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.

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

Ann Biggers
Administrator
Gifted and Talented Programs
Arkansas Department of Education
Education Bldg., Room 203-B
4 State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4224
(501) 682-4220 (fax)
abiggers@arkedu.k12.ar.us

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Donnajo Smith
Program Specialist
Bureau of Student Svcs & Exceptional Educ
Florida Department of Education
325 W. Gaines St., Suite 601
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-0478
(850) 245-0955 (fax)
donnajo.smith@fldoe.org

Linda J. Andrews
Gifted Education Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
1754 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040
(404) 657-0182
(404) 651-8507 (fax)
liandrew@doe.k12.ga.us

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

Colleen Riley
Team Leader
Student Support Services / Gifted Education
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 291-3097
(785) 296-1413 (fax)
criley@ksde.org

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Leah Ellis
Gifted Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
Division of Professional Development
500 Mero St., Rm 1835
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2106, ext. 4162
leah.ellis@education.ky.gov

Judy McIntyre
Coordinator
Gifted and Talented Programs
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3640
(225) 342-3281 (fax)
judy.mcintyre@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

Dr. Conrad S. Castle
Consultant
Gifted and Talented Programs
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Deputy Superintendent
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-2586
(601) 359-2040 (fax)
ccastle@mde.k12.ms.us

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Elissa Brown
AIG Consultant
Exceptional Children Division
Public Schools of North Carolina
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
(919) 807-3987
(919) 807-3243 (fax)
ebrown@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@nde.state.gov

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Dr. Kristy Ehlers
State Director
Gifted & Talented Education Section
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Suite 316
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-4287
(405) 521-2971 (fax)
Kristy_Ehlers@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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Mike Copas
Coordinator
Gifted &Talented Programs & Services
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 253-0046
(615) 532-9412 (fax)
Mike.Copas@state.tn.us

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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