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Myron Laurent
ALABAMA
Myron Laurent
December 2004
Alabama Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-353-4522
FAX: 334-242-0234
Ray Jensen

ALASKA
Ray Jensen
September 1985
1201 West Vaunda
Wasilla, AK  99654
907-352-8273

Scott Soldat
ARIZONA
Scott Soldat [CSD]
August 2002
State Director
AZ Dept. of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 40
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-5565
FAX: 602-364-1524
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ARKANSAS
Dick Burchett
September 2008
Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Education
Luther S. Hardin Building
3 Capitol Mall, Room 505
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1083
501-682-1271
FAX: 501-682-1355

Dara Dubois

Jay Winters

CALIFORNIA
Dara Dubois
October 2002
State Association Director
California Department of Education
1430 N. St. Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-7754
FAX: 916-323-2597

 

Jay Winters
September 2006
SkillsUSA California
PO Box 401825
Hesperia, CA 92340-1825
760-987-1160



Tony Raymond
COLORADO
Tony Raymond
Colorado Community College System
9101 E. Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230
720-858-2794
FAX: 720-858-2544
Heidi Balch
CONNECTICUT
Heidi Balch [CSD]
October 2000
Statewide Activities Coordinator
Connecticut SkillsUSA Assn.
162 Basswood Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
860-807-2138
FAX: 860-807-2196
Dale Derrickson
DELAWARE
Dr. Dale Derrickson
October 1998
SkillsUSA Delaware
Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1
Dover, DE  19904
302-857-1780
FAX: 302-739-1780
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Iris Wilson
Program Coordinator
District of Columbia Public Schools
Office of Career and Technical Education
825 North Capitol Street, NE
8th Floor, Room 8112
Washington, DC 20002
202-727-7906
FAX: 202-442-5081
Carl Miller
FLORIDA
Carl Miller
September 2004
Director
PMB #119
3111 Mahan Dr., Suite 20
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-284-8534
Gayle Silvey

GEORGIA (High School)
Gayle Silvey
Georgia Association of SkillsUSA
73 Price Quarters Road, PMB #129
McDonough, GA 30253
770-914-6288
FAX: 770-898-0566

Cassie Palmer
GEORGIA (College/Postsecondary)
Cassie F. Palmer
July 2007
1800 Century Place, Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
404-679-1643
FAX: 404-982-3501
Dean Reilly Ridgell
GUAM
Dean Reilly Ridgell
Guam Community College
P.O. Box 23069
Barrigada, Guam 96921
671-735-5530
FAX: 671-735-1003
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HAWAII
Carol Shikada
September 2007
Educational Specialist, CTE
OCISS-Instructional Services Branch
475 22nd Avenue, Room 126
Honolulu, HI 96816
808-733-9141, ext. 418
FAX: 808-735-8229

Harold Nevill
IDAHO
Harold Nevill
July 2008
SkillsUSA Idaho State Advisor
Idaho Div. of Professional-Technical Ed.
650 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0095
208-334-3216
Don Bauc
ILLINOIS
Donald W. Bauc
February 1987
State Association Director
Illinois SkillsUSA Association
11711 West 193rd Street PO Box 15
Mokena, IL 60448
708-479-8422
FAX: 708-479-8444
Noah Lucas
INDIANA
Noah Lucas
July 2006
State Association Director
Office of Career & Technical Education
Indiana Department of Education
Room 228, Statehouse
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2796
317-232-9173
FAX: 317-232-9121

Dale Schumacher

Andrew Wermes

IOWA
Dale Schumacher (High School)
August 2008
1706 Evelyn St
Perry, IA 50220
515-979-0514
FAX: 515-465-4294

 

Andrew N. Wermes (College/Postsecondary)
August 2008
Iowa Department of Education
Div. of Community College & Workforce Prep.
Grimes Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515-281-8353
FAX: 515-281-6544

Ann Wick
KANSAS
Ann Wick [CSD]
October 1992
State Association Director
SkillsUSA Kansas
Kansas State Dept of Education
120 SE 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785-296-1067
FAX: 785-296-2294
Steve Phillippi
KENTUCKY
Steve Phillippi
February 2003
State Association Director
20th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4286
FAX: 502-564-4800
Larry Rabalais
LOUISIANA
Larry Rabalais [CSD]
June 1990
P.O. Box 949
Innis, LA 70747
225-922-1415
FAX: 225-922-2865

