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The following is an alphabetical listing of states and territories along with contact information for the person(s) who are taking the lead in the state plan development or implementation process. This information is intended for use by anyone who would like to be involved in his or her state team. Some states have multiple leaders, and we have made an effort to include all of them. State coalition members may send corrections to info@sprc.org.

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Alabama

Judith Harrington, PhD
AL Suicide Prevention Task Force
The Crisis Center
3600 8th Ave. South
Suite 501
Birmingham, AL 35222
Tel: 205-226-2400
Email: harringtonjudith@bellsouth.net

Acquanetta Knight
President
Alabama Suicide Prevention and Resource Coalition
100 N. Union Street
#550
Montgomery, AL 36130
Tel: 334-353-9168
Email: Acquanetta.Knight@mh.alabama.gov

Alaska

L. Diane Casto
Manager
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811
Tel: 907-465-1188
Fax: 907-465-1189
Email: diane.casto@alaska.gov

James Gallanos
Project Coordinator
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811
Tel: 907-465-8536
Fax: 907-465-1189
Email: james.gallanos@alaska.gov

Arizona

Markay Adams
Prevention Coordinator
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Ave. Ste. 220
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602-542-2884
Email: adamsma@azdhs.gov

Arkansas

Shelby Chandler
Executive Director
Northwest Arkansas Crisis Intervention Center
614 E. Emma Ave, Suite 213
Springdale, AR 72764
Tel: 479-756-1995
Email: schandler@nwacrisiscenter.org

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Carol Robinson
Instructor, Community Relations Division
State of Arkansas Attorney General's Office/Community Relations Division
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 501-682-3654
Email: carol.robinson@arkansasag.gov

California

Sandra Black, MSW

California Dept. of Mental Health, Prevention and Early Intervention
Office of Suicide Prevention
1600 9th St, Room 150
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-651-1120
Fax: 916-654-2739
Email: Sandra.Black@dmh.ca.gov

Colorado

Jarrod Hindman, M.S.
Program Manager
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
PSD-ISVP-A4
Denver, CO 80246
Tel: 303-692-2539
Fax: 303-691-7901
Email: jarrod.hindman@state.co.us

Connecticut

Margie Hudson, RN, BSN, MPH
Injury Prevention Program, MS #11PRE
Connecticut Department of Public Health - Injury Prevention Program
410 Capitol Ave.
P.O. 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Tel: 860-509-7808
Email: margie.hudson@ct.gov

Delaware

Victoria Kim
Project Director of Suicide Prevention
Mental Health America of Delaware
100 West 10th Street, Suite 600
Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: 302.654.6833
Email: vkim@mhainde.org

District of Columbia

Sherry Billings, M.Ed.
Division Manager
District of Columbia Department of Public Health
825 North Capitol St., NE,
3rd Floor, Room 3150
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-442-9173
Fax: 202-442-4796
Email: sherry.billings@dc.gov

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Julie Goldstein Grumet, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator/Project Director
District of Columbia Department of Mental Health
64 New York Ave, NE, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-673-2294
Fax: 202-673-7502
Email: julie.goldstein@dc.gov

Florida

Allyson Adolphson
Suicide Prevention Specialist
Florida Office of Drug Control
Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention, Executive Office of the Governor
The Capitol, Suite 2105
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: 850.922.9350
Email: Allyson.Adolphson@eog.MyFlorida.com

Erin MacInnes
Director
Florida Office of Drug Control
Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention, Executive Office of the Governor
The Capitol, Suite 2105
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: 850.922.0498
Email: Erin.MacInnes@eog.MyFlorida.com

Georgia

Adam Lesser
GLS Youth Suicide Prevention Project Director
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NE, 23-476
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: 404.463.4166
Email: amlesser@dhr.state.ga.us

Sally vander Straeten, ACSW
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NE, 23-486

Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: 404.657.1686
Email: savanderstraeten@dhr.state.ga.us

Guam

Barbara Benavente
Supervisor
Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Prevention and Training Branch
790 Governor Carlos G. Camacho Road
Tamuning, GU 96913
Tel: 671-477-9079
Email: barbara.benavente@mail.dmhsa.guam.gov

