Department Contacts
Department Contacts
Have questions about COVID-19?
- General questions and assistance, call 2-1-1 or
800-478-2221.
- Questions about travel to or in Alaska, call 907-646-3322.
- Additional contact information is available on the Epidemiology website.
- Additional informational resources, visit the Division of Public Health's COVID-19 in Alaska webpage.
The mission of the Department of Health is to "promoting the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of Alaskans."
Please check the divisions at the right of the page for more specific contact information.
Questions about Medicaid, Food Stamps or Public Assistance? Call our Virtual Contact Center at 800-478-7778.
Questions about Medicaid claims? Call the Medicaid Recipient Helpline at 800-780-9972.
Questions about Health Facilities Certification and Licensing? Call 907-334-2483
Department Organizational Chart
Requests for scheduling appointments or invitations for Commissioner Heidi Hedberg can made by sending an e-mail to: doh.comm.scheduling@alaska.gov
Commissioner's Office
Heidi Hedberg
Commissioner
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800
Heather Carpenter
Health Care Policy Advisor
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3228
Emily Ricci
Deputy Commissioner
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800
Josephine Stern
Assistant Commissioner
Finance Management Services
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3030
Laura Russell
Policy Advisor
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-7801
Anne Zink, MD
Chief Medical Officer
3601 C Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-465-3090
Public Affairs
Sonya Senkowsky
Acting Public Health Information Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-8021
Legislative Relations
Courtney Enright
Legislative Liaison
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800
Behavioral Health
Farina Brown
Acting Director
3601 C Street, Ste 934
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-4804
Fax: 907-269-8166
Laura Russell
Acting Deputy Director
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-7801
Behavioral Health Office
3601 C Street, Suite 878
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-3600
Fax: 907-269-3623
Behavioral Health
Systems & Policy
Michael Walker
Chief of Risk and Research Management
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: 907-465-4821
Medicaid Provider Assistance Services
Shauna Credit
Medicaid Provider Assistance Services Section Manager
3601 C Street, Suite 878
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7826
Fax: 907-269-3623
Alcohol Safety Action Program
Tony Piper
Social Services Program Coordinator
Boney Memorial Courthouse
303 K Street, Basement
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-264-0735
Fax: 907-264-0786
Behavioral Health Quality Assurance Services
Kathryn Chapman
Section Manager
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0620
Phone: 907-465-4959
Fax: 907-465-2185
Administration
Ginger Shoopman
Administrative Operation Manager
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0620
Phone: 907-465-8202
Fax: 907-465-2185
AKAIMS
Patrick Swiger
Information System Coordinator
3601 C Street, Suite 878
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-3608
Fax: 907-269-3786
Finance and Management Services
Josie Stern
Assistant Commissioner
Finance Management Services
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3030
Information Technology Services
Department Technology Officer
350 Main Street, Room 18
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-8214
Fax: 907-465-3034
HIPAA Coordination Office
Joe Hudson
Chief Technology Officer
Phone: 907-465-8240
Tara Heafer
Privacy Officer
Phone 907-269-0076
DHSS Security Office
Josh Garcia
DHSS Chief Information Security Officer
907-819-2333
Finance Section
Nancy Miller
(Acting) Finance Officer
350 Main Street, Room 304
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1216
Fax: 907-465-2499
Internal Administration
Administrative Operations
Manager
350 Main St, Room 129
PO Box 110650
Juneau AK 99811-0650
Federal Allocations
Linnea Osborne
Federal Allocations Manager
350 Main St, Room 132
PO Box 110650
Juneau Ak 99811-0650
VACANTBudget
350 Main Street, Room 125
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1629
Fax: 907-465-2499
Audit Section
Audit Manager
130 Seward Street, Suite 512
PO Box 110602
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0602
Phone: 907-465-3120
Fax: 907-465-5149
Grants & Contracts Section
Grants & Procurement Chief
333 Willoughby Ave, RM 760
PO Box 110650
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1624
Fax: 907-465-6421
Human Resources
Employment Verification
EmployeeCallCenter@alaska.gov
Drew Phoenix
Human Resources Manager
Phone: 907-310-4660
Health Care Services
Questions about your Medicaid eligibility?
