DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Jeffrey Building, 4th floor
16 Francis St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-3838; 1-866-793-1577 (toll free)
e-mail: mdveteransinfo@mdva.state.md.us
fax: (410) 216-7928
web: www.mdva.state.md.us/

Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis St., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

James A. Adkins, Deputy Secretary (410) 260-3843
e-mail: jadkins@mdva.state.md.us

Katharine S. Sonntag, Executive Assistant (410) 260-3845
Catherine M. Watts, Executive Assistant (410) 260-3842

COUNSEL
Steven G. Hildenbrand, Assistant Attorney General (410) 585-3070

FINANCE & PERSONNEL

FISCAL SERVICES
Frank R. Martino, Chief (410) 333-4430
e-mail: frankmartino_47@hotmail.com

PERSONNEL SERVICES
Vacancy, Chief (410) 333-4428

OUTREACH & ADVOCACY

MARYLAND VETERANS HOME COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms with Senate advice & consent:
Robert M. Johnson, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2008
Col. Mary Rozina Boyd, U.S.A.F. (ret.), Vice-Chair & Secretary, 2006

William P. Gillette, 2006; Brig. Gen. Warner I. Sumpter, 2006; Thomas L. Davis, 2007; Frederick Douglass Gray, 2007; Maj. Gen. Andrew H. Anderson, U.S.A. (ret.), 2008; Toni Rae King, 2008; Kathryn Smith Gleeson, 2009; Maj. Alfred N. Simmons, U.S.A. (ret.), 2009; Thomas J. Vanderhorst, 2009; one vacancy.

Ex officio: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor; C. Bernard (Bernie) Fowler, designee of Senate President; John F. Wood, Jr., designee of House Speaker.

CHARLOTTE HALL VETERANS HOME
Frederick D. Shroyer, Project Officer (301) 884-8171

WAR MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Marian C. James, Chair (chosen by Commission in Sept. to 2-year term), 2006

Appointed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs with Governor's approval to 5-year terms: Marian C. James, 2006; Wilson J. Thornton, Jr., 2007; Thomas Clifton Johnson, 2008; Harold R. Wright, Jr., M.D., 2009; Ronald R. Eaton, 2010.

Appointed by Mayor of Baltimore to 5-year terms: John E. Brandau, 2006; Donald G. Gaither, 2007; William B. Proctor, 2008; Norman Johnson, 2009; Earl W. Nesbitt, 2010.

WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING
Douglas W. Henley, Executive Director (410) 396-8013
fax: (410) 545-0192

MARYLAND VETERANS COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Gordon B. Browning, Ed.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2006

Claude L. Callegary, Esq., 2003.

Maj. Cathy S. Hampton (ret.); John A. Jarosinski; Calvin E. Patton; Sterling B. Phillips. Terms expire 2004.

Capt. J. E. Dolan, U.S.M.C. (ret.); Sgt. Maj. Kenneth L. McCall, Sr., U.S.A. (ret.). Terms expire 2005.

Nicholas T. Bassetti; Col. Erwin A. Burtnick; James M. Gay, Jr.; Ernest E. Law; Stephen F. Parsons; Richard J. Santos; Leroy E. Thornton; three vacancies. Terms expire 2006.

Raymond J. Dombrowski; John H. Meyers; Demetri Paris; Col. Otto B. Smith, U.S.A. (ret.); Thomas D. Wallace; Harry E. Yaukey, Sr.; two vacancies. Terms expire 2007.

Raymond H. Glock; Lynn R. Patton. Terms expire 2008.

Eugene H. Albert; Alex Ilczuk. Terms expire 2009.

VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM
(D55P0002, formerly 23.15.00.02)
FY2006 appropriation: $2,524,474; authorized positions: 39
Robert L. Hooper III, Director, Cemetery & Memorial Programs (410) 923-6981
e-mail: rlhooper1@verizon.net

WASHINGTON CEMETERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
William R. Divelbiss, President (chosen by Board)
David A. Foltz, Ph.D.; John C. Frye. Terms expire 2008.

VETERANS CEMETERIES

ALLEGANY COUNTY (Rocky Gap)
Ronald G. Platt, Superintendent
Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery, Rocky Gap State Park, 14205 Pleasant Valley Road, NE, Flintstone, MD 21530
(301) 777-2185; fax: (301) 777-2402

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY (Crownsville)
Christopher T. Piscitelli, Superintendent
Crownsville State Veterans Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032
(410) 987-6320; fax: (410) 987-3920

BALTIMORE COUNTY (Garrison Forest)
Kenneth McKisset, Superintendent
Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, 11501 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 363-6090; fax: (410) 363-1533

