State Transitional Assistance Advisors

State level veteran's assistance is available for soldiers just returning home, those that have moved to a new state, and veterans of past conflicts for a wide variety of issues. The Transitional Assistance Advisors' contact information is posted below for your resource and information. This assistance is primarily directed at guardsmen returning from OEF/OIF. We are diligently working to compile a comprehensive list of state-level resources.

If you have information on resources in your state, please let us know by email.

AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY

AK
Mirta Adams
Alaska National Guard
JFHQ PO Box 5800, D 105
Ft Richardson, AK 99505
907-428-6208
Fax 907-428-6685
mirta.y.adams@us.army.mill

AL
Dianna Northam
State Military Department
Joint Forces Headquarters Alabama
ATTN: Dianna J. Northam, TAA
1720 Cong W.L. Dickinson Dr.
P. O. Box 3711
Montgomery, AL 36109-0711
334-270-2990 Cell 334-294-3540
Fax 334-271-7269
dianna.j.northam@al.ngb.army.mil

AR
Barbara Lee
AR ARNG CJTR Bldg #5301
DCSPER-(TAA)
No. Little Rock, AR 72199-9600
501-212-4089 Cell 501-425-7451
Fax 501-212-4069
barbara.lee@ar.ngb.army.mil

AZ
Frank Sandell
Arizona Army National Guard
ATTN: Frank Sandell
AZAA-PRS-S
5636 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495
602-629-4421 Cell 602-799-2195
Fax 602-267-2912
frank.sandell@ng.us.army.mil
http://www.azguard.gov/SoldierSupport/StateBenefitAdvisor/SBA.htm

CA
Horst Laube
Californa National Guard JFHQ
P.O. Box 269101
Sacramento, CA 95826-9101
916-854-3315
Fax 916-854-3439
horst.laube@us.army.mil
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/Pages/Resources.aspx

Nicole Townsend
Californa National Guard
911 South Chance Avenue
Fresno, CA 95826-9101
559-392-0494 Cell 916-826-6549
Fax 559-255-5796
nicole.townsend1@us.army.mil
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/Pages/Resources.aspx

CO
Amy Eagen
Colorado National Guard
12200 East Briarwood Ave, Ste 160
Centennial, CO 80112
720-250-1173 Cell 307-421-5834
Fax 720-250-1199
amy.eagen@us.army.mil

CT
Dan McHale
TAA-CT, JFHQ
Room 214
360 Broad Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Cell 860-748-0037 Work 860-524-4908
Fax 860-548-3288
daniel.j.mchale@us.army.mil

DC
Rickey Hopkins
DC National Guard, Family Readiness Center,
2001 East Capital Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003-1719
202-685-9944 Fax 202-685-8853
Rickey.Hopkins@us.army.mil

DE
Amalia Pensky
Joint Forces Headquarters
First Regiment Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
302-326-7180 Fax 302-326-7140
amalia.pensky@us.army.mil

FL
Linda Cononie
Florida National Guard DSCPER
310 Charlotte Street
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904-823-0319 Fax 904-823-0309
linda.cononie@ng.army.mil

Roger Jarriel
Florida National Guard DSCPER
310 Charlotte Street
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904-827-8668 Cell 904-814-6916
Fax 904-823-0309

GA
Allen Carr
48th Infantry Brigade HQ
1030 Shurling Drive
Macon, GA 31211
478-803-3153 Cell 478-951-5714
wellborn.allen.carr@us.army.mil

Cosby Gay
Georgia National Guard JFHQ/J1-HRO
Oglethorpe Armory
5019 Geogia Hwy 42
Ellenwood, GA 30294-3438
678-569-5759 Cell 404-227-2952
Fax 678-579-5766
cosby.gay@us.army.mil

GU
Susana Mafnas
Guam Army National Guard, JFHQ
430 Army Drive Bldg 300, Rm 126
Barrigada, Guam 96913
671-735-0455 Fax 671-735-0841
susana.mafnas@us.army.mil

HI
Susan Baumann
Transistion Assistance Advisor
JFHQ-HRO
3949 Diamond Head Rd
Honolulu, HI 96816-4495
808-672-1250 Fax 808-672-1214
susan.baumann@ng.army.mil

IA
Billy Foley
The Adjutant General of Iowa
ATTN: SBA, Billy J. Foley
7105 NW 70th Ave
Johnston, IA 50131-1824
515-252-4150 Fax 515-252-4139
billy.foley@ng.army.mil

ID
Mary Kelly
JFHQ Chaplain Office
Attn: JFHQ-J-1/Mary Kelly
4624 Ingalls, Bldg. 266
Boise, Idaho 83705-8124
208-272-4408 Cell 208-794-5870
Fax 208-272-4371
Mary.Kelly@id.ngb.army.mil

