State Information
Contact List

ALABAMA
Karen Trussell
Manager
Court Improvement Project
Administrative Office of the Courts
300 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104-3741
Tel: (334) 353-7501
Fax: (334) 242-2099
E-Mail: Karen.trussell@alacourt.gov

Bob Maddox
Administrative Office of the Courts
300 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104-3741
Tel: (334) 954-5032
Fax: (334) 954-5200
E-Mail: bob.maddox@alacourt.gov

ALASKA
Susanne DiPietro
Court System Administrator
Steven Bouch
Deputy Administrative Director
Alaska Court System
820 West 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-2005
Tel: (907) 264-0785
Fax: (907) 264-8291
E-Mail: sdipietro@courts.state.ak.us

ARIZONA
Robert Shelley
Court Improvement Project Coordinator
Administrative Office of the Courts
1501 W. Washington, Suite 128
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3327
Tel: (602) 452-3416
Fax: (602) 452-3598
E-Mail: RShelley@courts.az.gov

Caroline Lautt-Owens
1501 W. Washington, #128
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: (602) 542-9408
Fax: (602) 542-9598
E-Mail: CLOwens@courts.az.gov

ARKANSAS
Diane Robinson
Terry Looney
Court Improvement Project Coordinators
Administrative Office of the Courts
Justice Building
625 Marshall Street, Ste. 1100
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: (501) 682-9400
Fax: (501) 682-2662
E-Mail: cip@arkansas.gov

Connie Hickman Tanner
Director of Juvenile Courts
Administrative Office of the Courts
Justice Building
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: (501) 682-2656
Fax: (501) 682-9410
E-Mail: connie.tanner@arkansas.gov

CALIFORNIA
Donald Will
Center for Families, Children & the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102-3660
Tel: (415) 865-7557
E-Mail: Don.Will@jud.ca.gov

COLORADO
Bill DeLisio
Court Improvement Coordinator
State Court Administrators Office
1301 Pennsylvania Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (303) 837-3623
Fax: (303) 837-2340
E-Mail: bill.delisio@judicial.state.co.us

Alicia Davis
CIP Coordinator/Policy Analyst
Colorado Judicial Department
1301 Pennsylvania Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (303) 837-3630
Fax: (303) 837-2340
E-Mail: alicia.davis@judicial.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT
Marilou Giovannucci
Manager
Court Services Officer Programs
Court Operations
225 Spring Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Tel: (860) 263-2734
Fax: (860) 563-8134
E-Mail: Marilou.Giovannucci@ jud.state.ct.us

DELAWARE
Trish Hearn
Court Improvement Program Coordinator
The Family Court of Delaware
New Castle County Courthouse
Suite 3500
500 N. King Street
Wilmington DE 19801-3757
Tel: (302) 255-2605
Fax: (302) 255-2203
E-Mail: Patricia.Hearn@state.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Stephanie Minor-Harper
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
500 Indiana Ave., NW
Room 4240
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 879-1635
Fax: (202) 879-0056
E-mail: harpersm@DCSC.GOV

FLORIDA
Kelley I. Gandy, MSW
Court Operations Consultant
Florida Supreme Court-OSCA
Office of Court Improvement
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900
Tel: (850) 487-1414
E-Mail: gandyk@flcourts.org

Rose Patterson
Chief of Court Improvement
Florida Supreme Court Building
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900
Tel: (850) 414-8869
Fax: (850) 414-1505
E-Mail: Pattersr@flcourts.org

Roderick M. Harris, MSW
Court Analyst
Supreme Court of Florida-Office of the State Courts Administrator
Tel: (850) 921-6095
Fax: (850) 410-1679
E-Mail: harrisr@flcourts.org

GEORGIA
Michelle R. Barclay
Administrative Office of the Courts
244 Washington Street, SW
Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: (404) 657-9219
Fax: (404) 651-6449
E-Mail: michelle@childwelfare.net

HAWAII
Sandie Kato
Program Specialist
First Judicial Circuit
Office of the Chief Court Administrator
777 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 539-4429
Fax: (808) 539-4402
E-Mail: Sandi.H.Kato@courts.state.hi.us

