J1 Visa Contacts
Alabama
Karl Bryant
Alabama Department of Public Health
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
RSA Tower, Suite 1040
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-5517
Karl.Bryant@adph.state.al.us
Alabama J1 Website
Alaska
Della Fisher
State of Alaska DHSS
Health Planning & Systems Development
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-8509
della.fisher@alaska.gov
Workforce Information
Arizona
Thelma Okotie
Bureau of Women's and Children's Health, AZ Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 300
Phone: 602-542-1066
thelma.okotie@azdhs.gov
HSD | J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Arkansas
J-1 CVs to:
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 Markham
Slott 22
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 5013716095
Kennedy.Harrison@Arkansas.Gov
California
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
CA Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
Sacramento
Phone: (916) 449-5770
J-1VisaWaiverProgram@dhcs.ca.gov
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Cherokee Nation
Stephanie Wickliffe
Cherokee Nation
PO Box 948
Connecticut
Rahul Darwar
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue - MS # 13PHSI
Phone: 860-509-8057
rahul.darwar@ct.gov
Delaware
Joan Barnwell
Delaware Division of Public Health
Health Systems Management
43 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-741-8628
Joan.Barnwell@delaware.gov
Dept of Veterans Affairs
Julieann Torres
Department of Veterans Affairs
Healthcare Recruitment and Retention Office
Florida
Florida Department of Health
Florida State Office Primary Care Services
Div. Public Health Statistics & Performance Mgt.
Florida Department of Health, Bin C15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
Georgia
Beth Walker
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015-1443
Phone: (229) 276-2750
beth.walker@dch.ga.gov
Hawai`i
R. Scott Daniels, Ph.D.
Hawai`i Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
PO Box 916
Phone: 808-961-9460
scott.daniels@doh.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Primary Care Office Manager
Idaho Primary Care Office
450 W. State Street, 4th Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-0669
ruralhealth@dhw.idaho.gov
Idaho Bureau of Rural Health & Primary Care
Illinois
Don Jones
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson, Ground Floor
Phone: 217-782-1624 TDDY:1-
don.jones@illinois.gov
State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application
Indian Health Service
Not Available
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Mail Stop: OHR (11E53A)
Rockville, MD
Indiana
Natalie Morrison
Indiana Primary Health Care Association
429 N. Pennsylvania St., Suite 333
Phone: 317-630-0845
nmorrison@indianapca.org
Iowa
Kevin Wooddell
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Policy and Workforce Services
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-6765
kevin.wooddell@idph.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Public Health
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Local and Rural Health
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 340
Phone: (785) 296-2742
Kentucky
Medina Tipton
Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
Phone: 502-564-8966 X 4012
Louisiana
Nicole Peace Coarsey
Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health
628 North 4th St.
PO Box 3118
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-1583
Nicole.Coarsey@la.gov
http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/792
Maine
Nicole Breton and Joan Mank
Maine State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
41 Anthony Avenue
Phone: 207-287-5524
Nicole.Breton@maine.gov
Maine State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Web Site
Maryland
Sadé Diggs
Maryland Department of Health Office of Population Health Improvement
201 W. Preston St.
Phone: 410-767-6123
mdh.providerworkforceprograms@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Nicole Watson
Recruitment and Retention Program Coordinator
Primary Care Office - Division of Primary Care and Health Access - Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617)624-6051
