ND Communities: CoPs 2022
The National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC) is using a Communities of Practice (CoP) model specifically to support Title I, Part D (TIPD) State coordinators with two or fewer years of experience.
A TIPD State coordinator's first two years can be a challenging time as they learn the administrative requirements of the program and create processes to complete those requirements. Through the CoPs, NDTAC aims to strengthen new State coordinators’ capacity while also building a network of support. These CoPs meet once per month for about an hour. During this time, an NDTAC technical assistance (TA) provider facilitates a working meeting. The group work will allow State coordinators to hear about similar challenges across States and strategies for addressing those challenges. Each CoP will consist of five to six States to balance more targeted TA support with peer sharing. Additionally, conversations within the CoP will inform the development of tools and resources to support State coordinators across the nation now and in the future.
Contact Information
Send an e-mail to all participants in your CoP Community. (You must have access to an e-mail client like Outlook.)
Send an email to an individual participating in your CoP Community:
CoP Facilitators:
CoP 1: Alex Gabriel agabriel@childtrends.org
CoP 2: Obioma Okogbue ookogbue@childtrends.org
Cop 3: Michaela Rizzo michaela.rizzo@longevityconsulting.com
Cop 4: Victor St. John vstjohn@childtrends.org
COP Community 1
CONNECTICUT
James Dargati james.dargati@ct.gov
DELAWARE
Brian Moore brian.moore@doe.k12.de.us
IDAHO
Emily Sommer esommer@sde.idaho.gov
MAINE
Jess Caron jessica.s.caron@maine.gov
MISSISSIPPI
John Woodard jwoodard@mdek12.org
NEBRASKA
Ann Carmoney ann.carmoney@nebraska.gov
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ashlee Fye ashlee.fye@doe.nh.gov
PUERTO RICO
Naitzabés Martínez-González martinezgn@de.pr.gov
RHODE ISLAND
Stephanie Enos stephanie.enos@ride.ri.gov
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jennifer Rhodes jrhodes@ed.sc.gov
SOUTH DAKOTA
Emily Quick emily.quick@state.sd.us
VERMONT
Amber Graves amber.graves@vermont.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Alison Losey alison.losey@dc.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Rebecca Derenge rderenge@k12.wv.us
COP Community 2
ALASKA
Kelsey Smiley-Rivera kelsey.smiley-rivera@alaska.gov
ARIZONA
Cherie Wasiel cherie.wasiel@azed.gov
ARKANSAS
Elizabeth Gomez elizabeth.gomez@ade.arkansas.gov
COLORADO
Nathan Hickman hickman_n@cde.state.co.us
HAWAII
Kristy Nishimura kristy.nishimura@k12.hi.us
Howard Chi howard.chi@k12.hi.us
KANSAS
Heather Gould hgould@ksde.org
MONTANA
Christy Hendricks christy.hendricks@mt.gov
NEVADA
Gabrielle Lamarre glamarre@doe.nv.gov
Jessica DeLallo jessica.delallo@doe.nv.gov
NEW MEXICO
Allegra Kazemzadeh allegra.kazemzadeh@state.nm.us
NORTH DAKOTA
Michelle Koepplin mlkoepplin@nd.gov
TENNESSEE
Jackie Jacobson jackie.jacobson@tn.gov
UTAH
David Sollami david.sollami@schools.utah.gov
WISCONSIN
Kyle Peaden kyle.peaden@dpi.wi.gov
Kristine Nadolski kristine.nadolski.dp.wi.gov
COP Community 3
ALABAMA
Milanda Dean mdean@alsde.edu
INDIANA
Meg Richert mrichert@doe.in.gov
LOUISIANA
Edeltress Brown edeltress.brown@la.gov
MARYLAND
Melissa Surgeon melissa.surgeon@maryland.gov
MASSACHUSETTS
Yvonne Gittelson yvonne.c.gittelson@state.ma.us
Julia Foodman julia.b.foodman@mass.gov
MINNESOTA
Moi Boudoir moi.boudoir@state.mn.us
NEW JERSEY
Francine Stromberg francine.stromberg@doe.nj.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
Alex Charles alex.charles@dpi.nc.gov
OKLAHOMA
Debbie Pham debbie.pham@sde.ok.gov
VIRGINIA
Tiffany Frierson tiffany.frierson@doe.virginia.gov
Gueringe' Richardson gueringe.richardson@doe.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Ada Daniels ada.daniels@k12.wa.us
WYOMING
Shannon Cranmore shannon.cranmore@wyo.gov
Jessica Fancher jessica.fancher3@wyo.gov
COP Community 4
CALIFORNIA
Sherry Davis sdavis@cde.ca.gov
FLORIDA
Shane Brown shane.brown1@fldoe.org
GEORGIA
Melanie Barner melanie.barner@doe.k12.ga.us
Shaun Owen sowen@doe.k12.ga.us
ILLINOIS
Lazell Logan llogan@isbe.net
Denise Blaney dblaney@isbe.net
IOWA
Elisa Koler elisa.koler@iowa.gov
KENTUCKY
Monica Higgins monica.higgins@education.ky.gov
Wes Blake wes.blake@education@ky.gov
MICHIGAN
Dawn Carmody carmodyd1@michigan.gov
MISSOURI
Julia Cowell julia.cowell@dese.mo.gov
NEW YORK
Mary Russman mary.russman@nysed.gov
Erin Contrady erin.contrady@nysed.gov
OHIO
Karen Auble karen.auble@education.ohio.gov
Lilly Jamaleddine lilly.jamaleddine@education.ohio.gov
OREGON
Sam Ko sam.ko@state.or.us
Adam Henning adam.henning@state.or.us
Jennifer Engberg jennifer.engberg@state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Ken Krawchuk kkrawchuk@pa.gov
TEXAS
Gerardo Ramirez gerardo.ramirez@tea.texas.gov