IL
Darlene Bertoni
1301 N. MacArthur Blvd
Springfield, IL 62702
217-761-3382 Fax 217-761-2312
darlene.bertoni@ng.army.mil

IN
Roger Peterman
Indiana National Guard
Joint Force Headquarters
3762 W. Morris St.
Indianapolis, IN 46241-4839
317-247-3300 ext 85472 Cell 317-752-7145
Fax 317-486-8417
roger.peterman@us.army.mil

KS
David (DC) Hannah
JFHQ/HRO/TAA
2722 SW Topeka Blvd. Rm 104
Topeka, KS 66611-1287
785-274-1129 Cell 785-817-2960
Fax 785-274-1558
dc.hannah@us.army.mil

KY
Richard Gooch
Transition Assistance Advisor
Boone National Guard Center
100 Minuteman Pkwy. Bldg 124
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-607-1085 Cell 502-229-3295
Fax 502-607-1264 or 502-607-1394
richard.w.gooch@us.army.mil

LA
Phillip (Trey) White
Bldg. 624 G Street
Camp Beauregard
Pineville, LA 71360
318-641-5331
phillip.r.white@us.army.mil

MA
Keyonna Blassingame
14 Minuteman Lane
Wellesley, MA 02481
508-233-7259
Fax 508-233-7232
keyonna.blassingame@ng.army.mil

Howard K. Hodges (ARNG Ret.)
Transition Assistance Advisor
Maryland National Guard Headquarters
5th Regiment Armory (D-21, 1st Floor)
Baltimore, MD 21201-2288
Cell: 410-370-6916
Email: howard.hodges@us.army.mil
Web page: www.joinservicessupport.org/warriorsupport/taaprogram.aspx

ME
Wendy Moody
DVEM -DPA- Family Program
Camp Keyes, Bldg 7
Augusta, ME 04333
207-626-4221, DSN 626-4221
207-626-4233 (use cover sheet with name)
wendy.moody@us.army.mil

MI
Raymond Ladd
Michigan National Guard - Joint Force Headquarters
3411 N. Martin Luther King Blvd,
Lansing, MI 48906
517-481-8364 (Lansing) 517-990-1111 (Jackson)
Fax 517-481-8150 (Lansing) 517-990-1152 (Jackson)
raymond.ladd@us.army.mil

MN
John Stepan
DCS-Family Programs
8180 Belde Blvd.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
651-282-4667 Cell 612-308-6242
Fax 651-558-2340
john.stepan@us.army.mil

MO
Kay Carlton
Missouri National Guard
2302 Militia Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-638-9500 x7764 Fax 573-638-9794
kay.carlton@us.army.mil

MS
Edwin Tudor
JFH-MS, ATTN: Ed Tudor
1410 Riverside Drive
P O Box 5027
Jackson, MS 39296-5027
601-313-6162 Cell 601-259-7316 Fax 601-313-6142
edwin.tudor@us.army.mil

MT
David Lake
Montana National Guard
ATTN: J1 PSS-TAA Dave Lake
PO Box 4789
Ft. Harrison, MT 59636-4789
406-324-3257 DSN: 406-324-3257 Fax 406-324-3240
david.lake@us.army.mil

NC
Andrew Jackson
JFHQ-NC-J1 NCNG
4105 Reedy Creek Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-664-6573 1-800-621-4136 ext 6573
andrew.butterworth@us.army.mil

ND
Marilyn Rohrer
Joint Force Headquarters
North Dakota National Guard
ATTN-J1ND-TAA
P.O. Box 5511
Bismarck, ND 58506-5511
701-333-4816 Cell: 701-426-3070 Fax 701-333-4825
marilyn.rohrer@us.army.mil
http://www.ndguard.com/benefits/

NE
Bonnie Bessler
1776 N 10th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508-1090
402-309-7433 Fax: 402-309-7015
bonnie.bessler@us.army.mil

NH
Lisa Aldridge
State Military Reservation
1 Minute Man Way
Concord, NH 03301-5652
603-225-1309 (cell) 603-568-4656 Fax: 603-227-5119
lisa.aldridge1@us.army.mil

NJ
Joseph Nyzio
NJDMAVA-DVS
PO Box 340
Trenton NJ 08625-0340
609-530-6857 Fax 609-530-6970
joseph.nyzio@njdmava.state.nj.us

NM
Harry Sanchez
Dept of Military Affairs
10 Bataan Blvd
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-271-7191 Cell: 505-350-0520 Fax: 505-688-1225
harry.sanchez1@nm.ngb.army.mil

NV
Carmen Rank
2460 Fairview Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
775-887-7247 (cell) 775-312-0088 Fax 775-887-7279
carmen.rank@us.army.mil

NY
Eugene Murphy
Joint Forces HDQ Rm 306
330 Old Niskayuna
Latham New York 12110
518-786-4678 (cell) 518-605-2787 Fax 518-786-6075
eugene.a.murphy@us.army.mil

