Veterans Justice Outreach Program
Veterans Justice Outreach Program
The mission of the Veterans Justice Programs is to identify justice-involved Veterans and contact them through outreach, in order to facilitate access to VA services at the earliest possible point. Veterans Justice Programs accomplish this by building and maintaining partnerships between VA and key elements of the criminal justice system.
More Information
- If you or someone you know is a justice-involved Veteran, email the VJO specialist nearest you for assistance accessing VA health care services.
- Visit the Justice for Vets site to learn more about Veterans Treatment Courts.
- If you are a service member or Veteran in need of legal assistance, please visit: Legal Services for Veterans.
Resources
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists | January 2021
This fact sheet provides characteristics of and VA involvement in Veterans treatment courts, dockets and tracks from the Veterans Justice Outreach specialist perspective.
Veterans Re-entry Search Service (VRSS) Brochure
Download the VRSS Brochure (Color Version)
Download the VRSS Brochure (Black and White Version)
This brochure contains information about VA’s Veterans Re-entry Search Service which helps employees in criminal justice systems identify Veterans who could benefit from VA assistance to aid in their re-entry after incarceration.
Videos
Suits: Support for Incarcerated Veterans
Assisting Justice-Involved Veterans
A Second Chance for Justice Involved Veterans
Preventing Suicide Among Justice Involved Veterans
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist Contacts
Alabama
Birmingham, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Rachel Parker, Quinton Pickett
Mobile/South Alabama, VA Gulf Coast Health Care System, Kelly Estle
Montgomery/Tuskegee, Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System, Marguerita High, Alisia Hansell
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Krista Davis
Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska VA Healthcare System and Regional Office, Samantha Adams-Lahti, Mindi Thomas
Arizona
Phoenix, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Ellyn Black, Anna Bourne, Jennifer Morris, Marti Rarick, Monica King, Todd Dahl, Rachel Krausman, Rachel Trott
Prescott, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, Elizabeth Santos (Coconino and Navajo Counties), Debra Stutz-Middleton (Yavapai County), Lynda Woods (Mojave and La Paz Counties)
Tucson, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Steve Wenzel, Amelia Hill
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Jeff Glover, Marcy VanDeBerg, Wendy Clanton
Little Rock, Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, Alexandra Blondell, Charis Cook, Eric Hudson, Gertrude Thompkins
California
Fresno, VA Central California Health Care System, Nikki Garner, Stella Botello, Debra Mattos
Loma Linda, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System:
Riverside County: Laura Rodriguez, Jennifer Garcia, Cristin Campbell
San Bernardino County: Candace Andrews, Andrew Montes, Synthia Florez
Long Beach, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, VHALONSWS-HCHVVETERANJUSTICEOUTREACH@va.gov
Los Angeles, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA), VHAWLAVeteranJusticeProgram@va.gov
Mather, VA Northern California Health Care System, Sherry DeLisle, Sarah Whitley, Nikki Balboa, Kelli Nance
Palo Alto, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Leah White, Frank Rainey, Rebecca Smith, Daniel Gutkind, Heather McIsaac
San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System, SDCVAMCVJO@va.gov
San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System:
Alameda County: Chase Finney
Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino Counties: Steven Harrison
Marin County: Brian Dobbs
San Francisco County: Jenna Ferrara
Sonoma County: Nick Crispino
Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Clinic, Jeremy Chisum
Denver, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), Nathan Viton, Cailee Cartner
Ft. Collins, Ft. Collins VA Clinic, Lisa Gibson
Grand Junction, Grand Junction VA Medical Center, Holly Nisley
Loveland and Greeley, Loveland VA Clinic, Lisa Gibson, Scott Johnson
Pueblo, PFC James Dunn VA Clinic, Monica Ibarra
Connecticut
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Lindsey Buxbaum, Varsha DuBose, Alesia Wellington
Delaware
Wilmington, Wilmington VA Medical Center:
John Walter: New Castle County
David Parsons: Kent and Sussex Counties
District of Columbia
Washington DC, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Karen Carrington, Elysia Flancher- In addition, Washington DC VJO provides outreach to:
- Maryland: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince Georges, St. Mary's Counties
- Virginia: City of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William Counties
(note: if you have a question about the national program, please see National Contact at the top of this page)
Florida
Bay Pines, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System:
James Garnett and Melissa Hall: Pinellas County
Selena Seib: Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Hardee counties
Heather Davis: Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Highlands counties
