Contact Us

Special Education

Administration

Leah Voorhies
Assistant Superintendent of Student Support
State Director of Special Education
Phone: (801) 538-7898 | E-mail

Kim Fratto
Director of Special Education Programs
Phone: (801) 538-7716 | E-mail

Kellie Brimhall
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (801) 538-7744 | E-mail

Sabrina Gill
Administrative Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7936 | E-mail

Sara Doutre
School Improvement 
Phone: (801) 538-7996 |  E-mail

Jordan DeHaan
Institutes of Higher Education Special Education Program Liaison
Phone: (801) 538-7541 | E-mail

Emily Berry
Student Support Program Evaluator
Phone: (801) 538-7948 | E-mail

Norma Mata
Participant Support Cost Program Manager (PSC)

Phone: (801) 538-7784 |  E-mail

 

Student and Family Rights

Jessica Lamb
Dispute Resolution

Phone: (385) 295-7873 | E-mail

Cindy Poulson
Dispute Resolution
Phone: (801) 538-7820 | E-mail

TBD
Executive Secretary

Phone:  | E-mail

 

Fiscal and Data Support

Tami Gear
Fiscal and Data Support Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7724 | E-mail

Cole Shakespear
Fiscal Monitor Team Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7576 | E-mail

Neil Stevens
Fiscal Monitor Team Lead
Phone: (801) 538-7819 | E-mail

Esther Navarrette
Carson Smith Scholarship

Phone: (801) 538-7612 | E-mail

Tony Zambrana
Carson Smith and Special Needs Opportunity Scholarships
Phone: (801) 538-7589 | E-mail

Jerry Rogers
Fiscal Accountability
Phone: (801) 538-7579 | E-mail

Cory Erekson
State Fiscal Accountability
Phone: (801) 538-7713 | E-mail

Malia Mcilvenna
Program Evaluation and Data Analysis

Phone: (801) 538-7731 | E-mail

Stephanie Ward
Fiscal Support Services Assistant

Phone: (801) 538-7803 | E-mail

Mercedes Yuschak
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7744 | E-mail

 

Supporting Personnel Preparation

Kathy Webb
Supporting Personnel Preparation Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7688 | E-mail

Jennifer Mortensen
Personnel Preparation 

Phone: (801) 538-7982 | E-mail

Sydnee Seager
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (801) 538-7609 | E-mail

Ashley Hintze
Personnel Preparation

Phone: (801) 538-7753 | E-mail

Maria Hawley
Related Services 
Phone: (385) 295-7895 | E-mail

Elizabeth Payne
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (801) 538-7521 | E-mail

Susie Scherer
Personnel Preparation
Phone: (385) 295-7888 | E-mail

Casey Dupart
School Psychologist/Behavior Support
Phone: (801) 538-7804 | E-mail

TBD
Personnel Preparation
Phone: |E-mail

Bonnie Smith
APPEL-Special Education Program Manager II
Phone: (801) 538-7571 |E-mail

 

  

Instructional Support for Inclusive Practices

Lindsey Cunningham
Instructional Support for Inclusive Practices Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7806 | E-mail

Becky Unker
Specially Designed Instruction and Elementary Mathematics

Phone: (801) 538-7907 | E-mail

Brook Hatch
Secondary Mathematics
Phone: (801) 538-7630 | E-mail

Ellen Bailey
Elementary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7721 | E-mail

Marianne Farnsworth
Secondary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7574 | E-mail

Tanya Semerad
Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Phone: (801) 538-7726 | E-mail

Samantha Sego
Elementary Inclusion 
Phone: (801) 538-7902 | E-mail

Teresa Judd
Inclusion and Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Phone: (801) 538-7540 |E-mail

Kimberly Grimes
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7880 | E-mail

 

 

 

Program Support

LauraLee Gillespie
Program Support Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7866 | E-mail

Dana Archuleta
Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) and Program Support

Phone: (801) 538-7698 | E-mail

Janet Hanson
Program Support
Phone: (801) 538-7787 | E-mail 

Natalie Fisher
Program Support
Phone: (801) 538-7644 | E-mail

Chelsea Oaks
Preschool
Phone: (801) 538-7765 |  E-mail

Monica Lewis
Educational Benefit 
Phone: (801) 538-7767 | E-mail

Emily Nordfelt
Program Evaluation and Reporting
Phone: (801) 538-7757 | E-mail

Susie Estrada
School Improvement Program and Special Education Parent Specialist
Phone: (385) 295-7891 | E-mail

Yuriko Murakami
Technical Support

Phone: (801) 538-7705 | E-mail

Ellen McLaughlin
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7836 | E-mail

 

Supporting Improved Outcomes

Jennie DeFriez
Supporting Improved Student Outcomes Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7522 | E-mail

Crystal Emery
State Systemic Improvement (SSIP) and Postsecondary Transition for Students with Disabilities
Phone: (801) 538-7999 | E-mail

Deanna Taylor
Postsecondary Transition for Students with Disabilities
Phone: (801) 538-7775 | E-mail

Lavinia Gripentrog
Postsecondary Transition for Students with Disabilities
Phone: (801) 538-7645 | E-mail

Tracy Gooley
Assessments
Phone: (801) 538-7887 | E-mail

Jessica Wilhelm
Assessments
Phone: (801) 538-7565 |E-mail

Tabitha Pacheco
Public Information Officer
Phone: (801) 538-7981 | E-mail

Angela Toscano
Technical Writer and Editor
Phone: (801) 538-7968 | E-mail

Victoria Mankhong
Executive Secretary

Phone: (801) 538-7952 | E-mail