Don Jalbert

Kevin Quist

MAINE
Don Jalbert
July 2007
SkillsUSA Maine
Lewiston Regional Tech Center
156 East Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
207-795-4144, ext. 2305
FAX: 207-795-4147

Kevin Quist
March 2002
Asst. State SkillsUSA Director
Caribou Regional Applied Technology Center
308 Sweden Street, Suite #1
Caribou, ME 04736
207-493-4270
FAX: 207-493-4242

Chuck Wallace
MARYLAND
Chuck Wallace
November 1998
Education Program Specialist
Student And Assessment Services
MSDE/DCTAL
200 West Baltimore Street 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-8872
FAX: 410-333-2099

Karen Ward

Nanci Johnson

MASSACHUSETTS
Karen Ward [CSD]
October 1983
State Association Director
Massachusetts SkillsUSA
250 Foundry Street
South Easton, MA 02375
508-238-4371
FAX: 508-238-7266

Nanci J. Johnson
Program Development Specialist
508-238-4371, ext. 207
508-230-1509

Tammy Brown

MICHIGAN
Tammy Brown
October 2006
State Association Director
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-487-3888
FAX: 734-487-4329

Jennifer Polz
MINNESOTA
Ms. Jennifer Polz
November 2003
State Association Director
5843 Washburn Avenue, North
P.O. Box 29286
Minneapolis, MN 55429
763-560-1932
FAX: 763-560-1936
Sandra Crowley
MISSISSIPPI
Sandra Crowley
August 2004
Mississippi Department of Education
359 North West Street
PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
601-354-7790
FAX: 601-354-7788
Dr. Paul Light
MISSOURI
Dr. Paul Light
July 2002
Dept. of Elementary and High School Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4460
FAX: 573-526-4261
Don Michalsky
MONTANA
Don Michalsky
October 2000
Ind. & Tech. Specialist/State Assn. Dir.
Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
406-444-4452
FAX: 406-444-1373
Greg Stahr
NEBRASKA
Greg Stahr
December 2004
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
402-471-0898
FAX: 402-471-0117
Mike Raponi
NEVADA
Michael J. Raponi
August 1989
Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education
Nevada Department of Education
755 N. Roop Street, Suite 201
Carson City, NV 89701
775-687-7283
FAX: 775-687-8636
Lynda Demers

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ms. Lynda Demers
October 2002
Dover High School
25 Alumni Drive
Dover, NH 03820
603-516-6990
FAX: 603-516-6975

Langdon Plumer
CTSO Coordinator/assists the state director

Peter Carey
NEW JERSEY
Pete Carey [CSD]
July 1992
New Jersey State Association Director
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School
P.O. Box 6350
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
908-526-8900 ext. 7231
FAX: 908-575-0844
Saundra Castillo
NEW MEXICO
Saundra Castillo
August 2007
Career Technical Leadership Program
Eastern New Mexico University
Cherry Street Station 61
Portales, NM 88130
505-562-2188
FAX: 505-562-4064
Kathie Collings-McKean
NEW YORK (High School)
Kathie Collins-McKean [CSD]
July 1999
State Coordinator
P.O. Box 203
Meridian, NY 13113-0203
315-964-9969
FAX: 315-946-1269
Craig Clark
NEW YORK (College/Postsecondary)
Craig Clark
February 1999
State Association Director
SUNY College of Technology
Vocational Technology Campus
2530 South Brooklyn Avenue
Wellsville, NY 14895
607-587-3101
FAX: 607-587-3120
Glenn Barefoot
NORTH CAROLINA
Glenn Barefoot [CSD]
June 1997
6360 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-6360
919-807-3887
FAX: 919-807-3899
Tony Scheerz
NORTH DAKOTA
Tony Scheerz
August 2004
ND Board of Vocational Education
600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
701-328-3163
FAX: 701-328-1255
Mike Cowles
OHIO
Mike Cowles [CSD]
July 2001
State Association Director
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street MS 608
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-8782
FAX: 614-644-6720
Janet Feken
OKLAHOMA
Janet Feken
July 2005
State Association Director
Oklahoma Association of SkillsUSA
1500 West 7th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
405-743-5143
FAX: 405-743-5142
Niki Clausen
OREGON
Niki Clausen
July 2008
Oregon Association of SkillsUSA
2611 Pringle Road SE
Salem, OR 97302
503-385-4637
FAX: 503-385-4875
Jeri Widdowson
PENNSYLVANIA
Jeri Widdowson
September 1994
State Association Director
507 Rear, Marjorie Mae Street
State College, PA 16803
814-238-0380
FAX: 814-238-2680
Bienvenido Mojica
PUERTO RICO
Bienvenido Mojica
September 2006
Puerto Rico SkillsUSA Assn.
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
787-754-1270
FAX: 787-756-1875

