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.
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