Division of Career Education

Contacts

Assistant Commissioner
    Administration and Accountability Services
    Community Education
    Finance

Adult Education and Employment Training Unit
    Adult Education and Literacy
    Employment Training
    GED Testing
    Veterans Education and Training

Career Education Unit
    Agricultural Education
    Business Education, Marketing and Cooperative Education
    Family and Consumer Sciences Education
    Guidance and Placement Services
    Industrial Education and Health Sciences
    Missouri Community Careers
    Special Needs and Missouri Option Program

Area Career Centers

Area Career Center Map

Community Colleges

Universities

Assistant Commissioner
Tom Quinn Interim 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
Mike Griggs Supervisor	Mike.Griggs@dese.mo.gov 573-526-4581
Starla Duncan Administrative Assistant	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
Jennifer Clemons Administrative Assistant	Jennifer.Clemons@dese.mo.gov 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
Christopher Young Supervisor	Christopher.Young@dese.mo.gov 573-751-8665
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
Industrial Education and Health Sciences
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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://clinton.k12.mo.us/ts.php Columbia Career Center Arden Boyer-Stephens Phone: 573-886-2610 Fax: 573-886-2904 E-mail: astephen@columbia.k12.mo.us Internet address: http://www.career-center.org Crowder College, Neosho Ken Rhuems Phone: 417-455-5596 Fax: 417-455-5668 E-mail: krhuems@crowder.edu Internet address: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://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: http://www.esacc.com/ Fort Osage Career & Technology Center Mike Pantleo Phone: 816-650-7180

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