Faye Kimura
Program Coordinator
2667C Tantalus Drive
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 524-1833
Fax: (808) 538-6204
E-Mail: fayek@hawaii.rr.com

IDAHO
Debra Alsaker-Burke
CIP Project Director
PMB #413
967 East Park Center Blvd.
Boise, ID 83706
Tel: (208) 344-5993
E-Mail: dburke1@cableone.net

Hon. Bryan Murray
Idaho Supreme Court
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Tel: (208) 234-1087
E-Mail: bryanm@co.bannock.id.us

ILLINOIS
Monica Davis
Coordinator
State Court Improvement Program
Administrative Office of the Illinois
Courts
3101 Old Jacksonville Road
Springfield, IL 62704
Tel: (217) 558-0399
Fax: (217) 785-3793
E-Mail: mdavis@court.state.il.us

INDIANA
Lilia Judson
State Court Administration
115 W. Washington Street
Suite 1080
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
Tel: (317) 232-2542
Fax: (317) 233-6586

Tom Carusillo
State Court Administration
115 W. Washington Street
Suite 1080
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
Tel: (317) 232-2542
Fax: (317) 233-6586
E-Mail: tcarusil@courts.state.in.us

Anne Jordan
Indiana Judicial Center
115 W. Washington Street
Suite 1075
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
Tel: (317) 232-1313
Fax: (317) 233-3367
E-Mail: ajordan@courts.state.in.us

IOWA
Gail Barber
Project Director
Iowa Court Improvement Project
131 W. 3rd Street
Suite 303
Davenport, IA 52801
Tel: (563) 884-4768
Fax: (563) 323-5584
E-Mail: gail.barber@jb.state.ia.us

KANSAS
Dawn Spencer
Court Improvement Specialist
Kansas Supreme Court
Office of Judicial Administration
301 W. 10th Street
Room 2N
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
Tel: (785) 296-4859
Fax: (785) 296-1804
E-Mail: spencerd@kscourts.org

Frayna Scrinopskie
Court Improvement Specialist
Kansas Supreme Court
Office of Judicial Administration
301 W. 10th Street
Room 2N
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
Tel: (785) 368-8245
Fax: (785) 296-1804
E-Mail: scrinopskief@kscourts.org

KENTUCKY
Lyn Lee Guarnieri
GAL Program Supervisor
Court Improvement Project Coordinator
Administrative Office of the Courts
100 Millcreek Park
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tel: (502) 573-2350
Fax: (502) 573-1412
E-Mail: lynlee@mail.aoc.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA
Mark Harris
Program Coordinator
Judicial Administrator’s Office
1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1540
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: (504) 568-7324
Fax: (504) 599-0098
E-Mail: Mharris@lajao.org

Karen Hallstrom
Office of Judicial Administrator
1555 Poydras Street
Suite 1540
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: (504) 599-0070
Fax: (504) 599-0098
E-Mail: Khallstrom@lajao.org

Anthony J. Gagliano
Deputy Judicial Administrator
Louisiana Supreme Court
400 Royal Street
Suite 1190
New Orleans, LA 70130-8101
Tel: (504) 568-5747
Fax: (504) 310-2587
E-Mail: TJG@lajao.org

MAINE
Karen Grossman
Court Improvement Coordinator
Maine Administrative Office of the Courts
Family Division
171 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel: (207) 287-7060
E-Mail: Karen.Grossman@maine.gov

MARYLAND
Tracy Watkins-Tribbitt
Director
Foster Care Court Improvement Project
Administrative Office of the Courts
500 Taylor Avenue
2nd Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: (410) 260-1272
Fax: (410) 974-5577
E-Mail: Tracy.Watkins-Tribbitt@courts.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS
Ronald Corbett
Court Administrator
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1 Beacon Street
3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 557-1194
Fax: (617) 557-1052
E-Mail: Ronald.Corbett@sjc.state.ma.us

Jacqueline Schelfhaudt
Case Manager
Juvenile Court Department Administrative
Office
Three Center Plaza
Suite 520
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 788-6550
Fax: (617) 788-8965
E-Mail: schelfhaudt_j@jud.state.ma.us

