STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director
Special Education, Department of Education – Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Maria Landazvri, Early Childhood Consultant
Early Childhood Consultant
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
300 Don Gasper Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6788
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Cathy Stevenson, Part C Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2578
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Terry Brigance, Director
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Dept. of Education
435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-8511
Web: www.state.nm.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Carolyn Luck, Assistant Superintendent
Vocational Technical Adult Basic Education, State Dept. of Education
Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6512
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Mary D. Schumacher, Director
Behavioral Health Services Division
Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3300
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2601
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
David F. Martinez, Director
Children, Youth & Families Department
Prevention & Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-5888
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Ramona Florez-Lopez, Director
Long-Term Services, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110, Room N 3050
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
James P. Crews, Acting Director
New Mexico DD Planning Council
435 Saint Michael’s Drive, Bldg D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-7590; (505) 827-7589 (Fax)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James Jackson, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy System
1720 Louisiana Blvd., N.E., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 256-3100 ; (800) 432-4682 (In NM)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Marilyn Sakara, Bureau Chief
Family Health Bureau, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 476-8589
Marilyn Sakara, Acting Program Manager
Department of Health
Public Health Division, Children’s Medical Services
1190 Saint Francis Drive, Room S-2050
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-2548
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Greg Trapp, Director
Commission for the Blind
PERA Building, Room 553
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-4479
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Karen L. Courtney, Executive Director
NM Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1435 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4083
(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (505) 827-7588 (TTY)
(800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)
(800) 873-8897 (V/TTY, News Line in NM)
Web: www.nmcdhh.org
Joyce Horvath, Director
Educational Resource Center on Deafness
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6647 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director
Department of Education, Special Education
300 Don Gaspar, Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
Opal Cummings, President
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Attention Deficit Disorders Association – Southern Region (ADDA)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 955-3720
Web: www.adda-sr.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
Brain Injury
Karen Krout, President
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
11000 Candelaria Blvd., NE, Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)
Learning Disabilities
Gail Stewart, President
NM Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul NE, #556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
Web: www.viva.com/nm/nmlda
S. Jeanmarie Washburn, President
NAMI-New Mexico )
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
Mental Health
Susan Erickson, President
Consumer Coalition
1720 Louisiana NE #204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 255-2822; (800) 551-5073 (In NM)
Patricia Reilly, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New Mexico
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
Mental Retardation
John Foley, Executive Director
The Arc of NM
3500 Commanche, N.E., Building G
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 883-4630; (800) 358-6493 (in NM)
Speech and Hearing
NM Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 66085
Albuquerque, NM 87153-3580
(800) 292-8465
Web: www.healthcaresource.com/nmsha
Spina Bifida
Gordon Hendrickson, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of NM, Inc.
112 University NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 242-1184 ; (800) 750-2044
Visual Impairments
Judy Scott, Director
American Foundation for the Blind – Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Catherine McClain, Director
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center
Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul Boulevard, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 272-3000
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Alan Klaus, Project Director
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael’s Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(800) 866-2253 (V); (505) 954-8539
(800) 659-4915 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1000 A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 865-3700; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org
Rosemary Gallegos, Director
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
Early Childhood Programs
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY)
Martha J. Gorospe, Project Director
Education for Parents of Indian Children
with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3396; (800) 765-7320 (V/TTY)
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1920 B Columbia Dr., SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 247-0192; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carol Lee O’Keefe, President
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
3315 Louisiana Blvd., N.E.
Montgomery Complex
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-0712
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Marlis Hadley, President
Easter Seals, NM
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 888-3811; (800) 279-5261
Web: www.easter-seals.org
Delfy Roach, Executive Director
Parents for Behaviorally Different Children
5905 Marble NE, Suite 8
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 265-0430; (800) 273-7232
Beth Rudolph, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) New Mexico
P.O. Box 7784
Albuquerque, NM 87194
(505) 245-8545