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Contacts for State GED Administrators
Below are phone numbers and email addresses for the GED administrators by state. Also included are military contacts and locations in U.S territories and Canada.
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GED Administrators by State
Alabama Mr. Nace J. Macaluso
GED Administrator
GED Testing Program State Department of Postsecondary Education
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 280
Montgomery, AL 36104-4353
Telephone: (334) 353-4882, 4886
Arkansas Janice Hanlon
GED Test Administrator Arkansas Department of Workforce Education
Luther S. Hardin Building Three Capitol Mall
Room 304-D Little Rock, AR 72201-2729 (501) 682-1980
Colorado Mr. Bill Furney
GED Administrator Colorado Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 100
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6613
Connecticut Mr. Carl Paternostro
GED Administrator
Bureau of Adult Education and Nutrition Programs State Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 807-2110
Delaware Fran Tracy-Mumford,
Ph.D.
Director, Adult Education
Department of Education
J. G. Townsend Building
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-3743
District of Columbia
James Williams
University of the District of Columbia State Education Agency, Adult Education
GED Testing Center
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW (MB1005)
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 274-7173
Fax: (202) 274-7188
Florida Ms. Nancy Cordill
GED Administrator
Bureau of Program Planning & Development
325 West Gaines Street
Turlington Building, Room 714
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0449
Other contact: Jacqueline B. Lawson
State Chief Examiner
(850) 245-9000
Other Contact GED transcripts/information: Susan Oehler GED Program Assistant
(208) 332-6980
Illinois Ms. Evelyn Deimel
State GED Administrator
New Learning Opportunities Division Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street (W-260)
Springfield, IL 62777
(217) 782-0083
Fax: (217) 524-1090
Indiana Ms. Paula Hill Elam
GED Administrator
Division of Adult Education Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-0522
Iowa Dr. John Hartwig GED Administrator
Division of Community Colleges Department of Education Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-3636
Louisiana
Ms. Debi Faucette
Director, Division of Family, Career, and Technical Education Louisiana Department of Education
1201 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-0444
Maine
Mr. J. Andrew McMahan
GED Administrator State Department of Education #23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6754
Michigan
Mr. Ben Williams State
GED Administrator
Adult Education Office Michigan Department
of Career Development
201 N. Washington Square
Victor Building, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 30714
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1692
Fax: (517) 335-3630
Minnesota
Mr. Patrick Rupp GED Administrator Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8437
Fax: (651) 582-8458
Mississippi Ms. Eloise Richardson
GED Administrator
State Board for Community and Junior Colleges
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 432-6481
(888) 422-3433 GED Online
Montana
Mr. David Strong GED Administrator Office of Public Instruction 1300 11th Avenue
Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-4438
Nebraska Ms. Vicki L. Bauer
Director, Adult Education Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-4807
Nevada
Ms. Mary Katherine Moen
GED Administrator Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Nevada Department of Education 700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
(775) 687-9167 or 9104
New Hampshire Ms. Deborah Tasker
GED Administrator
State Department of Education
State Office Park South
101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-6698
New Jersey Michael Klavon
Director, Office of Innovative Programs and Schools New Jersey Department of Education 100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-0665
New Mexico Lisa G. Salazar
State Director,
GED Testing State Department of Education
Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6507 (505) 827-6616 (fax)
New York Dr. Patricia M. Mooney
State GED Chief Examiner New York State Education Department GED Testing
P.O. Box 7348
Albany, NY 12224-0348
(518) 486-5746
Hotline: (518) 474-5906
North Carolina Randy Whitfield
GED Administrator and Coordinator of Adult High School North Carolina Community College System 5024 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5024
(919) 733-7051 Ext. 465
Pennsylvania Mr. James Shindledecker
GED Administrator
State Department of Education
333 Market Street,
12th Floor
Harrisburg,
PA 17126-0333 (717) 787-6747
Rhode Island Mr. Robert Mason GED Administrator Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Career and Technical Education
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3414
(401) 222-4600 Ext. 2180
Other contacts: Patricia Panzarella
(401) 222-4600
Ext. 2183
Janet Gauslin (401) 222-4600 Ext. 2181
South Carolina
Dr. David Stout
GED Administrator State Department of Education 402 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8347 Fax: (803) 734-8336
Texas G. Paris-Ealy , J.D.
