LISTING OF
EACH STATE'S LEGAL SERVICES DEVELOPER AND CONTACT INFORMATION
YOU CAN FIND YOUR STATE LSD BY SCROLLING DOWN
Updated May 22, 2009
ALABAMA
Todd Russell
Acting Legal Services Developer / General Counsel
Alabama Department of Senior Services
RSA Plaza
770 Washington Avenue, Suite 470
P.O. Box 301851
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1851
Tel: (334) 242-5594 Fax: (334) 242-5594
Email: todd.russell@adss.alabama.gov
ALASKA
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Lisa Morley
Social Services Program Coordinator
Division of Senior and Disability Services
AK Department of Health and Social Services
240 Main Street, Suite 601
P.O. Box 110680
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0680
Tel: (907) 465-4996 Fax: (907) 465-4716
Email: lisa_morley@health.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
Greta Mang
Elder Rights Specialist
Division of Aging & Adult Services
Department of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson, 950A
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Tel: (602) 542-6440 Fax: (602) 542-6575
Email: gmang@azdes.gov
ARKANSAS
David Goodson
Legal Services Developer
Division of Aging and Adult Services
AR Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-530
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437
Tel: (501) 683-2634 Fax: (501) 682-8155
Email: David.Goodson@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Chisorom U. Okwuosa
Legal Services Developer
CA Department of Aging
1300 National Drive, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, California 95834
Tel: (916) 419-7508 Fax: (916) 928-2267
Email: Cokwuosa@aging.ca.us
COLORADO
Mary Catherine Rabbitt
CO Legal Assistance Developer for the Elderly
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities & Older People
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, Colorado 80203-4403
Tel: (303) 722-0300 ext. 221
Fax: (303) 722-0720
Email: rabbitt@thelegalcenter.org
CONNECTICUT
Mimi Peck-Llewellyn
Legal Services Developer
CT Department of Social Services
Aging Service Division
State Unit on Aging
25 Sigourney Street, 10th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Tel: (860) 424-5244 Fax: (860) 424-5301
Email: marie.peck.llewellyn@ct.gov
DELAWARE
Alternate Contact
Victor Orija
Social Services Senior Administrator
Division of Services for Aging and Adults
with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD)
Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Campus, Main Admin. Bldg.
1901 North DuPont Highway
Main Building, 1st Floor Annex
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Tel: (302) 255-9377 Fax: (302) 255-4453
Email: victor.orija@state.de.us
DISTRICT
OF COLOMBIA
Jan Allen May
Director / Legal Services Developer
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 East Street, NW
A Building, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20049
Tel: (202) 434-2164 Fax: (202) 434-6464
Email: jmay@aarp.org
FLORIDA
Sarah Graham Halsell, Esq.
Director, Elder Rights Unit / Legal Services Developer
FL Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 335 North
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000
Tel: (850) 414-2000 Fax: (850) 414-2004
Email: halsellsk@elderaffairs.org
GEORGIA
Natalie Thomas
Legal Services Developer
GA Division of Aging Services
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 9.398
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Tel: (404) 657-5328 Fax: (404) 657-5285
Email: nkthomas@dhr.state.ga.us
HAWAII
[POSITION VACANT]
Legal Services Developer
HI Executive Office on Aging
Department of Health
250 South Hotel Street, Suite 406
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Tel: (808) 586-0100 Fax: (808) 586-0185
Email: eoa@doh.hawaii.gov
IDAHO
Sarah Scott
Manager, Program Operations Unit
Idaho Commission on Aging
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Indiana 83720-0007
Tel: (208) 334-3833 Fax: (208) 334-3033
Email: sscott@aging.idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
Lee Beneze
Legal Services Developer
IL Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 100
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1789
Tel: (217) 524-7945 Fax: (217) 524-9644
Email: nlben@aol.com
INDIANA
Matt Naikelis
State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Aging
402 West Washington Street
P.O. Box 7083, MS-21, Room W454
