Department Contacts

Heidi Hedberg
Commissioner
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

Emily Ricci
Deputy Commissioner
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

Pam Halloran
Assistant Commissioner
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3030

Vacant
Medicaid State Plan Coordinator
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

Cecile Elliott
Assistant Legislative Liaison
PO Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-4419

Courtney Enright
Legislative Liaison
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

Robert Lawrence, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-302-9512

Nicole Lebo
Senior Director of Special Projects
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

Christal Hays
Project Coordinator/MAC-BAC Department Facilitator
3601 C St, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7800

 Christine Marasigan
Program Coordinator II
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-344-2474

Daniel Phelps
Process Improvement Manager
PO Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone: 907-744-2274

Leah Van Kirk
Health Care Policy Advisor
PO Box 110601, Suite 404
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3228

Betsy Wood
Health Care Policy Advisor
PO Box 110601
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-3030

Amanda Woody, MPH
Policy Advisor to the Chief Medical Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7870

Sara Tennis
Communications Manager
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-720-3640

Alex Huseman
Public Information Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-312-8254

Records Requests
3601 C Street, Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
doh.public.records.req@alaska.gov

Pam Halloran
Assistant Commissioner
350 Main Street, Suite 129
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone: 907-465-1630

Raquel Solomon-Gross
Deputy Director
350 Main Street, Suite 129
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1290

Myria Shakespeare
Department Technology Officer
350 Main Street, Suite 218
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-8214

Andy Deitrich
Chief Technology Officer
3601 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone:907-519-2074

Tara Heafer
Privacy Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 578
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone:907-269-0076

Denali Garcia
Chief Information Security Officer
3601 C Street, Suite 578
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone:907-744-7871

Micah Jones
Finance Officer
350 Main Street, Suite 412
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1216

Vacant
Administrative Operations Manager
350 Main Street, Suite 129
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650

Terra Serpette
Medicaid Allocation and Audit Services
350 Main Street, Suite 226
PO Box 11650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-6333

Dustin Scown
Budget
350 Main Street, Suite 103
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-8156

Hilary Porter
Grants & Contracts Procurement Chief
350 Main Street, Suite 310
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1624

Mason Leland
Human Resources Business Partner
350 Main Street, Suite 129 
PO Box 110650
Juneau, AK 99811-0650
Phone: 907-465-1031

Employment Verification
EmployeeCallCenter@alaska.gov

Questions about your Medicaid eligibility?
Medicaid
Phone: 800-478-7778
Email: doh.dpa.info@alaska.gov 

Questions about your Medicaid coverage?
Medicaid Recipient Helpline
Email: doh.hcs.operations.info@alaska.gov

Lynne Keilman-Cruz
Acting Director
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-602-0049
Fax: 907-770-1684

Martha Hewlett
Administrative Operations Manager
350 Main St., Suite 514
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-419-4225

Fax: 907-770-1684

Tricia Skitt
Medicaid Operations Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-782-6846
Fax: 907-269-4574

Tracey Marshall
Quality Assurance Manager
3201 C St, Suite 202
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-310-5090
Fax: 907-269-8868

Matthew Thomas
Health Facilities Licensing & Certification Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd,, Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-538-6195
Fax: 907-334-2682

Carmela Sargento
Accounting Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-310-2756
Fax: 907-770-1684

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

Kristin Delfino
Division Operations Manager 
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-317-4529
Fax: 907-770-1684

Robert Nave
Division Operations Manager 
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-310-2736
Fax: 907-770-1684

Kate Hudson
Policy & Communications Unit Manager
350 Main St., Suite 514
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-306-3361
Fax: 907-770-1684

Charles Semling
Pharmacy & Ancillary Services Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K 
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167 
Phone: 907-444-1581
Fax: 907-770-1684

Jennifer Ritchie
Systems & Analysis Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-903-1229
Clarissa Moon
Recovery and Reclamation Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-891-9200
Fax: 907-770-1684

Nate Allen
Residential Licensing Manager, Assisted Living & RCCF
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-744-3983

Jennifer Ball
Recovery and Reclamation Manager
4601 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. K
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
Phone: 907-744-8681
Fax: 907-269-3488

Katie Fett
DKC/CHIP Program Administrator
350 Main St., Suite 514
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-306-3361
Fax: 907- 770-1684

Denali KidCare website

Questions about your eligibility for public assistance?
Phone: 800-478-7778

Email: hss.dpa.offices@alaska.gov

Deb Etheridge
Director
PO Box 110640
350 Main St., Suite 304
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-5847
Fax: 907-465-5154

Vacant
Deputy Director
PO Box 110640
350 Main St., Suite 329
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-5837
Fax: 907-465-5154

Tracie Dablemont
Chief of Program Integrity and Analysis
3601 C St., Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-310-4187
Fax: 907-269-1062

Rebecca Stovall
Chief of Division Operations Support
3601 C ST, Suite 460
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-444-9122
Fax: 907-269-3099

Jacqelli Ziegenfuss
Administrative Operations Manager
PO Box 110640
350 Main St.
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-500-3306
Fax: 907-465-5031

Christopher Lauer
Fraud Control Unit Support
3601 C St., Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-1050
Fax: 907-269-1062

