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Office of Early Childhood Staff List

Staff members of the Office of Early Childhood are housed in Lincoln, at the Nebraska State Office Building, and in Omaha at the Early Childhood Training Center, in the Educational Service Unit #3 building.

Nebraska Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 98987
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471- 3184
Fax: 402-471-0117

Nebraska Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood/
Early Childhood Training Center
6949 S. 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128-5722
Phone: 402-557-6880; 1-800-892-4453
Fax: 402-557-6890

Staff List

Melody Hobson	Administrator melody.hobson@nebraska.gov	402-471-0263
Laurie Basile	Media and Information Services Coordinator laurie.basile@nebraska.gov	402-557-6888
Amy Bornemeier	School Readiness Coordinator amy.bornemeier@nebraska.gov	402-471-0348
Susan Dahm	Program Associate susan.dahm@nebraska.gov	402-471-8204
Shannon Fowler	Early Childhood Data Specialist shannon.fowler@nebraska.gov	402-471-1860
Meleah Gamvroudis	Office Associate meleah.gamvroudis@nebraska.gov	402-557-6882
Tammi Hicken	Office Associate tammi.hicken@nebraska.gov	402-471-3184
Dena Johnson	Program Associate Child Care Resource and Referral dena.johnson@nebraska.gov	402-557-6886
Eleanor Kirkland	Head Start Early Childhood Systems Director eleanor.kirkland@nebraska.gov	402-471-3501
Diane Kvasnicka	Early Childhood Education Specialist diane.kvasnicka@nebraska.gov	402-471-0951
Jessica La Chere	Information Specialist jessica.lachere@nebraska.gov	402-557-6889
Joan Luebbers	Early Childhood Special Education Specialist joan.luebbers@nebraska.gov	402-471-2463
Linda Meyers	Early Childhood Education Specialist linda.meyers@nebraska.gov	402-471-2980
Martha Nash	Training Coordinator martha.nash@nebraska.gov	402-557-6892
Mary Beth Pistillo	Training Coordinator marybeth.pistillo@nebraska.gov	402-557-8693
Terry Rohren	Career Development Coordinator terry.rohren@nebraska.gov	402-557-6894
Rita Sanchez	Program Associate, Media Center rita.sanchez@nebraska.gov	402-557-6884
Kim Schamp	Office Associate, Administrative Assistant kim.schamp@nebraska.gov	402-557-6881
Jan Thelen	Early Childhood Special Education Specialist jan.thelen@nebraska.gov	402-471-4319
Deb Walls	Office Associate deb.walls@nebraska.gov	402-557-6893