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# Veterans Business Development Officers

Veterans Business Development Officers work in each of SBA's 68 District Offices, and are familiar with federal, state, and local programs that assist veteran, service member, and military spouse entrepreneurs. They can also provide schedules and points of contact for any upcoming Boots to Business or Boots to Business Reboot courses in your area.

#### Alabama

**Brent McMahan**Alabama District Office2 20th St., Suite 325Birmingham, AL  35211

Phone: 251-544-7401Email: brent.mcmahan@sba.gov

#### Alaska

**Hugh Griffin**Alaska District Office420 L St., Suite 300Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: 907-271-4861Cell: 907-313-0951Email: hugh.griffin@sba.gov

#### Arizona

**Craig Jordan**Arizona District Office4041 North Central Ave., Suite 1000Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Phone: 602-745-7221Email: craig.jordan@sba.gov

#### Arkansas

**Christian Pennington**Arkansas District Office2120 Riverfront Dr., First FloorLittle Rock, AR 72202

Phone: 501-324-7379Cell: 501-539-0872Email: christian.pennington@sba.gov

#### California

**Cesar Estrada**Los Angeles District Office312 N. Spring St.Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 213-634-3797Email: cesar.estrada@sba.govNote: Due to COVID-19, please call 213-634-3855 or email lado@sba.gov to make an appointment.

**Sandra Cancinos**San Diego District Office550 West C St., Suite 550San Diego, CA 92101-3500

Phone: 619-727-4868Email: Sandra.Cancinos@sba.gov

**Luisana Martinez**Fresno District Office801 R St., Suite 201Fresno, CA 93721

Phone: 559-512-2739Email: luisana.martinez@sba.gov

**Godfrey Hinds**Orange County/Inland Empire District Office5 Hutton Centre Dr., Suite 900Santa Ana, CA 92707

Phone: 657-201-8713Email: godfrey.hinds@sba.gov

**Darrell Dante**Sacramento District Office6501 Sylvan Road, Suite 100Citrus Heights, CA 95824

Phone: 916-735-1702Email: darrell.dante@sba.gov

**Steven Franklin**San Francisco District Office455 Market St., Suite 600San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-744-8475Email: steven.franklin@sba.gov

#### Colorado

**Eric Phillips**Colorado District Office721 19th St., Suite 426Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-844-6503Email: eric.phillips@sba.gov

#### Connecticut

**Tanisha Baptiste**Connecticut District Office280 Trumbull St., Second FloorHartford, CT 06103 USA

Phone: 860-240-4671Email: Tanisha.Baptiste@sba.gov

#### Delaware

**Jim Provo**Delaware District Office1105 N Market St., Lobby LevelWilmington, DE  19801

Phone: 302-233-6847Email: james.provo@sba.gov

#### District of Columbia

**David Hincapie**Washington Metropolitan Area District Office409 Third St., SW, Second FloorWashington, DC 20416

Phone: 202-205-7258Email: david.hincapie@sba.gov

#### Florida

**Natalie Hall**North Florida District Office7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100BJacksonville, FL 32256-7504

Phone: 904-443-1902Email: natalie.hall@sba.gov

**Ron Brunner**South Florida District Office777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 215Tampa, FL 33602Phone: 305-536-5899Email: ronald.brunner@sba.gov

#### Georgia

**Jennell Taylor**Georgia District Office233 Peachtree St. NEHarris Tower, Suite 300Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: 404-331-0242Email: jennell.taylor@sba.gov

#### Hawaii

**Hazel Beck**Hawaii-Pacific Islands District Office500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1-306Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-638-3735Cell: 808-292-2190Email: hazel.beck@sba.gov  

#### Idaho

**Gregory Yerxa**Boise District Office380 East Parkcenter Blvd., Suite 330Boise, ID 83706

Phone: 208-334-9634Email: gregory.yerxa@sba.gov

#### Illinois

**Stephen Konkle**Illinois District Office332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 600Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: 312-886-4208Email: stephen.konkle@sba.gov

#### Indiana

**Peter Smith**Indiana District Office5726 Professional CircleIndianapolis, IN 46221Phone: 317-226-7279Email: peter.smith@sba.gov

#### Iowa

**Jo Eckert**Iowa District Office2750 First Ave. NE, Suite 350Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Phone: 319-362-6535Email: Jo.Eckert@sba.gov

