State Specific Resources
The State Family Liaison Project is a model of collaboration to improve the Foundation’s outreach to both families and professionals at the national level. The position will be used to build relationships, network, collaborate and disseminate information.
The primary function of a State Family Liaison is to:
- Share the latest CHARGE resources with the State Deaf-Blind Projects and the families
- Assist in helping both the Foundation and the State Projects in identifying families
- Update the Foundation on available state resources
- Promote connections among the CHARGE families in the state
Find your liaison: hover over your state on the map or check the list below the map. If your state is not currently serviced by a parent liaison and you are interested in learning more, please email Minnie Lambert at minnie@chargesyndrome.org.
State Family Liaisons:
Get to Know Your State Liaison. Click on the name below.
ALABAMA
Matthew Jones – mdjhuntsville@gmail.com
Victoria Wilkins – vmwilki@yahoo.com
ARIZONA
DeAnn Wells – wellsfam@cox.net
ARKANSAS
Casey Adams – cadams.afcs@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA
(Northern CA)
Alexis Ramirez –ramirezalexisr@outlook.com
Victoria Criswell – victoria@criswell5.com
(Southern CA)
Betsy Marsolan – elizabeth.marsolan@gmail.com
COLORADO
Stephanie Schmitz – chargecolorado@gmail.com
CONNECTICUT
Ben Daigle – bdctus at gmail dot com
FLORIDA
Katrina Michel – katrinafloridacharge@gmail.com
Donia Shirley-Douglas – doniagshirley@gmail.com
GEORGIA
Michelle Milder – michellemilder17@gmail.com
INDIANA
Kim Kazmirski – brokeydale@gmail.com
IOWA
Ricky Teed – richardteed@hotmail.com
Samantha Teed – sammyteed@hotmail.com
KANSAS
Kimberly Freeman – kansaschargeliaison@gmail.com
KENTUCKY
Sarah Cawthon – cawthonmd@yahoo.com
LOUISIANA
Jill Barthe – jillehannan@gmail.com
Fran Hannan (Grandparent) – franhannanslp@gmail.com
MAINE
Sarah & David Irving – seirving@northernlight.org; davidshelterwoodmaine@gmail.com
MARYLAND
Esther Owusu – esthertaa@yahoo.com
MICHIGAN
Jodie Beavers – jbeavers@shepherdschools.net
MINNESOTA
Judy Cavazos – Beal – judy.cavazos@gmail.com
Chelsea Winchester – winchester2011.cw@gmail.com
MISSOURI
Kate Smith – katepribyl@gmail.com
NEBRASKA
Maria Lindquist – marianecharge@gmail.com
Courtney Scholl – courtney.scholl@icloud.com
NEVADA
Penni Echols – penni.echols@gmail.com
Nevada Facebook Group
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Laurie Suter – lauries12@comcast.net
NEW JERSEY
Kristine Gargiulo – finncrewco@gmail.com
Heather Hilbmann – heathernjcharge@gmail.com
NEW YORK
Suzanne Chen – suzanne.a.chen@gmail.com
OHIO
Jenn Kile – jennykile@yahoo.com
Katie Susil – katiesusil@yahoo.com
OKLAHOMA
Gloria Bowles – gbowles@lsireshouse.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
Minnie Lambert – minnie@chargesyndrome.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
Kristin Knutson – kmknutson99@gmail.com
TENNESSEE
Kristi Jones – kristitncharge@gmail.com
TEXAS
Kathi Barksdale – kathi@centex.net
UTAH
Anne Harvey – utahchargeliaison@gmail.com
VIRGINIA
Sondra Dean – Sondraincharge@gmail.com; sondra.dean@lee.k12.va.us
WASHINGTON
Megan Garrison – megan.j.garrison@gmail.com
Scott Lynn – scottmen2003@hotmail.com
WASHINGTON D.C.
Esther Owusu – esthertaa@yahoo.com
WEST VIRGINIA
Jenny Forren – West Virginia jmforren@gmail.com
WISCONSIN
Brooke Fula – Wisconsin brookefula@att.net
SPANISH SPEAKING
Judy Cavazos-Beal – judy.cavazos@gmail.com
If interested in becoming your state’s liaison, please contact Minnie Lambert at minnie@chargesyndrome.org.
