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VHA Social Work

National Social Work Program

Directory of Social Work Leaders

There is a Social Work leader in every VA health care system to help you get the care you need. The Social Work leader will connect you to the VA employee who can assist.

Below is a directory of Social Work leaders by state and U.S. territory. Click on the needed state. If the directory does not list a Social Work leader, contact VHA12CMSWCareMgmtSWSection@va.gov.

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Alabama

Alabama	Social Work Leader
Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th St. Birmingham, AL 35233 205-933-8101	Victoria Corvin Victoria.Corvin@va.gov
Central Alabama VA Health Care System West Campus 215 Perry Hill Rd. Montgomery, AL 36109 334-272-4670 800-214-8387 East Campus 2400 Hospital Rd. Tuskegee, AL 36083 334-727-0550 800-214-8387	Ian Reed Ian.Reed@va.gov
Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Rd. East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 205-554-2000 888-269-3045	Jeffrey Bloch Jeffrey.Bloch@va.gov

Social Work Leader

Birmingham VA Medical Center
700 South 19th St.
Birmingham, AL 35233
205-933-8101

Victoria Corvin
Victoria.Corvin@va.gov

Central Alabama VA Health Care System

West Campus
215 Perry Hill Rd.
Montgomery, AL 36109
334-272-4670
800-214-8387

East Campus
2400 Hospital Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36083
334-727-0550
800-214-8387

Ian Reed
Ian.Reed@va.gov

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
3701 Loop Rd. East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
205-554-2000
888-269-3045

California	Social Work Leader
San Francisco VA Medical Center 4150 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121 415-221-4810 877-487-2838	Joanne Peters Joanne.Peters@va.gov
VA Central California Health Care System Fresno VA Medical Center 2615 E. Clinton Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 559-225-6100	Christina Leon Christina.Leon@va.gov
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System West Los Angeles Medical Center 11301 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90073 310-478-3711	Alexandrea Wagner Alexandra.Wagner@va.gov
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 562-826-8000 888-769-8387	Rachel A. Bentley rachel.bentley@va.gov
VA Long Beach Healthcare System 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822 562-826-8000 888-769-8387	Kimberly Scheer Kimberly.Scheer@va.gov
VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto Division 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 650-493-5000	Robyn Medcalf Robyn.Medcalf@va.gov
VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, CA 92161 858-552-8585 800-331-8387	Jessica Chamberlain Jessica.Chamberlain@va.gov
VA Northern California Health Care System Valley Division Sacramento VA Medical Center 10535 Hospital Way Mather, CA 95655 916-843-7000 855-771-9321 East Bay Division - Martinez Outpatient Clinic 150 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 925-372-2000 800-382-8387	Lisa Canty Lisa.Canty2@va.gov

Florida	Social Work Leader
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System P.O. Box 5005 (mailing) 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. (physical) Bay Pines, FL 33744 727-398-6661 888-820-0230	Alisha Stanton Alisha.Stanton@va.gov
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa, FL 33612 727-398-6661 888-820-0230	Carol McFarlane Carol.McFarlane@va.gov
Orlando VA Healthcare System 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 407-631-1000 800-922-7521	Heather Gallagher Heather.Gallagher@va.gov
Miami VA Healthcare System 1201 N.W. 16th St. Miami, FL 33125 305-575-7000 888-276-1785	John Mendez John.Mendez@va.gov
VA North Florida/South Georgia Health System Malcom Randall VA Medical Center 1601 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608352-376-1611 800-324-8387 Lake City VA Medical Center 619 South Marion Avenue Lake City, FL 32025 386-755-3016 800-308-8387	Heather Mahoney Heather.Mahoney@va.gov
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 561-422-8262 800-972-8262	Kerri L. Boyd Kerri.Boyd@va.gov

Illinois	Social Work Leader
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141 708-202-8387	Joseph Ader Joseph.Ader1@va.gov
VA Illiana Health Care System 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 217-554-3000 800-320-8387	Katherine Dielman Katherine.Dielman@va.gov
Marion VA Medical Center 2401 West Main St. Marion, IL 62959 618-997-5311 x73733	Richard Kulich Richard.Kulich@va.gov
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center 820 S. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 312-569-8387 888-569-5282	Matthew Hunnicutt Matthew.Hunnicutt@va.gov
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 847-688-1900 800-393-0865	Kristina R. Lecce Kristina.Lecce@va.gov