MICHIGAN
Erin House
CIP Coordinator
State Court Administrative Office
Family Division - Child Welfare Services
925 West Ottawa
Lansing, MI 48913
Tel: (517) 373-2167
E-Mail: housee@courts.mi.gov

MINNESOTA
Judith C. Nord
Staff Attorney/CIP Manager
Minnesota Supreme Court
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Suite 105
St. Paul, MN 55155
Tel: (651) 282-3972
Fax: (651) 296-6609
E-Mail: judy.nord@courts.state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI
Jamie McBride
Director
Court Improvement Program
Mississippi Supreme Court
P. O. Box 117
Jackson, MS 39205
Tel: (601) 354-7406
Fax: (601) 354-7459
E-mail: JMcBride@mssc.state.ms.us

MISSOURI
LeAnn Haslag, MSW, LCSW
Family Preservation Project Specialist
Division of Court Programs & Research
Office of State Courts Administrator
2112 Industrial Drive
P.O. Box 104480
Jefferson City, MO 65110
Tel: (573) 522-6265
Fax: (573) 522-6086
E-Mail: LeAnn.Haslag@courts.mo.gov

MONTANA
Sherri D. Rafter
Court Assessment Program Coordinator
Montana Supreme Court
301 South Park Avenue
Suite 328
P.O. Box 203006
Helena, MT 59620-3006
Tel: (406) 841-2970
Fax: (406) 841-2955
E-Mail: srafter@mt.gov

NEBRASKA
Victoria Weisz
Ctr. on Children, Families and the Law
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
121 South 13th Street
Suite 302
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
Tel: (402) 472-9814
Fax: (402) 472-8412
E-Mail: Vweisz1@unl.edu

NEVADA
Sheryl Overstreet
Interim Court Improvement Project
Coordinator
201 S. Carson Street
Suite 250
Carson City, NV 89701-4702
Tel: (775) 684-1712
Fax: (775) 687-1723
E-Mail: cip@nvcourts.nv.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Kristin Lamont
Permanency Planning Coordinator
Care of Judge Edwin Kelly
Office of the Administrative Judge
Concord District Court
P.O. Box 389
Concord, NH 03302-0389
Tel: (603) 271-6418
Fax: (603) 271-6406
E-Mail: klamont@courts.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY
Sonia G. Martinez, Esq.
Court Improvement Program Director
AOC Family Practice Division
Hughes Justice Complex
Post Office Box 983 – 7 North
Trenton, NJ 08625
Tel: (609) 984-7793
Fax: (609) 633-8124
E-Mail: Sonia.Martinez1@judiciary.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO
Kathy B. Spurgin
Statewide Program Manager
N.M. Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the Courts
237 Don Gaspar, Room 25
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2178
Tel: (505) 827-4808
Fax: (505) 827-4824
E-Mail: aockbs@nmcourts.com

NEW YORK
Daniel Weitz, Deputy Director NYS CIP
New York State Unified Court System
Office of Court Administration
Division of Court Operations
25 Beaver Street, 8th floor
New York, New York 10004
Tel: (212) 428-2863
E-Mail: dweitz@courts.state.ny.us

Frank Woods, Principal Administrator NYS CIP
New York State Unified Court System
Office of Court Administration
98 Niver Street
Cohoes, New York 12047
Tel: (518) 238-4358
E-Mail: fwoods@courts.state.ny.us

Christine Sabino Kiesel
Statewide Family Court Improvement Project Manager
Office of Court Administration
Division of Court Operations
Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution & Court Improvement Program
98 Niver Street
Cohoes, New York 12047
Tel: (518) 238-4363
E-Mail: ckiesel@courts.state.ny.us

NORTH CAROLINA
Lana Dial
Manager
Court Improvement Project
Administrative Office of the Courts
P.O. Box 2448
Raleigh, NC 27602
Tel: (919) 773-1530
Fax: (919) 773-1845
E-Mail: lana.t.dial@nccourts.org