Call 800-478-7778 or
Email hss.dpa.offices@alaska.gov.
Renee Gayhart
Director
240 Main St., Ste 202
Juneau AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-1184
Fax: 907-465-2204
Martha Hewlett
Administrative
Operations Manager
240 Main St. Ste. 202
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: 907-465-1617
Fax: 907-465-2204
Krystal Nichols
Medicaid Operations Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-444-4375
Fax: 907-269-4574
Jason Ball
Quality Assurance Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-310-5090
Fax: 907-269-8868
Matthew Thomas
Health Facilities Licensing & Certification
Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-538-6195
Fax: 907-334-2682
Clarissa Moon
Tribal Health
Section Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-310-2758
Fax: 907-770-1684
Kate Hudson
DKC/CHIP Program Administrator
240 Main St., Ste. 202
PO Box 110660
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: 907-465-5820
Denali KidCare website
Jamie Walker
Division Operations Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-382-0015
Fax: 907-770-1684
Charles Semling
Pharmacy Program Manager
& Ancillary Services
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-538-4140
Fax: 907-770-1684
Kristin Delfino
Systems & Analysis Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-903-1229
Fax: 907-770-1684
Punipuao "Puni" Pedro
Accounting & Recovery Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7167
Phone: 907-891-9200
Fax: 907-770-1684
Robert Nave
Residential Licensing:
Assisted Living & RCCF
4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-727-7354
Fax: 907-770-1684
Jennifer Ball
Background Check Program
Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone 907-334-4475
Fax: 907-269-3488
Susan Miller Dunkin
Regulations and Publications Coordinator
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503 – 7167
Phone: 907-310–2769
Fax: 907-770–1684
VACANT
Medical Care Advisory Committee Administrative Support
P O Box 110660
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0660
907-465-5829
907-465-2204 fax
Medical Care Advisory Committee website
Public Assistance
Questions about your eligibility for public assistance?
Call 800-478-7778 or Email: hss.dpa.offices@alaska.gov
Tama Carson
Deputy Director
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 304
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-8840
Cell: 907-500-3737
Fax: 907-465-5154
Tracie Dablemont
Chief of Program Integrity
and Analysis
3601 C Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-310-4187
Fax: 907-269-1062
Rebecca Stovall
Chief of Division Operations
Support
3601 C Street, Suite 460
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-444-9122
Fax: 907-269-3099
Vacant
Administrative Operations Manager
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 330
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-1754
Fax: 907-465-5031
Christopher Lauer
Program Manager
Fraud Control Unit
3601 C Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-1050
Fax: 907-269-1062
Susan Marshall
Program Coordinator
Heating Assistance Program
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 307
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1731
Phone: 907-419-4296
Fax: 907-465-3319
Deb Etheridge
Director
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 304
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-5847
Fax: 907-465-5154
Jason Burke
Constituent Relations
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 304
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-3347
Cell: 907-500-2307
Fax: 907-465-5154
Matthew Stangley
Chief of Program & Policy Development
PO Box 110640
350 Main Street, Room 307
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0640
Phone: 907-419-4678
Fax: 907-465-5254
Mark Walker
Chief of Work Services
11312 Kenai Spur Hwy, Suite 2
Kenai, Alaska 99611
Phone: 907-355-5623
Fax: 907-352-7602
Christina Hulquist
Lead Administrator
Child Care Program Office
3601 C Street, Suite 140
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-419-7565
Fax: 907-269-1064
Liz Walsh
Family Nutrition (WIC)
Programs Manager
3601 C Street, Suite 814
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-500-8477
Fax: 907-269-4155
Public Health
Christy Lawton
Acting Director
3601 C Street, Suite 756
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-2042
Tari O'Conner, MSW Division Deputy Director
3601 C Street, Suite 756
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-6680
Jayme Parker, Phd, MSPH, MB(ASCP) CM
Chief, Laboratories
Fairbanks Laboratory
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
1051 Sheenjek Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99706-0230
Phone: 907-371-1000
Fax: 907-474-4036
Joe McLaughlin, M.D., MPH
State Epidemiologist
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-8000
Fax: 907-562-7802
Gary Zientek, M.D.