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Hawaii

Eric Tash
Manager
Hawaii State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, Suite 214
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: 808-589-5940
Email: eric.tash@doh.hawaii.gov

Idaho

Ross Edmunds
CMH Program Specialist
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Tel: 208-334-5726
Email: edmundsr@dhw.idaho.gov

Kim Kane
Executive Director
SPAN Idaho
960 Broadway Ave.
Suite 415
Boise, ID 83706
Tel: 208-860-1703
Email: kkane@spanidaho.org

Illinois

Jennifer L. Martin
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Tel: 217.558.4081
Fax: 217.524.2831
Email: Jennifer.L.Martin@illinois.gov

Carol Wozniewski
Co-Chair, Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance
Mental Health America of Illinois
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312.368.9070
Fax: 312.368.0283
Email: cwoz@mhai.org

Indiana

Colleen Carpenter, MA, MPH
Director, Indiana Cares YSPP
Indiana - Purdue University
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Neff 134F
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Tel: 260-481-0533
Fax: 260-481-5726
Email: carpentc@ipfw.edu

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Alice Jordan-Miles
Project Coordinator
Indiana - Purdue University
2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, 134 Neff Hall
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Tel: 260-481-4184
Fax: 260-481-5726
Email: jordana@ipfw.edu

Iowa

Dale Chell
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: 515-242-5122
Fax: 515-281-4535
Email: dchell@idph.state.ia.us

Kansas

Bill Art
Bilingual Crisis Therapist
Johnson County Mental Health
Johnson County Mental Health Center
1125 W Spruce
Olathe, KS 66061
Tel: 913-715-7763
Fax: 913-782-1186
Email: bill.art@jocogov.org

Marcia Epstein, LMSW
Director
Headquarters Counseling Center
211 E. 8th, Suite C
P. O. Box 999
Lawrence, KS 66044
Tel: 785-841-9900
Email: me@hqcc.lawrence.ks.us

Kentucky

Jan Ulrich
Marketing & Training Coordinator
Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
Tel: 502.564.4456
Email: jan.ulrich@ky.gov

Louisiana

Trina Evans Williams
State Project Director
Louisiana Department of Health
628 N. 4th Street-4th Floor
P. O. Box 4049
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Tel: 225-342-9457
Fax: 225-342-8687
Email: tevans@dhh.la.gov

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Maine

Cheryl DiCara, BSW
Project Director
Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Program
11 State House Station
5th Floor, Key Bank Plaza, 286 Water St
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel: 207-287-5362
Fax: 207-287-7213
Email: cheryl.m.dicara@maine.gov

Maryland

Henry Westray, Jr., LCSW
Director
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
55 Wade Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
Tel: 410-402-8494
Email: westrayh@dhmh.state.md.us

Massachusetts

Barry Feldman, Ph.D.
Co-Chair
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention
55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655
Tel: 508-713-7752
Email: Barry.Feldman@umassmed.edu

Michigan

Larry Lewis
Chair
Michigan Suicide Prevention Coalition
24760 Arsenal Road
Brownstown, MI 48134
Tel: 734.626.3133
Email: spanmich@comcast.net

Patricia Smith, MS
Coordinator, Violence Prevention Program
Michigan Department of Community Health
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: 517-335-9703
Fax: 517-335-9669
Email: smithpatk@michigan.gov

Minnesota

Phyllis Brashler
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164
Tel: 651.201.3586
Email: phyllis.brashler@state.mn.us

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Dr. Dan Reidenberg
Executive Director
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
8120 Penn Avenue South
Suite 470
Bloomington, MN 55431
Tel: 952-946-7998
Email: dreidenberg@save.org

Mississippi

Carrie Fielder, Ph.D
Coordinator, Injury & Violence Prevention Program
State of Mississippi
570 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Tel: 601-576-7781
Fax: 601-576-7444
Email: carrie.fielder@msdh.state.ms.us

Missouri

Joseph Parks
Director, Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Missouri Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm Street, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-2794
Fax: 573-526-7929
Email: joe.parks@dmh.mo.gov

