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Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Congressional Relations Officers and Liaisons
On this page:
Legislative Team | Corporate Enterprise Team | Benefits Team | Congressional Outreach Team | Congressional Liaison Service | Health Team
| Contact | Phone |
|---|---|
| Patricia L. Ross Assistant Secretary |
202-461-6490 |
| Glenn Johnson Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary |
202-461-6490 |
| Kimberly McClain Deputy Assistant Secretary |
202-461-6490 |
| Aaron Scheinberg Special Assistant |
202-461-6490 |
| Shakti Mehrotra Director of Operations & Administration |
202-215-4499 |
| Meghan Raftery Senior Advisor for Health |
202-461-6840 |
| Heidi Calderon Senior Advisor for Benefits |
202-632-8659 |
| Contact | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Vacant | Director, Legislative Team |
| Martin Martinez Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6377 |
All-VA Related Legislation |
| Andrew Gnau Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-8330 |
All-VA Related Legislation, Congressional Budget Office Requests |
| Victoria Thomas Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6481 |
All-VA Related Legislation, Congressionally Mandated Reports |
| Contact | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Lesia Mandzia 202-461-6177 |
Director, Corporate Team |
| Darrell Donnelly Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6418 Alternate: Tommy Elms |
Office of Information Technology (OIT), Personal Information Security, Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM), Federal Electronic Record Modernization Office (FERM), Office of Operations, Security & Preparedness, (OSP); Construction (not CBOCs or Leases), Budget, Office of Management (OM), Debt Management Center, Contracting and Contracting Policy, Acquisitions, Supply Chain |
| Tommy Elms Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6492 Alternate: Darrell Donnelly |
Human Resources and Administration (HRA), Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP), Minority Veterans, Center for Women Veterans, Tribal Government Relations; Veterans Experience Office (VEO), and Outreach; Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI), DoD/VA Collaboration, JEC, Small Business |
| Sean Pleasant Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6936 Alternate: Lesia Mandzia |
GAO Activities |
| Contact | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Dennis Call 202-461-0616 |
Director, Benefits Team |
| Stacy Coggin Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6412 Alternate: Tanisha Kelly |
BVA policies and programs; VBA Appeals Management Office; Compensation Service (including disability compensation claims management); Office of Field Operations |
| Taniesha Kelly Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-0624 Alternate: Lawrence Groom |
NCA policies, programs, and facilities; Insurance Service; Pension and Fiduciary Service; VBA Office of Financial Management; Loan Guaranty Service; Presumption of service connection policies (toxic exposure, BWN, PFAS, Camp Lejeune, burn pits) |
| Lawrence Groom (USMC 94-04) Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-8468 Alternate: Stacy Coggin |
Office of Transition & Development (OTED/TAP); Veteran Readiness & Employment Service (including VSOC); Education Service (Forever GI Bill) |
| Contact | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Annmarie Amaral 202-226-9135 |
Director, Congressional Outreach/Congressional Liaison Service |
| Geisela Wimberly Congressional Relations Officer 202-263-9568 Alternate: Nikki Barnes |
North Atlantic – 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Nikki Barnes Congressional Relations Officer 202-615-8349 Alternate: Geisela Wimberly |
North Atlantic – 2: Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia |
| Amanda Neumann Congressional Relations Officer 202-957-2170 Alternate: Tyler Healey |
Continental: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming |
| Chris McNair Congressional Relations Officer 202-304-4820 Alternate: Nikki Barnes/Geisela Wimberly |
Pacific: Alaska, American Samoa. Arizona. California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Marianas, Oregon, Washington |
| Tyler Healey Congressional Relations Officer 202-774-6856 Alternate: Amanda Neumann |
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
| Amanda Neumann Congressional Relations Officer 202-957-2170 Alternate: Tyler Healey |
Midwest: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota |
| Contact | Area of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Rick Armstrong 202-225-2280 |
Deputy Director, Congressional Liaison Service |
| Jeremy Dillard Sr. Congressional Liaison Representative 202-306-8246 |
Casework issues |
| Christie Smith Congressional Liaison Representative 202-226-9132 |
Casework issues |
| Alma Bourne Congressional Liaison Representative 202-225-2280 |
Casework issues |
| Michael Boudreau Congressional Liaison Representative 202-867-7991 |
Casework issues |
| Contact | Areas of Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Omara Boulware 202-461-6468 |
Director, Health Team |
| Jennifer (Janowski) Nicholson Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-0621 Alternate: Jason Melton |
VHA Finance; Human Capital Management/VHA Workforce; Credentialing/Privileging; Access; Military Exposures; Public Health; Community Care; Emergency Management; VISN 5, 6, 20, 21 |
| Jessica Martinez Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-6839 Alternate: Jason Melton |
Behavioral & Mental Health, PTSD, Suicide Prevention, PREVENTS, Substance Abuse, Military Sexual Trauma (MST) VHA-Sexual Assault, Women Veterans Health, Vet Centers, VISN 10, 12 |
| Jason Melton Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-0623 Alternate: Tom Garloch |
Caregivers; Capital Assets; CBOCs/ Leasing/ Minor Construction; Dental, Homeless, (West LA); AIR Commission / Market Assessments; Pharmacy/Pain Management; PDMP; Population Health; Health Equity; VISN 1, 2, 4, 22 |
| Thomas Garloch Congressional Relations Officer 202-891-9579 Alternate: Jennifer (Janowski) Nicholson |
Connected Care; Rural Health/Telehealth Geriatrics & Extended Care; State Veterans Homes (SVH); Specialty CareTBI/Spinal Cord Injury/ Polytrauma; Specialty Care Services; Watch Officer; VISN 15, 16, 17, 19, 23 |
| Angell Bolden-Green Congressional Relations Officer 202-461-9565 Alternate: Jennifer (Janowski) Nicholson |
Behavioral & Mental Health, PTSD, Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse, Disability and Medical Assessment/Comp & Pen Exams; Academic Affiliations; Healthcare Innovation; Research & Development (Service Dogs); Rehabilitation & Prosthetics, Adaptive Sports; Vet Centers, VISN 10, 12; Women Veterans Health; Military Sexual Trauma; VHA-Sexual Assault Patient Advocacy; Nursing; Physician Assistant Services; PCCCT; Sterile Processing Services; Chaplain Services; Member Services/HEC; Quality & Patient Safety / OMI; SAIL; VISN 7, 8, 9 |
