State Teacher Certification Contacts
Alabama Dept. of Education
5201 Gordon Persons Bldg.,50 N. Ripley St.
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Attn.: June H. Mabry
(334) 242-9977
Fax: (334) 242-0498
e-mail: tcert@alsde.edu
Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Dev.
Teacher Ed & Certification
Attn: Assessment Center
801 West Tenth St., Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1984
Attn: Julie Orsborn
(907) 465-2026
e-mail: julie_orsborn@educ.state.ak.us
Arizona Dept. of Education
Teacher Certification Unit
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Attn: Lanny Standridge
(602) 542-4367
Arkansas Dept. of Education
Non-Traditional Licensure Program
623 Woodlane
Little Rock, AR 72201
Attn: Jim Chism, Program Manager - Norene Drinkwater, Program Advisor
(501) 371-1580
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814-4213
Attn: Michael McKibbin
(916) 445-4438
e-mail: mmckibbin@ctc.ca.gov
Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov
Colorado Dept. of Education
Office of Professional Services
& Educator Licensing
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 105
Denver, CO 80203
Attn: Dorothy Gotlieb
(303) 866-6932
e-mail: gotlieb_d@cde.state.co.us
Connecticut Bureau of Certification
& Professional Development
P.O. Box 150471
Hartford, CT 06115-0471
Attn: Peter Behuniak, Acting Chief
(860) 713-6708
e-mail: teacher.cert@po.state.ct.us
Delaware Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building
Dover, DE 19903
Critical Areas Program (math, science, & speech pathology)
Contact: (302) 739-4686
Web site: www.doe.state.de.us
Delaware Alternative Routes to Certification/ Secondary Program
Contact: Linda Hughes, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Teacher Education
Willard Hall
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 831-4598 or 831-1100
e-mail: artc-de@udel.edu
Web site: www.udel.edu/artc/
Delaware: Special Institute for Teacher Certification
Contact: Barbara Van Dornick
University of Delaware,
DCTE, Willard Hall
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 831-3000
Web site: www.udel.edu/teachered/
Master's in Primary/K-4 or Middle Level/5-8 Education
Contact: Richard Gochenauer, Ed.D.
Wilmington College
30 DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 328-9407
Master's in Secondary Education With Initial Certification
Contact: Thomas Sturgis, Ed.D.
Wesley College
306 DuPont College Center
Dover, DE 19901
(301) 736-2352
District of Columbia Dept. of Education
Educational Credentialing and Standards Branch
825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4232
Attn: Ken Bungert
Phone: (202) 442-5377
Fax: (202) 442-5311
Florida Dept. of Education
Bureau of Educator Certification
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Attn: Karen B. Wilde
(850) 488-2137
e-mail: wildek@mail.doe.state.fl.us
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attn: Cynthia Stephens
(404) 657-9014
Web site: www.teachforgeorgia.org
Hawaii Department of Education
Office of Personnel Services
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
Attn: Clara Burrows
(808) 586-3276 e-mail: clara_burrows@notes.k12.hi.us
Idaho Dept. of Instruction
Teacher Education/Professional Standards
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Attn: Michael P. Stefanic
(208) 332-6800
Illinois State Board of Education
Div. of Professional Preparation & Recruitment
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Attn: Martha A (Marti) Woelfle
(217) 782-4321
Fax: (217) 782-3687
e-mail: mwoelfe@isbe.net
Web site: www.isbe.net/profdevelopment
Indiana Professional Standards Board
251 E. Ohio St., Suite 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9010
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Grimes State Office Bldg.
East 14th and Grand
Des Moines, IA 50319
Attn: Anne E. Kruse
(515) 281-3611
Kansas Dept. of Education
Division of Certification
120 East Tenth Street
Topeka, KS 66612
Attn: Dr. Martha Gage
Director of Cert. and Teacher Education
(785) 296-8012
e-mail: mgage@ksde.org
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
1024 Capital Center Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Attn: Dr. Susan Leib or Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
Phone: (502) 573-4606
Fax: (502) 573-1610
e-mail: mwiederw@kde.state.ky.us
Louisiana Department of Education
Teacher Certification & Higher Education
P.O. Box 44064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Attn: Mary Helen S. McCoy, Ph.D.
(504) 342-3490
e-mail: mhmccoy@doe.state.la.us
Maine Dept. of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Attn: Nancy Ibarguen
(207) 624-6603
email: nancy.ibarguen@state.me.us
Maryland Dept. of Education
Teacher Education/Certification
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attn: Norma Allen / Virginia Pilato
Phone: (410) 767-0391
Fax: (410) 767-0390
e-mail: nallen@msde.state.md.us
Massachusetts Dept. of Education
Bureau of Educator Certification
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Attn: Dennis DiCarlo
Phone: (781) 338-8000
Fax: (781) 388-3475
Web site: www.doe.mass.edu/educators
Michigan Dept. of Education
Office of Professional Preparation Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Attn: Frank Ciloski
Phone: (517) 373-6791
Fax: (517) 373-0542
e-mail: ciloski@michigan.gov
Minnesota Board of Teaching
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Attn: Dr. George Maurer
(651) 582-8833
Mississippi Dept. of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
P. O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Attn: Regina Ginn, Director
(601) 359-3483
email: rginn@mde.k12.ms.us
Missouri Dept. of Education
Teacher Ed./Certification
Dept. of Elementary/Secondary Educ.
