State Offices
Our state offices are located across the nation to provide technical assistance and support to program sponsors, answer questions about the apprenticeship model, guide partners on each phase of developing a program, connect business to training providers, and advise partners on available funding sources to support apprenticeships.
Alaska
John Hakala, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Alabama
Josh Laney, Ed.S., Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Arkansas
Randy L. Prather, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Arizona
William Higgins, State Apprentice Program Coordinator
State Apprenticeship Agency
California
Douglas Howell, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
California
Eric Rood, Chief Division of Apprenticeship Standards
State Apprenticeship Agency
California
Aaron Wall, Deputy Regional Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Colorado
Cynthia McLain, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Connecticut
Todd Berch, Apprenticeship Program Manager
State Apprenticeship Agency
District of Columbia
Lewis Brown, Program Manager
State Apprenticeship Agency
District of Columbia
Hughes McLean, Apprenticeship Training Representative
Office of Apprenticeship
Delaware
Jazelle Plummer, Apprenticeship & Training Manager
State Apprenticeship Agency
Florida
Kathleen Taylor, Bureau Chief, Florida Department of Education
State Apprenticeship Agency
Georgia
Charles Chambers, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Guam
Phyllis Topasna, Program Coordinator
State Apprenticeship Agency
Hawaii
Jarrett Yip, Apprenticeship Program Officer
State Apprenticeship Agency
Iowa
Greer Sisson, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Idaho
Robert Snyder, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Illinois
Kimberly Jones, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Indiana
John Delgado, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Kansas
Chastity Troxel, Apprenticeship Coordinator
State Apprenticeship Agency
Kentucky
Michelle DeJohn, Deputy Exceutive Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Louisiana
Joseph Hollins, Director of Apprenticeship
State Apprenticeship Agency
Massachusetts
Patrick Mitchell, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Maryland
Chris MacLarion, Program Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Maine
Joan Dolan, Director of Apprenticeship
State Apprenticeship Agency
Michigan
Russell Davis, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Minnesota
John Aiken, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Missouri
Debra Cremeens-Risinger, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Mississippi
Brenda L. Myers, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Montana
James Reardon, State Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
North Carolina
Kathryn P. Castelloes, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
North Dakota
Barry Dutton, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Nebraska
James Wightman, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
New Hampshire
Lauren Smith, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
New Jersey
Michael Blatt, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
New Mexico
Katrina Vigil, State Apprenticeship Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Nevada
Richard J. Williams, State Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Nevada
Douglas Howell, Multi-State Navigator
Office of Apprenticeship
New York
Chris Pinheiro, State Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Ohio
Georgianna Lowe, Field Office Supervisor
State Apprenticeship Agency
Oklahoma
Robert "Bob" Couse, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Oregon
Lisa Ransom, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Pennsylvania
Tara Loew, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Puerto Rico
Christine Carreras, Senior Apprenticeship Consultant
State Apprenticeship Agency
Rhode Island
Beth Ashman, Apprenticeship Systems Manager
State Apprenticeship Agency
Rhode Island
Sherri Scalzo, Supervisor of Apprenticeship & Training
State Apprenticeship Agency
South Carolina
Charles Vaughan, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
South Dakota
John Bolger, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Tennessee
Mike Nelson, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Texas
Lee Price, Texas State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Utah
Patsy "Pat" Miller, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Virginia
Trish Morrison, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Virgin Islands
Shenika Sebastien, State Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Vermont
Hugh Bradshaw, Assistant Director of Workforce Development
State Apprenticeship Agency
Washington
Jody Robbins, Director
State Apprenticeship Agency
Wisconsin
Liz Pusch, RA Section Chief
State Apprenticeship Agency
West Virginia
Kenneth Milnes, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship
Wyoming
Michael Broad, State Director
Office of Apprenticeship