"" ECCS - The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative Department of Health and Human Services

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Alabama
    Project Contact
    Sharis LeMay
    Coordinator
    Family Health Services
    Children's Health Division
    Alabama Department of Public Health
    201 Monroe Street, RSA Tower, Suite 1350
    Montgomery, AL 36104
    Tel: 334-206-2965
    Fax: 334-206-2950
    Email: slemay@adph.state.al.us

    Additional Contact
    Gail B. Piggott, Executive Director
    Alabama Partnership for Children
    PO Box 230219 (1401 I-85 Pkwy, Ste. A -- off Carmichael Rd.)
    Montgomery, AL 36123-0219
    Tel: 866-711- 4025 (For Zero to Five)
    Tel: 334-271-0304
    Fax: 334-271-0315
Alaska
    Project Contact
    Shirley Pittz, Alaska ECCS Project Manager
    Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Coordinator
    550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1800
    Anchorage, AK 99501
    Tel: 907-269-8923
    Fax: 907-269-3495
    Email: shirley_pittz@health.state.ak.us
Arizona
    Project Contact
    Judy Walruff
    Early Childhood Health Systems Coordinator
    Arizona State Board on School Readiness
    Governor's Office for Children, Youth, and Families
    1700 West Washington, Suite 101
    Phoenix, Arizona 85007
    Tel: 602-364-2240
    Email: jwalruff@az.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Catherine Hannen, MSW
    Section Manager
    Office of Women's and Children's Health
    Planning, Education and Partnerships Section Manager
    Arizona Department of Health Services
    150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 320
    Phoenix, AZ 85007
    Tel: 602-364-1474
    Fax: 602-364-1496
    Email: hannenc@azdhs.gov

    Karen Ortiz
    Email:kortiz@az.gov
Arkansas
    Project Contact
    Martha Hiett
    Child Health Special Projects
    DHHS, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
    Email: Martha.Hiett@arkansas.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Sherrill Archer
    AECCS Program Specialist
    Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
    PO Box 1437, Slot S-160
    Little Rock, AR 72203
    Tel: 501-683-0973
    Cell: 501-837-7585
    Email: sherrill.archer@arkansas.gov

    Paul Lazenby
    Assistant Director
    Childcare and Early Childhood Education
    Arkansas Department of Human Service
    700 Main Street
    PO Box 1437
    Little Rock, AR 72203
    Email: paul.lazenby@arkansas.gov

    Richard Nugent, MD
    Medical Director of Family Health
    Arkansas Department of Health
    PO Box 1437, Slot H16
    Little Rock, AR 72203
    Email: Richard.Nugent@arkansas.gov
California
    Project Contact
    Catherine Lopez
    Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Policy Development
    California Department of Public Health
    1615 Capitol Avenue, MS 8306
    PO Box 997420
    Sacramento, CA 95899-7420
    Tel: 916-650-0381
    Email: catherine.lopez@cdph.ca.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Janet Hill, MS, RD, IBCLC
    Health Program Specialist II
    Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Policy Development
    California Department of Public Health
    1615 Capitol Avenue, MS 8306
    PO Box 997420
    Sacramento, CA 95899-7420
    Tel: 916-650-0366
    Fax: 916-650-0304
    Email: janet.hill@cdph.ca.gov

    Karen Ramstrom, DO, MSPH
    Chief, Policy Section Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health/Office of Family Planning Branch
    California Department of Public Health
    1615 Capitol Avenue, MS 8300
    PO Box 997420
    Sacramento, CA 95899-7420
    Tel: 916-650-0386
    Fax: 916-650-0304
    Email: kramstro@dhs.ca.gov

    Susann J. Steinberg, MD
    Branch Chief,
    Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health/Office of Family Planning Branch
    California Department of Public Health
    1615 Capitol Avenue, MS 8300
    PO Box 997420
    Sacramento, CA 95899-7420
    Tel: 916-650-0365
    Fax: 916-650-0305
    Email: ssteinbe@dhs.ca.gov

    Abbey Alkon, RN, MPH, PhD
    Associate Professor/Director
    California Childcare Health Program
    University of CA, San Francisco School of Nursing
    2 Koret Way, PO Box 0606
    San Francisco, CA 94143-0606
    Tel: 415-476-4695
    Email: abbey.alkon@nursing.ucsf.edu