#### Kansas

**Wayne Bell**Wichita District Office220 W. Douglass, Suite 450Wichita, Kansas 67202-1212

Phone: 316-269-6566Email: wayne.bell@sba.gov

#### Kentucky

**Joshua Stutzman**Kentucky District Office600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Room 188Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502-582-5588 ext.237Email: joshua.stutzman@sba.gov

#### Louisiana

**Alec Banks**Louisiana District Office500 Poydras St., Suite 828New Orleans, LA 70130

Phone: 504-589-2054Email: alec.banksjr@sba.gov

#### Maine

**James Pineau**Maine District Office40 Harlow St.Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: 207-945-2021Cell: 207-450-2290Email: james.pineau@sba.gov

#### Maryland

**Caroline Henson**Baltimore District Office100 S. Charles St., Suite 1201Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: 410-244-3330Email: patricia.henson@sba.gov

#### Massachusetts

**Oreste Varela**Massachusetts District Office1 Federal St.Springfield, MA 01105

Phone: 413-785-0484Email: oreste.varela@sba.gov

#### Michigan

**Thaddeus Hammond**Michigan District Office477 Michigan Ave., Suite 1819Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: 313-324-3614Email: thaddeus.hammond@sba.gov

#### Minnesota

**Don Jackson**Minnesota District Office330 Second Ave., Suite 430Minneapolis, MN 55401

Phone: 612-370-2335Email: don.jackson@sba.gov

#### Mississippi

**Bridget Johnson Fells**Mississippi District OfficeGulfport Branch Office2510 14th St., Suite 103Gulfport, MS  39501

Phone: 228-863-4449 ext. 225Cell: 202-805-9861Email: bridget.johnson@sba.gov

#### Missouri

**Gary Alexander**St. Louis District Office1222 Spruce St., Suite 10.103St. Louis, MO 63103

Phone: 314-539-6612Cell: 314-532-0571Email: gary.alexander@sba.gov

**Krishin Thadani**Kansas City District Office1000 Walnut St., Suite 500Kansas City, MO 64106

Phone: 417-501-0542Email: krishin.thadani@sba.gov

#### Montana

**Thomas White**Montana District Office10 West 15th St., Suite 1100Helena, MT 59626

Phone: 406-441-1078Email: harold.white@sba.gov

#### Nebraska

**Elizabeth Yearwood**Nebraska District Office10675 Bedford Ave., Suite 100Omaha, NE 68134-3613

Phone: 402-221-7200Email: elizabeth.yearwood@sba.gov

#### Nevada

**Barry VanOrden**Nevada District Office300 South Fourth St., Suite 400Las Vegas, NV 89101

Phone: 702-388-6674Email: barry.vanorden@sba.gov

#### New Hampshire

**Miguel Moralez**New Hampshire District Office55 Pleasant St., Suite 3101Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-225-1601Email: miguel.moralez@sba.gov 

#### New Jersey

**Timothy Berdan**New Jersey District OfficeTwo Gateway Center, Suite 1002Newark, NJ  07102-5006

Phone: 973-645-6064Email: timothy.berdan@sba.gov

#### New Mexico

**Ivan Corrales**New Mexico District Office500 Gold Ave. SW, Suite 11301Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: 505-248-8227Email: ivan.corrales@sba.gov

#### New York

**Gregory Lindberg**Buffalo District Office130 South Elmwood Ave., Suite 540Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: 716-551-5670Email: gregory.lindberg@sba.gov

**Howard Garrity**Syracuse District Office333 E. Water St., Fourth FloorElmira, NY 14901

Phone: 607-734-8130Email: howard.garrity@sba.gov

**Peter Fehnel**New York District Office26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3100New York, NY 10278

Phone: 646-290-0766Email: peter.fehnel@sba.gov

#### North Carolina

**Scott Wolford**North Carolina District Office6302 Fairview Road, Suite 300Charlotte, NC 28210

Phone: 704-344-6810Email: scott.wolford@sba.gov

#### North Dakota

**Benjamin Deetz**North Dakota District Office657 2nd Avenue North, Room 360Fargo, ND 58108-3086

Phone: 701-239-5657Email: benjamin.deetz@sba.gov

#### Ohio

**Niah Duncan**Cleveland District Office1350 Euclid Ave., Room 211Cleveland, OH 44115-1815

Phone: 216-522-4826Email: niah.duncan@sba.gov

**Barry Peel**Columbus District Office401 N. Front St., Suite 200Columbus, OH 43215Phone: 614-469-6860Email: barry.peel@sba.gov