State Medical Examiner
5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Phone: 907-334-2200
Fax: 907-334-2216
Rebekah Morisse, RN, BSN, MPH
Chief, Women's, Children & Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
Phone: 907-269-3400
Fax: 907-269-3465
Rosa Avila
Acting Chief, Health Analytics and Vital Records
5441 Commercial Drive
Juneau, Alaska 99801-0675
Phone: 907-465-3391
Fax: 907-465-3618
Eugene E. Wiseman, MICP, BAS
Chief, Rural and Community Health Systems
3601 C. Street, Suite 424
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-334-2637
Fax: 907-269-2048
Kelly Tschida
Chief, Public Health Nursing
3601 C Street, Suite 760
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-334-2250
Fax: 907-334-2270
Karol Fink, MS
Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
3601 C. Street, Suite 722
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-8032
Fax: 907-269-5446
Heather Rogers
Admin Operations Manager 2, Public Health Administrative Services
350 Main St Ste. 503
Juneau AK 99801
Ph 907-465-4079
Fax 907-465-4632
Theresa Welton, BSW
Health Program Manager 3, Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention
3601 C Street, Suite 790
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-2085
Fax: 907-269-5236
Senior & Disabilities Services
Executive
Tony Newman
Acting Director
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-2083
Lynne Keilman-Cruz
Acting Deputy Director
1835 Bragaw St,
Ste 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-5606
Nicole-Wery-Tagaban
Administrative Operations Manager II
PO Box 110680
Juneau, AK 99811-0680
Phone: 907-465-4917
Toll Free: 866-465-3165
Fax: 907-465-1170
Administrative Units
Grants Unit
Unit Manager
P.O. Box 110680
Juneau, AK 99811-0680
Phone: 907-465-4996
Toll Free: 866-465-3165
Fax: 907-465-1170
Medicare Information Office
Dana Norwood
Program Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3669
Toll Free: 800-478-6065
Fax: 907-269-2045
Policy and Program Development Unit
Jetta Whittaker
Unit Manager
PO Box 110680
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0680
Phone: 907-465-1605
Toll Free: 866-465-3165
Fax: 907-465-1170
Quality Improvement
Lynne Keilman-Cruz
Health Program Manager IV/Chief of Quality
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-5606
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3690
Provider Certification & Compliance Unit
Cheri Herman
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-4139
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-754-3475
Quality Assurance Unit
Meg Sampson
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3969
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3690
Research and Analysis Unit
Anastasiya Podunovich
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3477
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3689
Adult Protective Services Unit
Sandra Jenkins
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3679
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648
Programs
Caroline Hogan
Health Program Manager IV/Chief of Programs
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3681
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3689
Nursing Unit
Moli Atanoa
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-4133
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-6246
CAT Review Unit
Rodney George
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3453
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-8164
Central Intake Unit
Mason Campbell
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-6065
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648
General Relief and Central Application Processing Unit
Jordyn Grant
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-6778
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648
CAT Assessment Unit
Nicholas McCarty
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-375-8265
Toll Fee: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-6246
Developmental Programs and Training
Pam Kellish
Health Program Manager IV/Chief of Developmental Programs Training
751 Old Richardson Highway, Suite 100-A
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-451-5041
Toll Free: 800-770-1672
Fax: 907-541-5046
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Unit
Heather Chord
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3654
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3639
Susan Kessler
Infant Learning Program Unit
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Training Unit
Kara Thrasher-Livingston
Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw Street, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3685
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-8164
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