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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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