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Region I - CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Pr. Edward Island
Region II - NJ, NY, PR, VI, Quebec, Ontario
Region III- DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, Federal Government Affiliate
Region IV- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Region V- IL, IN, MI, MN, WI, OH
Region VI- AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Region VII- IA, KS, MO, NE
Region VIII- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, Northwest Territories
Region IX- AZ, CA, HI, NV
Region X- AK, ID, OR, WA, Yukon, British Columbia
 
 
Region I - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Regional Vice President 
Dorothy Grannell
Director, Volunteer Development & Children's Initiatives 
United Way of Greater Portland 
400 Congress Street, POB 15200 
Portland, ME  04112-5200 
(207) 874-1000, ext. 318 
dgrannell@unitedwaygp.org
Connecticut
Connecticut Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Donna E. Custer
Coordinator 
Norwalk Public Schools Mentor Program 
125 East Avenue 
Norwalk, CT  06852-6001 
(203) 854-4011 
Depcuster@aol.com
Maine 
Maine Alliance of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Julie Feeney
MSAD #3
RR 1, Box 1355
Unity, ME 04988
(207) 948-6136 
jfeeney@mvhs.sad3.k12.me.us
Massachusetts 
Massachusetts Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, Inc.
 

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New Hampshire 
New Hampshire PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Daniel Hebert
Executive Director
New Hampshire Partners in Education
Post Office Box 588
Barrington, NH  03825-0588
(603) 540-0520
dhebert@nhpie.org
http://www.nhpie.org
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Marilyn Swierk 
176 Terre Mar Drive 
N. Kingstown, RI 02852 
(401) 884-5510 
msinnovate@aol.com
Vermont
Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Robin Morton 
Executive Director 
VT Chamber Business/Education Partnership 
P.O. Box 649 
Montpelier, VT 05601 
(802) 223-0603

 
 
 

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Region II - New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Quebec, Ontario
Regional Vice President 
Nanette Hance
Director, Community Relations
Rush-Henrietta Central School District
2034 Lehigh Station Road
Henrietta, NY  14467
(716) 359-5031
nhance@rhnet.org
New Jersey 
New Jersey Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
John B. Wilson
President 
Independent College Fund of New Jersey 
797 Springfield Avenue 
Summit, NJ  07901 
(908) 277-3424 
JBWILSON@bellatlantic.net
New York 
New York  Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Margarita Mayo
Director of Education 
The Business Council of NYS 
152 Washington Avenue 
Albany, NY 12210 
(518) 465-7511, ext. 272 
mayom@emi.com

 
 
 

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Region III - Delaware, Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Vice President
Jeanne Berdik 
Managing Director, The SWPA Connection 
SPIRC (SW PA Industrial Resource Center) 
2000 Technology Drive 
Pittsburgh, PA  15219 
(412) 687-0200, ext. 271 
jberdik@spirc.org
Washington, DC 
D.C. Association for Partnerships in Education
Audrey Epperson
Director, Education Services 
Greater Washington Urban League 
3501 14th Street, NW 
Washington, DC 20010 
(202) 265-8200
aepperson@gwlparentcenter.org
Maryland 
Maryland Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Connie Finney
Public Relations Coordinator
Johns Hopkins University, A.P.L.
11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., 1-W316
Laurel, MD  20723
(443) 778-5572 
connie.finney@jhuapl.edu 

 

Virginia 
Virginia Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Elaine H. Timlin
Partnership Coordinator
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
2512 George Mason Dr., POB 6038
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-0038 
(757) 427-4785 
ltimlin@vbcps.k12.va.us 

            

Federal Government Affiliate
Mark Bignell
Department of Defense Education Activity
4040 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA  22203
(703) 696-4412, Ext. 1909
mbignell@hq.odedodea.edu
 

 

 

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Region IV - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Regional Vice President 
Liz Hudson
Executive Director 
MS Assn. of Partners in Education 
P.O. Box 3773 
Jackson, MS  39207 
(601) 981-5458 
mapie@bellsouth.net
http://www.mapie.org
Florida 
Florida Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Margaret Anne Wheeler 
Coordinator, Community Involvement 
Polk County Public Schools 
P.O. Box 391 
Bartow, FL  33831 
(863) 534-0636 
mwheeler@pcsb.k12.fl.us
Georgia 
Georgia PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
John Adams
The Pastoral Institute
2022 15th Avenue
Columbus, GA  31901 
(877) 867-4161 
johna@pilink.org
Mississippi 
Mississippi Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Wayne Crowder
Director, Human Resources
Mississippi Valley Gas Company
6425 Cedarwood Drive 
Jackson, MS 39213 
(601) 961-6900 
wcrowder@dasauto.com 
North Carolina
North Carolina Partners 
Phillip K. Cates
Director of  Partnerships 
Public School Forum of NC 
3739 National Drive, Suite 210 
Raleigh, NC  27612 
(919) 781-6833 
pcates@ncforum.org
South Carolina 
South Carolina Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

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Tennessee 
Tennessee Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Paul M. Starnes
4004 Patton Drive
Chattanooga, TN  37412 
(423) 867-7610 
Tennessee Association of Partners in Education website

 
 
 
 

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Region V - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Regional Vice President 
Marla Wolf
Coordinator Media Education
Pulaski Academy
2230 West McLean
Chicago, IL  60647
(773) 534-4391

 

