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Office of Investments and Innovation (OII) to include Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC); and Office of Native American Affairs.</td> <td><a href="tel:404-606-1280">404-606-1280</a></td> <td><a href="mailto:sharon.gadbois@sba.gov">sharon.gadbois@sba.gov</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Sally Graham</strong></td> <td>Office of Capital Access, Office of International Trade, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, and Office of Veteran's Business Development</td> <td><a href="tel:202-205-6598">202-205-6598</a></td> <td><a href="mailto:sally.graham@sba.gov">sally.graham@sba.gov</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="sba-section-headings"> <h3 class="sba-section-headings" id="other-headquarters-media-contacts"> Other Headquarters media contacts</h3> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><table class="usa-table usa-table--stacked"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Program area</th> <th>Phone number</th> <th>Email address</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><span><strong>Chandler Baxter</strong></span></td> <td>Communications Outreach Specialist for the Office of Advocacy</td> <td><a href="tel:202-205-6888">202-205-6888</a></td> <td><a href="mailto:chandler.baxter@sba.gov">chandler.baxter@sba.gov</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Oreoluwa (Ore) Fashola</strong></td> <td>Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Office</td> <td><a href="tel:202-401-7793"><span>202-401-7793</span></a></td> <td><a href="mailto:oreoluwa.fashola@sba.gov">oreoluwa.fashola@sba.gov</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <section class="sba-accordion paragraph paragraph--type--accordion-content paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing padding-y-0" aria-labelledby="regional-and-local-media-contact-information" style="--background-color: #ffffff"> <h2 id="regional-and-local-media-contact-information" class="sba-accordion__heading ">Regional and local media contact information</h2> <div class="usa-accordion usa-accordion--bordered" data-allow-multiple> <h3 id="new-england-region-1" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item" > New England, Region 1 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:elizabeth.moisuk@sba.gov">Elizabeth Moisuk</a><br>Boston Regional Office<br>Phone: 617-565-8416</p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>Connecticut</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Sheri.Cote@sba.gov"><span>Sheri Cote</span></a><br>Connecticut District Office<br>Phone: <span>860-240-4894</span></p> <h4><strong>Maine</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:keith.lind@sba.gov">Keith Lind</a><br>Maine District Office<br>Phone: 207-622-8551</p> <h4><strong>Massachusetts</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:norman.eng@sba.gov">Norman Eng</a><br>Massachusetts District Office<br>Phone: 617-565-8510</p> <h4><strong>New Hampshire</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:cheryl.croto@sba.gov">Cheryl A Croto</a><br>New Hampshire District Office<br>Phone: 603-225-1407</p> <h4><strong>Rhode Island</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:brian.hopkins@sba.gov"><span>Brian Hopkins</span></a><br>Rhode Island District Office<br>Phone: <span>401-528-4575</span></p> <h4><strong>Vermont</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:elizabeth.moisuk@sba.gov"><span>Elizabeth Moisuk</span></a><br>Vermont District Office<br>Phone: <span>617-565-5572</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="atlantic-region-2" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--2" > Atlantic, Region 2 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--2" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:wanda.silva@sba.gov">Wanda Silva</a><br>New York Regional Office<br>Phone: 213-634-3867</p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>New Jersey</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:kelly.lotempio@sba.gov">Kelly LoTempio</a> (acting)<br>New Jersey District Office<br>Phone: 716-551-3249</p> <h4><strong>New York</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:victoria.reynolds@sba.gov">Victoria Reynolds</a><br>Buffalo District Office<br>Phone: 716-551-5668</p> <p><a href="mailto:katrina.ballard@sba.gov">Katrina Ballard </a><br>Upstate New York District Office<br>Phone: 202-941-8091</p> <h4><strong>Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:kelly.lotempio@sba.gov">Kelly LoTempio</a> (acting)<br>Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District