05 – State Agencies

Portfolio of two decades driving women-led international development projects in Afghanistan and the surrounding regions of Central and South Asia. By cultivating international partnerships and humanitarian bridges among decision makers, societal figures, and political catalysts, the primary focus has specifically been to impact and elevate women and girls in crises through the mastery of scalable trade practices.

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Alabama
Kathy Sawyer

Associate Commissioner
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
PO Box 301410
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410
Tel: (334) 242-3701


Alaska
Tony Newman Director Senior and Disabilities Services Health and Social Services 240 Main Street, Suite 601 Juneau, AK 99811-0680 Tel: (907) 465-5481
Arizona
Zane Garcia Ramadan

Assistant Director
Department of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Economic Security
1789 W Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: (602) 542-0068


Arkansas
Thomas Tarpley

Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza North
PO Box 1437, Slot N505
Little Rock, AR 72203
Tel: (501) 682-8665


California
Nancy Bargmann

Director
Department of Developmental Services
PO Box 944202
Sacramento, CA 94244-2020
Tel: (916) 654-1897


Colorado
Bonnie Silva

Director
Office of Community Living
Colorado DHCP&F
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (303) 866-6158 


Connecticut
Jordan Scheff

Commissioner
Department of Developmental Services
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 418-6015


Delaware
Jody A. Roberts, Ph.D.

Acting Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
Health and Social Services
Woodbrook Professional Center
1056 S Governor's Avenue, Suite 101
Dover, DE 19904
Tel: (302) 744-9600

District of Columbia
Andrew Reese

Director
Department on Disability Services
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-3208
Tel: (202) 442-8411


Florida

Agency for Persons with Disabilities
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Tel: (850) 488-4257


Georgia
Ronald Wakefield

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Georgia DBHDD
Two Peachtree Street, NW, 22-210
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: (404) 657-2680


Hawaii
Mary Brogan

Administrator
Developmental Disabilities Division
Department of Health
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Tel: (808) 586-5842


Idaho
Chad Cardwell Deputy Administrator
Family & Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
450 W State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Tel: (208) 334-5702

Michael A. Case
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Developmental Disability Services
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Division of Medicaid
Illinois
Tonya Piephoff

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
4500 College Avenue
Alton, IL 62035
Tel: (618) 474-3861


Indiana
Kelly Mitchell

Director 
Disability & Rehabilitative Services
Family & Social Services Administration
402 W Washington Street, W451
PO Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Tel: (317) 232-1147

   

Iowa
Zachary Rein Director Division of Aging and Disability Servicess Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Hoover Building 5SE 510 E 12th Street, Suite 2 Des Moines, IA 50319-0114 Tel:  (515) 250-5208
Kansas
Laura Howard

Interim Secretary
Aging and Disability Services
New England Building
503 S Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
Tel: (785) 296-4986


Kentucky
Crystal G. Adams

Assistant Director
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
275 East Main Street 4CF
Frankfort, KY 40621
Tel: (502) 782-8883


Louisiana
Julie Foster Hagan

Assistant Secretary
Office for Citizens with DD
Louisiana Department of Health
PO Box 3117
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Tel: (225) 342-0095


Maine
Elizabeth Hopkins

Director
Office of Aging and Disability Services
Health and Human Services
11 State House Station
41 Anthony Avenue
Augusta  ME  04333-0011
Tel: (207) 287-5892


Maryland
Marlana R. Hutchinson

Deputy Secretary
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health 
201 West Preston Street, Fourth Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: (410) 767-5607


Massachusetts
Jane Ryder

Commissioner
Department of Developmental Services
500 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 727-5608


Michigan
Meghan E. Groen

Senior Deputy Director
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Physical Health and Aging Services Administration
235 S Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Tel: (517) 335-6821


Minnesota
Heidi Hamilton

Acting Director
Disability Services Division
PO Box 64967
St. Paul, MN 55164-0967
Tel: (651) 431-2400


Mississippi
Craig Kittrell

Director
Bureau of Intellectual Disabilities
Department of Mental Health
239 N Lamar Street, Suite 1101
Jackson, MS 39201
Tel: (601) 359-5780


