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State of Florida County Veteran Service Officers

If you are a veteran in Florida and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, contact a Veteran Service Officer near you for help in filing a VA claim. These professionals know their way around the VA system and can assist veterans and their families in a number of ways

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County Veteran Service Officer/Rep Address Phone/FAX Hours

Alachua

James W. Lynch,
Director
Mary Jane Deedrick, Sr. Counselor
Richard Hudgens,
Counselor

218 SE 24th Street
Gainesville, FL 32641

(352) 264-6740
(352) 264-6703 FAX

None listed

Baker

Herbert O. Hicks,
Director

55 N. 3rd Street A-6 Center Office
MacClenney, FL 32063

(904) 259-2516
(904) 259-7610 or
(904) 259-9034 FAX

Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday

Bay

Ray Carroll,
CVSO Director
Brenda Davis,
Claims Officer
Lori Pullen,
Claims Officer
Jerry Falls,
Claims Officer

647 Jenks Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401

(850) 784-4044 or
(850) 784-4078
(850) 784-6181 FAX

None listed

Bradford

Nathan Hines, Director

Bradford County Courthouse
P. O. Drawer B
Starke, FL 32091

(904) 966-6385
Toll Free:
(800) 280-9262
(904) 966-6386 FAX

8:00 - 5:00
Tuesday,
Thursday

Brevard

Glenn A. McDuffie
Cary Salter,
Asst. CSO
Bruce Waters,
Asst. CSO

2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940

(321) 633-2012
(321) 637-5432 FAX

None listed

Broward

Floyd D. White,
Manager, CVSO
Ivy Martin, VSO

Owen Walker, VSO
Kenneth Morris, VSO

Ivy Martin, VSO
 
 
Marie Lerouge, VSO
 
 
Jonnett Simms, VSO
 
Vito Rao, VSO

1600 W. Hillsboro Boulevard, Room 150
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
 
2995 N. Dixie Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334


3550 Hollywood Boulevard, Room 150
Hollywood, FL 33021

10077 NW 29th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065

501 NW 103rd Avenue
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

5000 Nob Hill Road
Sunrise, FL 33351

(954) 831-1230
(954) 831-1244 FAX
 
 
(954) 537-2936
(954) 537-2914 FAX


(954) 831-0420
(954) 831-0422 FAX

(954) 761-2125
(954) 341-3918 FAX

(954) 538-6955
(954) 538-6959 FAX

(954) 749-2550
(954) 749-2551

None listed
 
 
 
None listed
 
 
 
None listed
 
 
None listed
 
 
None listed
 
 
None listed

Calhoun

Tammy Rushing

Calhoun County Courthouse
20859 SE Central Avenue, E., Room 4
Blountstown, FL 32424

(850) 674-8305
(850) 674-8305
Call ahead to FAX

None listed

Charlotte

James A. Barrett,
Director
David W. Donohew,
AVSO
Donald T. Vecoli,
AVSO
William Huether,
AVSO

Cultural Center
2280 Aaron Street
Port Charlotte, FL 33952

(941) 625-4422
(941) 625-0561 FAX

None listed

Citrus

John J. Kenney,
CSO
Sam Dininno,
Asst. VSO
William "Mike" King,
Asst. VSO

2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Suite B140
Lecanto, FL 34461

(352) 527-5915
(352) 527-5916 FAX

None listed

Clay

Madelyn Proctor,
CVSO
Johnny Frambo, VSO

2741 Highway 16, W.
P. O. Box 1366
Green Cove Springs, FL 32043

(904) 269-6326
(904) 278-4717 FAX

None listed

Collier

Peter P. Kraley, Director
Heriberto Hartnack, VSO

Collier County Government Center
3301 Tamiami Trail, E.,
Building H, Suite 212
Naples, FL 34112

(239) 774-8448
(239) 774-1667 FAX

None listed

Columbia

Robert (Bob) Little, CVSO
Susan Melton, Counselor

264 Hernando Avenue, Suite 101
Lake City, FL 32055

(386) 758-1013
(386) 758-1012
(386) 758-1106
(386) 758-2184 FAX

None listed

Dade

Edward C. Van Loan, Jr.
William Strickland,
Asst.
Eileen Ciardetti,
Asst.
Woodrow Wilson,
Asst.

