United States Senate Youth Program

Please note: The state estimated deadline date is shown in brackets. However, the deadline in each state may be confirmed through the high school principal or the state-level selection administrator.


ALABAMA [September 21, 2009]
Ms. Carolyn Townsend
Grant and Scholarship Administrator
Alabama Department of Education
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, 36104
(334) 353-5440
ctownsend@alsde.edu
www.alsde.edu
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ALASKA [November 2, 2009]
Ms. Jessica Paris
USSYP Manager for Alaska
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
PO Box 110500
Juneau, 99811
(907) 465-8716
Jessica.Paris@alaska.gov
www.eed.state.ak.us\forms\forms2.html#Recognition
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ARIZONA [October 16, 2009]
Ms. Vanessa Deatherage
Program and Project Specialist
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin #22
Phoenix, 85007
(602) 542-3710
vanessa.deatherage@azed.gov
http://www.ade.az.gov/constituentservices/USYouth/
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ARKANSAS [October 5, 2009]
Ms. Maggie A. Herrick
Social Studies Specialist
Arkansas Department of Education
4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-A
Little Rock, 72201
(501) 683-0894
Margaret.Herrick@arkansas.gov
http://arkansased.org
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CALIFORNIA [October 1, 2009]
Ms. Carol Smith
Policy Advisor to the Superintendent
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5602
Sacramento, 95814
(916) 319-0577
csmith@cde.ca.gov
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/us/
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COLORADO [October 14, 2009]
Ms. Nelma Hundley
General Professional III, Adult Education Family Literacy
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room #300
Denver, 80203
(303) 866-6865
hundley_n@cde.state.co.us
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/senateyouth.htm
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CONNECTICUT [October 2, 2009]
Stephen W. Hoag, Ph.D.
Director of CTE Statewide Assessment, Bureau of Teaching & Learning
Connecticut State Department of Education
State Office Building - Room 363
165 Captiol Avenue
Hartford, 06106
(860) 713-6764
stephen.hoag@ct.gov
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DELAWARE [October 16, 2009]
Mr. Preston Shockley
Education Associate, Social Studies
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, 19901
(302) 735-4180
pshockley@doe.k12.de.us
www.doe.K12.de.us
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DEPT. OF DEFENSE [October 30, 2009]
Ms. Rebecca Anderson
Social Studies Coordinator
Department of Defense Education Activity
4040 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, 22203
(703) 588-3155
Rebecca.anderson@hq.dodea.edu
www.dodea.edu
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [October 3, 2009]
Ms. Idaines Rodriguez
Scholarship and Grants Coordinator
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
51 N St. NE, 7th Floor
Washington, 20002
(202) 741-6414
idaines.rodriguez@dc.gov
www.osse.dc.gov
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FLORIDA [October 23, 2009]
Ms. Annette B. Pitts
Executive Director
Florida Law Related Education Association
2874 Remington Green Circle, Suite A
Tallahassee, 32308
(850) 386-8223
ABPflreaED@aol.com
www.flrea.org
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GEORGIA [September 11, 2009]
Dr. Joseph W. Searle, Jr.