    A Rahman Zamani, MD, MPH
    Director of Programs
    1333 Broadway, Suite 1010
    Oakland, CA 94612-1926
    Tel: 510-281-7913
    Fax: 510-839-0339
    Email: rzamani@ucsfchildcarehealth.org
Colorado
    Project Contact
    Jodi Hardin
    Smart Start Colorado Director
    Office of Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien
    130 State Capitol
    Denver, CO 80203
    Tel: 303.866.4713
    Fax: 303.866.5469
    Email: jodi.hardin@state.co.us

    Additional Contact
    Rachel Hutson, MSN, RN
    Director of Early Childhood Initiatives
    Child Health
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
    4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
    Denver, CO 80246-1530
    Tel: 303-692-2365
    Fax: 303-691-7852
    Email: rachel.hutson@state.co.us
Connecticut
    Project Contact
    Kevin Sullivan
    Connecticut Department of Public Health
    410 Capitol Avenue, MS, #11FHD
    Hartford, CT 06134
    Tel: 860-509-7108
    Fax: 860-509-7720
    Email: kevin.j.sullivan@ct.gov

    Additional Contact
    Lisa Davis
    State Title V Director
    Tel: 860-509-8081
    Email: lisa.davis@ct.gov
Delaware
    Project Contact
    Helen Arthur
    ECCS Program Coordinator
    417 Federal St.
    Dover, DE 19901
    Tel: 302-741-2981 (direct)
    Fax: 302-741-2995
    Email: helen.arthur@state.de.us
District of Columbia
    Project Contact
    Twana Dinnall, MHS
    Public Health Analyst
    Oral Health Division
    Community Health Administration, DC DOH
    825 North Capitol St, NE; 3rd Floor
    Washington DC, 20002
    Tel: 202-724-7667
    Fax: 202-535-1710
    Email: twana.dinnall@dc.gov

    Additional Contact
    Colleen E. Whitmore, FNP, MS
    Bureau Chief
    District of Columbia Department of Health
    Maternal and Primary Care Administration
    Child, Adolescent, and School Health Bureau
    825 North Capitol St., NE 3rd Floor, Suite 3106
    Washington, D.C. 20002
    Tel: 202-442-9338
    Fax: 202-442-4950
    Email: colleen.whitmore@dc.gov
Florida
    Project Contact
    Anne Knox
    Early Childhood Consultant
    Child and Adolescent Health
    Florida Department of Health
    4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A13
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-1723
    Tel: 850-245-4444 ext. 2566
    Fax: 850-921-8650
    Email: Anne_Knox@doh.state.fl.us

    Additional Contact
    Karen Wiggins, RN
    Director
    Child and Adolescent Health
    Florida Department of Health
    4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A13
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-1723
    Tel: 850-245-4444, ext. 4496
    Fax: 850-921-8650
    Email: Karen_Wiggins@doh.state.fl.us
Georgia
    Project Contact
    Daphne Terry Babrow, Ph.D. M.P.H, M. Ed.
    Office of Birth Outcomes
    Infant and Child Health Services
    2 Peachtree Street, N. W., Suite 11-286
    Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
    Tel: 404-657-6357
    Fax: 404-463-6729
    Email: dxterry@dhr.state.ga.us

    Additional Contacts
    Justine Strickland
    Assistant Commissioner for Child Care Policy
    Bright from the Start: Georgia
    Department of Early Care and Learning
    10 Park Place
    Atlanta, Georgia 30303
    Tel: 404-463-4309
    Fax: 404-651-7184
    Email: justine.strickland@decal.state.ga.us

    Rosalyn K. Bacon
    Project Director
    Georgia Department of Human Resources
    2 Peachtree Street, N.W.
    Atlanta, GA 30303

    Sharen Hausmann
    Executive Director
    Smart Start
    A Partnership of United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
    100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E.
    Atlanta, GA 30303
    Tel: 404-527-7288
    Fax: 404-527-3560
    Email: shausmann@unitedwayatlanta.org
Guam
    Project Contact
    Elaine Eclavea
    Health, Wellness, and Prevention Coordinator
    University of Guam
    Office of Academic Affairs
    UOG Station
    Mangilao, Guam 96923
    Email: eeclavea@ite.net

