BEP State Directors
AK / AL / AR / AZ / CA / CO / CT / DE / DC / FL / GA / GU / HI / ID / IL / IA / IN / KS / KY / LA / ME / MD / MA / MI / MN / MS / MO / MT / NE / NV / NH / NJ / NM / NY / NC / ND / MP / OH / OK / OR / PA / RI / SC / SD / TN / TX / UT / VA / VT / WA / WI / WV / WY
Alabama
Deborah Myrick
Director, BEP
602 S. Lawrence Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 293-7253
Email: Deborah.Myrick@rehab.alabama.gov
Alaska
Olivia Carr - Odom
Program Coordinator
Business Enterprise Program
State of Alaska, DOLWD
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
3301 Eagle Street, Suite 302
Anchorage, Alaska 99502
Olivia.Carr@alaska.gov
dol.dvr.bep@alaska.gov
Direct: 907-269-7492
Cell: 907-980-2465
Fax: 907-269-3632
Arizona
Joyceline Elliot
Acting Program Manager
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Business Enterprise Program
Office: (602)774 9102
joycelineelliot@azdes.gov
Arkansas
Debra Newton, Acting
Administrator/Business & Technology
Division of Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203-3237
Phone: (501) 682-0350
Fax: (501) 682-0359
Email: Debra.Newton@arkansas.gov
California
Kelly Snow
Program Manager, BEP Dept. of Rehabilitation
721 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-715-5211
Fax: (916) 558-5347
Kelly.Snow@dor.ca.gov
Colorado
John Adams
Busines Enterprise Program Manager
Blind and Low Vision Services / Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
C (303) 923-0296
2211 E Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80223
john.w.adams@state.co.us |cdle.colorado.gov
https://dvr.colorado.gov/
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Connecticut
Tyrell Sampson
Vending Facility Supervisor
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind.
184 Windsor Ave.
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: (860) 602-4219
Tyrell.Sampson@CT.Gov
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Delaware
Rachel Hollen
Business Service Supervisor
Office: (302)255-9805
Cell: (302)242-1991
District of Columbia
Karen Whittington
Program Monitor
Department of Disability Services
One Independence Square
250 E Street SW 1st floor
Washington DC 20024
(202)442-8469
(202)368-7093 Cell Phone
Email: Karen.Whittington@dc.gov
Tour of Duty: Tuesdays and Fridays
Hours: 7am to 3:30pm
Florida
Bill Findley
Bureau Chief of Business Enterprise
FLDOE/Division of Blind Services
325 West Gaines Street
Room 1114, Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0343
Fax: (850) 245-0363
Email: william.findley@dbs.fldoe.org
Website: http://dbs.myflorida.com/
Georgia
Teresa Eggleston
Director
Business Enterprise Program
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Cell: (470) 316-0281
Office: (770) 414-2684
Georgia Relay: 711
5238 Royal Woods Pkwy │Suite 200│Tucker, GA 30084
www.gvs.ga.gov
Guam
Mrs. Kasinda Ludwig
VR Administrator - Acting
DISID - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
234 Archbishop FC Flores St. DNA Bldg.
Suite 602
Hagatna, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 475-5735/4200
Fax: (671) 475-4661
Email: kasinda.ludwig@disid.guam.gov
Hawaii
Lea Dias, M.Ed.