Office<br>Phone: 716-551-3249</p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="mid-atlantic-region-3" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--3" > Mid-Atlantic, Region 3 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--3" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:christopher.hatch@sba.gov">Christopher Hatch</a><br>Philadelphia Regional Office<br>Phone: 610-382-3088</p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>Delaware</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Jennifer.Pilcher@sba.gov">Jennifer Pilcher</a><br>Delaware District Office<br>Phone: 302-573-6294 Ext. 222</p> <h4><strong>Maryland</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:rachel.howard@sba.gov">Rachel Howard</a><br>Baltimore District Office<br>Phone: 410-244-3337</p> <h4><strong>Pennsylvania</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:sonia.smith@sba.gov">Sonia Smith</a><br>Eastern Pennsylvania District Office<br>Phone: 610-382-3085</p> <p><a href="mailto:janet.heyl@sba.gov">Janet Heyl</a><br>Pittsburgh District Office<br>Phone: 412-395-6560 Ext. 103</p> <h4><strong>Virginia</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:martin.shortjr@sba.gov">Martin Short Jr.</a><br>Richmond District Office<br>Phone: 804-253-8270<br>Cell: 803-626-2143</p> <h4><strong>Washington, D.C.</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Jack.Spirakes@sba.gov">Jack Spirakes MPA</a><br>Washington Metropolitan Area District Office<br>Phone: 202-205-0536</p> <h4><strong>West Virginia</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Nikki.Bowmar@sba.gov">Nikki Bowmar</a><br>West Virginia District Office<br>Phone: 304-623-7445</p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="southeast-region-4" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--4" > Southeast, Region 4 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--4" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:lola.kress@sba.gov"><span>Lola Kress</span></a><br><span>Atlanta Regional Office</span><br><span>Phone: 202-280-8021</span></p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>Alabama</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:megyn.rodriguez@sba.gov"><span>Megyn Rodriguez</span></a><br><span>Alabama District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 205-290-7393</span></p> <h4><strong>Florida</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:jeffrey.salzer@sba.gov"><span>Jeffrey Salzer</span></a><br><span>North Florida District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 904-443-1907</span></p> <p><a href="mailto:alyn.fernandez@sba.gov"><span>Alyn Fernandez</span></a><br><span>South Florida District  Office</span><br><span>Phone: 305-536-5833</span></p> <h4><strong>Georgia</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:erin.tindell@sba.gov"><span>Erin Tindell</span></a><br><span>Georgia District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 404-689-6183</span></p> <h4><strong>Kentucky</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:michael.ashcraft@sba.gov"><span>Michael Ashcraft</span></a><br><span>Kentucky District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 502-582-5971 Ext. 225</span></p> <h4><strong>Mississippi</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:veronique.thomas@sba.gov"><span>Veronique Thomas</span></a><br><span>Mississippi District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 228-863-4449 Ext. 225</span></p> <h4><strong>North Carolina</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:ashley.lambeth@sba.gov"><span>Ashley Lambeth</span></a><br><span>North Carolina District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 704-816-7061</span></p> <h4><strong>South Carolina</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:susan.chavis@sba.gov"><span>Susan Chavis</span></a><br><span>Columbia District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 803-765-5373</span></p> <h4><strong>Tennessee</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:patrick.rodriguez@sba.gov"><span>Patrick Rodriguez</span></a><br><span>Tennessee District Office</span><br><span>Phone: 615-736-2499</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="great-lakes-region-5" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--5" > Great Lakes, Region 5 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--5" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p>TBD<br>Illinois District Office <br>Phone: <span dir="ltr">202-941-8094</span></p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>Illinois</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:darrah.perryman@sba.gov">Darrah