STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

A. Skipp Sanders, Ed.D., Deputy State Superintendent for Administration (410) 767-0464
Tina M. Bjarekull, Deputy State Superintendent for Finance (410) 767-0011
Richard J. Steinke, Deputy State Superintendent for School Improvement Services (410) 767-0229

Assistant State Superintendents:
Katharine M. Oliver, Career Technology & Adult Learning (410) 767-0158
Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D., Certification & Accreditation (410) 767-0385
Sandra J. Erickson, Instruction (410) 767-0315
Irene M. Padilla, Library Development & Services (410) 767-0434
Mark A. Moody, Ph.D., Planning, Results, & Information Management (410) 767-0073
Mary A. Cary, Professional & Strategic Development (410) 767-0368
Robert A. Burns, Rehabilitation Services (410) 554-9385
Ronald A. Peiffer, Ed.D., School & Community Outreach (410) 767-0473
Carol Ann Baglin, Ed.D., Special Education & Early Intervention Services (410) 767-0238
JoAnne L. Carter, Student & School Services (410) 767-0275

Valerie V. Cloutier, Principal Counsel (410) 576-6465

200 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2595
(410) 767-0100
1-888-246-0016 (toll free)
fax: (410) 333-6033
tty: (410) 333-6304
web: www.msde.state.md.us
web: marylandpublicschools.org

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Marilyn D. Maultsby, President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2006
Reginald L. Dunn, Vice-President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2003
Secretary-Treasurer: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools (410) 767-0462

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms: Edward L. Root, Ed.D., 2003; Walter Sondheim, Jr., 2003; Philip S. Benzil, D.D.S., 2004; Walter S. Levin, Esq., 2004; John L. Wisthoff, Ph.D., 2004; Dunbar Brooks, 2005; Clarence A. Hawkins, Sr., 2005; Karabelle A. L. Pizzigati, 2005; Jo Ann T. Bell, 2006.

Appointed by Governor to 1-year term: Caroline R. Gifford, student, 2003

OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Karen E. Dates, Executive Assistant to State Superintendent (410) 767-3646
Debra J. Greenberg, Executive Assistant to State Superintendent (410) 767-0507

COUNSEL
Valerie V. Cloutier, Principal Counsel (410) 576-6465
e-mail: vcloutier@oag.state.md.us
fax: (410) 576-6309

MARYLAND MATHEMATICS COMMISSION
Contact: Donna M. Watts (410) 767-0355

Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools:
Francis (Skip) Fennell, Ed.D., Chair
Robert Balfanz, Ph.D.; Honi Bamberger; Charles E. Barkley; Gary W. Bauer; Rebecca Berg, Ph.D.; Olivia Boswell; Patricia F. Campbell, Ph.D.; Karen B. Campbell; David Chia; Andy Dotterweich; James T. Fey, Ph.D.; S. Thomas Gorski; Linda Gosson; Keith Harmeyer; Susan Higley; Phyllis Kaplan; Michele Krantz; Carvel LaCurts; John Langley; Gary Martin; Richard Melzer; Paul Mills; Jack Pettit; Virginia H. Pilato, Ph.D.; Nancy Priselac; Frederick Thomas; Bonnie Ward; Tad Watanabe, Ph.D.; Georgia Wensell; Edmonia T. Yates, Ph.D.

Representing State Department of Education: Elaine Crawford; Linda Kaniecki; Karen Ross.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Pamela Della-Russo, Executive Director (410) 767-0514

SCHOOL & COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICE
Ronald A. Peiffer, Ed.D., Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0473
e-mail: rpeiffer@msde.state.md.us

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-0502

DIVISION OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT & SERVICES
(R00A0117, formerly 36.01.01.17)
FY2003 appropriation: $2,636,245
FY2003 authorized positions: 20
Irene M. Padilla, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0434
e-mail: ipadilla@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/lds.html

MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES
Secretary: Irene M. Padilla, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0434
e-mail: ipadilla@msde.state.md.us

Don William Bradley, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2007
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms: Susan J. Schmidt, 2003; Mary Ann Chasen, 2004; Mary Lou Dewey, 2005; Harriet Henderson, 2005; David H. Goldsmith, 2006; Ronald C. Owens, Esq. 2006.

