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Last Modified: September 27, 2022

Contacts for Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

U.S. States, Territories & Commonwealths

Because early hearing detection & intervention (EHDI) programs are developing so rapidly, the best contact in a particular state may have changed. If your state contact should be changed, email us or call us at 435-797-0635.

Alabama

Mary Whigham, RN
Newborn Screening Nurse Supervisor
Alabama EHDI Coordinator
Bureau of Family Health Services
Alabama Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 1000
Prattville, AL 36067-9901
Phone: 1-866-928-6755
Fax: 334-206-3791
Email Mary Whigham
Rachael Montgomery, BSN, RN
Newborn Screening Program Director
Bureau of Family Health Services
Alabama Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 1000
Prattville, AL 36067-9901
Phone: 1-866-928-6755
Fax: 334-206-3791
Email Rachael Montgomery

Alaska

Annette L. Callies
Program Manager
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
Women's Children's and Family Health (WCFH)
Department of Health and Social Services
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7123
Phone: 907-334-2273
Fax: 907-269-3465
Email Annette L. Callies

American Samoa

Bethany Malae-Toelupe, MPA
EHDI Coordinator
Helping Babies Hear
American Samoa Department of Health
P.O. Box 5666
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: Office: 684-699-4990 | Mobile: 684-258-5660
Email Bethany Malae-Toelupe

Arizona

Lylis Olsen, MS, CCC-A
AzEHDI Coordinator
Lead on HRSA EHDI grant
The EAR Foundation of Arizona
P.O. Box 11359
Glendale, AZ 85318
Phone: 602-690-3975
Fax: 602-296-0425
Email Lylis Olsen
Fran Altmaier, BSW
Lead on CDC EHDI grant
Case Management Coordinator
Office of Newborn Screening
Arizona Department of Health Services
250 North 17th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-1814
Fax: 602-364-1495
Email Fran Altmaier

Arkansas

Kimberly Scott
EHDI Coordinator and Infant Hearing Program Manager
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 20
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 501-280-4758
Fax: 501-280-4170
Email Kimberly Scott

California

Sheri Farinha, CEO
Principal Investigator
HRSA-20-047
NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
4044 N. Freeway Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916-626-4928
Email Sheri Farinha
Julie Rems-Smario, Ed.D.
Early Language and Education Consultant
California Department of Education
State Special Schools and Services
Deaf Education Office (CORE and THRIVE!)
1430 N Street
Sacramento, California 95814-5901
Phone: Office 510-202-2322 / Text: 925-209-3537
Email Julie Rems-Smario

Colorado

Arlene Stredler Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director, Colorado EHDI
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind
1875 Sherman Street—Ground Level
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-818-1258
Fax: 303-866-4831
Email Arlene Stredler Brown
Leanne Glenn, MA
Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator, Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-692-2603
Email Leanne Glenn
Heather Abraham, MA
Family Support and Engagement Manager, Colorado EHDI
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind
1875 Sherman Street - Ground Level
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 970-319-6011
Fax: 303-866-4831
Email Heather Abraham

Connecticut

John Lamb
Coordinator
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Program
Community, Family Health, and Prevention Section
Connecticut Dept of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave MS #11 MAT
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-7108
Fax: 860-509-8132
Email John Lamb

Delaware

Isabel M. Rivera-Green, MSW
Public Health Treatment Program Administrator
Director of Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health
Jesse Cooper Building
417 Federal St
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-744-4544
Fax: 302-661-7227 SLC: (D320)
Email Isabel M. Rivera-Green
Shatera R. Baynard, M.H.S
Social Service Administrator
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Coordinator
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
Jesse Cooper Building
417 Federal St
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-744-4544
Fax: 302-661-7227 SLC: (D320)
Email Shatera R. Baynard

District of Columbia

Lindsay Handelsman
Phone: 202-770-8829
Email Lindsay Handelsman

Federated States of Micronesia

Stanley Mickey
Acting EHDI Coordinator
Email Stanley Mickey

Florida

Kimberly Porter
Program Coordinator
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Children's Medical Services, Florida Dept of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1707
Phone: 850-841-8675
Email Kimberly Porter

Georgia

Brandt Culpepper, Ph.D., CCC-A
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Team Lead
Maternal and Child Health Section; Division of Health Promotion
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree St NW – 11-485
Atlanta, Ga 30303-3186
Phone: 404-651-5482
Fax: 404-657-2773
Email Brandt Culpepper

Guam

Heidi E. San Nicolas, Ph.D.
Director
University of Guam CEDDERS
House 29
303 University Drive
UOG Station
Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone: 671-735-2481
Fax: 671-734-5709
Email Heidi E. San Nicolas

Hawaii

Jasmine Jones
Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator
Department of Health, Genomics Section
741 Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808 733-9052
Fax: 808 733-9068
Email Jasmine Jones

Idaho

Brian Shakespeare
Program Coordinator
Idaho Sound Beginnings
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-334-0983
Fax: 208-332-7331
Email Brian Shakespeare

