Suggested State Contacts for Qualified

Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs)

For information about issues related to QZABs, contact the following individuals in your
state education agency (SEA).

Alabama http://www.alsde.edu
State Department of Education
Gordon Persons Office Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
Dennis Heard (334) 242-9747
dheard@alsde.edu

Alaska http://www.eed.state.ak.us
Department of Education & Early Development
801 West 10th Street
Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
Eddy Jeans, Finance & School Facilities (907) 465-8679
eddy_jeans@eed.state.ak.us

Arizona http://ade.state.az.us
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Vicki Salazar, Associate Superintendent of Finance vsalaza@ade.az.gov
Steven Race, Chief Financial Officer srace@ade.az.gov

Arkansas http://arkedu.state.ar.us
State Department of Education
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 105C
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
Cindy Hedrick, Loans and Bonds Coordinator (501) 682-4494 (Phone)
(501) 682-5755 (Fax)
chedrick@arkedu.k12.ar.us

California http://www.cde.ca.gov/
State Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, California 95814
Thomas Payne (916) 322-6249
tpayne@cde.ca.gov

Colorado http://www.cde.state.co.us
State Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203-1799
Vody Herrmann, Public School Finance (303) 866-6845
herrmann_v@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut http://www.sde.ct.gov/
State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1630
Robert Brewer, Grants Management (860) 713-6464
John Coroso, Finance and Administrative Services (860) 713-6600

Delaware http://www.doe.state.de.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building Suite 2
Federal & Loockerman Streets
Dover, Delaware 19903-1402
Nancy Wilson, Associate Secretary of Curriculum & (302) 739-3772
Instructional Improvement nwilson@doe.k12.de.us
Dorcell Spence, Deputy Secretary (302) 739-4602
dspence@doe.k12.de.us
Ronald Houston, School Improvement (302) 739-2767
rhouston@doe.k12.de.us

District of Columbia http://www.k12.dc.us

District of Columbia Public Schools
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4232
Gregory Williams, Deputy Director of Facilities (202) 576-6657

Florida http://www.fldoe.org
State Department of Education
325 W. Gaines St., Room 1054
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Jerry R. Martin, Director, Office of Educational (850) 245-9231
Facilities jerry.martin@fldoe.org
Georgia http://www.doe.k12.ga.us
State Department of Education
2066 Twin Towers East
205 Butler Street, SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Scott Austensen, Deputy Superintendent for Finance (404) 656-2492
and Business Operations saustens@doe.k12.ga.us
Dr. Jerry Rochelle, Director of Facilities Services (404) 656-2454
jrochell@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii http://www.k12.hi.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
Rodney Moriyama, Assistant Superintendent, Office (808) 586-3307
of Information Technology Services
Raynor M. Minami, Director, Facilities & Support (808) 733-4860
Services Branch
Vicki Kajioka, Director, Advanced Technology (808) 733-9150
Research Branch

Idaho http://www.state.id.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
Deb Stage, Program Information Coordinator (208) 332-6853

Illinois http://www.isbe.net
State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, Illinois 62777
David Wood, Director of Operations (217) 557-1485
Donna Luallen, School Finance (217) 782-4510
Deborah Vespa, School Business & Support Services (217) 785-8779

Indiana http://www.doe.state.in.us
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798
William Riley, Budget Analyst wriley@doe.state.in.us
Iowa http://www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html
State Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th & Grand Streets
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
Judy Jeffrey, Division Administrator of Early (515) 281-3333
Childhood, Elementary, & Secondary Education
Leland Tack, Financial & Information Services (515) 281-5293

Kansas http://www.ksde.org
State Department of Education
120 Southeast 10th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1182
Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner (785) 296-3871
Veryl Peter, School Finance (785) 296-3871

Kentucky http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm
State Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Mark Ryles, Director, Division of Facilities (502) 564-4326
Management
Kyna Koch, Associate Commissioner, Office of (502) 564-3930
District Support Services

