Welcome to Special Education Service Agency (SESA). We provide assistance to Alaskan School Districts and early intervention programs serving students with low incidence disabilities. SESA is publicly funded by the State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development as well as by various federal and state grants, including the Mental Health Trust Authority.
Special Education Service Agency Board of Directors
(President)
PJ Ford Slack
(Vice President)
Taylor Gregg
(Treasurer)
Ernie Manzie
(Secretary)
Diane George
(Ex Officio)
Millie Ryan
Milton Cheemuk
Donald Enoch
Eric Gebhart
Dan Kaasa
Terese Kashi
Anchorage Location
3501 Denali St., Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-1300
Toll Free: 877-890-9269
Fax: 907-562-0545
TTY: 907-563-8284
sesa@sesa.org
Administrative Team
Patrick Pillai, Executive Director
ppillai@sesa.org 907-334-1305
Stephanie George, Programs Administrator
sgeorge@sesa.org 907-334-1333
Emily Berliner, Executive Assistant
eberliner@sesa.org 907-334-1345
Educational Specialists
Patricia McDaid, Education Specialist/Coordinator
pmcdaid@sesa.org 907-334-1334
Reyna Sigurdson, Education Specialist – Autism Impairment
rsigurdson@sesa.org 907-334-1317
Michelle Radin, Education Specialist – Dual Sensory Impairment/Hearing Impairment
mradin@sesa.org 907-334-1328
Brenda Jager, Education Specialist – Vision Impairment
bjager@sesa.org 907-334-1325
Andrea Story, Education Specialist – Vision Impairment
alstory@sesa.org 907-334-1339
Mary Aery, GAINS Consultant
maery@sesa.org 907-334-1337
Amanda Riste, Educational Transition Support Project Coordinator
ariste@sesa.org 907-334-1314
Abby Allan, Education Specialist – Hearing Impairment
aallan@sesa.org 907-334-1320
Jennifer Schroeder, Education Specialist – Multiple Disabilities
jschroeder@sesa.org 907-334-1336
Tara Maltby, Education Specialist - Multiple Disabilities/Autism Impairment
tmaltby@sesa.org 907-334-1313
Krista James, AARC Program Coordinator
kjames@sesa.org 907-334-1312
Lyon Johnson, Education Specialist – Emotional Disabilities
ljohnson@sesa.org 907-334-1329
Belinda LaFleur, Education Specialist – Emotional Disabilities
blafleur@sesa.org 907-334-1338
Meriah Cory, Education Specialist – Multiple Disabilities
mcory@sesa.org 907-334-1318
Support Staff
Kathy Dersham, Program Assistant
kdersham@sesa.org 907-334-1307
Pamela Campbell, Program Assistant
pcampbell@sesa.org 907-334-1341
Chanda Liv, Agency Operations Assistant
cliv@sesa.org 907-334-1342
Terra Swartzbacker, Program Assistant
tswartzbacker@sesa.org 907-334-1340
Idamarie Piccard, Mentorship Program
ipiccard@sesa.org 907-334-1354
Kristen Foggie, Administrative Assistant
kfoggie@sesa.org 907-334-1331
Anne Freitag, Librarian Specialist
afreitag@sesa.org 907-334-1301
Yuya Hisada, Educational Technologist
yhisada@sesa.org 907-334-1344