**State/Territory - VFC Coordinators**

**Vaccines for Children Program (VFC)\
Last updated: January 21, 2009**

**Note:** Three Island Territories do not participate in the VFC Program
because they do not have Medicaid Programs. They are the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Island
Territories that do participate are American Samoa, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Send any changes to this list to Nancy Fenlon at
[**ncf1@cdc.gov**](mailto:ncf1@cdc.gov)

**Alabama**

Winkler Sims\
Immunization Director

201 Monroe Street, Suite 1480

Immunization Division

Montgomery, AL 36130

**Phone: 334-206-5023 or 1-800-469-4599**

**Fax: 334-206-2044 or 1-800-706-8507 <wsims@adph.state.al.us>\
**

**Alaska**

Francine Larsen, RN, BS, CPC

VFC/AFIX Manager

Alaska Dept Health & Human Services

Immunization Program

3601 C Street, Suite 540

Anchorage, AK 99503

**Phone: 907-269-8011 Fax: 907-562-7802 <francine.Larsen@alaska.gov>\
**

**American Samoa**

> Yolanda Masunu-Faleafaga
>
> American Samoa Government\
> Department of Health - Immunization Program
>
> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799\
> **Phone: 684-699-8464/8465 Fax: 684-699-8467 <y3masunu@yahoo.com>**

**Arizona**

> Cherry Boardman, RN, MSN
>
> Arizona Dept of Health Services
>
> Arizona Immunization Program Office
>
> 150 N. 18^th^ Avenue, Suite 120
>
> Phoenix, AZ 85007
>
> **Phone: 602-364-3644 Fax: 602-364-3276 <boardmc@azdhs.gov>**

**Arkansas**

> Freddie Barber
>
> Arkansas Department of Health
>
> 4815 West Markham, Mailslot H-48
>
> Little Rock, AR 72205
>
> **Phone: 501-661-2170 Fax: 501-661-2300 Freddie.Barber@Arkansas.gov**

**California**

> Claudia Aguiluz
>
> CA DHS, Immunization Branch

850 Marina Bay Parkway Building P

> Richmond, CA  94804
>
> **Phone: 510 704-3755 Fax: 877 329-9832
> [CAguiluz@dhs.ca.gov](../CAguiluz@dhs.ca.gov)**

**Chicago**

> Marcia Levin
>
> Chicago Dept of Public Health, Immunization Program
>
> 2160 West Ogden Avenue
>
> Chicago, IL 60612
>
> **Phone: 312-746-6050 Fax: 312-746-6388 <levin_marcia@cdph.org>**

**Colorado**

> Joni Reynolds, RNC, MSN
>
> Colorado Dept. Public Health & Environ.
>
> Director, Immunization Program
>
> DCEED-IMM-A4
>
> 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
>
> Denver, CO 80246-1530
>
> **Phone:** 303- 692-2363 **Fax:** 303- 691-6118
> [**joni.reynolds@state.co.us**](mailto:joni.reynolds@state.co.us)

**Connecticut**

> Kathy Kudish\
> State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
>
> 410 Capitol Ave., MS#11MUN
>
> P.O. Box 340308
>
> Hartford, CT 06134-0308
>
> **Phone: 860-509-8080 Fax: 860-509-7945 <kathy.kudish@ct.gov>\
> **

**Delaware**

> Cathy Holt
>
> Delaware Health and Social Services
>
> Immunization Program\
> Thomas Collins Building
>
> 540 S. DuPont Highway\
> Suite \# 4, Room #353\
> Dover, DE  19901\
> **Phone: 302-744-1158 Fax: 302-739-2555 <cathy.holt@state.de.us>**

**District of Columbia**

> Jacob Mbafor
>
> District of Columbia Immunization Program
>
> 6323 Georgia Avenue, NW, Suite 305
>
> Washington, DC 20011
>
> **Phone: 202-576-9317 Fax: 202-541-5906** **<jacob.mbafor@dc.gov>**