Iowa	Social Work Leader
VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30^th Street Des Moines, IA 50310 515-699-5999 800-294-8387	Melissa M. Steenhoven Melissa.Steenhoven@va.gov
Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Hwy 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246-2208 319-338-0581	Clara Czerwionka Clara.Czerwionka@va.gov

Michigan	Social Work Leader
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center 325 East H Street Iron Mountain, MI 49801 906-774-3300	Gail Beauchamp Gail.Beauchamp@va.gov
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 313-576-1000	Melva J. Coleman Melva.Coleman@va.gov
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw, MI 48602 989-497-2500 800-406-5143	Margaret Abbenant Margaret.Abbenante@va.gov
Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 269-966-5600	Kirsten K. Dzialo Kirsten.Dzialo@va.gov
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-769-7100	Cindy L. Albain Cindy.Albain@va.gov

Minnesota	Social Work Leader
Minneapolis VA Health Care System 1 Veterans Dr. Minneapolis, MN 55417 612-725-2000	Stacy Tepper Stacy.Tepper2@va.gov
St. Cloud VA Health Care System 4801 Veterans Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-252-1670	Penny Pesta Penny.Pesta@va.gov

Missouri	Social Work Leader
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital 800 Hospital Dr. Columbia, MO 65201-5297 573-814-6000	Melissa Mertensmeyer Melissa.Mertensmeyer@va.gov
Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 816-861-4700	Corrie Jones Corrie.Jones2@VA.gov
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center 1500 North Westwood Blvd Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 573-686-4151	Sandra Jackson Sandra.Jackson2@va.gov
St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division 915 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63106 314-652-4100 800-228-5459 Jefferson Barracks Division 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125 314-652-4100 800-228-5459	Chris Michalek Christopher.Michalek@va.gov

New York	Social Work Leader
James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468 718-584-9000	Latonya M. Heyward Latonya.Heyward@va.gov
Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768 631-261-4400	Melanie Brodsky Melanie.Brodsky@va.gov
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-626-5000	Jennifer N. Audette Jennifer.Audette@va.gov
Bath VA Medical Center 76 Veterans Avenue Bath, NY 14810 585-394-2000	Amber Watson Amber.Watson2@va.gov
Syracuse VA Medical Center 800 Irving Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210 315-425-4400	Cheryl M. Cox Cheryl.Cox@va.gov
Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Avenue Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-2000	Jennifer Haggerty Jennifer.Haggerty@va.gov
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose and Castle Pointe 2094 Albany Post Road Montrose, NY 10548 (914) 737-4400 Castle Point Campus 41 Castle Point Rd Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 845-831-2000	Keith Cunniffe Keith.Cunniffe@va.gov
VA New York Harbor Health Care System Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 718-836-6600 Manhattan Campus 423 E 23 Street New York, NY 10010 212-686-7500 St. Albans Campus 179-00 Linden Boulevard St. Albans, NY 11424 718-526-1000	Julie Irwin Julie.Irwin@va.gov
VA Western New York Health Care System Buffalo VA Medical Center 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14094 716-834-9200 800-532-8387 Batavia VA Medical Center 222 Richmond Ave Batavia, NY 14020 585- 297-1000	Donna M. Leigh Donna.Leigh@va.gov

North Carolina	Social Work Leader
Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 828-298-7911	Janet Marsh Janet1.Marsh@va.gov
Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 919-286-0411	Lindsey J. Arledge Lindsey.Arledge@va.gov
Fayetteville VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-488-2120	Ryan Hylton Ryan.Hylton@va.gov
Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 704-638-9000	Sheila Womack Sheila.Womack@va.gov

Ohio	Social Work Leader
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center 420 N. James Rd Columbus, OH 43219 614-257-5200	Deborah Wilson Deborah.Wilson8@va.gov
Chillicothe VA Medical Center 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-773-1141	Tammy McCarty Tammy.McCarty@va.gov
Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220 513-861-3100	Christie Watson Christie.Watson@va.gov
Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 W. Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 937-268-6511	Bobette Hart-Nelms Bobette.Hart-Nelms@va.gov
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center 8787 Brookpark Road Parma, OH 44129 216-791-3800	Felix C. Esmurdoc Felix.Esmurdoc@va.gov

