BEP Directors
Alabama
Deborah Myrick
BEP Director
Blind and Deaf Services Al. Dept. of Rehab. Services
602 S. Lawrence St.
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 293 7253 Phone
(334) 293-7379 Fax
deborah.myrick@rehab.alabama.gov
Alaska
Olivia Carr-Odom
BEP COORDINATOR
State of Alaska, DOLWD Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
3301 Eagle Street, Suite 302
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 269-7492 Phone
(907) 269-3632 Fax
Olivia.carr@alaska.gov
Arizona
Joyceline Elliot
Regional Program Manager
Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration
3425 E. Van Buren, #102
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 542-6289 Phone
(602) 250-8584 Fax
joycelineelliot@azdes.gov
Arkansas
Gustavo Manzanales
Administrator/Business & Technology
Division of Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501)682-0350 Phone
(501)682-0359 Fax
Gustavo.Manzanales@arkansas.gov
arcareered.org
California
Kelly Snow
Program Manager
Dept. of Rehabilitation
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 224-4023 Phone
(916) 558-5347 Fax
Kelly.Snow@dor.ca.gov
Colorado
John Adams
Business Enterprise Program Manager
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Colorado Department of Human Services
2211 West Evans Bldg B
Denver, CO 80223
(303) 923-0296 Phone
(303) 866-3419 Fax
john.w.adams@state.co.u
cdle.colorado.gov
Connecticut
Tyrell Sampson
BEP Supervisor
Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind
BESB, 184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 692-4263 Phone
(860) 602-4050 Fax
tyrell.sampson@ct.gov
Delaware
Rachel Hollen
Delaware Business Enterprise Program Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
1901 North Dupont Highway
Division for the Visually Impaired, Biggs Building
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9805 Phone
(302) 255-4441 Fax
rachel.hollen@delaware.gov
District of Columbia
Sharon Vaughan-Roach
Vending Facilities Program Manager DCRSVP
Department on Disability Services
250 E Street SW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 497-5052 Phone
(202) 442-8745 Fax
sharon.vaughan-roach@dc.gov
Florida
Bill Findley
Bureau Chief of Business Enterprise
FLDOE/Division of Blind Services
325 West Gaines Street
Room 1114, Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0343 Phone
(850) 245-0363 Fax
william.findley@dbs.fldoe.org
http://dbs.myflorida.com/
Georgia
Teresa Eggelston
Director
Business Enterprise Program
5238 Royal Woods Parkway
Suite 200
Tucker, GA 30084-3079
(770) 414-2684 Phone
(770) 724-6598 Fax
teresa.eggelston@gvs.gov
Guam
Kasinda Ludwig
VR Administrator - Acting
DISID - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
234 Archbishop FC Flores St. DNA Bldg.
Suite 602
Hagatna, GU 96910
(671) 475-5735/4200 Phone
(671) 475-4661 Fax
kasinda.ludwig@disid.guam.gov
Hawaii
Barney Higa
BEP Program Manager
Ho'opono Services for the Blind
1901 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 224-7748 Phone
(808) 586-4143 Fax
bhiga@dhs.hawaii.gov
www.hawaiivr.org/hoopono
Idaho
Justin Fish
BEP Supervisor
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
341 W Washington
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-3220 Phone
(208) 334-2963 Fax
jfish@icbvi.idaho.gov
Illinois
Matthew Miller
Interim BEP Administrator
Department for Children and Families Administration Building
555 S Kansas Ave. 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 66603
(785) 207-2352 Phone
matthew.miller@ks.gov
Indiana
Locket Phillips
BEP Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
402 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(877) 241-8144 Phone
Locket.Phillips@FSSA.in.gov
Iowa
Matt Nemmers
Business Enterprises Program (BEP) & Facilities Administrator
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
(515) 313-8516 Phone
(515) 281-1263 Fax
Matthew.Nemmers@blind.state.ia.us
https://blind.iowa.gov
Kansas
Matthew Miller
Interim BEP Administrator
Department for Children and Families Administration Building
555 S Kansas Ave. 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 207-2352 Phone
(785) 296-5718 Fax
matthew.miller@ks.gov
Kentucky
Corey Marcum
Director
Kentucky Business Enterprises
275 East Main Street, 2-EJ