GED State Administrator Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 (512) 463-9292 (office)
(512) 305-9493 (fax)
(512) 463-8191 (voice)
Utah
For questions regarding Utah GED policies,
eligibility for testing, requests for waivers,
and other policies and procedures, contact:
Mr. Murray Meszaros
GED Testing Administrator Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7870 Utah GED Testing
For questions regarding GED score verification
and testing records, contact:
Ms. Aleta Hansen Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7921
Vermont
SHARON PARKER
GED Administrator
Career & Workforce Development Vermont State Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
802-828-0077
West Virginia Ms. Debra Dillon Kimbler
GED Administrator
West Virgina
Department of Education
GED Office
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 250
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-6315
(800) 642-2670
Wisconsin Mr. Robert Enghagen
State GED Administrator
Wisconsin High School Equivalency Program Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
125 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 267-2275
(800) 441-4563
Fax: (608) 267-9275
Wyoming Ms. Nancy Arthur
GED Administrator
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
122 West 25th Street
Hershchler Building 2nd Floor East
Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-3545
Other contact: GED Specialist
(307) 777-6911
GED Contacts in Corrections
Federal Prisons Ms. Huilan Larson
Education Specialist Federal Bureau of Prisons Department of Justice
320 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
(202) 305-3808
Michigan Prisons Ms. Julie DeRose
Education Manager Michigan
Department of Corrections
Grand View Plaza
PO Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-3642
Northern Mariana Islands Ms. Fe Y. Calixterio
GED Administrator Northern Marianas College Adult Basic Education Program P.O. Box 501250 Saipan, MP 96950 (670) 234-5498
Marshall Islands Mr. John Tuthill
Interim President and GED Administrator College of The Marshall Islands P.O. Box 1258 Republic of Marshall Islands Majuro, MH 96960 011 (692) 625-3394 or
011 (692) 625-3236
Micronesia Mr. Wehns Billen GED Administrator Federated States of Micronesia National Government Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941 011 (691) 320-2647
Palau Mr. Paulino Eriich
GED Administrator
Ministry of Education Bureau of Curriculum & Instruction P.O. Box 189 Koror,
Republic of Palau, PW 96940 011 (680) 488-5452
Puerto Rico Mrs. Myrna Gonzalez Vasquez
GED Administrator
Administration Adult Education Services Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759 (787) 759-2000,
Ext. 4567, 4568, 2567, 2570
Virgin Islands Ms. Anna L. Lewis
Director and GED Administrator Division of Adult Education Department of Education 4446 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 776-3484
GED Contacts in Canada
Alberta
Mr. Ross Newton
GED Administrator,
Learner Assessment Branch
Alberta Learning
10044-108 St. N.W.
Edmonton, AB T5J 5E6
(780) 427-0010
British Columbia
Ms. Caroline Ponsford
Manager
Assessment Department Ministry of Education
Box 9886 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC V8W 9T6
(250) 356-8133
New Brunswick M. Bernard-Marie Theriault
Chief Administrator
Director,
Programs Branch (English and French)
Department of Training and Employment Development
P.O. Box 6000
500 Beaverbrook Court, 5th Floor
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
(506) 453-8250
Fax: (506) 444-4960
Prince Edward Island Ms. Barbara Macnutt
Manager, Literacy Initiatives Secretariat Department of Education
P.O. Box 2000
16 Fitzroy Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
(902) 368-6286
Fax: (902) 368-6144
Newfoundland Ms. Marian Fushell
GED Administrator and Chief Examiner
Evaluation,
Testing, and Certification
Department of Education
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NF A1B 4J6
(709) 729-4310
Ms. Debbie Jeans
GED Clerk
(709) 729-2405
Northwest Territories Ms. Bonnie Koslowski
GED Administrator
Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
(867) 920-8939
Fax: (867) 873-0338
Nova Scotia
Ms. Jean Fiona Smyth
Manager, GED Administrator and Chief Examiner Adult Education Division Skills and Learning Branch Nova Scotia Department of Education 2021 Brunswick Street, P.O. Box 578
Halifax, NS B3J 2S9 (902) 424-5162 Fax: (902) 424-1171
Ontario Mr. Ron Pelland
GED Administrator and Chief Examiner Independent Learning Centre
Box 200, Station Q
Toronto, ON M4T 2T1
(416) 484-2600, Ext. 5134
Fax: (416) 484-2750
Quebec Mr. Marc Leduc
GED Administrator 1035 De La Chevrotiere,
17th Floor Quebec, QC G1R 5A5 (418) 646-8363
Saskatchewan Mr. Ernie Lipinski
GED Administrator Saskatchewan Learning Programs Branch 1945 Hamilton Street, 12th Floor Regina, SK S4P 3V7 (306) 787-8131