Indianapolis, Indiana 46207-7083
Tel: (317) 232-6348; Fax: (317) 232-7867
Email: matt.naikelis@fssa.in.us
IOWA
Deanna Clingan-Fischer
Legal Services Developer
IA Department of Elder Affairs
510 East 12th Street
Suite 2
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Tel: (515) 725-3333 Fax: (515) 725-3300
Email: Deanna.Clingan@iowa.gov
KANSAS
Vern Norwood
Legal Services Developer /
Family Caregiver Support Program Manager
Kansas Department on Aging
New England Building
503 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3404
Tel: (785) 291-3358 Fax: (785) 296-0256
Email: vern.norwood@aging.ks.us
KENTUCKY
Juanita Shackelford
Legal Services Developer
Kentucky Department of Aging & Independent Living
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street, 3-WF
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Tel: (502) 564-6930 ext. 4055 Fax: (502) 564-4595
Email: juanitaj.shackelford@ky.gov
LOUISIANA
Jane Arieux Thomas
Legal Services Developer
LA Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
13312 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
Tel: (225) 767-6225 Fax: (225) 767-6292
Email: janeathomas@msn.com
MAINE
Elizabeth Gattine
Legal Services Developer
Office of Elder Services
Maine Health & Human Services
442 Civic Center Drive
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
Tel: (207) 287-9200 or (800) 262-2233
Fax: (207) 287-9229
Email: elizabeth.gattine@maine.gov
MARYLAND
Phoenix Liss
Legal Services and Guardianship Manager
Maryland Department of Aging
301 West Preston Street, Suite 1007
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Tel: (410) 767-4665
Fax: (410) 333-5071
Email: pliss@ooa.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Pauline Edmonds
Legal Services Developer
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place, Fifth Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Tel: (617) 222-7515 Fax: (617) 727-9368
Email: Pauline.Edmonds@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Lynne Weinstein_McCollum
Legal Services Developer
MI Office of Services to the Aging
300 East Michigan Avenue, 3rd Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Tel: (517) 373-7692 Fax: (517) 373-4092
Email: weinsteinl@Michigan.gov
MINNESOTA
Krista Boston
Supervisor
Consumer Choices Team
Minnesota Board on Aging
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0976
Tel: (651) 431-2605 Fax: (651) 431-7453
Email: krista.boston@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Dr. Dana A. "Doc" Gearhart
Legal Assistance Developer
Department of Human Services
Mississippi Division of Aging & Adult Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Tel: (601) 359-4535 Fax: (601) 359-4477
Email: dana.gearhart@mdhs.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Marta Fontaine
Bureau Cheif of Senior Projects
Legal Services Developer / APS Planner III
Division of Senior & Disability Services
Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Tel: (573) 526-3246 Fax: (573) 522-3204
Email: marta.fontaine@dhss.mo.gov
MONTANA
John McCrea
Legal Services Developer
MT Dept. of Public Health & Human Services
Senior & Long Term Care Division
P.O. Box 4210
2030 11th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59601-4210
Tel: (406) 444-7783 Fax: (406) 444-7743
Email: jmccrea@mt.gov
NEBRASKA
[POSITION VACANT]
State Unit on Aging
NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026
Tel: (402) 471-2307 Fax: (402) 471-4619
Email: system.information@dhhs.ne.gov
NEVADA
Sally Crawford Ramm
Elder Rights Attorney
Division for Aging Services
NV Department of Human Resources
445 Apple Street, #104
Reno, Nevada 89502
Tel: (775) 688-2964 ext. 253 Fax: (775) 688-2969
Email: sramm@aging.nv.gov
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Kathleen Larney
Legal Coordinator
Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
NH Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Tel: (603) 271- 4725 Fax: (603) 271-4643
Email: kathleen.larney@dhhs.state.nh.us
NEW
JERSEY
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Joeseph Fontana
Acting Public Guardian
NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services
Office of the Public Guardian
25 Scotch Road
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
Tel: (609) 341-5555 Fax: (609) 943-3464
Email: joesephfontana@doh.state.nj.us
NEW
MEXICO
Jack Mack
Legal Services Developer
NM Aging and Long Term Services Dept.