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Attn: John Miller
(573) 751-0051
Montana: Teacher Education/Certification
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59601-2501
Attn: Marilyn Roberts
Phone: (406) 444-3150
Fax: (406) 444-2893
e-mail: marilynr@state.mt.us
Nebraska Dept. of Education
Teacher Education/Certification
P. O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall Square
Lincoln, NE 68509
Attn: Robert Crosier
(402) 471-2496 or (402) 471-0739
Fax: (402) 471-9735
Nevada Dept. of Education
State Mail Room
1820 E. Sahara #205
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
Attn: Chopin Kiang
(702) 486-6458
New Hampshire Dept. of Education
Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Attn: Kathleen M. Moulis
(603) 271-2407
e-mail: kmoulis@ed.state.nh.us
New Jersey Dept. of Education
Office of Licensure and Credentials
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Attn: Joan E. Brady
(609) 292-2045
New Mexico Public Education Department
Asst. Director, Professional Licensure
300 Don Gasper
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: (505) 827-5821
Fax: (505) 827-4148
e-mail: licensureunit@state.nm.us
New York Education Dept.
Office of College and University Evaluation
5 N Mezzanine, Education Building
Albany, NY 12234
Attn: Ruth l. Pagerey
(518) 474-1914
email: rpagerey@mail.nysed.gov
North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
Div. of Teacher Education Services
114 West Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
Attn: Van Brock Murray
(919) 733-4125
North Dakota Education Standards
and Practices Board
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0540
Attn: Janet Placek Welk, Exec. Director
Deb Jensen, Asst. Director
Phone: (701) 328-1659
Fax: (701) 328-2815
e-mail: jwelk@state.nd.us
Ohio Dept. of Education
Center for the Teaching Profession
Office of Certification/Licensure
25 S. Front St., Mail Stop 105
Columbus, OH 43215
Attn: Leonard Crawford
(614) 466-3593
e-mail: leonard.crawford@ode.oh.us
Oklahoma Dept. of Education
Professional Standards Section
Teacher Education/Certification
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 211
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Attn: Cindy Marose
Phone: (405) 521-3337
Fax: (405) 522-1520
e-mail: cindy_Marose@sde.okla.ok.us
Oregon Teacher Standards/Practices
255 Capitol St., N.E.
Public Service Bldg., Suite 105
Salem, OR 97310-1332
Web site: www.tspc.state.or.us
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Bureau of Certification
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Attn: Ronald Simanovich
Phone: (717) 783-9252
Fax: (717) 783-6736
e-mail: rsimanovic@state.pa.us
Rhode Island Dept. of Education
Ofc. of Teacher Preparation, Certification
and Professional Development
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Attn: Joseph Gaudiosi
(401) 277-4600, ext. 2254
e-mail: ride1512@ride.ri.net
South Carolina Dept. of Education
Teacher Education/Certification
1600 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Attn: Sandra Rowe
(803) 734-8466
South Dakota Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs
Div. of Elementary/Secondary Educ.
Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501
Attn: Dean Buchanan
Phone: (605) 773-4771
Fax: (605) 773-6139
e-mail: dean.buchanan@state.sd.us
Tennessee Dept. of Education
Teacher Licensing
5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0377
Attn: Vance Rugaard
(615) 532-4880
Texas State Board for Educator Certification
4616 W. Howard Lane, Suite 120
Austin, TX 78728
Attn: Dr. William Wale
Dr. Ed Fuller
(512) 238-3200
Utah State Office of Education
Division of Teacher Certification
250 East Fifth South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Attn: Ronald Stanfield / Diane DeMan
Phone: (801) 538-7741
Fax: (801) 538-7973
e-mail: rstanfie@usoe.k12.ut.us
Vermont Dept. of Education
Educational Resources Unit
State Dept. of Education
Montpelier, VT 05602
Attn: Patricia Pallas
(802) 828-2445
Virginia Dept. of Education
Div. of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Attn: Paul F. Joseph
(804) 371-2472
e-mail: pjoseph@mail.vak12ed.edu or pjoseph@pen.k12.va.us
Professional Educator Standards Board
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47236
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Attn: Jennifer Wallace
(360) 725-6275
e-mail: jwallace@ospi.wednet.edu
West Virginia Dept. of Education
Capitol Complex
Building #6, Room 337
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Attn: Barbara Brazeau
(304) 558-7010 or (800) 982-2378
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Bureau of Teacher Education
Licensing and Placement
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Attn: Peter Burke
(608) 266-1027
Wyoming Professional
Teaching Standards Board
2300 Capitol Ave.
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0190
Attn: Linda Stowers
(307) 777-6261
email: lstowe@state.wy.us
This list has been compiled by the National Center for Educational Information (www.ncei.com)
