Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Arizona. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Arizona.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Arizona.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Arizona that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Division of Developmental Disabilities - Department of Economic Security
Ric Zaharia, Assistant Director
1789 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ  85005
Phone: 602-542-0419
Fax: 602-542-6870
Email: dddwebmail@mail.de.state.az.us

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Jami Snyder, Executive Director
3839 North 3rd St.
Suite 306
Phoenix, AZ  85012
Phone: 602-277-4986
Fax: 602-277-4454
Email: jsnyder@azdes.gov

Governor's Council on DD
Matthew Wangeman, Chairperson
Phoenix, AZ
Email: wangeman@cox.net

Arizona Center For Disability Law
Leslie Cohen, Executive Director
100 North Stone Avenue, Suite 305
Tucson, AZ  85701
Phone: 520-327-9547
Fax: 520-884-0992
Email: lcohen@acdl.com

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Anthony Rodgers, Director
801 East Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ  85034
Phone: 602-417-4111
Fax: 602-252-6536

Veterans Affairs
Patrick Chorpenning, State Director of Veterans Affairs
AZ
Email: director@azvets.com

Workforce Connection - Workforce Development Administration
Director
1789 West Jefferson Street
Site Code 920Z
Phoenix, AZ  85007
Phone: 602-542-3957
Fax: 602-542-2491
Email: onestop@de.state.az.us

Department of Commerce
David Ellis, Acting Administrator
1700 W. Washington
Suite 220
Phoenix, AZ  85007
Phone: 602-542-1784
Fax: 602-542-1784
Email: dellis@deate.az.us

Arizona Bridge To Independent Living
Phil Pangrazzio, Executive Director
1229 East Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85034-1101
Phone: 602-256-2245
Fax: 602-254-6407
Email: azbridge@abil.org

New Horizons Independent Living Center, Inc.
Ken Edwards, Executive Director
8085 East Manley Drive
Prescott Valley, AZ  86314
Phone: 928-772-1266
Fax: 928-772-3808
Email: nhilc@cableone.net

Assist To Independence
Michael Blatchford, Executive Director
P.O. Box 4133
Tuba City, AZ  86045
Phone: 888-848-1449
Fax: 928-283-6284
Email: assist@cybertrails.com

Services Maximizing Independent Living
Kathryn Robins, Executive Director
1929 South Arizona Ave Suite 12
Yuma, AZ  85364
Phone: 928-329-6681
Fax: 928-329-6715
Email: robins.smile@adelphia.net

Direct Center For Independence, Inc.
Ann Myer, Executive Director
1023 North Tyndall Avenue
Tucson, AZ  85719-4446
Phone: 520-624-6452
Fax: 520-770-8522
Email: direct@azstarnet.com

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