Veterans Business Development Officers

Veterans Business Development Officers help veteran entrepreneurs find programs and training.

Veterans Business Development Officers work in each of SBA's 68 District Offices, and are familiar with federal, state, and local programs that assist veteran, service member, and military spouse entrepreneurs. They can also provide schedules and points of contact for any upcoming Boots to Business or Boots to Business Reboot courses in your area.

Alabama

Brent McMahan
Alabama District Office
2 20th St., Suite 325
Birmingham, AL 35211

Phone: 251-544-7401
Email: brent.mcmahan@sba.gov

Alaska

Ross Glen Macarty
Alaska District Office
420 L St., Suite 300
Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: 907-519-8197
Email: Ross.Macarty@sba.gov or Alaska8a@sba.gov

Arizona

Craig Jordan
Arizona District Office
4041 North Central Ave., Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Phone: 602-745-7221
Email: craig.jordan@sba.gov

Arkansas

Christian Pennington
Arkansas District Office
2120 Riverfront Dr., First Floor
Little Rock, AR 72202

Phone: 501-324-7379
Cell: 501-539-0872
Email: christian.pennington@sba.gov

California

Kevin Herndon
Sacramento District Office
6501 Sylvan Rd., Suite 100
Citrus Heights, CA 95824

Phone: 202-731-9489
Email: kevin.herndon@sba.gov

Cesar Estrada
Los Angeles District Office
312 N. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 213-634-3797
Email: cesar.estrada@sba.gov
Note: Due to COVID-19, please call 213-634-3855 or email lado@sba.gov to make an appointment.

Sandra Cancinos
San Diego District Office
550 West C St., Suite 550
San Diego, CA 92101-3500

Phone: 619-727-4868
Email: Sandra.Cancinos@sba.gov

Luisana Martinez
Fresno District Office
801 R St., Suite 201
Fresno, CA 93721

Phone: 559-512-2739
Email: luisana.martinez@sba.gov

Godfrey Hinds
Orange County/Inland Empire District Office
5 Hutton Centre Dr., Suite 900
Santa Ana, CA 92707

Phone: 657-201-8713
Email: godfrey.hinds@sba.gov

Steven Franklin
San Francisco District Office
455 Market St., Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-744-8475
Email: steven.franklin@sba.gov

Colorado

Eric Phillips
Colorado District Office
721 19th St., Suite 426
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-844-6503
Email: eric.phillips@sba.gov

Connecticut

Tanisha Baptiste
Connecticut District Office
280 Trumbull St., Second Floor
Hartford, CT 06103 USA

Phone: 860-240-4671
Email: Tanisha.Baptiste@sba.gov

Delaware

Robert Piechota
Delaware District Office
1105 N Market St., Lobby Level
Wilmington, DE  19801

Phone: 310-573-6552
Email: robert.piechota@sba.gov

District of Columbia

David Hincapie
Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
409 Third St., SW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20416

Phone: 202-205-7258
Email: david.hincapie@sba.gov

Florida

Natalie Hall
North Florida District Office
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B
Jacksonville, FL 32256-7504

Phone: 904-443-1902
Email: natalie.hall@sba.gov

Ron Brunner
South Florida District Office
777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 215
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 305-536-5899
Email: ronald.brunner@sba.gov

Georgia

Jennell Taylor
Georgia District Office
233 Peachtree St. NE
Harris Tower, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: 404-331-0242
Email: jennell.taylor@sba.gov

Hawaii

Hazel Beck
Hawaii District Office
500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1-306
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-638-3735
Cell: 808-292-2190
Email: hazel.beck@sba.gov  

Idaho

Gregory Yerxa
Boise District Office
380 East Parkcenter Blvd., Suite 330
Boise, ID 83706

Phone: 208-334-9634
Email: gregory.yerxa@sba.gov

Illinois

Stephen Konkle
Illinois District Office
332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: 312-886-4208
Email: stephen.konkle@sba.gov

Indiana

Peter Smith
Indiana District Office
5726 Professional Circle
Indianapolis, IN 46221
Phone: 317-226-7279
Email: peter.smith@sba.gov

Iowa

Jo Eckert
Iowa District Office
2750 First Ave. NE, Suite 350
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Phone: 319-362-6535
Email: Jo.Eckert@sba.gov

