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Membership
Participation is open to staff of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. Membership is open to the designated State Long-Term Care Ombudsman of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Dues are paid on an annual basis. For more information about State LTCOP membership to NASOP, please contact NASOP Treasurer Fred Steele at Fred.Steele@oregon.gov.
Our Current Members
Ms. Virginia Moore-Bell
State LTC Ombudsman
AL Dept. of Senior Services
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza Building, Suite 470
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-5743
Direct Line: (334) 242-5753
Fax: (334) 353-1596
Email: virginia.bell@adss.alabama.gov
Ms. Stephanie Wheeler
State LTC Ombudsman
3745 Community Park Loop, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 334-4483
Toll-Free 1-800-730-6393
Email: Stephanie.Wheeler@alaska.gov
Ms. Lisa Pollock
State LTC Ombudsman
Arizona Division of Aging & Adult Services
1789 West Jefferson, MD 6288
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Work: (602) 542-6498
Fax: (602) 542-6655
Email: lpollock@azdes.gov
Ms. Charlotte Sudmeyer
State LTC Ombudsman
AR Division of Aging & Adult Services
PO BOX 1437 Slot W421
700 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 508-8857
Fax: (501) 404-4640
Email: Charlotte.sudmeyer@dhs.arkansas.gov
Ms. Blanca Castro
State LTC Ombudsman
CA Department of Aging
2880 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916) 419-7510
Fax: (916) 928-2503
Email: Blanca.Castro@aging.ca.gov
Ms. Leah McMahon
State LTC Ombudsman
Disability Law Colorado
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (800) 288-1376 ext. 217
Fax: (303) 722-0720
Email: lmcmahon@disabilitylawco.org
Ms. Mairead Painter
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman
(ADS) Department of Aging and Disability Services
55 Farmington Ave
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone: (860) 424-5239
Fax: (860) 772-1704
https://www.ct.gov/ltcop/site/default.asp
Email: Mairead.painter@ct.gov
Mr. Mark Miller
State LTC Ombudsman
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: (202) 434-3038
Fax: (202) 434-6056
Email: mcmiller@aarp.org
Ms. Saundra Hale
State LTC Ombudsman
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) – Office of the Secretary
18 N Walnut St.
Milford, DE 19963
Phone: (302) 424-7363
Fax: (302) 422-1346
Email: Saundra.hale@state.de.us
Ms. Terri Cantrell
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 815-9349 or (888) 831-0404
Email: cantrellt@elderaffairs.org
Ms. Melanie McNeil
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTCO
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 33rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-5327
Fax: (404) 463-8384
Email: melanie.mcneil@osltco.ga.gov
Mr. Michael Gombar
State LTC Ombudsman
Division of Senior Citizens, Guam DPHSS
Dept. of Public Health & Soc. Svrs.
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, GU 96913-6304
Phone: (671) 735-7415 ext. 7421
Fax: (671) 735-7416
Email: Michael.Gombar@dphss.guam.gov
Mr. John G. McDermott
State LTC Ombudsman
Executive Office on Aging
250 South Hotel Street, Suite 406
Honolulu, HI 96813-2831
Phone: (808) 586-0100
Fax: (808) 586-0185
Email: john.mcdermott@doh.hawaii.gov
Ms. Fanny Rodrigez-Melnikovsky
State LTC Ombudsman
Idaho Commission on Aging
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0007
Phone: (208) 577-2855
Fax: (208) 334-3033
Email: frmelnikovsky@aging.idaho.gov
Ms. Kelly Richards
State LTC Ombudsman
Illinois State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
555 W. Monroe Street, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: (312) 814-1203
Cell: (312) 909-8676
Email: Kelly.Richards@illinois.gov
Ms. Lynn Clough
State LTC Ombudsman
FSSA, Office of General Counsel
402 W. Washington St., W451
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Phone: 317-234-5544
Fax: (317) 972-3285
Email: Lynn.Clough@fssa.in.gov
Ms. Angela Van Pelt
State LTC Ombudsman
Iowa Department on Aging
510 E. 12th Street, Suite 2