Ex officio: David E. Sumler, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Higher Education; Cecil E. Flamer, President, Board of Trustees, Enoch Pratt Free Library; Bruce W. Dearstyne, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park; Mary C. Baykan, President, Maryland Library Association; Linda Williams, designee of President, Maryland Educational Media Organization.

MARYLAND STATE LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Jill Lewis, Acting Chief (410) 230-2454
1-800-964-9209 (toll free)
e-mail: jlewis@lbph.lib.md.us
tdd: (410) 333-8679
tdd: 1-800-934-2541 (toll free)
web: www.lbph.lib.md.us

SPECIAL NEEDS LIBRARY
Charlette H. Stinnett, Librarian (301) 897-2212
tty: (301) 897-2217

PUBLIC LIBRARIES & STATE NETWORKING BRANCH
Stacey A. Aldrich, Acting Chief (410) 767-0443
e-mail: saldrich@msde.state.md.us


Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL & STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
(R00A0103)
FY2003 appropriation: $2,535,540
FY2003 authorized positions: 8
Mary A. Cary, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0368
e-mail: mcary@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/r&d.html

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL INITIATIVES BRANCH
Vacancy, Director for Elementary School Initiatives (410) 767-0520
Bronda L. Mills, Director for Middle School Initiatives (410) 767-5317
e-mail: bmills@msde.state.md.us

HIGH SCHOOL & POSTSECONDARY INITIATIVES BRANCH
James V. Foran, Ed.D., Director (410) 767-0589
e-mail: jforan@msde.state.md.us

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BRANCH
Mary Bea Preston, Chief (410) 767-0381
e-mail: mpreston@msde.state.md.us

GOALS 2000 PROGRAM
Barbara M. Frank, Grants Program Manager (410) 767-0985
e-mail: bfrank@msde.state.md.us

SCHOOLS UNDER LOCAL RECONSTITUTION & SPECIAL PROJECTS BRANCH
Linda J. Boyd, Ph.D., Director for Schools Under Local Reconstitution (410) 767-0232
e-mail: lboyd@msde.state.md.us

Rhona S. Fisher, Ph.D., Director for Special Projects (410) 767-0321
e-mail: rfisher@msde.state.md.us

DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
(R00A0120, formerly 36.01.01.20)
FY2003 appropriation: $11,000,076
FY2003 authorized positions: 92
Robert A. Burns, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 554-9385
1-888-554-0334 (toll free)
e-mail: dors@dors.state.md.us
web: www.dors.state.md.us/.

MARYLAND STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL
Contact: Polly H. Huston (410) 554-9437


Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Mary Beth Greene, Chair (chosen by Council), 2003

Laurie Thompson Burke, 2002.

Lawrence S. Abramson; Joyce Callahan; Kimball L. Gray; Michael C. Whitehill; Jody M. Wildy; one vacancy. Terms expire 2003.

Eleanor M. Carey, Esq.; Beth Lash; Terri Massie-Burrell; Donald J. Morris; Kathy Sirota; one vacancy. Terms expire 2004.

Howard R. Busby, Ph.D.; Niles R. Ellingson; Angie Errigo; Gerald G. Pantaleo, Jr.; Penny Reeder; Marian S. Vessels. Terms expire 2005.

Ex officio: Robert A. Burns, Assistant State Superintendent for Rehabilitation Services; Dennis L. Phillips, Rehabilitation Counselor, Division of Rehabilitation Services.

DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES
(R00A0123, formerly 36.01.01.23)
FY2003 appropriation: $19,886,993
FY2003 authorized positions: 205.5
Kathi Thompson, Director (410) 308-4360
1-800-492-4283 (toll free)
e-mail: kathi.thompson@ssa.gov
fax: (410) 308-4300
tty: (410) 308-4550

DISABILITY OPERATIONS
Dayle M. Smith, Assistant Director (410) 308-4364

SUPPORT SERVICES
Suzanne R. Page, Assistant Director (410) 308-4370

OFFICE OF BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
Scott A. Dennis, Director (410) 554-9414
e-mail: sdennis@dors.state.md.us