**Florida**

> Bob Griffin
>
> Florida Dept of Health
>
> Bureau of Immunization
>
> 2585 Merchant Ros Blvd
>
> Tallahassee, FL 32399-1719\
> **Phone: 850-245-4444 Fax: 850-922-4195
> <robert_Griffin@doh.state.fl.us>**

**Georgia**

> Monica Trigg
>
> Georgia Division of Public Health, Immunization Program
>
> 2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 13th Floor, Room 476
>
> Atlanta, GA 30303
>
> **Phone: 404-657-3158 Fax: 404-657-1463 <mntrigg@dhr.state.ga.us>**

**Guam**

> Michele Leon Guerrero
>
> Dept of Public Health & Social Services
>
> Immunization Program
>
> 123 Chalan Kareta
>
> Mangilao, Guam 96923
>
> **Phone: 671-735-7143 Fax: 671-734-1475 <michlg@dphss.govguam.net>**

**\
Hawaii**

> Carl Chu
>
> Dept of Health, Immunization Branch
>
> 1250 Punchbowl St., Room 428
>
> Honolulu, HI 96813
>
> **Phone: 808-586-8329 Fax: 808-586-8302 <carl.chu@doh.hawaii.gov>**

**Houston**

> Decrecia Robinson
>
> Houston Dept Health & Human Services
>
> 8000 Stadium Drive 5th Floor
>
> Houston, Texas 77054\
> **Phone: 713-794-9474 Fax: 713-794-9699
> <Decrecia.Robinson@cityofhouston.net>\
> **

**Idaho**

Tamarie Olson

Idaho Dept of Health & Welfare

Immunization Program

450 W. State Street, 4th Floor

Boise, ID 83720

**Phone: 208-334-4949 Fax: 208-334-4914 <OlsonT@dhw.idaho.gov>**\
\
**Illinois**

> Mark Amerson
>
> Illinois Dept of Public Health, Immunization Program
>
> 525 W. Jefferson St.
>
> Springfield, IL 62761-0001
>
> **Phone: 217-785-1455 Fax: 217-524-0967 <Mark.amerson@illinois.gov>**

**Indiana**

> Sarah Murphy, RN
>
> Indiana State Department of Health,
>
> Immunization Program
>
> 2 North Meridian Street, Section 6A
>
> Indianapolis, IN 46204
>
> **Phone: 317-233-7603** **Fax: 317-233-3719 <smurphy@isdh.in.gov>**

**Iowa**

> Tina Patterson
>
> Iowa Dept of Public Health, Lucas State Office Bldg.
>
> 321 E 12th Street
>
> Des Moines, IA 50319
>
> **Phone: 515-281-7053 Fax: 800-831-6292 <tpatters@idph.state.ia.us>**

**Kansas**

> Martha Froetschner, BSN
>
> VFC Manager, KDHE Immunization Program
>
> 1000 SW Jackson, Ste 210
>
> Topeka, KS 66612
>
> **Phone:** **785 296-0869 Fax: 785 296-6510**
> **<MFroetschner@kdheks.gov>**

**Kentucky**

> Laura Harrod
>
> Kentucky Dept of Public Health\
> Immunization Program
>
> 275 E. Main St., HS 2 E-B
>
> Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
>
> **Phone: 502-564-4478 Fax: 502-564-4760 <laura.harrod@ky.gov>**

**Louisiana**

> Pat Simon\
> DHH-OPH-Immunization Program
>
> 1450 L & A Road
>
> Metairie, LA 70001
>
> **Phone: 504-838-5300 Fax: 504-838-5206 <psimon@dhh.la.gov>**

**Maine**

Karen Damren

286 Water Street, Key Bank Plaza

11 State House Station

Augusta, ME  04333

**Phone: 207-287-8128 Fax: 207-287-8127 <Karen.Damren@maine.gov>\
**

**Maryland**

> Edward Hirshorn
>
> Maryland Center for Immunization\
> Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene\
> 201 W. Preston St., Suite 318
>
> Baltimore, MD 21201
>
> **Phone: 410-767-6679 Fax: 410-333-5893 <hirshoe@dhmh.state.md.us>**