Miami, Miami VA Healthcare System, Adam Rosen, Gabriela Rojas, Jennifer Lee
Orlando, Orlando VA Medical Center, Stefanie Mohl, Angela First, Brian Kurz, Vanessa Diaz, Sherri Claudio, Michael Jay
Florida Panhandle, VA Gulf Coast Health Care System, Mark Ballou
Tampa, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital:
Jarred Miller Polk, Hernando, Hillsborough counties
Ken Hale Pasco, Hernando counties
Joel Pietsch, Tito Wilgo, Erika Lucas Hillsborough County
West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach VAMC, Calvin Sloan, Tanya Mazzei, Odetta Gintoli
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (Gainesville and Lake City, FL):
Heather Murphy Duval and Nassau counties
Wendy Snee Clay and Duval counties
Mary McNeloms Marion and Sumter counties
Dan Knippel Calhoun, Franklin, Gasden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla counties
Reva Scippio Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union counties
Isabelle Valeus Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns counties
Dianne Wiley Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor counties
Georgia
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (Gainesville and Lake City, FL)
Heather Murphy Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Pierce, and Ware counties in Georgia
Dianne Wiley
Alapaha Judicial Georgia Circuit Counties: Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook, Lanier
South Georgia Judicial Circuit Counties: Decatur, Grady, Mitchell
Southern Judicial Georgia Circuit Counties: Brooks, Colquitt, Echols, Lowndes, Thomas
Atlanta, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Thindwia Cabiness, Dana Leggett, Byron Tinsley, Keesha Sledge, Whitney Tyler
Augusta, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Sharon Caldwell
Dublin, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Michael Bland
Hawaii
Honolulu, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, Cheryl Reavis, Rosalind Bowler
Idaho
Boise, Boise VA Medical Center, Sarah Kearney, Amanda Pentland, Josh Echeverria , Shannon Morman
Pocatello, Pocatello Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Jodi Shelton
Illinois
Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, general inquiries• Cook County (26th California), CHSJBVeteransJusticeProgram@va.gov
• Lake County, IN, Luqretia Stuckey
• La Porte County & MCC Prison Outreach, Melissa Ornelas
• Markham (Cook County) & Porter County, Charles Parker
• MCC Federal Veterans Treatment Court, Sergio Grajeda
• Jasper County, CHSJBVeteransJusticeProgram@va.gov
• Newton County, CHSJBVeteransJusticeProgram@va.gov
• Starke County, CHSJBVeteransJusticeProgram@va.gov
Danville, VA Illiana Health Care System, Rebecca Sanders, Justin Padaoan
Hines, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, hinesveteransjusticeprogram@va.gov
Marion, Marion VA Medical Center, Rocky Peppers, Denise O'Connor
North Chicago, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Jessica Pinder, Sherisa Benson
Peoria, Bob Michel VA Outpatient Clinic, Ginger Garner
Rockford, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Darlene Seilheimer
Indiana
Fort Wayne, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Fort Wayne Campus, Eric Dungan, Rita Wynn
Indianapolis, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (Indianapolis VA Medical Center), Judi A Green, Mark Mayhew, Sandra Whiteley, Mary Hanley, Scott Seibert
Marion, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Marion Campus, Jill Ertel
Iowa
Des Moines, Des Moines Division - VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Sara Glenn
Iowa City, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Daneille Alderson, Ed Haycraft, Randall Smith
Kansas
Leavenworth, VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Stacy Downey, Christine Strohm
Topeka, VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Stacy Downey, Christine Strohm
Wichita, Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center, Jeffrey Friedlander, Autumn Kuehl
Kentucky
Hopkinsville, KY, covered by Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Randall Rohrer
Lexington, Lexington VA Medical Center, Kathy Vasquez, Janis Skilling
Louisville, Louisville VA Medical Center, Sonny Hatfield, Scott Huisman, Dawne James, Keather Likins
Louisiana
Alexandria/Pineville, Alexandria VA Medical Center, Mckenzie Gauthier, Sabrina Bordelon, Leslie Stanley
New Orleans, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Valence Hebert, Jessica Mayeux
Shreveport, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Joni Crawford, Teresa Martinez, Roslyn Downs
Maine
Augusta, Togus VA Medical Center, Anne Archibald, Heather Ricker Morris
Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore VA Medical Center - VA Maryland Health Care System, Jovanni Mooring, Dannette Johnson, James Haskell
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Karen Carrington provides outreach to: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince Georges, St. Mary's Counties
Massachusetts
Bedford, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Carly Wilson
Boston, VA Boston Healthcare System, Thomas Palladino
Brockton, VA Boston Healthcare System, Nina Soares
