North Carolina Early Intervention Branch

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Early Intervention Branch

Branch Mission

To increase the quality, accessibility, and efficiency of early intervention services throughout North Carolina through a number of system management activities. These include, but are not limited to:

Ongoing evaluation of the interagency service delivery system.
Identification of unmet early intervention needs and development of plans to address these needs.
Identification of all public and private sources of funding and development of procedures to access these funds.
Development and implementation of interagency agreements with other state agencies and private organizations to ensure most effective integration of available resources and services.
Planning and providing training and technical assistance for staff from all public and private agencies providing early intervention services.

Staff Contacts

State Office

THE EARLY INTERVENTION BRANCH STATE OFFICE Our main number is 919-707-5520. Our office location is 5605 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609; and Our mailing address is 1916 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1916.
Deborah E. Carroll, Ph.D. Early Intervention Branch Head	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5520 Fax: 919-870-4834 Deborah.Carroll@ncmail.net
Cindy Parkey Assistant Branch Head/Operations Manager	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5534 Fax: 919-870-4834 Cindy.Parkey@ncmail.net
Sherri Britt Operations Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5537 Fax: 919-870-4834 Sherri.britt@ncmail.net
Sherry Canady Operations Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5526 Fax: 919-870-4834 Sherry.Canady@ncmail.net
Maribeth Wooten Children’s Developmental Services Agency Unit Manager	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5527 Fax: 919-870-4834 Maribeth.Wooten@ncmail.net
Amy Overcash Children’s Developmental Services Agency Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5524 Fax: 919-870-4834 Amy.Overcash@ncmail.net
Jerry Wilkinson Early Intervention Branch Liaison	Raleigh CDSA 319 Chapanoke Road Suite 101 2074 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-2074	919-662-4600 Fax: 919-662-4473 Jerry.Wilkinson@ncmail.net
Denise MBani Resource and Information Unit Manager	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5523 Fax: 919-870-4834 Denise.Mbani@ncmail.net
Harriette Bailey Resource and Information Unit	Hickory CDSA 3314-1216th Avenue, SE Conover, NC 28613	704-437-1172 [primary #] 828-466-5594 Fax: 828-466-5598 Harriette.Bailey@ncmail.net
Krystal Davis Resource and Information Unit	DHHS/DPH Eastern Regional Office 404 St. Andrews Drive Greenville, NC 27834	252-916-0431 Fax: 252-355-1981 Krystal.Davis@ncmail.net
Regina McCauley Resource and Information Unit	Winston-Salem CDSA 123 West Center Street Extension Lexington, NC 27295	336-813-0231 [primary #] or 336-224-6371 Fax: 336-224-6998 Regina.McCauley@ncmail.net
Sherry Franklin Quality Improvement Unit Manager	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-218-2786 [primary #] or 919-707-5531 Fax: 919-870-4834 Sherry.Franklin@ncmail.net
Doug Busch Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5532 Fax: 919-870-4834 Doug.Busch@ncmail.net
Faye Bleicher Quality Improvement Unit	DHHS/DPH Eastern Regional Office 404 St. Andrews Drive Greenville, NC 27834	252-916-6565 Fax: 252-355-1981 Faye.Bleicher@ncmail.net
Gloria Cates Quality Improvement Unit	CDSA of the Sandhills Pinehurst Branch 10 Parker Lane Suite 2, PO Box 4359 Pinehurst , NC 27834	910-295-3133 ext. 226 Fax: 910-295-2723 Gloria.Cates@ncmail.net
Angela Deal Quality Improvement Unit	Shelby CDSA 1429 E Marion Street, Suite 5 Shelby NC 28150	704-734-7152 Fax: 704-480-5477 Angela.Deal@ncmail.net
VACANT Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5520 Fax: 919-870-4834
Eleanor Howell Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5528 Fax: 919-870-4834 Eleanor.Howell@ncmail.net
Sheena Jennings Quality Improvement Unit	Concord CDSA 1065 Vinehaven Drive Concord NC 28025	919-218-2946 (primary) 704-786-9181 x 228 Fax: 704-792-9198 Sheena.Jennings@ncmail.net
Voncyle Silvey Quality Improvement Unit	Raleigh CDSA 319 Chapanoke Road, Suite 101 2074 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-2074	919-662-4600 x282 Cell: 919-218-1946 Fax: 919-662-4473 Voncyle.Silvey@ncmail.net
Schatzi McCarthy Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5539 Fax: 919-870-4834 Schatzi.McCarthy@ncmail.net
Catasha Williams Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5538 Fax: 919-870-4834 Catasha.williams@ncmail.net
Leigh Powers Quality Improvement Unit	DHHS/DPH Eastern Regional Office 404 St. Andrews Drive Greenville, NC 27834	252-915-0203 Fax: 252-355-1981 Leigh.Powers@ncmail.net
Dawn Mendonca Quality Improvement Unit	Children's Developmental Services of Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties 162 Coxe Avenue, Suite 300 Asheville NC 28801	828-413-7868 Fax: 828-251-6911 Dawn.Mendonca@ncmail.net
VACANT Quality Improvement Unit	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5520 Fax: 919-870-4834
Crystal Tucker Administrative Team Leader	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5530 Fax: 919-870-4834 Crystal.Tucker@ncmail.net
Karen Takas Administrative Assistant	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5525 Fax: 919-870-4834 Karen.Takas@ncmail.net
Joyce White Office Assistant	1916 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1916	919-707-5521 Fax: 919-870-4834 joyce.h.white@ncmail.net

Children's Developmental Services Agencies

Early Intervention Library

It's been our pleasure at the Early Intervention Branch to provide informative resources for the families of children with special needs and professionals since 2001. Please direct all your requests for materials to the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC) at ecaclibrary@ecacmail.org or call ECAC at 1-800-962-6817.