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Alabama



Ms. Catherine Potter
Refugee Resettlement Program

Catholic Social Services
406 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Tel: 251.432.2727
Fax: 251.432.2927
E-mail: cpotter@cssrrp.org


Alaska

 

Teresa O’Conner, MSW
Community Health Services
Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 196650
Anchorage, AK 99519
Tel: 907.343.6147
E-mail: OconnerTE@ci.anchorage.ak.us

 

Arkansas

 

James Phillips, Chief
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot H-42
Little Rock, AR 72203
Tel: 501.280.4351
E-mail: james.phillips@arkansas.gov

 

Arizona



Carrie A. Senseman, MPA
Refugee Health Coordinator
Office of Epidemiology and Disease Control Services
Office of the Bureau Chief
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Ave. Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602.364.3592
Fax: 602.364.3266
E-mail: carrie.senseman@azdhs.gov

 

California


Thuan Nguyen
State Refugee Coordinator
California Department of Social Services
Refugee Programs Bureau
744 P Street, MS 8-9-646
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916- 654-4356
Email: Thuan.Nguyen@dss.ca.gov

 

Carlos B. Zavala
State Refugee Health Coordinator
California Department of Public Health
Refugee Health Program
MS 5204
P.O. Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
Tel: 916- 552-8264
Email: Carlos.Zavala@cdph.ca.gov

 

Colorado



Paul Stein
State Refugee Coordinator/SCORR President
Colorado Refugee Services Program
Colorado Department of Human Services
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1007
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-863-8217
Email: paul.stein@state.co.us

 

Molly Bush-Hoffman
Colorado Refugee Health Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South A-3
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Tel: 303 692-2689
Email: molly.bush@dphe.state.co.us

 

Connecticut



Alison Stratton, Ph.D.
State Refugee and Immigrant Health Coordinator
Tuberculosis Control Program
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS#11TUB
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Tel: 860.509.7375
Fax: 860.509.7743
E-mail: alison.stratton@ct.gov

 

Delaware

 

Thomas Hall
Delaware Division of Social Services
1901 north DuPont Highway
Lewis building
New Castle, DE 19720
Tel: 302.225.9605
E-mail: Thomas.hall@state.de.us

 

District of Columbia

 

Kaleb Johnson
Department of Heatlh
825 N Capitol St., NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202.442.9380
Fax: 202.442.4947
E-mail: kaleb.johnson@dc.gov

 

Florida



Kelly A. Browne
Bureau of TB & Refugee Health
Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A20
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1718
Tel: 850.245.4350 x2306
Fax: 850.413.9092
E-mail: Kelly_Browne@doh.state.fl.us




Georgia


Monica L. Vargas, MSPH, MBA
State Refugee Health Coordinator
40 Pryor Street, First Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel: 404-232-7825
Fax: 404-463-1416
E-mail: mlvargas@dhr.state.ga.us


Hawaii



Gerald Ohta
Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
1250 Punchbowl St, Suite 266
Honolulu, HI 96801-3378
Telephone: 808.586.4616
Fax: 808.586.4648
E-mail: gerald.ohta@doh.hawaii.gov
 

 

Idaho



Collin Elias, MPH
Refugee Health Screening Program Manager
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W State Street, 4th Fl
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho, 83720
Tel: 208.334.0696
E-mail: EliasC@dhw.idaho.gov

 

Illinois


Edwin Silverman
State Refugee Coordinator
401 S. Clinton
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Tel: 312.793.7120
Fax: 312.793.2281
Email: Edwin.Silverman@Illinois.gov

 

Jenny Aguirre
State Refugee Health Coordinator
122 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Tel: 312.814.1538
Fax: 312.814.2833
Email: Jenny.Aguirre@Illinois.gov

 

Indiana



Matthew Schomburg
State Refugee Coordinator
Division of Family Resources
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
FSSA Noble County Office
702 Goodwin Place, Suite A
Kendallville, IN 46755
Tel: 260.599.0120
Cell: 317.910.5803
Fax: 260.349.0953
E-mail: matthew.schomburg@fssa.in.gov

 

Alfred Jamiru Cert. SW, HRM, BSOLS, MSM
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Division of Public Health and Preparedness Commission
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tel: 317.234.7252
Fax: 317.233.7747
E-mail: ajamiru1@isdh.in.gov 

 

Iowa



Allan Lynch
Tuberculosis Program Manager
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Tel: 515.281.7504
Fax: 515.281.4570
E-mail: alynch@idph.state.ia.us
 

