Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Department of Education: Special Education 
Sam Howarth, Director
Office of Special Education
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue - Education Building 
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 
(505) 827-6541
E-mail: showarth@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Melville Morgan
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6683
E-mail: mmorgan@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Andy Gomm, Part C Coordinator 
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2578
E-mail: agomm@health.state.nm.us
Web: www.health.state.nm.us

Sandra Skaar, CDD Program Coordinator
BabyNet
(for information about medical and support services for pre-natal, infants, and toddlers)
2300 Menaul, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-8549; (800) 552-8195 (in NM)
E-mail: infonet@unm.edu
E-mail: sskaar@salud.unm.edu

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Harriet C. Forman, Consultant
Early Childhood Special Education
New Mexico Department of Education 
300 Don Gasper Avenue 
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 
(505) 827-6462
E-mail: hforman@sde.state.nm.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Terry Brigance, Director 
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
New Mexico Department of Education 
435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-8511
Web: www.dvrgetsjobs.com/

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Sue Gronewald, Director of Transition Services 
SDE Special Education Unit 
Education Building 
300 Don Gaspar 
Santa Fe, NM 87501 
505-827-6553
E-mail: sgronewald@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us/divisions/learningservices/specialeducation/

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Lena Trujillo-Chavez, Assistant Superintendent 
Career Technical and Community Services Division
New Mexico Department of Education - Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 
(505) 827-6512
E-mail: ltrujillo@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us 

State Mental Health Agency 
Pamela Martin, Ph.D., Director
Behavioral Health Services Division
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3300
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2601
E-mail: pam.martin@doh.state.nm.us
Web: www.nmcares.org

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
Prevention and Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160 
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-9988
Web: www.state.nm.us/cyfd

State Mental Retardation Program
Tom J. Trujillo, Director
Long-Term Services Division
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room N. 3050
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Patrick Putnam, Director 
New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
435 St. Michael's Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-7590
E-mail: pputnam@state.nm.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
James Jackson, Executive Director 
Protection and Advocacy System, Inc. 
1720 Louisiana Boulevard, N.E., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 256-3100; (800) 432-4682 (In NM) 
E-mail: nmpanda@nmprotection-advocacy.com
Web: www.nmprotection-advocacy.com

Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87420
(505) 566-5880; (800) 862-7271 (intake and client only)
E-mail: cjohn@dnalegalservices.org

Client Assistance Program 
Bernadine Chavez, CAP Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Jane Peacock, Bureau Chief
Family Health Bureau
Public Health Division
New Mexico Department of Health
2040 S. Pacheco, Room 103
Santa Fe, NM 87505 
(505) 476-8901 

Lynn Christiansen, Program Manager
New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division
Family Health Bureau, Children's Medical Services
2040 S. Pacheco, Room 103
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-8868; (877) 890-4692
E-mail: LChristiansen@Doh.state.nm.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Mexi Kids
New Mexico Human Services Department - Medical Assistance Division
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
(888) 997-2583
Web: www.state.nm.us/hsd/mad/OtherDocs/NewMexikids.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Greg Trapp, Director 
New Mexico Commission for the Blind 
2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 4, Suite 100 
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4479; (888) 513-7968
E-mail: greg.trapp@state.nm.us
Web: www.state.nm.us/cftb

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
Thomas Dillon, Executive Director
New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
1435 S. St. Francis Drive, Suite 101
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4083
(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)
E-mail: NMCDHHA@doh.state.nm.us
Web: www.nmcdhh.org

Joyce Horvath, Coordinator
Educational Resource Center on Deafness
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 476-6400 (V/TTY); (800) 841-6699 (V/TTY)
E-mail: Joyce.Horvath@nmsd.k12.nm.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 659-1779 (V)
(800) 659-8331 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(888) 659-3952 (Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Sam Howarth, Acting Director
Office of Special Education 
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue - Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541 
E-mail: showarth@sde.state.nm.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Wendy Wilkinson, Director
Disability Law Resource Project
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dlrp@ilru.org
Web: www.dlrp.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Catherine McClain, Director
Center for Development and Disability (CDD)
University of New Mexico
2300 Menaul Boulevard, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-3000
E-mail: cmcclain@salud.unm.edu
Web: http://cdd.unm.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
Andy Winnegar, Project Director
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael's Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-8539 (V/TTY); (800) 866-2253 (V)
(800) 659-4915 (TTY)
E-mail: awinnegar@state.nm.us
Web: www.nmtap.com

