J1 Visa Contacts
Alabama
Jessica Gilley
Alabama Department of Public Health
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
RSA Tower, Suite 1040
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-7012
jessica.gilley@adph.state.al.us
Alabama J1 Website
Alaska
Katie Reilly
State of Alaska DHSS
Health Planning & Systems Development
3601 C Street, Suite 424
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-754-3553
Katherine.reilly@alaska.gov
Workforce Information
Arizona
Yahaira Pauwells
Bureau of Women's and Children's Health, AZ Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 300
Phone: 480-549-5251
J1@azdhs.gov
HSD | J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Arkansas
Heather Land
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 Markham
Slot 42
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 501-683-3273
Heather.Land@arkansas.gov
California
J-1 Visa Waiver Coordinator
Department of Health Care Access and Information
2020 W El Camino Avenue
Phone: (916) 449-5770
J1VisaWaiverProgram@hcai.ca.gov
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Cherokee Nation
Stephanie Wickliffe
Cherokee Nation
PO Box 948
Colorado
Em Moratto
Primary Care Office, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
em.moratto@state.co.us
Colorado J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Connecticut
Justin Hamrick
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue - MS # 13PHSI
Phone: 860-509-7465
Justin.Hamrick@ct.gov
Delaware
Stephanie Nostrom
Delaware Division of Public Health
Health Systems Management
43 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-741-8628
stephanie.nostrom@delaware.gov
Dept of Veterans Affairs
Julieann Torres
Department of Veterans Affairs
Healthcare Recruitment and Retention Office
Phone: 716-862-3220
Julieann.torres@va.gov
Florida
Florida Department of Health
Florida State Office Primary Care Services
Div. Public Health Statistics & Performance Mgt.
Florida Department of Health, Bin C15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
Georgia
Beth Walker
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015-1443
Phone: (229) 276-2750
beth.walker@dch.ga.gov
Hawai`i
R. Scott Daniels, Ph.D.
Hawai`i Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
PO Box 916
Phone: 808-961-9460
scott.daniels@doh.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Primary Care Office Manager
Idaho Primary Care Office
450 W. State Street, 4th Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-0669
ruralhealth@dhw.idaho.gov
Idaho Bureau of Rural Health & Primary Care
Illinois
Kandice Kent
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson, Ground Floor
Phone: 217-782-1624
Kandice.Kent@illinois.gov
State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application
Indian Health Service
Not Available
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Mail Stop: OHR (11E53A)
Rockville, MD
Indiana
Natalie Morrison
Indiana Primary Health Care Association
429 N. Pennsylvania St., Suite 333
Phone: 317-630-0845
nmorrison@indianapca.org
Iowa
Kevin Wooddell
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Policy and Workforce Services
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-343-4125
Kevin.wooddell@hhs.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Public Health
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Local and Rural Health
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 340
Phone: (785) 296-2742
Ashley.Templin@ks.gov
Kentucky
Kasey Padgett
Division of Prevention and Quality Improvement
Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street HS1W-D
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
Phone: 502-564-6164
kasey.padgett@ky.gov
Louisiana
Nicole Peace Coarsey
Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health
628 North 4th St.
PO Box 3118
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-1583
Nicole.Coarsey@la.gov
http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/792
Maine
Nicole Breton and Joan Mank
Maine State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
41 Anthony Avenue
Phone: 207-287-5524
Nicole.Breton@maine.gov
Maine State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Web Site
Maryland
Jamie Cardillo
Maryland Department of Health Office of Population Health Improvement
201 W. Preston St.
Phone: 410-767-6123
mdh.providerworkforceprograms@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Nicole Watson
Recruitment and Retention Program Coordinator
Primary Care Office - Division of Primary Care and Health Access - Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617)624-6051