Scott Perkins, MSW
Project Director, MO Inst. of Mental Health
Missouri Department of Mental Health
1706 E. Elm St, PO Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-8155
Fax: 573-751-7815
Email: scott.perkins@dmh.mo.gov

Montana

Karl Rosston, LCSW
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 202905
555 Fuller
Helena, MT 59620
Tel: 406-444-3349
Email: krosston@mt.gov

Nebraska

Donald Belau
Director of Treatment Services
Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center - Geneva
855 North 1st Street
Geneva, NE 68361
Tel: 402-759-3164
Email: don.belau@hhss.ne.gov

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David Miers, PhD, LIPC
Counseling and Program Development Manager
Bryan LGH Medical Center West
Co-Chair, Nebraska Suicide Prevention Coalition
Lincoln, NE 68502
Tel: 402-481-5165
Email: dave.miers@bryanlgh.org

Nevada

Misty Vaughan Allen
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
4126 Technology Way, Rm. 100
Carson City, NV 89706
Tel: 775-443-7843
Email: mvallen@dhhs.nv.gov

Linda Flatt
Facilitator - Office of Suicide Prevention
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Nevada Dept. of Health and Human Services
4220 South Maryland Parkway,Building B, Suite 302B
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Tel: 702-486-8225
Fax: 702-486-3533
Email: lflatt@dhhs.nv.gov

New Hampshire

Jo Moncher
Co-Chair of State Council
Suicide Prevention State Council of New Hampshire
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603-271-4402
Email: JAMoncher@dhhs.state.nh.us

New Jersey

Kathleen Mackiewicz, RN
Supervising Program Development Specialist
Department of Health and Senior Services - New Jersey
PO Box 364
50 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Tel: 609-292-8104
Email: Kathleen.Mackiewicz@doh.state.nj.us

New Mexico

Laura Rowland
Executive Director
New Mexico Suicide Prevention Coalition
PO Box 3631
Albuquerque, NM 87190
Tel: 505-401-9382
Email: Laura397r@aol.com

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New York

Melanie Puorto
Director of Suicide Prevention Initiatives
Office of Mental Health NYS
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229
Tel: 518-408-2139
Fax: 518-486-7988
Email: Coqampp@omh.state.ny.us

North Carolina

Jane Ann Miller, MPH
Violence Prevention Program Consultant
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,, NC 27699
Tel: 919-707-5430
Email: Jane.Miller@dhhs.nc.gov

North Dakota

Mary Dasovick, RN
Division Director
North Dakota Department of Health
Dept. 301
600 East Blvd Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Tel: 701-328-3340
Fax: 701-328-1412
Email: mdasovic@nd.gov

Gail Erickson
Suicide Prevention Director
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Injury Prevention and Control
600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
Tel: 701-328-4580
Fax: 701-328-1412
Email: gherickson@nd.gov

Ohio

Carolyn Givens
Executive Director
Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
1900 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 614-292-9268
Email: givens.62@osu.edu

Cheryl Holton
Program Administrator
Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
1900 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 614-688-4480
Email: holton.32@osu.edu

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Oklahoma

Julie Geddes
Senior Field Prevention Representative
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
1200 NE 13th
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Tel: 405-522-3835
Fax: 405-713-2414
Email: jgeddes@odmhsas.org

Phil Lowe, LPC
Chair
Oklahoma Youth Suicide Prevention Council
860 S. Aspen
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Tel: 918-258-6545
Fax: 918-251-9539
Email: plowe@yst.org

Oregon

Lisa Millet, MSH
GLS Project Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 772
Portland, OR 97232
Tel: 971-673-1059
Fax: 971-673-0990
Email: Lisa.M.Millet@state.or.us

Donna Noonan
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Oregon Department of Human Services
800 NE Oregon St. Suite 772
Portland, OR 97232
Tel: 971-673-1023
Fax: 971-673-0990
Email: donna.noonan@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Virginia Mastrine
(adults and older adults)
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Bureau of Policy and Program Development
Department of Public Welfare
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Tel: 717.772.7926
Email: vmastrine@state.pa.us

