Locate a local Support Group through the State Agency
ALABAMA
Marie Tomlin, State Coordinator
Alabama Cares
Alabama Dept. of Senior Services
770 Washington Avenue, Suite 470
Montgomery, AL 36130 -1851
877-4252243
Fax: (334) 242-5594
e-mail: mtomlin@adss.state.al.us
ALASKA
Cyndee Sugar
Division of Senior Services
Department of Administration
P.O. Box 110209
Juneau, AK 99811-0209
(907) 465-4798
Fax: (907) 465-4716
e-mail: cyndee_sugar@health.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
Chris Andrews
AZ DES, Aging & Adult Administration
1789 W. Jefferson, 950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4446
Fax: (602) 542-65756
e-mail: candrews@azdes.gov
ARKANSAS
Ronda Gilbert
DHS –Division of Aging and Adult Svcs.
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-530
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501)-682-0426
Fax: (501) 682-8155
e-mail: ronda.gilbert@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Joel Weeden
Department of Aging
1600 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 327-0575
Fax: (916) 327-2081
e-mail: jweeden@aging.ca.gov
Todd Coffey
Division of Aging And Adult Services
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Ground Floor
Denver, CO 80203-1714
(303) 866-2750 x 2750
Fax: (303) 866-2696
e-mail: Todd.coffey@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Donielle Rooks
Elderly Services Division
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney St., 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-5862
Fax: (860) 424-5301
e-mail: donielle.rooks@po.state.ct.us
DELAWARE
Mona Grier
Div of Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities
Dept of Health & Social Services
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 577-4791 ext. 48
Fax: (302) 577-4793
e-mail: mona.grier@state.de.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sherlyn Taylor
Office on Aging
One Judiciary Square
441 4th St., N.W., 900 S
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 724-5622
Fax: (202) 724-4979
e-mail: sherlyn.taylor@dc.gov
FLORIDA
HenryTaylor
Department of Elder Affairs
Suite 315
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 414-2000
Fax: (850) 414-2004
e-mail: taylorh@elderaffairs.org
GEORGIA
Cliff Burt
Division of Aging Services
#2 Peachtree St. N.W. 9th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-5336
Fax: (404) 657-5285
e-mail: gcburt@dhr.state.ga.us
GUAM
Gerrie Gumataoto
FCSP Project Coordinator
Division of Senior Services
Dept. of Public Hlth & Soc. Srvcs.
Government of Guam
PO BOX 2816
Hagaina, Guam
011 (671) 475-0263
Fax: (671) 477-2930
e-mail:
HAWAII
Elvira Lee
Executive Office on Aging
No 1 Capitol District
250 South Hotel St., Ste 109
Honolulu, HI 96813-2831
(808) 586-0100
Fax: (808) 586-0185
e-mail: etlee@mail.health.state.hi.us
IDAHO
Deedra Hunt & Tina Rice
Commission on Aging
3380 Americana Terrace, Suite 120
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0007
(208) 334-3833
Fax: (208) 334-3033
e-mail: dhunt@icoa.state.id.us
ILLINOIS
Barb Schwartz
Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 524-5327
email: barb.schwartz@aging.state.il.us
INDIANA
Ginny Morris
Bureau of Aging/In Home Services
402 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7109
Fax: (317) 232-7867
e-mail: gmorris@fssa.state.in.us
IOWA
Nicki Stajcar, Consumer Protection Advocate
Department of Elder Affairs
Clemens Bldg., 3rd Fl.