NORTH DAKOTA
Louie Hentzen
Assistant State Court Administrator for Trial
Courts and Juvenile Court Coordinator
ND Supreme Court
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 180
Bismarck, ND 58505
Tel: (701) 328-2238
E-Mail: lhentzen@ndcourts.com

Tara Mulhauser
Court Improvement Specialist
Children and Family Services Division
North Dakota Department of Human
Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505
Tel: (701) 328-3587
E-Mail: somuht@state.nd.us

OHIO
Steven W. Hanson
Family Law Caseflow Manager
The Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3431
Tel: (614) 387-9416
Fax: (614) 387-9419
E-Mail: HansonS@sconet.state.oh.us

Kristen Gilbert
Administrator, Children Services
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
255 East Main Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 728-3467
Fax: (614) 466-6185
E-Mail: gilbek@odjfs.state.oh.us

OKLAHOMA
Sue Darst Tate
CIP Coordinator
Judicial Education Director
ADR System Director
Administrative Office of the Courts
1915 N. Stiles, Suite 305
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Tel: (405) 522-7876
Fax: (405) 521-6815 fax
E-Mail: sue.tate@oscn.net

OREGON
Timothy Travis
Court Improvement Project Manager
State Court Administrative Office – Citizen
Review Board
Supreme Court Building
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Tel: (503) 986-6403
Fax: (503) 986-5859
E-Mail: Timothy.M.Travis@state.or.us

Nancy Miller
Grant Administrator
State Court Administrative Office – Citizen
Review Board
Supreme Court Building
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Tel: (503) 986-5855
Fax: (503) 986-5859
E-Mail: Nancy.B.Miller@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA
Andrea Hoffman Jelin
CIP Coordinator
Office of Children and Families in the
Courts
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
Courts
1515 Market Street, Ste. 1414
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: (215) 560-1498
Fax: (215) 560-5492
E-Mail: Andrea.Jelin@pacourts.us

PUERTO RICO
Paula Lebrón López
Oficina de Administración de los Tribunales
Directoria de Programmas Judiciales
P.O. Box 190917
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0917
Tel: (787) 641-6600, ext. 5124 or 5701
Fax: (787) 641-6990
E-Mail: PaulaL@tribunales.gobierno.pr

RHODE ISLAND
Ron Pagliarini
Chief of Staff
Rhode Island Family Court
One Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 458-5262
Fax: (401) 458-5311
E-Mail: rpagliarini@courts.ri.gov

David Tassoni
Deputy Administrator
Rhode Island Family Court
One Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 458-5320 or 458-5262
Fax: (401) 458-5360
E-Mail: dtassoni@courts.state.ri.us

Jennifer Olivelli
Assistant Administrator/Policy & Programs
Judicial Planning
RI Supreme Court
250 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 222-8666
Fax: (401) 222-2625
E-Mail: jolivelli@courts.ri.gov

Jimmi Underhill
Grant Project Specialist, Court Improvement Program
Rhode Island Family Court
Garrahy Judicial Complex
One Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 458-3126 or (401) 222-8667
E-Mail: junderhill@courts.ri.gov

SOUTH CAROLINA
Cody Lidge
Family Court Representative
Office of Court Administration
1015 Sumter Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: (803) 734-0105
Fax: (803) 734-1821
E-Mail: CLidge@sccourts.org


SOUTH DAKOTA
Jill Gusso
Director of Court Support Services
State Capitol
State Court Administrator Office
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: (605) 773-4874
Fax: (605) 773-5627
E-Mail: jill.gusso@ujs.state.sd.us

Sara Kelly
Court Improvement Program Coordinator
South Dakota Unified Judicial System
500 East Capital Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: (605) 773-8459
E-Mail: sara.kelly@ujs.state.sd.us

The Honorable Max A. Gors
P.O. Box 1238
Pierre, SD 57501-1238
Tel: (605) 773-3711
Fax: (605) 773-6492
E-Mail: maxagors@aol.com

TENNESSEE
Libby Sykes
Deputy Director
Tennessee Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the Courts
Nashville City Center
Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37243-0607
Tel: (615) 741-2687
Fax: (615) 741-6285