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 782-3404 Phone
(502) 564-2951 Fax
Corey.Marcum@ky.gov
Louisiana
Neil Ellington
Randolph-Sheppard Program Manager
Louisiana Workforce Commission
1001 N 23rd St
Post Office Box 91297
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9297
(225) 219-2268 Phone
(225) 219-2942 Fax
rellington@lwc.la.gov
Maine
Diane Frigon
Administrator
Business Enterprise Program, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
45 Commerce Drive
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 446-8404 Phone
Diane.T.Frigon@Maine.gov
Maryland
Anna Kim
Maryland Business Enterprise Program Director
Office of Blindness and Vision Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9447 Phone
(410) 554-9455 Fax
Anna.Kim@Maryland.gov
www.dors.maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Laurie Houde Korajczyk
Program Supervisor, Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facilities Program
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
(857) 214-1332 Phone
(617) 626-7685 Fax
laurie.korajczyk@mass.gov
Michigan
Nick Rose
Acting Business Enterprise Program Manager (through August 2024)
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
201 N Washington
P O Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 388-6992 Phone
rosen3@michigan.gov
Minnesota
John Hulet
Business Enterprises Program Supervisor
Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota State Services for the Blind
2200 University Ave. W., Suite 240
Saint Paul, MN 55114
(651) 539-2284 Phone
(651) 642-0788 Fax
John.Hulet@state.mn.us
http://www.mnssb.org/
Mississippi
William Merchant
BEP Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 9727
Jackson, MS 39286-9727
(601) 853-5280 Phone
(601) 853-5288 Fax
wmerchant@mdrs.ms.gov
http://www.mdrs.state.ms.us/
Missouri
Melissa Anderson
BEP Supervisor
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
615 Howerton Court
P.O. Box 2320
Jefferson City, MO 65102-2320
(573) 751-4881 Phone
(573) 751-1281 Fax
Melissa.A.Anderson@dss.mo.gov
http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/
Montana
Jacob Kuntz
BEP Manager
Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services
Financial Dr. Ste B
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 890-5624 Phone
jkuntz3@mt.gov
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/detd/
Nebraska
Eric R. Buckwalter
NBE Supervisor
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Rd., Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 450-6526 Phone
(402) 471-3009 Fax
eric.r.buckwalter@nebraska.gov
http://www.ncbvi.ne.gov/
Nevada
Chris Mazza
Bureau Chief
Business Enterprises of Nevada
3016 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 201
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 486-8800 Phone
(702) 486-3038 Fax
camazza@detr.nv.gov
http://www.nvdetr.org/Rehab%20pages/blind%20services.htm
New Hampshire
Patricia Pelletier
NHBEP Coordinator
Services for Blind & Visually Impaired
21 South Fruit Street, Suite #20
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 419-0575 Phone
(603) 271-3816 Fax
Patricia.pelletier@doe.nh.gov
http://www.education.nh.gov/career/vocational/blind_visu.htm
New Jersey
Napoleon “Deacon” Truesdale
Manager Business Enterprise Program
NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 721
Trenton, NJ 08625
(732) 937-6388 Phone
(732) 418-3268 Fax
Napoleon.Truesdale@dhs.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html
New Mexico
Diana A. Martinez
Program Manager
Business Enterprise Program, NM Commission for the Blind
2200 Yale Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 383-2208 Phone
(505) 841-8850 Fax
dianaa.martinez@state.nm.us
http://www.state.nm.us/cftb
New York
Louise Werner
Assistant Commissioner
NYS Office of Children and Family Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
52 Washington St., South Bldg. 201
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 474-5516 Phone
(518) 486-5819 Fax
louise.werner@ocfs.ny.gov
www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cbvh/
North Carolina
Cynthia Speight
Director
NC Division of Services for the Blind
309 Ashe Ave - Fisher Building
2601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2601
(919) 527-6704 Phone
(919) 715-8769 Fax
