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Division of School Readiness and Early Learning
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

Central Office Staff
Name Position/Area Phone
Bobbi Lussier Assistant Commissioner, School Readiness and Early Learning (615) 253-3167
Connie Casha Director of Voluntary Pre-K, Early Childhood Programs (615) 741-9051
vacant Coordinator of Early Childhood Training, Early Childhood Programs  
Angela Humphrey Administrative Services Assistant, Early Childhood Programs (615) 253-5030
Jan Bushing Director of School-based Support Services and Family Resource Centers (615) 741-0345
Rae Miller Administrative Services Assistant, School-based Support Services (615) 532-1641
Amanda Casha Administrative Secretary, School-based Support Services (615) 532-4731
Janet Coscarelli Director of Head Start State Collaboration Office (615) 741-4849
Etta Crittenden Director of Early Elementary Instruction (615) 253-6027
Tabatha Siddiqi Coordinator of Even Start Family Literacy Programs (615) 532-6310
Tracey Ray Director of Data Services, Office of Early Learning (615) 253-5215
Pre-K Education Consultants & Areas
Area Name Phone
East and First TN Wendy Laman (865) 594-6044
Middle TN Jacqueline Johnson (931) 684-3425
Northwest Sharon Waterfield (731) 881-3568
Southeast Cheryl Coffman (423) 614-8751
Southwest Kim McFall (931) 381-7055
Upper Cumberland Jamie Coburn (931) 526-1870
Child Care Program Evaluators & Areas
Area Name Phone
East & First TN Patricia Reeves (865) 594-6044
East & Southeast Becky Hollingsworth (423) 614-8753
East TN Cynthia Templin (865) 594-6044
East TN Dan Leonard (865) 594-6044 Ext 303
First TN Allison Miller (423) 434-6490
Memphis Stephanie Angotti (901) 678-1342
Memphis Tana Ferguson (901) 678-1342
Memphis Kristi Munson (901) 678-1342
Mid Cumberland Jennifer Patrick (615) 741-0635
Mid Cumberland Trinda Bailey (615) 532-3269
Middle TN & Mid-Cumberland Brenda Spelce (615) 253-2118
Middle TN & Upper Cumberland Sondra Dade (615) 741-2413
Northwest TN Donna Teague (731) 881-1413
South Central Billy Benton (931) 381-7056
Southeast Judy Howard (423) 614-8751
Upper Cumberland Annabel Mainord (931) 526-1870
West TN Meg Hall (731) 968-0746
West TN & South Central Jerri Tuten (731) 968-0746 ext. 21
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) & Preschool 619 Staff
Name Position/Area Phone
Jamie Kilpatrick Director of Early Childhood (615) 741-3537
Barbara Bridges Central Reimbursement Officer (615) 253-2595
Robin Crutcher Administrative Assistant (615) 253-2589
Jamie Demonbreun Logistics & Procurement Officer (615) 253-4029
Pam Fuqua State Data Manager (615) 253-4030
Catherine Goodwin Part C Monitoring Coordinator (615) 253-4521
Linda Hartbarger Part C Coordinator (615) 253-5032
Melanie Hatcher Preschool Consultant (615) 532-7815
Margaret Headrick Autism Resource Specialist (865) 609-3592
Terry Lewis Central Reimbursement Officer (615) 253-4646
Brett Printz Central Reimbursement Officer (615) 253-5698
Jill Richardson Training Workforce Development Coordinator (615) 532-1639
Sherree Sinclair Accountant (731) 881-7488
Claudia Weber Contracts Manager (615) 532-3225
Sandy Wood Program Monitor (615) 741-3775