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Ombudsman Directory

Alabama
Calandra Hawkins
Ombudsman
Alabama State Department of Education
[email protected]
334-694-4520

Alaska
Kelsey Smiley
Ombudsman
Alaska Department of Education and Early Learning
[email protected]
907-465-2800

American Samoa
Corrine Turituri
Ombudsman
American Samoa Department of Education
[email protected]
684-633-5237

Arizona
Crystal Munger
Ombudsman
Arizona Department of Education

Sarka White
Ombudsman
Arizona Department of Education
[email protected]

Arkansas
Alisha Ross
Ombudsman
Arkansas Department of Education
[email protected]

California
Sylvia Hanna
Ombudsman
California Department of Education
[email protected]
916-319-0948
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/ombudsmaneqservices.asp

Colorado
Christina Adeboye-Sullivan
Ombudsman
Colorado Department of Education
[email protected]

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Melisha San Nicolas
Ombudsman
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, State Department of Education
[email protected]

Connecticut
Adrian Wood
Ombudsman
Connecticut State Department of Education
[email protected]
860-713-6795

Delaware
Marc Edery
Ombudsman
Delaware Department of Education
[email protected]

District of Columbia
Linda Sun
Ombudsman
Office of State Superintendent of Education
[email protected]

Florida
Ombudsman
Florida Department of Education
[email protected]

Georgia
Sunita Holloway
Ombudsman
Georgia Department of Education
[email protected]
[email protected]
404-606-2991

Guam
Stephanie N. Chargualaf
State Program Officer
Guam Department of Education
[email protected]
671-300-1261

Hawaii
Jacy Yamamoto
Ombudsman
Hawaii State Department of Education
[email protected]

Idaho
Lisa English
Ombudsman
Idaho Department of Education
[email protected]
208-332-6911

Illinois
Jennifer Lee
Ombudsman
Illinois State Board of Education
[email protected]

Indiana
Brittany Kronmiller
Indiana Department of Education
[email protected]

Iowa
Luke Markway
Ombudsman
Iowa Department of Education
[email protected]
515-242-5614

Kansas
Twyla Sprouse
Ombudsman
Kansas State Department of Education
[email protected]

Kentucky
David Millanti
Equitable Services Ombudsman
Kentucky Department of Education
[email protected]
502-564-3791

Louisiana
Daphne Flentroy
Ombudsman
Louisiana Department of Education
[email protected]

Maine
Shelly Chasse-Johndro
Ombudsman
Maine Department of Education
[email protected]

Maryland
Barbara Scherr
Education Specialist
Maryland Department of Education
[email protected]

Massachusetts
J. Alex Lilley
Ombudsman
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
[email protected]
781-338-3123

Michigan
Chanel DeGuzman
Ombudsman
Michigan Department of Education
[email protected]
517-241-6979

Minnesota
Alicia Waeffler
Ombudsman
Minnesota Department of Education
[email protected]
651-582-8227

Mississippi
Judy Nelson
Ombudsman
Mississippi Department of Education
601-359-3499

Missouri
Tom Oakley
Ombudsman
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
[email protected]
573-526-4365

Montana
Zach Hawkins
Ombudsman
Montana Office of Public Instruction
[email protected]
(406) 444-0748

Nebraska
Tate Toedman
Ombudsman
Nebraska Department of Education
[email protected]

Nevada
Nicci Miller
Ombudsman
Nevada Department of Education
[email protected]
775-687-9226

New Hampshire
Stephen Berwick
Ombudsman
New Hampshire Department of Education
[email protected]
603-271-2299

New Jersey
Ombudsman
New Jersey Department of Education
[email protected]

New Mexico
Daniela Romero
Ombudsman
New Mexico Department of Education
[email protected]

New York
Giovanni Virgiglio
Ombudsman
New York State Education Department
[email protected]

North Carolina
Talbot Troy
Ombudsman
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
[email protected]
919-807-3792

North Dakota
Angie Richter
Ombudsman
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
[email protected]
701-328-2287

Ohio
Chantelle Carter
Ombudsman
Ohio Department of Education
[email protected]

Oklahoma
Amber Polach
Ombudsman
Oklahoma Department of Education
[email protected]
405-521-6863

Oregon
Janette Newton
Ombudsman
Oregon Department of Education
[email protected]

Pennsylvania
Lynn Calvello
Ombudsman
Pennsylvania Department of Education
[email protected]
717-783-9164

Melanie Novak
Ombudsman
Pennsylvania Department of Education
[email protected]

Puerto Rico
María del Carmen Martínez Alonso
Ombudsman
Puerto Rico Department of Education
[email protected]

Rhode Island
Anthony Cottone 
Ombudsman
Rhode Island Department of Education
[email protected]
[email protected]
401-222-8977

South Carolina
Theresa Gregory
Ombudsman
South Carolina Department of Education
[email protected]

South Dakota
Emily Quick
Ombudsman
South Dakota Department of Education
[email protected]

Tennessee
Michelle Harless
Ombudsman
Tennessee Department of Education
[email protected]

Texas
LaNetra Guess
Ombudsman
Texas Education Agency
[email protected]

Utah
Max Lang
Coordinator of Federal Programs
Utah State Board of Education
[email protected]
(801) 538-7725

Val Murdock
Utah State Board of Education
[email protected]
(801) 538-7975

Vermont
Deborah Bloom
Ombudsman
Vermont Department of Education
[email protected]

Virgin Islands
Cynthia Benjamin
Ombudsman
Virgin Island Department of Education
[email protected]

Virginia
Randall Johnson
Education Coordinator
Virginia Department of Education
[email protected]
804-225-2122

Washington
Sheila Gerrish
Ombudsman
Washington Department of Education
[email protected]

West Virginia
Laura Pauley
Ombudsman
West Virginia Department of Education
[email protected]
304-558-3199

Wisconsin
Brielle Glatzel
Ombudsman
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
[email protected]

Wyoming
Shannon Cranmore
Ombudsman
Wyoming Department of Education
[email protected]

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Page Last Reviewed:
December 4, 2025