State Contact People

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Alabama

Larry Hooks
Senior Probation Officer, Jefferson County Family Court
hooksl@jcc.co.jefferson.al.us

Arizona

Sherri Chessen (Phoenix)
Children's Book Author 
gorp2@earthlink.net
1-888-SAY-GORP

Gail Leland (Tucson)
Homicide Survivors
GAILLELAND@aol.com
520-740-5729

Arkansas

Viki Teague
vikididit@conwaycorp.net
501-327-1223
www.conwayschild.org

California

Bev Douglas (San Diego)
Intervention Specialist
bdougla1@mail.sandi.net

Evaristo Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Student
juniorVasquez00@hotmail.com

Canada

Roxanne Dhanpaul 
Student
sugakane@hotmail.com

Colorado

Don Davidson
Teacher
dond@d20.co.edu
Phone: 719-598-3127
Home Phone: 719-593-5934
Fax: 719-265-8210

Connecticut

Sue McCalley
Connecticut Collaborative for Education Against Gun Violence
203-637-3749

Florida

Linda Torres (Central Florida)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida
ltorres@bgccf.org

Diane Landsberg (Miami)
The Non-Violence Project
yinyang621@hotmail.com
305-358-6643

Georgia

Karon Park (Atlanta)
Georgians Against Gun Violence
KaronPark@aol.com

Hawaii

Jason Yoon
Hawaii State Student Council, Student Safety Committee
cocomon@hawaii.rr.com
808-741-9103

Idaho

Tracy Osburn (Sun Valley Area)
Teacher
josburn@micron.net

Illinois

Connie Perusich (Chicago)
Investigator, Chicago Police Department
312-747-5595

Al Rider (Chicago)
Chief of Community Affairs, Office of the Cook County Public Defender
(312) 603-8389.

Indiana

Patricia Williams (Central & East)
Gun Responsibility In Every Family of Indiana
chicknpat@aol.com

Terri Rae Bigheart (Northwest)
IASC District 1 Advisor
Golfie@aol.com

Kansas

Jennifer Woodward 
jennifer@terraworld.net

Kentucky

Carrol Callebs
Teacher
ccallebs@fayette.k12.ky.us

Massachusetts

Debra Garceau
dgar987@aol.com
508-883-9529

Michigan

Elisabeth Davis
Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence
edavis@mppgv.org
Phone: 517-332-4299
Fax: 517-332-4392
www.mppgv.org

Vince Villegas
Student Spokesperson
Students Against Firearm Endangerment
vmiester@aol.com

Mississippi

Lee Ann Whitley
Teacher
lawhitley@aol.com

Missouri

Dr. Marvin Beckerman (St. Louis)
Missourians Against Handgun Violence
Work: 314-516-6821
Home: 314-567-3048
Marvin_Beckerman@umsl.edu

Frieda Bernstein (St. Louis)
Missourians Against Handgun Violence
Phone: 314-997-6301
Fax: 314-997-1460

Nebraska

Heather Burwell
Educator
heather200@aol.com
402-896-1923

New Jersey

Barbara Muller-Ackerman
Elementary Counselor
American School Counselor Association Liason
BarbMAcker@aol.com

New Mexico

Ray Wilkinson
(505)-891-9656 or (702) 521-8279
rwilkinson_us@yahoo.com
FAX (702) 639-4445

New York

Dr. Enid Margolies (New York)
Director of Educational Safety, Development and Support for NYC
212-979-3316

North Carolina

Joey Johnson 
Student
sanfordnational@netscape.net

Ohio

Ms. Toby Hoover
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
Peace4all2@yahoo.com
Phone and Fax: 419-872-6442

Oklahoma

Jennifer Woodward (Northeastern)
jennifer@terraworld.net

Pennsylvania

Bill Sebastian (Pittsburgh)
District Board of Directors for Allegheny County
wseb@aol.com

Rhode Island

Lisa Pavoni
lpa613@aol.com
Phone: 401-766-3111
Fax: 401-762-2126

Tennessee

Donnie Cantwell
Hope Foundation
d.cantwell@mailcity.com
423-583-3524

Texas

Kristina Woods (Houston)
Texans Against Gun Violence Educational Fund
snake144@flash.net

Norma Lacey
US Attorney's Office - Southern Texas District Norma.Lacey@usdoj.gov
713-567-9388

Joyce Strickland (Dallas)
Mothers Against Teen Violence
matv214@aol.com

Utah

Verne Larsen
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
vlarsen@usoe.k12.ut.us

Virginia

Alice Mountjoy
Virginians Against Handgun Violence 
Phone: 757-622-1238
Fax: 757-622-3953
www.vahv.org

Washington

Kari Connor (Seattle)
Mothers Against Violence in America
maviausa@aol.com
1-800-897-7697
www.mavia.org

West Virginia

Doris McGillick
slinkybink@aol.com

Wisconsin

Olusegun Sijuwade
olupeacelab@hotmail.com
www.peacelab.com