Leeds, Northampton VA Medical Center, Marie Demarey, Regina Grant
Worcester, Northampton VA Medical Center, Melissa Barillaro
Michigan
Alpena, Adela E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Arthur Ohlrich
Ann Arbor, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, VHAANNMHSVJO@va.gov
Battle Creek, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Heather West , John Koch, Brenden Wright
Detroit, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Nanette Colling, Daniel Cuschieri, Cathy Louis
Gaylord, Adela E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Trisha Meyers
Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain VA Medical Center, Kristin Larsen
Saginaw, Adela E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Travis Vanderlist, Barton Miller
Traverse City, Adela E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Julia Dunn
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, vhaminmplsvjo@va.gov
St. Cloud, St. Cloud VA Medical Center, Michael Mynczywor
Mississippi
Biloxi, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, David Neslen, Mark Ballou, Tomiko Daffin
Jackson, G.V. (Sonny) Mongomery VA Medical Center, David Germany, Ronda Aldridge, Julie Saxon
Missouri
Columbia, Harry S. Truman Memorial, Sara Linenfelser, Bridget Price, Melissa Stone Rogers
Kansas City, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Amy Hogan, Leanne Little, Kelly McDaniel, Michele L. Parsons
Mount Vernon, Gene Taylor Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Marcy VanDeBerg
Poplar Bluff, John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Gary Helle
St. Louis, St. Louis VA Medical Center - Jefferson Barracks Division, Matt Miller, Amy Guffey, Paul Willhoft, Keith Suedmeyer
Montana
Fort Harrison, VA Montana Health Care System, Jeri Anderson, Jackie Merritt
Nebraska
Omaha, Omaha Division - VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, VHALINVeteranJusticeOutreach@va.gov
Nevada
Las Vegas, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS), VJP Southern Nevada
Reno, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Mary Ann Moss, Sue Cooper, Ginny Dillon
New Hampshire
Manchester, Manchester VA Medical Center, Christopher Dearborn, Michele Dussault
New Jersey
Atlantic County, Cape May County, and Cumberland County, served by Wimington, DE VA Medical Center, J. Jake Sanders
Lyons, Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, Mark Correale, Ericka Jackson
Salem County, served by Wilmington, DE VA Medical Center, John Walter
New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico VA Health Care System, NMVeteransJusticePrograms@va.gov
Dona Ana County, NM covered by El Paso, TX VA Health Care System: Montevis Price
New York
Albany, Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton, Alyssa Gibbons
Bath, Bath VA Medical Center, Stacie Contreras
Bronx, James J. Peters VA Medical Center (Bronx, NY), Eddie Marcano
Buffalo, VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo, John Lahood, Carolyn Fagnan
Canandaigua, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Shirley McGee
Montrose, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Karetha Henry, Sonie Williams
New York, Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Courtney Ma'at, Jeff Rabinovici, Kimberly Shaw
Northport, Northport VA Medical Center, Eric Bruno, Tiffany Grant-Zellem
Syracuse, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Janice James, Wendy Varricchio-Fletcher
North Carolina
Asheville, Asheville VA Medical Center, Katherine Houghton, Kay Holtzinger
Durham, Durham VA Medical Center, Jeremy Brogden, Lucas Vrbsky
Fayetteville, Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Kenedi Klein, Kishia Williams, Chaquia Gee
Salisbury, Salisbury - W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, VHASBYVJOHCRVPrograms@va.gov
North Dakota
Fargo, Fargo VA Medical Center, Rachel Marsolek
Ohio
Chillicothe, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, VHACLLveteransjusticeoutreach@va.gov
Cincinnati, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, VHACINVJO.gov
- Jessica Howard, Butler County
- Anne Karp, Hamilton County
- Seana Hamilton, Hamilton County; Indiana Counties: Dearborn, Ripley, Franklin, Ohio
- Bethany Hamilton-Clary, Clermont, Brown Counties
- Ronald Michaelson, NKY Counties: Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken
Cleveland, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Stephanie Caruso, Michael Casto, Lynn Repko
Columbus, Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, Karla Jones, Stacy Potts, Betty Bradford, Brendan O'Ryan
Dayton, Dayton VA Medical Center, William Layman, Gina Kicos, Calandria Jewett, Sarah Richards
Findlay, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, VHAANNMHSVJO@va.gov
Toledo, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, VHAANNMHSVJO@va.gov
Oklahoma
Muskogee, Jack C. Montgomery VAMC, Douglas McCormick, Paula Darrow
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Jessica McLeod, Janci Jeannotte, Darren Braswell
Oregon
Klamath and Lake Counties, VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics, WCOVJO@va.gov
Portland, Portland VA Medical Center, vhapor-VJO@va.gov
Roseburg, VA Roseburg Healthcare System, Susan Harrison, Julie Garver, Candice Voynick
