Alaska State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Ted Stevens (R)
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3004
E-mail Web Form: http://stevens.senate.gov/webform.htm
Web: http://stevens.senate.gov

Honorable Lisa Murkowski (R)
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6665
E-mail Web Form: http://murkowski.senate.gov/
Web: http://murkowski.senate.gov

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) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Frank Murkowski
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
(907) 465-3500
Web: www.gov.state.ak.us

State Department of Education: Special Education
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2972
E-mail: art_arnold@eed.state.ak.us
Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Karen A. Martinek, Unit Manager
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Special Needs Services Unit
3601 C Street, Suite 934
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-3423
E-mail: Karen_Martinek@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/mcfh/default.htm

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Development
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
E-mail: art_arnold@eed.state.ak.us
Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Dave Quisenberry, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 W. 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-2814
E-mail: dave_quisenberry@labor.state.ak.us

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Helen Mehrkens, Program Director
Office of Adult and Vocational Education
800 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-8730
E-mail: Helen_Mehrkens@eed.state.ak.us

State Mental Health Agency
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3370; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us

Richard Rainery, Executive Director
Alaska Mental Health Board
431 N. Franklin Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-4765
E-mail: Richard_Rainery@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.amhb.org

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Kathryn Craft, Children's Mental Health Coordinator
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Social Services
751 Old Richardson Highway, Suite 123
Fairbanks, AK 99701-7802
(907) 451-2017
E-mail: Kathryn_Craft@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us

State Mental Retardation Program
David Maltman, Program Administrator
Developmental Disabilities Section
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3370; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
E-mail: David_Maltman@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Millie Ryan, Executive Director
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-8990
E-mail: Millie_Ryan@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/htmlstuf/BOARDS/boards.htm

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Dave Fleurant, Director
Disability Law Center of Alaska
3330 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 344-1002; (907) 565-1002 (V/TTY)
E-mail: akpa@dlcak.org

Client Assistance Program
Pam Stratton, Director
ASIST, Inc.
2900 Boniface Parkway, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99504-3195
(907) 333-2211 (V/TTY); (800) 478-0047 (V/TTY)
E-mail: akcap@alaska.com
Web: http://home.gci.net/~alaskacap/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Karen Martinek, Unit Manager
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health, Section of Maternal Child and Family Health
Special Needs Services Unit
3601 C Street, Suite 934
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-3423
E-mail: Karen_Martinek@health.state.ak.us
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/mcfh/default.htm

Regional ADA Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
Lynnae Ruttledge, Director
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Northwest ADA & IT Center
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (503) 418-0296 (TTY)
E-mail: ruttledg@ohsu.edu
Web: www.nwada.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Karen M. Ward, Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
Center for Human Development
2210 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 272-8270
Web: www.alaskachd.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1016 W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 205
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-3570
Web: www.state.ak.us

State Mediation System
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Development
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
E-mail: art_arnold@eed.state.ak.us
Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy
UCP of Alaska/Parents Inc.
4743 E. Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 337-7678
E-mail: parents@parentsinc.org

Learning Disabilities
Barbara Lefler, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alaska
P.O. Box 243172
Anchorage, AK 99524
(907) 345-7731

Mental Health
Jan McGillivary, CEO
Alaska Mental Health Association
4050 Lake Otis Parkway, Suite 204A
Anchorage, AK 99508-5221
(907) 563-0880
E-mail: mhaa@alaska.net
Web: www.alaska.net/~mhaa

Jill Ramsey, Executive Director
NAMI Alaska
144 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-1363; (800) 498-4462 (In AK)
E-mail: jramsey@nami-alaska.org
Web: www.nami-alaska.org

Mental Retardation
Gwendolyn Lee, Executive Director
The Arc of Anchorage
2211 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 277-6677
E-mail: glee@arc-anchorage.org
Web: www.arc-anchorage.org

Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
V. Gutierrez-Osborne, Executive Director
Easter Seals Alaska
126 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-7325
E-mail: vgosborne@gci.net
Web: www.easter-seals.org

Speech and Language
Kelly Scannell-Brewer
Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3211 Starboard Lane
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 261-5800, ext. 4037
E-mail: Kbrewer@provak.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Project
Sonja Bolling, Executive Director
PARENTS, Inc.
4743 E. Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 337-7678 (V/TTY)
(800) 478-7678 (in AK only)
E-mail: parents@parentsinc.org
Web: www.parentsinc.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Kaelee Renne, Director
LINKS-MatSu Parent Resource Center
6177 E. Palmer-Wasilla Highway, Suite 3
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 373-3632
E-mail: linksprc@mtaonline.net
Web: www.mtaonline.net/~linksprc/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Janice Louden, President
Alaska Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 201496
Anchorage, AK 99520-1496
(907) 279-9345
E-mail: ak_office@pta.org
Web: www.akpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
5458 W. Shore Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609; (360) 293-4675
E-mail: gooddogs@cnw.com
Web: www.summitdogs.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org