State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Contacts
Contact information
Alabama
Alabama State Council for DD
RSA Union Building
100 North Union Street
Suite 498
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
Phone: (334) 242-3973
FAX: (334) 242-0797
Web: www.acdd.org
Executive Director:
Elmyra Jones
E-Mail: myra.jones@mh.alabama.gov
Chair:
Dr. David Martin
Alaska
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
Phone: (907) 269-8990
FAX: (907) 269-8995
Web: http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/default.aspx
Executive Director:
Rich Sanders
E-Mail: Richard.sanders@alaska.gov
Chair:
Donna Swihart
E-Mail: swihart@mtaonline.net
Arizona
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
1740 W. Adams
Suite 201
Site Code 074Z
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-8970
Toll-Free: (877) 665-3176
FAX: (602) 542-8978
Web: www.azdes.gov/ADDPC/Home/
Executive Director:
Larry Clausen
E-Mail: LClausen@azdes.gov
Chair:
Will Humble
E-Mail: humblew@azdhs.gov
Arkansas
Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 West 10th
Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone/TDD: (501) 661-2589
FAX: (501) 661-2399
Web: www.ddcouncil.org
Executive Director:
Brenda Mercer
E-Mail: Brenda.Mercer@arkansas.gov
Chair:
Jeb Joyce
E-Mail: jjoyce@qgtb.com
California
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
1507 21st Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 322-8481
Toll-Free: (866) 802-0514
FAX: (916) 443-4957
TDD: (916) 324-8420
E-Mail: council@scdd.ca.gov
Web: www.scdd.ca.gov
Interim Executive Director:
Roberta Newton
E-Mail: Roberta.Newton@dss.ca.gov
Chair:
Leroy Shipp
E-Mail: Pickenpower1@sbcglobal.net
Colorado
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
1120 Lincoln Street
Suite 706
Denver, CO 80203-2117
Phone: (720) 941-0176
FAX: (720) 941-8490
E-Mail: cddpc@state.co.us
Web: www.coddc.org
Executive Director:
Marcia Tewell
E-Mail: Marcia.tewell@state.co.us
Chair:
Christine Herron
E-Mail: herronest@comcast.net
Connecticut
Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
Phone: (860) 418-6160
TDD: (860) 418-6172
FAX: (860) 418-6003
Web: www.ct.gov/ctcdd/
Executive Director:
Molly Cole
E-Mail: molly.cole@ct.gov
Chair:
Cathy Adamczyk
E-Mail: cathya@ntplx.net
Delaware
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
Margaret M. O'Neill Building, 2nd Floor
410 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-3333
Toll Free TDD: (800) 464-HELP (In-state)
FAX: (302) 739-2015
Web: http://ddc.delaware.gov
Executive. Director:
Pat Maichle
E-Mail: Pat.maichle@state.de.us
Chair:
Diann Jones
E-Mail: diannjones@gmail.com
District Of Columbia
D.C. Developmental Disabilities Council
441 4th St., NW
Suite 729 North
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: (202) 727-6744
TTY: (202) 727-3363
FAX: (202) 727-9484
E-Mail: ddc@dc.gov
Web: http://ddc.dc.gov/DC/ODR/DDC
Executive Director:
Mat McCollough, MPA
E-Mail: Mathew.McCollough@dc.gov
Chair:
Tina Campanella
E-Mail: tcampanella@dcqualitytrust.org
Florida
Florida DD Council
124 Marriott Drive
Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32301-2981
Phone: (850) 488-4180
Toll Free: (800) 580-7801
FAX: (850) 922-6702
Web: www.fddc.org
Executive Director:
Debra Dowds
E-Mail: debrad@fddc.org
Chair:
Reneé Valletutti
E-Mail: rv@cfl.rr.com
Georgia
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, NW
#26-200
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 657-2126
Toll Free: (888) 275-4233
TDD: (404) 657-2133
FAX: (404) 657-2132
Web: www.gcdd.org
Executive Director:
Eric E. Jacobson
E-Mail: eejacobson@dhr.state.ga.us
Chair:
