Commissioner Contact Info
Commission Officers
Commission Chair
Mark D. Needham Kentucky State Commissioner | Special Assistant to the Governor
Office of the Governor,700 Capitol Ave. | Frankfort, KY | 40601
mark.needham@ky.gov | ph 502.564.2611, ext. 479
Commission Vice-Chair
Kathleen Berg Hawaii State Commissioner | University of Hawaii at Manoa
1776 University Avenue | Honolulu, HI | 96822
kberg@hawaii.edu | ph 808.956.4952
Commission Treasurer
Pam Deering Oklahoma State Commissioner | Mid-Del Schools Superintendent
Midwest City | Del City Schools
7217 S.E. 15th | Midwest City, OK | 73110
pdeering@mid-del.net | ph 405.737.4461 ext. 1236
Commissioner Contact Information
ALABAMA
Mike Reed Commissioner
Hartselle City Schools
305 College Street, NE | Hartselle, AL | 35640
mike.reed@.hcs.k12.al.us | ph 256.773.5419
ALASKA
Michael Hanley Commissioner
State Commissioner | Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street | Suite 200 | PO Box 110500 | Juneau, AK | 99811-0500
mike.hanley@alaska.gov | ph 907.465.8677
ARIZONA
John Huppenthal Commissioner
State Commissioner | Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street | Phoenix, AZ | 85007
John.Huppenthal@azed.gov | ph 602.364.1952
CALIFORNIA
kate wren gavlak Commissioner
Superintendent | Travis Unified School District
2751 De Ronde Drive | Fairflied, CA | 94533
kwrengavlak@travisusd.k12.ca.us | ph 707.437.8210
COLORADO
Cheryl D. Serrano Commissioner
Superintendent | Fountain-Fort Carson School District #8
10665 Jimmy Camp Road | Fountain, CO | 80817
cserrano@ffc8.org | ph 719.382.1311
CONNECTICUT
Laura Anastasio Designee
Connecticut State Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 2219 | Hartford, CT | 06145-2219
laura.anastasio@ct.gov | ph 860.713.6512
DELAWARE
Susan K. Haberstroh Commissioner
Delaware Dept. of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2 | Dover, DE | 19901
shaberstroh@doe.K12.de.us | ph 302.735.4025
FLORIDA
Capt (Ret) Robert Buehn, USN Commissioner
1883 Osprey Bluff Boulevard | Fleming Island, FL | 32003
bbuehn@yahoo.com | ph 904.327.9986
HAWAII
Kathleen Berg Commissioner
Curriculum Research & Development Group | University of Hawaii at Manoa
1776 University Ave. | Honolulu, HI | 96822
kberg@hawaii.edu | ph 808.956.4952
ILLINOIS
SAM MCGOWEN Commissioner
Superintendent | Mascoutah C.U.S.D #19
720 W. Harnett Street | Mascoutah, IL | 62221
mcgowens@mascoutah19.k12.il.us | ph 618.566.7414
INDIANA
Charles T. "Tom" Applegate Commissioner
Director | Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
302 W. Washington Street | Room E120 | Indianapolis, IN | 46204
tapplegate@dva.in.gov | ph 317.232.3910
IOWA
Thomas A. Beasley Commissioner
Iowa Department of Education
400 E. 14th Street | Des Moines, IA | 50319
Thomas.Beasley@iowa.gov | ph 515.689.7829
KANSAS
Craig Neuenswander Commissioner Designee
Kansas State Dept. of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue | Topeka, KS | 66612
craign@ksde.org | ph 785.296.3872
KENTUCKY
Mark D. Needham Commissioner
Office of the Governor,700 Capitol Ave. | Frankfort, KY | 40601
mark.needham@ky.gov | ph 502.564.2611, ext. 479
LOUISIANA
Rodney Painting Commissioner
Louisiana Dept. of Education
1201 North 3rd Street, 5th Floor | Baton Rouge, LA | 70802
Rodney.painting@la.gov | ph 504.592.0146
MAINE
Stephen L. Bowen Commissioner
State Commissioner of Edication | Maine Dept. of Education
23 State House Station | Augusta, ME | 04330
commish.doe@maine.gov | ph 207.624.6620
MARYLAND
Mary L. Gable Commissioner