    Additional Contact
    Kerina Oshiro
    Project Tinituhon Project Coordinator
    Email: oshker@gmail.com
Hawaii
    Project Contact
    Keiko Nitta
    ECCS Coordinator
    Family Health Services Division
    State of Hawaii Department of Health
    Tel: 808-733-9079
    Fax: 808-733-8369
    Email: keiko.nitta@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

    Additional Contacts
    Lynn K. Niitani, MSW
    State of Hawaii
    Department of Health
    Maternal and Child Health Branch
    741-A Sunset Avenu, Room #201
    Honolulu, HI 96816
    Email: lniitani@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

    Mae Kyono, MD
    Project Co-Director
    Pediatrics
    Healthy Child Care Hawaii
    University of Hawaii
    1319 Punahou Street, Seventh Floor Peds
    Honolulu, HI 96826
    Tel: 808-983-6000, ext. 8387
    Fax: 808-945-1570
    Email: mkyono@hawaii.edu
Idaho
    Project Contact
    Larraine Clayton
    Program Manager
    Governor's Early Care and Learning Initiative
    Department of Health and Welfare
    450 W. State Street 5th Floor
    Tel: 208-334-5699
    Fax: 208-332-7330
    Email: claytonl@dhw.idaho.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Karen Mason
    Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children
    1471 Shoreline Drive
    Boise, ID 83702
    Tel: 208-344-6155
    Fax: 208-345-3242
    Email: kmason@idahoaeyc.org

    Mary Jones
    Program Manager
    Children's Developmental Services
    Division of Family and Community Services
    Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
    450 W. State Street
    PO Box 83720
    Boise, ID 83716-0036
    Tel: 208-334-5523
    Fax: 208-334-6664
    Email: jonesm@idhw.state.id.us
Illinois
    Project Contact
    Joanne Kelly
    Illinois Department of Human Services
    1112 S Wabash
    Chicago, IL 60605
    Tel: 312-793-5246
    Fax: 312-814-3073
    Email: joanne.kelly@illinois.gov

    Additional Contact
    Beverly English
    Bureau Chief
    Bureau of Maternal and Infant Health
    Illinois Department of Human Services
    535 W Jefferson St.
    Springfield, IL 62702
    Tel: 217-782-9923
    Fax: 217-557-2595
    Email:Beverly.English@illinois.gov
Indiana
    Project Contact
    Andrea L. Wilkes
    Public Health Administrator
    Maternal and Child Health Services
    Indiana State Department of Health
    2 N. Meridian Street, 8C
    Tel: 317-233-1246
    Fax: 317-233-1300
    Email: Awilkes@isdh.state.in.us

    Additional Contacts
    Maureen Greer
    Managing Partner
    Emerald Consulting
    40 North Ridgeview Drive
    Indianapolis, IN 46219-6119
    Tel: 317-251-0125
    Fax: 317-353-8737
    Email: mhmgreer@aol.com

    Patricia Cole, MPH
    Project Coordinator
    Early Childhood Center
    Healthy Child Care IN
    Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
    2853 East 10th Street
    Bloomington, IN 47408
    Tel: 812-855-6508
    Fax: 812-855-9630
    Email: pacole@indiana.edu

    Judith Ganser, MD, MPH
    Indiana State Department of Health
    2 North Meridian Street
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
    Tel: 317-233-1240
    Fax: 317-233-1300
    Email: jganser@isdh.state.in.us
Iowa
    Project Contact
    Gretchen Hageman, MA
    Iowa Department of Public Health
    321 E. 12th Street
    Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
    Tel: 515-281-7585
    Fax: 515-242-6384
    Email: ghageman@idph.state.ia.us

    Additional Contact
    Jenny Untiedt
    Email: JUntiedt@idph.state.ia.us

    M. Jane Borst, RN, MA
    Iowa Department of Public Health
    321 E. 12th Street
    Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
    Tel: 515-281-7585
    Fax: 515-242-6384
    Email: jborst@idph.state.ia.us

    Jenny Hodges
    Tel: 515-281-4926
    Fax: 515-242-6013
Kansas
    Project Contact
    Jackie Counts, M.S.W.
    Project Coordinator
    Institute for Educational Research and Public Service
    University of Kansas
    1122 West Campus Road, Room 316
    Lawrence, KS 66045-3101
    Tel: 785-864-0548
    Email: jcounts@ku.edu

