A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Wyoming State Resources

Complete update · 2/2008
Partial update · 4/4/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Michael Enzi (R)
379A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3424
(202) 228-0359 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://www.senate.gov/~enzi/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi
Web: http://enzi.senate.gov/public/

Honorable John Barrasso (R)
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6441
(202) 224-1724 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm
Web: http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/

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

Governor
Honorable Dave Freudenthal
Office of the Governor
State Capitol Building
200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7434
E-mail Web Form: www.state.wy.us/governor/staff/staff.asp
Web: http://governor.wy.gov/

Official State Web Site
Web: http://wyoming.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Peg Brown-Clark, State Director of Special Education
Wyoming Department of Education
320 W. Main Street
Riverton, WY 82501
(307) 777-2555
E-mail: pbrown@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Joe Simpson, Deputy State Superintendent
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7674
E-mail: deputysupt@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sara Mofield, Program Manager
Early Intervention and Education Program
Developmental Disabilities Division
Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 186E
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6972 (V/TTY); (800) 996-4769
E-mail: sara.mofield@health.wyo.gov
Web: http://healthy.wyo.gov/ddd/index.html

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Carol Maliszewski, Part B Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Division
Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 186E
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-8762
E-mail: carol.maliszewski@health.wyo.gov
Web: http://healthy.wyo.gov/ddd/index.html

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jim McIntosh, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Workforce Services
122 W. 25th Street
1100 Herschler Building, 1 East
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7389
E-mail: jmcint@state.wy.us
Web: www.wyomingworkforce.org/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Donna Thompson, Secondary Transition Coordinator
Wyoming Department of Education
320 W. Main
Riverton, WY 82501
(307) 777-2569
E-mail: dthomp3@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us/

State Director for Career Technical Education
Peg Brown-Clark, State Director for Special Education
Wyoming Department of Education
320 W. Main Street
Riverton, WY 82501
(307) 777-2555
E-mail: pclark@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us

State Mental Health Agency
Mary Flanderka, Administrator
Mental Health Division
Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 220
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0480
(307) 777-7094
Web: http://www.health.wyo.gov/

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Clifford E. Mikesell, Administrator
Ginny Henderscheid, Executive Secretary
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Room 186E
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7115; (307) 777-5578 (TTY)
E-mail: ginny.henderscheid@health.wyo.gov
Web: ddd.state.wy.us

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Brenda Oswald, Executive Director
Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
122 W. 25th Street
Herschler Building, 1st West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7230 (TTY); (800) 438-5791 (in WY)
E-mail: boswal@state.wy.us
Web: http://ddcouncil.state.wy.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Jeanne Thobro, CEO
Protection & Advocacy System, Inc.
320 W. 25th Street, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 632-3496; (800) 624-7648 (in WY)
E-mail: wypanda@wypanda.com
Web: www.wypanda.com

Client Assistance Program
Lee Beidleman, Advocate
Client Assistance Program
Protection & Advocacy System, Inc.
320 W. 25th Street, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 638-7668; (800) 821-3091 (in WY)
E-mail: wypanda@wypanda.com
Web: www.wypanda.com

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Children's Special Health Program
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 N. Yellowstone, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7941; (800) 438-5795
E-mail: crystal.swires@health.wyo.gov
Web: http://wdh.state.wy.us/csh/

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Patricia Guzman, Kid Care CHIP Program Manager
Wyoming Department of Health
Office of Healthcare Financing/State Children's Health Insurance Programs
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 210
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(888) 996-8786; (877) 543-7669 (in WY)
E-mail: kidcarechip@health.wyo.gov
Web: http://health.wyo.gov/chip

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Janine Cole, Supervisor
Services for the Visually Impaired
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
(307) 777-6376; (307) 754-2033
Email: jcole1@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind
Lori Cielinski, TRS/Deaf Services Program Consultant
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
851 Werner Court, Suite 120
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 577-0539; (800) 452-1408(V/TTY)
E-mail: lcieli@state.wy.us
Web: www.wyomingworkforce.org/how/vr_wyrds.aspx

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Bruce Hayes, Facilities & School Consultant
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6198
E-mail: bhayes1@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Jana Copeland, Ph.D., Director
DBTAC - Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com
Web: www.adainformation.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Keith A. Miller, Executive Director
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
University of Wyoming, Department 4298
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-2761
E-mail: WIND.UW@uwyo.edu
Web: wind.uwyo.edu/

