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Division of LEA Support & Improvement: Contacts

Debbie Owens, Ph.D., Chief Officer
Division of LEA Support & Improvement
E-Mail: Debbie.Owens@tn.gov
Phone: 615 532-6297

Anita Raulston
Associate Executive Director

615-253-2588 (Nashville)
423-614-8757 (Cleveland)
Anita.Raulston@tn.gov

Betty Cochran
Administrative Services Assistant 3

615-532-6305
Betty.Cochran@tn.gov

Debra Williams
Administrative Services Assistant 2

615-532-6244
Debra.Williams@tn.gov

Rita Taylor
Administrative Service Assistant 2

(615) 532-6296
Rita.Taylor@tn.gov

Budget & Grants

Brenda Staggs
Grants Manager

615-532-2490
Brenda.Staggs@tn.gov

Carol Neiger
Fiscal Director

(615) 532-1626
Carol.Neiger@tn.gov

Rosa Jennings
Account Manager

615-253-2187
Rosa.Jennings@tn.gov
Title I & ESEA Consolidated Administration

Rita Fentress
School Improvement & Public School Choice Coordinator

615-253-5206
Rita.Fentress@tn.gov

Eve Carney
Associate Director, School Improvement & Discretionary Grants

615-532-1245
Eve.Carney@tn.gov

John Beam
Planning & Accountability Consultant

(615) 532-0688
John.Beam@tn.gov

Jackie Kinchen
SES/School Improvement  Consultant

615-741-1520
Jackie.Kinchen@tn.gov
Charter Schools

Rich Haglund
Charter Schools Director

(615) 741-8486
Rich.Haglund@tn.gov
Data & Research

Diane Perhac
Statistician

615-532-6265
Diane.Perhac@tn.gov

Linda Stachera
Education Technician & Title II-D Project Director

615-253-5209
Linda.Stachera@tn.gov
Special Populations

Jan Lanier
ESL Coordinator

615-532-6314
Jan.Lanier@tn.gov

Paula Gaddis
Migrant, Rural & Private Schools Consultant

615-741-3262
Paula.Gaddis@tn.gov

James Francis, Ed.D
Homeless Education and Recognition Programs Consultant

615-253-5210
James.Francis@tn.gov

Chris Satterfield
Homeless Education and Recognition Programs Consultant

615-532-4777 or 615 253-5210
Chris.Satterfield@tn.gov

Elizabeth (Liz) Roper
Neglected and Delinquent Programs and Family and Community Engagement Consultant

615-253-0047
Elizabeth.Roper@tn.gov
Turnaround Schools & Accountability

Colleen Goss
Turnaround Schools & Accountability Director

(615) 253-4498
Colleen.Goss@tn.gov

Janine Whited
Data & Accountability Analyst

(615) 532-6287
Janine.Whited@tn.gov
Teacher & Leader Quality

Luke Kohlmoos
Teacher Incentive Associate Project Director

(615) 532-6305
Luke.Kohlmoos@tn.gov

Karen Moody
Electronic Learning Center & Title II-A Project Director

(615) 253-3602
Karen.Moody@tn.gov
Field Service Centers

Marcy Tidwell
Director of Non-Public Schools and Home Schools

(615) 532-6255
Marcy.Tidwell@tn.gov

ESEA / NCLB Consultants LEA Assignments
(Updated 9/8/11)

ESEA / NCLB Regional Coordinators

Patricia Wright
East Tennessee

865 594-6044
Patricia.Wright@tn.gov

(Vacant)
Middle Tennessee

 

Mike Taylor
West Tennessee

731 881-7567
J.Mike.Taylor@tn.gov

ESEA / NCLB Consultants

(Vacant)
East TN - Knoxville

 

Nancy Griffith
First TN - Johnson City

423 434-6492
Nancy.Griffith@tn.gov

Rhonda Shaw
Memphis

901 678-1763
Rhonda.Shaw@tn.gov

Mike White
Mid-Cumberland - Nashville

615 253-6028
Mike.White@tn.gov

Iris Hubbard
Northwest - Martin

731 881-1076
Iris.Hubbard@tn.gov

(Vacant)
South Central - Columbia

 

Cindy Benefield
Southeast - Cleveland

(615) 253-6025
Cindy.Benefield@tn.gov

Debbie Browne
Southwest - Jackson

731-265-0409
Debbie.Browne@tn.gov

Mike Taylor
Southwest - Jackson

731 881-7567
J.Mike.Taylor@tn.gov

Jackid Kinchen
Upper Cumberland - Cookeville

931 526-1870
Jackie.Kinchen@tn.gov