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Federal Programs Contacts
(Elementary & Secondary Act (ESEA)
as Amended by No Child Left Behind)

Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

Debbie Owens, Ph.D.
Executive Director

(615) 532-6297
Debbie.Owens@tn.gov

Eve Carney
Associate Executive Director

(615) 532-1245
Eve.Carney@tn.gov

Mary Elam
Office Coordinator

(615) 532-6245
Mary.Elam@tn.gov

Valerie Starks
Administrative Services Assistant 2

(615) 532-6244
Valerie.Starks@tn.gov

Lois Gilmer
Administrative Services Assistant 2

(615) 741-1503
Lois.Gilmer@tn.gov

ESEA Grants Management & Fiscal

Brenda Staggs
Grants Manager

(615) 532-2490
Brenda.Staggs@tn.gov

George Amin
Fiscal Director

(615) 532-1626
George.Amin@tn.gov

Rosa Jennings
Account Manager

(615) 253-2187
Rosa.Jennings@tn.gov
Turnaround

Rita Fentress
School Improvement & Public School Choice Coordinator

(615) 253-5206
Rita.Fentress@tn.gov

Brian Hull
School Improvement & Public School Choice Data Manager

(615) 253-5206
Brian.Hull@tn.gov

Mike Koprowski
Special Assistant for Focus Schools

(615) 253-2588
Mike.Koprowski@tn.gov
Charter Schools

Rich Haglund
Charter Schools Director

(615) 741-8486
Rich.Haglund@tn.gov
ESEA Data

Diane Perhac
Statistician & CSPR Manager

(615) 532-6265
Diane.Perhac@tn.gov

Linda Stachera
EdFacts Coordinator

(615) 253-5209
Linda.Stachera@tn.gov
ESEA Programs

Education for the Disadvantaged, Title I
Debbie Owens, Executive Director, Federal Programs

(615) 532-6297
Debbie.Owens@tn.gov

English Learners, Title III
Jan Lanier, Consultant

(615) 532-6314
Jan.Lanier@tn.gov

Family & Community Engagement, Title I
Elizabeth Roper, Consultant

(615) 253-0047
Elizabeth.Roper@tn.gov

Homeless Education, Title I and Title X
Paula Gaddis, Consultant

(615) 741-3262
Paula.Gaddis@tn.gov

Immigrant Education
Jan Lanier, Consultant

(615) 532-6314
Jan.Lanier@tn.gov

Migrant Education, Title I C
Paula Gaddis, Consultant

(615) 741-3262
Paula.Gaddis@tn.gov

Neglected and Delinquent Programs, Title I-D
Elizabeth Roper, Consultant

(615) 253-0047
Elizabeth.Roper@tn.gov

Teacher & Leader Quality, Title II-A
LEA Funds: Debbie Owens

(615) 532-6297
Debbie.Owens@tn.gov

Teacher & Leader Quality, Title II-A
State Programs: Carla Cushman

(615) 532-4741
Carla.Cushman@tn.gov

Rural Education, Title VI, Part B, Subparts 1 & 2
Linda Stachera, Project Director

(615) 253-5209
Linda.Stachera@tn.gov
ESEA Consultants

Patricia Wright
East TN Regional Director

(865) 594-6044
Patricia.Wright@tn.gov

Nancy Griffith
East TN

(423) 434-6492
Nancy.Griffith@tn.gov

James Francis, Ed.D
Middle TN Regional Director

(615) 253-5210
James.Francis@tn.gov

Chris Satterfield
Middle TN

(615) 532-4777
Chris.Satterfield@tn.gov

Jackie Kinchen
Middle TN

(931) 526-1870
Jackie.Kinchen@tn.gov