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (866) 236-1430 or (515) 393-1710
Fax: (515) 725-3313
Email: angela.vanpelt@iowa.gov
Ms. Camille Russell
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1041
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-3017
Fax: (785) 296-3916
Email: Camille.Russell@ks.gov
Ms. Sherry Culp
State LTC Ombudsman
Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass
3138 Custer Drive, Suite 110
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 277-9215
Email: sherry@ombuddy.org
Ms. Rosa Walton
State LTC Ombudsman
Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
602 N. 5th Street, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-7116 or (225) 342-7100
Fax: (225) 342-7902
Email: Rosa.Walton@la.gov
Ms. Brenda Gallant
State LTC Ombudsman
Maine LTC Ombudsman Program
1 Weston Court, P.O. Box 128
Augusta, ME 04332
Phone: (207) 621-1079
Fax: (207) 621-0509
Email: BGallant@maineombudsman.org
Ms. Stevanne Ellis
State LTC Ombudsman
Maryland Department of Aging
301 W. Preston Street, Room 1007
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-2161
Fax: (410) 333-7943
Email: stevanne.ellis@maryland.gov
Ms. Carolyn Fenn
State LTC Ombudsman
Massachusetts Exec Office of Elder Affairs
1 Ashburton Place, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-1518
Phone: (617) 222-7491
Fax: (617) 727-9368
Email: Carolyn.M.Fenn@state.ma.us
Ms. Salli Pung
State LTC Ombudsman
Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
15851 South US 27, Suite 73
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: (517) 827-8025
Fax: (517) 574-5301
Email: SPung@meji.org
Ms. Cheryl Hennen
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
PO Box 64971
St. Paul, MN 55164-0971
Phone: (651) 431-2553
Fax: (651) 431-7452
Email: cheryl.hennen@state.mn.us
Ms. Lisa Smith
State LTC Ombudsman
MS Dept. of Human Services, Div. of Aging
200 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 359-4927
Email: LisaM.Smith@mdhs.ms.gov
Ms. Jenny Hollandsworth
State LTC Ombudsman
Department of Health & Senior Services
Division of Senior and Disability Services
Bureau of Senior Programs
912 Wildwood Drive, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 526-0726
Fax: (573) 751-6499
Email: Jenny.Hollandsworth@health.mo.gov
Ms. Carmen Sciabica
State LTC Ombudsman
413 3rd Ave. SE
Ronan, MT 59864-3126
Phone: (406) 676-0155
Fax: (406) 676-0156
Email: Carmen.Sciabica@mt.gov
Ms. Penny Clark
State LTC Ombudsman
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
State Unit on Aging
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-9345
Fax: (402) 471-4619
Email: penny.clark@nebraska.gov
Ms. Marie Coe
Interim State LTC Ombudsman
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Aging & Disability Services Division
9670 Gateway Drive, Suite 100
Reno, NV 89521
Phone: (775) 687-0823
Agency Number: (775) 684-2964
Fax: (775) 688-2969
Email: macoe@adsd.nv.gov
Ms. Susan Buxton
State LTC Ombudsman
New Hampshire Office of the LTC Ombudsman
117 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
Phone: (603) 271-4704
Fax: (603) 271-5574
Email: susan.buxton@dhhs.nh.gov
Ms. Laurie Facciarossa Brewer
State LTC Ombudsman
New Jersey Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
P.O. Box 852, 101 S. Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0852
Phone: (609) 826-5090
Fax: (609) 943-3479
Email: Laurie.Brewer@ltco.nj.gov
Ms. Jennifer Scott
State LTC Ombudsman
NM Aging & Long-Term Care Services Department
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 1 (866) 451-2901 or (505)-469-8357
Fax: (505) 670-5009
Email: jennifer.scott@altsd.nm.gov
Ms. Claudette Royal
State LTC Ombudsman
New York State Office for the Aging
2 Empire State Plaza, 5th Floor
Agency Building #2
Albany, NY 12223-1251
Phone: (518) 408-1469 or (855) 582-6769
Fax: (518) 474-7761
Email: claudette.royal@aging.ny.gov
Mr. Victor Orija
State LTC Ombudsman
NC Division of Aging & Adult Services
2101 Mail Service Center, Room 307
Raleigh, NC 27699-2101
Phone: (919) 855-3433
Fax: (919) 715-0364
Email: victor.orija@dhhs.nc.gov
Ms. Karla Backman
State LTC Ombudsman
Aging Services Division
Long Term Care Ombudsman Prog.