Kansas

Wayne Bell
Wichita District Office
220 W. Douglass, Suite 450
Wichita, Kansas 67202-1212

Phone: 316-269-6566
Email: wayne.bell@sba.gov

Kentucky

Joshua Stutzman
Kentucky District Office
600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Room 188
Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502-582-5588 ext.237
Email: joshua.stutzman@sba.gov

Louisiana

Alec Banks
Louisiana District Office
500 Poydras St., Suite 828
New Orleans, LA 70130

Phone: 504-589-2054
Email: alec.banksjr@sba.gov

Maine

James Pineau
Maine District Office
40 Harlow St.
Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: 207-945-2021
Cell: 207-450-2290
Email: james.pineau@sba.gov

Maryland

Caroline Henson
Baltimore District Office
100 S. Charles St., Suite 1201
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: 410-244-3330
Email: patricia.henson@sba.gov

Massachusetts

Oreste Varela
Massachusetts District Office
1 Federal St.
Springfield, MA 01105

Phone: 413-785-0484
Email: oreste.varela@sba.gov

Michigan

Thaddeus Hammond
Michigan District Office
477 Michigan Ave., Suite 1819
Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: 313-324-3614
Email: thaddeus.hammond@sba.gov

Minnesota

Don Jackson
Minnesota District Office
330 Second Ave., Suite 430
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Phone: 612-370-2335
Email: don.jackson@sba.gov

Mississippi

Bridget Johnson Fells
Mississippi District Office
Gulfport Branch Office
2510 14th St., Suite 103
Gulfport, MS  39501

Phone: 228-863-4449 ext. 225
Cell: 202-805-9861
Email: bridget.johnson@sba.gov

Missouri

Gary Alexander
St. Louis District Office
1222 Spruce St., Suite 10.103
St. Louis, MO 63103

Phone: 314-539-6612
Cell: 314-532-0571
Email: gary.alexander@sba.gov

Krishin Thadani
Kansas City District Office
1000 Walnut St., Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64106

Phone: 417-501-0542
Email: krishin.thadani@sba.gov

Montana

Thomas White
Montana District Office
10 West 15th St., Suite 1100
Helena, MT 59626

Phone: 406-441-1078
Email: harold.white@sba.gov

Nebraska

Elizabeth Yearwood
Nebraska District Office
10675 Bedford Ave., Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68134-3613

Phone: 402-221-7200
Email: elizabeth.yearwood@sba.gov

Nevada

Christina Stace
Nevada District Office
300 South Fourth St., Suite 400
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Phone: 702-388-6452
Email: christina.stace@sba.gov

New Hampshire

Miguel Moralez
New Hampshire District Office
55 Pleasant St., Suite 3101
Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-225-1601
Email: miguel.moralez@sba.gov 

New Jersey

Shy Hopkins
New Jersey District Office
Two Gateway Ctr., Suite 1002
Newark, NJ 07102-5006

Phone: 973-645-3251
Email: shyeka.hopkins@sba.gov

New Mexico

Ivan Corrales
New Mexico District Office
500 Gold Ave. SW, Suite 11301
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: 505-248-8227
Email: ivan.corrales@sba.gov

New York

Gregory Lindberg
Buffalo District Office
130 South Elmwood Ave., Suite 540
Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: 716-551-5670
Email: gregory.lindberg@sba.gov

Howard Garrity
Syracuse District Office
333 E. Water St., Fourth Floor
Elmira, NY 14901

Phone: 607-734-8130
Email: howard.garrity@sba.gov

Peter Fehnel
New York District Office
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3100
New York, NY 10278

Phone: 646-290-0766
Email: peter.fehnel@sba.gov

North Carolina

Scott Wolford
North Carolina District Office
6302 Fairview Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28210

Phone: 704-344-6810
Email: scott.wolford@sba.gov

North Dakota

Benjamin Deetz
North Dakota District Office
657 2nd Avenue North, Room 360
Fargo, ND 58108-3086

Phone: 701-239-5657
Email: benjamin.deetz@sba.gov

Ohio

Niah Duncan
Cleveland District Office
1350 Euclid Ave., Room 211
Cleveland, OH 44115-1815

Phone: 216-522-4826
Email: niah.duncan@sba.gov

Shanda Harris
Columbus District Office
65 E. State St., Suite 1350
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-427-0481
Email: shanda.harris@sba.gov