Tom Seegmueller
E-Mail: tmseegmueller@gmail.com
Hawaii
Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities
919 Ala Moana Blvd.
Suite 113
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 586-8100
FAX: (808) 586-7543
Web: www.hiddc.org
Executive Director:
Waynette Cabral
E-Mail: waynette.cabral@doh.hawaii.gov
Chair:
Rosie Rowe
E-Mail: rrowe@LDAHawaii.org
Idaho
Idaho State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Joe R. Williams Building
700 W. State Street
First Floor West
Boise, ID 83702-5868
Phone: (208) 334-2178
TTY: (208) 334-2179
Toll Free:(800) 544-2433
FAX: (208) 334-3417
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov
Executive Director
Marilyn Sword
E-Mail: marilyn.sword@icdd.idaho.gov
Chair:
Alonzo Statham
E-Mail: alonzostatham@msn.com
Illinois
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
100 W Randolph
Suite 10-600
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-2080
FAX: (312) 814-7141
Web: www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/
Executive Director:
Sheila Romano, Ed.D.
E-Mail: Sheila.Romano@illinois.gov
Chair:
William Bogdan (Acting)
E-Mail: wbogdan@ilsos.net
Indiana
Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
150 West Market Street
Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-7770
FAX: (317) 233-3712
E-Mail: gpcpd@gpcpd.org
Web: www.in.gov/gpcpd/
Executive Director:
Suellen Jackson-Boner
E-Mail: sjackson@gpcpd.org
Chair:
Duane Etienne
E-Mail: detienne@cicoa.org
Iowa
Iowa DD Council, Iowans with Disabilities in Action
700 2nd Avenue, Suite 101
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 288-0442
Fax: (515) 288-0462
Toll-Free: (800) 452-1936
ID Action: (866) 432-2846
Web: www.idaction.com
Executive Director
Becky Harker
E-Mail: bharker@dhs.state.ia.us
Chair:
Andrew Kaiser
E-Mail: KaiserAndrewJ@sau.edu
Kansas
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
Docking State Office Bldg.
915 S.W. Harrison
Room 141
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
Phone: (785) 296-2608
FAX: (785) 296-2861
Web: www.kcdd.org
Executive Director:
Steve Gieber
E-Mail: sgieber@kcdd.org
Chair:
Kathleen Brennon
E-Mail: kbrennon@tvds.org
Kentucky
Kentucky Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities
100 Fair Oaks Lane
4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
Phone: (502) 564-7841
FAX: (502) 564-5478
Web: http://chfs.ky.gov/ccdd/
Executive Director:
Pat Seybold
E-Mail: Pat.Seybold@ky.gov
Chair:
Donna Brinkman
E-Mail: dwbrinkman@insightbb.com
Louisiana
Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
626 Main Street
Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: (225) 342-6804
FAX: (225) 342-1970
Web: www.laddc.org
Executive. Director:
Sandee Winchell
E-Mail: sandee.Winchell@LA.gov
Chair:
Sandra "Sam" Beech
E-Mail: sbeech@thearccaddobossier.org
Maine
Maine DD Council
Mailing Address:
139 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
Physical Address:
225 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 287-4215
FAX: (207) 287-8001
Web: www.maineddc.org
Executive Director:
Julia J. Bell
E-Mail: Julia.J.Bell@maine.gov
Chair:
Dennis Strout
E-Mail: strout@momentumme.com
Maryland
Maryland DD Council
217 E. Redwood Street
Suite 1300
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 767-3670
FAX: (410) 333-3686
Web: www.md-council.org
Executive Director:
Brian Cox
E-Mail: Brianc@md-council.org
Chair:
Tom Webb
E-Mail: webb@udel.edu
Massachusetts
Massachusetts DD Council
1150 Hancock Street
Third Floor, Suite 300
Ouincy, MA 02169
Phone: (617) 770-7676 x108
TDD: (617) 770-9499
FAX: (617) 770-1987
Web: www.mass.gov/mddc
Executive Director:
Daniel M. Shannon
E-Mail: dan.shannon@state.ma.us
Chair:
Julie Fitzpatrick
E-Mail: juliemfitz@comcast.net
Michigan
Michigan DD Council
1033 South Washington Ave.
3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone: (517) 334-7240
FAX: (517) 334-7353
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch/
Executive Director:
Vendella Collins
E-Mail: collinsv1@michigan.gov
Chair:
Andre K. Robinson
E-Mail: andrerob37@hotmail.com
Minnesota
Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
370 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9964
MN Relay Service: (800) 627-3529
FAX: (651) 297-7200
Web: www.mnddc.org
Web 2: www.partnersinpolicymaking.com
Executive Director:
Colleen Wieck, Ph.D
E-Mail: Colleen.Wieck@state.mn.us
Chair:
Dan Reed
E-Mail: danreed@partnershipresources.org
Mississippi
Mississippi DD Council
239 North Lamar Street
1001 Robert E. Lee Building
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 359-6238
FAX: (601) 576-4040
TDD: (601) 359-6230
Web: www.mscdd.org
Executive Director:
Charles Hughes, Jr.