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR THE BLIND
Barton B. Peeples, Chief (410) 554-9445

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Frank K. Melcavage, Chief (410) 554-9312

FISCAL OPERATIONS
Robert W. Crawford, Chief (410) 554-9421

HUMAN RESOURCES
Linda E. Watts, Personnel Administrator (410) 554-9393

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
Glenn S. Donithan, Chief (410) 554-9428

PROGRAM INCOME
Thomas Scheurich, Chief (410) 554-9307

OFFICE OF CLIENT SERVICES
(R00A0121, formerly 36.01.01.21)
FY2003 appropriation: $42,909,716
FY2003 authorized positions: 415.4
Patrick W. McKenna, Director (410) 554-9410
e-mail: pmckenna@dors.state.md.us

WORKFORCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Susan S. Schaffer, Director (410) 554-9439
fax: (410) 554-9112
tty: (410) 554-9155

REGION 1: WESTERN MARYLAND
H. Rodney Fitz, Director (301) 791-4764

REGION 2: SOUTHERN MARYLAND (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, St. Mary's counties)
Sharon Julius, Director (410) 974-7604

REGION 3: BALTIMORE CITY
Pecolia U. Blackwell, Director (410) 333-6120

REGION 4: EASTERN SHORE
Harvey J. Davis, Director (410) 543-6906

REGION 5: CENTRAL MARYLAND (Baltimore, Harford & Howard counties)
JoAnne Iglehart, Director (410) 321-2395

OFFICE OF PROGRAM & COMMUNITY SUPPORT
M. Jean Jackson, Director (410) 554-9387
e-mail: jjackson@dors.state.md.us

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Beth Lash, Director (410) 554-9358
1-800-638-6243 (toll free)
fax: (410) 554-9362

PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES
Vacancy, Community Rehabilitation Programs Specialist (410) 554-9440
Polly H. Huston, Policy & Program Development Specialist (410) 554-9437
Kunirum Osia, Ph.D., Program Evaluation Specialist (410) 554-9438
Valerie Valentine, Staff Development Specialist, (410) 554-9436

PUBLIC INFORMATION & PLANNING SERVICES
Kathleen Long, Specialist (410) 554-9435
e-mail: klong@dors.state.md.us

VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Rosie Stock, Coordinator (410) 554-9458

ADMINISTRATION

AUDIT OFFICE
Robert W. Crawford, Chief (410) 767-0104
e-mail: rcrawford@msde.state.md.us

EQUITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICE
Woodrow B. Grant, Chief (410) 767-0425
e-mail: wgrant@msde.state.md.us

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
William R. Morrow, Chief (410) 767-0861
e-mail: wmorrow@msde.state.md.us

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Gregory K. Talley, Coordinator (410) 767-0075
e-mail: gtalley@msde.state.md.us

DIVISION OF CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION
(R00A0118, formerly 36.01.01.18)
FY2003 appropriation: $3,395,289
FY2003 authorized positions: 30
Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D., Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0385
(410) 767-0412 (certification assistance)
e-mail: lleak@msde.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-8963
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/ca.html

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & TEACHER EDUCATION BOARD
(410) 767-0385

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
Susie C. Jablinske, Chair (chosen by Board in Oct., 1-year term), 2005

Frank N. Willetts. Term expires 2001.

Mary F. Ben; Marcia B. Cushall, Ed.D.; A. William Determan; Ronald S. Goldblatt, Esq.; Barbara W. Gould, Ed.D.; Annette V. Hall; Michael P. Kennedy; Kimberly T. Patten. Terms expire 2003.

Kristina L. Berdan; Charles W. Craft, Ed.D.; Louise E. DeJesu; Kittybelle Hosford, Ph.D.; Diane M. Lee, Ph.D.; James T. Orr, Ed.D.; M. Bradley Rogers, Jr. Terms expire 2004.

Naomi J. Bell; Susan D. Burns; Cathy G. Cerveny; Julius Chapman, Ed.D.; Ardith Z. Harle, Ed.D.; Marsha S. Smith; William G. Wise, Ed.D. Terms expire 2005.

