Branches

The Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S Public Health Service has some 76 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.

Branch Handbook (pdf, 210KB)

Branch Officer Update Form (pdf, 15.2KB)

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.

 To join the Inactive Reserve Branch, contact CDR Ira Salom, ira.salom@mssm.edu.

INACTIVE RESERVE BRANCH - No local dues
President: CDR Ira L. Salom
E-mail: ira.salom@mssm.edu

Branch Locations and Contacts

International Branches

Asia

No Local dues
President: LCDR Michelle S. McConnell
E-mail: michellem@th.cdc.gov

Europe

No local dues
President: CDR Reuben M. Granich
E-mail: granichr@who.int

COA Local

Alabama  

Alaska  

ARCTIC BRANCH - $5.00
Fairbanks, AK
President: LCDR Faith M. Walsh
E-mail: mccallwalsh99@netscape.net

AURORA BOREALIS - $10.00
Anchorage, AK
President:  LCDR Nancy L. Tone
E-mail: ntone@southcentralfoundation.com

KILLER WHALE - $10.00
Sitka, AK
President:  CDR Traci L. Gale
E-mail: traci.gale@searhc.org

KODIAK - $10.00
Kodiak, AK
President: CDR Preston L. Van Curen
E-mail: vanclanpw@alaska.com 

MISTY FJORDS - No Local Dues
Ketchikan, AK
President:  LCDR Joseph T. Frost
E-mail: jfrost@kictribe.org

REALM OF THE ARCTIC - No Local Dues
President: LT Velia I. Turknett
E-mail: velia.turknett@maniilaq.org

CANYON DE CHELLEY - $5.00
Chinle, AZ
President:  LCDR Andra F. Battocchio
E-mail: andra.battocchio@ihs.gov

GRAND CANYON - $10.00
Tuba City, AZ
President: LT Heidi L. Fisher
E-mail: heidi.fisher@tchealth.org

HOPI - $5
Polacca, AZ
President: CDR Carmen C. Clelland
E-mail: carmen.clelland@ihs.gov

PHOENIX - $10.00
Phoenix, AZ
President:  CDR Shoba B. Anand
E-mail: shoba.anand@ihs.gov

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER - No Local Dues
Winslow, AZ
President: LCDR Joan M. McFarland
E-mail: joan.mcfarland@wihcc.org

SAGUARO - No local dues
Globe, AZ
President: LCDR Randy Benefield
E-mail: randy.benefield@mail.ihs.gov

TUCSON - $5.00
Tucson, AZ
President:  CAPT Lisa L. Tonrey
E-mail: lisa.tonrey@ihs.gov

WESTERN ARIZONA - $10.00
Parker, AZ
President:  LT Evelyn Pleasanton
E-mail: evelyn.pleasanton@ihs.gov

WHITE MOUNTAIN - $5.00
White River, AZ
President: LT Amanda J. Duncan
E-mail: amanda.duncan@ihs.gov

PINAL COUNTY - For Dues Information Contact LT Carr
President: LT James B. Carr
E-mail: james.carr@dhs.gov

Arkansas

At Sea

NEPTUNE - No local dues
President:  CAPT Bruce W. Topey
E-mail: bruce.topey@noaa.gov

California

GOLDEN GATE - $10.00
Alameda, CA
President: CDR Paul E. Huntzinger
E-mail: paul.huntzinger@uscg.mil

GREATER LA - $5.00
La Palma, CA
President:  LT Jamie L. Regal
E-Mail: euu2@cdc.gov

IMPERIAL VALLEY - $5.00
El Centro, CA
President: CAPT Marian Moe
E-mail: marian.moe@dhs.gov

SIERRA - $3.00
Sacramento, CA
President: CAPT Paul T. Young
E-mail: paul.young@mail.ihs.gov  

SOCAL - $20.00
San Diego, CA
President:  LCDR John E. Urban
E-mail: johne.urban@fda.hhs.gov

Colorado

PIKES PEAK - $5.00
Florence, CO
President:  LCDR Susan M. Bonfiglio
E-mail: sbonfiglio1@msn.com

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (CO, UT) - $5.00
Littleton, CO
President: CDR Laura Grogan
E-mail: lgrogan@osophs.dhhs.gov