Director, Governor's Honors Program
Georgia Department of Education
1862 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, 30334
(404) 657-0183
jsearle@doe.k12.ga.us
www.gadoe.org
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HAWAII [October 2, 2009]
Ms. Susan Sato
Educational Specialist, Student Activities
Hawaii Department of Education
475 22nd Avenue Room 117
Honolulu, 96816
(808) 733-9141 Ext. 321
Susan_Sato@notes.k12.hi.us
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IDAHO [October 30, 2009]
Mr. Peter G. Kavouras
Director, Content Areas & Instructional Services
Idaho Department of Education
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, 83720
(208) 332-6974
pgkavouras@sde.idaho.gov
www.sde.idaho.gov
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ILLINOIS [October 7, 2009]
Ms. Sally Veach
Principal Education Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, N-242
Springfield, 62777
(217) 524-4832
sveach@isbe.net
www.isbe.net
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INDIANA [October 1, 2009]
Ms. Erin Braun
Director of Civic Education
Indiana Bar Foundation
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 400
Indianapolis , 46204
( ) - Ext. 317-269-2415x291
ebraun@inbf.org
www.inbf.org
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IOWA [September 30, 2009]
Ms. Cheryl Mullenbach
Social Studies Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 SE 14th Street
Des Moines, 50319
(515) 494-5610
cheryl.mullenbach@iowa.gov
www.state.ia.us/educate
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KANSAS [October 10, 2009]
Ms. Tammy Miller
Administrative Specialist
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, 66612
(785) 296-4950
tmiller@ksde.org
www.ksde.org
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KENTUCKY [November 1, 2009]
Ms. Donna Melton
Program Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
17th Floor, CPT
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, 40601
(502) 564-1479
donna.melton@education.ky.gov
www.kentuckyschools.org
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LOUISIANA [October 9, 2009]
Ms. Lessie Freeman
Middle and Secondary Social Studies Supervisor
Division of Standards, Assessment and Accountability
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, 70804
(225) 342-3187
Lessie.Freeman@la.gov
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MAINE [October 16, 2009]
Ms. Jana Boody-Billings
Social Studies Specialist & Regional Representative
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, 04333
(207) 624-6828
jana.boody@maine.gov
http://www.maine.gov/education/
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MARYLAND [August 10, 2009]
Ms. Paula McCoach
Character Education & Student Leadership Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th Floor
DOSFSS
Baltimore, 21201
(410) 767-0047
pmccoach@msde.state.md.us
www.marylandpublicschools.org
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MASSACHUSETTS [October 2, 2009]
Ms. Donna Taylor
Program Coordinator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education
75 Pleasant St.
Malden, 02148
(781) 338-6320
dtaylor@doe.mass.edu
http://www.doe.mass.edu/ssce/senate/
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MICHIGAN [November 2, 2009]
Ms. Connie S. McCall
Secretary, Arts & Social Studies, Curriculum & Instruction Unit
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
608 Allegan Street
Lansing, 48909
(517) 373-3678
mccallc@michigan.gov
www.michigan.gov/socialstudies
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MINNESOTA [October 15, 2009]
Mr. Paul Hoffman
Information Officer
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, 55113
(651) 634-2738
Paul.Hoffman@state.mn.us
http://education.state.mn.us
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MISSISSIPPI [October 2, 2009]
Dr. Tony Webster
Director, Scholastic Development Office
Mississippi Department of Education
359 North West Street, Suite 101
Jackson, 39201
(601) 359-4305
twebster@mde.k12.ms.us
www.mde.k12.ms.us
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MISSOURI [October 2, 2009]
Mr. Bill Gerling
Assistant Director Assessment/Social Studies Consultant
MO Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Jefferson City, 65102-0480
(573) 751-0398
Bill.Gerling@dese.mo.gov
www.dese.mo.gov
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MONTANA [October 16, 2009]
Mrs. Carol Gneckow
Program Specialist
Montana Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, 59620-2501
(406) 444-2417
cgneckow@mt.gov
http://www.opi.mt.gov
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NEBRASKA [October 16, 2009]
Mr. Larry K. Starr
Director, Social Science Education
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, 68509
(402) 471-2449
larry.starr@nebraska.gov
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NEVADA [October 31, 2009]
Ms. Lori Johnson
Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent
Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street, Ste. 100
Carson City, 89701
(775) 687-9224
Ljohnson@doe.nv.gov
www.doe.nv.gov
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NEW HAMPSHIRE [October 16, 2009]
Ms. Lori J.Temple
Public Information Officer
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, 03301
(603) 271-6646
ltemple@ed.state.nh.us
www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/arp.htm#ussyp
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NEW JERSEY [October 16, 2009]
Ms. Nancy Besant
Education Program Specialist
New Jersey Department of Education
PO Box 500
Trenton, 08625-0500
(609) 943-5203
Nancy.besant@doe.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/education