Missouri
Jessica Bax

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health
1706 E Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Tel: (573) 751-8676


Valerie Huhn

Director
Department of Mental Health
1706 E Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Tel: (573) 751-8676

Montana
Lindsey Carter

Bureau Chief
Developmental Disabilities Program
Public Health and Human Services
111 North Sanders, Room 305
PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Tel: (406) 444-2799


Nebraska
Tony Green

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: (402) 471-8416


Nevada
Dena Schmidt

Administrator
Aging & Disability Services Division
3416 Goni Rd, Suite D-132
Carson City, NV 89706
Tel: (775) 687-4210


New Hampshire
Melissa Hardy

Director
Division of Long Term Supports and Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-9459


New Jersey
Jonathan Seifried

Assistant Commissioner 
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
PO Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625
Tel: (609) 633-7989


New Mexico
José A. Acosta MD, MBA, MPH

Director
Developmental Disabilities Supports
Department of Health
5300 Homestead Road NE, Suite 213
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Tel: (505) 859-2687


New York
Kerri E. Neifeld

Commissioner
Office for People with DD
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
Tel: (518) 473-1997


North Carolina
Kelly Crosbie, MSW LCSW Director
North Carolina DMH/DD/SAS
Department of Health & Human Services
Bath Building, 306 N Wilmington Street
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: (984) 239-0657

North Dakota
Tina Bay

Director 
Developmental Disabilities Division 
Department of Human Services
1237 W Divide Avenue, Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
Tel: (701) 328-8966


Ohio
Kim Hauck

Director
Department of Developmental Disabilities
30 East Broadway Street, 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 466-6753


Oklahoma
Beth Scrutchins

Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352
Tel:  (405) 249-7082


Oregon
Anna Lansky

Interim Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, E09
Salem, OR 97301-1073
Tel: (503) 945-5830


Pennsylvania
Kristin Ahrens

Deputy Secretary
Office of Developmental Programs
Department of Human Services
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Tel: (717) 787-3700


Puerto Rico
Danniel I. Soto Rodríguez

Director
División de Servicios a Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual (DSPDI)
Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
PO Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
Tel: (787) 765-2929


Rhode Island
Kevin Savage

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
14 Harrington Road
Cranston, RI 02920
Tel: (401) 462-3421


South Carolina
Constance Holloway

Interim State Director/General Counsel
Disabilities and Special Needs
3440 Harden Street, Ext.
Columbia, SC 29203
Tel: (803) 898-9769

South Dakota
Joey Younie

Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
3800 East Highway 34, 
Hillsview Properties Plaza
c/o 500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Tel: (605) 773-3438


Tennessee
Brad Turner

Commissioner 
Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
UBS Tower, 8th Floor
315 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
Tel: (615) 532-5970


Texas
Haley Turner

Associate Commissioner of IDD Services
IDD and Behavioral Health Services
701 West 51st Street
Austin, TX 78751
Tel: (512) 438-3177


Utah
Angella Pinna

Services for People with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
228 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: (801) 448-1782


Vermont
Jennifer Garabedian

Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
280 State Drive
Waterbury VT 05671-2030
Tel: (802) 241-0302


Virginia
Heather Norton

Acting Deputy Commissioner
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Division of Developmental Services
PO Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218-1797
Tel: (804) 786-5850


Washington
Tonik Joseph

Assistant Secretary
DD Services Administration
Social and Health Services
PO Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
Tel: (360) 407-1564


West Virginia
Randall Hill

Director
Home and Community Based Services
Bureau for Medical Services
350 Capitol Street, RM 251
Charleston, WV 25301-3707
(304) 356-4904


Wisconsin
Bill Hanna

Assistant Administrator (Interim)
Benefits and Service Delivery
Division of Medicaid Services
1 West Wilson, Room 350
Madison, WI 53703
Tel: (608) 261-8342


Wyoming
Elizabeth Forslund
Administrator
Home and Community Based Services Section
Developmental Disabilities Section
Division of Healthcare Financing
Wyoming Department of Health
122 W 25th Street, 4 West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: (307) 777-8761