Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program
The Rape Prevention and Education Program operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S. territories. View profile information for each grantee below.
Contact information for state and territorial sexual violence prevention coalitions is available through the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
State
Alabama
Adrinda C. Carter, MPH
Program Manager, Rape Prevention Education
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower, Suite 960K-2-1
Monroe Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5565
Fax: (334) 206-0343
Email: adrinda.carter@adph.state.al.us
Alaska
Molly Rosier
Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
3601 C St., Suite 322
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: (907) 269-3466
Fax: (907) 269-3465
Email: mollie.rosier@alaska.gov
Arizona
Diana Lee
Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
Program Manager
Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 320
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-3242
Phone: (602) 542-7343
Fax: (602) 364-1494
Email: diana.lee@azdhs.gov
Arkansas
Joe Martin (acting)
Injury & Violence Prevention Section Chief
Arkansas Department of Health
Injury & Violence Prevention
4815 W. Markham St. Slot #10
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 501-671-0707
Mobile: 501-258-3326
Fax: 501-682-0427
Email: joe.martin@arkansas.gov
California
Francisco J. Michel, M.A.
Rape Prevention & Education Program Coordinator
Violence Prevention Unit
Safe and Active Communities Branch
California Department of Public Health
Phone: 916-449-5832
Email: francisco.michel@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado
Tomei Kuehl
Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692 2049
Fax: (303) 691-7901
Email: tomei.kuehl@state.co.us
Connecticut
Lindsey Kelley
Sexual Violence Prevention Program Coordinator
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 340308, MS#11 HLS
Hartford, Connecticut 06134-0308
Phone: 860 509-7834
Fax: 860-509-7855
Email: Lindsey.Kelly@ct.gov
Delaware
Karen McGloughlin
DHSS Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware 19901-4523
Phone: 302-744-1009
Fax: 302-739-2547
Email: Karen.McGloughlin@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Vinetta Freeman
Program Manager, Early Childhood Division
Family Health Bureau
Community Health Administration
District of Columbia Department of Health
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-9354
Fax: (202) 442-4947
Email: vinetta.freeman@dc.gov
Florida
Elvira Hanson
Acting Program Administrator, Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Florida Department of Health
Division of Community Health Promotion
Bureau of Family Health Services
Prevention Services and Quality Management Section
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A-13
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1721
Phone: (850) 245-4485
Email: Elvira.Hanson@flhealth.gov
Georgia
Mosi Bayo, M.Ed.
Program Manager
Sexual Violence & School Health
Chronic Disease Prevention Section
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, 16h Floor, Suite 16-304
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-657-6607
Fax: 404-657-4338
Email: Mosi.Bayo@dph.ga.gov
Hawaii
Joanne Higashi, LCSW
RPE Program Director
Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Maternal & Child Health Branch
Hawaii Dept. of Health
741-A Sunset Ave, Room 205
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: 808-733-9038
Fax: 808-733-0978
Email: joanne.higashi@doh.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Kathleen Palmer, Health Program Manager
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Bureau of Health Promotion
450 West State Street, 6th Floor
Boise, Idaho 83720 0036
Phone: 208-334 4970
Fax: 208-334 6573
Email: kathleen.palmer@dhw.idaho.gov
FedEx: 450 W State Street, 6th Fl.
Boise, Idaho 83720 0036
Illinois
Rhonda Clancy
RPE Program Manager
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: 217-782-3300
Fax: 217-782-1235
TTY: 800-537-0466
Email: Rhonda.Clancy@illinois.gov
Indiana
Terri L. Lee, MPH
Violence Prevention Program Director
Division of Women’s Health
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-3021
Phone: 317-2330-7056
Fax: 317-233-8199
Email: TLww1@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
Tiffany Conroy, MSW, LISW
RPE Program Director/Community Health Consultant
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 242-6514
Fax: (515) 281-4535
E-mail: tiffany.conroy@idph.iowa.gov
Kansas
Laurie Hart, LMSW
Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Health Promotion
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 230
Topeka KS, 6661
Phone: 785-296-8476
Fax: 785-296-8645
E-mail: Laurie.Hart@ks.gov
Kentucky
Benita Decker (Primary)
Adolescent Health Initiatives Coordinator
Div. of Women’s Health
East Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3236 x 4031
Email: Benita.Decker@ky.gov
David Gutierrez, LCSW
Branch Manager
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
Family Violence Prevention Branch
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Phone: (502)564-9433 x 3576
Fax: (502)564-4653
Email: David.Gutierrez@ky.gov
Louisiana
Karen Rush-Webb
RPE Coordinator
Office of Public Health
Maternal and Child Health Program
1450 Poydras Street, Room 2040B
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: 504-568-3513
Fax: 504-568-3503
E-mail: Karen.Webb@LA.gov
Maine
Heather Tyler, LSW
Violence Prevention Program Manager
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-7919
Cell: (207) 624-7970
Email: heather.tyler@maine.gov
Maryland
Erin Boguski, MS
Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator
Rape & Sexual Assault Prevention Program
Center for Injury and Sexual Assault Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-2866
Email: erin.boguski@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Mark Bergeron-Naper
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, Fourth Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108 4619
Phone: (617) 624-5465
Fax: (617) 624-5075
Email: mark.bergeron-naper@state.ma.us
Michigan
Jessica Grzywacz MDCH
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: (517) 335-8627
Fax: (517) 335-9669
Email: GrzywaczJ@michigan.gov
Fed Ex: Washington Square Bldg-8th Flr
109 W. Michigan Ave
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Minnesota
Mark Kinde
Program Director
Injury and Violence Prevention Unit Leader
Golden Rule Building
85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 220
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Phone: (651) 201-5447
Fax: (651) 201-5800
Email: mark.kinde@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Shirley Pandolfi, MPH
Division Director, Office Against Interpersonal Violence
Mississippi State Department of Health
715 S. Pear Orchard Rd. Suite 102
Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157
Phone: (601) 206-1553
Email: Shirley.pandolfi@msdh.ms.gov
Missouri
Sarah Ehrhard Reíd, MSW
Program Coordinator
Office on Women’s Health
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Srvcs
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Phone: (573) 522-2833
Fax: (573) 522-3023
Email: Sarah.EhrhardReid@health.mo.gov
Karen Kliethermes
Deputy Chief
PI: Karen Kliethermes
Email: Karen.Kliethermes@health.mo.gov
Montana
Miriam Naiman-Sessions, PhD
Women’s and Men’s Health Section Supervisor
Family and Community Health Bureau
Public Health and Safety Division
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
1400 Broadway Cogswell Building
Helena, Montana 59620
Phone: (406) 444-0983
Fax: (406) 444-2750
Email: msessions@mt.gov
Nebraska
Peg Ogea-Ginsburg
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-3490
Fax: 402-471-6446
Email: peg.ogeaginsburg@nebraska.gov
Fed Ex: 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5044
Nevada
Debi Duchesne
Rape Prevention Education Program
Nevada State Health Division
4150 Technology Way, Suite 210
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: 775-684-4263
Fax: 775-684-5998
Email: dduchesne@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
JoAnne Miles Holmes, MPH
Injury Prevention Program Manager
NH Division of Public Health Services
Maternal and Child Health Section
29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-5384
Email: JoAnne.MilesHolmes@dhhs.nh.gov
New Jersey
Alison M. Zambrzycki, MA
Program Administrator
Office on the Prevention of Violence Against Women
Division on Women
Department of Children and Families
50 East State Street – 7th Floor
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7248
Email: Alison.Zambrzycki@dcf.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Heather D. Frankland
Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator
Office of Injury Prevention| DOH ERD/IBEB
1190 St. Francis Drive|Room N1104
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 827-2725
Email: Heather.Frankland@state.nm.us
New York
Ann-Margret Foley, Director of Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Bureau of Women, Infant and Adolescent Health
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower Bldg, Room 821, ESP
Albany, New York 12237
Phone: (518) 474-3668
Email: Ann-Margret.Foley@health.ny.gov
North Carolina
Glorina Stallworth
RPE Program Manager
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
Division of Public Health
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915
Phone: (919) 707-5426
Fax: (919) 870-4803
Email: glorina.stallworth@dhhs.nc.gov
Fed Ex: 5505 Six Forks Rd, Bldg. 1, 3rd Floor, Room A-3
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-3809
North Dakota
Mallory Sattler
Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Program Coord.