Oklahoma	Social Work Leader
Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center 1011 Honor Heights Dr. Muskogee, OK 74401 918-577-3000	Theresa E. Williams Theresa.Williams4@va.gov
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center 921 NE 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104	Cale Powers Cale.Powers@va.gov

Pennsylvania	Social Work Leader
Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-6621	Jessica N. Lightner Jessica.Lightner@va.gov
VA Butler Healthcare 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA 16001 800-362-8262	Lumumba Smith Lumumba.Smith@va.gov
Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320 610-384-7711 800-290-6172	Kelly E. Tuturice Kelly.Tuturice@va.gov
Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38th Street Boulevard Erie, PA 16504 800-274-8387	Tricia Stritzinger Tricia.Stritzinger@va.gov
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona, PA 16602 814-943-8164	Eileen Woods Eileen.Woods@va.gov
Crescenz VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-823-5800	Lori Breen Lori.Breen@va.gov
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System H. John Heinz Campus 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, PA 15215 412-822-2222 866-482-7488	Kimberly Sell-Shemansky Kimberly.SellShemansky@va.gov
Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Blvd. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 570-824-3521	Crystal A. Arcarese Crystal.Arcarese@va.gov

South Carolina	Social Work Leader
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-577-5011	Debra A. King Debra.King3@va.gov
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-4000	Sherree L. Colvin Sherree.Colvin@va.gov

Texas	Social Work Leader
Amarillo VA Health Care System Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center 6010 Amarillo Blvd West Amarillo, TX 79106 806-355-9703 800-687-8262	Kristell Kotara kristell.kotara@va.gov
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive Temple, TX 76504 254-778-4811 800-423-2111 Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4800 Memorial Drive Waco, TX 76711 254-752-6581 800-423-2111	Kurt Bruckbauer Kurt.Bruckbauer@va.gov
El Paso VA Health Care System 5001 N. Piedras El Paso, TX 79930 915-564-6100	Rita M. Garcia Rita.Garcia3@va.gov
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030 713-791-1414	Dr. Quindola Crowley Quindola.Crowley@va.gov
South Texas Veterans Health Care System Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Blvd San Antonio, TX 78229 210-617-5300 877-469-5300 Kerrville VA Hospital 3600 Memorial Blvd Kerrville, TX 78028 866-487-1653	Victor Lennhoff Victor.Lennhoff@va.gov
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System VA Health Care Center at McAllen 901 E. Hackberry McAllen, TX 78503 956-291-9000 855-864-0516	Melinda Leo-Rodriguez Melinda.Leo-Rodriguez@va.gov
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 214-742-8387 800-849-3597	Kimberly Fite-Thurston Kimberly.Fite@va.gov
West Texas VA Health Care System George H. O'Brien, Jr. VA Medical Center 300 Veterans Blvd Big Spring, TX 79720 432-263-7361	Shaunt’e Smith Shaunte.Smith@va.gov

Virginia	Social Work Leader
Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 757-722-9961	Tina Brown Tina.Brown4@va.gov
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249 804-675-5000	Lynn Anderson Lynn.Anderson@va.gov
Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Blvd. Salem, VA 24153 540-982-2463	Michele Keck Michele.Keck@va.gov

West Virginia	Social Work Leader
Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 304-255-2121	Portia Parker Portia.Parker@va.gov
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 304-623-3461 800-733-0512	Angela D. Wagner Angela.Wagner@va.gov
Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center 1540 Spring Valley Dr. Huntington, WV 25704 304-429-6741	LeeAnn Bills LeeAnn.Bills@va.gov
Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 304-263-0811 800-817-3807	Monique M. Smith Monique.Smith@va.gov

Wyoming	Social Work Leader
Cheyenne VA Medical Center 2360 East Pershing Blvd. Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-778-7550 888-483-9127	Kari Evans Kari.Evans1@va.gov
Sheridan VA Medical Center 1898 Fort Road Sheridan, WY 82801 307-672-3473 866-822-6714	John W. Slaughter John.Slaughter@va.gov

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