
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
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
NEPTUNE - No local dues
President: CAPT Bruce W. Topey
E-mail: bruce.topey@noaa.gov
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
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
NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - $10.00
Rockville, MD
President: CDR M. Thomas Hendricks
E-mail:
CENTRAL FLORIDA - $5.00
Maitland, FL
President: CDR Janet E. McDowell-Travis
E-mail: dr.j.travis@worldnet.att.net
ATLANTA - $10.00
Atlanta, GA
President: LCDR Danice K. Eaton
E-mail: deaton@cdc.gov
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
CHICAGO - $5.00
Chicago, IL
President: LT Felicia M. Watts
E-mail: fwatts@bop.gov
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
HEART OF AMERICA (KS, MO) - $10.00
Kansas City, MO
President: CDR Gary M. Cole
E-mail: gcsnowhawk2000@yahoo.com
BLUE GRASS - $5.00
Lexington, KY
President: CDR Jessie Whitehurst-Lief
E-mail: jwlief@bop.gov
CARVILLE - $5.00
Baton Rouge, LA
President: LCDR John J. Figarola
E-mail: j.figarola@hrsa.gov
NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov
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
NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov
BEMIDJI (MN, MI, WI) - $5.00
Baraboo, WI
President: CDR David Axt
E-mail: david.axt@mohican.com
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
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
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
ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President: CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov
NORTHERN NEVADA - $10.00
Nixon, NV
President: CDR Mariann Kocsis
E-mail: mariann.kocsis@ihs.gov
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 JERSEY SEASHORE - $4.00
Cape May, NJ
President: LCDR Craig S. Kluger
E-mail: ckluger@tracencapemayusctg.mil
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 - $10.00
Jamaica, NY
President: LCDR Peter R. Lenahan
E-Mail:
peter.lenahan@fda.hhs.gov
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
ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President: CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov
CINCINNATI - $10.00
Cincinnati, OH
President: CDR Chuck A. Kardous
E-mail: cyk5@cdc.gov
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
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
THOMAS JEFFERSON - $5.00
Philadelphia, PA
President: CAPT Rosa F. Myers
E-mail: rmyers@osophs.dhhs.gov
PUERTO RICO - No local dues
San Juan, PR
President: LCDR D. Fermin Arguello
E-mail: dla7@cdc.gov
NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov
CATAWBA - $5.00
President: CDR James H. Webb, Jr.
E-mail: james.webb@ihs.gov
ABERDEEN (NE, ND, SD) - $5.00
Aberdeen, SD
President: CDR Ronald D. Keats
E-mail: ron.keats@ihs.gov
MIDDLE TENNESSEE - $3.00
Murfreesboro, TN
President: CDR George W. Styer
E-mail: george.styer@ihs.hhs.gov
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
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
NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) - $10.00
Ayer, MA
President: CDR Mark R. McClain
E-mail: mark.mcclain@fda.hhs.gov
TIDEWATER - $10.00
Portsmouth, VA
President: LCDR Carolyn J. Oyster
E-mail: carolyn.j.oyster@uscg.mil
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 - $4.00
Morgantown, WV
President: LCDR Randy Boylstein
E-mail: zig1@cdc.gov
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
BIG SKY (MT, WY) - $5.00
Billings, MT
President: LCDR Susan A. Jordan
E-mail: susan.jordan12@ihs.gov
|