Oklahoma

Larry Weatherford
Oklahoma District Office
301 N.W. 6th St., Suite 116
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Phone: 405-609-8012
Email: larry.weatherford@sba.gov

Oregon

Ashley Lambeth
Portland District Office
620 SW Main St., Suite 313
Portland, OR 97205

Phone: 503-326-5205
Email: Ashley.lambeth@sba.gov

Pennsylvania

Jonathan Bennett
Pittsburgh District Office
3 Parkway Center, Suite 375
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

Phone: 412-799-6052
Email: jonathan.bennett@sba.gov

Shannon Degiglio
Philadelphia District Office
1150 First Ave., Suite 1001
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Phone: 610-382-3082
Email: shannon.degiglio@sba.gov

Rhode Island

Amanda Basse
Rhode Island District Office
380 Westminster St., Suite 511
Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-528-4580
Email: amanda.basse@sba.gov

South Carolina

Frank Anderson
South Carolina District Office
1835 Assembly St., Suite 1425
Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-253-3018
Email: frank.anderson@sba.gov

South Dakota

Jake Droge 
South Dakota District Office
2329 N. Career Ave., Suite 105
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Phone: 605-330-4243 ext. 29 
Email: jacob.droge@sba.gov

Tennessee

David Walley
Tennessee District Office
2 International Plaza, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37217

Phone: 615-736-7766
Email: david.walley@sba.gov

Texas

Bridget Moon
Dallas/Fort Worth District Office
150 Westpark Way, Suite 130
Euless, TX 76040

Phone: 817-684-5526
Cell: 817-266-3486
Email: bridget.moon@sba.gov

Joshua Patton
Lower Rio Grande District Office
2422 E Tyler Ave., Suite E
Harlingen, TX 78550

Phone: 956-261-4307
Cell: 956-410-4620
Email: joshua.patton@sba.gov

Elizabeth Charles
Houston District Office
8701 South Gessner Dr., Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77074

Phone: 713-773-6505
Email: elizabeth.charles@sba.gov

Rey Lops
Lubbock West Texas District Office
1205 Texas Ave., Room 408
Lubbock, TX 79401-2693

Phone: 806-472-7502
Email: reynald.lops@sba.gov

Aimee Rodriguez
El Paso District Office
211 North Florence, Second Floor, Suite 201
El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-834-4621
Email: aimee.rodriguez@sba.gov

Lionel “Leo” Davila
San Antonio District Office
615 E. Houston St., Suite 298
San Antonio, TX 78205

Phone: 210-403-5917
Cell: 202-941-8147
Email: lionel.davila@sba.gov

Utah

Jackie Hobson
Utah District Office
125 South State St., Room 2227
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1195

Phone: 435-632-0355
Email: jackie.hobson@sba.gov

Vermont

Holly Aker
Vermont District Office
87 State St., Room 205
PO Box 605
Montpelier, VT 05601

Phone: 802-798-6003
Email: holly.aker@sba.gov

Virginia

Joey Pocan 
Richmond District Office
400 North Eighth St., Suite 1150
Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: 804-767-0235 
Email: william.pocan@sba.gov

Washington

Ranvir “Ana” Singh
Seattle District Office
2401 4th Ave., Suite 450
Seattle, WA, 98121-3419

Phone: 202-480-1248
Email: ranvir.singh@sba.gov

West Virginia

Kimberly Donahue
West Virginia District Office
405 Capitol St., Suite 412
Charleston, WV 25301

Phone: 304-347-5220
Email: kimberly.donahue@sba.gov

Wisconsin

Frank Demarest
Wisconsin District - Milwaukee Office
310 West Wisconsin St., Suite 580W
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Phone: 414-297-1099
Email: frank.demarest@sba.gov

Wyoming

Drew James
Wyoming District Office
150 East B St., Room 1011
Casper, Wyoming 82601

Phone: 307-261-6510
Email: drew.james@sba.gov

Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands

Samuel Maldonado
Puerto Rico District Office
Plaza 273
273 Ponce De Leon Ave., Suite 510
San Juan, PR 00917

Phone: 787-766-5220
Email: samuel.maldonado@sba.gov

Short URL: sba.gov/vbdo
Last updated September 17, 2024