Susan Marshall
Heating Assistance Program Program Coordinator
PO Box 110640​
​350 Main St., Suite 306
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-419-4296
Fax: 907-465-5254​

Jason Burke
Constituent Relations
PO Box 110640
350 Main St., Suite 304
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-465-3347
Cell: 907-500-2307
Fax: 907-465-5154

Christina Davis
Chief of Program & Policy Development
PO Box 110640
350 Main St., Suite 306
Juneau, AK 99811-0640
Phone: 907-500-4746
Fax: 907-465-5254

Mark Walker
Chief of Work Services
11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite 2
Kenai, AK 99611
Phone: 907-355-5623
Fax: 907-352-7602

Christina Hulquist
Child Care Program Office, Lead Administrator
3601 C St., Suite 140
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-419-7565
Fax: 907-269-1064

Liz Walsh
Family Nutrition (WIC) Programs Manager
3601 C St., Suite 814
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-500-8477
Fax: 907-269-4155

Lindsey Kato
Director
350 Main St.
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-3090

Christy Lawton
Deputy Director
3601 C St., Suite 756
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-2687

Cheley Grigsby
Deputy Director
3601 C St., Suite 756
Anchorage, AK 9​9503
Phone: 907-269-6680

Erin Peterson
Section Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
3601 C St., Suite 722
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-7153
Fax: 907-269-5446

Abigail Newby-Kew
Section Chief, Health Analytics and Vital Records
5441 Commercial Bld.
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-8643
Fax: 907-465-3618

Jayme Parker, PhD, MSPH, MB(ASCP) ^{, CM}
Section Chief, Fairbanks Laboratory
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
1051 Sheenjek Dr.
Fairbanks, AK 99706-0230
Phone: 907-371-1000
Fax: 907-474-4036

Kelly Tschida​​
Section Chief, Public Health Nursing
3601 C St., Suite 760
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-2283
Fax: 907-334-2270

Eugene Wiseman, MICP, BAS
Section Chief, Rural and Community Health Systems 
3601 C. St., Suite 300
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-334-2637
Fax: 907-269-2048

Rebekah Morisse
Section Chief, Women's, Children & Family Health
3601 C St., Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
Phone: 907-334-2424
Fax: 907-269-3465

Joe McLaughlin, M.D., MPH
Section Chief, State Epidemiologist 
3601 C St., Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-8000
Fax: 907-562-7802

Gary Zientek, M.D.
State Medical Examiner
5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone: 907-334-2200
Fax: 907-334-2216

Heather Rogers
Administrative Operations Manager II
3601 C St., Suite 756
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-269-8167

Health Analytics and Vital Records (HAVRS)

Tony Newman
Director
PO Box 110680
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: 907-465-5481

Caroline Hogan
Acting Deputy Director & Chief of Programs
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3681
Toll Free: 800-478-9996

Pamela Burton​
​Health Program Manager IV, Chief of Developmental Programs and Training Unit
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-451-5041

Sandra Dehart-Mayor
Health Program Manager IV, Chief of Quality
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
​Anchorage, AK 99504
Phone: 907-269-4008

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

Erik Peterson
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

Dana Norwood
Medicare Information Office
Program Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3669
Toll Free: 800-478-6065
Fax: 907-269-2045

Summer Wheeler
Provider Certification and Compliance Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-6065
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648​

Cheri Herman
Project Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Phone: 907-269-4139
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-754-3475

Meg Sampson
Quality Assurance Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3969
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3690

Anastasiya Podunovich
Research and Analysis Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Phone: 907-269-3477 
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3689

Sandra Jenkins
Adult Protective Services Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3679
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648

 Moli Atanoa
Nursing Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-4133
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-6246

Rodney George
CAT Review Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3453
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-8164

Ana Karina Thompson​
Central Intake Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3453

Brianna Campbell
General Relief and Central Application Processing Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-717-0097

Jordyn Grant
Policy and Program Development Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-6778
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3648

Kimberlina Lopez
CAT Assessment Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-764-0736​

Heather Chord
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3654
Toll Fre​e: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-3639

Susan Kessler
Infant Learning Program Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Toll Free: 800-478-9996

Kara Thrasher-Livingston
Training Unit, Unit Manager
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350 
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-269-3685
Toll Free: 800-478-9996
Fax: 907-269-8164

Katarzyna Sowa-Lapinskas
Care Coordinator Liaison
1835 Bragaw St., Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-764-8287 

Alaska Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
Kirby Wilson
Executive Director
P.O. Box 110608
431 N Franklin, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99811-0608
Phone: 907-465-5114

Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education
Patrick Reinhart
Executive Director
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1230
Anchorage, AK 99501
Toll Free: 888-269-8990
Phone:907-269-8990
Fax: 907-269-8995

Alaska Commission on Aging
Martin Lange
Executive Director
PO Box 110680
350 Main St., Room 317
Juneau, AK 99811-0693
Phone: 907-419-4607

Governor's Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services
Dave Hull
Chair
827 Brown Deer Rd. 
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: 907-228-6710

Alaska Mental Health Board
Kirby Wilson
Executive Director
P.O. Box 110608
431 N Franklin, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99811-0608
Phone: 907-465-5114

Suicide Prevention Council
Kirby Wilson
Executive Director
P.O. Box 110608
431 N Franklin, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99811-0608
Phone: 907-465-5114