LISTING OF EACH STATE'S LEGAL SERVICES DEVELOPER AND CONTACT INFORMATION
YOU CAN FIND YOUR STATE LSD BY SCROLLING DOWNUpdated March 28, 2008
ALABAMA
Kathleen Healey
Division Planning Director / Legal Services Developer / Associate Counsel
Elder Rights Division
Alabama Department of Senior Services
770 Washington Ave., RSA Plaza, Suite 470
P.O. Box 301851
Montgomery, AL 36130-1851
Tel: (334) 353-9636 Fax: (334) 242-5594
Email: kathleen.healey@adss.alabama.govALASKA
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Lisa Morley
Social Services Program Coordinator
Division of Senior and Disablilty Services
AK Department of Health and Social Services
240 Main Street, Suite 601
P.O. Box 110680
Juneau, AK 99811-0680
Tel: (907) 465-4996 Fax: (907) 465-4716
Email: lisa_morley@health.state.ak.usARIZONA
Greta Mang
Elder Rights Specialist
Division of Aging & Adult Services
Department of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson, 950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: (602) 542-4446 Fax: (602) 542-6575
Email: gmang@azdes.govARKANSAS
David Goodson
Legal Services Developer
Division of Aging and Adult Services
AR Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 1412
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Tel: (501) 683-2634 Fax: (501) 682-8155
Email: David.Goodson@arkansas.govCALIFORNIA
Chisorom U. Okwuosa
Legal Services Developer
CA Department of Aging
1300 National Drive, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95834
Tel: (916) 419-7508 Fax: (916) 928-2267
Email: Cokwuosa@aging.ca.usCOLORADO
Jan Meyers
CO Legal Assistance Developer for the Elderly
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities & Older People
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (303) 722-0300 ext. 221
Fax: (303) 722-0720
Email: jmeyers@thelegalcenter.orgCONNECTICUT
Mimi Peck-Llewellyn
Legal Services Developer
CT Department of Social Services
Aging Service Division
25 Sigourney Street, 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 424-5244 Fax: (860) 424-5301
Email: marie.peck.llewellyn@po.state.ct.usDELAWARE
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Guy Perrotti, Director
Division of Services for Aging and Adults
with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD)
1901 North DuPont Highway
Main Building, 1st Floor Annex
New Castle, DE 19720
Tel: (302) 255-9354 Fax: (302) 255-4453
Email: Guy.Perrotti@state.de.usDISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
Jan Allen May
Legal Services Developer
Legal Counsel for the Elderly/AARP
601 E. Street, NW
A Building, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20049
Tel: (202) 434-2164 Fax: (202) 434-6464
Email: jmay@aarp.orgFLORIDA
Sarah Graham Halsell, Esq.
Director, Elder Rights Unit / Legal Services Developer
FL Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 335 North
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Tel: (850) 414-2000 Fax: (850) 414-2004
Email: halsellsk@elderaffairs.orgGEORGIA
Natalie Thomas
Legal Services Developer
GA Division of Aging Services
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 9.398
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Tel: (404) 657-5328 Fax: (404) 657-5285
Email: nkthomas@dhr.state.ga.usHAWAII
[POSITION VACANT]
Legal Services Developer
HI Executive Office on Aging
Department of Health
250 South Hotel Street, Suite 406
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 586-0100 Fax: (808) 586-0185
Email: eoa@doh.hawaii.govIDAHO
Sarah Scott
Manager, Program Operations Unit
Idaho Commission on Aging
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0007
Tel: (208) 334-3833 Fax: (208) 334-3033
Email: sscott@aging.idaho.govILLINOIS
Lee Beneze
Legal Services Developer
IL Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789
Tel: (217) 524-7945 Fax: (217) 524-9644
Email: nlben@aol.comINDIANA
Kate Tewanger
Program Consultant / Legal Services Developer
Bureau of Aging and In-Home Services
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, P.O. Box 7083, M-21
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Tel: (317) 232-7148 Fax: (317) 232-7867
