Staff and Contact Information

The email address for any individual below follows this format: firstname.lastname@ece.alabama.gov

Department of Early Childhood Education

Barbara J. Cooper, Ph.D.
Dianna Tullier
Pamela Truelove-Walker, Ed.D.
Samuel Adams
Tammy Williams
John Wright

Secretary
Senior Director, Operations and Research & Evaluation
Senior Director, Early Learning and School Readiness
Governmental Relations Manager
Executive Assistant
IT Systems Specialist

Administrative Services

Antisa Allen

Front Receptionist

Accounting

Lori G Adams
Rekevia Garrison
Toya Harris
Pimika Humphries
LaTrena Stinson
Eria White

Accountant
Accountant
Accounting Clerk
Administrative Assistant
Staff Accountant
Staff Accountant

Head Start Collaboration

Trellis Calloway, Ph.D.

Director

Office of Family Support

Dianna Tullier

Jani Johnson

Kesha Whitehead

Director, First Teacher Home Visiting and
HIPPY State Lead
First Teacher Home Visiting Technical Assistant
HIPPY State Lead
First Teacher Home Visiting Technical Assistant
Parents as Teachers State Lead

Children's Policy Council

Liletta Jenkins
Nichole McCants
Cindy Merrill

State Children's Policy Council Manager
Education Specialist
Professional Development Specialist and P-3 Coach

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Dallas Rabig, LPC, IMH-E®

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health State Coordinator

Office of Early Childhood Development and Professional Support

Joy Winchester, ECMH-E®
Jo Lee-Lindstrom
Amy Brakenhoff
Amy Hasty
Tonya Fernambucq
Kellie Holcomb
Lakeysha Monroe
Ciara Alford
Janna Barnacastle
Dawn Beers
Melissa Beeson
Martha Benefield
Danielle Boykin
Jennifer Burns
Michael Byrd
Christal Coker
Amanda Cooper
Tristicia Cowser
Amber Edwards
Mary Beth Frazer
Cynthia Garner
Rebechia Givhan
Kelsey Givner
Alice Grantham
Amanda Johnson
Christina Jones
Sironica Little
Erynn Lusk
Dana Merren
Symone Mixon
Jalaya Morrow
Amanda Pate
Ashley Peebles
Kathryn Pirkle
Tyesha Powell
Tracy Richards
Jessica Scott
Marche Scott
Michelle Shelton
Courtney Shivetts
Merideth Stapleton
LaShanda Stewart
Shannon Stewart
Janet Summerhill
Virginia Tharp
LaShun Turner
Sybrena Williams

Director
Administrative Assistant
Conscious Discipline State Implementation Lead B-8
Early Childhood Development Mentor Coach
Early Childhood Development Mentor Coach
QRIS Administrator
Education Administrator
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS IT Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
EHS-CCP Mental Health Consultant
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
QRIS Administrative Assistant
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS Quality Specialist
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
QRIS Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Quality Specialist
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach
Early Childhood Development Coach

Office Of School Readiness

Barbara J. Cooper, Ph.D.
Gay Finn
Beth Aspden
Misty Blackmon
Katrina Bowling
Jan Hume
Margaret Colley
Tammy Gibson
Sherri Herring
Salina Washington

Director
Assistant Director
Administrative Assistant
RD Coordinator
Education Systems Administrator
Education Administrator
Data and Grants Specialist
Grants & Operations Manager, Personnel Officer
Education Systems Specialist
B-5 Developmental Coordinator

Professional Development

Tara Skiles
Ami Brooks
Kristie Drake
Sonya Jackson
Teon Miller

Director
Coach Facilitator
Coach Facilitator
Coach Facilitator
Coach Facilitator

Pre-K-3rd Grade Early Learning Continuum (P-3)

Jean Allen
Beth Corum
Alice Evans, Ed.D.
Amy Gibbs
Jennifer Gibney
Wendy Hallford
Marlene Neely
Camille Wright, Ed.D.

