The Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Points of Contact
HHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Greg Morris, Director
200 Independence Ave., SW, Room 120F
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 358-3595
e-mail: CFBCI@hhs.gov
Chris Bugbee, Deputy Director
(202) 358-3595
e-mail: cfbci@hhs.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
CFBCI contact: Kimberly Konkel, MSW
(202) 358-3595
e-mail: Kimberly.konkel@hhs.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
CFBCI Contact: Ben O'Dell, Special Assistant, SAMHSA
(202)358-3595
e-mail: ben.o'dell@hhs.gov
For General Inquiries, you can write or call:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
200 Independence Ave SW, Room 120F
Washington DC 20201
(202) 358-3595
(202) 401-3463 (fax)
Jim Towey, Director
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
The White House
Washington, DC 20502
(202) 456-6708
White House main switchboard: (202) 456-1414
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rob Bogart, Director
451 7th Street SW, Room 10184
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-2404
(202) 708-1160 (fax)
U.S. Department of Labor
Jedd Medefind, Director
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20210
(202) 693-6450
(202) 693-6146 (fax)
e-mail: contact-ofbci@dol.gov
U.S. Department of Justice
Steven McFarland, Director
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4413
Washington, D.C. 20503
(202) 514-2987
(202) 616-9627 (fax)
U.S. Department of Education
Shayam Menon, Director
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Capital Place, Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20202
(202) 219-1741
(202) 208-1689 (fax)
e-mail: faith.cbo@ed.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Therese Lyons, Director
14th and Independence Avenue, SW
Office of the Secretary, Room 200-A
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 720-3631
(202) 690-2119 (fax)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Garrett Grigsby, Director
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20523
(202) 712-4080
(202) 216-3351 (fax)
U.S. Small Business Administration
Joseph Shattan, Director
409 3rd Street SW, 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20416
(202) 205-9037
(202) 481-0334 (fax)
U.S. Department of Commerce
David Bohigian, Director
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 5517
Washington DC 20230
(202) 482-4355
(202) 482-4636 (fax)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Darin Selnick, Director
810 Vermont Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20420
(202) 273-7499
(202) 273-5716 (fax)
Corporation for National and Community Service
David Caprara, Director
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20525
(202) 606-5000
(202) 565-2784 (fax)
State Liaisons or Offices for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Alabama - Governor Bob Riley
Terri Hasdorff
Executive Director
Governor’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
RSA Union Building, Suite 134
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 242-7110
Fax: (334) 242-2885
thasdorff@governor.state.al.us
Alaska - Governor Frank Murkowski
Stephanie Wheeler
Executive Director
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
State Department of Health and Social Services
3601 C Street, Suite 902
PO Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524
Phone: (907) 269-7800
Fax: (907) 561-1308
stephanie_wheeler@health.state.ak.us
Arizona - Governor Janet Napolitano
Jannah Scott
Policy Advisor for Faith and Community Initiatives
Office of the Governor
1700 W. Washington, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-7558
jscott@az.gov
Arkansas - Governor Mike Huckabee
Corwin T. Macklin
Director, Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Transitional Employment Board
Office of the Governor
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-6051
corwin.macklin@arkansas.gov
www.arkansas.gov/faith
Colorado - Governor Bill Owens
Cameron Lynch
Office of the Governor
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
Phone: (303) 866-6380
Fax: (303) 866-6368
cameron.lynch@state.co.us
Connecticut - Governor M. Jodi Rell
Reverend Shelley D.B. Copeland, M.A., M.Div.
