Federal Programs Contacts

Ramona Coats, M.Ed., Assistant State Superintendent, Federal Programs

Office of Titles I, II, VI and X

2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 311
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
Office: (405) 521-2846
Fax: (405) 522-2067

• Gloria Bayouth, Ed.D., Executive Director, Titles I, II, VI and X
• Doris Marks, Assistant Director, Titles I, II, VI and X
• Donna Chisholm, Division Coordinator
• Corina Ene, Program Specialist
• Alice Byrd, Program Specialist
• Rex Wall, Program Specialist
• Vickie Stewart, Program Specialist
• Kristi Kretchmar, Program Specialist
• Kay Townsend, Fiscal Consultant
• Tina Dewey, Fiscal Consultant
• Bo Merritt, Grants Consultant
• Daniel Fryar, Grants Consultant
• Autumn Daves, Grants Consultant
• Denise Bethke, Claims Auditor
• B.J. Salsman, Claims Auditor
• Nora Neunlist, Claims Auditor
• Debbie Pham, Claims Auditor
• Debra Doyals, Claims Auditor
• Kathy Padilla, Claims Auditor
• Terri Bennett, Claims Auditor
• Melba Friend, Administrative Assistant
• Rose Carlson, Adminstrative Assistant

Bilingual/Migrant Education

2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 311
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
Office: (405) 521-3196
Fax: (405) 522-5236

• Melissa D. McGavock, Director, Bilingual/Migrant Education
• Becky Nixon, Program Specialist
• Laura Jester, Program Specialist

Child Nutrition

2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 310
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73105-4599
Office: (405) 521-3327
Fax: (405) 521-2239

• Joanie Hildenbrand, Executive Director, Child Nutrition
• Laura Meissner, Director of Finance
• Debbie Hamilton, Director of Training 
• Barbara Simmons, Director of Operations 
• Frances Lee, Coordinator 
• Donna Mattox, Coordinator, School Programs 
• Linda Wilkerson, Coordinator 
• Linda Wren, Coordinator, Summer Food Service Programs/Family Day Care Homes
• Judy Cowden-Smith, Claims Supervisor, Schools 
• Deborah Weatherford, Claims Supervisor, Child and Adult Care Food Program 
• Becky Gray, Administrative Assistant, Schools 
• Franza Schrader, Administrative Assistant, Summer Food Service Programs/Family Day Care Homes 
• Leigh Ann Rausch, Administrative Assistant, Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Patricia Beutler, Administrative Coordinator, Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan and Oklahoma Counties 
• Darren Blanchard, Administrative Coordinator, Creek and Tulsa Counties 
• Jeri Buchanan, Administrative Coordinator, Beckham, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Tillman and Washita Counties 
• Alberta Burgess, Administrative Coordinator, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers and Wagoner Counties 
• Pat Gower, Administrative Coordinator, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee and Okmulgee Counties 
• Shelly Fox, Administrative Coordinator, Cleveland and Oklahoma Counties 
• Karen John, Administrative Coordinator, Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall and Stephens Counties 
• Carrie Lockhart, Administrative Coordinator, Atoka, Choctaw, LeFlore, McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties 
• Kendra Merveldt, Administrative Coordinator, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie Counties 
• Nancy McCullough, Administrative Coordinator, Caddo, Comanche, Grady and McClain Counties 
• Kristen Miller, Administrative Coordinator, Kay, Lincoln, Noble, Osage, Pawnee and Payne Counties 
• Dianne Patterson, Administrative Coordinator, Adair, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg and Sequoyah Counties 
• Denise Smith, Administrative Coordinator, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Murray, Okfuskee, Pontotoc and Seminole Counties 
• Jennifer Weber, Administrative Coordinator, Canadian and Oklahoma Counties 
• Fondi Wesevich, Administrative Coordinator, Nowata, Tulsa and Washington Counties 
• Denise Wieland, Administrative Coordinator, Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Major, Texas, Woods and Woodward Counties