Director of Innovative Projects & Assessment
P-3 Coach
P-3 Coach
P-3 Coach
P-3 Coach & Monitor
P-3 Coach
P-3 Coach
Senior P-3 Mentor

Region 1 (Counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Colbert, Lawrence, Morgan, Winston, Cullman, Franklin)

Pam Turner
Luanne Bowman
Barbara Carroll
JoAnne Draper
DeAundra Ford
Susan Franks
Pennye Garrett
Connie Gilley
Dorothy Grigsby
Dominic Johnson
Mary McCollum
Monaire Murphy
Jill Pierce
Jasmine Robinson
Ashley Scott
Kay Seale
Jennifer Setliff
Mechelle Thomas
Reba Wadsworth, Ph.D.

Region Director
Monitor
Monitor
Coach
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Monitor
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B-5 Coach
Coach
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Monitor

Region 2 (Counties: Madison, Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb)

Felicia Mason
Sandee Barnett
Cindy Brookshire
Stephanie Burton
Tommie Childress
Sonya Daffron
Jaucorrie Drew
Kathy Fordham
Quintana Kagha
Jan Kitchens
Lori Mann
Marie McCollum
Tiffany Oshel
Mona Smith
Eunice Stone
Verlene Texas

Region Director
Coach
Monitor
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B-5 Coach
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Region 3 (Counties: Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Sumter, Hale, Bibb, Perry, Choctaw, Marengo)

Angela Smith
Kerry Brothers
Kay Kay Criss
Wanda Fisher
Kamie Johnson
Alyson Lamb
Karen Moore
Loretta Moore
Vicki Nevin
Lucy Sellers
Lauren Stephens
Jennifer Smith
Stephanie Sparks
Carrie Terry
Kim Weeks
Chanda Whiteside

Region Director
B-5 Coach
Coach
Monitor
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Region 4 (Counties: Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby)

Kimberly Ford
Betty Abbott
Jeanie Brown
Iona Charles
Zolinda Cochran
Alexandrea Ellington
Melissa Jackson
Amber Jones
Vonecia West-Lassiter
Aquanita McClaney
Teon Miller
Marcia Russell
Kay Sharp
Loretta Wright

Region Director
Coach
Monitor
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Monitor
Coach
Coach, P3 Coach
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Coach
Monitor
Monitor

Region 5 (Counties: Blount, Etowah, Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers)

Stacey Turner
Amy Scott
Connie Bennett
Karen Blocker
Stacy Cash
Margaret Cooper
Karen Gilbert
Carolyn Keasal
Kristi Kennon
Delsia Malone
Dana Medders
Janice Pittman
Rebekah Romine
Melinda Walters
Stephanie Williams

Region Director
Coach
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B-5 Coach
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Region 6 (Counties: Chilton, Autauga, Elmore, Dallas, Wilcox, Lowndes, Montgomery, Macon)

Marcia Jackson
Kelly Boling
Kara Cosby
Amy Dunn
Antonio Givhan
Sheree Harris
Tammy Horton
Carmelita Jones
Tracy Jones
Allyson Martin
Anne Moore
Deidre Robinson
Nancy Russell
Angie Scales
Benita Taylor
Denise Whatley
LaQuita Williams

Region Director
Coach, P-3 Coach
Monitor
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B5 Coach
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Region 7 (Counties: Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia)

Misty Blackmon
Pamela Bell
Maryann Byrne
Julie Caminas
Dotsy Carter
Emily Chronas
Mariah Cushman
Dionica Davis
Don-Nita Perine
Julie Hoven
Wendy Rolin
Joy Smallwood
Leah Stonicher
Leslie Strength
Leslie Welch
Ede Wortham

Region Director
Monitor
Coach
Monitor
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Coach
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Region 8 (Counties: Lee, Russell, Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Pike, Barbour, Covington, Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva, Houston)

Gidget Haslam
Catherine Byrd
Darcy Caldwell
Kandis Graves
Kim Hill
Sarah Jones
Kelly Kilcrease
Billie Loflin
Melanie M. Frizzell-Pleasant, Ed.D.
Candice Rambo
Valerie Robinson
Tiffany Smith
Angela Thomas

Region Director
Monitor
Coach
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Coach
B5 Coach
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