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Education Department Directors

Dr. Tommy Bice,
State Superintendent

Communication
Dr. Michael O. Sibley - Director
msibley@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9950


General Counsel
Larry E. Craven, J.D. - General Counsel
lcraven@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-1899


Executive Assistant
Leigh Ann Kyser - Executive Assistant
lakyser@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-8154


Office Services
Beverly Davis - Office Services
bevdavis@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-1815


State Board of Education, Executive Secretary
Ann Starks - Executive Secretary
astarks@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9702


Dr. Warren Craig Pouncey,
Chief of Staff
Policy and Budget



Workforce Development
Vacant


Legislative Liaison
Tracey Meyer - Legislative Liaison
tmeyer@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-1600


Office of Financial Management
Vera Guettler
verag@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9774


SDE Accounting
Vera Guettler - Chief Fiscal Officer
verag@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9774


LEA Accounting
Barry Kachelhofer - Coordinator
barryk@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9914


LEA Funding & State Audits
Vera Guettler - Chief Fiscal Officer
verag@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9774


Payroll
Vera Guettler - Chief Fiscal Officer
verag@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9774


Operations
Jacky P. Todd - Administrator - General Services
jtodd@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9760


Office of Supporting Programs
Dennis Coe
dcoe@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9719


Architect
E. Perry Taylor - Director
ptaylor@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9731


Transportation
Joe Lightsey - Director
joel@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9730


CNP - Child Nutrition Programs
June Barrett - Coordinator
jbarrett@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-1988


LEA Audits
Dennis Heard
dheard@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9747


Compliance Monitoring
Thomas T. Perryman, Jr. - Coordinator
tperryman@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9728


Sherrill Parris,
Deputy Superintendent
Teaching/Learning



Inservice Centers
Vacant


Office of Student Learning
Dr. Julie Hannah


Curriculum
Cynthia C. Brown - Director
cbrown@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9743


Instruction
Robin Nelson
rnelson@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-1191


Career and Technical Education
Dr. Philip Cleveland
pcleveland@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9111


Alabama Reading Initiative
Judy S. Stone - Coordinator
arisde@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-1389


Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)
Steve Ricks - Director
sricks@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-9151


Assessment
Dr. Gloria A. Turner - Director
gturner@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-8038


Office of Learning Support
Dr. Linda Felton-Smith


Federal Programs
Edmond Moore
emoore@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-8215


Special Education
Crystal Richardson - Coordinator
crystalr@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-8114


Prevention and Support Services
Marilyn Lewis
mlewis@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-0076


Technology Initiatives
Earlene Patton
epatton@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9594


Office of Teaching & Leading
Dr. Jayne A. Meyer
jmeyer@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9560


Teacher Education
Dr. Anna T. Kozlowski
akozlowski@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9935


Teacher Certification
Sarah Justiss
tcert@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-8567


Teacher Testing
Dr. Cory Murphy
cmurphy@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9939


Teacher Placement
Debra Williams
dwilliams@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9935


EDUCATE/LEADAlabama
Dr. John Bell
jbell@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-8924


Dr. Eddie Johnson,
Deputy Superintendent
Admin / External Affairs



Office of Human Resources
Gail Blankenship
gailb@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9900


Dept. Personnel
Gail Blankenship, PHR - Personnel Manager
gailb@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-9900


Personnel Training
Belinda Cooley
bcooley@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 242-8822


SDE PD/PLU
Vacant


Office of External Affairs
Vacant


Board Relations
Vacant


State Agency Liaison
Vacant


Federal Liaison
Vacant


University Liaison
Vacant


National Board Certification
Vacant


Licensure Review
Vacant


Policy/Admin. Code
Vacant


Superintendents' Academy
Vacant


Office of Disability Determination
Tommy R. Warren
Phone: (205) 989-2100


Birmingham Office
Norman Ippolito


Mobile Office
Norman Ippolito


Hearing Officer
Vacant


State Supported Schools
Vacant


Dr. Melinda Maddox,
Assistant Superintendent
Research, Information, & Data Services



Education Information & Accountability
Jerome Browning
jbrowning@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-4285


Data and Development
Dominique 'Dom' Martel
dmartel@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-7018


Networking and Operations
Scott Crews
screws@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-7018


Research & Development
Dr. Tony Thacker
tthacker@alsde.edu
Phone: (334) 353-4810


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