Connecticut

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

Delaware

District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - $10.00
Rockville, MD
President: CDR M. Thomas Hendricks
E-mail:

Florida

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

Georgia

ATLANTA - $10.00
Atlanta, GA
President:  LCDR Danice K. Eaton
E-mail: deaton@cdc.gov

Hawaii

Idaho

INLAND EMPIRE (ID, WA) - $10.00
Kamiah, ID
President:  LT Michael P. Kelly
E-mail: michael.kelly@ihs.hhs.gov

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Jessica T. Feda
E-mail: jfeda@bop.gov

Illinois

CHICAGO - $5.00
Chicago, IL
President:  LT Felicia M. Watts
E-mail: fwatts@bop.gov

Indiana

INDIANA - $5.00
Terre Haute, IN
President:  CDR R. Douglas Shepherd
Phone: 812-238-1531

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Jessica T. Feda
E-mail: jfeda@bop.gov

Iowa

Kansas

HEART OF AMERICA (KS, MO) - $10.00
Kansas City, MO
President:  CDR Gary M. Cole
E-mail:  gcsnowhawk2000@yahoo.com

Kentucky

BLUE GRASS - $5.00
Lexington, KY
President: CDR Jessie Whitehurst-Lief
E-mail: jwlief@bop.gov

Louisiana

CARVILLE - $5.00
Baton Rouge, LA
President: LCDR John J. Figarola
E-mail: j.figarola@hrsa.gov

Maine

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

Maryland

BALTIMORE - $10.00
Baltimore, MD
President: LCDR Monique S. Howard
E-mail:  monique.howard@cms.hhs.gov

FT DETRICK - $5.00
Rockville, MD
President: LCDR Cynthia M. Rubio
E-mail: cynthia.rubio@samhsa.hhs.gov

Massachusetts

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

Michigan

BEMIDJI (MN, MI, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President:  CDR David Axt
E-mail: david.axt@mohican.com

Minnesota

BEMIDJI (MN, MI, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President:   CDR David Axt
E-mail: david.axt@mohican.com

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Jessica T. Feda
E-mail: jfeda@bop.gov

Mississippi

Missouri

HEART OF AMERICA (KS, MO) - $10.00
Kansas City, MO
President:  CDR Gary Cole
E-mail:  gcsnowhawk2000@yahoo.com

OZARKS - $10.00
Springfield, MO
President:  LCDR Larry Scott Conner
E-mail: lconner@bop.gov

Montana

BIG SKY (MT, WY) - $5.00
Billings, MT
President: LCDR Susan A. Jordan
E-mail: susan.jordan12@ihs.gov

MONTANA - No local dues
Hamilton, MT
President: CAPT Michael J. Parnell
E-mail: mparnell@nih.gov

Nebraska

ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President:  CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov

Nevada

NORTHERN NEVADA - $10.00
Nixon, NV
President:  CDR Mariann Kocsis
E-mail: mariann.kocsis@ihs.gov

New Hampshire

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

New Jersey

SOUTH JERSEY SEASHORE - $4.00
Cape May, NJ
President: LCDR Craig S. Kluger
E-mail: ckluger@tracencapemayusctg.mil

New Mexico

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE - $1.00
Crown Point, NM
President:  CDR Sharan A. Freiberg
E-mail: sharan.freiberg@ihs.gov

FOUR CORNERS - $10.00
Farmington, NM
President: LCDR Richard Skaggs
E-mail: richard.skaggs@ihs.gov

NAVAJO - $2.00
Gallup, NM
President: LCDR Jovito G. Sabal
E-mail: jovito.sabal@ihs.gov

RIO GRANDE - $10.00
Albuquerque, NM
President: CAPT John M. Coleman
E-mail: john.coleman@ihs.gov

New York

NEW YORK - $10.00
Jamaica, NY
President:  LCDR Peter R. Lenahan
E-Mail: peter.lenahan@fda.hhs.gov

North Carolina

CHEROKEE - $5.00
Bryson City, NC
President:  LCDR Robin A. Bartlett
E-mail: robin.bartlett@ihs.gov