White City, VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics, WCOVJO@va.gov
Pennsylvania
Altoona, Altoona - James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Amy Canavan: Cambria, Cameron, Elk, Jefferson counties
Holly Dick: Bedford, Blair, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset counties
Shereen Horton: Centre, Clinton, Huntington, Juniata, Mifflin counties
Butler, VA Butler Healthcare, Kelly Fulmer, Christina Lucas
Coatesville, Coatesville Medical Center, Rhonda Sanford, Lily Thomas, Diana Zinnie
Erie, Erie VA Medical Center, Bomber Ferraro, Megan Paterson
Lebanon, Lebanon VA Medical Center:
Carla Cyr: Lebanon County
Gelu Negrea: Berks and Dauphin counties
Katrina Sylvain: Berks and Lancaster counties
Philadelphia, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Margaret Maynard, Dena Dandridge, Kevin Carr-Lemke, Hong Zhang
Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, C. Denise Senft, James Carroll, Ashley Reckner
Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center
Kim Sapolis Lacey: Bradford, Lackawanna, Northumberland, Snyder, Susquehanna, Union counties
Steve Lai: Cabon, Luzerne, Monroe, Wayne, Wyoming, Sullivan counties
Lori Miller: Columbia, Lehigh, Lycoming, Montour, Northampton, Pike counties
Puerto Rico
San Juan, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Antonio Fernandez-Lizardi
Rhode Island
Providence, Providence VA Medical Center, Rich Flynn, Whitney Conrad
South Carolina
Charleston, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Meredith Miller, Shanta Barron-Millan, Suzanne Day
Columbia, Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Jessica Blackwell, Sara Morrell
South Dakota
Fort Meade, VA Black Hills Health Care System - Fort Meade Campus, Uzoma Obineche, Angella Bates
Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, Michaela Gasca
Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Latasha Williams
Clarksville, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Stacey Parsons
Franklin, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Randall Rohrer
Johnson City, VA Mountain Home Health Care System, Stephanie Demay
Knoxville, Knox County VA Clinic, Clint Wheeler
Manchester, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Amy Frazier
Memphis, Memphis VA Medical Center, Courtney Deviney, Carmen Gray, Dorothy Clair Prince, Harvey Reid, Adrian Shields
Murfreesboro, Tennesee Valley Healthcare System, Latasha Williams
Nashville, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Amy Frazier
Texas
Amarillo, Amarillo VA Health Care System, Moeed Ishrat, Antonio “Tony” Martinez, Lynda Mitchell
Abilene, Big Spring, Midland/Odessa, San Angelo, VA West Texas Health Care System, Oscar Debardeleben, Lydia Jimenez
Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Laredo, McAllen, VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, VCB VJO Team
Dallas and Bonham, VA North Texas Health Care System, ntxvjo@va.gov
El Paso, El Paso VA Health Care System: El Paso County, Culberson County, Hudspeth County, Jeff Davis County, Presidio County: ELPVeteransJusticeOutreachTeam@va.gov
Houston, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, VHAHOUVJO@va.gov
Lubbock Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Angela Boyd
South Texas Veterans Health Care System (Atacosa, Bee, Bexar, Comal, Dewitt, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Victoria, Wilson Counties): VHASTXSWSVJO@va.gov
Temple, Waco, Killeen, Georgetown, Bryan/College Station, Brownwood, LaGrange, San Marcos and Austin, Central Texas VA Health Care System: CTXSWSVJO@va.gov
Utah
Salt Lake City, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, VHASLCVJP@va.gov
St. George, St. George Community Based Outpatient Clinic, VHASLCVJP@va.gov
Vermont
White River Junction, White River Junction VA Medical Center, Holly Miller, Dan Thompson
Virginia
Hampton, Hampton VA Medical Center, La Barbara Williams, Tamesha (Nicole) Ellis, Paul Clark
Richmond, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Kevin Birdsell, James Zahringer
Salem, Salem VA Medical Center, Machele Huff, Leslie Hindle
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Karen Carrington and Elysia Flancher provide outreach to: City of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William Counties
Washington
Seattle, VA Puget Sound HCS, VJO Puget Sound
Spokane, Spokane VA Medical Center, Douglas Fender
Walla Walla, Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Diane Goodnight
West Virginia
Beckley, Beckley VA Medical Center, Jackie Hartsog, Kaitlyn Repass
Clarksburg, Clarksburg - Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Jason Bittenbender, Darral Bennett
Huntington, Huntington VA Medical Center, Amanda Rayburn, Dustin Holbrook, Kim White
Martinsburg, Martinsburg VA Medical Center, David Gowers
Wisconsin
Madison, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Darlene Seilheimer, Lisa Tuttle, Ed Zapala
Milwaukee, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center: vhamiwvjp@va.gov
Tomah, Tomah VA Medical Center, Kelsey Thompson , Amy Schmoll
Wyoming
Cheyenne, Cheyenne VA Medical Center, Lisa Gibson, Wayne Graves, Rose McKirgan
Sheridan, Sheridan VA Medical Center, Marie Hardaker
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