The Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S Public Health Service has 97 local branches around the country and two international branches. These branches are geographically defined and act as local sources of information, education, training, community service, support, networking and social activity for our members.

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Branch Locations and Contacts

Inactive Reserve Branch

In response to a request from our Inactive Reserve members COA has established a new “virtual” branch for our Inactive Reserve Officers. This branch will be a nationwide electronically connected branch catering specifically to the needs, concerns, interests and issues of PHS Inactive Reserve Officers.

* INACTIVE RESERVE BRANCH - No Local Dues

International Branches

Asia

No Local Dues
President: CDR Michelle McConnell
E-mail: zmd8@cdc.gov

Europe

No Local Dues
President: CDR Deblina Datta
E-mail: ddatta@gavialliance.org

USA Branches

Alabama

CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY (GA, AL) - $15.00
President: LCDR Cheryl Jones
E-mail: cheryl.jones1@dhs.gov

Alaska  

* ARCTIC - $5.00
Fairbanks, AK

AURORA BOREALIS - $10.00
Anchorage, AK
President: LCDR Joel Stewart
E-mail: jstewart@anthc.org

FIREWEED - $20.00
Wasilla, AK
President: CDR Valerie Rappleyea
E-mail: vrappleyea@southcentralfoundation.org

KILLER WHALE - $10.00
Sitka, AK
President: LT Jenalyn Greenwood
E-mail: jenalyn.greenwood@searhc.org

* MISTY FJORDS - No Local Dues
Ketchikan, AK

* REALM OF THE ARCTIC - No Local Dues

Arizona

CANYON DE CHELLY - $5.00
Chinle, AZ
President: CDR Suryam Palanki
E-mail: Suryam.palanki@ihs.gov

GRAND CANYON - $10.00
Tuba City, AZ
President: LCDR Timothy Newland
E-mail: timothy.newland@tchealth.org

HOPI - $5.00
Polacca, AZ
President: LCDR Peter Mitchell
E-mail: peter.mitchell@ihs.gov

* LITTLE COLORADO RIVER - No Local Dues
Winslow, AZ

PHOENIX - $10.00
Phoenix, AZ
President: CDR Ron West
E-mail: ron.west2@ihs.gov

* SAGUARO - No Local Dues
Globe, AZ

TSE' HOOT SOOI' - No Local Dues
Fort Defiance, AZ
President: CAPT Robert Lloyd
E-mail: robert.lloyd@fdihb.org

TUCSON - $5.00
Tucson, AZ
President: LT Travis R. Bowser
E-mail: travis.bowser@ihs.gov
Website: www.geocities.com/tucsoncoa

WESTERN ARIZONA - $10.00
Parker, AZ
President: LCDR Jeff A. Maxon
E-mail: jeff.maxon@ihs.gov

WHITE MOUNTAIN - $10.00
White River, AZ
President: LCDR Scott McGrew
E-mail: Scott.McGrew@ihs.gov

PINAL COUNTY - For Dues Information Contact CDR Latham
President: CDR Lea L. Latham
E-mail: lea.latham@phs.dhs.gov

Arkansas

At Sea

* NEPTUNE - No Local Dues

California

GOLDEN GATE - $10.00
Alameda, CA
President: CDR Victoria Vachon
E-mail: victoria.vachon@cms.hhs.gov

GREATER LA - $5.00
La Palma, CA
President: CDR Chau Vu
E-mail: Chau.Vu@fsis.usda.gov

SIERRA - $3.00
Sacramento, CA
President: CDR Luke Schulte
E-mail: luke.schulte@ihs.gov

SOCAL - $20.00
San Diego, CA
President: LCDR Flordeliza Villareal
E-mail: flordeliza.villareal@dhs.gov

Colorado

* PIKES PEAK - $5.00
Florence, CO

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (CO, UT) - $5.00
Littleton, CO
President: LCDR Caroline Le
Email: caroline.le@fda.hhs.gov

Connecticut

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

Delaware

District of Columbia

* DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - $10.00
Rockville, MD
President: CDR Vicky Borders-Hemphill
Email: Vicky.Borders-Hemphill@fda.hhs.gov
Website: dccoa.org

Florida

CENTRAL FLORIDA - $5.00
Maitland, FL
President: CDR Janet E. McDowell-Travis
E-mail: dr.j.travis@worldnet.att.net