200 Tenth St.
Des Moines, IA 50309-3609
(515) 242-3320
Fax: (515) 242-3300
e-mail: nicki.stajcar@dea.state.ia.us
KANSAS
Vern Norwood
Department on Aging
New England Building
503 South Kansas
Topeka, KS 66603-3404
(785) 291-3356
Fax: (785) 296-0256
e-mail: vernnorwood@aging.state.ks.us
KENTUCKY
Phyllis Culp
Office of Aging Services
275 East Main Street, 5 West
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-6930
Fax: (502) 564-4595
e-mail: phyllis.culp@ky.gov
LOUISIANA
Stacy Mills
Office of Elderly Affairs
HCBS
PO Box 80374
412 N 4th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374
(225) 342-6983
Fax: (225) 342-7133
e-mail: slmills@goea.state.la.us
MAINE
Mary Walsh
Bureau of Elder & Adult Svcs
442 Civic Center Drive
#11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
(207) 624-5335
Fax: (207) 287-9229
e-mail: mary.walsh@maine.gov
MARYLAND
Fran Stoner, Manager
Department of Aging
State Office Building, Room 1007
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0705
Fax: (410) 333-7943
e-mail: fcs@mail.ooa.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Sheila Donahue-King
Exec Office of Elder Affairs
1 Ashburton Place, 5th floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 222-7421
Fax: (617) 727-9368
e-mail: sheila.donahue-king@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Laura McMurtry
Office of Services to the Aging
P.O. Box 30676
Lansing, MI 48909-8176
(517) 335-4018
Fax: (517) 373-4092
e-mail: mcmurtryl@michigan.gov
MINNESOTA
Sue Wenberg
Aging & Adult Services Division
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3843
651-296-2879
Fax: (651) 297-7855
e-mail: sue.wenberg@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Shirley S. Rainey, Program Coord.
Council on Aging
Div of Aging & Adult Services
750 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 359-4928
Fax: (601) 359-9664
e-mail: srainey@mdhs.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Vicki Keller
Aging Program Specialist
Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 1337
615 Howerton Court
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1337
573-522-1080
Fax: (573)751-8493
e-mail: Vicki.keller@dhss.mo.gov
MONTANA
Charlie Rehbein
Office on Aging
Senior Long Term Care Division
111 Sanders Street/PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
(406) 444-4077
Fax: (406) 444-7743
e-mail: crehbein@state.mt.us
NEBRASKA
Janice Price
Division of Aging Services
Dept of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95044
301 Centennial Mall-South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2307
Fax: (402) 471-4619
e-mail: janice.price@hhss.ne.gov
NEVADA
Mel Phillips or Georgia Rohrs
Division for Aging Services
3100 W. Sahara Avenue # 103
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 486-3545
Fax: (702) 486-3572
e-mail: mphillips@aging.state.nv.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Cathy Creapaux
Div. of Elderly & Adult Services
State Office Park South
Brown Building - 129 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301-3857
(603) 271-5554
Fax: (603) 271-4643
e-mail: ccreapaux@dhhs.state.nh.us
NEW JERSEY
Tina Zsenak
Division of Senior Affairs
Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 807
Trenton, NJ 08625-0807
(609) 943-4037
Fax: (609) 943-3343
e-mail: tina.wolverton@doh.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Barbara Owens
State Agency on Aging
1410 San Pedro NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 255-0971 ext. 104
Fax: (505) 255-5602
e-mail: Barbara.Owens@state.nm.us
NEW YORK
Andrea Hoffman
Office for the Aging
Two Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-1251
(518) 474-0484
Fax: (518) 474-1398
e-mail: andrea.hoffman@ofa.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA
Christine Urso
Division of Aging
2101 Mail Service Center
693 Palmer Drive (Fedex only-zip 27603)
Raleigh, NC 27699-2101
(919) 733-3983
Fax: (919) 733-0443
e-mail: chris.urso@ncmail.net
NORTH DAKOTA
Nancy Nikolas, Program Administrator
Aging Services Division
Department of Human Services
600 South 2nd St., Suite 1C
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 328-4643