Email: Kathryn.tewanger@fssa.in.govIOWA
Deanna Clingan-Fischer
Legal Services Developer
IA Department of Elder Affairs
510 East 12th Street
Suite 2
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: (515) 725-3333 Fax: (515) 725-3300
Email: Deanna.Clingan@iowa.govKANSAS
Vern Norwood
Legal Services Developer /
Family Caregiver Support Program Manager
Kansas Department on Aging
New England Building
503 South Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603-3404
Tel: (785) 291-3358 Fax: (785) 296-0256
Email: vern.norwood@aging.ks.usKENTUCKY
Juanita Shackelford
Legal Services Developer
Kentucky Department of Aging & Independent Living
Cabinet for Health Services
275 East Main Street, 3-WF
Frankfort, KY 40621
Tel: (502) 564-6930 ext. 4055 Fax: (502) 564-4595
Email: juanitaj.shackelford@ky.govLOUISIANA
Jane Arieux Thomas
Legal Services Developer
LA Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
13312 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Tel: (225) 767-6225 Fax: (225) 767-6292
Email: janeathomas@msn.comMAINE
Elizabeth Gattine
Legal Services Developer
ME Bureau of Elder & Adult Services
442 Civic Center Drive
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Tel: (207) 287-9200 or (800) 262-2233
Fax: (207) 287-9229
Email: elizabeth.gattine@maine.govMARYLAND
Susan London-Russell
Legal Services Developer
Maryland Department of Aging
301 West Preston Street, Suite 1007
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: (410) 767-6032
Fax: (410) 333-5071
Email: slr@ooa.state.md.usMASSACHUSETTS
Pauline Edmonds
Legal Services Developer
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 222-7515 Fax: (617) 727-9368
Email: Pauline.Edmonds@state.ma.usMICHIGAN
Lynne Weinstein–McCollum
Legal Services Developer
MI Office of Services to the Aging
7109 West Saginaw, 1st Floor P.O. Box 30676
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: (517) 373-7692 Fax: (517) 373-4092
Email: weinsteinl@Michigan.govMINNESOTA
Krista Boston
Supervisor
Consumer Choices Team
Aging & Adult Services Division
Continuing Care Administration (DHS)
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, MN 55164-0976
Tel: (651) 431-2605 Fax: (651) 431-7453
Email: krista.boston@state.mn.usMISSISSIPPI
Dr. Dana A. Gearhart
Legal Assistance Developer
Mississippi Division of Aging & Adult Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Tel: (601) 359-4535 Fax: (601) 359-4477
Email: dana.gearhart@mdhs.state.ms.usMISSOURI
Marta Fontaine
Bureau Cheif of Senior Projects
Legal Services Developer / APS Planner III
Division of Senior & Disability Services
Department of Health & Senior Services
912 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: (573) 526-3246 Fax: (573) 522-3204
Email: marta.fontaine@dhss.mo.govMONTANA
John McCrea
Legal Services Developer
MT Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
Division of Seniors and Long Term Care
P.O. Box 4210
111 N. Saunders, Rm. 210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
Tel: (406) 444-7783 Fax: (406) 444-7743
Email: jmccrea@mt.govNEBRASKA
[POSITION VACANT]
State Unit on Aging
NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Tel: (402) 471-2307 Fax: (402) 471-4619
Email: system.information@dhhs.ne.govNEVADA
Sally Crawford Ramm
Elder Rights Attorney
Division for Aging Services, Reno Office
NV Department of Human Resources
445 Apple Street, #104
Reno, NV 89502
Tel: (775) 688-2964 ext. 253 Fax: (775) 688-2969
Email: sramm@aging.nv.govNEW HAMPSHIRE
Mary J. McGuire
Legal Coordinator
Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
NH Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271- 4725 Fax: (603) 271-4643
Email: mmcguire@dhhs.state.nh.usNEW JERSEY
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Edward Tetelman
Acting Public Guardian
NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services
Office of the Public Guardian
25 Scotch Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
Tel: (609) 530-8806 Fax: (609) 530-8811
Email: etetelman@doh.state.nj.usNEW MEXICO
Jack Mack
Legal Services Developer
NM Aging and Long Term Services Dept.