Louisiana http://www.doe.state.la.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
626 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
Marlyn Langley, Deputy Superintendent for (225) 342-3617
Management and Finance marlin.langley@la.gov
Bill Tindall, Education Senior Consultant (225) 342-5046
bill.tindall@la.gov

Maine http://www.state.me.us/education/
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Jay Readinger, School Facilities and Pupil (207) 624-6886
Transportation Team jay.readinger@maine.gov
Maryland http://www.msde.state.md.us/
State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Adam Zimmerman, Public School Construction (410) 767-0742
Program azimmerman@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts http://www.doe.mass.edu
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
Jeffrey Wulfson, Chief Financial Officer (781) 338-6500

Michigan http://www.mde.state.mi.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Mary Ann Chartrand, Supervisor, Office of Budget, (517) 373-1806
Contracts, and Grants (Primary Contact) chartrandm@michigan.gov
Carol Wolenberg, Deputy Superintendent (517) 241-0062
wolenbergc@michigan.gov

Minnesota http://education.state.mn.us
Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266
Tom Melcher, Program Finance Director (651) 582-8828
Audrey Bomstad, Facilities Finance Supervisor (651) 582-8828
Chris Kubesh, Facilities Finance Specialist (651) 582-8319

Mississippi http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Dr. John W. Jordan, Deputy Superintendent (601) 359-3514
jjordan@mde.k12.ms.us

Missouri http://dese.mo.gov/
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson, Missouri 65102-0480
Gerri Ogle, Associate Commissioner (573) 751-2587
Tom Quinn, School Governance (573) 526-6949

Montana http://mt.gov/
Office of Public Instruction
1227 11th Avenue
P.O. Box 20251
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
Diane Sands (406) 444-1430

Nebraska http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
Polly Feis, Deputy Commissioner (402) 471-5025
Russ Inbody, School Finance & Organization (402) 471-4320
Services

Nevada http://www.doe.nv.gov/
State Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5096
Douglas Thunder, Deputy Superintendent (775) 687-9175
dthunder@nsn.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us/doe/

State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Nicholas Donohue, Deputy Commissioner (603) 271-3142

New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/education/

State Department of Education
River View Executive Plaza, Bldg. 100
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
Richard Rosenberg, Assistant Commissioner of (609) 292-4421
Division of Finance
Bernie Piaia, Director of Facilities (609) 984-2735

New Mexico http://sde.state.nm.us/

State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786
Susanna Murphy, Ph. D., Deputy Superintendent (505) 827-3876
smurphy@sde.state.nm.us

New York http://www.nysed.gov

State Department of Education
Education Building, Room 111
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Carl Thurman, Director of Facilities Planning (518) 474-3906

North Carolina http://www.dpi.state.nc.us

State Department of Public Education
Education Building
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
Brad Sneeden, Deputy State Superintendent (919) 807-3441
Philip Price, Associate Superintendent of Financial (919) 807-3600
Services

North Dakota http://www.dpi.state.nd.us

State Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol, 11th Floor
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, North Dakota 58505-0440
Tom Decker, School Finance (701) 328-2267

Ohio http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
State Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Mailstop 709
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
Daniel Wilson, Associate Superintendent of School (614) 387-2202
Finance & Accountability
Karla Manter, Educational Consultant (614) 466-0070

Oklahoma http://sde.state.ok.us
State Department of Education
Hodge Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
Lu Norman, Executive Director Financial (405) 521-2517
Accounting lu_norman@sde.state.ok.us

Oregon http://www.ode.state.or.us
State Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
Vickie Fleming, Assistant Superintendent of (503) 378-3600 x2226
Instructional Services
Pat Burk, Deputy Superintendent of Education (503) 378-3600 x2222
Policy
Rob Larson, Federal Programs Liaison (503) 378-3600 x4509
Mike Greenfield, Deputy Superintendent of (503) 378-3600 x2214
Operations