ND Department of Health
600 East Blvd. Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4562
Fax: 701-328-1412
Email: mlsattler@nd.gov
Ohio
Debra Seltzer
Rape Prevention & Education Coordinator
Women’s Health Section
Ohio Department of Health
246 N High Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 728-2176
Fax: (614) 644-7740
Email: Debra.seltzer@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Brandi Woods-Littlejohn
Administrative Program Manager
Violence Prevention Programs
Injury Prevention Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1207
Phone: (405) 271-3430 ext 56461
Email:
Michelle Stansell
Administrative Program Manager
Violence Prevention Programs
Injury Prevention Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1207
Phone: (405) 271-3430 ext 56461
Email: michellexs@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Julie McFarlane
Women’s Health Program Manager
Office of Family Health
Department of Human Services, State of Oregon
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 850
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: (971) 673-0365
Fax: (971) 673-0371
Email: Julie.M.McFarlane@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Beth Zakutney
Program Administrator
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Violence and Injury Prevention
625 Forster Street
Rm 1008, H & W Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0701
Phone: (717) 787-5900
Fax: (717) 783-5498
Email: bzakutney@state.pa
Rhode Island
Jeffrey Hill, MS
Acting Program Manager
Violence and Injury Prevention Program
Youth Suicide Prevention Project Coordinator
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-7627
Email: jeffrey.hill@health.ri.gov
South Carolina
Jane W. Key
SV Coordinator
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: (803) 898-0577
Fax: (803) 898-2065
Email: keyjw@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota
Emily Johnson, RN
Family Planning Nurse Consultant
RPE Director
Family Planning Program/Rape Prevention
Office of Child & Family Services
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Street
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Phone: (605) 773-4476
Fax: (866) 579-8246
Email: Emily.Johnson@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Amber Jackson, SRAS
Director, Rape and Violence Prevention Program
Tennessee Department of Health
Division of Family Health and Wellness
Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: (615) 532-7768
Fax: (615) 532-8478
Email: Amber.Jackson@tn.gov
Texas
Peggy Helton
Primary Prevention Program Coordinator
Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services
Crime Victim Services Division
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Phone: (512) 936-1423
Email: peggy.helton@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Carol Harvey
State Adolescent Health Coordinator
Office of Title V & Family Health
Texas Dept. of State Health Services
Phone: (512) 776-6965
Email: Carol.harvey@dshs.state.tx.us
Utah
Teresa Brechlin
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142106
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2106
Phone: (801) 538-6888
Fax: (801) 538-9134
Email: tbrechlin@utah.gov
FedEx: 288 N. 1460 West Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Vermont
Kim Swartz, MHSc
Director, Preventive Reproductive Health
Vermont Department of Health
Division of Maternal and Child Health
108 Cherry St.
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, Vermont 05402
Phone: (802) 951-0007
Email: kimberly.swartz@vermont.gov
Virginia
Heather Board
Injury, Violence & Tobacco Prevention Programs Manager
Division of Prevention and Health Promotion
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. 9th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7738
Fax: (804) 864-7748
Email: Heather.Board@vdh.virginia.gov
Minnesota
Mark Kinde
Program Director
Injury and Violence Prevention Unit Leader
Golden Rule Building
85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 220
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Phone: (651) 201-5447
Fax: (651) 201-5800
Email: mark.kinde@state.mn.us
Washington
Kirstin McFarland
Washington State Department of Health
PO Box 47853
Olympia, Washington 98504-7853
Phone: (360) 236-2859
Email: Kirstin.mcfarland@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
Dr. Sarah Sanders, PhD
WV Violence and Injury Prevention
Program Director
Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3715
Phone: (304) 558-5388
Email: sarah.sanders@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Katie Gillespie, RN, BSN
Women’s Health Nurse Consultant
Bureau of Community Health Promotion/Division of Public Health
1 West Wilson Street, Rm 233
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608)266-1538
Fax: (608)267-3824
Email: kate.gillespie@wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Shelly L. Barth, BSN, RN
Youth and Young Adult Health Program Manager
Maternal and Child Health Unit
Public Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Rd. Suite 420
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: (307) 777-8225
Email: shelly.barth@wyo.gov
U.S. Territorial Profiles
Commonweath of the Northern Mariana Islands
Daniel R. Suel
Dept. of Fire and EMS Division of Grants and EMS
P.O. Box 7068 SVRB
Saipan MP, 96950
Phone: (670) 664-9137
Email: drsuel@dfems.gov.mp
Guam
Roselie V. Zabala
RPE Coordinator
Department of Public Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 2816
Hagatna, Guam 96932
Phone: 671-735-7174
Fax: 671-734-2066
Email: roselie.zabala@dphss.guam.gov
Fed Ex: Rm 232, Central Public Health
Bldg. 123 Chalan Kareta & Rt. 10
Mangilao, Guam 96923
Puerto Rico
Rebecca Ward, Director
Centro de Ayuda a Victimas de Violación
(Rape Victims Support Center)
Puerto Rico Department of Health
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8184
Phone: (787) 765-2285
Fax: (787) 765-7840
Email: mrward@salud.gov.pr
Fed Ex: 1058 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Third floor, Suite 302
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00927-5008
US Virgin Islands
Kathleen Arnold-Lewis
Director
US Virgin Islands Chronic Disease
Prev. Program
3500 Estate Richmond
Christiansted, St. Croix
US Virgin Islands 00820-4370
Phone: (340) 773-1311 Ext 3100
Fax: (340) 692-9505
Email: Kathleen.Arnold-Lewis@usvi-doh.org
- Page last reviewed: September 18, 2017
- Page last updated: September 18, 2017
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