Robert Gill
6900 Thompson Rd
Syracuse, NY 13211
315-438-3046 Cell 315-447-5538
Fax 315-438-3015
robert.m.gill@us.army.mil

OH
Terry Dean
2825 W. Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235-2789
614-336-7349 (cell) 937-403-3300 Fax 614-336-7115
terry.w.dean@us.army.mil

OK
Lamar Wilson
3501 Military Circle
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-4398
405-228-5083 Cell: 405-606-7996
lamar.h.wilson@us.army.mil

OR
Lucas Wilson
Anderson Readiness Center (ARC)
ATTN: Reintegration Office
P.O. Box 14350
Salem, OR 97309
503-584-2391 (cell) 503-991-6086 Fax 503-584-2399
lucas.wilson2@us.army.mil

PA
Catherine (Katie) Johnson
Bldg 9-68 MP-SPT
Ft. Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003
717-861-8706 Cell: 717-821-4686
Fax 717-861-6731
katie.johnson@us.army.mil

Nicole (Dudley) Dachile
Airport Armory
554 Airport Road
Johnstown, PA 15902
814-533-2465 Fax 814-533-2611
nicole.m.dudley@us.army.mil

PR
Hector De Jesus
P.O. Box 9023786
San Juan, PR 00902-3786
787-289-1512 Fax 787-289-1515
hector.m.dejesus@us.army.mil

RI
Charles O'Connor
Rhode Island National Guard Joint Force Headquarters
645 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-3097
401-275-4198 DSN: 247.4198 Fax 401-275-4306 DSN: 247.4306
charles.b.oconnor@us.army.mil

SC
Randall Moon
1 National Guard Road
Columbia, SC 29201
803-806-1555 (cell) 803-667-2555 Fax 803-806-4347
Randall.Moon@sc.ngb.army.mil

SD
Kevin Speirs
Camp Rapid, 2823 West Main St.,
Rapid City, SD 57702
605-737-6669 Cell: 605-431-5975
kevin.speirs@us.army.mil

TN
Charles “Mike” Goodrich
3041 Sidco Dr.
Nashville, TN 37204-1502
615-313-3096 (DSN 683) (cell) 615-517-0967 Fax 615-313-0725
charles.goodrich@tn.ngb.army.mil

TX
Jacinda Johnson
PO Box 5218, Bldg 34
Austin, TX 78763-5218
512-782-1201 Cell 512-633-1850
JI Office 512-782-5575
jacinda.johnson@us.army.mil
http://www.agd.state.tx.us/benefits

Eva Carwile
Texas National Guard Armory
700 N. Spring Creek Pkwy
Wylie, TX 75098
512.963-2390
Fax 972-442-4858
eva.carwile@tx.ngb.army.mil

UT
Bart Davis
12953 So. Minuteman Dr.
Draper, UT 84020-1776
801-523-4937 (DSN 766-4937)
Fax 801-432-4685 (cell) 801-566-4596
bart.o.davis@us.army.mil
www.utvethelp.com

VA
Dorian Bell
Bldg 316
Fort Pickett
Blackstone VA 23824
434-298-5315 Cell 434-294-7068
dorian.m.bell@ng.army.mil

VI
Luis Montalvo
State Benefits Advisor
LTC Lionel A Jackson Armory
Christiansted, VI 00840
340-712-7943 (cell) 340-277-3832
isidro.barbel@vi.ngb.army.mil

VT
Ronnie La Bounty
789 Vermont National Guard Road
Rm. A165 Colchester,VT 05446-3099
802-338-3354 (cell) 802-363-2759 Fax 802-338-3115
ronnie.m.labounty@us.army.mil

WA
Annie DeAndrea
WA Military Dept
ATTN: HRO-Vet Services
Bldg 34, Rm 138
Camp Murray Tacoma, WA 98430
253-512-8722 Cell 253-229-1638 Fax 253-512-7533
annie.deandrea@us.army.mil

WI
Jeffrey Unger
Office of the Adjutant General
Transition Assistance Advisor
2400 Wright Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
608-242-3727 Cell 608-469-3077
Fax 608-242-3726
jeffrey.unger1@us.army.mil

WV
Lisa Silver
1703 Coonskin Drive,
Charleston WV 25311
304-561-6824
BB 304-206-6576
Fax 304-561-6621
lisa.silver1@wv.ngb.army.mil

WY
Jerry Hill
5500 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82009
307-772-5163 Fax 307-772-5153
jerry.p.hill@us.army.mil

NGB
Joseph Tryon
NGB J1-VA
1411 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
703-607-3587
joseph.tryon@us.army.mil

Kerry Gehring
NGB J1-WS
1411 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
703-607-0180 BB: 410-200-7855
kerry.gehring@ng.army.mil

Last Updated: 05/19/10