SOUTH FLORIDA - $10
President: CDR Ana P. Barido
E-mail: ana.barido@fda.hhs.gov

Georgia

ATLANTA - $15.00
Atlanta, GA
President: LCDR Jamie Mutter
E-mail: zwy4@cdc.gov

Website: www.atlantacoa.com

CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY (GA, AL) - $15.00
President: LCDR Cheryl Jones
E-mail: cheryl.jones1@dhs.gov

COLUMBUS - $15.00
President: LT Ihsan Um'Rani
E-mail: ihsan.umrani@dhs.gov

Hawaii

ALOHA - No Local Dues

President: LT Thomas Liles
E-mail: tliles@bop.gov

Idaho

* INLAND EMPIRE (ID, WA) - $10.00
Kamiah, ID

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Lawrence Wheeler
E-mail: lawheeler@charter.net
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/northcentralcoa/home

Illinois

CHICAGO - $5.00
Chicago, IL
President: LCDR Duane Wagner
E-mail: duane.wagner@hhs.gov

ST. LOUIS (IL, MO) - $10.00
President: LTJG Jeffery Sumter
E-mail: Jeffery.Sumter@fda.hhs.gov

Indiana

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Lawrence Wheeler
E-mail: lawheeler@charter.net
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/northcentralcoa/home

Iowa

Kansas

HEART OF AMERICA (KS, MO) - $10.00
Kansas City, MO
President: LCDR Matt Walburger
E-mail: matthew.walburger@fda.hhs.gov

Kentucky

* BLUE GRASS - $5.00
Lexington, KY

Louisiana

* CARVILLE - $5.00
Baton Rouge, LA

Maine

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

Maryland

BALTIMORE - $10.00
Baltimore, MD
President: LCDR Brian D. Elza
E-mail: brian.elza@cms.hhs.gov

FT DETRICK - $5.00
Rockville, MD
President: CDR Mary Claire Karlson
E-mail: claire.karlson@fda.hhs.gov

Website: www.comilstd.org/fdcoa

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - $12.00
President: LCDR Martha A. Wanca
E-mail: martha.wanca@hhs.gov

Massachusetts

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

Michigan

BEMIDJI (MI, MN, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President: LCDR Bonnie J. LaFromboise
E-mail: bonnielafromboise@fdlrez.com
Website: http://www.bemidjicoa.com

Minnesota

BEMIDJI (MI, MN, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President: LCDR Bonnie J. LaFromboise
E-mail: bonnielafromboise@fdlrez.com
Website: http://www.bemidjicoa.com

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Lawrence Wheeler
E-mail: lawheeler@charter.net
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/northcentralcoa/home

Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI - $10.00
President: LT Kendra Bishop
E-mail: knbishop@bop.gov
or kendrabishop@aol.com

Missouri

HEART OF AMERICA (KS, MO) - $10.00
Kansas City, MO
President: LCDR Matt Walburger
E-mail: matthew.walburger@fda.hhs.gov

OZARKS - $10.00
Springfield, MO
President:  LCDR Ruby M. Gideon
E-mail: rgideon@bop.gov

ST. LOUIS (IL, MO) - $10.00
President: LTJG Jeffery Sumter
E-mail: Jeffery.Sumter@fda.hhs.gov

Montana

BIG SKY (MT, WY) - $10.00
Billings, MT
President: LCDR Gregory M. Smith
E-mail: gregory.smith@ihs.gov

* MONTANA - No Local Dues
Hamilton, MT

Nebraska

* ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $10.00
Aberdeen, SD

Nevada

LAS VEGAS - $10.00

Las Vegas, NV

President: LCDR Evelyn A. Seel

E-mail: seel.lynn@epa.gov

NORTHERN NEVADA - $10.00
Nixon, NV
President: LTJG Molly Madson
E-mail: molly.madson@ihs.gov

New Hampshire

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

New Jersey

SOUTH JERSEY SEASHORE - $4.00
Cape May, NJ
President: CAPT Philip Driscoll
E-mail: philip.g.driscoll@uscg.mil

New Mexico

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE - $1.00
Crown Point, NM
President: LCDR Gretchen L. Tsosie
E-mail: gretchen.tsosie@ihs.gov

FOUR CORNERS - $10.00
Farmington, NM
President: LCDR Chandima Deegala
E-mail: chandima.deegala@ihs.gov
Website: www.fourcornerscoa.com

* NAVAJO - $2.00
Gallup, NM

RIO GRANDE - $10.00
Albuquerque, NM
President: CDR Darin Allard
E-mail: darin.allard@ihs.gov

New York

GREATER NEW YORK - $20.00
Northern/Central NJ/NY
President: LCDR Elena Vaouli
E-Mail: irz5@cdc.gov
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/newyorkcoa/home

