Mr. James Carden, Director
Blind and Deaf Services
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 Ease South Boulevard
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
Phone: 334-281-8780
Fax: 334-281-1973
TTY: 334-613-2249
E-mail: jcarden@rehab.state.al.us
Kent Ireton, Program Coordinator
Blind Services Unit http://www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/blsvs.htm
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/
1201 Muldoon Rd., Suite 101
Anchorage AK 99504-2096
Phone: 907-269-2073
FAX: 907-269-3632
TTY: 907-269-3570
E-mail: kent_ireton@labor.state.ak.us
Ms. Ester Solaita, Blind Services Coordinator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Resources
P.O. Box 4561
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799
Phone: 10288011-684-699-1372
E-mail: entpele@hotmail.com
Mr. Ed House, Manager
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2nd Floor, NW 930-A
1789 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-3332 or 6289
Fax: 602-542-3778
E-mail: edhouse@de.state.az.us
Mr. James C Hudson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind
700 Main Street (First floor)
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203-3237
Phone: 501-682-5463 or 0360
Fax: 501-682-0366
TTY: 501-682-0093
E-mail: jim.hudson@mail.state.AR.US
Ms. Lynda Bardis, Deputy Director
Specialized Services Division, Blind and Visually Impaired, Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2000 Evergreen Street
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-263-8953
Fax: 916-263-7478
E-mail: lbardis@dor.ca.gov
Ms. Nancy Smith, Executive Director
Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
2211 W. Evans Ave, Building A
Denver, CO 80223-1714
Phone: 303-937-1226
Fax: 303-934-6854
E-mail: nancy.smith@state.co.us
Mr. Brian Sigman, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Board of Education and Services for the Blind
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-249-8525
E-mail: Brian.Sigman@po.state.ct.us
Mr. Harry Hill, Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
Herman Holloway Campus
1901 N.Dupont Highway, Biggs Building
New Castle, DE 19720-1199
Phone: 302-577-4734
Fax: 302-577-4758
E-mail: harry.hill@state.de.us
Ms. Marilyn Griffin-Clark, Supervisor
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Visual Impairment Section
810 First St. NE. 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-8686
Fax: 202-645-0840
E-mail: marilyn.clark@dc.gov
Mr. Jack Duncan, Counsel
National Council of State Agencies for the Blind
P.O. Box 25380
Washington, DC 20027
Mr. Craig Kiser, Director
Division of Blind Services
1320 Executive Center Drive
Atkins Building, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 904-488-1330
Fax: 904-487-1804
E-mail: Craig_Kiser@dbs.doe.state.fl.us
Ms. Kay McGill, Special Populations Coordinator
Georgia Department of Labor
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
1700 Century Circle, Ste. 300
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 404-657-3005
Fax: 404-657-3086
E-mail: Kay.McGill@dol.state.ga.us
Dr. Albert SanAgustin, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1313 Central Avenue
Tiyan, Barrigada
GUAM USA 96913
Phone: 10288011-671-475-4645
Fax: 671-477-2892
Email: dvrsana@ite.net
Mr. David Eveland, Administrator
State of Hawaii - Services for the Blind Branch
1901 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-586-5311
Fax: 808-586-5288
E-mail: develand@dhs.state.hi.us
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0012
Phone: 208-334-3220
Fax: 208-334-2963
Ms. Bettye Odem-Davis, Bureau Chief
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Bureau of Blind Services
100 Randolph, Suite 8-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-3890
Fax: 312-814-4351
E-mail: DHS44003@dhs.state.il.us
URL: http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/bsnp.html
Ms. Linda M. Quarles, Deputy Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Disability Aging Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Phone: 317-232-1433
Fax: 317-232-6478 or 1240
E-mail: lquarles@fssa.state.in.us
Mr. Allen Harris, Director
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth St.