Branch Administrator
DVR/Ho`opono Services for the Blind
1901 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 586-5275
Idaho
Justin Fish
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Business Enterprise Program Supervisor
341 W. Washington
PO Box 83720
Boise ID. 83720
Direct Line: 208-639-8387
Cell: 208-724-7048
Office: 208-334-3220
Fax: 208-334-2963
Email: jfish@icbvi.idaho.gov
Illinois
Kim Borowicz, Acting Administrator
Business Enterprise for the Blind
Department of Human Services
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Bureau of Blind Services
809 Commercial Ave
Springfield, IL 62703
Indiana
Locket Phillips
BEP Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
402 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Phone: (877) 241-8144
Email: Locket.Phillips@FSSA.in.gov
Iowa
Matt Nemmers
Executive Officer
Business Enterprise Program
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 4th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-313-8516
Kansas
Andy Martin, BEP Manager
Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
Rehabilitation Services
DCF Administration Building
555 S Kansas Ave. 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-5718
785-260-3444 – mobile
Kentucky
Corey Marcum, Director
Kentucky Business Enterprises
Office for the Blind
275 East Main Street, 2-EJ
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-782-3404
Fax 502-564-2951
corey.marcum@ky.gov
Louisiana
Steven DeBruhl
Randolph-Sheppard Program Manager
Louisiana Workforce Commission
950 North 22nd Street, Suite A
Post Office Box 91297
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9297
Phone: (504) 432-7824
Fax: (225) 219-2942
Email: sdebruhl@lwc.la.gov
Maine
Diane T. Frigon, Administrator
Business Enterprise Program, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
45 Commerce Drive
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
Phone: (207) 623-7964
Email: Diane.T.Frigon@Maine.gov
Maryland
Anna Kim
Director, Maryland Business Enterprise Program
Office of Blindness and Vision Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 554-9450
Fax: (410) 554-9455
Email: Anna.Kim@Maryland.gov
Massachusetts
James McManus
Randolph Sheppard Program Manager
250 E st., SW, 20024
202-262-5650
Michigan
James Hull
Business Enterprise Program Manager
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
201 N Washington
P O Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
hullj@michigan.gov
517/241.1089(phone)
517/335.5140(fax)
Minnesota
John Hulet
Business Enterprises Program Supervisor
Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota State Services for the Blind
2200 University Ave. W., Suite 240
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 539-2284
Fax: (651) 642-0788
Email: John.Hulet@state.mn.us
Website: http://www.mnssb.org/
Mississippi
William Merchant
BEP Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 9727
Jackson, MS 39286-9727
Phone: (601) 853-5280
Fax: (601) 853-5288
Email: wmerchant@mdrs.ms.gov
Website: http://www.mdrs.state.ms.us/
Missouri
Melissa Anderson
Supervisor - Program Coordinator
Business Enterprise Program
State of Missouri – Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
PO Box 2320
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4881
C: (573)645-2263
Fax: (573) 751-1281
Montana
Darrel Hannum
Bureau Chief BLVS
Phone: (406) 265-6933
Fax: (406) 265-9271
Email: DHannum@mt.gov
Website: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/detd/
Nebraska
Eric R. Buckwalter NBE Supervisor Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired 4600 Valley Rd., Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68510(402) 450-6526 Phone(402) 471-3009 Faxeric.r.buckwalter@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Chris Mazza, Chief
Business Enterprises of Nevada
Office Phone: 702-486-8800
Email: camazza@detr.nv.gov
Fax: (702) 486-3038
3016 West Charleston Blvd. Suite 201
Las Vegas, NV 89102
New Hampshire
Patricia Pelletier, Program Specialist ll
Services for Blind & Visually Impaired
21 South Fruit Street, Suite #20
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3537
Fax: (603) 271-3816
Email: Patricia.Pelletier@doe.nh.gov
Website: http://www.education.nh.gov/career/vocational/blind_visu.htm
New Jersey
Napoleon “Deacon” Truesdale
Manager Business Enterprise Program
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 721
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (732) 937-6388
Fax: (732) 418-3268
Email: Napoleon.Truesdale@dhs.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html
New Mexico
Diana A. Martinez
Program Manager
Business Enterprise Program, NM Commission for the Blind
2200 Yale Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: (505) 383-2208
