SACRAMENTO OFFICE
1100 11th Street, Suite 10
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 551-1757
(916) 551-1759 Fax
OAKLAND OFFICE
1111 Franklin Street, 9th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 987-9164
(510) 587-6354 Fax
 
 
GEAR UP state director's roster

GEAR UP is a national, federally-funded, research based initiative. Administered by the U.S. Department of Education, grants support Statewide and local programs in 47 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. Statewide programs support whole school reform efforts and effective interventions for all students.



Alaska Department of Education

Terri Campbell, Program Director
801 W. 10th Street, Ste. 200
Juneau , AK 99801
PH: 907-465-2800
Fax: 907-465-2713
Email:terri_campbell@eed.state.ak.us
 
Northern Arizona University

Teena Olszewski, Program Director
2715 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix , AZ 85004
PH: 602-776-4616
Fax: 602-776-4619
Email:teena.olszewski@nau.edu
 
Northern Arizona University

Jan Wenning, Assistant Director
2715 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix , AZ 85004
PH: 602-776-4616
Fax: 602-776-4619
Email:jan.wenning@nau.edu
 
Northern Arizona University

Barbara Soby, Assistant Director
2715 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix , AZ 85004
PH: 602-776-4616
Fax: 602-776-4619
Email:barbara.soby@nau.edu
 
Regents of the University of California

Shelley Davis, Director
1100 11th Street, Suite 10
Sacramento , CA 94814
PH: 510-987-9137
Fax: 510-587-6354
Email: shelley.davis@ucop.edu
 
State of Colorado

Gully Stanford, Program Director
1380 Lawrence Street, Ste. 1200
Denver , CO 80204
PH: 303-866-4170
Fax: 303-866-4266
Email:gully.stanford@cche.state.co.us


Connecticut Board of Governors/State Department of Higher Education

Arthur Poole, Program Director
61 Woodland Street
Hartford , CT 06105
PH: 860-947-1833
Fax: 860-947-1310
Email:apoole@ctdhe.org
 
University of Hawaii

Susan Kanagawa, Program Director
2404 Maile Way , A-303
Honolulu , HI 96822
PH: 808-956-3879
Fax: 808-956-9685
Email:kanagawa@hawaii.edu
 
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Yvonne Lovell, Program Director
1024 Capitol Center Drive, Ste. 320
Frankfort , Kentucky 40601
PH: 502-573-1555
Fax: 502-573-1535
Email:yvonne.lovell@mail.state.ky.us
 
State of Maine, Department of Education

Jim Nelson, Site Administrator
23 State House Station
Augusta , Maine 04333
PH: 207-624-6673
Fax: 207-624-6651
Email:ljnelson@ctel.net
 
Maryland State Department of Education

Greggory Metrinko, Program Director
200 W. Baltimore Street, 6th Floor
Baltimore , Maryland 21201
PH: 410-767-0636
Fax: 410-333-0129
Email:gmetrinko@msde.state.maryland.us
 
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education

Josephine Corro, Program Director
454 Broadway, Ste. 200
Revere , MA 02151
PH: 617-727-9420, Ext. 1313
Fax: 617-727-0667
Email:jcorro@osfa.mass.edu
 

Michigan Department of Career Development

Michael Beamish, Program Director
201 N. Washington Square , 4th Floor
Lansing , MI 48913
PH: 517-241-6806
Fax: 517-373-2759
Email:beamishm@michigan.gov
 
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
Marylou Dresbach, Program Director
1450 Energy Park Drive, Ste. 350
St. Paul , MN 55108
PH: 651-642-0530
Fax: 651-642-0675
Email:dresbach@heso.state.mn.us
 
Missouri Department of Higher Education

Dan Peterson, Program Director
3515 Amazonas Drive
Jefferson City , MO 65109
PH: 573-751-1781
Fax: 573-751-6635
Email:dan.peterson@dhe.mo.gov
 
Montana GEAR UP Program

Sandy Merdinger, Program Director
P.O. Box 203101
Helena , MT 59620-3101
PH: 406-444-0317
Fax: 406-444-0425
Email: smerdinger@oche.montana.edu
 
