Office of Early Learning (OEL)
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| TITLE | NAME | EMAIL ADDRESS | PHONE # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Literacy | Thomas (Tad) Merritt | thomas.merritt@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2867 |
| Southeast Literacy | Candace Heath | candace.heath@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2865 |
| Northeast/Southeast Early Childhood | Karen Wood | karen.wood@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2752 |
| North Central Literacy | Jenni Wilkinson | jenni.wilkinson@dpi.nc.gov | 919-696-5501 |
| Sandhills Literacy | Donna Albaugh | donna.albaugh@dpi.nc.gov | 910-476-7218 |
| North Central/Sandhills Early Childhood | Holly Lee | holly.lee@dpi.nc.gov | 919-810-7036 |
| Southwest Literacy | Cameron Ammann | cameron.ammann@dpi.nc.gov | 704-562-5481 |
| Piedmont-Triad Literacy | Mary Derfel | mary.derfel@dpi.nc.gov | 336-255-4761 |
| Southwest/Piedmont-Triad Early Childhood | Sarah Morrison | sarah.morrison@dpi.nc.gov | 704-473-1737 |
| Northwest Literacy | Cynthia Barber | cynthia.barber@dpi.nc.gov | 336-406-0847 |
| Western Literacy | Kelly Pratt | kelly.pratt@dpi.nc.gov | 828-699-7083 |
| Northwest/Western Early Childhood | Carrie Bruns | carrie.allen@dpi.nc.gov | 828-713-2064 |
| Charter Schools | Leslie Simmons | leslie.simmons@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2876 |
| TITLE | NAME | EMAIL ADDRESS | PHONE # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Early Learning Director | Amy Rhyne | amy.rhyne@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2744 |
| Assistant Director of Early Learning | Dan Tetreault | dan.tetreault@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2749 |
| Assistant Director of Early Literacy | Kelley Bendheim | kelley.bendheim@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2866 |
| Charter/Business Coordinator | Tonia Parrish | tonia.parrish@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2864 |
| NC Head Start Collaboration Director | Macy Jones | macy.jones@dpi.nc.gov | 919-795-9473 |
| Communications Coordinator | Melissa Strickland | melissa.strickland@dpi.nc.gov | 252-578-9452 |
| Early Childhood Coordinator | Jessica Fitzgerald | jessica.fitzgerald@dpi.nc.gov | 828-514-9248 |
| TITLE | NAME | EMAIL ADDRESS | PHONE # |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Literacy Facilitator Piedmont-Triad | Shonette Lewis | shonette.lewis@dpi.nc.gov | 336-972-2518 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator North Central | Jessica Vaughan | jessica.l.vaughan@dpi.nc.gov | 781-248-7065 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Northwest | Rebecca Lindgren | rebecca.lindgren@dpi.nc.gov | 970-219-6207 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Western | Kristin Dillon | kristin.dillon@dpi.nc.gov | 828-206-0009 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Sandhills | Karen Koonce | karen.koonce@dpi.nc.gov | 910-237-9840 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Southwest | Lashon Lee | lashon.lee@dpi.nc.gov | 704-881-1509 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Southeast | Jennifer Havens | jennifer.havens@dpi.nc.gov | 910-352-8702 |
| NC Literacy Facilitator Northeast | TBD |