Rural Health Coordinators

Below is a list of contact information for CMS Regional Office Rural Health Coordinators who provide technical, 
policy, and operational assistance on rural health issues. 

Region I – Boston
Rick Hoover
E-mail: rick.hoover@cms.hhs.gov  
Telephone: (617) 565-1258
States: Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 
Rhode Island, and Vermont

Region II – New York 
Miechal Lefkowitz
E-mail: miechal.lefkowitz@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (212) 616-2517
States: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and 
Virgin Islands

Region III – Philadelphia
Patrick Hamilton
E-mail: patrick.hamilton@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (215) 861-4097
States: Delaware, Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the 
District of Columbia
 
Region IV – Atlanta
Lana Dennis
E-mail: lana.dennis@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (404) 562-7379
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 
Tennessee
 
Region V – Chicago
Christine Davidson
E-mail: christine.davidson@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (312) 886-3642
States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin
 
Region VI – Dallas
Becky Peal-Sconce
E-mail: becky.peal-sconce@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (214) 767-6444
States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, 
Oklahoma, and Texas
 
Region VII – Kansas City
Claudia Odgers
E-mail: claudia.odgers@cms.hhs.gov
Telephone: (816) 426-6524States: Iowa, Kansas, 
Missouri, and Nebraska
 
Region VIII – Denver
Lyla Nichols
E-mail: lyla.nichols@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (303) 844-6218
States: Colorado, Montana, NorthDakota, South Dakota, 
Utah, and Wyoming

Region IX – San Francisco
Neal Logue
E-mail: neal.logue@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (415) 744-3551
States: Arizona, California, Hawaii,Nevada, Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, Marshall Island, Republic of Palau,
and Federated States of Micronesia
 
Region X – Seattle
Teresa Cumpton
E-mail: teresa.cumpton@cms.hhs.gov 
Telephone: (206) 615-2391
States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington