Delaware:

District of Columbia

Darlene I. Gripper
Transition Coordinator
Government of the District of Columbia
Department of Human Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 First Street, NE, 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
202-442-8085
Darlene.gripper@dc.gov

Genee Norbert
State Secondary Transition Coordinator
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Division of Education Excellence- Office of Special Education
51 N. St., NE 7th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
202 741-5091
Genee.Norbert@dc.gov

Maryland:

Berenda Riedl
Specialist, Transition & Supported Employment Services
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, Maryland  21218-1696
410-554-9406
briedl@dors.state.md.us

Tom Barkley
Transition Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-0231
tbarkley@msde.state.md.us

Pennsylvania:

Vacant
Statewide Transition Specialist
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102

Denise Verchimak, Supervisor
Special Programs Division
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-772-1656
dverchimak@state.pa.us

Lynn Zale, Assistant Administrator
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Reading District Office
1090 Commons Blvd.
Reading, PA  19605
610-916-2316
lzale@state.pa.us

Michael Stoehr
Educational Consultant, Statewide Transition
PA Training and Technical Assistance Network
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412-826-2336
mstoehr@pattanpgh.net 

Virginia:

Susan Payne
Vocational Rehabilitation Program Director
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23227
804-371-3184
Susan.Payne@dbvi.virginia.gov 

Erica A. Lovelace
Education Services Manager
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond, VA 23229
(804)662-7081 (Voice)
(804) 662-9508 (Fax)
E-mail: erica.lovelace@drs.virginia.gov

Marianne Moore
Middle/Secondary Transition
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA  23219
804-225-2700
marianne.moore@doe.virginia.gov

Glen R. Slonneger
Easter Seals Program Director
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA  23227
804-371-3113
Glen.Slonneger@dbvi.virginia.gov

West Virginia:

Susan Weinberger
Supervisor, Statewide School Transition Program
West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services
P. O. Box 50890
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
304-766-4947
Susan.weinberger@wvdrs.org

Karen Ruddle
Adolescent Education Coordinator
Office of Technical and Secondary Improvement
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 243
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
558-3075, ext. 516
kruddle@access.k12.wv.us

Supports:

Joan Kester
HRD Specialist
Mid-Atlantic Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program
The George Washington University
2011 Eye Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20052
202-489-7112
E-mail:  jkester@gwu.edu

Pamela J. Leconte
The George Washington University
Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education
Collaborative Vocational Evaluation Training
2134 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20052
202-994-1534
pleconte@gwu.edu

Regional Training Opportunities:

Virginia Transition Forum
Youth-Driven Transition: A Roadmap to Success
March 17-19, 2008
Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center
Visit the Forum Website for updates at www.virginiatransitionforum.org

Delaware Transition Conference
Navigating Your Future: A Transition Conference for Youth with Disabilities and their Support Systems
April 30, 2008
Educational Technology Building, Del Tech, Terry, Campus
For details, please contact Barbara Riley (see contact information above)

2008 Pennsylvania Community on Transition Conference
Builiding Leadership to Promote Successful Outcomes
July 23-25, 2008
State College, Pennsylvania
Visit the PA Community on Transition website at www.sharedwork.org/patransition or www.pattan.net and click on upcoming events

2008 Maryland Statewide Transition Conference
December 3-4, 2008
Location: To Be Determined
For details, please contact Berenda Riedl (see contact information above)

Internet Resources:

Regional State Education Programs:
D.C. Department of Education
http://www.k12.dc.us/

Delaware Department of Education
http://www.doe.state.de.us/

Maryland Department of Education
http://www.msde.state.md.us/

Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
http://www.dli.state.pa.us (click on disability services)

Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (Training & Technical Assistance for the PA Bureau of Special Education)
http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/

Virginia Department of Education
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/

Virginia Department of Special Education
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sess/

West Virginia Department of Education
http://wvde.state.wv.us/

West Virginia Department of Education(Office of Special Education)
http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/