Joshua Klemp

RHODE ISLAND
Joshua Klemp
December 2002
State Director
Community College of RI
400 East Ave.
Warwick, RI 02886-1805
401-825-2316
FAX: 401-825-1117

Jackie Clarkson
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jackie Clarkson
July 2006
119 Melanie Lane
Summerville, SC 29485
843-364-0095
FAX: 843-486-6337
Shelby Frame

SOUTH DAKOTA
Shelby Frame
July 2007
Department of Education
Office of Career and Technical Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-4527
FAX: 605-773-4236

Carol Myers
TENNESSEE (High School)
Dr. Carol Myers
November 2003
Educational Consultant
Tennessee Department Of Education
2761 Island Home Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-594-6044
FAX: 723-594-5242
Carl Creasman
TENNESSEE (College/Postsecondary)
Carl Creasman

June 2005
P.O. Box 590
Athens, TN 37371-0590
423-462-2387
FAX: 423-462-2387
Janet Conner
TEXAS (High School)
Janet Conner
September 2002
State Association Director
High School Texas SkillsUSA Assn.
1241 Van Zandt Co. Road #2705
Mabank, TX 75147-5477
903-887-4013
FAX: 903-887-7981

Stacy Scott

TEXAS (College/Postsecondary)
Stacy Scott
June 2008
5822 CR 405
Floresville, TX 78114
210-394-8580
FAX: 830-393-9103

Curtis Barnett
UTAH
Curtis Barnett
August 2000
State Association Director
Utah SkillsUSA Assn.
1720 South 580 West
Woods Cross, UT 84087
801-301-1671
FAX: 801-957-4948

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VERMONT
Jane Donahue-Holt
Executive Director
Burlington Technical Center,
52 Institute Road
Burlington,VT 05401
802-864-8429
FAX: 802-864-8521

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VIRGIN ISLANDS
Anton Doos
March 2008
SkillsUSA Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 1218
Kings Hill, St. Croix VI 00851
340-690-9521
FAX: 877-459-9432

David Rathbone

VIRGINIA
David Rathbone
SkillsUSA Virginia Student Specialist
New River Community College
5251 College Drive
P. O. Box 1127
Dublin, VA 24084
540-674-3600 x4450
FAX: 540-674-3634

Bruce McBurney

Amber Sharpe

WASHINGTON (High School)
Bruce McBurney
June 2007
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2698
Olympia, WA 98907
360-923-1741
FAX: 360-539-1710

 

Amber Sharpe
June 2007
Assistant Executive Director
P.O. Box 2698
Olympia, WA 98907
360-447-0705
FAX: 360-539-1710

Steve Gehlhausen
WASHINGTON (College/Postsecondary)
Steven Gehlhausen
January 2004
State Association Director
SkillsUSA Washington College/Postsecondary
19750 SE 38th Way
Camas, WA. 98607
509-301-5669
Robert Wilson
WEST VIRGINIA
Robert Wilson
July 2008
SkillsUSA West Virginia
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Bldg 6, Room 243
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-6314
FAX: 304-558-1055
Brent Kindred

WISCONSIN (High School)
Brent Kindred
February 2006
Technology & Pre-Engineering Consultant
Wisc. Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster St.
Madison, WI 53707-7841
608-266-2683

Dale Drees
WISCONSIN (College/Postsecondary)
Dale Drees
September 2007
Team Leader
"Monster Shop"
Outdoor Power Equipment
P.O. Box 2277
1825 North Bluemound DR
Appleton, WI 54912
920-735-2489
Toni Decklever

WYOMING
Toni Decklever
July 2004
State Association Director
3100 Henderson Drive, #4
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-426-4007