Technology-Related Assistance
Ken B. Heinlein, Ph.D., Interim Director
Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
University of Wyoming, Department 4298
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-2761; (800) 861-4312
E-mail: wind.uw@uwyo.edu
Web: http://wind.uwyo.edu

State Mediation System
Diane Currah, Education Consultant
Special Education Unit
Wyoming Department of Education
320 W. Main
Riverton, WY 82501
(307) 777-7538
E-mail: dcurra@educ.state.wy.us
Web: www.k12.wy.us

Special Format Library
(served by Utah)
Utah State Library Division
Program for the Blind and Disabled
250 North 1950 West, Suite A
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901
(801) 715-6789; (800) 662-5540 (in Utah)
(800) 453-4293 (all states, except Utah)
(801) 715-6721 (TTY)
E-mail: blind@utah.gov
Web: http://blindlibrary.utah.gov

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 150
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 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Dorothy Cronin, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming
111 W. 2nd Street, Suite 106
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 473-1767; (800) 643-6457
E-mail: biaw@tribcsp.com
Web: www.biausa.org/Wyoming/

Children with Special Health Care Needs
Rick Skagen, Director
Family Voices
504 E. Hancock
Laramie WY 82072
(307) 742-4822; (800) 681-1423
E-mail: U2Dreambig@aol.com
Web: www.Familyvoices.org

Epilepsy
Wyoming Epilepsy Association
119 W. 17th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 634-5329; (866) 634-5329
E-mail: admin@wyomingepilepsy.org
Web: www.wyomingepilepsy.org/

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Travis Dunn, Executive Director
The Arc of Natrona County
P.O. Box 393
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 577-4913
E-mail: arc_nc@tribcsp.com

Mental Health
Anna Edwards, Executive Director
NAMI Wyoming
133 W. 6th
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 265-2573; (888) 882-4968
E-mail: aedwards@nami.org
E-mail: nami-wyo@qwest.net
Web: www.namiwyoming.org

Peggy Nikkel, Executive Director
UPLIFT
4007 Greenway Street, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(888) 875-4383; (307) 778-8686
E-mail: pnikkel@upliftwy.org
Web: www.upliftwy.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Wyoming Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2480 E. Park Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 766-5714; (307) 721-0227
E-mail: ldcbears@wyoming.com
Web: www.wsha.info

Tourette Syndrome
(Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Region
PMB 198
837 S. Kuner Road
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 212-7535
E-mail: tsarmr@att.net
Web: www.tsarmr.com

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Terri Dawson, Director
Parent Information Center
5 N. Lobban
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2277; (800) 660-9742 (in WY)
E-mail: tdawson@wpic.org
Web: www.wpic.org

Parent-To-Parent
Betty Carmon, Outreach Parent Liaison
Parent 2 Parent Coordinator
Parent Information Center's Parent 2 Parent
118 N. Bent
Powell, WY 82435
(307) 754-3430
E-mail: bcarmon@wpic.org
Web: www.wpic.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Paula Pierro, President
Wyoming PTA
3031 E. 12th Street
Casper, WY 82609
(307) 265-4674
E-mail: president@wyominpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Anita Badgett, Executive Director
Easter Seals Wyoming
991 Joe Street
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-2816
E-mail: anitab@esgw.org
Web: http://esgw-nrm.easterseals.com/

Larry Samson, Chief Executive Officer
RENEW - Rehabilitation Enterprises of North Eastern Wyoming
1969 S. Sheridan Avenue
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-7481
E-mail: ceo@renew-wyo.com
Web: www.renew-wyo.com

Judy Bower, Executive Director
VSA arts of Wyoming
239 W. First Street
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 237-8618
E-mail: vsaarts@tribcsp.com
Web: http://vsawyo.org

Independent Living
Carol Fontaine, Executive Director
Wyoming Services for Independent Living/WSIL
((provides community services for individuals with disabilities, serving Western Wyoming))
1156 S. 2nd Street
Lander, WY 82520
(307) 332-4889; (800) 266-3061
(307) 332-7582 (TTY)
E-mail: wsil@wyoming.com

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
Kenneth Hoff, Executive Director
Wyoming Independent Living Rehabilitation, Inc.
305 W. 1st Street
Casper, Wyoming 82601
(307) 266-6956
E-mail: khoff@wilr.org
Web: www.wilr.org

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