Pennsylvania http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/site/defau
State Department of Education lt.asp
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
John Godlewski, Budget & Fiscal Management (717) 787-7808
Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, Deputy Secretary for (717) 787-2127
Elementary & Secondary Education gzahorchak@state.pa.us

Rhode Island http://www.ridoe.net

Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903-3400
Celeste Bilotti, Office of Finance and Accounting (401) 222-4600 ext. 2420
ride0779@ride.ri.net
David V. Abbott, Assistant Commissioner (401) 222-4600 ext. 2004
Carolyn Dias, Finance & Accounting (401) 222-4600 ext. 2401

South Carolina http://www.state.sc.us/sde/

State Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Elmer C. Whitten, Jr., Deputy Superintendent, (803) 734-8122
Division of Finance and Operations ewhitten@sde.state.sc.us

South Dakota http://doe.sd.gov/

Department of Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291
Karon Schaack, Deputy Secretary (605) 773-5669
Stacy Krusemark, Director, Office of Finance & (605) 773-3248
Management stacy.krusemark@state.sd.us

Tennessee http://state.tn.us/education/
Department of Education
Sixth Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0375
Keith Brewer, Deputy Commissioner (615) 741-0334

Texas http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
Enrique Alemán (512) 463-9207 (Phone)
(512) 305-9165 (Fax)
ealeman@tea.state.tx.us

Utah http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
Larry Newton, School Finance Director (801) 538-7668 (Phone)
(801) 538-7729 (Fax)

Vermont http://www.state.vt.us/educ
State Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2501
Cathy Hilgendorf, School Construction Program (802) 828-5402

Virginia http://www.pen.k12.va.us
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120, James Monroe Building
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-2120
Daniel S. Timberlake, Assistant Superintendent for (804) 225-2025
Finance
Michelle M. Vucci, Budget Office (804) 225-2025
Washington http://www.k12.wa.us
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
Mary Alice Heuschel, Deputy Superintendent for (360) 725-6115
Teaching and Learning
William T. Panos, School Facilities & Organization (360) 725-6265
(Vacant), Associate Superintendent for Budget & (360) 725-6111
School Business Services

West Virginia http://wvde.state.wv.us/

State Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room B-358
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330
Dr. Clacy Williams, Executive Director, School (304) 558-2541
Building Authority of West Virginia cwms@wvsba.state.wv.us

Wisconsin http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/
State Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841
Brian Pahnke, Assistant State Superintendent (608) 267-9124
brian.pahnke@dpi.state.wi.us
David Carlson, Director, School Financial Services (608) 266-6968
david.carlson@dpi.state.wi.us

Wyoming http://www.k12.wy.us
State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050
Quinn Carroll, Deputy Superintendent, (307) 777-7690
Administration and Operations qcarro@educ.state.wy.us
Fred Hansen, Director, Fiscal Services (307) 777-6267
fhanse@educ.state.wy.us

American Samoa http://www.asg-

Department of Education gov.net/001DEPARTMENTS.htm
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Lui Tuitele, Deputy Director (684) 633-4255
Tupuivao Vaifanua, Finance (684) 633-4255

Guam http://www.doe.edu.gu/
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, Guam 96932
Nerissa Bretania-Shafer, Interim Superintendent (671) 475-0461
nshafer@guam.doe.edu.gu
Robert Benavente, Acting Facilities and (671) 475-0629
Maintenance Manager
Felix Calvo, Financial Affairs (671) 475-0237

Northern Mariana Islands

Public School System
P.O. Box 501370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
Louise Concepcion, Deputy Commissioner for (670) 664-3762
Administration
William Matosn, Fiscal and Budget Officer (670) 664-3790

Puerto Rico
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0759
Isidra Albino, Undersecretary (787) 754-6164
Rafael Medina, Finance Director (787) 753-8531

U.S. Virgin Islands

Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 00802
Rita J. Howard, Ph. D., Assistant Commissioner (340) 774-0100 ext. 3192
Sonia Clendinen, Deputy Commissioner, Fiscal and (340) 774-0100 ext. 3109
Administrative Services