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Tel: (505) 476-4767; Fax: (505) 827-7649
Email: jack.mack@state.nm.us
NEW
YORK
Jennifer Seehase
Acting Legal Services Developer
NY State Office for the Aging
Two Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1251
Tel: (518) 474-0388 Fax: (518) 474-0608
Email: jennifer.seehase@ofa.state.ny.us
NORTH
CAROLINA
Lynne Berry
Legal Services Developer
North Carolina Division of Aging & Adult Services
Department of Health and Human Services
2101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2101
Tel: (919) 733-8395 Fax: (919) 715-0364
Email: Lynne.Berry@ncmail.net
NORTH
DAKOTA
Lynne Jacobson
Legal Services Developer / Elder Rights Administrator
Aging Services Division
Department of Human Services
1237 West Divide Ave., Suite 6
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
Tel: (701) 328-4613 Fax: (701) 328-4061
Email: lsjacobson@nd.gov
OHIO
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
OH Department of Aging
50 West Broad St., 9th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3363
Tel: (614) 466-8598 Fax: (614) 466-5741
Email: briley@age.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Shirley Cox
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
OK Department of Human Services
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 40
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107-2422
Tel: (405) 522-3069 Fax: (405) 521-2086
Email: Shirley.cox@OKDHS.org
OREGON
Alternate Contact
Elaine Young
Manager
Seniors & People with Physical Disabilities
Department of Human Services
676 Church Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
Tel: (503) 373-1726 Fax: (503) 373-1133
Email: Elaine.Young@state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Anne H. Kapoor
Assistant Counsel
Pennsylvania Department on Aging
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Tel: (717) 783-0509 Fax: (717) 772-3382
Email: akapoor@state.pa.us
PUERTO
RICO
Rossana L_pez Le_n
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.pr
RHODE
ISLAND
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Connie Calise Russo
Director
RI Department of Elderly Affairs
John O. Pastore Center
Hazard Building, 2nd Floor
74 West Road
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
Tel: (401) 462-0537 Fax: (401) 462-0503
Email: crusso@dea.state.ri.us
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Cat Angus
Legal Services Developer
Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street, Ste. 200
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Tel: (803) 734-9983 Fax: (803) 734-9887
Email: cangus@aging.sc.gov
SOUTH
DAKOTA
[POSITION VACANT]
Alternate Contact
Dan Todd
Assistant Attorney General / Division Director
Division of Legal Services
SD Department of Social Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291
Tel: (605) 773-3656 Fax: (605) 773-6834
Email: ASA@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Janet Lamb
Staff Attorney / Legal Services Developer
TN Commission on Aging & Disability
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street, Eighth Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0860
Tel: (615) 741-2056 Fax: (615) 741-3309
Email: janet.lamb@state.tn.us
TEXAS
Beck Sanborn
Legal Services Developer / HICAP Director
TX Department on Aging and Disability Services
John H. Winters Human Services Complex
701 West 51st Street, Mail Code W 352
Austin, Texas 78751
Tel: (512) 438-4283 Fax: (512) 438-4374
Email: beck.sanborn@dads.state.tx.us
UTAH
Jilenne Gunther
Legal Services Developer
UT Division of Aging and Adult Services
Department of Human Services
120 North, 200 West, #325
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Tel: (801) 538-4263 Fax: (801) 538-4395
Email: jgunther@utah.gov
VERMONT
Dena Monahan
Legal Services Developer
VT Dept. of Disabilities, Aging & Indepedent Living
Division of Disability & Aging Services
103 South Main
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-1601
Tel: (802) 241-2401; Fax: (802) 241-2325
Email: dena.monahan@ahs.state.vt.us
VIRGINIA
Janet James
Guardianship Coordinator / Legal Services Developer
VA Department for the Aging
1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100
Richmond, Virginia 23229-5009
Tel: (804) 662-7049 Fax: (804) 662-9354
Email: Janet.James@vda.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Patty McDonald
Legal Services Developer, DHHS
Aging & Disability Services Administration
State Unit on Aging
640 Woodland Sq., Loop Lacey
P.O. Box 45600
Olympia, Washington 98504-5600
Tel: (360) 725-2559 / (800) 422-3263 Fax: (360) 438-8633
Email: mcdonpm@dshs.wa.gov
WEST
VIRGINIA
Ray Woods, Director
Older Americans Act Program /
Legal Services Developer
WV Bureau of Senior Services
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Tel: (304) 558-3317 Fax: (304) 558-0004
Email: rwoods@wvseniorservices.gov
WISCONSIN
Glenn Silverberg
Legal Services Developer
WI Bureau of Aging & Disability Resources
One West Wilson Street, Rm 450
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7851
Tel: (608) 267-3201 Fax: (608) 267-3203
Email: silvegj@dhfs.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Ray Macchia
Interim Legal Services Developer
Legal Aid of Wyoming
211 West 19th Street, #201
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
Tel: (307) 432-0807 Fax: (307) 432-0808
Email: raymacchia@wyoming.com