 

Vannavong Phabmixay
E-mail: vphabmix@idph.state.ia.us


Kansas



Cyndi Treaster, LSCSW
Office of Local and Rural Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
Tel: 785.296.8113
Fax: 785.296.1231
E-mail: ctreaster@kdheks.gov

 

Kentucky



Luta Garbat-Welch, MPH
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Kentucky Office for Refugees
1177 E. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40204
Tel: 502-365-4713 ext. 1505
Fax: 502-365-4720
Email: lgarbatwelch@archlou.org


Becky Jordan
bjordan@achlou.org 

 

Louisiana



Lisa Longfellow, MPH
Office of Public Health
Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 60630

New Orleans, LA 70160
Tel:  504.219.4429
Fax: 504.219.4427
E-mail: llongfe@dhh.la.gov

 

Maine



Catherine S.Yomoah
State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Office of Multicultural Affairs
221 State Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207.287.5737
Fax: 207.287.4052
Email: Catherine.Yomoah@maine.gov

 

Susan K. Stiker, R.N. MSN
Refugee Public Health Liaison
Catholic Charities Maine
Refugee and Immigration Services
80 Sherman St. Portland, ME 04101
Tel: 207.523.2734
Cell: 207.210.2607
Fax: 207-871-7465
E-mail: sstiker@ccmaine.org


Maryland



Ms. Dipti D. Shah, MPH
Chief, Office of Immigrant Health
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Infectious Disease & Environmental Health Administration
Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
500 N. Calvert St., Rm 538A
Baltimore, MD 21202

Tel: 410.767.6664
Fax: 410.333.5529
E-mail: dshah@dhmh.state.md.us

 

Massachusetts



Jennifer Cochran
Refugee & Immigrant Health Program
Department of Public Health
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Tel: 617.983.6596
Fax: 617.983.6597
E-mail: jennifer.cochran@state.ma.us



Michigan

 

Al Horn
Office of Adult Services
Michigan Family Independence Agency 235 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 501
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: 517.241.7819
Fax: 517.241.7826
E-mail: horna@michigan.gov


Minnesota

 

Sara Chute, MPP (Acting)
Minnesota Department of Health
625 N. Robert St. (street address)
P.O. Box 64975 (mailing address)
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Tel: 651.201.5543
Fax: 651.201.5501
E-mail: sara.chute@state.mn.us



Missouri



David Oeser
Bureau of Communicable Disease Investigation
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573.751.6411
Fax: 573.526.0234
E-mail: david.oeser@health.mo.gov



Montana



Dr. Steven Helgerson
Montana State Medical Officer
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
1400 Broadway, Room B102
PO BOX 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Telephone: 406.444.1286
Fax: 406.444.6943
E-mail: shelgerson@mt.gov

 

Nebraska



Kristin Gall, RN, MSN
Community Health Nurse III/Refugee Health Coordinator
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Public Health
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026
Tel: 402.471.1372
Fax: 402.471.3601
E-mail: kristin.gall@nebraska.gov

 

Nevada



Ms. Carisa Ramirez
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
1511 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Tel: 702.383.8387
Fax: 702.436.1579
Email: cramirez@catholiccharities.com

 

New Hampshire



Linda Zollo, Ph.D.
NH Refugee Health Coordinator
Office of Minority Health and Refugee Affairs
97 Pleasant Street - Thayer Building
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603.271.2688
Fax: 603.271.0824
E-mail: linda.zollo@dhhs.state.nh.us

 

New Jersey



Anne Fox
Department of Health & Senior Services
Division of Communicable Disease
Refugee Health Program
P.O. Box 369
3635 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
Tel: 609.588.7500
Fax: 609.588.7433
E-mail: anne.fox@doh.state.nj.us

 

New Mexico

Renai Edwards, MPH
Program Manager
TB/Refugee Health Program
Infectious Disease Bureau
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Dr., Ste. S1150
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: 505.827.2106
Fax: 505.827.0163
E-mail: Renai.Edwards@state.nm.us


New York City

Mr. Thomas Keenan
Refugee Health Coordinator, NYC
New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
Bureau of Refugee & Immigrant Assistance
40 North Pearl Street, 10C
Albany, NY 12243-0001
Tel: 518.402.3022
Fax: 518.402.3029
E-mail: thomas.keenan@otda.ny.gov

 