    Additional Contact
    Linda Kenney, MPH
    Director
    Bureau of Family Health
    Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 220
    Topeka, KS 66612-1274
    Tel: 785-296-1310
    Fax: 785-296-6553
    Email: lkenney@kdhe.state.ks.us
Kentucky
    Project Contact
    Mary Beth Jackson
    Healthy Start in Child Care
    Department for Public Health
    HS2GW-C
    275 East Main Street
    Frankfort, KY 40621
    Tel: 502-564-3756 X3769
    Fax: 502-564-8389
    Email: Marybeth.Jackson@ky.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Mary Howard
    Program Consultant/KIDS NOW
    Kentucky Department of Education
    Division of Early Childhood Development
    500 Mero Street
    1st Floor,CPT
    Frankfort KY 40601
    Tel: 502-564-8341
    Fax: 502-564-1984
    Email: mhoward@kde.state.ky.us

    Gwen Cobb
    Department for Public Health
    275 East Main Street, HS2WC
    Frankfort, KY 40621
    Tel: 502-564-2154
    Fax: 502-564-8389
    Email: gwen.cobb@ky.gov

    Linda Lancaster
    Email: Linda.Lancaster@ky.gov
Louisiana
    Project Contact
    Geoff Nagle, PhD,MSW, MPH
    Director
    Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
    1440 Canal St., TB-52
    New Orleans, LA 70112-2715
    Tel: 504-988-8241
    Fax: 504-988-4264
    Email: gnagle@tulane.edu

    Additional Contacts
    Melanie Bronfin, JD
    Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
    1440 Canal St., TB-52
    New Orleans, LA 70112-2715
    Tel: 504-228-0988
    Fax: 504-988-4264
    Email: mbronfin@tulane.edu

    Gina Lagarde, MD, MBA
    Louisiana Child Health Medical Director
    Maternal and Child Health Program
    Office of Public Health
    1450 L & A Road
    Metairie, LA 70001
    Tel: 504-219-4531
    Fax: 504-219-4583
    Email: glagarde@dhh.la.gov
Maine
    Project Contact
    Sheryl Peavey
    Director, Early Childhood Initiative
    Office of Child and Family Services
    Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services
    286 Water St., Key Plaza, 7th Fl.
    SHS #11
    Augusta, ME 04333-0011
    Tel: 207-287-3339
    Fax: 207-287-5355
    Email: sheryl.peavey@maine.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Valerie Ricker
    Email: valerie.j.ricker@maine.gov
Mariana Islands
    Project Contact
    Margarita Torres Aldan, MHP
    MCH Program Director
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    Department of Public Health
    PO Box 500409
    Saipan, MP 96950
    Tel: (670) 236-8714
    Fax: (670) 236-8700
    Email:mtaldan@vzpacifica.net
    Email: mtaldan@gmail.com

    Additional Contact
    Maxine Pangelinan
    Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) Coordinator
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    Department of Public Health
    PO Box 500409
    Saipan, MP 96950
    Tel: 670-236-8702
    Email: Maxine.pangelinan@gmail.com
Maryland
    Project Contact
    Mary LaCasse, Program Administrator Early Childhood
    Center for Maternal and Child Health
    Maryland, DHMH
    Family Health Administration
    201 W. Preston Street, Rm 309
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Tel: 410-767-6753
    Fax: 410-333-5233
    Email: mlacasse@dhmh.state.md.us

    Additional Contact
    Jeanne Brinkley, MPH, CNM
    Chief of MCH Systems Improvement
    Center for Maternal and Child Health
    Maryland, DHMH
    Family Health Administration
    201 W. Preston Street, Room 309
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Tel: 410-767-5596
    Fax: 410-333-5233
    Email: brinkleyj@dhmh.state.md.us
Massachusetts
    Project Contact
    Kate Roper
    Project Director
    Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project
    MA Department of Public Health
    Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood and Special Health Needs
    250 Washington Street, 5th floor
    Boston, MA 02108
    Tel: 617-624-5919
    Email: Kate.Roper@massmail.state.ma.us
Michigan
    Project Contact
    Joan M. Blough, LCSW
    Director of Technical Assistance and
    ECCS Grant Coordinator
    Early Childhood Investment Corporation
    221 N. Pine Street
    Lansing, MI 48933
    Tel: 269-345-5968
    Fax: 517-371-9080
    Email: jblough@ecic4kids.org
    Web site: www.greatstartforkids.org