Illinois

Ginger Mullin, AuD, EHDI Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-785-1053
Email Ginger Mullin

Indiana

Suzanne M. Foley, Au.D., CCC-A
Director
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Indiana State Department of Health
1200 East 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: 317-232-0972
Fax: 317-925-2888
Email Suzanne M. Foley
Stacy Allgeier
Follow-up Coordinator
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Indiana State Department of Health
1200 East 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: 317-233-1264
Email Stacy Allgeier

Iowa

Tammy O'Hollearn
Director
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-242-5639
Fax: 515-242-6013
Email Tammy O'Hollearn

Kansas

Liz Schardine (Abbey), M.A. Audiologist
SoundBeginnings EHDI Coordinator
Sound Beginnings Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Kansas Bureau of Family Health
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-368-7167
Fax: 785-559-4240
Email Liz Schardine (Abbey)

Kentucky

Chrystal Johnson, MPH
Health Program Administrator
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
310 Whittington Parkway
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502-782-3917 | Office: 502-429-4430, ext 2052
Fax: 502-429-7160
Email Chrystal Johnson

Louisiana

Terri Ibieta
LA EHDI Program Director
PO Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504-554-5980
Fax: 504-568-5854
Email Terri Ibieta

Maine

Anne Banger
Newborn Hearing Program Coordinator
Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Disease Prevention
Maternal and Child Health/Children With Special Health Needs/Newborn Hearing
286 Water Street, 7th Floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-8427
Fax: 207-287-4743
TTY: Call 711 (Maine Relay)
Email Anne Banger
Karen Hopkins, M.Ed.
Maine's EHDI Earliest Interactions Director
Executive Director
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Mackworth Island
Falmouth, ME 04105
Phone: 207-781-6335
Email Karen Hopkins

Mariana Islands

Shiella Marie Deray
CHCC/ EHDI Program
PO Box 500409 CK
Hinemlo Drive, Lower Navy Hill
Saipan MP 96950
Phone: 670-236-8709
Email Shiella Marie Deray

Marshall Islands

Chinilla T. Pedro, MBA
EHDI Coordinator, RMI
PO Box 145
Majuro, MH 96960
Phone: 692-625-2512
Fax: 692-625-2515
Email Chinilla T. Pedro

Maryland

Tameka Thomas, MHA
EHDI Program Manager, Genetics and People with Special Health Care Needs
Maryland Department of Health
201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: C: 410-746-1549 | O: 410-767-6737
Email Tameka Thomas

Massachusetts

Sarah Stone
Program and Communications Coordinator
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program
MA Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-624-5912
Fax: 617-994-9822
Email Sarah Stone

Michigan

Gina Cooper, AuD
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program Coordinator
Perinatal & Infant Health Section within the Division of Maternal and Infant Health
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Phone: 517-202-0675
Email Gina Cooper

Minnesota

Kirsten Coverstone, Audiologist
Early Hearing Detection Coordinator
Newborn Screening Program
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64899
St. Paul, MN 55164-0899
Phone: 651-201-5223
Fax: 651-215-6285
Email Kirsten Coverstone
Darcia Dierking, Audiologist
EHDI Co-Coordinator
MN Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Phone: 651-201-3750
Email Darcia Dierking

Mississippi

Dr. Ashten Yost, EdD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd
EHDI Director
Mississippi State Dept of Health
1141 Bayview Ave., Suite 102
Biloxi, MS 39530
Phone: 228-432-3431
Fax: 228-436-6781
Email Dr. Ashten Yost
Stacy Callender, EdS
Director, Child & Adolescent Health
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson, Osborne 205
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7816
Fax: 601-576-7540
Email Stacy Callender

Missouri

Dr. Taylor Nicole Kinde
Program Manager
Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-751-6473
Email Dr. Taylor Nicole Kinde

Montana

Miranda Reddig
Email Miranda Reddig

Nebraska

Angel Sumpter
Email Angel Sumpter

Nevada

Perry G. Smith
EHDI Program Coordinator
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health
4150 Technology Way, Suite 210
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4274
Fax: 775-684-5998
Email Perry G. Smith

New Hampshire

Courtney Keane, MS
NH EHDI Program Coordinator
Maternal and Child Health Section
NH Department of Health & Human Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-1037
Email Courtney Keane

New Jersey

Pamela Aasen
New Jersey EHDI Coordinator
New Jersey Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (NJ EHDI)
New Jersey Department of Health
PO Box 364 Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-913-5390
Fax: 609-633-7820
Email Pamela Aasen

New Mexico

Reanna Garcia
NM EHDI Program Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Health
2040 S Pacheco St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-8817
Fax: 505-476-8996
Email Reanna Garcia

New York

Elizabeth Rialdi
Email Elizabeth Rialdi

North Carolina

Marcia Fort, AuD, CCC-A
Children and Youth Branch, Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
5601 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-707-5630
Fax: 919-870-4881
Email Marcia Fort