Perryman</a><br>Illinois District Office<br>Phone: 312-353-7076</p> <h4><strong>Indiana</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:laura.schafsnitz@sba.gov">Laura Schafsnitz</a><br>Indiana District Office<br>Phone: 317-226-7254</p> <h4><strong>Michigan</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:catherine.gase@sba.gov">Cathy Gase</a><br>Michigan District Office<br>Phone: 313-324-3609</p> <h4><strong>Minnesota</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Hannah.hollingshead@sba.gov"><span>Hannah Hollingshead</span></a><br>Minnesota District Office<br>Phone: 612-370-2316</p> <h4><strong>Ohio</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:patricia.welsh@sba.gov">Patricia Welsh</a><br>Columbus District Office<br>Phone: 216-522-4172</p> <h4><strong>Wisconsin</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:rachel.apple@sba.gov">Shirah Apple</a><br>Wisconsin District Office<br>Phone: 414-297-1096</p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="south-central-region-6" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--6" > South Central, Region 6 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--6" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:Abigail.gonzalez@sba.gov">Abby Gonzalez</a> <br>Dallas Regional Office<br><span>Phone: 713-773-6525 </span><br><span>Mobile: 832-588-7208</span></p> <h3 id="id-public-information-officers">Public Information Officers</h3> <h4><strong>Arkansas</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:Jessica.roles@sba.gov">Jessica Roles</a> <br>Arkansas District Office <br>Phone: 501-404-5136</p> <h4><strong>Louisiana</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:marjorae.ball@sba.gov">Marjorae Ball</a> <br>Louisiana District Office <br>Phone: 504-589-2037</p> <h4><strong>New Mexico</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:michelle.duran@sba.gov">Michelle Duran</a> <br>New Mexico District Office</p> <h4><strong>Oklahoma</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:larry.weatherford@sba.gov">Larry Weatherford</a> <br>Oklahoma District Office <br>Phone: 405-609-8012</p> <h4><strong>Texas</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:elijah.vo@sba.gov">Elijah “Eli” Vo</a> <br>Dallas/Fort Worth District Office</p> <p><a href="mailto:Lee.vega@sba.gov">Lee Anne Vega</a> <br>El Paso District Office <br>Phone: 915-834-4601</p> <p><a href="mailto:abigail.gonzalez@sba.gov">Abby Gonzalez</a> <br>Houston District Office <br>Phone: 713-773-6525 <br>Mobile: 832-588-7208</p> <p><a href="mailto:angela.burton@sba.gov">Angela Burton</a> <br>Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office <br>Phone: 956-427-8533 Ext. 231</p> <p><a href="mailto:kim.voss@sba.gov">Kim Voss</a> <br>Lubbock District Office <br>Phone: 806-472-7466</p> <p><a href="mailto:annie.hudspeth@sba.gov">Annie Hudspeth</a> <br>San Antonio District Office <br>Phone: 210-403-5918</p> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="great-plains-region-7" class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sba-accordion-item--7" > Great Plains, Region 7 </button> </h3> <div id="sba-accordion-item--7" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-section paragraph--view-mode--default sba-standard-margin-spacing"> <div class="usa-prose field__item" data-test="fieldItem"><h3 id="id-regional-communications-director">Regional Communications Director</h3> <p><a href="mailto:luis.santos-serrano@sba.gov">Luis A. 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Bribiesca</a><br>Fresno District Office<br>Phone: 559-487-5791 Ext. 2713</p> <p><a href="mailto:miryam.morabarajas@sba.gov">Miryam Mora Barajas</a><br>Los Angeles Regional Office<br>Phone: 916-735-1703</p> <p><a href="mailto:carrie.ellinwood@sba.gov">Carrie Ellinwood</a><br>Sacramento District Office<br>Phone: 916-735-1722</p> <p><a href="mailto:Cynthia.harris@sba.gov">Cynthia Harris</a><br>San Diego District Office<br>Phone: 619-727-4884<br>Mobile: 202-805-9847</p> <p><a href="mailto:sandra.cancinos@sba.gov">Sandra Cancinos</a><br>San Diego District Office<br>Phone: 619-727-4868<br>Mobile: 808-321-1985</p> <p><a href="mailto:marlow.schindler@sba.gov">Marlow Schindler</a><br>San Francisco District Office<br>Phone: 415-744-6771</p> <h4><strong>Hawaii</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:miryam.morabarajas@sba.gov">Miryam Mora Barajas</a><br>Los Angeles Regional Office<br>Phone: 916-735-1703</p> <h4><strong>Nevada</strong></h4> <p><a href="mailto:miryam.morabarajas@sba.gov">Miryam Mora 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