State Directors of Gifted Education

This is a listing of state directors of gifted education for the states in the Duke TIP Talent Search Region. If you do not live in the region, contact your state's department of education to obtain the name and contact information for your state 's director of gifted education.

Nancy Johnson
Gifted Education Specialist
Special Education Services
Alabama Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
(334) 242-9192 (fax)
njohnson@alsde.edu

Amanda Peebles
Administrator
Gifted and Talented Programs and Advanced Placement Programs
Arkansas Department of Education
 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 203-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4224
(501) 682-4220 (fax)
amanda.peebles@arkansas.gov

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Donnajo Smith
Gifted Education Specialist
Florida Department of Education
325 W. Gaines St., Suite 432
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-0937
(850) 245-0955 (fax)
donnajo.smith@fldoe.org

Bonnie C. Marshall
Interim Program Specialist
Gifted Education
Georgia Department of Education
1770 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040
(404) 656-6854
(404) 651-8507 (fax)
bmarshall@doe.k12.ga.us

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Rosanne Malek
Consultant
Gifted and Talented Education
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-3199
(515) 242-6025 (fax)
rosanne.malek@iowa.gov

Linda Geiger
Educational Program Consultant
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 291-3097
(785) 296-1413 (fax)
lgeiger@ksde.org

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Greg Finkbonner
Branch Manager
Kentucky Department of Education
Division of Professional Development, Office of Teaching and Learning
500 Mero St., Capital Plaza Tower, 18th Fl.
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2106, ext 4140
greg.finkbonner@education.ky.gov

Judy Huckabay
Coordinator
Gifted and Talented Programs
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-0576
(225) 342-3281 (fax)
judy.huckabay@la.gov

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David Welch
Director
Gifted Education Programs
Missouri Dept of Elem & Secondary Educ
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2453
(573) 751-9434 (fax)
David.Welch@dese.mo.gov

Chauncey Spears
Division Director
Advanced Learning and Gifted Programs
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Deputy Superintendent
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-2586
(601) 359-2040 (fax)
crspears@mde.k12.ms.us

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Sneha Shah-Coltrane
State Consultant, AIG
Academic Services and Instructional Support
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Mail Service Center 6307
Raleigh, NC 27666-6307
(919) 807-3849
(919) 807-3767 (fax)
sshahcoltrane@dpi.state.nc.us

Mary Duffy
Director
High-Ability Learning
Nebraska Department of Education
PO. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-0737
(402) 471-4333 (fax)
mary.duffy@nebraska.gov

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Sara Austin, State Director
or
Cathy Douglas, Executive Director
Gifted & Talented Education Section
Oklahoma Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Education Building, Suite 316
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-4287
(405) 522-0496 (fax)
sara_austin@sde.state.ok.us

cathy_douglas@sde.state.ok.us

Rick Blanchard
Education Associate
Office of Curriculum & Standards
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Rm. 801
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8335
(803) 734-6142 (fax)
rblancha@ed.sc.gov

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Karen Willis

Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-6240
(615) 532-9412 (fax)
karen.willis@tn.gov

Kelly Callaway
Director, Gifted & Talented Education
Division of Curriculum
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9581
(512) 463-8057 (fax)
kelly.callaway@tea.state.tx.us

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