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Coordinadores Estatales

¿Qué es un Coordinador Estatal?

Todos los estados y áreas periféricas que trabajan con el NIMAC nombran a un Coordinador Estatal. Esta persona es el contacto principal para el NIMAC en el estado. El Coordinador Estatal firma el Acuerdo de Coordinación del NIMAC y gestiona a los Usuarios Autorizados del estado.

Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Connecticut | Delaware | Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | U.S. Virgin Islands | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Alabama

Katlyn Lovell, Director

Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind (AIRCB)

705 South Street E, P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35160
Tel: (256) 761-3237

lovell.katlyn@aidb.org

Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB)

Alaska

Colleen Shivers, Education Specialist II

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

P.O. Box 110500    
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Tel: (907) 465-8705
Fax: (907) 465-2806

colleen.shivers@alaska.gov

Alaska SPED

American Samoa

Herbert Boat, Jr., SPED Assistant Director 

American Samoa Department of Education

1032 Tafuna
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Tel: (684) 782-6097 or (684) 733-1929

herbert.boat@doe.as

Special Education Division of American Samoa Department of Education


Arizona

Joy Wolfgang, Program Project Specialist

Arizona Department of Education

Exceptional Student Services
100 N 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: (602) 542-0671

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joy.wolfgang@azed.gov

Accessible Educational Materials | Arizona Department of Education


Arkansas

Evan Beavers, AEM Coordinator

Arkansas Department of Education – Division of Elementary & Secondary Education

1401 W. Capitol Avenue
Victory Building, Suite 425
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: (501) 319-7333

evan.beavers@ade.arkansas.gov

Arkansas Office of Special Education and Federal Programs


California

Grant Leung, Information Technology Associate

Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Technology

1430 N Street, Suite 3207
Sacramento, CA  95814
Tel: (916) 323-4735

gleung@cde.ca.gov

Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Technology | California Department of Education


Colorado

Tanni Anthony, Director

Colorado Department of Education

1560 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 866-6681

anthony_t@cde.state.co.us

Colorado NIMAS/NIMAC webpage


Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Lizelle Amirez, Special Education Teacher

CNMI Public School System

P.O. Box 501370
Saipan, MP 96950
Northern Mariana Islands
Tel: (670) 237-3029

lizelle.amirez@cnmipss.org

CNMI Public School System


Connecticut

Viviana C. Toure, Education Consultant

Connecticut State Department of Education

459 Columbus Blvd.

Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860) 713-6924

viviana.toure@ct.gov

Connecticut State Department of Education


Delaware

Barbara Mazza, Education Associate

Delaware Department of Education

401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901

Tel: (302) 735-4156

barbara.mazza@doe.k12.de.us

Delaware Department of Education


Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)

Nicholas Weiler, Program Manager — Special Education Branch

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Headquarters
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400

Tel: (571) 372-8588

Nicholas.Weiler@dodea.edu

Department of Defense Education Activity


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District of Columbia

Karen Morgan-Donaldson, IDEA Monitoring and Compliance Manager

District of Columbia State Education Agency

1050 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 724-7803

karen.morgan-donaldson@dc.gov


Florida

Jennifer Coburn, Senior Educational Program Director

325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32327

Tel: (850) 245-9392

Jennifer.Coburn@fldoe.org

Florida Department of Education


Georgia

Paula E. Gumpman, Program Specialist for the Georgia Instructional Materials Center

1562 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: (678) 340-8118

pgumpman@doe.k12.ga.us

Georgia Department of Education


Guam

Thomas Babauta, Assistant Superintendent Special Education

Guam Department of Education
501 Mariner Road
Barrigada, GU 96913
Tel: (671) 777-7732

tcbabauta@gdoe.net

Guam Department of Education


Hawaii

Jamia Green,  Administrator, Special Needs Section

Hawaii Department of Education
475 22nd Avenue
Honolulu, HI  96816
Tel: (808) 305-9785

jamia.green@k12.hi.us

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education


Idaho

Sara Bell, Curricular Materials & Mentoring Program Coordinator

Idaho State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
Tel: (208) 332-6949

sbell@sde.idaho.gov

Idaho Department of Education


Illinois

Mike Keeney, Principal Education Consultant

Illinois State Board of Education
555 W. Monroe Street, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Tel: (217) 782-5589

MKEENEY@isbe.net

Illinois State Board of Education


Indiana

Martha LaBounty, Project Director IERC

Indiana Educational Resource Center
5050 E. 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46226
Tel: (317) 554-2740

mlabounty@isbvik12.org


Iowa

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MeLissa Lawson, Education Program Consultant, AEM & UDL

Iowa Department of Education

400 E. 14th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

Tel: (515) 979-6750

melissa.lawson@iowa.gov


Kansas

Kia Boyd, Director

Kansas State School for the Deaf and the Blind
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66102-4411