**Massachusetts**

> Louis Ciccone
>
> State Laboratory Institute
>
> 305 South Street
>
> Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
>
> **Phone: 617-983-6818 Fax: 617-983-6924 <lois.ciccone@state.ma.us>**

**Michigan**

> Terri Adams
>
> VFC Coordinator\
> Division of Immunization\
> Michigan Department of Community Health\
> 201 Townsend Street\
> PO Box 30195\
> Lansing, MI 48909
>
> **Phone: 517-335-9646 Fax: 517-335-9855 <AdamsT2@michigan.gov>**

**Minnesota**

> Margaret Roddy, VFC Coordinator 
>
> Freeman Office Building
>
> 625 N. Robert St.
>
> P. O. Box 64975
>
> St. Paul, MN  55164-0975
>
> **Phone: 651-201-5545 Fax: 651-201-5501
> <Margaret.Roddy@health.state.mn.us>**

**Mississippi**

> Tammy Clark
>
> Mississippi State Dept of Health\
> Bureau of Immunization
>
> 570 East Woodrow Wilson
>
> P.O. Box 1700
>
> Jackson, MS 39215-1700
>
> **Phone: 601-576-7751 Fax: 601-576-7686
> <Tammy.Clark@MSDH.state.ms.us>**

**Missouri**

> Charlotte Sims-Higgins
>
> Missouri Dept of Health & Senior Services
>
> 930 Wildwood
>
> PO Box 570
>
> Jefferson City, MO 65109
>
> **Phone: 573-751-6124 Fax: 573-526-5220
> <charlotte.sims-higgins@dhss.mo.gov>**

**Montana**

> Elizabeth LeLacheur\
> VFC/Vaccine Manager
>
> Montana Dept of Public Health & Human Services
>
> P.O. Box 202951
>
> Helena, MT 59620
>
> **Phone: 406-444-0277 Fax: 406-444-2920 <elelacheur@mt.gov>**

**Nebraska**

Tina Goodwin, R.N.

Nebraska Health & Human Services\
Immunization Program Manager

DHHS , Lifespan Health Services

301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68509-5026

**Phone: (402)471-0301 Fax: (402)471-6426 <tina.goodwin@dhhs.ne.gov>\
**

**Nevada**

> Eric Pennington
>
> VFC Coordinator
>
> Nevada State Immunization Program
>
> 4150 Technology Way, Suite 101
>
> Carson City, NV 89706
>
> **Phone: 775-684-5901 <epennington@health.nv.gov>**

**New Hampshire**

Colleen Haggerty, RN

New Hampshire Dept Health & Human Services

Immunization Program

29 Hazen Drive

Concord, NH 03301

**Phone: 603-271-4482 Fax: 603-271-3850**
**<Colleen.M.Haggerty@dhhs.state.nh.us>\
**

**New Jersey**

> Barbara Giudici

New Jersey State Dept Health & Senior Services\
Immunization Program

3635 Quakerbridge Rd

Mercerville, New Jersey 08619

**Phone: 609-588-7520 Fax: 609-588-7575
<Barbara.Giudici@doh.state.nj.us>\
**\
**New Mexico**

> Carly Christian
>
> New Mexico Dept Health, Immunization Program
>
> 1190 St. Francis Drive S-1262
>
> Santa Fe, NM 87502
>
> **Phone: 505-827-2898 Fax: 505-827-1741
> <Carolyn.Christian@state.nm.us>**

**New York City**

> Angel Lapaz
>
> Dept of Health, Bureau of Immunization
>
> 455 First Ave
>
> New York, N.Y. 10016
>
> **Phone: 212-447-2574 Fax: 212-447-3309 <alapaz@health.nyc.gov>**

**New York State**

> Gary Rinaldi
>
> New York State Dept of Health, Immunization Program
>
> Coming Tower Bldg., Room 649
>
> Albany, N.Y. 12237
>
> **Phone: 518-473-4437 Fax: 518-473-4222 <GMR06@health.state.ny.us>**

