Assistant Commissioner

Tom Quinn
Assistant Commissioner

Tom.Quinn@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2660

Michele Clark
Assistant Director

Michele.Clark@dese.mo.gov
573-526-4297

Kelli Dickey
Executive Assistant

Kelli.Dickey@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2660

Administration and Accountability Services

Don Walker
Director

Don.Walker@dese.mo.gov
573-751-8465

Connie O'Brien
Supervisor

Connie.OBrien@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3524

Kristie Davis
Supervisor

Kristie.Davis@dese.mo.gov
573-526-4987

Supervisor

573-526-4581

Starla.Duncan@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3872

Community Education

Jay Acock
Director

Jay.Acock@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6727

Cindy Heislen
Supervisor, 21st Century Community Centers/After School Programs

Cindy.Heislen@dese.mo.gov
573-526-9761

Alicia Riner
Supervisor, Service-Learning

Alicia.Riner@dese.mo.gov
573-526-5395

Anne Reeder

Supervisor

Anne.Reeder@dese.mo.gov

573-526-0517

Jimmy Reed
Supervisor

James.Reed@dese.mo.gov
573-526-3961

Kim Wolf
Accounting Specialist

Kim.Wolf@dese.mo.gov
573-522-2627

Finance

Andy Martin
Director

Andy.Martin@dese.mo.gov
573-751-0449

Sandy Withers
Supervisor

Sandy.Withers@dese.mo.gov
573-522-1487

Lore'e Curtman
Accounting Specialist

Loree.Curtman@dese.mo.gov
573-751-4383

Adult Education and Employment Training Unit

Don Eisinger
Coordinator

Don.Eisinger@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2571

Alice Kirsch
Administrative Assistant

Alice.Kirsch@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2571

Adult Education and Literacy

Ron Jewell
Director

Ron.Jewell@dese.mo.gov
573-526-4822

Supervisor

573-751-0882

Tom Robbins
Supervisor

Tom.Robbins@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6548

Theresa Noellsch
Supervisor

Theresa.Noellsch@dese.mo.gov
573-751-1248

Dale Wimer
Supervisor

Dale.Wimer@dese.mo.gov
573-526-4826

John Stains
Supervisor

John.Stains@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6547

Vacant
Administrative Assistant

573-751-1249

Employment Training

Steve Coffman
Director

Steve.Coffman@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7563

Elaine Bryan
Assistant Director

Elaine.Bryan@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7563

Margaret Mahnesmith
Accounting Specialist

Margaret.Mahnesmith@dese.mo.gov 573-526-3975

Loretta Fennewald
Accounting Specialist

Loretta.Fennewald@dese.mo.gov
573-751-5882

Kendall Stratman
Administrative Assistant

Kendall.Stratman@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7563

GED Testing

Bill Poteet
Director

Bill.Poteet@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3504

Chris Schofield
Administrative Assistant

Chris.Schofield@dese.mo.gov
573-751-6850

Eileen Sullivan
GED Essay Reader

 
573-751-3504

John Waite
GED Essay Reader

 
573-751-3504

Michele Narayan
Secretary

Michele.Narayan@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3504

Veterans Education and Training

Chad Schatz
Director

Chad.Schatz@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3487

John Hose
Assistant Director

John.Hose@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3487

Ron Marsch
Supervisor

Ron.Marsch@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3487

St. Louis Office

Michael Bitzenburg
Supervisor

Michael.Bitzenburg@dese.mo.gov
314-416-2894

Steven Nelle
Supervisor

Steve.Nelle@dese.mo.gov
314-416-2906

Judy Berczynski
Reception and Information Specialist

Judy.Berczynski@dese.mo.gov
314-416-2891

Kansas City Office

Leo Blakely
Supervisor

 
816-241-1705

Turner Shipman
Supervisor

Turner.Shipman@dese.mo.gov
816-241-1705

Shirley Hill
Reception and Information Specialist

Shirley.Hill@dese.mo.gov
816-241-1705

Career Education Unit

Dennis Harden
Coordinator

Dennis.Harden@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3500

Sandy Murray
Administrative Assistant

Sandy.Murray@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3500

Agricultural Education

Terry Heiman
Director

Terry.Heiman@dese.mo.gov
573-751-8466

Jim Bellis
Supervisor

Jim.Bellis@dese.mo.gov
417-678-5467

Supervisor

573-751-8578

Lisa Evans
Supervisor

Lisa.Evans@dese.mo.gov
573-751-8467

Nancy Alford
Supervisor

Nancy.Alford@dese.mo.gov
417-264-7807

Leon Busdieker
Supervisor

Leon.Busdieker@dese.mo.gov
573-751-8468

Valerie Houston
Administrative Assistant

Valerie.Houston@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6538

Kathy Siebert
Administrative Assistant

Kathy.Siebert@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3544

Business, Marketing and Cooperative Education

Leslie Kerns
Director

Leslie.Kerns@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3484 or 751-4367

