Important Contact Information - State Liaisons

State Liaisons or Offices for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
In addition to leveling the playing field at the Federal agency level, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives works with States and localities to assist them in engaging grassroots organizations in addressing critical needs in their communities. Several States have either an office or a liaison for faith-based and community organizations in the Governor's office, a State agency, or a Governor-appointed foundation. These positions provide information and resources to faith-based and community organizations about partnering with the State government to provide social services. A number of mayor's offices also have an office or liaison for faith-based and community organizations. That information will be available soon.

Alabama – Governor Bob Riley
Sydney Hoffman
Director
Governor’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
One Commerce Street, Suite 620
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 954-7440
Fax: (334) 242-2885
info@ServeAlabama.gov
www.ServeAlabama.gov

Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin
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) 269-8021
Fax: (907) 561-1308
stephanie_wheeler@health.state.ak.us
www.hss.state.ak.us/fbci/

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 Beebe
Sherry Anderson-Davis
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Volunteerism
Donaghey Plaza South
PO Box 1437 Slot S230
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-6214
Sherry.Anderson@arkansas.gov
www.state.ar.us/dhs/adov

Connecticut - Governor M. Jodi Rell
Reverend Shelley D.B. Copeland
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
www.conferenceofchurches.org

District of Columbia
Pat Henry
Manager, Nonprofit & Faith-based Relations
Mayors Office of Partnerships and Grants Development
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Suite 324
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-0946
Fax: (202) 727-1652
pat.henry@dc.gov
http://opgd.dc.gov

Florida - Governor Charlie Crist
Suzanne Yack
Director, Florida Faith-Based and Community Advisory Council
Director, Neighbors to the Rescue
Volunteer Florida Foundation
Florida Disaster Recovery Fund
401 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (904) 755-7740
Suzanne.yack@vfffund.org

Georgia – Governor Sunny Perdue
Edna Foster
Program Director
DHR/DFCS Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
8160 Veterans Parkway
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: (706) 507-1021
esfoster@dhr.state.ga.us

Hawaii - Governor Linda Lingle
John Gibo
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 420
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-8684
john.k.gibo@hawaii.gov

Idaho - Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter
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
Ike Randolph
Executive Director
Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
302 W. Washington, E012
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-3295
Fax: (317) 233-5660
irandolph@ofbci.in.gov
www.IN.gov/ofbci

Iowa – Governor Chet Culver
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
www.governor.ks.gov/grants/fbci.htm

Kentucky – Governor Steve Beshear
Colmon Elridge
Executive Director of the Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative
Office of the Governor
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-2611
Colmon.Elridge@ky.gov

Louisiana – Governor Bobby Jindal
Natalie Robottom
Director
Governor's Office of Community Programs
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
Phone: (225) 342-7015
Fax: (225) 342-7099
robottom@la.gov

Maryland – Governor Martin J. O’Malley
Israel "Izzy" Patoka
Executive Director
Governor's Office of Community Initiatives
301 West Preston Street, Suite 1500
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: (410) 767-4159
Fax: (410) 333-5957
ipatoka@goci.state.md.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
Lee Buckley
Special Advisor
Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Office of Governor Tim Pawlenty
50 Sherburne Ave., Room 200
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 201-2567
(651) 297-7909 fax
lee.buckley@state.mn.us
www.faithandcommunity.state.mn.us

Missouri - Governor Matt Blunt
Jay Barnes, Policy Advisor for Faith-Based Initiatives
Office of the Governor
Room 216, State Capitol Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-3222

Mississippi – Governor Haley Barbour
Daryl Neely
FBCI Liaison
Office of Governor Barbour
PO Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3150
Fax: (601) 359-3741
DNeely@governor.state.ms.us

Montana - Governor Brian Schweitzer
Hank Hudson
Human & Community Services Division
Department of Health & Human Services
111 North Jackson Street
Helena, MT 59620

New Hampshire - Governor John Lynch
Kevin Smith
Department of Health and Human Services
1056 North River Road
Manchester, NH 03104
603-625-5471
khsmith@dhhs.state.nh.us
www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/DHHS_SITE/fbi.htm

New Jersey – Governor John Corzine
Edward LaPorte
New Jersey Department of State
Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
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
Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
625 Silver SW #448
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 841-4582
Nancy.Pope@state.nm.us

New York - Governor David Paterson
Janice Bibb-Jones
Statewide Faith Based Coordinator
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street, Room 313 South
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 474-9461
Janice.Bibb-Jones@ocfs.state.ny.us
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/faith

North Carolina – Governor Mike Easley
Dr. CR Edwards
Senior Advisor for Community Affairs
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Phone: (919) 733-5201
cr.edwards@ncmail.net

North Dakota – Governor John Hoeven
James J. Hirsch
Workforce Development Division
ND Department of Commerce
1600 E. Century Avenue, Suite 2
P.O. Box 2057
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-2057
Phone: 701-328-5345
jhirsch@nd.gov
www.ndworkforce.com

Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland
Greg Landsman
Director
Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
77 South High Street 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6117
Phone: (614) 466-3398
Fax: (614) 644-6763
Greg.Landsman@governor.ohio.gov
www.fbciohio.gov

Oklahoma – Governor Brad Henry
Robin Jones
Projects Manager
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 522-0606
Fax: (405) 522-4360
Robin.Jones@okdhs.org
www.faithlinksok.org

South Carolina – Governor Mark Sanford
Jeff Schilz
Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor
PO Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734-5255

Texas – Governor Rick Perry
Susan Weddington, President of Foundation
Chris Bugbee, Director Texas OFBCI
One Star Foundation
Office of the Governor
816 Congress, Suite 900
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (512) 473-2140
chris@onestarfoundation.org
beau@onestarfoundation.org
www.onestarfoundation.org

Utah - Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Katherine A. Smith
Director
Utah Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
324 South State Street, 5th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 538-8875
Fax: (801) 538-8888
kasmith@utah.gov

Virginia – Governor Tim Kaine
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

Washington - Governor Christine Gregoire
Lyle D. Canceko
Special Assistant to the Governor
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
Phone: (360) 902-4129

Wisconsin - Governor Jim Doyle
Julietta Henry
Director
Office of Community and Faith Based Partnerships
State of Wisconsin
819 N. 6th Street, Suite 609
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 220-7950
Fax: (414) 227-4920
julietta.henry@wisconsin.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