E-Mail: charles.hughes@dmh.state.ms.us
Chair:
Annette Rinehart
E-Mail: drycreekann@aol.com
Missouri
Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council
1706 E. Elm Street
PO Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-8611
Toll Free: (800) 500-7878
FAX: (573) 526-2755
Web: www.moddcouncil.org
Executive Director:
Vicky Davidson
E-Mail: vdavidson@moddcouncil.org
Chair:
Stephanie Briscoe
E-Mail: Briscoe@grm.net
Montana
Montana Council on DD
2714 Billings Ave.
Helena, MT 59601-9767
Phone: (406) 443-4332
Toll Free: (866) 443-4332
FAX: (406) 443-4192
Web: www.mtcdd.org
Executive. Director:
Deborah Swingley
E-Mail: Deborah@mtcdd.org
Chair:
Connie Wethern
E-Mail: mri@nemont.net
Nebraska
Nebraska Planning Council On Developmental Disabilities
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95025
Lincoln, NE 68509-5025
Phone: (402) 471-2330
TDD (402) 471-9570
FAX: (402) 471-0180
Web: www.dhhs.ne.gov/ddplanning
Executive Director:
Mary Gordon
E-Mail: mary.gordon@nebraska.gov
Chair:
Linda Walker Gardels
E-Mail: lwgardels@aol.com
Nevada
Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
896 W. Nye Lane
Suite 202
Carson City, NV 89703
Phone: (775) 684-8619
FAX: (775) 684-8626
Web: www.nevadaddcouncil.org
Executive Director:
Sherry Manning
E-Mail: smanning@dhhs.nv.gov
Chair:
Lisa Antram
E-Mail: mhbryant@unr.edu
New Hampshire
New Hampshire DD Council
21 South Fruit Street
Suite 22
Concord, NH 03301-2451
Phone: (603) 271-3236
Toll Free TDD: (800) 735-2964
FAX: (603) 271-1156
Web: www.nhddc.org
Executive Director:
Carol Stamatakis
E-Mail: carol.m.stamatakis@ddc.nh.gov
Chair:
Mariellen Mackay
E-Mail: mjmackay@comcast.net
New Jersey
New Jersey Council on DD
20 West State Street
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
Phone: (609) 292-3745
FAX: (609) 292-7114
Web: www.njcdd.org
Executive Director:
Alison Lozano
E-Mail: alison.lozano@njcdd.org
Chair:
Elaine Buchsbaum
E-Mail: EFbuchsbaum@aol.com
New Mexico
New Mexico DD Planning Council
810 W. San Mateo
Suite C
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-7321
Toll Free: (800) 311-2229
FAX: (505) 476-7320
Web: www.nmddpc.com
Acting Executive Director:
Agnes Maldonado
E-Mail: agnes.maldonado@state.nm.us
Chair:
Liz Thompson
E-Mail: leonliz@comcast.net
New York
New York State DD Council
99 Washington Avenue
12th Floor, Suite 1230
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 486-7505
TDD: (518) 402-3486
Toll Free: (800) 395-3372
FAX: (518) 402-3505
E-Mail: ddpc@ddpc.state.ny.us
Web: http://ddpc.ny.gov/
Executive Director:
Sheila M. Carey
E-Mail: Sheila.Carey@ddpc.ny.gov
Chair:
Rose Marie Toscano
E-Mail: rmtnge@rit.edu
North Carolina
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
3125 Poplarwood Court
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 420-7901
Toll Free: (800) 357-6916
FAX: (919) 420-7917
Web: www.nccdd.org
Executive Director:
Holly Riddle
E-Mail: Holly.Riddle@dhhs.nc.gov
Chair:
Robert J. Rickelman Ph.D.