    Additional Contact
    Alethia Carr, Acting Director
    Bureau of Family, Maternal and Child Health
    MI Department of Community Health
    320 S. Walnut Street, 6th Floor
    Lansing, MI 48913
    Tel: 517-335-9299
    Fax: 517-335-9444
    Email: Carra@michigan.gov
Minnesota
    Project Contact
    Lynn Beutel MSW
    MECCSS Coordinator
    Minnesota Department of Health
    Maternal-Child Health Section
    85 East Seventh Place
    PO Box 64882
    St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
    Tel: 651-201-3767
    Email: lynn.beutel@state.mn.us

    Additional Contact
    Penny A. Hatcher, MSN, DrPH, RN
    Supervisor
    Child Health Programs
    Minnesota Department of Health
    MCH Section, Suite 400, PO Box 64882
    St. Paul, MN 55101
    Tel: 651-281-9937
    Fax: 651-215-8953
    Email: penny.hatcher@health.state.mn.us
Missouri
    Project Contact
    Paula Nickelson
    Prevention Services Coordinator
    Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
    Tel: 573-751-6459
    Fax: 573-751-6041
    Email: Paula.Nickelson@dhss.mo.gov

    Additional Contact
    Kim Reinhardt
    Health Program Representative II
    Special Health Care Needs
    Division of Community Health
    Department of Health and Senior Services
    Tel: 573-526-4999
    Fax: 573-751-6237
    Email: Kim.Reinhardt@dhss.mo.gov
Montana
    Project Contact
    Jamie Palagi
    Early Childhood Services Bureau Chief
    Human & Community Services Division
    Department of Public Health & Human Services
    PO Box 202925
    Helena, MT 59620-2925
    Tel: 406-444-1828
    Email: jpalagi@mt.gov

    Additional Contact
    Deborah Henderson. RN
    Supervisor, Child, Adolescent and Community Health
    Family and Community Health Bureau
    MDPHHS
    Tel: 406-444-2794
    Email: dehenderson@state.mt.us
Nebraska
    Project Contact
    Lynne Brehm, MS
    Program Coordinator
    Office of Family Health
    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
    PO Box 95007
    Lincoln, NE 68509-5077
    Tel: 402-471-1384
    Fax: 402-471-7049
    Email: lynne.brehm@hhss.ne.gov

    Additional Contact
    Paula Eurek
    Administrator
    Office of Family Health
    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
    PO Box 95007
    301 Centennial Mall South
    Lincoln, NE 68509-5077
    Tel: 402-471-0196
    Fax: 402-471-7049
    Email: paula.eurek@hhss.ne.gov
Nevada
    Project Contact
    Marjorie Franzen-Weiss, MPH, CHES
    Early Childhood Systems Coordinator
    Bureau of Family Health Services
    Nevada State Health Division
    3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
    Carson City, NV 89706
    Tel: 775-684-4231
    Fax: 775-684-4245
    Email: maweiss@health.nv.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Kyle Devine
    Child and Adolescent Health Services
    Bureau of Family Health Services
    Nevada State Health Division
    3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
    Carson City, NV 89706
    Tel: 775-684-4264
    Fax: 775-684-4245
    Email: kdevine@health.nv.gov

    Judith Wright
    Chief
    Bureau of Family Health Services
    Nevada Health Division
    3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
    Carson City, NV 89706
    Tel: 775-684-4285
    Fax: 775-684-4245
    Email: jwright@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
    Project Contact
    Tricia Tilley
    Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
    Office of Community and Public Health
    29 Hazen Drive
    Concord NH 03301
    Tel: 603-271-4268
    Email: ptilley@dhhs.state.nh.us

    Additional Contact
    Lisa Bujno, MSN, ARNP
    Chief of the Bureau of Community Health Services
    New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
    29 Hazen Drive
    Concord, NH 03301
    Tel: 603-271-4516
    Fax: 603-271-4519
    Email: lbujno@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey
    Project Contact
    Judith Hall, MS, RN, CS
    Project Director
    New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
    Child and Adolescent Health Program
    50 East State Street, 6th Floor
    PO Box 364
    Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
    Tel: 609-292-5666
    Fax: 609-292-9288
    Email: judith.hall@doh.state.nj.us

