United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Homeless Veterans

Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Specialists

HCRV Specialists

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The VA medical system is organized into 21 geographic networks known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or VISNs. VHA has allocated Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Specialists to each VISN who are the VA regional points of contact and also provide outreach and assessment services to incarcerated Veterans. Each state also has a Specialist who is the state point of contact, listed below.

State Contacts

Alabama - Harell Jamison 

Alaska - Jeremiah Newbold 

Arizona - John Kehoe 

Arkansas - Linda Catalano 

California - Craig Lea 

Colorado - Michael Ott 

Connecticut - Kevin Casey 

Delaware - Otis Nash 

Florida - Taylor Savage 

Georgia - Varanese Cousan 

Hawaii - Cheryl Reavis 

Idaho - Diana Rogers 

Illinois - Therese Lynch 

Indiana - Sarah Neidlinger 

Iowa - Brian Brooks 

Kansas - Christine Strohm 

Kentucky - Kathy Vasquez 

Louisiana - Lisa Webb 

Maine - James Hart 

Maryland - James Haskell 

Massachusetts - Thom Baker 

Michigan - Elvin Barren 

Minnesota - Ariana Hart 

Mississippi - Terrance Skidmore 

Missouri - Rolando Vazquez 

Montana - Paul Harman 

Nebraska - Brian Brooks 

Nevada - George Kennedy 

New Hampshire - James Hart 

New Jersey - Valerie Johnson 

New Mexico - John Kehoe 

New York - Jonathan Pollack 

North Carolina - James Temple 

North Dakota - Clanci Barnhart 

Ohio - Paul Payiatis 

Oklahoma - Tony Kirksey

Oregon - Diana Rogers 

Pennsylvania - Otis Nash 

Rhode Island - Kevin Casey 

South Carolina - Harell Jamison 

South Dakota - Becky Hess 

Tennessee - Virginia Spini 

Texas - Warren Pearson 

Utah - Kristen Hamilton 

Vermont - James Hart 

Virginia - James Temple 

Washington - Diana Rogers 

Washington D.C. - Rodney Carter 

West Virginia - Otis Nash 

Wisconsin - David Kagabitang 

Wyoming - Michael Ott 

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Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Contacts

VISN 1 - James HartThom Baker 

VISN 2 - Jonathan Pollack, Cynthia Thayer 

VISN 3 - Valerie Johnson

VISN 4 - Ebony McDonald, Otis Nash 

VISN 5 - Rodney Carter, James HaskellDavid Gowers 

VISN 6 - James Temple 

VISN 7 - Varanese Cousan, Harell Jamison 

VISN 8 - Taylor Savage, Marla Brundies, Paula Ambroso 

VISN 9 - Kathy VasquezVirginia Spini 

VISN 10 - Paul Payaitis, Mya Jenkins 

VISN 11 - Elvin Barren, Sarah Neidlinger 

VISN 12 - David Kagabitang, Therese Lynch 

VISN 15 - Christine Strohm, Rolando Vazquez 

VISN 16 - Lisa Webb, David Sands, Linda Catalano, Tony Kirksey, Terrance Skidmore 

VISN 17 - Eileen Callejas, Warren Pearson 

VISN 18 - John Kehoe 

VISN 19 - Kristen Hamilton, Paul HarmanMichael Ott 

VISN 20 - Diana Rogers, Jeremiah Newbold 

VISN 21 - George Kennedy, Cheryl Reavis 

VISN 22 - Craig Lea 

VISN 23 - Loretta AlexanderClanci Barnhart, Brian Brooks, Ariana Hart, Rebecca Hess, Mike Mathies 

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