E-Mail: rjrickel@uncc.edu
North Dakota
North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities
1237 W Divide Ave, Suite 3
Bismarck ND 58501-1208
Phone: (701) 328-4847
E-Mail: chess@nd.gov
Fax: (701) 328-8969
Web: www.ndcpd.org/SCDD/
Executive Director:
Cheryl Hess
E-Mail: chess@nd.gov
Chair:
Mary Simonson
E-Mail: opendoorctr@hotmail.com
Ohio
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
899 E. Broad St.
Suite 203
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: (614) 466-5205
Toll-Free: (800) 766-7426
TDD: (614) 644-5530
FAX: (614) 466-0298
Web: www.ddc.ohio.gov
Executive Director:
Carolyn Knight
E-Mail: Carolyn.Knight@dodd.ohio.gov
Chair:
Michael Scholl
E-Mail: mscholl3@columbus.rr.com
Oklahoma
Oklahoma DD Council
2401 N.W. 23rd Street
Suite 74
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone: (405) 521-4984
Fax: (405) 521-4910
Web: www.okddc.ok.gov
Executive Director:
Ann Trudgeon
E-Mail: ann.trudgeon@okddc.ok.gov
Chair:
Mark Liotta
E-Mail: chiefdeputy@tulsacounty.org
Oregon
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
540 24th Place, NE
Salem, OR 97301-4517
Phone: (503) 945-9941
Toll Free: (800) 292-4154 (Oregon Only)
FAX: (503) 945-9947
E-Mail: Ocdd@ocdd.org
Web: www.ocdd.org
Executive Director:
Jaime Johnston Daignault
E-Mail: jdaignaultocdd@gmail.com
Chair:
Donna Rabin
E-Mail: Chairocdd@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania DD Council
Room 561, Forum Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0001
Phone: (717) 787-6057
Toll Free: (877) 685-4452
TTY: (717) 705-0819
FAX: (717) 772-0738
Web: www.paddc.org
Executive Director:
Graham Mulholland
E-Mail: gmulhollan@state.pa.us
Chair:
Jeff Parker
E-Mail: jparker@ucpittsburgh.org
Rhode Island
Rhode Island DD Council
400 Bald Hill Road
Suite 515
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 737-1238
FAX: (401) 737-3395
E-Mail: riddc@riddc.org
Web: www.riddc.org
Executive Director:
Mary Okero
E-Mail: riddc@riddc.org
Chair:
John Susa
E-Mail: John.Susa@verizon.net
South Carolina
South Carolina DD Council
1205 Pendleton Street
Suite 461
Columbia, SC 29201-3731
Phone: (803) 734-0465
TDD: (803) 734-1147
FAX: (803) 734-0241
Web: www.scddc.state.sc.us
Executive Director:
Valarie Bishop
E-Mail: vbishop@oepp.sc.gov
Chair:
Vicki Powell
E-Mail: vckpowell28@gmail.com
South Dakota
South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities
Hillsview Plaza, East Hwy 34
c\o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-6369
TDD: (605) 773-5990
FAX: (605) 773-5483
Web: www.dhs.sd.gov/ddc/
Executive Director:
Arlene Poncelet
E-Mail: Arlene.Poncelet@state.sd.us
Chair:
Vikki Day
E-Mail: vikki74@live.com
Tennessee
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Parkway Towers, Suite 130
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0228
Phone: (615) 253-5369
FAX: (615) 532-6964
Web: www.state.tn.us/cdd/
Executive. Director
Wanda Willis
E-Mail: wanda.willis@tn.gov
Chair:
Stephanie Brewer Cook
E-Mail: scook@cityofknoxville.org
Texas
Texas Council for DD
6201 East Oltorf
Suite 600
Austin, TX 78741
Phone: (512) 437-5432
Toll Free: (800) 262-0334
FAX: (512) 437-5434
E-Mail: tcdd@tcdd.state.tx.us
Web: www.txddc.state.tx.us
Executive Director:
Roger A. Webb
E-Mail: Roger.Webb@tcdd.state.tx.us
Chair:
Brenda Coleman-Beattie
E-Mail: bcb@sprintmail.com
Utah
Utah DD Council
155 South, 300 West
Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone/TDD: (801) 533-3965
FAX: (801) 325-3968
Web: www.utahddcouncil.org
Executive Director:
Claire Mantonya
E-Mail: clairemantony@utah.gov
Chair:
Sherri Dial
E-Mail: sdial@fivecounty.utah.gov
Vermont