Ex officio: Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D., designee of State Superintendent of Schools

CERTIFICATION BRANCH
Joann H. Ericson, Chief (410) 767-0406
e-mail: jericson@msde.state.md.us
web: http://certification.msde.state.md.us/

NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS APPROVAL BRANCH
Virginia L. Cieslicki, Chief (410) 767-0408
e-mail: vcieslicki@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/nonpublic/index.html

PROGRAM APPROVAL & ASSESSMENT BRANCH
Virginia H. Pilato, Ph.D., Chief (410) 767-0390
e-mail: vpilato@msde.state.md.us

STATE TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL
Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools:
Thomas D. Proffitt, Ph.D., Chair (410) 830-3998
Norma Allen; Susan Arisman, Ph.D.; Julius Chapman, Ed.D.; Lorraine E. Cornish; Roxana Della Vecchia, Ph.D.; Michelle Dunkle; Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D.; Rhodessa Milham; Delores Oden; Barbara M. Palmer, Ph.D.; Virginia H. Pilato, Ph.D.; Kenneth W. Pool, Ed.D.; Linda Ross; Earl Slacum; Phyllis Sunshine, Ph.D.

DIVISION OF PLANNING, RESULTS, & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(R00A0104, formerly 36.01.01.04)
FY2003 appropriation: $29,842,016
FY2003 authorized positions: 37
Mark A. Moody, Ph.D., Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0073
e-mail: mmoody@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/prim.html

ASSESSMENT BRANCH
Martin Kehe, Operational Manager (410) 767-0080
e-mail: mkehe@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/mspap/default2.htm

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
Janice Johnson, Chief (410) 767-0073
e-mail: jjohnson@msde.state.md.us

INFORMATION SERVICES & RESEARCH BRANCH
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-0073

PLANNING BRANCH
Mary K. Keath, Chief (410) 767-0046
e-mail: mkeath@msde.state.md.us

BUSINESS SERVICES

John Lang III, Director, Business Services (410) 767-0142

OFFICE OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-0217

ACCOUNTING BRANCH
Robert A. Richter, Chief (410) 767-0141

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BRANCH
Albert K. Annan, Chief (410) 767-0115

BUDGET BRANCH
Stephen A. Brooks, Chief (410) 767-0119

FINANCE, REPORTING, & COORDINATION BRANCH
Anita J. Finn, Chief (410) 767-3528

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BRANCH
Sara J. Miller, Chief (410) 767-0021

SCHOOL & COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAMS BRANCH
Carol A. Fettweis, Acting Chief (410) 767-0199

CHILD NUTRITION SECTION
Carol A. Fettweis, Chief (410) 767-0207

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SECTION
Austin K. Smith, Chief (410) 767-0221

PROGRAM ASSISTANCE & MONITORING SECTION
Ellen M. Green, Chief (410) 767-0222

SCHOOL FACILITIES BRANCH
Allen C. Abend, Chief (410) 767-0096

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES OFFICE

DIVISION OF CAREER TECHNOLOGY & ADULT LEARNING
(R00A0114, formerly 36.01.01.14)
FY2003 appropriation: $5,352,070
FY2003 authorized positions: 43
Katharine M. Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0158
e-mail: koliver@msde.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-2099
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/dctal.html

STATE BOARD OF CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Membership consists of State Board of Education.
Marilyn D. Maultsby, President

ADULT EDUCATION & LITERACY SERVICES BRANCH
Patricia L. Bennett, Manager (410) 767-0168
web: www.umbc.edu/alrc

ADULT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES SECTION
Bonita S. Meyer, Chief (410) 767-0160

GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED)-TESTING SERVICE SECTION
Jacqueline I. Brown-Baxter, Chief (410) 767-0068

CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL BRANCH
Lynne M. Gilli, Ed.D., Manager (410) 767-0518

CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENT & ASSESSMENT SERVICES BRANCH
Jeffrey P. Lucas, Chief (410) 767-0186

CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SYSTEMS BRANCH
Jeanne-Marie Holly, Chief (410) 767-0182

CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
(R00A0115, formerly 36.01.01.15)
FY2003 appropriation: $15,646,257
FY2003 authorized positions: 188.5
Carolyn E. Buser, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-0489

EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools (410) 767-0462

Appointed by Governor: Brig. Gen. Robert A. Harleston (ret.), 2004

Ex officio: Stuart O. Simms, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Karen R. Johnson, Secretary of Higher Education; vacancy, County Superintendent of Schools.