Maryland State Dept. of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street | Baltimore, MD | 21201
mgable@msde.state.md.us | ph 410.767.0473
MICHIGAN
Col Daniel Leatherman Commissioner
Deputy for Installations | Michigan National Guard
1842 Fenner Glen Drive | Muskegon, MI | 49445
dan.leatherman@us.army.mil | ph 517.862.3963
MISSISSIPPI
TBD - (Awaiting New Appointment from Governor's Office)
MISSOURI
dr judene blackburn -Commissioner
Waynesville R-VI School District
200 Fleetwood Drive | Waynesville, MO | 65583
jblackburn@waynesville.k12.mo.us | ph 573.774.6497
NEBRASKA
TBD - (Determined by State Statute)
*** Interstate Compact in Nebraska becomes effective July 1, 2012 ***
NEVADA
TBD - (Awaiting New Appointment from Governor's Office)
NEW JERSEY
John Aslanian Commissioner
20 Timothy Ct. | Morristown, NJ | 07960
john.aslanian@us.army.mil | ph 908.812.8729
NEW MEXICO
Paul j aguilar Commissioner
Deputy Secretary Finance and Operations | New Mexico Public Education Department
Jerry Apodoca Education Building | 300 Don Gaspar | Santa Fe, NM | 87501
paulj.aguilar@state.nm.us | ph 505.827.6519
NORTH CAROLINA
David Phillips Commissioner
Cumberland County Schools
P.O. Box 2357 | Fayetteville, NC | 28302
davidp@ccs.k12.nc.us | ph 910.678.2304
NORTH DAKOTA
LTC Davina French Commissioner
Governmental Affairs Officer | North Dakota National Guard
PO Box 5511 | Bismark, ND | 58506-5511
davina.french@us.army.mil | 701.333.2268
OHIO
Thomas D. Rutan Commissioner
Ohio Dept. of Education
25 South Front Street, MS 509 | Columbus, OH | 43215
Tom.Rutan@ode.state.oh.us | ph 614.728.1997
OKLAHOMA
Pam Deering Commissioner
Superintendent | Midwest City | Del City Schools
7217 S.E. 15th | Midwest City, OK | 73110
pdeering@mid-del.net | ph 405.737.4461 ext. 1236
RHODE ISLAND
ROSEMARIE K. KRAEGER Commissioner
Superintendent | Middletown Public Schools
26 Oliphant Lane | Middletown, RI | 02842
rkraeger@mpsri.net | ph 401.849.2122
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mick Zais Commissioner
State Superintendent | South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Suite 1006 | Columbia, SC | 29201
mzais@ed.sc.gov | ph 803.734.8491
SOUTH DAKOTA
DR. Loren Scheer Commissioner
Superintendent | Douglas School District
400 Patriot Drive | Box Elder, SD | 57719
lscheer@dsdk12.net | ph. 605.923.0000
TENNESSEE
Deanna McLaughlin Commissioner
City Coucilman | Ward 2 | City of Clarksville, Tennessee
107 Mossland Drive | Clarksville, TN 37042
dmclau9499@bellsouth.net | 931.645.0315
TEXAS
Robert Scott Commissioner
1701 N. Congress Avenue | Austin, TX | 78701
Mike.Peebles@tea.state.tx.us | ph 512.463.5917
UTAH
larry shumway Commissioner
250 East 500 South | P.O Box 144200 | Salt Lake City, UT | 84114
larry.shumway@schools.utah.gov | ph 801.538.7510
VERMONT
mark oettinger Commissioner
General Counsel | Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street, 4th Floor | Montpelier, VT | 05620-2501
mark.oettinger@state.vt.us | ph 802.828.3135
VIRGINIA
Anne D. Wescott Designee
Virginia Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 2120 | Richmond, VA | 25218-2120
anne.wescott@doe.virginia.gov | ph 804.225.2403
WASHINGTON
Gregory J. Lynch Commissioner
Central Kitsap School District #401
9210 Silverdale Way, NW | Silverdale, WA | 98383
GregL@cksd.wednet.edu | ph 360.662.1615
WEST VIRGINIA
Maj gen James A hoyer Commissioner
Adjutant General | West Virginia National Guard
1703 Coonskin Drive | Charleston, WV | 25311
james.hoyer@wv.ngb.army.mil | ph 304.561.6318
WISCONSIN
