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Office of Rural Health

Office of Rural Health Central Office

THE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH CENTRAL OFFICE

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Office of Rural Health Contacts | Leadership | Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers

The Office of Rural Health Contacts

Mail
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health (10P1R)
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Office Location
811 Vermont Ave NW
7^th Floor
Washington DC, 20571

Contact
Phone: (202) 632-8615
Email rural.health.inquiry@va.gov
Media Inquiries: ORHcomms@va.gov

Leadership

Peter Kaboli, MD, MS
Executive Director Bio

Sheila Robinson, DHA, FACHE, PMP.
Deputy Director Bio

Program Staff

Vincent Arrington

Judy Bowie, MA

Zavian Cooper

Karyn Johnstone, MPH

Kelly Lora Lewis, PhD

Dan Palmeri

Nikki Sanchez, MSW, LISW/LCSW	Maura M. Timm, MS, OTR/L	Phillip Welch

Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers

Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC) study challenges and disparities in rural Veteran care and services in order to develop and disseminate innovative programs to increase rural Veterans' access to care and services.

Carolyn Turvey, PhD, Clinical Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Iowa City, Iowa Carolyn Turvey, PhD, Clinical Director Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West (152) Iowa City, Iowa 52246 319-338-0581 x7714 Carolyn.Turvey@va.gov
Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH, Operations Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Iowa City, Iowa Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH, Operations Director Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West (152) Samantha.Solimeo@va.gov
Byron Bair, MD, Clinical Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Salt Lake City, Utah Byron Bair, MD, Clinical Director VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Blvd (182) Salt Lake City, UT 84148 801-582-1565 x4647 ORH-WR@va.gov
Nancy K. Dailey, MSN, RN, Operations Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Salt Lake City, Utah Nancy K. Dailey, MSN, RN, Operations Director VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Blvd (182) Salt Lake City, UT 84148 Nancy.Dailey@va.gov
Bradley Watts, MD, Clinical Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - White River Junction, Vermont Bradley Watts, MD, Clinical Director White River Junction VA Health Care System 63 Veterans Drive White River Junction, VT 05009 Bradley.Watts@va.gov
Matthew Vincenti, PhD, Operations Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – White River Junction, Vermont Matthew Vincenti, PhD, Operations Director White River Junction VA Health Care System 63 Veterans Drive White River Junction, VT 05009-0001 802-295-9363 x6403 Matthew.vincenti@va.gov
Keith Myers, DPT, Clinical Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Gainesville, Florida Keith Myers, DPT, Clinical Director North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 Keith.Myers2@va.gov
Sergio Romero, PhD, Operations Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Gainesville, Florida Sergio Romero, PhD, Operations Director North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 Sergio.Romero@va.gov
Travis Lovejoy, PhD, MPH, Clinical Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Portland, Oregon Travis Lovejoy, PhD, MPH, Clinical Director VA Portland Health Care System 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road Portland, OR 97239 Travis.Lovejoy@va.gov
Sarah Ono, PhD, Operations Director	Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Portland, Oregon Sarah Ono, PhD, Operations Director VA Portland Health Care System 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road Portland, OR 97239 Sarah.Ono@va.gov