Fax: (505) 841-8850
Email: Diana.Martinez@cfb.nm.gov
Website: http://www.cfb.state.nm.us
New York
Louise Werner
BEP Director
NYS Office of Children & Family Services
Commission for the Blind
52 Washington Street, Room 201 South
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: +1 (518) 474-5516
Fax: (518) 486-5819
Email: Louise.Werner@ocfs.ny.gov
NYSCB Website: visionloss.ny.gov
North Carolina
Cynthia Speight, Director
Division of Services for the Blind
NC Department of Health and Human Services
309 Ashe Avenue, Fisher Building
2601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2601
Office: 919-527-6704
Mobile: 984-222-4643
Voice/TTY: 919-527-6700
Fax: 919-733-9769
North Dakota
Patty Wanner, BEP Director
Vocational Rehabilitation
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58501
Tel: (701) 328-8957
Fax: (701) 328-8969
Email: pwanner@nd.gov
Northern Mariana Islands
Margarita R. Olopai-Taitano
Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 501521, Navy Hill, Bldg. N-2
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 322-6537/8
Fax: (670) 322-6536
Website: http://www.ovrgov.net/
Ohio
Christine Hauck, BEP Director, BSVI
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
150 East Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
Phone: (614) 438-1278
Fax: (614) 985-7981
Email: Christine.Hauck@ood.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Chris Brannaman, Coordinator
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI)
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
3535 N.W. 58th, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4815
Phone: 405-523-4800
Fax: (405) 951-3529
Email: cbrannaman@okdrs.gov
Website: www.okdrs.gov
Oregon
Eric A. Morris
BEP Director
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (971) 673-1607
Fax: (503) 234-7468
Email: Eric.Morris@state.or.us
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/blind
Pennsylvania
Wes Runnels
Business Enterprise Program Director - Acting
Dept. of Labor & Industry | Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Bureau of Blind and Visual Services | Business Enterprise Program
651 Boas Street, Floor 7 | Harrisburg, PA 17121
Main Phone: 717-783-2604
jrunnels@pa.gov
Rhode Island
Jennifer Fiske, MA
Supervisor, Region II Central RI
Office Of Rehabilitation Services
RI Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02903
Cell# (401) 871-1145
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South Carolina
Ryan Skinner
Business Services Director
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Ave.
Columbia, SC 29201
O (803) 898-8710
C (803) 508-9549
ryan.skinner@sccb.sc.gov
South Dakota
Raymond Tracy, BEP Manager
DHS – Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
E. HWY 34 – Hillsview Plaza
C/O 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-4644
Fax: (605) 773-5483
Email: Raymond.Tracy@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Raven Pulliam
Raven.Pulliam@tn.gov
Tennessee Business Enterprises
4131 Appalachian Way
Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone: 865-306-3940
Texas
Jim Debus, Director
Business Enterprises of Texas
Chris Cole Rehabilitation Center
4800 N. Lamar Blvd, Suite 111
Austin, TX 78756
Cell: (737)329-0270
Jim.Debus@twc.texas.gov
Website: https://twc.texas.gov/business-enterprises-texas-facility-hosting
Utah
Donna Neri-Wells
BEP Director
Division of Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
250 N. 1950 W., Suite B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
Phone: (801) 323-4385
Fax: (801) 323-4396
Email: dneri@utah.gov
Vermont
Fred Jones
BEP Director
VT Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
HC 2 South
280 State Drive
Waterbury , VT 05671-2040
Phone: (802) 241-0326
Fax: (802) 241-0341
Email: fred.jones@vermont.gov
Virginia
Xavier Trimiew, BEP Manager
397 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227
Phone: (804) 371-3103
Email: Xavier.Trimiew@dbvi.virginia.gov
Washington
Jim Hemmen
Business Enterprise Program Manager
WA State Department of Services for the Blind
PO Box 40933, Olympia WA 98504-0933
Office: 360-725-3844
Cell: 360-870-0911
Email: Jim.Hemmen@dsb.wa.gov
www.dsb.wa.gov
West Virginia
Joshua Gabehart
Manager, Randolph Sheppard Program
WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
10 McJunkin Rd.
Nitro, WV 25143
Phone: (304) 760-7174
Fax: (304) 759-2274
Email: Joshua.E.Gabehart@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Kathleen Enders, MS, LPC, CRC
Section Chief
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
201 E. Washington Ave., Rm G100
Madison, WI 53703
Email: kathleen.enders@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Phone: (608) 261-0049
Fax: (608) 266-1133