Director of FaithWorks
Connecticut Office of Faith-Based and Community Based Initiatives
60 Loraine Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone: (860) 236-1295
scopeland@conferenceofchurches.org
Florida - Governor Jeb Bush
Liza McFadden
President
Volunteer Florida Foundation
401 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 410-0696
liza.mcfadden@vfffund.org
Hawaii - Governor Linda Lingle
Sam Aiona
Office of Community Services
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 420
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-8675
sam.aiona@hawaii.gov
Idaho - Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Tammy Payne
Faith-Based Liaison
823 Park Centre Way
Nampa, ID 83651
Phone: (208) 442-9975
Fax: (208) 465-8431
Paynet2@idhw.state.id.us
Indiana – Governor Mitch Daniels
Paula Parker-Sawyers
Executive Director
Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
302 W. Washington, E012
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-3295
Fax: (317) 233-5660
pmsawyers@ofbci.in.gov
Iowa – Governor Tom Vilsack
Willard “Sandy” Boyd
Director
Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center
460 Boyd Law Building
Iowa City, IA 52242-1113
Phone: (319) 335-9004
Fax: (319) 335-9098
Willard-boyd@uiowa.edu
Kansas – Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Tiffany Fisher
Office of the Governor, Grants Program
Kansas State Capitol
300 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 212 South
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 291-3205
Tiffany.Fisher@gov.state.ks.us
Kentucky – Governor Ernie Fletcher
Libby Milligan
Special Assistant to the Governor for Administration and Legislation
Office of the Governor
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-2611
Libby.Milligan@ky.gov
Louisiana – Governor Katharine Babineaux Blanco
Johnny Anderson
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-1263
andersonj@gov.state.la.us
Maryland – Governor Robert Ehrlich
Further contact information is forthcoming.
Office of the Governor
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925
Phone: (410) 974-3901
Fax: (410) 974-3275
Massachusetts – Governor Mitt Romney
Natalie Waczko
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 725-4000 x35307
Fax: (617) 727-5291
Natalie.Waczko@state.ma.us
Michigan – Governor Jennifer Granholm
Greg Roberts
Office of the Governor
Cadillac Place
3022 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 14-150
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-456-0020
robertsg@michigan.gov
www.michigan.gov/outreach
Minnesota – Governor Tim Pawlenty
Sara Schlauderaff
Office of Governor
130 State Capitol
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-5796
Fax: (651) 296-2089
Sara.Schlauderaff@state.mn.us
New Jersey – Acting Governor Richard J. Codey
Edward LaPorte
New Jersey Department of State
Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
Department of State, OFBCI
225 West State Street
PO Box 456
Trenton, NJ 08625-0456
Phone: (609) 984-6952
Fax: (609) 633-7141
edward.laporte@sos.state.nj.us
New Mexico – Governor Bill Richardson
Nancy Pope
Director
Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
625 Silver SW #448
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 841-4582
Nancy.Pope@state.nm.us
North Carolina – Governor Mike Easley
Dr. CR Edwards
Senior Advisor for Community Affairs
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Phone: (919) 715-3522
wgoetz@state.nd.us
Ohio – Governor Bob Taft
Krista Sisterhen
Office of the Governor
77 South High Street 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6117
Phone: (614) 466-3398
ksisterhen@gov.state.oh.us
www.fbciohio.gov
Oklahoma – Governor Brad Henry
Bradley Yarbrough
Director
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
2400 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 522-0606
Fax: (405) 522-4360
Brad.Yarbrough@okdhs.org
www.faithlinksok.org
South Carolina – Governor Mark Sanford
Gerrick Hampton
Office of the Governor
PO Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734-2100
ghampto@gov.sc.gov
Texas – Governor Rick Perry
Susan Weddington, President of Foundation
Beau Egert, Director Texas OFBCI
One Star Foundation
Office of the Governor
PO Box 13385
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: (512) 463-1814
susan.weddington@twc.state.tx.us
beau@onestarfoundation.org
www.onestarfoundation.org
Utah – Governor Jon Huntsman
Sarah Brenna, Program Manager
Department of Workforce Services
Faith-Based and Community Works Project Manager
Phone: (801) 526-9205
sbrenna@utah.gov
Fran Stultz
Administrative Assistant to Chief of Staff
Office of the Governor
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-220
Phone: (801) 538-1000
Fax: (801) 538-1528
fstultz@utah.gov
Virginia – Governor Mark Warner
Jane Brown
Director
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
7 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7912
jane.brown@dss.virginia.gov
Wyoming – Governor David Freudenthal
Andy Aldrich
Director, Wyoming OFBCI
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-7561
Direct: (307) 777-6031
aaldri1@state.wy.us
State Faith and Community Liaisons will link you to the non-profit Center for Public Justice's web site.
Last revised: September 26, 2006