WESTERN NEW YORK - $10.00

President: LCDR Deborah Bishop

E-mail: deborah.a.bishop@dhs.gov

North Carolina

* CHEROKEE - $5.00
Bryson City, NC

* NORTH CAROLINA - $15.00
Durham, NC

North Dakota

* ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $10.00
Aberdeen, SD

Ohio

CINCINNATI - $10.00
Cincinnati, OH
President: CDR Mark Methner
E-mail: mmm5@cdc.gov
Website: coa.spsp.net

Oklahoma

EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Muscogee Nation
President: LCDR Joseph Landers
E-mail: joe.landers@chickasaw.net

GREEN COUNTRY - $5.00
Tahlequah, OK
President: CDR Bill Worthington
E-mail: bill-worthington@cherokee.org

KIAMICHI - $5.00
Talihina, OK
President: LCDR Karen Hearod
E-mail: kehearod@cnhsa.com

NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Claremore, OK
President: LCDR Narcisso Soliz

E-mail: narcisso.soliz@ihs.gov

NORTHERN OKLAHOMA - $1.00
Pawhuska, OK
President: LCDR Kaileen Skidgel
E-mail: kaileen.skidgel@ihs.gov

* NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA - $5.00

OKLAHOMA - $2.00
Oklahoma City, OK
President: LT Dodson Frank
Email: dodson.frank@ihs.gov

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Wewoka, OK
President: CAPT Susan T. Dethman
E-mail: susan.dethman@ihs.gov

* SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Lawton, OK            

Oregon

CENTRAL OREGON - No Local Dues
Warm Springs, OR
President: CDR James C. Gemelas
E-mail: james.gemelas@ihs.gov

PORTLAND - $2.00
Portland, OR
President: LCDR Ann Arnett
E-mail: ann.arnett@ihs.gov

Pennsylvania

THOMAS JEFFERSON - $5.00
Philadelphia, PA
President: LCDR Linda M. Hoover
E-mail: linda.hoover@fda.hhs.gov

Puerto Rico

* PUERTO RICO - No Local Dues
San Juan, PR

Rhode Island

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

South Carolina

CATAWBA - $5.00
President: LCDR Jeffrey A. Stuart
E-mail: jeffrey.stuart@ihs.gov

South Dakota

* ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $10.00
Aberdeen, SD

BLACK HILLS (SD) - $10.00
President: CDR Teri A. Creager
Email: teri.creager@ihs.gov

Tennessee

* MIDDLE TENNESSEE - $3.00
Murfreesboro, TN

Texas

CENTRAL TEXAS - $10.00

President: LCDR Benjamin Kanten

E-mail: benjamin.kanten@dhs.gov

GREATER TEXAS (Formerly Dallas) - $10.00
Dallas, TX
President: CDR Keith Schwartz
E-mail: kschwartz@hrsa.gov

FORT WORTH - $10.00
Fort Worth, TX
President: LT Alfredo Garcia
E-mail: a5garcia@bop.gov

SOUTH TEXAS - $5.00

President: CDR Jeffrey Haug

E-mail: jeff.haug@dhs.gov

Utah

* ROCKY MOUNTAIN (CO, UT) - $5.00
Littleton, CO

* UNITAH BASIN - $10.00
Fort Duchesne

Vermont

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Stoneham, MA
President: LCDR Kristian Burnham
E-mail: kburnham@bop.gov

Website: http://www.necoa.us/

Virginia

TIDEWATER - $10.00
Portsmouth, VA
President: LCDR Sarah Garrett
E-mail: sarah.garrett@med.navy.mil

Washington

* EVERGREEN - $10.00
Seattle, WA
Website: www.coa-evergreen.org

* INLAND EMPIRE (ID, WA) - $10.00
Kamiah, ID

* MOUNT ADAMS - $10.00

RAINIER - $10.00

President: LCDR Anita M. Glenn-Reller

E-mail: aglennreller@gmail.com

West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA - $4.00
Morgantown, WV
President: CDR Steve Martin
E-mail: stm9@cdc.gov

Wisconsin

BEMIDJI (MI, MN, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President: LCDR Bonnie LaFromboise
E-mail: bonnielafromboise@fdlrez.com

Website: http://www.bemidjicoa.com

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Lawrence Wheeler
E-mail: lawheeler@charter.net
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/northcentralcoa/home

Wyoming

BIG SKY (MT, WY) - $5.00
Billings, MT
President:LCDR Gregory M. Smith
E-mail: gregory.smith@ihs.gov

* Indicates no current information for Local Branch President.