Tel: (913) 305-3071

kboyd@kansasblind.gov

Special Education Services | Kansas State Department of Education


Kentucky

Marcie Bridges, Exceptional Children Consultant, Division of IDEA Implementation

300 Sower Boulevard, 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tel: (502) 564-4970, ext. 4143

marcie.bridges@education.ky.gov

Kentucky Department of Education


Louisiana

Heather Howle, Director of Special Projects

Louisiana Department of Education
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Tel: (225) 721-3738 

Heather.Howle@la.gov


Maine

Leilani Carlson, Program Director

Maine CITE (Community Inclusion through TEchnology)
University of Maine Augusta
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Tel: (207) 523-9208  

lcarlson@mainecite.org

Maine Department of Education


Maryland

Emory Russo, Specialized Media Coordinator

Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236
Tel: (410) 444-5000 ext. 1825

emoryr@mdschblind.org

Maryland State Department of Education


Massachusetts

Carrie Brasier, AIM Library Director

Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
5 Randolph Street
Canton, MA 02021
Tel: (781) 540-4418

carrie.brasier@mass.gov

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education


Michigan

Jeff Diedrich, Director

Alt + Shift

15250 Center Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
Tel: (517) 908-3930
Cell: (517) 488-5489

jeff.diedrich@gmail.com

Alt+Shift


Minnesota

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Kursten Dubbels, Assistive Technology Specialist

Minnesota Department of Education

400 NE Stinson Blvd.

Minneapolis, MN 55413
Tel: (651) 582-8562

kursten.dubbels@state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Education


Mississippi

Tonya Green, Interim Executive Director, Office of Special Education

Mississippi Department of Education

359 N. West Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Tel: (601) 359-3498
Fax: (601) 359-1829

tgreen@mdek12.org

Special Education | Mississippi Department of Education


Missouri

David Baker, Director

Missouri Assistive Technology (MO-AT)

1501 NW Jefferson
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Tel: (816) 655-6707

dbaker@mo-at.org

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education


Montana

Miranda Briggs, Outreach Director

Montana School for the Deaf & Blind

3911 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59405
Tel: (406) 403-1322

mbriggs@msdb.k12.mt.us

Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind


Nebraska

Amy Rhone, Administrator/State Director

Nebraska Department of Education
Office of Special Education

P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE  68509-4987
Tel: (531) 207-9978

amy.rhone@nebraska.gov

Nebraska Department of Education


Nevada

Felicia Rutledge, Project Director

Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project

5550 W. Flamingo Rd. Unit A-4

Las Vegas, NV 89103

frutledge@unr.edu

Nevada Department of Education


New Hampshire

Lynnette Lawrence, Education Consultant

Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education

25 Hall Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-3740

Lynnette.E.Lawrence@doe.nh.gov

New Hampshire Department of Education


New Jersey

Amanda Philp, Education Program Development Specialist

New Jersey Department of Education

100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08632
Tel: (609) 376-3988

amanda.philp@doe.nj.gov

State of New Jersey Department of Education


New Mexico

Kaity Ellis, Social & Community Coordinator

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New Mexico Public Education Department
Special Education Bureau

300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: (505) 709-7690

Kaitlin.Ellis@ped.nm.gov

Office of Special Education | New Mexico Public Education Department


New York

Anne Spaulding, Associate in Education of Children with Disabilities

New York State Education Department

89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB
Albany, NY 12234
Tel: (518) 408-4844

anne.spaulding@nysed.gov

Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) and Unified English Braille (UEB) | New York State Education Department


North Carolina

Crystal Patrick, Education Consultant

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Tel: (984) 236-2617

crystal.patrick@dpi.nc.gov

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction


North Dakota

Maggie Williams, Regional Coordinator, Specially Designed Services

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction-Special Education

600 E Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Tel: (701) 328-2368

maggiewilliams@nd.gov

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction


Ohio

Stacy Springer, AT & AEM Center Program Director

AT & AEM Center powered by OCALI (Ohio)

470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, OH 43214
Tel: (614) 410-0736

stacy_springer@ocali.org

Assistive Technology & Accessible Educational Materials (AT&AEM) Center


Oklahoma

Sharon Morgan, Program Director

Oklahoma State Department of Education

2500 North Lincoln Boulevard

Suite 315

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Tel: (405) 521-3034

sharon.morgan@sde.ok.gov

Oklahoma State Department of Education


Oregon

Georgeann Harty, Low Incidence Disability Specialist

Oregon Department of Education

3450 Vine Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Tel: (541) 425-0496

georgeann.harty@ode.oregon.gov

Oregon Department of Education


Pennsylvania

Gregory Gerhart, Educational Consultant

Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

6340 Flank Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112  
Tel: (717) 901-2223

ggerhart@pattan.net

Accessible Educational Materials Center | Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network


Puerto Rico

Ana Leticia Díaz Meléndez, Visual, Deaf, Deafblind Coordinator

Department of Education, Puerto Rico

PO Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919
Tel: (787) 773-6178
Cell: (787) 215-4692

diazma@de.pr.gov


Educación Especial | Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico


Rhode Island

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Mary Ann Mello, Education Specialist