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NEW MEXICO [September 18, 2009]
Ms. Regina Lane
Principal
Magdalena Municipal Schools
Magdalena, 87825
(505) 854-8034
rlane@magdalena.k12.nm.us
www.nmassp.org
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NEW YORK [October 9, 2009]
Ms. Jo Ann Larson
Associate Instructional Services
New Your State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 320 EB
Albany, 12234
(518) 474-5922
jlarson@mail.nysed.gov
www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/senateyouth.html
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NORTH CAROLINA [October 9, 2009]
Ms. Michelle McLaughlin
High School Social Studies Consultant, Secondary Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
K-12 Socials Studies
Raleigh, 27699
(919) 807-3924
mmclaughlin@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org
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NORTH DAKOTA [October 23, 2009]
Ms. Pauline ller
Program Administrator
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, 58505-0440
(701) 328-4518
pbjornson@.nd.us
www.dpi.state.nd.us
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OHIO [July 1, 2009]
Mr. Mark Lynskey
Educational Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street - Mail Stop 207
Columbus, 43215
(614) 466-2650
mark.lynskey@ode.state.oh.us
www.ode.state.oh.us
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OKLAHOMA [September 18, 2009]
Mr. Kelly S. Curtright
Social Studies Director
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, 73105-4599
(405) 522-3523
kelly_curtright@sde.state.ok.us
http://sde.state.ok.us
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OREGON [October 2, 2009]
Ms. Heidi Schulze
Manager and Executive Support
to tNancy Latini, PhD, Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, 97310-0203
(503) 947-5661
Heidi.Schulze@state.or.us
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1496
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PENNSYLVANIA [October 9, 2009]
Mr. Jeffrey A. Zeiders
Social Studies Education Advisor
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, 17126-0333
(717) 783-1832
jzeiders@state.pa.us
www.pacitizen.com
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RHODE ISLAND [September 18, 2009]
Ms. Karen Lovett
Clerk Secretary
RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, 02903
(401) 222-8333
Karen.Lovett@ride.ri.gov
www.ride.ri.gov
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SOUTH CAROLINA [October 1, 2009]
Ms. Beth Cope
Program Coordinator
South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Innovation
3710 Landmark Drive
Suite 203
Columbia, 29204
(803) 734-8116
bcope@ed.sc.gov
www.ed.sc.gov
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SOUTH DAKOTA [October 2, 2009]
Mr. Mark Gageby
Management Analyst
South Dakota Department of Education
Office of Finance and Management
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, 57501
(605) 773-3727
mark.gageby@state.sd.us
http://doe.sd.gov/scholarships/senateyouth/index.asp
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TENNESSEE [October 16, 2009]
Ms. Brenda Ables
Social Studies Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Education
5th Floor
Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, 37243-0379
(615) 741-5273
Brenda.Ables@tn.us
http://tennessee.gov/education/ci/cisenateyouth/
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TEXAS [October 15, 2009]
Ms. Lauralea Bauer
Director of Discipline, Counseling and Pregnancy Programs
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, 78701-1494
(512) 463-9073
lauralea.bauer@tea.state.tx.us
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/guidance/syp.html
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UTAH [November 2, 2009]
Ms. Dawn Hauser
NBCT, K-12 Instructional Specialist
Granite School District
2500 South State
Salt Lake City, 84115
( ) -
DLhauser@graniteschools.org
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VERMONT [October 16, 2009]
Mr. Ken Page
Executive Director
Vermont Principals Association
Two Prospect Street, Suite #3
Montpelier, 05602
(802) 229-0547
kpage@vpaonline.org
www.vpaonline.org
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VIRGINIA [September 25, 2009]
Dr. Beverly Thurston
History, Social Sciences & International Education Coordinator
Virginia Department of Education
101 North 14th Street, 23rd Floor
Richmond, 23219
(804) 225-2893
Beverly.thurston@doe.Virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov
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WASHINGTON [August 7, 2009]
Ms. Linda Thomas
High School Representative Council Coordinator
Association of Washington School Principals
1021 8th Ave. SE
Olympia, 98501
(800) 562-6100
linda@awsp.org
www.awsp.org
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WEST VIRGINIA [September 14, 2009]
Ms. Regina Scotchie
Social Studies Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
East Charleston, 25305
(304) 558-5325
escotchi@access.k12.wv.us
http://wvde.state.wv.us
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WISCONSIN [October 21, 2009]
Ms. Carol Stricker
Office Operations Assistant to Social Studies
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
PO Box 7841
Madison, 53707-7841
(608) 267-9274
carol.stricker@dpi.wi.gov
www.dpi.state.wi.us
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WYOMING [October 1, 2009]
Ms. Kathryn Lind
Parent Liaison
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
2nd Floor
Cheyenne, 82002-0050
(307) 777-3320
klind@educ.state.wy.us
www.k12.wy.us
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