VT Developmental Disabilities Council
103 South Main Street
One North, Suite 117
Waterbury, VT 05671-0206
Phone: (802) 828-1310
Toll Free: (888) 317-2006
FAX: (802) 828-1321
E-mail: vtddc@state.vt.us
Web: www.ddc.vermont.gov
Executive. Director:
Karen Schwartz
E-Mail: karen.schwartz@ahs.state.vt.us
Chair:
Harriet Hall
E-Mail: greenharriet@yahoo.com
Virginia
VA Board for People with Disabilities
1100 Bank Street
Washington Office Bldg, 7th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-0016
Toll Free TDD: (800) 846-4464
FAX: (804) 786-1118
Web: www.vaboard.org
Executive Director:
Heidi Lawyer
E-Mail: Heidi.Lawyer@vbpd.virginia.gov
Chair:
Christy Crowther
E-Mail: christy.crowther@atlfa.org
Washington
Washington State DD Council
2600 Martin Way E., Suite F
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA 98504-8314
Phone: (360) 586-3560
Toll Free: (800) 634-4473
FAX: (360) 586-2424
Web: www.ddc.wa.gov
Executive Director:
Ed M. Holen
E-Mail: ed.holen@ddc.wa.gov
Chair: Vacant
West Virginia
West Virginia DD Council
110 Stockton Street
Charleston, WV 25312-2521
Phone: (304) 558-0416
TDD: (304) 558-2376
FAX: (304) 558-0941
Web: www.ddc.wv.gov
Executive Director:
Steve Wiseman
E-Mail: steve.a.wiseman@wv.gov
Chair:
Stacey Thomas
E-Mail: crazyaboutmy3sons@yahoo.com
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
201 W. Washington Avenue
Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703-2796
Phone: (608) 266-7826
FAX: (608) 267-3906
Web: www.wi-bpdd.org
Executive Director:
Beth Swedeen
E-Mail: beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov
Chair:
Cindy Zellner-Ehlers
E-Mail: ehlers@door.co.wi.us
Wyoming
Wyoming Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
122 West 25th Street
Herschler Bldg., 1st Floor, West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7230
Toll Free: (800) 438-5791 (In Wyoming)
FAX: (307) 777-5690
Web: http://ddcouncil.state.wy.us
Executive Director:
Shannon Buller
E-Mail: shannon.buller@wyo.gov
Chair:
Victor Orr
E-Mail: VictorOrr7@msn.com
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico DD Council
P.O. Box 9543
Santurce, PR 00908
Phone: (787) 722-0595
FAX: (787) 721-3622
E-Mail: ceddpr@gmail.com
Web: http://cedd.pr.gov
Executive Director:
David Cruz-Velez
E-Mail: Cruz_D1@jp.pr.gov
Chair:
Arturo Deliz Vélez
Virgin Islands
Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
63 Estate Cane Carlton
Frederiksted, VI 00840
Phone: (340) 772-1200
TDD: (340) 772-4641
FAX: (340) 772-0609
E-Mail: info@drcvi.org
Web: www.drcvi.org
Executive Director:
Ameila Headley-Lamont
E-Mail: amelia@drcvi.org
American Samoa
American Samoa Developmental Disabilities Council
P.O. Box 1455
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (011-684) 633-2696 x238
FAX: (011-684) 633-2919
E-Mail: council@samoatelco.com
Executive Director:
Norma L. Smith
E-Mail: nlsmith@dhss.as
Chair:
William Steffany
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
CNMI Council on DD
P.O. Box 502565
US Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan, MP 96950-2565
Phone: (670) 664-7000
FAX: (670) 664-7030
E-Mail: gddc@cnmiddcouncil.org
Web: www.cnmicdd.org
Executive Director:
Pam Sablan
E-Mail: Psablan.cnmicdd@gmail.com
Chair:
Mariano K. Camacho
E-Mail: mcamacho@cnmiddcouncil.org
Guam
Guam DD Council
University Castle Mall
130 University Drive
Suite 17
Mangilao, GU 96913
Phone: (671) 735-9127
TTY: (671) 735-9130
FAX: (671) 735-9121
E-Mail: guamddc@gddc.guam.gov
Web: www.guamddc.com
Executive Director:
Rosanne Ada
E-Mail: rosanne.ada@gddc.guam.gov
Chair:
Erlinda Tydingco
Phone: (671) 686-1936
E-Mail: magodai@yahoo.com
