Contact Us

 

Administration

Leah Voorhies
Assistant Superintendent of Student Support
State Director of Special Education
Phone: (801) 538-7898 | E-mail

Kim Fratto
Director of Special Education Programs
Phone: (801) 538-7716 | E-mail

Sydney Tesch
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (801) 538-7614 | E-mail

Sabrina Gill
Administrative Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7936 | E-mail

Sara Doutre
School Improvement 
Phone: (801) 538-7996 |  E-mail

Jordan DeHaan
Institutes of Higher Education Special Education Program Liaison
Phone: (801) 538-7541 | E-mail

Tabitha Pacheco
Public Information Officer

Phone: (801) 538-7981 | E-mail

Angela Toscano
Technical Writer and Editor
Phone: (801) 538-7968 | E-mail

Norma Mata
Participant Support Cost Program Manager (PSC)

Phone: (801) 538-7784 |  E-mail

 

Data and Fiscal

Tami Gear
Student Support Fiscal and Data Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7724 | E-mail

Cole Shakespear
Fiscal Monitor Team Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7576 | E-mail

Neil Stevens
Fiscal Monitor Team Lead
Phone: (801) 538-7819 | E-mail

Emily Berry
Student Support Program Evaluator

Phone: (801) 538-7948 | E-mail

Esther Navarrette
Carson Smith Scholarship

Phone: (801) 538-7612 | E-mail

Tony Zambrana
Carson Smith and Special Needs Opportunity Scholarships
Phone: (801) 538-7589 | E-mail

Jerry Rogers
Fiscal Accountability
Phone: (801) 538-7579 | E-mail

Cory Erekson
State Fiscal Accountability
Phone: (801) 538-7713 | E-mail

Malia Mcilvenna
Program Evaluation and Data Analysis

Phone: (801) 538-7731 | E-mail

Stephanie Ward
Executive Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7803 | E-mail

 

Effective Instruction

Jennie DeFriez
Effective Instruction Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7522 | E-mail

Crystal Emery
State Systemic Improvment (SSIP) and Postsecondary Transition
Phone: (801) 538-7999 | E-mail

Brook Hatch
Secondary Mathematics

Phone: (801) 538-7630 | E-mail 

Ellen Bailey
Elementary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7721 | E-mail

Marianne Farnsworth
Secondary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7574 | E-mail

Deanna Taylor
Postsecondary Transition

Phone: (801) 538-7775 | E-mail

Lavinia Gripentrog
Postsecondary Transition
Phone: (801) 538-7645 | E-mail

Tracy Gooley
Assessments
Phone: (801) 538-7887 | E-mail

Jessica Wilhelm
Secondary Special Education Assessments
Phone: (801) 538-7565 |E-mail

Victoria Mankhong
Executive Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7952 | E-mail

 

Inclusion

Lindsey Cunningham
Inclusion Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7806 | E-mail

Becky Unker
Specially Designed Instruction

Phone: (801) 538-7907 | E-mail

Tanya Semerad
Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Phone: (801) 538-7726 | E-mail

Sarah Daniels
Behavior Support

Phone: (801) 538-7964 | E-mail

Samantha Sego
Elementary Inclusion 
Phone: (801) 538-7902 | E-mail

Teresa Judd
Inclusion and Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Phone: (801) 538-7540 |E-mail

Brittney Gold
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7933 | E-mail

 

Student and Family Rights

Jessica Lamb
Dispute Resolution

Phone: (385) 295-7873 | E-mail

 

Cindy Poulson
Dispute Resolution
Phone: (801) 538-7820 | E-mail

Susie Estrada
Family and Community Engagement
Phone: (385) 295-7891 | E-mail

Kelsey McKnight
Executive Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7605 | E-mail

 

Utah Program Improvement
Planning System (UPIPS)

LauraLee Gillespie
Utah Program Improvement Planning System
(UPIPS) Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7866 | E-mail

Dana Archuleta
Residential Treatment Centers and UPIPS

Phone: (801) 538-7698 | E-mail

Janet Hanson
UPIPS
Phone: (801) 538-7787 | E-mail 

Natalie Fisher
UPIPS
Phone: (801) 538-7644 | E-mail

Chelsea Oaks
Preschool
Phone: (801) 538-7765 |  E-mail

Monica Lewis
Educational Benefit 
Phone: (801) 538-7767 | E-mail

Stephanie Christensen
UPIPS
Phone: (385) 295-7878 |E-mail

Emily Nordfelt
Program Evaluation and Reporting
Phone: (801) 538-7757 | E-mail

Yuriko Murakami
Technical Support

Phone: (801) 538-7705 | E-mail

 

Licensing

Kathy Webb
Personnel Preparation Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7688 | E-mail

Jennifer Mortensen
Personnel Preparation 

Phone: (801) 538-7892 | E-mail

Sydnee Seager
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (801) 538-7609 | E-mail

Ashley Hintze
Personnel Preparation

Phone: (801) 538-7753 | E-mail

Maria Hawley
Related Services 
Phone: (801) 538-7895 | E-mail

Elizabeth Payne
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (801) 538-7521 | E-mail

Susie Scherer
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (385) 295-7888 | E-mail

Bonnie Smith
APPEL-Special Education Program Manager II
Phone: (801) 538-7571 |E-mail