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.
Information and Technical Assistance Center (ITACC)
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
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
https://www.mass.gov/
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
Interim Executive Director: Brent Watkins
Phone: (971) 225-3659
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
https://scddc.sc.gov/
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
https://uddc.utah.gov/
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