FIELD SERVICE
Mark J. Mechlinski, Ed.D., Field Director (410) 767-0500

CENTRAL MARYLAND


MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - JESSUP
Monroe J. Fuller, Principal (410) 799-7610, ext. 306

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN - JESSUP
Debra K. Banzhoff, Principal (410) 799-6147

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL PRE-RELEASE SYSTEM
Alice Wirth, Acting Principal (410) 799-2144

MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION (Jessup)
Sr. Catherine A. Fitzgerald, Principal (410) 799-6100, ext. 1509

MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION ANNEX (Jessup)
Kathleen White, Principal (410) 799-6100, ext. 2803

METROPOLITAN TRANSITION CENTER (formerly Maryland Penitentiary)
& OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTER (Baltimore City)
Kenneth Weeden, Principal (410) 837-2135, ext. 429

PATUXENT INSTITUTION (Jessup)
James H. Younger III, Principal (410) 799-7279

EASTERN MARYLAND


EASTERN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Westover)
Edwin Turner, Principal, East School (410) 651-9000, ext. 4304
S. Beth Hart, Principal, West School (410) 651-9000, ext. 4305

WESTERN MARYLAND


MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - HAGERSTOWN
Brad H. Keller, Principal (301) 733-2800, ext. 450

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING CENTER (Hagerstown)
Daphne Matthews, Principal (240) 420-1603

NORTH BRANCH CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Cumberland)

ROXBURY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Hagerstown)
Richard R. Hawkins, Sr., Principal (301) 797-2250, ext. 520

WESTERN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Cumberland)
Karl Doerk, Principal (301) 729-7149

PROGRAM COORDINATION SERVICES
Stephen J. Steurer, Ph.D., Academic Education Coordinator (410) 767-0492
Glennor Shirley, Correctional Libraries Coordinator (410) 767-0493
Ray Harbert, Postsecondary Programs Coordinator (410) 767-0459
Diana M. Bailey, Prison-to-Work Project Coordinator (410) 767-0531
Patricia Crews, Ph.D., Special Education Coordinator (410) 767-0454
John A. Hamsher, Vocational Education Coordinator (301) 791-0098

DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION
(R00A0111, formerly 36.01.01.11)
FY2003 appropriation: $10,891,284
FY2003 authorized positions: 34
Sandra J. Erickson, Assistant State Superintendent for Instruction (410) 767-0315
e-mail: serickson@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/doisd.html

WEB-BASED LEARNING PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE
Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools:
Barbara M. Reeves, Chair (410) 767-0382
Linda Bazerjian; Christine Beard; Steven Beuttner; John Brown; Rob K. Caples; Valerie V. Cloutier; John H. Cox, Ed.D.; Elizabeth A. Glowa, Ph.D.; Joe A. Hairston, Ed.D.; Oliver Hanson; Frank Horstman; Diane Householder; John P. Linton; William Morrow; John Nyland; Stephen Peters; Sandra Rawlings; Lani Seikaly; Dennis Shankle; Linda Storey; Marcie Taylor-Thoma; Veronica Washington; Donna Watts.

ARTS & SCIENCES BRANCH
Gary L. Heath, Chief (410) 767-0350
ARTS & HUMANITIES SECTION
James L. Tucker, Jr., Section Chief (410) 767-0352

SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS SECTION
Diane T. Householder, Section Chief (410) 767-0323

INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENRICHMENT & ADVANCEMENT BRANCH
Karen E. Ganjon, Chief (410) 767-0349

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES BRANCH
Jayne E. Moore, Director (410) 767-0382

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT & EARLY LEARNING BRANCH
Gertrude V. (Trudy) Collier, Chief (410) 767-0341

EARLY LEARNING SECTION
Rolf H. Grafwallner, Section Chief (410) 767-0342

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SECTION
Michele A. Goady, Section Chief (410) 767-0721