#### Oklahoma

**Larry Weatherford**Oklahoma District Office301 N.W. 6th St., Suite 116Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Phone: 405-609-8012Email: larry.weatherford@sba.gov

#### Oregon

**Ashley Lambeth**Portland District Office620 SW Main St., Suite 313Portland, OR 97205

Phone: 503-326-5205Email: Ashley.lambeth@sba.gov

#### Pennsylvania

**Jonathan Bennett**Pittsburgh District Office3 Parkway Center, Suite 375Pittsburgh, PA 15220

Phone: 412-799-6052Email: jonathan.bennett@sba.gov

**Shannon Degiglio**Philadelphia District Office1150 First Ave., Suite 1001King of Prussia, PA 19406

Phone: 610-382-3082Email: shannon.degiglio@sba.gov

#### Rhode Island

**Matthew Spoehr**Rhode Island District Office380 Westminster St., Suite 511Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-528-4574Email: matthew.spoehr@sba.gov 

#### South Carolina

**Frank Anderson**South Carolina District Office1835 Assembly St., Suite 1425Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-253-3018Email: frank.anderson@sba.gov

#### South Dakota

**Jake Droge **South Dakota District Office2329 N. Career Ave., Suite 105Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Phone: 605-330-4243 ext. 29 Email: jacob.droge@sba.gov

#### Tennessee

**Eric Terrell**Tennessee District Office2 International Plaza, Suite 500Nashville, TN 37217

Phone: 901-494-6906Email: eric.terrell@sba.gov

#### Texas

**Bridget Moon**Dallas/Fort Worth District Office150 Westpark Way, Suite 130Euless, TX 76040

Phone: 817-684-5526Cell: 817-266-3486Email: bridget.moon@sba.gov

**Joshua Patton**Lower Rio Grande District Office2422 E Tyler Ave., Suite EHarlingen, TX 78550

Phone: 956-261-4307Cell: 956-410-4620Email: joshua.patton@sba.gov

**Elizabeth Charles**Houston District Office8701 South Gessner Dr., Suite 1200Houston, TX 77074

Phone: 713-773-6505Email: elizabeth.charles@sba.gov

**Rey Lops**Lubbock West Texas District Office1205 Texas Ave., Room 408Lubbock, TX 79401-2693

Phone: 806-472-7502Email: reynald.lops@sba.gov

**Aimee Rodriguez**El Paso District Office211 North Florence, Second Floor, Suite 201El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-834-4621Email: aimee.rodriguez@sba.gov

**Lionel “Leo” Davila**San Antonio District Office615 E. Houston St., Suite 298San Antonio, TX 78205

Phone: 210-403-5917Cell: 202-941-8147Email: lionel.davila@sba.gov

#### Utah

**Jackie Hobson**Utah District Office125 South State St., Room 2227Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1195

Phone: 435-632-0355Email: jackie.hobson@sba.gov

#### Vermont

**Daniel Monahan**Vermont District Office87 State St., Room 205Montpelier, VT 05601

Phone: 802-828-4475Email: daniel.monahan@sba.gov

#### Virginia

**Joey Pocan **Richmond District Office400 North Eighth St., Suite 1150Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: 804-767-0235 Email: william.pocan@sba.gov

#### Washington

**Ranvir “Ana” Singh**Seattle District Office2401 4th Ave., Suite 450Seattle, WA, 98121-3419

Phone: 202-480-1248Email: ranvir.singh@sba.gov

#### West Virginia

**Kimberly Donahue**West Virginia District Office405 Capitol St., Suite 412Charleston, WV 25301

Phone: 304-347-5220Email: kimberly.donahue@sba.gov

#### Wisconsin

**Frank Demarest**Wisconsin District - Milwaukee Office310 West Wisconsin St., Suite 580WMilwaukee, WI 53203

Phone: 414-297-1099Email: frank.demarest@sba.gov

#### Wyoming

**Drew James**Wyoming District Office150 East B St., Room 1011Casper, Wyoming 82601

Phone: 307-261-6510Email: drew.james@sba.gov

#### Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands

**Samuel Maldonado**Puerto Rico District OfficePlaza 273273 Ponce De Leon Ave., Suite 510San Juan, PR 00917

Phone: 787-766-5220Email: samuel.maldonado@sba.gov