STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Patti J. Muhlenkamp, Director
Department of Education, Special Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7417
Web: edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/special-programs/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
David Haines, Childrens Services Manager
Department of Health, Division of
Developmental Disabilities
Herschler Bldg, 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-5246
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Mitch Brauchie, Part H Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health
Herschler Building, 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6972 (V/TTY)
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Gary W. Child, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Employment
1100 Herschler Bldg.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7389
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Patti J. Muhlenkamp, Director
Department of Education, Special Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne WY 82002-0050
(307) 777-7417
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Pablo Hernandez, Administrator
Division of Behavioral Health – Community Programs
Department of Health
447 Hathaway Building; 1st Floor, North
Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0480
(307) 777-7094
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Robert Clabby, Administrator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health
Herschler Bldg., 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7115 ; (307) 777-5578 (TTY)
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Lynn Achter, Executive Director
Governor’s Planning Council on DD
122 West 25th St.
Herschler Bldg., 1st W
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7230 (TTY); (800) 442-4333 (In WY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Jeanne A. Thobro, Executive Director
Wyoming P&A System
2424 Pioneer Avenue, Suite #101
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 632-3496; (800) 624-7648 (In WY)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Kristine M. Smith, Director
Client Assistance Program
Wyoming P&A System, Inc.
2424 Pioneer Avenue, Suite 101
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 638-7668; (800) 821-3091 (In WY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Cathy Parish, Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Department of Health
4th Floor, Hathaway Bldg.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7941
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Leeds Pickering, Facilities Consultant
Department of Education
Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6265
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)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3AUTISM
Betty Carmon
Autism Action of Wyoming
1123 Road 12
Powell, WY 82435
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming
246 South Center, Suite 16
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 473-1767; (800) 643-6457
Mental Health
Robert Green, President
WY Alliance for the Mentally Ill
656 Granite Drive
Rock Spring, WY 82901
(307) 362-3333
Peggy Nikkel, Executive Director
UPLIFT, Inc.
P.O. Box 664
Cheyenne, WY 82003
(888) 875-4383; (307) 778-8686
Mental Retardation
Scott Bergey, Executive Director
The Arc of Wyoming
P.O. Box 2161
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 237-9110
Speech and Hearing
Connie Keintz, President
WY Speech, Language & Hearing
Association
1155 Apache Drive
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 742-6632; (307) 766-5714
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Keith A. Miller, Director
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
112 Education Building
Box 4298, University Station
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071-4298
(307) 766-2761
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Ryan Rausch, OTR/L
Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR)
1000 East University Avenue, Dept. 4298
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-6187; toll-free 888-989-9463
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Terri Dawson, Director
Parent Information Center
5 N. Lobban
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2277; (800) 660-9742 (In WY)
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Lynda Baumgardner, Family Support
Consultant
Governor’s Planning Council on
Developmental Disabilities
122 West 25th Street
Herschler Bldg., 1st Floor/West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7230; (800) 438-5791 (In WY)
Diane Magill, Parent Consultant
Division of Public Health, Department of Health
Children’s Health Services
4th Floor, Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-3637; (800) 438-5795
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Helen Cerny Gerstein, President
Wyoming Congress of Parents and Teachers
2774 Olive Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 638-2553
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Judie Herz, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Wyoming
P.O. Box 2170
Mills, Wy 82644
(307) 237-8618