    Additional Contacts
    Dr. Linda Jones-Hicks, D.O. FACOP, FAAP
    Director, MCCH (Maternal Child Community Health)
    Family Health Services New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services
    PO Box 364
    Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
    Tel: 609-984-1384
    Fax: 609-292-9288
    Email: Linda.Jones-Hicks@doh.state.nj.us

    Cynthia Collins
    Email: Cynthia.Collins@doh.state.nj.us
New Mexico
    Project Contact
    Emelda Martinez
    Program Manager Maternal and Child Health
    New Mexico Department of Health
    2040 South Pacheco Street
    Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
    Tel: 505-476-8938
    Email: emelda.martinez@state.nm.us
New York
    Project Contact
    Robert G. Frawley, Director
    Policy, Planning, and Research
    and the NYS Head Start Collaboration Project
    NYS Council on Children and Families
    52 Washington Street – Room 256 West
    Rensselear, NY 12144
    Tel: 518-473-8081
    Fax: 518-473-2570
    Email: bob.frawley@ccf.state.ny.us

    Additional Contacts
    Rachel de Long, M.D., M.P.H.
    Medical Director
    Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
    New York State Department of Health
    ESP, Corning Tower Building, Room 208
    Albany, NY 12237-0618
    Tel: 518-474-2084
    Fax: 518-473-8673
    Email: rmd07@health.state.ny.us

    Michelle Cravetz
    Email: mwc01@health.state.ny.us
North Carolina
    Project Contact
    Deborah C. Nelson, PhD, MSPH
    1928 Mail Service Center
    Raleigh, NC 27699-1928
    Tel: 919-707-5677
    Email: Deborah.Nelson@ncmail.net
North Dakota
    Project Contact
    Becky Bailey
    Child and Adolescent Nurse Consultant
    North Dakota Department of Health
    600 East Boulevard Ave. Dept. 301
    Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
    Tel: 701.328.4526
    Fax: 701.328.1412
    Email: bbailey@nd.gov
Ohio
    Project Contact
    Wendy Grove
    Ohio Department of Health
    Bureau of Early Intervention Services
    246 North High Street
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Tel: 614-728-9152
    Fax: 614-728-9163
    Email: Wendy.Grove@odh.ohio.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Melissa Courts, Program Consultant
    ODH, Bureau of Early Intervention Services
    246 North High Street, 5th floor
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Tel: 614-728-6782
    Fax: 614-728-9163
    Email: melissa.courts@odh.ohio.gov

    Debbie Wright, MSN
    Bureau Chief
    Family and Community Health Services
    Ohio Department of Health
    246 North High Street, 5th Floor
    Columbus, OH 43215
    Tel: 614-644-8453
    Fax: 614-728-9163
    Email: debbie.wright@odh.oh.gov

    Chris Stoneburner, MS
    Project Director
    Build Ohio
    2767 Chester Road
    Upper Arlington, OH 43221
    Tel: 614-481-3108
    Fax: 614-481-3108
    Email: chris@build-ohio.org
Oklahoma
    Project Contact
    Peggy Byerly, MS
    Coordinator
    Early Child hood and Healthy Child Care Oklahoma
    Oklahoma State Department of Health
    1000 N.E. 10th Street
    Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
    Tel: 405-271-9444, ext. 56906
    Fax: 405-271-9202
    Email: peggycb@health.ok.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Nancy vonBargen
    Director
    Smart Start Oklahoma
    421 NW 13th Street., Suite 271
    Oklahoma City, OK 73103
    Tel: 405-278-6978
    Email: nancy.vonbargen@smartstartok.org

    Suzanna Dooley, MS, ARNP
    Chief, Maternal and Child Health Service
    Oklahoma State Department of Health
    1000 N.E. 10th Street
    Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
    Tel: 405-271-4480
    Fax: 405-271-2994
    Email: suzannad@health.ok.gov
Oregon
    Project Contact
    Diane E. Ponder, MSW, LCSW
    Early Childhood Policy and Systems
    Development Manager
    Office of Family Health
    Oregon Department of Human Services - Public Health Division
    800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 850
    Portland, Oregon 97232
    Tel: 971-673-0236
    Fax: 971-673-0231
    Email: diane.e.ponder@state.or.us

