Contacts in North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Office

General Information
Receptionist…………………………………………… 328-2260
Office of the Superintendent (11th Floor)
Superintendent-Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead… 328-4572
Executive Assistant-Lynette Norbeck……. 328-4572
Asst Superintendent-Dr. Gary Gronberg… 328-1240
Asst Superintendent-G. David Massey …… 328-2393
Administrative Services (11th Floor)
Director-Bonnie J. Miller …………………………. 328-2346
Fiscal Management (11th Floor)
Asst Director & Grant Manager
Stephanie Gullickson
Title Programs ………………………………. 328-2176
Admin Staff Officer-Kim Vega ………. 328-2175
Foundation Aid/Adult Ed
Grant Manager-Ann Chase
Child Nutrition & Food Distribution/
State Programs …………………………….. 328-1028
Grant Manager-Kathy Smith
Fed Special Ed Programs/Title III ….. 328-2615
Purchasing-Candy Tollefson …………. 328-2272
Business Communication Specialist
Kathy Dorgan……………………………….. 328-3545
Human Resources Management (11th Floor)
Asst Director-Addy Schmaltz ………… 328-3298
HR Technician-Linda Gibbins………… 328-2262
Admin Staff Officer-Lisa Lee………….. 328-2174
Child Nutrition and Food Distribution (11th Floor)
Director-Linda Schloer……………………………. 328-4565
Asst Director-Loris Freier
Nutrition Education & Training……………….. 328-2664
Manager-Deb Egeland
School Nutrition Programs ……………………… 328-3718
Manager-Corrine Bennett
Child & Adult Care Food Program…………. 328-3237
Program Manager-Melissa Anderson
Food Distribution Program……………………… 328-2263
Program Administrator-Kim Kinnoin ……….. 328-2275
Training
Coordinated School Health and Adult Ed (9th Floor)
Director-Valerie Fischer…………………………… 328-4138
Asst Director-Nita Wirtz
Safe and Drug Free/School Health…………. 328-2265
Program Administrator-Drinda Olsen
Coordinate School Health ……………………… 328-2269
Program Administrator-Elizabeth Miller
YRBS Data Manager, HIV/Aids Ed ………….. 328-2098
Management Information Systems (10th Floor)
Director-Steve Snow……………………………….. 328-2189
Asst Director-Dorice Miller ………………………. 328-2395
Lead Research Analyst-Girish Budhwar ….. 328-4886
Research Analyst-Don Kaiser………………….. 328-1809
Senior Programmer Analyst-Joleen Gross . 328-1815
Programmer Analyst-Doris Tonneson………. 328-1310
Programmer Analyst-Jamie Krous…………… 328-3235
Programmer Analyst-Will Gardner
Data Process Coordinator-Judy Ortlip…….. 328-2641
Computer & Network Spec-Bob LaFavor… 328-2009
Multi-media Developer/Web Development-
Roxie Dietrich………………………………………….. 328-3231
School Approval and Accreditation (9th Floor)
Director-Linda Paluck
Ed Improvement/Curriculum/Sch Fees…… 328-1718
Asst Director-Ann Ellefson
Prekindergarten/Kindergarten/Home Ed/
Summer School-…………………………………….. 328-2295
Admin Staff Officer-Annette Miller
Elem/Library Media Credential ………………. 328-4647
School Finance (11th Floor)
Director-Jerry Coleman……………………………328-4051
Admin Staff Officer-Ken Steiner
Fall Enrollment………………………………………….328-1678
School Organization & Special Projects (11th Floor)
Director-Robert Marthaller……………………….328-2267
Special Education (State Library)
Director-Robert Rutten …………………………….328-2277
Asst Director-Brenda Oas…………………………328-2277
Asst Director-Vacant
Prof Development Grant …………………………328-2277
Regional Special Education Coordinators
Dr. Alison Dollar………………………………………..328-2277
Nancy Skorheim………………………………………328-2277
Dr. D. Guy McDonald………………………………328-2277
Gerry Teevens………………………………………….328-2277
Teresa Monicken……………………………………..328-2277
Dr. Patrick Moran …………………………………….328-2277
Standards & Achievement (9th Floor)
Director-Greg Gallagher …………………………328-1838
Asst Director-Vacant
State Testing Program ……………………………..328-2755
Asst Director-Dr. Mari Rasmussen
Bilingual & Language Acquisition …………..328-2958
Asst Director-Doreen Strode
Alternate Assessment ………………………………328-4562
Program Administrator-Pauline Iler
Nat’l Assessment of Edu Progress …………….328-4518
Admin Staff Officer-Paula Gabel
Title ll & Title V……………………………………………… 328-2296
Program Administrator-Vacant
School Technology ………………………………….328-3544
Title I (9th Floor)
Director-Laurie Matzke…………………………….328-2284
Asst Director-Stefanie Two Crow
Schoolwide ……………………………………………..328-2292
Asst Director-Gail Schauer
Reading First…………………………………………….328-2285
Asst Director-Jacki Harasym
Neglected & Delinquent …………………………328-1876
Asst Director-Dale Patrick
21st Century/Even Start……………………………328-1644
Program Administrator-Tara Bitz
Homeless …………………………………………………328-4646
Program Administrator-Sandy Peterson
Migrant Education …………………………………..328-2170
Fiscal Officer-Mary Neigum……………………..328-2281
ND Vision Services/School for the Blind – Grand Forks
Superintendent-Carmen Grove Suminski …795-2708
Information and Reference ……………………..795-2700
Fax ………………………………………………………….795-2727
ND School for the Deaf – Devils Lake
Superintendent-Dennis Fogelson……………..665-4410
Information ……………………………………………..665-4400
Fax …………………………… ……………………………665-4409
ND State Library – Bismarck
State Librarian-Doris Ott …………………………..328-2492
Asst State Librarian-Cindy Larson
Finance and Human Resources ………………328-2492
Fax ………………………………………………………….328-2040
Toll Free…………………………………………..(800) 472-2104
Education Credentials
Administrative-Patricia Mattern……………… 328-4571
Counseling-Patricia Mattern……………………328-4571
Library Media-Annette Miller……………………328-4647
Special Ed Director-Patricia Mattern ……….328-4571
Title I Teachers-Sandy Peterson ……………….328-2170
Title I Paraprofessionals-Missy Schiller……….328-2254

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