State Mediation System 
Duane Ellis, Parent Liaison
Office of Special Education 
New Mexico Department of Education 
300 Don Gaspar Avenue-Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
E-mail: dellis@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us

Special Format Library 
New Mexico Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
1209 Camino Carlos Rey 
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2777 
(505) 476-9770; 800-456-5515
E-mail: talkingbooks@stlib.state.nm.us 
Web: www.stlib.state.nm.us/publicservices/talkingbook/tbl.html

Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
 

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
Web: www.adda-sr.org

Autism
New Mexico Autism Society
P.O. Box 30955
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505) 332-0306
E-mail: nmautism@nmautismsociety.org
Web: www.nmautismsociety.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, Director
American Foundation for the Blind — Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222, ext. 15
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
121 Cardenas, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)
E-mail: info@braininjurynm.org
Web: www.braininjurynm.org

Learning Disabilities
Patty Useem
New Mexico Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul NE, #556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
E-mail: nmlda2003@yahoo.com

Mental Health
Wayne L. Miller, President
NAMI-New Mexico 
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
E-mail: naminm@aol.com
Web: http://nm.nami.org

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
Rebecca Shuman, Executive Director 
The Arc of New Mexico 
3655 Carlisle, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-4630; (800) 358-6493 (in NM)
E-mail: arcnm@arcnm.com
Web: www.arcnm.com

Speech and Hearing 
New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
P.O. Box 66085
Albuquerque, NM 87193-6085 
(505) 899-6674; (800) 292-8465 
E-mail: nmsha@flash.net
Web: www.nmsha.net

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O.)
1920 B Columbia, S.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 247-0192; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
E-mail: nmproth@aol.com
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org

Rosemary Gallegos, Director
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
Early Childhood Programs
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-6418 (V/TTY); (800) 841-6699
E-mail: Rosemary.Gallegos@nmsd.k12.nm.us

Martha J. Gorospe-Charlie, Project Director
Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project 
P.O. Box 788 
Bernalillo, NM 87004 
(505) 867-3396; (800) 765-7320 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: epics@swcr.org
Web: www.swcr.org

Parent-To-Parent 
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director 
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O) 
1920 B Columbia, S.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 247-0192; (800) 524-5176 (In NM) 
E-mail: nmproth@aol.com
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving the 22 Tribes of New Mexico)
Martha J. Gorospe-Charlie, Project Director
Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS) Project
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3396
E-mail: info@swcr.org
Web: www.swcr.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Renata Witte, President
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
3315 Louisiana Boulevard, N.E. 
Montgomery Complex
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-0712
E-mail: nmpta@aol.com
Web: www.nmpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Marlis Hadley, President/CEO 
Easter Seals New Mexico 
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E. 
Albuquerque, NM 87107 
(505) 888-3811; (800) 279-5261
E-mail: esnm1@aol.com
Web: www.nm.easter-seals.org

Sandra Skaar, CDD Program Coordinator
Information Center for New Mexicans with Disabilities/BabyNet
2300 Menaul, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-8549; (800) 552-8195 (in NM)
E-mail: infonet@unm.edu
E-mail: sskaar@salud.unm.edu

Delfy Roach, Executive Director
Parents for Behaviorally Different Children
1101 Cardenas, N.E., Suite 202
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 265-0430; (800) 273-7232
E-mail: pbdc2000@aol.com

Marjorie Neset, Executive Director
VSA arts of New Mexico
4904 4th, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 345-2872
E-mail: vsartsnm@vsartsnm.org

Independent Living 

To find out the contact information for the Statewide 
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for 
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org