150 NW 79th Street, Room 503
Miami, FL 33150

(305) 795-1511
(305) 795-1542 FAX

None listed

DeSoto

Paul M. Erickson

201 E. Oak Street, Suite #202
Arcadia, FL 34266

(863) 993-4858
(863) 993-4857 FAX

None listed

Dixie

Jerry Prater

405 SE 22nd Avenue
P. O. Box 1119 (Mail)
Cross City, FL 32628

(352) 498-1246
(352) 498-1286 FAX

8:00 - 5:00
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday

Duval

Dan McCarthy,
Chief Military Affairs,
Veteran Services
Herschel Allen, VSO
Digno R. Sabio, VSO
Jesus F. Garcia, VSO
Jones Peterson, VSO
Raphael Santiago, VSO
Travis Sims, VSO

117 W. Duval Street, #175
Jacksonville, FL 32202

(904) 630-3680
(904) 630-3422 FAX

None listed

Escambia

Contracted by DAV
Jerry White

312 Kenmore Road
Pensacola, FL 32503

(850) 471-7754
No FAX

8:00 - 4:30
Monday - Wednesday

Flagler

Salvatore Rutigliano, VSO
Susanna Dobsa, Asst. Veteran Counselor

1769 E. Moody Boulevard,
Building 2, Suite 108
Bunnell, FL 32110

(386) 313-4014
(386) 313-4114 FAX

None listed

Franklin

William E. Scott

Franklin County Courthouse
Apalachicola, FL 32320

(850) 653-8096
(850) 653-4139 FAX

8:30 - 4:30
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday

Gadsden

Jerome Jordan

5-B E. Jefferson Street
P. O. Box 1799 (Mail)
Quincy, FL 32351

(850) 875-8661
(850) 875-8792 FAX

None listed

Gilchrist

Major L. Stroupe, CVSO

105 NE 1st Street
Trenton, FL 32693

(352) 463-3188
Phone and FAX

8:30 - 4:30
Monday - Thursday

Glades

Jim Herrington, CVSO

P. O. Box 1018
Moore Haven, FL 33471

(863) 946-1281
(863) 946-2860 FAX

8:00 - 4:00
Wednesday

Gulf

James (Jim) C. Kennedy

1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Boulevard
Port St. Joe, FL 32456

(850) 639-3019
Monday Phone
(850) 229-6125
Tuesday - Friday Phone
(850) 229-7180 FAX

None listed

Hamilton

Herbert Lumpkin, VSO
Sandy Hurst, Asst.

1153 US Highway 41, Suite 4
Jasper, FL 32052

(386) 792-1272
(386) 792-6896 FAX

None listed

Hardee

Larry Pelton

307 N. 6th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873

(863) 773-9853
(863) 773-0667 FAX

None listed

Hendry

Richard Marquith, CVSO

Courthouse Square
165 S. Lee Street
Labelle, FL 33935
P. O. Box 2340 (Mail)
Labelle, FL 33975

100 E. El Paso Avenue
Clewiston, FL 33440

(863) 675-5250
(863) 675-5317 FAX
 
 
 

(863-983-1491
No FAX

Monday, Wednesday, Friday
 
 
 
Tuesday,
Thursday

Hernando

Matt Peters,
Veteran Services Manager
Debra Gould-Avery, VSO
Joe Felice, VSO
Chuck Dolan, VSO

Airport Industrial Park
16110 Aviation Loop Drive
Brooksville, FL 34604

(352) 754-4033
(352) 754-4094 FAX

None listed

Highlands

Joseph Dionne, CVSO
Denise D. Williams, Asst.