Illinois
Illinois Partnership Network 
Cindy White
Coord.,  Business & Community     Resources 
Indian Prairie School District 204 
Post Office Box 3990 
Naperville, IL 60567 
(630) 375-3044 
cindy_white@ipsd.org
Indiana
Indiana Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Judy Zimmerman
Indiana Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
7316 Lantern Road
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(317) 841-0309
zman156@home.com
Michigan
Michigan Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Karla Holmes
Adrian Public Schools 
227 North Winter 
Adrian, MI 49221 
(517) 263-2911 
kholmes@mail.adrian.k12.mi.us
Minnesota
Minnesota Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Marcia Fink
V.P. of Education & Workforce
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
332 Minnesota Street, Suite N-205
St. Paul, MN  55101 
(651) 2652768 
marcia@saintpaulchamber.com
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Daniel Wink 
President 
Network Solutions 
5116 N. Santa Monica Boulevard 
Milwaukee, WI  53217 
(414) 765-0241 
dwinkbay@cs.com 
 

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Region VI - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Regional Vice President 
Michael Ralston
Director, Parent Involvement & Training 
Dallas Independent School District 
3700 Ross Avenue, Box 105 
Dallas, TX  75204 
(214) 932-7327 
mralston@pigeon.dallasisd.org
Arkansas
Arkansas Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Cathy S. Williams
Supervisor, Community Partnerships
Fort Smith Public Schools
2901 Kinkead Avenue
Fort Smith, AR  72901
(501) 784-8456, Ext. 201 
cwilliam@rogers.fssc.k12.ar.us
Louisiana 
Louisiana Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Susan Hymel
4087 Capital Heights Avenue 
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 
(225) 343-6012 
shymel@intersurf.com
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

Open Seat -- Contact National Office

Texas
Texas Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Virginia Trchalek
Senior Consultant
Texas Assn. of School Boards
P.O. Box 400
Austin, TX  78767 
(512) 467-0222 
virginia.trchalek@tasb.org

 
 
 

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Region VII - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Regional Vice President 
Keith Prettyman
Vice President, General Counsel 
Woodmen Accident and Life Company 
1526 K Street 
Lincoln, NE  68508 
(402) 437-4310
Iowa 
Iowa School Volunteer Network

Open Seat -- Contact National Office

Nebraska 
Nebraska Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Barbara J. Hopkins
Director
Ventures in Partnerships
6800 Monterey Drive
Lincoln, NE  68506-2334 
(402) 436-1950 
BarbaraJoHopkins@aol.com

 
 
 

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Region VIII - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, Northwest Territories
Regional Vice President 
Cynthia Boshard
Director of Mission Services 
Intermountain Health Care 
36 South State Street, 22nd Floor 
Salt Lake City, UT  84111 
(801) 442-3638
Colorado
Colorado Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Christine Smith
Director, Community Partnership/Enterprise Activity 
Denver Public Schools 
900 Grant Street 
Denver, CO 80203 
(303) 764-3580
Utah 
Utah PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Daphne Williams 
Supervisor, Community Involvement
Salt Lake City Public Schools 
440 East 1st South 
Salt Lake City, UT 84111 
(801) 578-8345 
daphne.williams@slc.k12.ut.us

 
 
 
 

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Region IX - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Regional Vice President 
Eiko Moriyama
Director 
Los Angeles Unified School District 
450 North Grand Avenue, H237 
Los Angeles, CA 90012 
(213) 625-6989 
emoriyam@lausd.k12.ca.us
California 
California Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Frank Davis
President 
Davis & Associates 
4300 Turner Avenue 
Oakland, CA  94605 
(510) 568-4420 
davisfrnk@aol.com
California Partners in Education website
 
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Region X - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Yukon, British Columbia
Regional Vice President
Elaine Smith 
Volunteer Services/Partnerships Coordinator 
School District #25 
P.O. Box 1390 
Pocatello, ID  83204 
(208) 232-3563 
smithel@d25.k12.id.us
Alaska 
Alaska School Business Partnerships
Jim Utter 
5232 West 73rd 
Anchorage, AK 99502 
(907) 243-7101 
utter_jim@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us
Washington 
Washington Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 
Janet Graves 
Facilitator Partnerships Coordinator
Northshore School District 417 
18315 Bothell Way NE, Ricketts, Rm. 4
Bothell, WA  98011-1983
(425) 489-6440 
jgraves@nsd.org
Oregon 
Oregon Community Education Association
Pat Curran
611 Parkmeadow Loop, NE
Keizer, OR  97303

 

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Partners in Education Personnel

Daniel W. Merenda, President & CEO
                                                                            
Jane A. Asche, Ed.D., Senior Trainer and Consultant
Troy Boucher, Comptroller
Michael Cannon, Director of Projects and Programs
Marilyn S. Capretta, Executive Assistant
Catherine Chatman, Symposium Assistant
Joe Coffee, Director, National Partnership for Careers in
    Public Safety & Security

Ronnie Lowenstein, Ed.D.,  Technology Advisor
Sally Marchessault, Field Services Manager
Pamela McRae, Consultant, Design and Communications
Steve Parson, Senior Fellow, Institute for Urban Education
     Partnerships
Carol Spivey Pierce, Symposium Coordinator
Marjorie Sanford, Director of Membership Services
Gloria J. Watkins, Systems Secretary

 

Board of Directors

Daniel W. Merenda, President & CEO
Chairman of the Board
John C. Washington, Allstate Insurance Company
Vice Chair of the Board
Daphne Williams, Salt Lake School District
Immediate Past Chair
Vin Hoey, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Treasurer
Betsy Nelson, International Partnership Network
Advisory Council Chair
Jolena King, McKee Foods Corporation

Jeanne B. Berdik, SPIRC (Retired)
Charlene Edwards, EDS
Lizann R. Gibson, Southern Rhode Island Collaborative
Barbara Hopkins, Ventures in Partnerships
Liz Hudson, Mississippi Association of Partners in Education
Bruce A. Jones, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Stephen Kohn, Verizon
Rosemary Morice, Dallas Independent School District
Roger E. Walters, Booz Allen Hamilton (Retired)
Pamela Woulard, Orange County Public Schools

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