cynthia.speight@dhhs.nc.gov
North Dakota
Patty Wanner
BEP Director
Vocational Rehabilitation
1237 West Divide, Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-8957 Phone
(701) 328-8969 Fax
pwanner@nd.gov
Northern Mariana Islands
Margarita R. Olopai-Taitano
Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 501521, Navy Hill, Bldg. N-2
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 322-6537/8 Phone
(670) 322-6536 Fax
http://www.ovrgov.net/
Ohio
Christine Hauck
BEP Director, BSVI
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)
150 East Campus View Blvd
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 312-1271 Phone
(614) 985-7981 Fax
christine.hauck@ood.ohio.gov
http://www.ood.ohio.gov/Core-Services/BSVI
Oklahoma
Christopher Brannaman
BEP Operations Coordinator
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI)
3325 N. Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma, OK 73105
(405) 523-4800 Phone
(405) 523-4821 Fax
cbrannaman@okdrs.gov
www.okdrs.gov
Oregon
Ron Stewart
Director of Business Enterprise
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(971) 673-1588 Phone
(503) 234-7468 Fax
ron.w.stewart@ocb.oregon.gov
http://www.oregon.gov/blind
Pennsylvania
Wes Runnels
Business Enterprise Program Director -Acting
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
651 Boas Street, Room 700
Harrisburg, PA 17121
(717) 783-3462 Phone
(717) 787-3210 Fax
jrunnels@pa.gov
Puerto Rico
Dr. Maria Gomez
BEP Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration PR
, PR 00919
(787) 727-0445 Phone
MariaGomezGarcia@vra.pr.gov
Rhode Island
Jennifer Fiske
RI BEP Director
Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 871-1145 Phone
(401) 222-2207 Fax
Jennifer.Fiske@ors.ri.gov
South Carolina
Ryan Skinner
Business Services Director
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Ave
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-8710 Phone
(803) 898-8662 Fax
ryan.skinner@sccb.sc.gov
South Dakota
Raymond Tracy
BEP Director
DHS - Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
E. HWY 34 - Hillsview Plaza
C/O 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4644 Phone
(605) 773-5483 Fax
Raymond.Tracy@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Raven A. Pulliam
BEP Director
Tennessee Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Langley Building, Suite 301
520 W. Summit Hill
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-594-5388 Phone
Raven.Pulliam@tn.gov
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/bvis-tn-business-enterprises.html
Texas
Cynthia Gonzalez
BET Director
Business Enterprises of Texas
4800 N Lamar Ste 111
Austin, TX 78756
(915) 201-8071 Phone
cynthia.gonzalez@twc.texas.gov
Utah
Donna Neri-Wells
BEP Director
Division of Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
250 N. 1950 W., Suite B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4385 Phone
(801) 323-4396 Fax
dneri@utah.gov
Vermont
Fred Jones
BEP Director
VT Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671
(802) 241-2210 Phone
(802) 241-2128 Fax
fred.jones@vermont.gov
Virginia
Xavier Trimiew
Business Enterprise Program Manager
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
399 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 262-7806 x1 Phone
(804) 371-3157 Fax
Xavier.Trimiew@dbvi.virginia.gov
Washington
Jim Hemmen
Business Enterprise Program Manager
Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
PO Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 725-3844 Phone
(360) 870-0911 Fax
Jim.Hemmen@dsb.wa.gov
www.dsb.wa.gov
West Virginia
Joshua Gabehart
Manager, Randolph Sheppard Program
WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
10 McJunkin Road
Nitro, WV 25143
(304) 760-7174 Phone
(304) 759-2274 Fax
Joshua.E.Gabehart@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Kathleen Enders
BEP Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Workforce Development
201 E Washington Ave G-100
Madison, WI 53707
(414) 750-0268 Phone
Kathleen.Enders@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Marion Cotterman
BEP Manager
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1100 Herschler Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6801 Phone
(307) 777-5939 Fax
mcotte@state.wy.us