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Phone: 515-281-1334
Fax: 515-281-1263
TTY: 515-281-1355
E-mail: harris.allen@blind.state.ia.us
Mr. Dale Barnum, Director
Kansas Rehabilitation Services
White Lakes Center
3640 Topeka Blvd., Suite 150
Topeka, KS 66611-2373
Phone: 785-296-3311
Fax: 785-291-3138
E-mail: dxlb@srskansas.org
Ms. Denise Placido, Commissioner
KY Department for the Blind
209 St. Clair Street
P. O. Box 757
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: 502-564-4754, ext. 243
Phone: 800-321-6668
Fax: 502-564-2951
TTY: 502-564-2951
E-mail: DensieM.Placido@mail.state.ky.us
Mr. James Wallace, Acting Director
Blind Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834
Phone: 504-925-3594
Fax: 504-925-4481
E-mail: jwallace@lrs.dss.state.la.us
Mr. Harold J. Lewis, Director
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
Phone: 207-624-5959
Fax: 207-624-5980
E-mail: Harold.J.Lewis@state.me.us
Ms. Felicitas Abraham, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Commonwealth of North Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 501521 Saipan,
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 96950
Phone: 1028801-670-664-6448
Fax: 670-322-6536
E-Mail: voc.rehab@saipan.com
Ms. Sue Schaeffer, Director
Workforce and Technology Center
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-1696
Phone: 410-554-9410
Fax: 410-554-9412
E-mail: sschaeffer@dors.state.md.us
Mr. Carl Suter, Executive Director
CSAVR
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Ste. 330
Bethesda, MD 20814
Mr. David Govostes, Commissioner
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
48 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4718
Phone: 617-727-7503
Fax: 617-727-5960
E-mail: david.govostes-mcb@state.ma.us
Mr. Patrick Cannon, Director
Michigan Commission for the Blind
201 North Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-4265
Fax: 517-335-5140
E-mail: cannaonp@state.mi.us
Mr. Chuk Hamilton, Acting Director
Minnesota State Services for the Blind
2200 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-296-1822
Fax: 651-284-3307
E-mail: Chuk.Hamilton@state.mn.us
Mr. Michael Fester, Interim Deputy Director
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103-0088
Phone: 573-751-4249
Fax: 573-751-4984
URL: http://www.dss.mo.gov/dfs/rehab
E-mail: Michael.C.Fester@dss.mo.gov
Mr. Butch McMillan, Executive Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
MS Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
Phone: 601-853-5100 or 5245
Fax: 601-853-5205
E-mail: butch.mcmillan@mdrs.state.ms.us
Mr. Joe A. Mathews, Administrator
Montana Vocational Rehabilitation - Blind and Low Vision Services
Department of State Public Health and Human Services
111 Sanders Street
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Phone: 406-444-2590
Fax: 406-444-3632
E-mail: jmathews@stae.mt.us
Dr. Pearl Van Zandt, Executive Director
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510-4844
Phone: 402-471-2891 or 8100
Fax: 402-471-3009
E-mail: pvanz@ncbvi.state.ne.us
Ms. Barbara Legier, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired
505 E. King St., Room 505
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-4244
Fax: 775-684-4184
E-mail: mbecker@govmail.state.nv.us
Mr. Bill Finn, Director
Bureau of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
78 Regional Dr., Building 2
Concord, NH 03301-8508
Phone: 603-271-3471
Fax: 603-271-7095
E-mail: bfinn@ed.state.nh.us
Mr. Vito J. DeSantis, Acting Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
153 Halsey St., Sixth Floor
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101-8004
Phone: 973-648-2324
Fax: 973-648-7364
E-mail: cbvi@dhs.state.nj.us
Mr. Gregg Trapp, Executive Director
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
2905 Rodeo Park Drive, East Bldg. 4, Ste. 100
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-827-4479
Fax: 505-827-4475
E-mail: greg.trapp@state.nm.us
Mr. Thomas A. Robertson, Associate Commissioner
NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
40 North Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12243-0001
Phone: 518-473-1801
Fax: 518-486-5819
TTY: 518-474-7501
E-mail: 0cb090@dfa.state.ny.us
Ms. Debbie Jackson, Director
North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind
309 Ashe Avenue - Fisher Building
2601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2601
Phone: 919-733-9822
