State Coordinators
VOR has advocates for people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. Our State Coordinators help coordinate VOR's grassroots advocacy, and provide individual advocacy assistance to families in need in many states. Names and contact information for our State Coordinators follow.
ALABAMA
David McRae
8629 Shady Acres Dr.
Morris, AL 35116
205-680-3305
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ARIZONA
Robert Greene
7570 East Speedway, #332
Tucson, AZ 85710-8818
520-721-0254
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ARKANSAS
Darrell Pickney
204 NE 2nd St
Hoxie, AR 72433
(870) 974-2152
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No. CALIFORNIA
Helen Hawkins
3103 Clarkson Drive
Rocklin, CA 95765-5083
916-435-0412 phone and fax
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So. CALIFORNIA
Otilia "Tilly" Gonzales
6612 Crescent Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90620
714-995-7619
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CONNECTICUT
Robert Wood (Bob)
580 Long Hill Ave.
Wesley Heights, Cottage 305
Shelton, CT 06484-4803
203-225-0339 home
203-339-2159 cell
781-459-6198 Fax
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FLORIDA
Edward & Virginia Carraway
95294 Twin Oaks Ln
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-277-6666 home FL
866-429-6223 Toll Free Anywhere
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GEORGIA
Ann Knighton
P.O. Box 10005
Augusta, GA 30903
706-993-6329 cell
706-842-1916 or 1912 office
706-842-1917 work fax
ILLINOIS
Rita Burke
278 Poplar Camp Rd.
Makanda, IL 62958
618-457-4335 hn
618-559-1790 cell
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ILLINOIS
Wayne T. Ryerson
8649 Carey Ave
River Grove, IL 60171
Home: (708) 453-2824
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ILLINOIS
Eleanor Newmister
113 Marie Way
Normal, IL 61761
309-664-1175 home
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IOWA
Sybil Finken
24640 Jasmin Lane
Glenwood, IA 51534
712-527-3334
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KANSAS
Bill McGuire, Sr.
19430 Hardy St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
913-681-3780
KENTUCKY
James West
1010 Guenevere Court
Louisville, KY 40222
502-426-4682
LOUISIANA
Mary Kay Cowen
Waldo Brothers, Inc.
721 Papworth Avenue, Suite 207
Metairie, LA   70005
phone:  504-834-8456
fax:  504-832-0125
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MAINE
Darla S. Chafin
24 Blaine Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
207-622-4617 home
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MARYLAND
Mark E. Engberg
28228 Riverside Drive,
Salisbury, MD 21801
410-546-1087 home
410-546-0911 work
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MASSACHUSETTS - EAST
George Mavridis
202 Brooksby Village Dr.
Unit 308
Peabody, MA 01960 - 8517
978-535-4322 home phone/fax
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MASSACHUSETTS -- WEST
Ed & Gail Orzechowski
4 Caroline Circle
Palmer, MA 01069
413-283-6012 home
413-262-5875 cell
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MICHIGAN
Joyce Joranko
2215 Wellington Rd.
Lansing, MI 48910
517-485-6425
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MINNESOTA
Alfred Wolfram
2527 Charles St. N
No. St. Paul, MN 55109
651-748-9095 home
651-748-8119 work
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MISSOURI
Mary A. Vitale, President, Parents Association, Bellefontaine Habilitation Center
1335 Redbird Drive
Florissant MO 63031
314-831-5662 home
314-994-3300  ext 3700 work
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Ron Wehmeyer, President, Parents Association,  Higginsville Habilitation Center
266 Bronco Lane
Gravois Mills, MO 65037
573-374-7363
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NEBRASKA
Patricia Crawford
14730 Elison Ave.
Omaha, NE 68116
402-991-7527
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NEW JERSEY
Cindy Bartman
16 Scott St
Waldwick, NJ 07463
201-444-0855 home
201-819-6996 cell
201-445-1600 x 137 work
201-445-5343 fax
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NEW YORK
Hugo and Cristy Dwyer
72 Carmine Street,
Rear Duplex
New York, NY 10014
212-929-4197
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NEVADA
David F. Swain, Jr.
947 Chip Creek Court
Minden, NV 89423
775-267-0870 office/fax
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NORTH CAROLINA
William Ryerson
1954 Waterford Village Dr.
Clemmons, NC 27012
336-765-6763 home
703-620-4846 cell
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Wilda E. Brown
15956 U S 221 N
Marion, NC 28752
Home:     (828) 756-7394 (*)
Work Fax: (828) 756-7604
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NORTH DAKOTA
Julie Huso
VOR Executive Director
3605 W. Ralph Rogers Rd., #106
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
605-370-4652 cell
605-271-0445 fax
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OKLAHOMA
Bill and Mary Jane Burruss
732 N.W. 87th
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
405-848-3121 home
405-820-3265
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OREGON
Sid Stuller
16825 S.W. Riviera Dr.
King City, OR 97224
503-639-8950 ph/fax
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OHIO
Ms. Tawny S. Gregg
3805 Old Wheeling Rd
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-453-4737 home
PENNSYLVANIA
Polly Spare
The Manor at York Town
2010 York Rd., Apt. 209
Jamison, PA 18929
215-491-9165
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Bertin Springstead
95 Locust Trail
Newville, PA 17241
717-776-8496 phone/ fax
717-385-3250 cell
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Julie Huso
VOR Executive Director
3605 W. Ralph Rogers Rd., #106
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
605-370-4652 cell
605-271-0445 fax
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Tamie Hopp
VOR Director of Government Relations & Advocacy
P.O. Box 1208
Rapid City, SD 57709
605-399-1624 direct
605-399-1631 fax
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Marian Dunlap
259 Marabou Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-791-1707
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TEXAS
Nancy Ward
4441 Cartagena Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76133
817-292-0122
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(Denton)
Suzanne Perkins
2422 Rountree Dr
Abilene, TX 79601-2031
325-673-1844
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(Abilene)
TENNESSEE
Carolyn Cowans
1380 South Avenue
Memphis, TN 38106
901-775-3484
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UTAH
Sherilyn Kent
Mental Retardation Association of Utah (MRAU)
895 N 900 E
American Fork, UT 84003
801-763-4008 work
801-763-4214 fax
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VIRGINIA
Jane Anthony
2055 Wethersfield Ct.
Reston, VA 20191-3628
703-860-8652 home
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WASHINGTON
Terri Anderson
22639 NE 192nd Ct.
Woodinville, WA 98077
425-788-4529 phone
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WISCONSIN
Kevin and Becky Underwood
669 McCarthy Drive, North
Hartford, WI 53027
920-474-4201 phone
920-474-4129 fax
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WYOMING
Connie Howard
135 Popo Agie St, Apt #5
Lander, WY 82505
Home: (307) 335-8430
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