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING & CROSS-DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS BRANCH
Eileen M. Oickle, Ph.D., Chief (410) 767-0345

CHARACTER EDUCATION OFFICE
Mary Aranha, Coordinator (410) 767-0047

DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION & EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
(R00A0113, formerly 36.01.01.13)
FY2003 appropriation: $7,690,632
FY2003 authorized positions: 45
Carol Ann Baglin, Ed.D., Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0238
e-mail: cbaglin@msde.state.md.us
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/dse.html

STUDENT BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TASK FORCE
Contact: Donna R. Riley (410) 767-0858
e-mail: driley@msde.state.md.us

Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools:
Carol Ann Baglin, Ed.D., Co-Chair
JoAnne L. Carter, Co-Chair
Edward Barber; Susan Barrett; Virginia L. Cieslicki; James Doolan; James Dryden; Ellen Feifarek, M.D.; Clara Floyd; Revanette Gilmore; Edward Horsey; Ken Jackson; Addys Karunaratne, Ph.D.; Kent Kreamer; Marcia Lathroum; Min Leong; James P. McComb; Diane McGowan; Dana Murray; Kelli Nelson; Jessica Pearsall; Deborah Peterson; William Prestianni; Carol Quirk, Ph.D.; James M. Raley; Donna R. Riley; Martha J. Roulette; Diane Sakwa; John Sanders; Leslie Seid-Margolis; Sharon Starkey; Jane Walker; Albert Zachik, M.D.

COMMUNITY & INTERAGENCY SERVICES BRANCH
Linda F. Bluth, Ed.D., Chief (410) 767-0264

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION & DUE PROCESS BRANCH
Edward R. Wulkan, Chief (410) 767-7770

DIVISIONAL & STATE INTERAGENCY SERVICES BRANCH
Rosemary King Johnston, Manager (410) 767-0848

INFANTS & TODDLERS PROGRAM & PRESCHOOL SERVICES BRANCH
Deborah M. Metzger, Manager (410) 767-0261

STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:
Donna J. Njokju, Co-Chair (chosen by Governor), 2004
Linda R. Ramsey, Co-Chair (chosen by Governor), 2004


Talmadge Branch. Term expires 2002.

Carol Ann Baglin, Ed.D.; Judith A. Cornette; Linda M. Heisner; Edward J. Kasemeyer; Joan D. Liversidge; Kimberly Y. Robinson, Esq.; Selene Lester Williamson. Terms expire 2003.

Paula J. Beckman, Ph.D.; Harriet Dunstone-Johnson; Juanita D. Green; Patricia Davis Spann; Nancy R. Toker, Esq. Terms expire 2004.

Paula D. Boykin; Eileen F. Cohen; Michelle A. Leverett, M.D.; Kelli Piscano-Nelson; Suzette Scipio-Ettiene, M.D.; Grace Pushparany Williams; Earle B. Wood III. Terms expire 2005.

ADMINISTRATION & EVALUATION SECTION
Deborah Von Rembow, Section Chief (410) 767-0557

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & FAMILY SUPPORT SECTION
Deborah Von Rembow, Acting Section Chief (410) 767-0947

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, SUPPORT & STAFF DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
Jerry F. White, Manager (410) 767-0249

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS SECTION
Anne B. Thomas, Section Chief (410) 767-0244

DIVISION OF STUDENT & SCHOOL SERVICES
(R00A0112, formerly 36.01.01.12)
FY2003 appropriation: $6,595,521
FY2003 authorized positions: 33.5
JoAnne L. Carter, Assistant State Superintendent (410) 767-0275
e-mail: jcarter@msde.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-8148
web: www.msde.state.md.us/divisions/dosss.html

OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING & SCHOOL SUPPORT
Ronald E. Friend, Ed.D., Director (410) 762-0278

PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT & FAMILY SUPPORT BRANCH
Sarah J. Hall, Chief (410) 767-0310

STUDENT SERVICES & ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS BRANCH
Lynn E. Linde, Ed.D., Chief (410) 767-0311

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-0275

CHARACTER EDUCATION
Mary C. Aranha, Coordinator (410) 767-0047

MARYLAND STUDENT SERVICE ALLIANCE
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