DORCHESTER COUNTY (Hurlock)
Bruce W. Webster, Superintendent
Eastern Shore State Veterans Cemetery, 6827 East New Market, Ellwood Road, Hurlock, MD 21643
(410) 943-3420; fax: (410) 943-3680
e-mail: bwebster@shorenet.net

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (Cheltenham)
Martin Fahey, Superintendent
Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery, P. O. Box 10, 11301 Crain Highway (U.S. Route 301), Cheltenham, MD 20623 - 0010
(301) 372-6398; fax: (301) 782-7310

VETERANS MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS PROGRAM
(D55P0003, formerly 23.15.00.03)
FY2006 appropriation: $360,300; authorized positions: 3
Patrick M. Tracy, Memorials & Monuments Manager (410) 354-3550
e-mail: pmtracy@verizon.net

MARYLAND KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL
Canton Waterfront Park, 2903 Boston St., Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 354-3550

MARYLAND VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
Middle Branch Park, 2825 South Hanover St., Baltimore, MD 21225
(410) 354-3550

MARYLAND WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
Route 450 at Naval Academy Bridge, 1920 Ritchie Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 333-4428

VETERANS SERVICE PROGRAM
(D55P0001, formerly 23.15.00.01)
FY2006 appropriation: $1,330,612; authorized positions: 20
Paul M. Prozialeck, Director (chosen by Secretary of Veterans Affairs with Commission approval)
(410) 333-4428, ext. 19; 1-800-446-4926 (toll free)
e-mail: mvcprozp@vba.va.gov
fax: (410) 333-1071

VETERANS APPEALS
E. W. Seabrook Hull, Jr., Chief (410) 333-4428, ext. 18
e-mail: mvcehull@vba.va.gov

VETERANS CLAIMS
David Clark, Chief (410) 333-4428, ext. 17
e-mail: mvcclard@vba.va.gov

*Asterisks signify full-time veterans service centers. By appointment, other centers provide itinerant service weekly, biweekly, or monthly.

BALTIMORE SERVICE CENTER
David Clark, Veterans Service Officer
Federal Building, Room 110
31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 333-4428; 1-800-446-4926 (toll free)
e-mail: mvcclard@vba.va.gov
fax: (410) 333-1071

CARROLL COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, 125 Airport Drive, Suite 10, Westminster, MD 21157

CECIL COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, Upper Chesapeake Industrial Park, 103 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, MD 21921

American Legion Home, Joseph L. Davis Post 47, 501 St. John St., Havre de Grace, MD 21078

HARFORD COUNTY
Mary E. W. Risteau Multi-Service Center, 2 South Bond St., Bel Air, MD 21014

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, P. O. Box 1317
South Office Building, Wheaton Plaza Shopping Center, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20901 - 1317

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Veterans Affairs Community Clinic, 7525 Greenway Center Drive, Suite T-4, Greenbelt, MD 20770

ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Garvey Senior Center, Government Park, Route 245, Leonardtown, MD 20650

CUMBERLAND SERVICE CENTER
Susan G. Knisley, Veterans Service Officer
701 Kelly Road, Suites 102-104, Cumberland, MD 21501
(301) 777-2157; 1-800-446-4926 (toll free)
fax: (301) 777-5826

American Legion Home, 27 West Main St., Frostburg, MD 21532

Senior Citizens Center, 7 Hanekamp St., Lonaconing, MD 21539

American Legion Post, P. O. Box 155, Washington St., Westernport, MD 21562 - 0155

GARRETT COUNTY
American Legion Post 71 (across from County hospital), P. O. Box 104, Memorial Drive, Oakland, MD 21550 - 0104

WASHINGTON COUNTY
33 West Washington St., Room 206, Hagerstown, MD 21740

EASTERN SHORE SERVICE CENTER
Janet C. Thomas, Veterans Service Officer
6827 E. New Market Ellwood Road, Hurlock, MD 21643
1-800-446-4926 (toll free)
fax: (410) 221-1834

CAROLINE COUNTY
Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton, MD 21629

DORCHESTER COUNTY
County Office Building, Room 106, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613

KENT COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, 126 Philosophers Terrace, Chestertown, MD 21620

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
Senior Citizens Building, 4802 Main St., Grasonville, MD 21638

SOMERSET COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, 930 West Main St., Crisfield, MD 21817

TALBOT COUNTY
Job Service & Unemployment Insurance, Bay Street Plaza, 301 Bay St., Easton, MD 21601

WORCESTER COUNTY
City Hall, P. O. Box 29, 101 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City, MD 21851 - 0029

Worcester County Public Library, 307 North Washington St., Snow Hill, MD 21863

FREDERICK SERVICE CENTER
Multi-Service Center, 100 West Patrick St., Room 2020, Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-2155

LANDOVER SERVICE CENTER
Garry Brown, Veterans Service Officer
425 Brightseat Road, Landover, MD 20785
(301) 909-6325

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