New York

Eric Cleghorn
Refugee Health Coordinator

Health Programs for Refugees
NY State Department of Health
Corning Tower, Room 840     
Empire State Plaza   
Albany, NY 12237-0669
Tel: 518.474.4845
Fax: 518.408.1941
E-mail: ejc01@health.state.ny.us

 

North Carolina



Jennifer Reed Morillo
Refugee Health Program
Dept. of Health & Human Services
1905 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1905
Tel: 919.733.7286 ext. 112
Fax: 919.733-0084
E-mail: jennifer.morillo@dhhs.nc.gov

 

North Dakota

 

Linda Schell
State Refugee Coordinator
Children and Family Services
Department of Human Services
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Judicial Wing
State Capitol, 3rd Floot
Bismark, ND 58505-0250
Tel: 218.846.2629
Fax: 701.321.3538
E-mail: eagle4@tekstar.com

 

Ohio



Sarah Russell
Refugee Health Coordinator
Office of Family Stability

Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
P.O. Box 182709
50 W.Town Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43218-2709
Tel: 614.644.1142
Fax: 614.728.0761
E-mail: sarah.russell@jfs.ohio.gov

 

Oklahoma

 

Melanie Silva
Family Support Service Division
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Tel: 405.521.4402
Fax: 405.521.4158
E-mail: Melanie.silva@okdhs.org

 

Oregon



Deborah Cockrell

Mid-County Health Center
12710 S.E. Division
Portland, OR 97236
Tel: 503.988.3601 x 24231
Fax: 503.988.4144
E-mail: deborah.s.cockrell@co.multonmah.or.us

 

Pennsylvania



Ms. Asresu Misikir
Refugee Health Coordinator
Health & Welfare Bldg.
7th & Forster Streets
Room 933
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Tel: 717.787.3350
E-mail: amisikir@state.pa.us

 

Rhode Island



Maria-Luisa Vallejo, MPA
Division of Community Health and Equity

RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 408
Providence, RI 02908-5097

Tel: 401.222.7638
Fax: 401.222.4392
E-mail: Marialuisa.vallejo@health.ri.gov

 

South Carolina

 

Harold Gabel, M.D.
1424 Thayer Place
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Tel: 843.971.7829
E-mail: haroldgabel@bellsouth.net

 

South Dakota

 

Kristin Rounds
Refugee Health Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: 605.773.4470
Fax: 605.773.5509
E-mail: kristin.rounds@state.sd.us

 

Judy Kendall, RN
kendall@souixfalls.org

Tennessee



Ana Josefina (Jossie) Lange
Refugee Health Coordinator
Tennessee Office for Refugees
Catholic Charities of TN, Inc.
21 White Bridge Road, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37205
Tel: 615.352.9520, ext. 224
Fax: 615.352.0701
E-mail: jlange@cctenn.org

 

Texas



Sam Householder Jr. MPH
Refugee Health Program
Department State Health Services
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Tel: 512.776.6976
Fax: 512.776.7787

E-mail: Sam.Householder@dshs.state.tx.us



Utah



Cristie Chesler
TB Control / Refugee Health Program
State Department of Health
288 North, 1460 West
Box 142105
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2105
Tel: 801.538.9465
Fax: 801.538.9913
E-mail: cchesler@utah.gov

 

Vermont



Susan Schoenfeld RN, MSPH
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Tel: 802.863.7247
Fax: 802.951.4061
E-mail: SSchoen@state.vt.us

 

Virginia



Ms. Jane Moore
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Virginia Department of Health
Newcomer Health Program
109 Governor St.
P.O. Box 2448, RM 326
Richmond, VA 23218-2448
Tel: 804.864.7920
Fax: 804.864.7913
Email: Jane.Moore@vdh.virginia.gov

 

Washington



Ms. Sherrill Hilliard
Department of Social and Health Services
Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
P.O. Box 45420
Olympia, WA 98504-5420
Tel: 360.725.4527
Fax: 360.413.3494
E-mail: hillisl@dshs.wa.gov

 

West Virginia

 

Monica Hamilton
Office of Family Support
350 Capitol Street B-18
Charleston, WV 25301
Tel: 304.558.3890
Fax: 304.558.2059
E-mail: Monica.A.Hamilton@wv.gov

 

Wisconsin



Ms. Savitri J. Tsering
Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program
1 W. Wilson, Rm 318
PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53702
Telephone: 608.267.3733
Fax: 608.266.0049
E-mail: Savitri.tsering@dhs.wisconsin.gov