**North Carolina**

> Brandon Rector
>
> North Carolina Dept Health & Human Services, Immunization Branch\
> 1917 Mail Service Center\
> Raleigh, NC 27699-1917\
> **Phone: 919-707-5553 Fax: 919-870-4824
> [[brandon.rector@ncmail.net]{.underline}](mailto:brandon.rector@ncmail.net)**

**North Dakota**

> Darcy Tysver
>
> North Dakota Dept of Health
>
> Immunization Program
>
> 600 E. Capital Ave., Dept 301
>
> Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
>
> **Phone: 701-328-2035 Fax: 701-328-2499 <dtysver@nd.gov>**

**Northern Mariana Islands**

Melvia Concepcion

Dept Public Health Immunization Program

P.O. Box 500409

Saipan, MP 96950

**Phone: 670-236-8733 Fax: 670-236-8700 <cmel1962@gmail.com>\
**

**Ohio**

> David Feltz
>
> Ohio Dept of Health, Immunization Program
>
> 35 East Chestnut, 7^th^ Floor
>
> Columbus, OH 43215
>
> **Phone: 614-466-0413 Fax: 614-728-4279 <dave.feltz@odh.ohio.gov>**

**Oklahoma**

> Dorothy Cox Franklin
>
> Oklahoma State Dept of Health, Immunization Service
>
> 1000 N.E. Tenth Street
>
> Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
>
> **Phone: 405-271-4073 Fax: 405-271-6133 <DorothyC@health.ok.gov>**

**Oregon**

> Mimi Luther
>
> Oregon State Health Division, Immunization Program
>
> Suite 370,
>
> 800 N.E. Oregon Street
>
> Portland, OR 97232
>
> **Phone: 971-673-0296 Fax: 971-673-0278 <lydia.m.luther@state.or.us>**

**Pennsylvania**

Cynthia Findley

Pennsylvania Dept of Health

Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Division of Immunizations

Room 1026 Health & Welfare Building

625 Forster Street

Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701

**Phone:717-787-5681 Fax: 717-705-5513** **<cfindley@state.pa.us>**

**Philadelphia**

> Veronica Alvarez
>
> Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
>
> Division of Disease Control
>
> 500 S. Broad St., 2^nd^ Floor
>
> Philadelphia, PA 19146-1613
>
> **Phone: 215-685-6498 Fax: 215-685-6806 <veronica.alvarez@phila.gov>\
> **

**Puerto Rico**

> Margarita Sabathie
>
> Puerto Rico Dept of Health, Immunization Program
>
> P.A.S.E.T. Box 70184
>
> San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936
>
> **Phone: 787-274-3337 Fax: 787-274-5619 <msabathie@salud.gov.pr>**

**Rhode Island**

Sue Duggan-Ball

Rhode Island Dept. of Health, Immunization Program

3 Capitol Hill, Room 302

Providence, RI 02908-5097

**Phone: 401-222-1580 Fax: 401-222-3085 <sue.dugganball@health.ri.gov>**

**San Antonio**

> Vivian Flores
>
> San Antonio Metro Health District, Immunization Division
>
> 332 W. Commerce, Suite 108
>
> San Antonio, TX 78205
>
> **Phone: 210-207-2868 Fax: 210-224-5710
> <vivian.flores@sanantonio.gov>**

**South Carolina**

> Linda Kelly
>
> South Carolina Dept of Health & Environmental Control, Immunization
> Division
>
> 1751 Calhoun Street
>
> Columbia, SC 29201
>
> **Phone: 803-898-0382 Fax: 803-898-0318 <KELLYLM2@dhec.sc.gov>**

**South Dakota**

> Tim Heath\
> South Dakota Dept of Health
>
> Office of Disease Prevention
>
> 615 East 4th Street
>
> Pierre, South Dakota 57501-1700
>
> **Phone: 605-773-5323 Fax: 605-773-5509 <Tim.Heath@state.sd.us>**