Sherry Peters
DPW/OMHSAS
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Chief, Division of Policy and Program Development
Bureau of Children's Behavioral Health Services
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Tel: 717.772.7855
Email: shepeters@state.pa.us

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Rhode Island

Beatriz Perez
Manager, Safe Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: 401-222-7627
Fax: 401-222-4415
Email: beatriz.perez@health.ri.gov

South Carolina

Mary S. Kelly, LMSW
Social Work Consultant
Department of Health and Environmental Control
PO Box 1987
Columbia, SC 29202
Tel: 803-545-4102
Fax: 803-545-4445
Email: kellyms@dhec.sc.gov

South Dakota

Shawna Fullerton
Project Director
South Dakota Divison of Mental Health
Hillsview Plaza, E. Hwy. 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: 605-773-5991
Fax: 605-773-7076
Email: Shawna.Fullerton@state.sd.us

Crystal Greving
Project Coordinator
South Dakota Divison of Mental Health
Hillsview Plaza, E. Hwy. 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: 605-773-5991
Fax: 605-773-7076
Email: Crystal.Greving@state.sd.us

Tennessee

Scott Ridgway, MS
Executive Director
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
2008 8th Avenue, P.O. Box 40329
Nashville, TN 37204
Tel: 615-297-1077
Fax: 615-313-9981
Email: sridgway@tspn.org

Texas

Merily Keller, MA
Consultant
Texas Department of State Health Services
Mental Health Association in Texas
1414 Circle Ridge Drive
Austin, TX 78746
Tel: 512-327-8689
Fax: 512-327-1752
Email: mhkeller@onr.com

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Utah

Lana Stohl, MBA, LCSW
Assistant Director, Mental Health
Utah State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: 801-538-4025
Fax: 801-538-9892
Email: lstohl@utah.gov

Sherri Wittwer, MPA
Executive Director
NAMI Utah Chapter
450 South 900 East #160
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Tel: 801-323-9900
Email: sherriwittwer@msn.com

Vermont

Linda Livendale
President
AFSP Vermont Chapter
P.O. Box 9497
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802-479-9450
Email: ljlivendale@yahoo.com

JoEllen Tarallo-Falk
Executive Director
Vermont - Center for Health and Learning
28 Vernon St Suite 319
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Tel: 802-254-6590
Email: joellen@healthandlearning.org

Virginia

Christy Letsom
Chair, Virginia Suicide Prevention Coalition
The Crisis Line
PO Box 3278
Norfolk, VA 23514
Tel: 757-622-9268
Email: cletsom@theplanningcouncil.org

Christina Sloan Benton
Suicide Prevention Manager
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: 804-864-7736
Email: christina.benton@vdh.virginia.gov

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Washington

Sue Eastgard, MSW
Executive Director
Washington State Department of Health
Youth Suicide Prevention Program
444 NE Ravenna Blvd., #401
Seattle, WA 98115
Tel: 206-297-5922
Fax: 206-297-0818
Email: suee@yspp.org

Debbie Ruggles, MBA
Violence Prevention Specialist, WA Dept of Health
Washington State Department of Health
243 Israel Road SE
P.O. Box 47853
Olympia, WA 98504
Tel: 360-236-2859
Fax: 360-236-2830
Email: Debbie.ruggles@doh.wa.gov

West Virginia

David Majic
Director, Division of Children's Mental Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
WV Dept. of Health, 350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, WV 25301
Tel: 304-558-0627
Fax: 304-558-1008
Email: David.J.Majic@wv.gov

Bob Musick
Director
West Virginia Council for Prevention of Suicide
301 Scott Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Tel: 304-296-1731
Fax: 304-293-5322
Email: bmusick@valleyhealthcare.org

Wisconsin

Shel Gross, MPA
Director of Public Policy
Wisconsin - Mental Health America of Wisconsin
133 South Butler Street
Madison, WI 53704
Tel: 608-250-4368
Fax: 608-442-7907
Email: shelgross@tds.net

Wyoming

R. Keith Hotle, J.D., M.P.A.
Project Director, WY Youth Suicide Prevention Init
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Room 220
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Tel: 307-777-3318
Email: keith.hotle@health.wyo.gov

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