Fax: 919-733-9769
E-mail: Debbie.Jackson@ncmail.net
Mr. Mike Beck, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
Dacotah Foundation Building
600 S. Second St., Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701-328-8950
Fax: 701-328-8969
TTY: 701-328-8968
E-mail: sobecm@state.nd.us
Mr. William A. Casto, Director
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 E. Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
Phone: 614-438-1252
Fax: 614-438-1257
E-mail: RSC_WAC@ohio.gov
Ms. Jane Nelson, Division Administrator
Oklahoma Visual Services Division
3535 NW 58th St., Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4815
Phone: 405-951-3494
Fax: 405-951-3529
E-mail: jcnelson@drs.state.ok.us
Ms. Linda Mock, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 S.E., 12th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503-731-3223
Fax: 503-731-3230
Email Linda.mock@state.or.us
Ms. Pamela Shaw, Interim Director
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
1521 North 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2913
Phone: 717-787-6176
Fax: 717-787-3210
E-mail:pashaw@state.pa.us
Mr. Erlyn Pagan, Director
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
PO Box 8627
SANTURCE PUERTO RICO 00910
Phone: 10288011-809-725-1792
Fax: 809-721-6286
Mr. Gary B. Wier, Deputy Administrator
R.I. Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
40 Fountain Street, Third Floor
Providence, RI 02903-1898
Phone: 401-222-2300 Ext. 400
Fax: 401-277-1328
TTY: 401-277-3010
E-mail: Thompson@ors.state.ri.us
Dr. Nell C. Carney, Commissioner
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Ave.
P.O.Box 79
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-898-8822
Fax: 803-898-8845
E-mail: Ljohnston@sccb.state.sc.us
Gaye Mattke, Division Director
Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Phone: 605-773-4644
Fax: 605-773-5483
Mr. Terry C. Smith, Director
Tennessee Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
400 Deaderick St., 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248-6200
Phone: 615-313-4921
Fax: 615-313-6617
E-mail: tsmith3@mail.state.tn.us
Ms. Barbara Madrigal, Assistant Commissioner
Division for Blindness Services
P.O. Box 12866
Austin, TX 78711-3175
Phone: 512-377-0600
Phone: 800-252-5204 (Voice or TDD)
Fax: 512-377-0682
URL: Texas Commission for the Blind
E-mail: barbara.madrogal@tcb.state.tx.us
Mr. William G. Gibson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, Suite B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
Phone: 801-323-4345
Fax: 801-323-4396
E-mail: bgibson@usor.state.ut.us
Mr. Joe Bowman, Commissioner
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Ave.
Richmond, VA 23227-3697
Phone: 804-371-3145
Fax: 804-371-3351
E-mail: BOWMANJA@DBVI.STATE.VA.US
Mr. Fred Jones, Director
Vermont Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
103 S. Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-2304
Phone: 802-241-2210
Fax: 802-241-3359
E-mail: fredj@dad.state.vt.us
Ms. Beverly Plaskett, Administrator
Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services
Knud Hansen Complex, Building A
1303 Hospital Ground
St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie
VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802
Phone: 10288011-809-774-0930 ext. 4190
Fax: 809-774-3466
E-mail: plaskettb@islands.vi
Ms. Lou Oma Durand, Executive Director
Washington State Dept. of Services for the Blind
402 Legion Way
P. O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
Phone: 360-586-6981
Fax: 360-586-7626
E-mail: loudurand@dsb.wa.gov
Ms. Sheri Koch, CRC
Program Supervisor
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
State Capitol Complex, P.O. Box 50890
Charleston, WV 25305-0890
Phone: 304-766-4799
Fax: 304-766-4671
E-mail: sherik@mail.drs.state.wv.us
Dr. Michael Nelipovich, Administrator
Bureau for the Blind
P.O. Box 7852
Madison, WI 53702-7852
Phone: 608-243-5603
Fax: 608-243-5680
Dr. Joseph D'Costa, Assistant Director of Blind Services
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 7852
Madison, WI 53707-7852
Phone: 608-261-0073
Fax: 608-261-1133
E-mail: DCOSTJO@dwd.state.wi.us
Mr. Gary W. Child, Administrator
Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1100 Herschler Building, 1 East
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7389
Fax: 307-777-5939
E-mail: GCHILD@missc.state.wy.us
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