**Tennessee**

Robert Brown

State Immunization Program

Tennessee Department of Health

1st Floor, Cordell Hull Building

425 5th Avenue, North

Nashville, TN 37243

**Phone: 615-532-8513 Fax: 615-532-8526** **<Robert.Brown@state.tn.us>**

**Texas**

> Karen Hess\
> Immunization Branch
>
> Texas Dept of State Health Services
>
> 1100 W 49^th^ Street
>
> Austin, TX 78756
>
> **Phone: 512-458-7111 ext. 6244 Fax: 512-458-7544
> <karen.hess@dshs.state.tx.us>**

**Utah**

> Janel Jorgenson
>
> Provider Relations Coordinator
>
> Utah Department of Health, Immunization Program
>
> 288 North 1460 West
>
> P.O. Box 142001
>
> Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
>
> **Phone: 801-538-9991 Fax: 801-538-9440**
> [**janeljorgenson@utah.gov**](mailto:janeljorgenson@utah.gov)
>
> Karen Tsuyuki
>
> Vaccine Management Coordinator
>
> Utah Department of Health, Immunization Program
>
> 288 North 1460 West
>
> P.O. Box 142001
>
> Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
>
> **Phone: 801-538-6651 Fax: 801-538-9440**
> [**ktsuyuki@utah.gov**](mailto:ktsuyuki@utah.gov)

**Vermont**

> Margaret Wilson
>
> Vermont Department of Health
>
> 108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
>
> Burlington, VT 05401
>
> **Phone: (802) 951-4063 Fax: (802) 865-7701 <MWilson@vdh.state.vt.us>\
> **

**Virgin Islands**

> Janice Collins\
> Virgin Islands Immunization Program
>
> Roy L. Schneider Hospital
>
> 48 Sugar Estate
>
> St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
>
> **Phone: 340-776-1155 or 340-776-1154 Fax: 340-774-5813
> <jcollinsrn@yahoo.com>**

**Virginia**

Crista Sullivan

Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Immunization, VVFC

P.O. Box 2448

109 Governor St., Room 318 West

Richmond, VA 23218

**Phone: 800-568-1929 or 804-864-8081 Fax: 804-568-8090**
[**Crista.Sullivan@vdh.virginia.gov**](mailto:Crista.Sullivan@vdh.virginia.gov)

**Washington**

> Katherine Harris-Wollburg, Coordinator
>
> Jan Hicks-Thomson, Vaccine Manager
>
> Washington State Dept of Health, Immunization Program
>
> P.O. Box 47843
>
> Olympia, WA 98504-7843
>
> **Katherine Phone: 360-236-3513 Fax: 360-236-3590
> <katherine.harris-wollburg@doh.wa.gov>**
>
> **Jan Phone: 360-236-3578 Fax: 360-236-3590
> <jan.hicks-thomson@doh.wa.gov>**

**West Virginia**

> John Khoury
>
> West Virginia Dept Health & Human Services
>
> 350 Capitol Street, Room 125
>
> Charleston, WV. 25301-3715
>
> **Phone: 800-642-3634 or 304-558-6454 Fax: 304-558-6335
> <johnkhoury@wvdhhr.org>**

**Wisconsin**

> Jackie Nelson
>
> Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Immunization Program
>
> 1 W. Wilson Street , Room 318
>
> P.O. Box 2659
>
> Madison, WI 53701-2659
>
> **Phone: 608-266-1506 Fax: 608-267-9493 <nelsojs@dhfs.state.wi.us>**

**Wyoming**

> Lisa Wordeman (interim as of 12/19/2008)\
> WyVIP Program Manager
>
> Wyoming Immunization Program
>
> 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd., Suite 420
>
> Cheyenne, WY 82002
>
> **Phone: 307-777-2413 Fax: 307-777-3615
> <lisa.wordeman@health.wyo.gov>**

 

This document can be found on the CDC website at:

<http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/downloads/contacts-state.doc>