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: (505) 476-4767; Fax: (505) 827-7649
Email: jack.mack@state.nm.usNEW YORK
William T. Graham
Assistant Counsel / Legal Services Developer
NY State Office for the Aging
Two Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-1251
Tel: (518) 474-0388 Fax: (518) 474-0608
Email: Bill.Graham@ofa.state.ny.usNORTH CAROLINA
Lynne Berry
Legal Services Developer
North Carolina Div. of Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
2101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2101
Tel: (919) 733-8395 Fax: (919) 715-0364
Email: Lynne.Berry@ncmail.netNORTH DAKOTA
Lynne Jacobson
Legal Services Developer / Elder Rights Administrator
Aging Services Division
1237 West Divide Ave., Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58501
Tel: (701) 328-4613 Fax: (701) 328-4061
Email: sojacl@nd.govOHIO
[POSITION VACANT]
OH Department of Aging
50 West Broad St., 9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
Tel: (614) 466-8598 Fax: (614) 466-5741
Email: briley@age.state.oh.usOKLAHOMA
Shirley Cox
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
OK Department of Human Services
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-2422
Tel: (405) 522-3069 Fax: (405) 521-2086
Email: Shirley.cox@OKDHS.orgOREGON
Lynda Dyer
Legal Services Developer
State Unit on Aging
Department of Human Services
676 Church Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Tel: (503) 373-1750 Fax: (503) 373-1133
Email: Lynda.Dyer@state.or.usPENNSYLVANIA
Anne H. Kapoor
Assistant Counsel
Pennsylvania Department on Aging
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Tel: (717) 783-0509 Fax: (717) 772-3382
Email: akapoor@state.pa.usPUERTO RICO
Rossana López León
Executive Director
Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
P.O. Box 191179
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-1179
Tel: (787) 721-4560 / (787) 721-6121 Fax: (787) 721-6510
Email: Rlopez@ogave.gobierno.prRHODE ISLAND
Rhonda Schwartz
Legal Services Developer / Legal Counsel
RI Department of Elderly Affairs
Pastore Center, Benjamin Rush Building 55
35 Howard Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Tel: (401) 462-0537 Fax: (401) 462-0503
Email: rschwartz@dea.state.ri.usSOUTH CAROLINA
Cat Angus
Legal Services Developer
Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street, Ste. 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: (803) 734-9983 Fax: (803) 734-9887
Email: cangus@aging.sc.govSOUTH DAKOTA
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Marilyn Kinsman
Division Director
Office of Adult Services and Aging
SD Department of Social Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Tel: (605) 773-3656 Fax: (605) 773-6834
Email: ASA@state.sd.usTENNESSEE
Janet Lamb
Staff Attorney / Legal Services Developer
TN Commission on Aging & Disability
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street, Eighth Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
Tel: (615) 741-2056 Fax: (615) 741-3309
Email: janet.lamb@state.tn.usTEXAS
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Aimee Mick
Acting Legal Services Developer, Special Project Coordinator
TX Department on Aging and Disability Services
701 West 51st Street, Mail Code W 352
Austin, TX 78751
Tel: (512) 438-4283 Fax: (512) 438-4374
Email: aimee.mick@dads.state.tx.usUTAH
Jilenne Gunther
Legal Services Developer
UT Division of Aging and Adult Services
Department of Human Services
120 North, 200 West, #325
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Tel: (801) 538-4263 Fax: (801) 538-4395
Email: jgunther@utah.govVERMONT
Dena Monahan
Legal Services Developer
VT Dept. of Aging & Indepedent Living
103 South Main
Waterbury, VT 05671
Tel: (802) 241-2401; Fax: (802) 241-2325
Email: dena.monahan@ahs.state.vt.usVIRGINIA
Janet James
Guardianship Coordinator / Legal Services Developer
VA Department for the Aging
1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23229-5009
Tel: (804) 662-7049 Fax: (804) 662-9354
Email: Janet.James@vda.virginia.govWASHINGTON
Patty McDonald
Legal Services Developer, DHHS
Aging & Disability Services Administration
State Unit on Aging
640 Woodland Sq., Loop Lacey
P.O. Box 45600
Olympia, WA 98504-5600
Tel: (360) 725-2559 / (800) 422-3263 Fax: (360) 438-8633
Email: mcdonpm@dshs.wa.govWEST VIRGINIA
Ray Woods
Legal Services Developer
WV Bureau of Senior Services
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305
Tel: (304) 558-3317 Fax: (304) 558-0004
Email: rwoods@wvseniorservices.govWISCONSIN
Glenn Silverberg
Legal Services Developer
WI Bureau of Aging & LTC Resources
One West Wilson St., Rm 450
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Tel: (608) 267-3201 Fax: (608) 267-3203
Email: silvegj@dhfs.state.wi.usWYOMING
Patrick M. Hunter
Legal Services Developer
Wyoming Legal Services
Casper Branch Office
441 South Center Street, Suite 200
Casper, WY 82601
Tel: (307) 237-5266 Fax: (307) 237-5325
Email: pmhunter@wyominglegalservices.com