About SESA and contact information

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.

Addresses and contact information

Special Education Service Agency Board of Directors

P.J. Ford Slack (President)
Taylor Greg (Vice President)
Eric Gebhart (Treasurer)
Diane George (Secretary)
Millie Ryan (Ex Officio)
Milton Cheemuk
Donald Enoch
Ernie Manzie
Tonja Updike

Anchorage Location

3501 Denali St., Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-1300
Fax: 907-562-0545
TTY: 907-563-8284
sesa@sesa.org

Fairbanks Location

542 4th Ave., Suite 207, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-456-2600
Fax: 907-456-2618
FAI_aarc@sesa.org

Jacqueline D'Auria, AARC Outreach Consultant
jdauria@sesa.org 907-456-2600

Viletta Knight, Fairbanks Office Assistant
vknight@sesa.org 907-456-2600

Administrative Staff

Patrick Pillai, Executive Director
ppillai@sesa.org 907-334-1305

Bill Bradshaw, Programs Director
bbradshaw@sesa.org 907-334-1333

Mary Calisti, Executive Assistant
mcalisti@sesa.org 907-334-1345

Educational Specialists

Patricia McDaid, Education Specialist/Coordinator
pmcdaid@sesa.org 907-334-1334

Maci Brown, Education Specialist – Autism Impairment
mbrown@sesa.org 907-334-1311

Reyna Sigurdson, Education Specialist – Autism Impairment
rsigurdson@sesa.org 907-334-1317

Jennifer Romer, PBIS Specialist
jromer@sesa.org 907-334-1326

Kira Levey, PBIS Specialist
klevey@sesa.org 907-334-1313

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 907-334-1300

Mary Aery, GAINS Consultant
maery@sesa.org 907-334-1300

Amanda Riste, Educational Transition Support Project Coordinator
ariste@sesa.org 907-334-1300

Abby Simonson, Education Specialist – Hearing Impairment
ajsimonson@sesa.org 907-334-1300

Eva Wortman, Education Specialist – Multiple Disabilities
ewortman@sesa.org 907-334-1300

Jennifer Schroeder, Education Specialist – Multiple Disabilities
jschroeder@sesa.org 907-334-1336

Krista James, AARC Program Coordinator
kjames@sesa.org 907-334-1331

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
907-334-1309

Phyllis Barnett - Education Specialist - PBIS/GAINS
pbarnett@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 907-334-1344

Kristen Foggie, Administrative Assistant
kfoggie@sesa.org 907-334-1312

Tamara Markus, Administrative Assistant
tmarkus@sesa.org 907-334-1343

Anne Freitag, Librarian Specialist
afreitag@sesa.org 907-334-1301

Mark Brueschke, Technology and Distance Education Associate
mbrueschke@sesa.org 907-334-1344