nicole.watson@state.ma.us
Michigan
Sarah Kleis
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
333 S. Grand Ave.
KleisS1@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Zora Radosevich
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, MN Dept. of Health
PO Box 64882
Phone: 651-201-3859
zora.radosevich@state.mn.us
J-1 Visa Waiver Information for State of Minnesota
Mississippi
Teia McCormick
Mississippi Primary Care Office
PO Box 1700
570 East Woodrow Wilson Blvd.
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-576-7874
teia.mccormick@msdh.ms.gov
Missouri
Rural Health and Primary Care
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Phone: 573-751-6441
orhpcinfo@health.mo.gov
MO J-1 Visa Program
Nebraska
Heidi Peirce
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: 402- 471-6057
Heidi.Peirce@nebraska.gov
Nebraska State 30 Program Information
Nevada
Tarryn Emmerich-Choi
Nevada Primary Care Office
4126 Technology Way, 2nd Floor
Phone: 775-684-2204
temmerichchoi@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Jan Wainwright
NH Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: 603-271-2276
Janine.M.Wainwright@dhhs.nh.gov
New Hampshire J1 Visa Information
New Jersey
Brianna Foulks
New Jersey Department of Health
55 North Willow Street – 5th Floor
P.O. Box 355
Trenton,NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-913-5706
Brianna.Foulks@doh.nj.gov
New Jersey Workforce Development
New Mexico
Jasmin Hendrickson
New Mexico Department of Health
300 San Mateo NE
Suite 900
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Phone: 505-331-6866
jasmin.hendrickson@state.nm.us
NMDOH J-1 Visa Waiver Application Process
New York
Helen Crane
New York State Department of Health
Tower Bldg Room 1695
Empire State Plaza
Albany NY 12237-0001
Phone: 518-473-4700
helen.crane@health.ny.gov
New York State Department of Health
North Carolina
Clint Cresawn, Karen Gliarmis and Maya Sanders
North Carolina Office of Rural Health
2009 Mail Service Center
Phone: 919-527-6440
PlacementServices@dhhs.nc.gov
Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Guidelines
North Dakota
Stacy Kusler
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
stacy.kusler@und.edu
Northern Mariana Islands
Carlos Santos
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
P.O. Box 500409
1 Lower Navy Hill Road
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-234-8951 ex 3416
provider.recruitment@chcc.health
Ohio
J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Ohio Department of Health
Primary Care Office
246 North High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-1629
pcrh@odh.ohio.gov
J1 Visa Waiver Program | Eligibility, Application & Resources Webpage
Oklahoma
Jana Castleberry, Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Development
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Room 915
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-9444 ext.
janac@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Dia Shuhart
Oregon Health Authority/Primary Care Office
1225 Ferry St., SE
First Floor
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-373-0364
Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Austin
PA Department of Health/Bureau of Health Planning
625 Forster Street
jaaustin@pa.gov
J1 Visa Waiver Program
Rhode Island
Jill D'Errico
Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Jill.Derrico@health.ri.gov
Rhode Island J1 Visa Waiver Program Information
South Carolina
Kendra Neely
South Carolina Office of Primary Care
Office of Primary Care
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC
Phone: 803-765-8047
neelyk@dph.sc.gov
South Dakota
DeAnn Sprenger
SD Office of Rural Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Phone: 1-800-738-2301
DeAnn.Sprenger@state.sd.us
South Dakota Office of Rural Health J1 Site
Tennessee
Ann Cranford
Tennessee State Office of Rural Health
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615.741.2101
ann.cranford@tn.gov
Texas
Conrad 30 Program Office
Texas Dept of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Mail Code 1898
Austin Texas 78756
Phone: (512) 776-6164
Conrad30@dshs.texas.gov
Texas Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Utah
Anna West, MS
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
195 N 1950 W
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-231-3044
awest@utah.gov
Utah Home Page
Vermont
Contact Claire Hodgman for jobs eligible for J1 waivers
Bi-State PCA - NH VT Recruitment Center
525 Clinton Street
Phone: 603-228-2830 Ex. 115
chodgman@bistatepca.org
BiStateRecruitmentCenter.org
Virginia
Virginia Primary Care Office
VDH Office of Health Equity
109 Governor Street
Suite 714 West
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7431
incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov
J-1 Visa Waiver Program Information
Washington
Sarah Gambrill
Office of Community and Rural Health
PO Box 47853
Phone: 360-236-2862
J1VisaWaiver@doh.wa.gov
WA State J-1 Program Specifics
West Virginia
Bethlhem Amare, Bureau for Public Health
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone: 304-558-4382
bethlhem.s.amare@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Laura Ketterhagen
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
310 North Midvale Blvd.
ketterhagen2@wisc.edu
Wyoming
Keri Wagner
Office of Rural Health
122 West 25th Street
Phone: 307-777-6512
keri.wagner@wyo.gov