    Additional Contact
    Katherine Bradley, RN, PhD
    Administrator, Office of Family Health
    Oregon Department of Human Services - Public Health Division
    800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 850
    Portland, Oregon 97232
    Tel: 971-673-0233
    Fax: 971-673-0231
    Email: Katherine.Bradley@state.or.us
Palau
    Project Contact
    Berry Moon Watson
    Administrator
    Family Health Unit
    Ministry of Health
    Koror, Republic of Palau 96940
    Tel: 680-488-4804
    Fax: 680-488-1211
    Email: berry@palaunet.com or berry@palau-health.net

    Additional Contacts
    Kate Decherong, DCHMS
    Pediatrician
    Maternal and Child Health
    Bureau of Public Health
    Republic of Palau
    PO Box 6027
    Koror, Republic of Palau 96940
    Tel: 680-488-2552 ext. 245
    Fax: 680-488-5618
    Email: cmd@palau-health.net

    Marjorie Kintol
    Coordinator
    Family Health Unit
    Republic of Palau
    Bureau of Public Health
    PO Box 6027
    Koror, Republic of Palau 96940
    Tel: 680-488-4804 ext. 228
    Fax: 680-488-5618
    Email: m_kintol@palau-health.net

    Caleb Otto, MBBS
    Director
    Bureau of Public Health
    Ministry of Health
    PO Box 6027
    Koror, Republic of Palau 96940

    Jeremy Blelai, MA
    Professor
    Bureau of Public Health Systems Research, Inc. Republic of Palau
    PO Box 9
    Koror, Republic of Palau 96940
    Tel: 680-488-2470
    Email: jemmyb@palau.edu
Puerto Rico
    Project Contact
    Hidelisa Ríos-Maldonado, Med
    ECCS Coordinator
    Maternal, Child and Adolescent Division
    Department of Health of Puerto Rico
    PO Box 70184
    San Juan, PR 00936-8184
    Tel: 787-274-7777
    Fax: 787-282-7274
    Email: hrios@salud.gov.pr

    Additional Contact
    Rosalina Valcárcel-Ruíz, MD, MPH
    Director
    Department of Health
    PO Box 70184
    San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8184
    Tel: 787-274-5680
    Fax: 787-282-7274
    Email: rvarcarcel@salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island
    Project Contact
    Toushoua Xiong
    Perinatal and Early Childhood Health
    RI Department of Health
    3 Capitol Hill, Room 305
    Providence, RI 02908
    Tel: 401-222-5940
    Email: Toushoua.Xiong@health.ri.gov

    Additional Contact
    Blythe Berger
    Rhode Island Department of Health
    3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
    Providence, RI 02908
    Tel: 401-222-5949
    Fax: 401-222-1442
    Email: mailto:blythe.berger@health.ri.gov
South Carolina
    Project Contact
    Rosemary L. Wilson, LMSW
    Maternal and Child Health - ECCS
    Tel: 864-227-5903
    Fax: 864-942-3690
    Email: wilsonr@dhec.sc.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Cindy Sweigart, M.S., M.S.W.
    Tel: 803-898-0096
    Fax: 803-898-0577
    Email: Sweigace@dhec.sc.gov

    Lucy Gibson, Social Work Consultant
    Maternal and Child Health Division
    Tel: 803-898-1580
    Fax: 803-898-0577
    Email: GIBSONLH@dhec.sc.gov
Tennessee
    Project Contact
    Lesa Byrum
    Program Director
    Tennessee Department of Health
    425 Fifth Avenue North
    Nashville, Tennessee 37243
    Tel: 615-253-8393
    Fax: 615-741-1063
    Email: Lesa.byrum@state.tn.us

    Additional Contact
    Theodora Pinnock, MD
    State Director
    Maternal & Child Health
    Tennessee Department of Health
    Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
    425 5th Avenue North
    Nashville, TN 37247-5210
    Tel: 615-741-0322
    Fax: 615-741-1063
    Email: Theodora.Pinnock@state.tn.us
Texas
    Project Contact
    Judy Willgren, M.Ed.
    Texas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant
    Office of Early Childhood Coordination
    Health and Human Services
    4900 North Lamar
    Austin, Texas 78751
    Tel: 512.424.6965
    Email: judy.willgren@hhsc.state.tx.us