Rhode Island Department of Education

255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 222-8404

MaryAnn.Mello@ride.ri.gov

Rhode Island Materials Access Center


South Carolina

Marty R. McKenzie, Principal, Statewide Blind and Visually Impaired Education and Vision Consultant

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 120
Columbia, SC  29210
Tel: (803) 896-9787

mmckenzie@scsdb.org

South Carolina Department of Education


South Dakota

Kathleen Slocum, Director for Accessible Library Services

South Dakota Accessible Library Services

800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: (605) 773-5081

kathleen.slocum@state.sd.us

Accessible Library Services | South Dakota State Library


Tennessee

Allen Huang, Director of Accessible Instructional Materials and Outreach Services

Tennessee School for the Blind

115 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Building 14
Nashville, TN 37214
Tel: (615) 231-7317

Allen.Huang@tsbtigers.org

Tennessee School for the Blind


Texas

Lea Ann Lee, State Instructional Materials Procurement Coordinator Division of Centralized Supports

Texas Education Agency

1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 3-110
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Tel: (512) 463-0693

LeaAnn.Lee@TEA.Texas.gov

Texas Education Agency


U.S. Virgin Islands

Renee Charleswell, State Director of Special Education

Virgin Islands Department of Education

1834 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Tel: (340) 774-0100, ext. 8800

renee.charleswell@vide.vi

The Virgin Islands Department of Education


Utah

Armando Venegas, Director, USIMAC

Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center

742 Harrison Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
Tel: (801) 629-4731

armandov@usdb.org

Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center


Vermont

Ana Russo, Inclusion & Accessibility Coordinator

Vermont Agency of Education

1 National Life Drive, Davis 5
Montpelier, VT 05602
Tel: (856) 685-4947

ana.russo@vermont.gov

Vermont Special Education | Vermont Agency of Education


Virginia

Amy Scott, Coordinator of Sensory Disabilities and Supports

Virginia Department of Education

101 North 14th Street

James Monroe Building

20th Floor

Richmond, VA 23219

Tel: (804) 371-7421

Amy.Scott@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Education


Washington

Jennifer Merry, Director

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Washington State School for the Blind, Ogden Resource Center

2310 E. 13th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
Tel: (360) 947-3340

jennifer.merry@wssb.wa.gov

Special Education | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction


West Virginia

Heather Waselchalk, Coordinator

West Virginia Department of Education

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305
Tel: (304) 558-2696

heather.waselchalk@k12.wv.us

West Virginia Department of Education


Wisconsin

Rachel Holt, Professional Resource Center Consultant

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

CESA 2, 1221 Innovation Drive
Whitewater, WI 53190
Tel: (262) 473-1449

rachel.holt@cesa2.org

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction


Wyoming

Leslie Bechtel-Van Orman, Program Manager

Wyoming Department of Education

122 W. 25th Street, Suite E200

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Tel: (307) 857-9267

leslie.vanorman@wyo.gov

Wyoming Department of Education




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Coordinador Estatal Actualizaciones

  • Estudio de Caso de NIMAC sobre la Entrega Oportuna de Materiales Accesibles Ahora Disponible

    En 2025, el NIMAC trabajó con True North Evaluation en un estudio de caso sobre la entrega oportuna de formatos accesibles obtenidos de NIMAS (Informe del Estudio de Caso (PDF) y Informe del Estudio de Caso (Word Accesible)). La recopilación de datos se centró principalmente en tres estados: Ohio, Oregón y Utah, mientras que algunas…

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  • Actualizaciones de NIMAC Primavera 2021

    Este seminario web cubre muchas actualizaciones importantes de NIMAC, incluyendo: las nuevas directrices de NLS y los acuerdos actualizados de NIMAC, el desarrollo de la nueva herramienta de validación NIMAS, el trabajo de “análisis de brechas” de asistencia técnica de NIMAC, y más. También puedes descargar el Powerpoint (disponible en inglés o español) para conservarlo como referencia futura!

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  • Nuevas directrices de la NLS – Febrero 2021

    En febrero de 2021, el Servicio Nacional de Bibliotecas para Ciegos y Discapacitados de la Impresión emitió nuevas directrices de elegibilidad. El NIMAC ha actualizado su Acuerdo de Coordinación NIMAC y el Acuerdo de Limitación de Uso para alinearse con los cambios. Para más información puedes descargar la presentación de Powerpoint (disponible en inglés o español).

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  • Opción de cuenta dual o “híbrida” SC y AU

    Si eres un Coordinador Estatal pero también deseas acceder al NIMAC como Usuario Autorizado, ahora está disponible una opción de inicio de sesión único. ¡Ve el video a continuación para más detalles o contacta al NIMAC para más información!

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  • Folleto sobre el Lenguaje del Contrato NIMAS

    El NIMAC apoya a los estudiantes con discapacidades asegurando que se pueda producir un formato accesible cuando se identifica una necesidad. Recibimos archivos en formato “NIMAS” de los editores, y estos archivos se utilizan para producir formatos como braille, EPUB, DAISY y letra grande. Todos los estados y distritos que coordinan con el NIMAC están…

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