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

Michelle Johnson, Program Director
P.O. Box 542
Trenton , NJ 08625-0542
PH: 609-292-6190
Fax: 609-292-7225
Email:mjohnson@che.state.nj.us
 
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education

Brandon Trujillo, Program Officer
5301 Central NE, Suite 1212
Albuquerque , NM 87108
PH: 505-841-4791
Fax: 505-841-4793
Email:btrujillo@che.state.nm.us
 

 
New York State Higher Education Services Corp.
Delilah Reyes, Program Director
99 Washington Avenue
Albany , NY 12255
PH: 518-486-4615
Fax: 518-474-2839
Email:dreyes@hesc.com
 


New York GEAR UP - Parent Division

Sajdah Um'Rani, Parent Coordinator
101 Warren Street , Rm B39
Staten Island , NY 10304
PH: 718-447-7320
Fax: 718-876-8207
Email:umrani.manrani@mail.csi.edu
 
University of North Carolina General Administration

Mary Morrison, Director
Resources & Partnership Development
PO Box 2688
Chapel Hill , NC 27515-2688
PH: 919-843-5705
Fax: 919-843-5465
Email:marym@northcarolina.edu
 
University of North Carolina General Administration

Susan McCracken, Director of Resources and Partnership Development
PO Box 2688
Chapel Hill , NC 27515-2688
PH: 919-843-5705
Fax: 919-843-5465
Email:sdm@northcarolina.edu
 
Ohio Board of Regents

Leslie J. Sawyer, Program Director
30 East Broad Street , 36th Floor
Columbus , OH 43266-0417
PH: 614-752-9537
Fax: 614-466-5866
Email:lsawyer@regents.state.oh.us
 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Dolores Mize, Program Director
655 Research Parkway, Ste. 200
Oklahoma City , OK 73104
PH: 405-225-9191
Fax: 405-225-9230
Email:dmize@osrhe.edu
 
Rhode Island Office of Higher Education

William Formicola, Program Director
134 Thurbers Avenue, Ste. 111
Providence , RI 02905
PH: 401-854-5500
Fax: 401-854-5511
Email:william@childrenscrusade.org
 

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Joellen Cook, Program Director
1333 Main Street, Ste. 200
Columbia , SC 29201
PH: 803-737-2706
Fax: 803-732-8232
Email:jcook@che400.state.sc.us
 
Odessa College - Texas GEAR UP
Yanita Silva, Program Director
201 W. University
Odessa , TX 79764
PH: 432-368-2201
Fax: 432-368-2211
Email:jsilva@odessa.edu
 
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Linda Schiller, Early Outreach Program Director
P.O. Box 2000
Winooski , VT 05404
PH: 802-655-9602
Fax: 802-654-3765
Email:shiller@vsac.org
 
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Karen Scott, GEAR UP Project Manager
P.O. Box 2000
Winooski , VT 05404
PH: 802-655-9602
Fax: 802-654-3765
Email:scott@vsac.org
 
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Dr. Gary Krapf, Project Director
James Monroe Bldg.
101 14th Street , 9th Floor
Richmond , VA 23219
PH: 804-225-2620
Fax: 804-786-2027
Email:garykrapf@scev.edu
 
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Rich Patterson, Director
James Monroe Bldg.
101 14th Street , 9th Floor
Richmond , VA 23219
PH: 804-225-2620
Fax: 804-786-2027
Email:richpatterson@scev.edu
 


State of Washington-Office of the Governor

Richardo Sanchez, Associate Director
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia , WA 98504-3430
PH: 360-753-7833
Fax: 360-753-7808
Email:richardos@hecb.wa.gov
 
University of Washington State GEAR UP
Thomas J. Calhoun, Jr., Executive Director
Box 353765
Seattle , WA 98195-3765
PH: 206-685-9149
Fax: 206-543-0863
Email:tcalhoun@u.washington.edu
 
West Virginia Department of Education
Bruce Hollis, Program Director
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston , WV 25305
PH: 304-558-2122
Fax: 304-558-1613
Email:bhollis@access.k12.wv.us
 
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Kevin Ingram, Director
101 W. Pleasant Street, Ste. 204
Milwaukee , WI 53212
PH: 414-227-4413
Fax: 414-227-4462
Email: kevin.ingram@dpi.state.wi.us
 
 
site design by acs digital media