    Additional Contact
    Terry Beattie
    Tel: 512-424-6528
    Email: terry.beattie@hhsc.state.tx.us
Utah
    Project Contact
    Lori Smith, LCSW
    Children's Mental Health Promotion Specialist
    Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
    Division of Community and Family Health Services
    Utah Department of Health
    288 North 1460 West
    PO Box 142001
    Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
    Tel: 801-538-9158
    Cell: 801-541-7658
    Fax: 801-538-9409
    Email: losmith@utah.gov

    Additional Contacts
    Nan Streeter, RN, MS
    Director Maternal and Child Health Bureau
    Utah Department of Health
    Email: nanstreeter@utah.gov

    Janna Forsgren
    Head Start State Collaboration Director
    Utah Department of Health
    Email: jannaforsgren@utah.gov
Vermont
    Project Contact
    Bob Costantino, Vermont ECCS Grant Coordinator
    Department for Children & Families
    Child Development Division
    103 So. Main Street 2 North
    Waterbury, VT 05671-2901
    Tel: 802-241-3942
    Email: bcostantino@srs.state.vt.us

    Additional Contacts
    Kim Keiser
    Deputy Commissioner
    Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
    103 South Main Street
    Waterbury, VT 05671
    Tel: 802-241-2100
    Fax: 802-241-2980
    Email: kkeiser@srs.state.vt.us

    Wendy Davis, MD
    Maternal and Child Health Director
    Vermont Department of Health
    108 Cherry St.
    PO Box 70
    Burlington, VT 05402
    Tel: 802-863-7270
    Fax: 802-651-1634
    Email: wdavis@vdh.state.vt.us
Virginia
    Project Contact
    Bethany Geldmaker, PNP, PhD
    Program Director, Early Childhood Health
    109 Governor Street 8th floor
    Richmond, Virginia 23219
    Tel: 804-864-7687
    Fax: 804-864-7722
    Email: Bethany.Geldmaker@vdh.virginia.gov
Washington
    Project Contact
    Lorrie Grevstad
    MCH, Dept of Health
    New Market Industrial Campus,
    7171 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg.7
    PO Box 47880
    Olympia, WA. 98504-7880
    Tel: 360-236-3560
    Fax: 360-586-7868
    Email: lorrie.grevstad@doh.wa.gov

    Additional Contact
    Melissa Allen, MSW
    Health Services Consultant
    Washington State Department of Health
    Division of Maternal and Child Health
    New Market Industrial Campus
    7171 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg. #7
    PO Box 47880
    Olympia, WA 98504-7880
    Tel: 360-236-3536
    Fax: 360-586-7868
    Email: melissa.allen@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
    Project Contact
    Betty Tyler
    WV Early Childhood Health Project
    350 Capitol Street, Room 427
    Charleston, WV 25301-3714
    Tel: 304-558-4954
    Fax: 304-558-7164
    Email: bettytyler@wvdhhr.org

    Additional Contacts
    Phil Edwards
    Director
    Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Health
    Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
    Bureau for Public Health
    350 Capitol Street, Room 427
    Charleston, WV 25301-3714
    Tel: 304-558-7176
    Email: philedwards@wvdhhr.org

    Patricia Moss
    Director
    Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
    350 Capitol Street, Room 427
    Charleston, WV 25301-3714
    Tel: 304-558-5388
    Fax: 304-558-4984
    Email: patmoss@wvdhhr.org
Wisconsin
    Project Contact
    Therese Ahlers
    Director
    Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health
    133 South Butler Street
    Madison, WI 53703
    Tel: 608-442-8036

    Additional Contact
    Murray L. Katcher, MD, PhD
    Title V Program Medical Director
    WI Department of Public Health and Family Services
    Division of Public Health
    Madison, WI 53707-7851
    Tel: 608-266-5818
    Fax: 608-266-3125
    Email: katchml@dhfs.state.wi.us
Wyoming
    Project Contact
    Jessica Allen
    Child and Adolescent Health Intern
    6101 Yellowstone Road Ste. 420
    Cheyenne, WY 82002
    Email: jallen@state.wy.us

    Additional Contact
    Beth Shober, MA
    MCH Program Manager
    Wyoming Department of Health
    Community and Family Health Division
    4020 House Avenue
    Cheyenne, WY 82002
    Tel: 307-777-7942
    Fax: 307-777-8687
    Email: bshobe@state.wy.us
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