NORTH CAROLINA - $15.00
Durham, NC
President:  LCDR Novella C. Williams
E-mail: ncwilliams@bop.gov

North Dakota

ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President:  CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov

Ohio

CINCINNATI - $10.00
Cincinnati, OH
President:  CDR Chuck A. Kardous
E-mail: cyk5@cdc.gov

Oklahoma

GREEN COUNTRY - $5.00
Tahlequah, OK
President:  CDR Dixie L. Stuart
E-mail: dixie-stuart@cherokee.org

KIAMICHI - No local dues
Talihina, OK
President:  CDR Jill Mayes
E-mail: jgmayes@cnhsa.com

NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Claremore, OK
President:  LCDR Bridgette A. Seago

E-mail: bridgette.seago@ihs.hhs.gov

NORTHERN OKLAHOMA - $1.00
Pawhuska, OK
President:  LCDR Anthony L. Likes
E-mail: anthony.likes@ihs.gov

NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
President: LCDR Amy Rubin
E-mail: amy.rubin@ihs.gov     

OKLAHOMA - $2.00
Oklahoma City, OK
President: LCDR Robert L. Harkey
E-mail: rharkey@cox.net

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

SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA - $5.00
Lawton, OK
President:  LT Jeri Weatherly
E-mail: jeri.weatherly@ihs.gov

Oregon

CENTRAL OREGON - No local dues
Warm Springs, OR
President: LCDR Quynh-Chi T. Duong
E-mail: quynh-chi.duong@ihs.gov

PORTLAND - $2.00
Portland, OR
President: CDR Linda A. Tiokasin-Orr
E-mail: linda.tiokasin@ihs.gov

Pennsylvania

THOMAS JEFFERSON - $5.00
Philadelphia, PA
President: CAPT Rosa F. Myers
E-mail: rmyers@osophs.dhhs.gov

Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO - No local dues
San Juan, PR
President:  LCDR D. Fermin Arguello
E-mail: dla7@cdc.gov

Rhode Island

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

South Carolina

CATAWBA - $5.00
President: CDR James H. Webb, Jr.
E-mail: james.webb@ihs.gov

South Dakota

ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President:  CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov

Tennessee

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - $3.00
Murfreesboro, TN
President: CDR George W. Styer
E-mail: george.styer@ihs.hhs.gov

Texas

DALLAS - $10.00
Dallas, TX
President:  CDR Tameka D. Lewis-Baker
E-mail: tlewisbaker@bop.gov

FORT WORTH - $10.00
Fort Worth, TX
President:  LCDR Michelle E. Brown-Stephenson
E-mail: mestephenson@bop.gov

Utah

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (CO, UT) - $5.00
Littleton, CO
President:  CDR Laura M. Grogan
E-mail: lgrogan@osophs.dhhs.gov

UNITAH BASIN - $10.00
Fort Duchesne
President:  CAPT Michael R. Allen
E-mail: mrallen1@ubtanet.com

Vermont

NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov

Virginia

TIDEWATER - $10.00
Portsmouth, VA
President:  LCDR Carolyn J. Oyster
E-mail: carolyn.j.oyster@uscg.mil

Washington

EVERGREEN - $10.00
Seattle, WA
President:  RADM Patrick W. O’Carroll
E-mail: patrick.ocarroll@hhs.gov

INLAND EMPIRE (ID, WA) - $10.00
Kamiah, ID
President:  LT Mike Kelly
E-mail: michael.kelly@ihs.hhs.gov

MOUNT ADAMS - $10.00
President: CAPT John W. Randall, (Ret.)

E-mail: jrandall@ihs.gov

West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA - $4.00
Morgantown, WV
President: LCDR Randy Boylstein
E-mail: zig1@cdc.gov

Wisconsin

BEMIDJI (MN, MI, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President:   CDR David Axt
E-mail: david.axt@mohican.com

NORTH CENTRAL (ID, IN, MN, WI) - $5.00
Lewiston, MN
President: LCDR Jessica T. Feda
E-mail: jfeda@bop.gov

Wyoming

BIG SKY (MT, WY) - $5.00
Billings, MT
President:  LCDR Susan A. Jordan
E-mail: susan.jordan12@ihs.gov