Kim LeCuru
Supervisor

Kim.Lecuru@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6540

Christina Hess
Supervisor

Christina.Hess@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3926

Supervisor

Jerri Snodgrass
Supervisor

Jerri.Snodgrass@dese.mo.gov
573-526-4456

Darrell Martin
Supervisor

Darrell.Martin@dese.mo.gov
573-751-8679

Kathy Parrett
Administrative Assistant

Kathy.Parrett@dese.mo.gov
573-751-4367

Breanna Holliday
Secretary

Breanna.Holliday@dese.mo.gov
573-751-3484

Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Cynthia Arendt
Director

Cynthia.Arendt@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2644

Debbie Pohl
Supervisor

Debbie.Pohl@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7965

Christine Hollingsworth
Supervisor

Christine.Hollingsworth@dese.mo.gov 573-751-7964

Merilee Thoenen
Supervisor

Merilee.Thoenen@dese.mo.gov
573-751-6878

Jamie Iler
Administrative Assistant

Jamie.Iler@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7964

Deana Palmer
Administrative Assistant

Deana.Palmer@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2644

Guidance and Placement Services

Bragg Stanley
Director

Bragg.Stanley@dese.mo.gov
573-751-0857

Kyle Heislen
Supervisor

Kyle.Heislen@dese.mo.gov
573-751-6875

John Robbins
Supervisor

John.Robbins@dese.mo.gov
573-522-1488

Heather Evers
Administrative Assistant

Heather.Evers@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7966

Gavin Allan
Director

Gavin.Allan@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2584

Robert Hess
Supervisor, Industrial Education

Robert.Hess@dese.mo.gov
573-522-5805

Doug Miller
Supervisor, Technology Education

W.Doug.Miller@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7764

Paul Light
Supervisor, SkillsUSA

Paul.Light@dese.mo.gov
573-751-4460

Ken Kerns
Supervisor, Industrial Training

Ken.Kerns@dese.mo.gov
573-751-7864

Emily Harper
Supervisor, Health Sciences

Emily.Harper@dese.mo.gov
573-522-5811

Deborah Landon
Administrative Assistant

Deborah.Landon@dese.mo.gov
573-751-2584

Beverly Ponder
Secretary

Beverly.Ponder@dese.mo.gov
573-522-6001

Missouri's Community Careers System

Doug Sutton
Director

Doug.Sutton@dese.mo.gov
573-751-4192

Marsha Ruettgers
Supervisor

Marsha.Ruettgers@dese.mo.gov
573-751-4192

Special Needs and Missouri Option Program

Shawn Brice
Director

Shawn.Brice@dese.mo.gov
573-522-1775

Area Career Centers

Arcadia Valley Career Technology Center, Ironton

David Ruhman

Phone:  573-546-9700 ext. 4

Fax:  573-546-6956

E-mail:  druhman@mail.av.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.av.k12.mo.us/ctc/index.html

Boonslick Technical Education Center, Boonville

Paul Wootten

Phone:  660-882-5306

Fax:  660-882-3269

E-mail:  pwootten@boonville.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.btec.boonville.k12.mo.us

Brookfield Area Career Center

Carey Smith

Phone:  660-258-2682

Fax:  660-258-3875

E-mail: csmith@mail.brookfield.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.brookfield.k12.mo.us/acc/b-acc.html

Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center

Richard Payne

Phone:  573-334-0826 ext. 156

Fax:  573-334-5930

E-mail:  payner@cape.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.cape.k12.mo.us/cc/Default.htm

Carrollton Area Career Center

George Eiserer

Phone:  660-542-0000

Fax:  660-542-0600

E-mail:  eiserer-george@trojans.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.trojans.k12.mo.us/cacc

 
Carthage Technical Center

Eddie Stephens

Phone:  417-359-7026

Fax:  417-359-7098

E-mail: stephense@carthage.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.carthage.k12.mo.us/tc

Cass Career Center, Harrisonville

Jim Spencer

Phone:  816-380-3253

Fax:  816-884-3179

E-mail:  spencerj@harrisonville.k12.mo.us

Internet address: www.casscareercenter.com

 
Clinton Technical School

Richard Wells

Phone:  660-885-6101

Fax:  660-885-6789

E-mail:  rwells@clinton.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.clinton.k12.mo.us/ts.php

Columbia Career Center

Arden Boyer-Stephens

Phone:  573-214-3800

Fax:  573-214-3811

E-mail:  astephen@columbia.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.career-center.org

Crowder College, Neosho

Ken Rhuems

Phone:  417-455-5596

Fax:  417-455-5668

E-mail:  krhuems@crowder.edu

Internet address:  www.crowdercollege.net

Current River Career Center, Doniphan

Penny Fowler

Phone:  573-996-2915

Fax:  573-996-7838

E-mail:  pfowler@doniphanr1.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.crlink.tec.mo.us

Dallas County Career Center, Louisburg

Alex Kyser

Phone:  417-752-3491 ext. 3500

Fax:  417-752-3493

E-mail:  akyser@dallasr1.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.dallasr1.k12.mo.us

Eldon Career Center

Matt Davis

Phone:  573-392-8060 ext. 501

Fax:  573-392-9154

E-mail: m_davis@mail.eldon.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.eldoncareercenter.org

 
Excelsior Springs Area Career Center

Don Roberts

Phone:  816-630-9240 ext. 7601

Fax:  816-630-9245

E-mail:  droberts@estigers.k12.mo.us

Internet address:  www.esacc.com

Fort Osage Career & Technology Center

Mike Pantleo