Every State has a DD Council!
Contact the office in your state to learn more about what’s happening and how you can get involved.
Alabama
Executive Director: Darryle Powell Sr.
Phone: (334) 242-3973
www.acdd.org
Alaska
Executive Director: Patrick Reinhart
Phone: (907) 269-8990
American Samoa
Executive Director: Norma Smith
Phone: (684) 633-2696
Arizona
Executive Director: Jon Meyers
Phone: (602) 542-8977
www.azdes.gov/addpc
Arkansas
Executive Director: Jonathan Taylor
Phone/TDD: (501) 682-2897
www.ddcouncil.org
California
Executive Director: Aaron Carruthers
Phone: (916) 322-8481
https://scdd.ca.gov/
Colorado
Executive Director: Sarah Grazier
Phone/TDD: (720) 941-0176
www.coddc.org
Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands
Executive Director: Pamela Sablan
Phone: (670) 664-7000/1
Connecticut
Executive Director: Walt Glomb
Phone: (860) 418-6160
www.ct.gov/ctcdd
Delaware
Executive Director: Kristin Harvey
Phone: (302) 739-3333
www.ddc.delaware.gov
District of Columbia
Executive Director: Alison Whyte
Phone: (202) 724-8612
http://ddc.dc.gov
Florida
Executive Director: Valerie Breen
Phone: (850) 488-4180
www.fddc.org
Georgia
Executive Director: D’Arcy Robb
Phone: (888) 275-4233
www.gcdd.org
Guam
Executive Director: Jermaine Alerta
Phone: (671) 735-9127
www.gddc.guam.gov
Hawaii
Executive Director: Daintry Bartoldus
Phone: (808) 586-8100
http://hiddcouncil.org
Idaho
Executive Director: Christine Pisani
Phone: (208) 334-2178 or
(1-800) 544-2433
www.icdd.idaho.gov
Illinois
Executive Director: Kim Mercer-Schleider
Phone: (312) 814-2080
www2.illinois.gov/sites/icdd
Indiana
Executive Director: Kate Barrow
Phone: (317) 232-7770
www.in.gov/gpcpd
Iowa
Executive Director: Brooke Lovelace
Phone: (800) 452-1936
https://www.iowaddcouncil.org/
Kansas
Executive Director: Sara Hart Weir
Phone: (785) 296-2608
www.kcdd.org
Kentucky
Executive Director: Johnny Callebs
Phone: (502) 564-7841
www.ccdd.ky.gov
Louisiana
Executive Director: Ebony Haven
Phone: (225) 342-6804
www.laddc.org
Maine
Executive Director: Nancy Cronin
Phone: (207) 287-4213
www.maineddc.org
Maryland
Executive Director: Rachel London
Phone: (410) 767-3670
www.md-council.org
Massachusetts
Executive Director: Craig Hall
Phone: (617) 770-7676
www.mass.gov/mddc
Michigan
Executive Director: Yasmina Bouraoui
Phone: (517) 242-5047
Minnesota
Executive Director: Colleen Wieck
Phone: (651) 296-4018
www.mncdd.org
Mississippi
Executive Director: Charles Hughes
Phone: (601) 359-6238
www.mscdd.org
Missouri
Executive Director: Emily Hartley
Phone: (573) 751-8611
www.moddcouncil.org
Montana
Executive Director: Deborah Swingley
Phone: (406) 443-4332
Fax: 406-443-4192
www.mtcdd.org
Nebraska
Executive Director: Kristen Larsen
Phone: (402) 471-2330
NE Council website
Nevada
Executive Director, Catherine Nielsen
Phone: (775) 684-8619
www.nevadaddcouncil.org
New Hampshire
Executive Director: Isadora Rodriguez-Legendre
Phone: (603) 271-3236
www.nhcdd.nh.gov
New Jersey
Executive Director: Mercedes Witowsky
Phone: (609) 292-3745
http://njcdd.org/
New Mexico
Executive Director: Alice Liu McCoy
Phone: (505) 841-4519
www.nmddpc.com
New York
Executive Director: Kristin Proud
Phone: (518) 486-7505
www.ddpc.ny.gov
North Carolina
Executive Director: Talley Wells
Phone/TDD: (919) 850-2901
www.nccdd.org
North Dakota
Executive Director: Julie Horntvedt
Phone: (701) 328-4847
www.nd.gov/scdd
Ohio
Executive Director: Carolyn Knight
Phone: (614) 466-5205
www.ddc.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Executive Director: Jen Randle
Phone: (405) 521-4984
www.okddc.ok.gov
Oregon
Executive Director: Leslie Sutton
Phone: (503) 945-9941
www.ocdd.org
Pennsylvania
Executive Director: Lisa Tesler
Phone: (717) 787-6057
www.paddc.org
Puerto Rico
Executive Director: Liz Candalario-Garcia
Phone: (787) 722-0590
Rhode Island
Executive Director: Kevin Nerney
Phone: (401) 737-1238
www.riddc.org
South Carolina
Executive Director: Valarie Bishop
Phone: (803) 734-0465
www.scddc.state.sc.us
South Dakota
Executive Director: Arlene Poncelet
Phone: (605) 773-6369
Tennessee
Executive Director: Lauren Pearcy
Phone: (615) 532-6615
www.tn.gov/cdd
Texas
Executive Director: Beth Stalvey
Phone: (512) 437-5432
www.tcdd.texas.gov
Utah
Executive Director: Libby Oseguera
Phone/TDD: (801) 245-7350
www.utahddcouncil.org
Vermont
Executive Director: Kirsten Murphy
Phone: (802) 828-1310
www.ddc.vermont.gov
Virgin Islands
Executive Director: Vacant
Virginia
Executive Director: Teri Morgan
Phone: (804) 786-0016
www.vaboard.org
Washington
Executive Director: Brandi Monts
Phone: (360) 586-3560
www.ddc.wa.gov
West Virginia
Executive Director: Tina Wiseman
Phone: (304) 558-0416
www.ddc.wv.gov
Wisconsin
Executive Director: Beth Swedeen
Phone: (608) 266-7826
www.wi-bpdd.org
Wyoming
Executive Director: Shannon Buller
Phone: (307) 777-7230
www.wgcdd.wyo.gov