Fax: (701) 328-8989
e-mail: sonikn@state.nd.us
MARIANA ISLANDS
Ana Dlg.Flores, Director
CNMI Office on Aging, DC&CA
PO Box 2178
Saipan, MP 96950
011 (671) 734-4361
Fax: 011 (670) 233-1327
OHIO
Richard R. LeBlanc
Department of Aging
50 West Broad Street - 9th Fl
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
(614) 466-7967
Fax: (614) 466-5741
e-mail: dleblanc@age.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Susan Tyler, Programs Manager
Aging Services Division
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
312 N.E. 28th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-3076
Fax: (405) 521-2086
e-mail: susan.tyler@okdhs.org
OREGON
Judy Bowen
Senior & Disabled Services Division
500 Summer St., NE, E10
Salem, OR 97301-1076
(503) 945-6028
Fax: (503) 373-7092
e-mail: mailto: judy.bowen@state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Kelly Allen
Department oif Aging
Forum Place
555 Walnut Street, 5th Fl
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919
(717) 783-6207
Fax: (717) 772-3382
e-mail: keallen@state.pa.us
RHODE ISLAND
Kathleen M. McKeon
Department of Elderly Affairs
35 Howard Avenue, 2nd Floor
Benjamin Rush Bldg. 55
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-3000
Fax: (401) 462-0586
e-mail: Kathy@dea.state.ri.us
PUERTO RICO
Juanita Aponte, Program Director
Gov's Office for Elderly Affairs
PO Box 50063
Old San Juan Station
San Juan, PR 00902
(787) 721-7835
Fax: (787) 725-2919
e-mail: no email
SOUTH CAROLINA
Eve Barth
Dept of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 8206
1801 Main St.
Columbia, SC 29202-8206
(803) 734-9872
Fax: (803) 898-4513
e-mail: barthe@dhhs.state.sc.us
SOUTH DAKOTA
Patricia Miller
Office of Adult Svcs & Aging
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3656
Fax: (605) 773-6834
e-mail: patricia.miller@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Tabitha Satterfield
Commission on Aging & Disability
Andrew Jackson Bldg.
500 Deaderick Street, 9th Fl.
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
(615) 741-2056
Fax: (615) 741-3303
e-ma1l: tabitha.satterfield@state.tn.us
TEXAS
Gary Jessee, Director, Office of AAA Support and Operations
Department on Aging
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, TX 78714-9030
(512) 438-4245
Fax: (512) 424-6890
e-mail: gary.jessee@tdoa.state.tx.us
UTAH
Sonnie Yudell
Div of Aging & Adult Services
Department of Human Services
Box 45500
120 North - 200 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0500
(801) 538-3926
Fax: (801) 538-4395
e-mail: syudell@utah.gov
VERMONT
Camille George
Department of Aging and Disabilities
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2301
(802) 241-2400
Fax: (802) 241-2325
e-mail: mailto:camille@dad.state.vt.us
VIRGINIA
Ellen Nau, Program Coordinator
Department for The Aging
1600 Forest Avenue
Preston Building, Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-9340
Fax: (804) 662-9354
e-mail: enau@vdh.state.va.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Eva Williams, Administrator
Senior Citizen Affairs
Dept. of Human Services
#19 Estate Diamond Fredericksted
St. Croix, VI 08840
340-778-0708
Fax: (340) 692-2062
WASHINGTON
Hilari Hauptman/Lynn Korte
Aging & Adult Services Admin
Dept of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45650
640 Woodland Sq. Lp. SE
Olympia, WA 98504-5600
(360) 725-2556
Fax: (360) 902-7848
e-mail: haupthp@dshs.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Jan Bowen, Director, Older Americans Act Programs
WV Bureau of Senior Services
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Holly Grove-Building 10
Charleston, WV 25305-0160
(304) 558-3317
Fax: (304) 558-5609
e-mail: jbowen@boss.state.wv.us
WISCONSIN
Gail Schwersenska
Bureau of Aging & Long Term Care Resources
Department of Health and Family Services
One West Wilson St., Room 450
PO Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-7803
Fax: (608) 267-3203
e-mail: schwega@dhfs.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Dorothy Thomas
WY Department of Health, Aging Division
6101 Yellowstone Rd, Room 259B
Cheyenne, WY 82009
800-442-2766
Fax: (307) 777-5340
e-mail: dthoma@state.wy.us