Leslie Barrett Kinkead
Coordinator, CIP Program
Administrative Office of the Courts
511 Union Street, Ste. 600
Nashville, TN 37243-0607
Tel: (615) 741-2687
Fax: (615) 741-6285
E-Mail: leslie.kinkead@tscmail.state.tn.us

Nyasha N. Justice
CIP Attorney
Administrative Office of the Courts
511 Union Street
Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37243-0607
Tel: (615) 741-2687
Fax: (615) 741-6285
E-Mail: nyasha.justice@tscmail.state.tn.us

TEXAS
Mari Kay Bickett
Executive Director
Court Improvement Project
Texas Center for the Judiciary
1210 San Antonio
Suite 800
Austin, TX 78759
Tel: (512) 482-8986
Fax: (512) 469-7664
E-Mail: mkbickett@yourhonor.com

Ginny Woods
Program Attorney CIP/CJA
Court Improvement Project
Texas Center for the Judiciary
1210 San Antonio
Suite 800
Austin, TX 78759
Tel: (512) 482-8986
Fax: (512) 469-7664
E-Mail: ginnyw@yourhonor.com

UTAH
Misty Butler
Project Coordinator
Court Improvement Program
Administrative Office of the Courts
450 S. State
Box 140241
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241
Tel: (801) 578-3939
E-Mail: missyb@email.utcourts.gov

Katie Gregory
Assistant Juvenile Court Administrator
Administrative Office of the Courts
450 South State Street
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241
Tel: (801) 578-3929
Fax: (801) 578-3843
E-Mail: katieg@email.utcourts.gov

Ray Wahl
Juvenile Court Administrator
Administrative Office of the Courts
450 South State Street
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241
Tel: (801) 578-3812
Fax: (801) 578-3843
E-Mail: rayw@email.utcourts.gov

The Honorable Kay A. Lindsay
Court Improvement Program Committee
Chair
4th District Juvenile Court
2021 South State Street
P.O. Box 140230
Provo, UT 84606
Tel: (801) 354-7251
Fax: (801) 373-6579
E-Mail: jlindsay@email.utcourts.gov

VERMONT
Lee Suskin
Office of the Court Administrator
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
Tel: (802) 828-3204

Shari Young
Juvenile Justice System Improvement
Manager
Office of the Court Administrator
Vermont Supreme Court
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
Tel: (802) 828-5625
Fax: (802) 828-0497
E-Mail: Shari.Young@state.vt.us

VIRGINIA
Lelia Baum Hopper
Office of the Executive Secretary
Supreme Court of Virginia
100 N. Ninth Street, 3rd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: (804) 786-9546
Fax: (804) 786-4542
E-Mail: lhopper@courts.state.va.us

WASHINGTON
Rick Coplen
Senior Court Analyst
Administrative Office of the Courts
1112 Quince Street SE
P.O. Box 41170
Olympia, WA 98504-1170
Tel: (360) 705-5306
Fax: (360) 586-8869
E-Mail: Rick.coplen@courts.wa.gov

WEST VIRGINIA
Angela D. Saunders
Deputy Director for Court Services
Supreme Court of Appeals Administrative Office
Building 1, Room E-100
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
Tel: (304) 558-0145
Fax: (304) 558-1212
E-Mail: angelasaunders@courtswv.org

John Hedges
Counsel, CIP Oversight Board
Byrne & Hedges
141 Walnut Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Tel: (304) 296-0123
Fax: (304) 296-0713
E-Mail: John@ByrneHedges.com

WISCONSIN
Michelle Jensen Goodwin
Children’s Court Improvement Program
110 E. Main Street
Suite 410
Madison, WI 53703
Tel: (608) 266-1557
Fax: (608) 267-0911
E-Mail: michelle.jensen-goodwin@wicourts.gov

WYOMING
Tara Ackerman
Children’s Justice Act
Wyoming Supreme Court
2301 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: (307) 777-7629
Fax: (307) 777-3447
E-Mail: tackerman@courts.state.wy.us


Court Improvement Progress Report and Catalog 2007