STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director

Special Education, Department of Education - Education Building

300 Don Gaspar Avenue

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

(505) 827-6541

E-mail: bpasternack@sde.state.nm.us

Web: sde.state.nm.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Maria Landazuri, State Coordinator E.C. Spec. Ed.

Early Childhood Consultant

Special Education Unit, Department of Education

300 Don Gasper Avenue

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

(505) 827-6788

E-mail: mlandazuri@sde.state.nm.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Cathy Stevenson, Part C Coordinator

New Mexico Department of Health

1190 St. Francis Drive

P.O. Box 26110

Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110

(505) 827-2578

E-mail: cstevens@health.state.nm.us

Web: health.state.nm.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Terry Brigance, Director

Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Dept. of Education

435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 954-8511

Web: state.nm.us/dvr

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Lena Trujillo-Chavez, Assistant Superintendent

Vocational Technical Adult Basic Education, State Dept. of Education

Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Avenue

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

(505) 827-6512

E-mail: ltrujillo@sde.state.nm.us

Web: sde.state.nm.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Mary D. Schumacher, Director

Behavioral Health Services Division

Department of Health

1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3300

Santa Fe, NM 87502

(505) 827-2601

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

David F. Martinez, Director

Children, Youth & Families Department

Prevention & Intervention Division

P.O. Box 5160

Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160

(505) 827-5888

E-mail: dfmartinez@cyf02.cyfd.state.nm.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Ramona Florez-Lopez, Director

Long-Term Services, Dept. of Health

1190 Saint Francis Drive

P.O. Box 26110, Room N 3050

Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110

(505) 827-2574

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

James P. Crews, Acting Director

New Mexico DD Planning Council

435 Saint Michael's Drive, Bldg D

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 827-7590; (505) 827-7589 (Fax)

E-mail: jcrews@state.nm.us

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

James Jackson, Executive Director

Protection and Advocacy System

1720 Louisiana Blvd., N.E., Suite 204

Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 256-3100; (800) 432-4682 (In NM)

Therese E. Yanan, Director

Native American Protection and Advocacy Project

P.O. Box 392

Shiprock, NM 87420

(505) 368-3216; (800) 862-7271

E-mail: napap@

Native American Protection and Advocacy Project

P.O. Box 3539

Tuba City, AZ 86045

(520) 283-3208; (877) 283-3208

E-mail: napap@

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Vince Montano, CAP Advocate

Contact Protection & Advocacy Agency

(see above)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Marilyn Sakara, Bureau Chief

Family Health Bureau, Dept. of Health

1190 Saint Francis Drive

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 476-8589

Lynn Christiansen, Program Manager

Department of Health, Public Health Division

Family Health Bureau, Children's Medical Services

1190 Saint Francis Drive, Room S-1250

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 827-2548; (877) 890-4692

E-mail: LChristiansen@Doh.state.nm.us

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Greg Trapp, Director

Commission for the Blind

PERA Building, Room 553

Santa Fe, NM 87503

(505) 827-4479

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Karen L. Courtney, Executive Director

NM Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

1435 St. Francis Drive

Santa Fe, NM 87505-4083

(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (505) 827-7584 (TTY)

(800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)

E-mail: NMCDHHA@DOH.state.nm.us

Web:

Joyce Horvath, Director

Educational Resource Center on Deafness

New Mexico School for the Deaf

1060 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87503

(505) 827-6647 (V/TTY)

E-mail: jhorvath@nmsd.k12.nm.us

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director

Department of Education, Special Education

300 Don Gaspar, Education Building

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

(505) 827-6541

E-mail: bpasternack@sde.state.nm.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Laurie Redd, Administrative Director

Southwest DBTAC

Independent Living Research Utilization

2323 South Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77019

(713) 520-0232 (V)

(713) 520-5136 (TTY)

E-mail: ilru@

Web: ilru-swdbtac.html

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Attention Deficit Disorder

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

8181 Professional Place, Suite 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA)

12345 Jones Road, Suite 287

Houston, TX 77070

(281) 897-0982

Web: adda-

Autism

To identify an autism group in your state, contact:

Autism Society of America

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM

Web: autism-

Brain Injury

Karen Krout, President

Brain Injury Association of New Mexico

11000 Candelaria Blvd., NE, Suite 113-W

Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)

Learning Disabilities

Gail Stewart, President

NM Learning Disabilities Association

6301 Menaul NE, Box 556

Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 821-2545

E-mail: bp@

Web: nm/nmlda

Mental Health

Lawrence "L.J." Lovell, President

NAMI-New Mexico

P.O. Box 3086

Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086

(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745

E-mail: NAMI-NM@

Mental Retardation

John Foley, Executive Director

The Arc of New Mexico

3655 Carlisle NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 883-4630; (800) 358-6493 (in NM)

E-mail: arcnm@

Web:

Speech and Hearing

NM Speech-Language-Hearing Association

P.O. Box 66085

Albuquerque, NM 87153-3580

(800) 292-8465

E-mail: nmsha@

Web: nmsha

Visual Impairments

Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant

American Foundation for the Blind—Southwest

260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park

Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 352-7222

E-mail: dallas@

Web:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Dr. Catherine McClain, Director

Center for Development and Disability (CDD)

University of New Mexico

2300 Menaul Boulevard, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 272-3000

E-mail: cmcclain@unm.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Alan Klaus, Project Director

New Mexico Technology Assistance Program

435 St. Michael's Drive, Building D

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(800) 866-2253 (V); (505) 954-8539

(800) 659-4915 (TTY)

E-mail: a.klaus@state.nm.us

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director

Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O.)

1000 A Main Street, NW

Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 865-3700; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)

E-mail: nmproth@

Web:

Rosemary Gallegos, Director

STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program

Early Childhood Programs

New Mexico School for the Deaf

1060 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87503

(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY)

E-mail: rmgalleg@nmsd.k12.nm.us

Martha J. Gorospe-Charlie, Project Director

Education for Parents of Indian Children

with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project

P.O. Box 788

Bernalillo, NM 87004

(505) 867-3396; (800) 765-7320 (V/TTY)

E-mail: epics@

Web:

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director

Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)

1000 A Main Street, NW

Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 865-3700; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)

E-mail: nmproth@

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Marlis Hadley, President

Easter Seals, NM

2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.

Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 888-3811; (800) 279-5261

E-mail: esnm1@

Web: easter-

Delfy Roach, Executive Director

Parents for Behaviorally Different Children

5905 Marble NE, Suite 8

Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 265-0430; (800) 273-7232

E-mail: pbdc2000@

Beth Rudolph, Executive Director

VSA arts of New Mexico

4904 4th, N.W.

Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 345-2872

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