.virginia.gov
Washington
Vacant
West Virginia
Raymond W.S. Lowther, Ed.D
Coordinator, The Arts | West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 6, Room 722 | Charleston, WV 265305
ray.lowther@k12.wv.us | 304.558.5325
Wisconsin
Chris Gleason
Arts & Creativity Consultant | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street |PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
christopher.gleason@dpi.wi.gov | 608.264.9554
Wyoming
Vacant
Northeast Region (14)
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IA, IL, IN, KY, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
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AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
SEADAE Support Members
We are grateful for our wonderful community of SEADAE Support Members - those who've left their state education agency positions but remain active within the organization.
Anne Banks, Washington
Carolyn Bennett, Rhode Island
Vicki Breen, New Mexico
Lisa Bresler, Vermont
Kelly Bruce Glynn, Utah
Sarah Burns, Arkansas
Ana Luisa Cardona, Michigan
Nancy Carr, California
Beth Cornell, Pennsylvania
Jeanette Crosswhite, Tennessee
Robert Duncan, Kentucky
Lana Hallmark, Arkansas
Deb Hansen, Delaware
Janet Hayakawa, Washington
Glen Henry, Oklahoma
Scot Hockman, South Carolina
Cathy Jensen, Utah
Anne Banks, Washington
Carolyn Bennett, Rhode Island
Vicki Breen, New Mexico
Lisa Bresler, Vermont
Kelly Bruce Glynn, Utah
Sarah Burns, Arkansas
Ana Luisa Cardona, Michigan
Nancy Carr, California
Beth Cornell, Pennsylvania
Jeanette Crosswhite, Tennessee
Robert Duncan, Kentucky
Lana Hallmark, Arkansas
Deb Hansen, Delaware
Janet Hayakawa, Washington
Glen Henry, Oklahoma
Scot Hockman, South Carolina
Cathy Jensen, Utah
AnnRené Joseph, Washington
Linda Lovins, Florida
Marcia McCaffrey, New Hampshire
Rebecca McLaughlin, Oklahoma
Jack Mitchell, California
Julie Palkowski, Wisconsin
Pam Paulson, Minnesota
Mel Pontius, Wisconsin
Mary Rice, California
Philip Shepard, Kentucky
Todd Shipley, Tennessee
Scott Shuler, Connecticut
Tom Tobias, Missouri
Dale Schmid, New Jersey
Leslie Yolen, New York