nicole.watson@state.ma.us
Michigan
Rachel Ruddock
Michigan Center for Rural Health
909 fee Road, B-218 West Fee Hall, MSU
Phone: 517-355-7758
Rachel.Ruddock@hc.msu.edu
Minnesota
Paia Vang
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, MN Dept. of Health
PO Box 64882
Phone: 651-201-3856
paia.vang@state.mn.us
J-1 Visa Waiver Information for State of Minnesota
Mississippi
Kara M. Aldridge
MS Department of Health/MS Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
POB 1700
570 East Woodrow Wilson Blvd.
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-576-7216
kara.aldridge@msdh.state.ms.us
Missouri
Sara Davenport
State of Missouri Dept of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Phone: 800-891- 7415 or (5
orhpcinfo@health.mo.gov
MO J-1 Visa Program
Montana
Ann Marie Buss
Family and Community Health Bureau
1400 East Broadway, Room A-116
PO Box 202951
Helena, Montana 59620
Phone: (406) 444-4119
abuss@mt.gov
For more information on Loan Repayment, click here: Montana Primary Care Office
Nebraska
Tom Rauner
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: 402- 471-0148
thomas.rauner@nebraska.gov
Nebraska State 30 Program Information
Nevada
Joseph Tucker
Nevada Primary Care Office
4126 Technology Way, 2nd Floor
Phone: 775-684-2232
jtucker@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Contact Claire Hodgman for jobs eligible for J1 waivers
Bi-State PCA - NH VT Recruitment Center
525 Clinton St
Phone: 603-228-2830 Ext. 11
chodgman@bistatepca.org
BiStateRecruitmentCenter.org
New Jersey
Roslyn Council, Project Officer
New Jersey Department of Health
50 East State Street
P.O. Box 364
Trenton,NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-292-1495
Roslyn.Council@doh.nj.gov
New Jersey Workforce Development
New Mexico
Jasmin Hendrickson
New Mexico Department of Health
300 San Mateo NE
Suite 900
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Phone: (505) 222-8672
jasmin.hendrickson@state.nm.us
NMDOH J-1 Visa Waiver Application Process
New York
Steve Swanson
New York State Department of Health
Tower Bldg Room 1695
Empire State Plaza
Albany NY 12237-0001
Phone: 518-473-7019
steven.swanson@health.ny.gov
New York State Department of Health
North Carolina
Clint Cresawn, Karen Gliarmis and Maya Sanders
North Carolina Office of Rural Health
2009 Mail Service Center
Phone: 919-527-6440
PlacementServices@dhhs.nc.gov
Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Guidelines
North Dakota
Stacy Kusler
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
stacy.kusler@und.edu
Northern Mariana Islands
Clarinda C. Ngirausui
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
P.O. Box 500409
1 Lower Navy Hill Road
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-236-8204
clarinda.ngirausui@dph.gov.mp
Ohio
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Ohio Department of Health
Primary Care Office
246 North High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-1629
HealthPolicy@odh.ohio.gov
J1 Visa Waiver Program | Eligibility, Application & Resources Webpage
Oklahoma
Jana Castleberry, Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Development
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Room 915
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-9444 ext.
janac@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Dia Shuhart
Oregon Health Authority/Primary Care Office
1225 Ferry St., SE
First Floor
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-373-0364
Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Austin
PA Department of Health/Bureau of Health Planning
625 Forster Street
jaaustin@pa.gov
J1 Visa Waiver Program
Rhode Island
Jill D'Errico
Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-1488
Jill.Derrico@health.ri.gov
Rhode Island J1 Visa Waiver Program Information
South Carolina
Mark Jordan
South Carolina Office of Primary Care
Office of Primary Care
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC
Phone: 803-898-0766
JordanMa@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota
DeAnn Sprenger
SD Office of Rural Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Phone: 1-800-738-2301
DeAnn.Sprenger@state.sd.us
South Dakota Office of Rural Health J1 Site
Tennessee
Ann Cranford
Tennessee State Office of Rural Health
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615.741.2101
ann.cranford@tn.gov
Texas
Conrad 30 Program Office
Texas Dept of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Mail Code 1898
Austin Texas 78756
Phone: (512) 776-6164
Conrad30@dshs.texas.gov
Texas Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Utah
Mason Payne, MBA
Utah Department of Health
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
3760 S Highland Dr., Ste. 361
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
Phone: 801-273-6619
mapayne@utah.gov
Utah Home Page
Vermont
Contact Claire Hodgman for jobs eligible for J1 waivers
Bi-State PCA - NH VT Recruitment Center
525 Clinton Street
Phone: 603-228-2830, Ext. 1
chodgman@bistatepca.org
BiStateRecruitmentCenter.org
Virginia
Olivette Burroughs
VDH Office of Health Equity
109 Governor Street
Suite 714 West
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7431
olivette.burroughs@vdh.virginia.gov
J-1 Visa Waiver Program Information
Washington
Amanda Latchaw
Office of Community and Rural Health
PO Box 47853
Phone: 360-236-2862
amanda.latchaw@doh.wa.gov
WA State J-1 Program Specifics
West Virginia
Bethlhem Amare, Bureau for Public Health
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone: 304-558-4382
bethlhem.s.amare@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Tim Dybevik
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
310 North Midvale Blvd.
dybevik2@wisc.edu
Wyoming
Karissa Viergets
Wyoming Health Resources Network
PO Box 7039
Phone: 307-660-3414
kviergets@whrn.org