North Dakota

Joyal Meyer, RN, MSN
Director, ND Newborn Screening
Division of Special Health Services
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4534
Fax: 701-328-1645
Email Joyal Meyer
Jerusha Olthoff
Project/Research Director
ND Center for Persons with Disabilities
Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707
Phone: 701-858-4360
Email Jerusha Olthoff

Ohio

Samantha Taylor, MA
EHDI Coordinator
Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Email Samantha Taylor

Oklahoma

Stevie Sullivan, Au.D., CCC-A, ABAC
EDHI Coordinator
Assistant Manager Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Screening and Special Services
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Phone: 405-426-8231
Email Stevie Sullivan

Oregon

Heather Morrow-Almeida, MPH
EHDI Program Coordinator
Systems and Policy Analyst
Maternal and Child Health Section
Office of Family Health
Oregon Health Authority
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 825
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 971-673-1883
Fax: 971-673-0240
Email Heather Morrow-Almeida

Palau

Edolem Ikerdeu
Email Edolem Ikerdeu

Pennsylvania

Mark Beall
EHDI Coordinator
Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
Phone: 717-783-8143
Fax: 717-705-9386
Email Mark Beall
Jennifer Bixler
Public Health Program Director
Department of Health
Bureau of Family Health
625 Forster Street, 7th Floor East
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-547-3352
Fax: 717-772-0323
Email Jennifer Bixler

Puerto Rico

Mildred Luciano-Roman
Newborn Hearing Screening Project Director/Coordinator
Puerto Rico Department of Health
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
Phone: 787-765-2929 x4593
Email Mildred Luciano-Roman

Rhode Island

Liza Then
Newborn Hearing Screening Program Manager
EHDI Coordinator
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-6146
Fax: 401-222-1442
Email Liza Then

South Carolina

Tara P. Carroll, MCD, CCC/A
First Sound Program Manager/Audiologist
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Division of Children's Health
2100 Bull Street, Rm. O-327
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-0708
Fax: 803-898-4453
Email Tara P. Carroll

South Dakota

South Dakota Newborn Screening Program
Office of Child and Family Services
South Dakota Department of Health
Phone: 605-773-3361
Email South Dakota Newborn Screening Program
Shelby Hintze Jepperson, MPH, CPH
Project Director South Dakota HRSA EHDI Grant
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-357-1544
Email Shelby Hintze Jepperson

Tennessee

Holli Allen
Phone: 615-291-5914
Email Holli Allen

Texas

Ryan Hutchison
TEHDI Coordinator
Newborn Screening Unit
MC 1918, PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: 512-776-7726
Fax: 512-776-7450
Email Ryan Hutchison

Utah

Stephanie Browning McVicar, Au.D., CCC-A
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 144620
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4620
Phone: 801-273-6600
Email Stephanie Browning McVicar

Vermont

Linda Hazard, Ed.D., CCC-A
Program Director VT EHDI
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-651-1606
Fax: 802-951-1218
Email Linda Hazard

Virgin Islands

Dr. Charmaine Mayers
Director of the Maternal Child Health Program for Virgin Islands
Department of Health
Maternal Child Health Program
3241 Estate Contant #78 -1,2 &3
3rd Floor ElainCo Bldg
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-7778804 x2716
Fax: 340-776-4501
Email Dr. Charmaine Mayers
Dawn Petersen
EHDI Program Coordinator
Department of Health
Maternal Child Health Program
3241 Estate Contant #78 -1,2 &3
3rd Floor ElainCo Bldg
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-773-1311 x3189
Email Dawn Petersen

Virginia

Daphne Miller
Virginia Department of Health
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program
109 Governor St.
Richmond, VA 23225
Phone: 804-864-8199
Fax: 804-864-7771
Email Daphne Miller

Washington

Julie Walker, CHES, MPH
Gender Pronouns: she/her
EHDDI Follow-Up Coordinator
Early Hearing Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention (EHDDI) Program
Prevention and Community Health
Washington State Department of Health
Phone: 206-418-5556
Email Julie Walker

West Virginia

Kristian Ball, BSW, LSW
Health and Human Resources Specialist
WV DHHR- Bureau for Public Health
Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
350 Capitol Street, Rm. 427
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 414-0606 or 1 (800) 642-8522
Fax: (304) 957-0437
Email Kristian Ball
Christina Payne
Parent Support Specialist
NHS Follow-Up
West Virginia Hands & Voices
PO Box 282
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304-546-0761
Fax: 877-893-7441
Email Christina Payne

Wisconsin

Elizabeth Seeliger, Au.D.
Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Program Director
Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services BCHP
1 West Wilson Street, Room 218
Madison WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-267-9191
Fax: 608-267-3824
Email Elizabeth Seeliger

Wyoming

Bradley Hartman Bakken, PhD
Program Co-Coordinator
Late Onset Hearing Loss System
Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program
1771 Centennial Drive, Suite 220
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: 307-721-6212
Fax: 307-721-6313
Email Bradley Hartman Bakken
Sarah Fitzgerald
Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program
1771 Centennial Drive, Suite 220
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: 307-721-6212
Fax: 307-721-6313
Email Sarah Fitzgerald