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
Phone: (701) 328-4617
Fax: (701) 328-8744
Email: kbackman@nd.gov
Ms. Jackie DeGenova
State LTC Ombudsman
Ohio Department of Aging
246 N. High St., 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (800) 282-1206
Fax: (614) 644-5201
Email: JDegenova@age.ohio.gov
Mr. William Whited
State LTC Ombudsman
Aging Services – LTC Ombudsman
Oklahoma Human Services
P.O. Box 53159
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: (405) 365-9432
Fax: (405) 522-6739
Email: William.Whited@okdhs.org
Mr. Fred Steele
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman
3855 Wolverine NE, Suite 6
Salem, OR 97305-1251
Phone: (503) 378-6856
Fax (503) 373-0852
Email: Fred.Steele@oregon.gov
Ms. Margaret Barajas
State LTC Ombudsman
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 1089
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 783-7096
Fax: (717) 772-3382
Email: mbarajas@pa.gov
Dyrhow Adorno Delgado
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly
PO BOX 191179
San Juan, PR 00919-1179
Phone: (787) 721-6121, x. 1236
Fax: (787) 919-7935
Email: dadorno@oppea.pr.gov
Ms. Kathleen Heren
State LTC Ombudsman
Alliance for Better Long-Term Care
422 Post Road, Suite 204
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: (401) 785-3340
Fax: (401) 785-3391
Email: kheren@alliancebltc.org
Ms. A. Dale Watson
State LTC Ombudsman
Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-9900
Fax: (803) 734-9988
Email: dwatson@aging.sc.gov
Ms. Donna Fischer
State LTC Ombudsman
SD Division of Adult Services & Aging
Department of Social Services
3800 E Hwy. 34
c/o 500 E Capital
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-5387
Fax: (605) 773-4085
Email: donna.fischer@state.sd.us
Ms. Teresa Teeple
State LTC Ombudsman
TN Commission on Aging and Disability
Andrew Jackson Bldg.
502 Deaderick Street, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
Phone: (615) 253-5412 or (877) 236-0013
Fax: (615) 741-3309
Email: Teresa.Teeple@tn.gov
Ms. Patty Ducayet
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 149030, Mail Code W250
Austin, TX 78714
Phone: (512) 438-4356
Fax: (512) 438-3233
Email: Patricia.Ducayet@hhsc.state.tx.us
Ms. Alianne Sipes
State LTC Ombudsman
Utah Division of Aging & Adult Services
Department of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 538-3924 or (385) 222-1273
Fax: (801) 538-4395
Email: asipes@utah.gov
Mr. Kaili Kuiper
State LTC Ombudsman
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.
56 College Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (800) 889-2047 or (802) 863-5620
Direct Phone: (802) 839-1329
Fax: (802) 863-7152 or (802) 223-7281
Email: Kkuiper@vtlegalaid.org
Ms. Joani F. Latimer
State LTC Ombudsman
VA Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: (804) 726-6624
Email: Joani.Latimer@dars.virginia.gov
Ms. Patricia Hunter
State LTC Ombudsman Program
1200 S 336th St
Federal Way, WA 98003-0699
Phone: (253) 838-6810
Fax: (253) 815-8173
Email: stateombuds@multi-servicecenter.com
Ms. Suzanne Messenger
State LTC Ombudsman
WV Bureau of Senior Services
9541 Middletown Road, Suite 200
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 861-3151
Fax: (304) 363-1598
Email: suzanne.e.messenger@wv.gov
Ms. Kim Marheine
State LTC Ombudsman
Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care
1402 Pankratz Street, Suite 111
Madison, WI 53704-4001
Phone: (608) 246-7018
Fax: (608) 246-7001
Email: Kim.Marheine@wisconsin.gov
Ms. Patricia Hall
State LTC Ombudsman
2300 Capitol Ave., 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-2885
Fax: (307) 777-5340
Email: patricia.hall1@wyo.gov