IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Senator Richard G. Lugar (R)
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4814
(202) 228-0360 (Fax)
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov
Web: http://lugar.senate.gov
Senator Evan Bayh (D)
463 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
(202) 228-1377 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://bayh.senate.gov/index2.html/contact.html
Web: http://bayh.senate.gov/index2.html\
United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the
House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).
Governor Mitch Daniels
Office of the Governor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-4567
E-mail Web Form: www.in.gov/gov/contact/index.html
Web: www.in.gov/gov/index.html
House Switchboard: 317.232.9600
House Toll-Free: 800.382.9842
Senate Switchboard: 317.232.9400
Senate Toll Free: 800.382.9467
TDD-local: 317.232.0404
TDD-long distance: 800.548.9517
House Rep. Dan Burton
Indiana-5th, Republican
2185 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515-1405
Phone: (202) 225-2276
House Rep. Julia Carson
Indiana-7th, Democrat
1535 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515-1407
Phone: (202) 225-4011
House Rep. Mike Pence
Indiana-6th, Republican
1605 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515-1406
Phone: (202) 225-3021
House Rep. Baron P. Hill
Indiana-9th, Democrat
1024 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515-1409
Phone: (202) 225-5315
President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
E-Mail President George W. Bush: president@whitehouse.gov
Vice President Richard Cheney: vice.president@whitehouse.gov
State Department of Education: Special Education
Robert Marra, Associate Superintendent
Center on Community Living and Careers
Indiana Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Learners
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: rmarra@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Jeffery Zaring, Chief of Staff
Indiana Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Learners
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6622
E-mail: jzaring@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Dawn Downer, Part C Coordinator
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family and Children
Bureau of Child Development
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-9229; (800) 441-7837 (in IN)
E-mail: dawn.downer@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.state.in.us/fssa/first_step
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Sheron Cochran, Preschool Coordinator
Division of Exceptional Learners
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0567
E-mail: scochran@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Michael Hedden, Deputy Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1319; (800) 545-7763, ext. 1319
E-mail: phedden@fssa.state.in.us
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa/
Coordinator for Transition Services
Teresa Grossi, Ph.D., Director
Center on Community Living and Careers
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
University Center for Excellence
Indiana University
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 855-6508
E-mail: tgrossi@indiana.edu
Web: www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/transition.htm
Nancy Zemaitis, Assistant Director
Division of Exceptional Learners
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0892
E-mail: zemaitis@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced
Career and Technical Education
Terry Fields, State Director
Department of Career and Technical Education
10 N. Senate Avenue, Room 212
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2277
(317) 232-1829
E-mail: tfields@dwd.state.in.us
Web: www.IN.gov/dwd/teched/
State Mental Health Agency
Cathy Boggs, Interim Director
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7845
E-mail: cathy.boggs@fssa.in.us
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa
State Mental Health Representative for Children
Cheryl Shearer, ACSW, LCSW
Children's Services Bureau
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7934
E-mail: cheryl.shearer@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa
State Developmental Disabilities Agency
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7842
E-mail: bddshelp@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.in.gov/fssa/servicedisabl
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Suellen Jackson-Boner, Director
Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
150 W. Market Street, Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7770; (317) 232-7771 (TTY)
E-mail: sjackson@gpcpd.org
Web: www.IN.gov/gpcpd/
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Thomas Gallagher, Executive Director
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Avenue, Suite 222
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 722-5555
(800) 622-4845; (800) 838-1131 (TTY)
E-mail: info@ipas.in.gov
Web: www.in.gov/ipas
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Edward Bloom, Acting Director
Maternal & Children's Special Health Care Services Division
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-1351; (800) 475-1355
Web: www.in.gov/isdh/programs/cshcs
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Hoosier Healthwise Children’s Health Insurance Program
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room 382, MS07
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(800) 889-9949
Web: www.in.gov/fssa/programs/chip
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Gregory Jinks, Acting Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-453
P. O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1433; (877) 241-8144
E-mail: greg.jinks@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.state.in.us/fssa/servicedisabl/blind/index.html
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
James Van Manen, Deputy Director
Indiana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street , Room W-453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1143 (V/TTY); (800) 962-8408 (V/TTY in IN only)
E-mail: jvanmanen@fssa.state.in.us
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa/dhhs
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Karen Goehl, Project Director
Indiana Deafblind Services Project
College of Education 502
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
(812) 237-2827; (800) 622-3035
(812) 237-3022 (TTY)
E-mail: kgoehl@indstate.edu
Web: www.indstate.edu/soe/blumberg/Deafblind.html
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Project Director
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org
University Centers for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities
David M. Mank, Director
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Bloomington
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-6508; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: iidc@indiana.edu
Web: www.iidc.indiana.edu
John D. Rau, M.D., Director
Riley Child Development Center (RCDC)
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program
Indiana University School of Medicine
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, Room 5837
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225
(317) 274-8167
E-mail: jdrau@child-dev.com
Web: www.child-dev.com
Technology-Related Assistance
Gary R. Hand, Executive Director
Attain
32 E. Washington Street, Suite 1400
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 486-8808; (800) 528-8246 (in IN)
E-mail: info@attaininc.org
Web: www.attaininc.org
State Mediation System
Alexandra Curlin, Assistant Director
Indiana Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Learners
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-0568
E-mail: amcurlin@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced
Special Format Library
Lissa Shanahan, Librarian
Indiana State Library
Talking Books
140 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-3684; (800) 622-4970
(317) 232-7763 (TTY)
E-mail: lbph@statelib.lib.in.us
Web: www.statelib.lib.in.us/
Stephen McCaffrey, President
Mental Health Association in Indiana, Inc.
1431 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 638-3501; (800) 555-6424 (in IN only)
E-mail: mhai@mentalhealthassociation.com
Web: www.mentalhealthassociation.com
Pamela A. McConey, Executive Director
NAMI Indiana (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, IN)
P.O. Box 22697
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697
(317) 925-9399; (800) 677-6442
E-mail: nami-in@nami.org
Web: www.namiindiana.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Richard Burden, Executive Director
IN*SOURCE
809 N. Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
(574) 234-7101 (V/TTY); (800) 332-4433 (In IN)
E-mail: insource@insource.org
Web: www.insource.org
Partners in Policymaking
Mike Foddrill, Director
Partners in Policymaking
c/o Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
150 W. Market Street, Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7770
E-mail: PIP@gpcpd.org
Web: www.in.gov/gpcpd/
Parent-To-Parent
Rebecca Agness, Executive Director
Indiana Parent Information Network, Inc.
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105-A
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1545
(317) 257-8683
E-mail: familynetw@ipin.org
Web: www.ipin.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Dee Jones, President
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2525 N. Shadeland Avenue, D-4
Indianapolis, IN 46219
(317) 357-5881
E-mail: in_office@pta.org
E-mail: pta@spitfire.net
Web: www.indianapta.org