7205 S. George Boulevard
P. O. Box 1926 (Mail)
Sebring, FL 33871

(863) 402-6623
(863) 402-6796 FAX

None listed

Hillsborough

Tom Fletcher, Manager
John Colbert, VSO
Reggie Washington, VSO
Tom Meattey, VSO
Ivo Kisic, VSO

1101 E. 139th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33613

201 14th Avenue, SE
Ruskin, FL 
 
 
 
East Tampa Veterans Memorial Museum & Park
3602 N. Highway 301
Tampa, FL 33619

3402 N. 22nd Street
 
 
2103 N. Rome Avenue  
 
 
307 N. Michigan Avenue
Plant City, FL 33563

(813) 975-2181
(813) 975-2187 FAX  
 
 
 
 

(813) 744-5588
No FAX


 

12:00 - 4:30 by appt.
Second Tuesdays


8:00 - 4:30
Tuesday
 
 
8:00 - 12:00
Thursday
 
8:00 - 12:00
Wednesday
 
8:00 - 12:00
Thursday

Holmes

Joey Marsh

812-B S. Waukesha Street
Bonifay, FL 32425

(850) 547-2897
(850) 547-9252 FAX

None listed

Indian River

Vacant, Director
Joel V. Herman,
Acting Director





Rebecca L. Mitchell,
Asst.

2525 St. Lucie Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960

Mailing address:
1800 27th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960

Sebastian Square Mall
11602 U.S. Highway #1
Sebastian, FL 32958

(772) 567-8000,
Ext. 1499
(772) 770-5038 FAX




(772) 589-6597
(772) 581-4988 FAX

8:30 - 12:00
1:00 - 5:00






8:30 - 12:00
1:00 - 5:00

Jackson

John H. F. Turner, Jr., CVSO
Julie Warren,
Asst.

2851 Jefferson Street
Marianna, FL 32448

(850) 718-0003
(850) 718-0004
(850) 482-9987 FAX

None listed

Jefferson

Carol Ellerbe

P. O. Box 45
Monticello, FL 32345

(850) 342-0211
(850) 342-0214 FAX

None listed

LaFayette

Carlton Black, Manager

LaFayette County Courthouse
P. O. Box 294
Mayo, FL 32066

(386) 294-5010
(386) 294-4231 FAX

Wednesday

Lake

Tom Osebold, CVSO
Jose Bermudez, Supervisor
Brenda Reynolds, Veteran Service Specialist

1300 Duncan Drive, Building B
P. O. Box 7800 (Mail)
Tavares, FL 32778

(352) 742-6585
(352) 742-6588 FAX

None listed

Lee

John Ebling, Director
David Lockhart, Asst.

2072 Victoria Avenue
Ft. Myers, FL 33902

(239) 938-1100
(239) 938-1101 FAX

None listed

Leon

A. Dale Keen, Director
Mike Matulis,
Veteran Services Counselor

918 Railroad Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32310

Mailing address:
Leon County Courthouse
301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301

(850) 606-1940
(850) 606-1941 FAX

None listed

Levy

Michael Engel, VSO
Gordon Ayogte,
Asst. VSO

353 S. Court Street
P. O. Box 310 (Mail)
Bronson, FL 32621

(352) 486-5210
Toll Free:
(800) 733-5389
(352) 486-3329 FAX

None listed

Liberty

John B. Eubanks

P. O. Box 454
Bristol, FL 32321

(850) 643-5960
(850) 643-3334 FAX

None listed

Madison

Oliver J. Bradley

County Courthouse Annex, Room 215
P. O. Box 237 (Mail)
Madison, FL 32341

(850) 973-3208
(850) 973-2923 FAX

None listed

Manatee

Harold 'Hal' Willis, Jr., CSO
Chris Wenzel, Sr., VSO

Manatee County Government Center
1112 Manatee Avenue, W., #300
P. O. Box 1000 (Mail)
Bradenton, FL 34206

(941) 749-3030
(941) 745-3796 FAX

None listed

Marion

Jeffrey Askew, Director
Daisy Diaz,
Veteran Services Supervisor
Steve Jacobs, VSO
Todd L. Haider, VSO
Nancy Patton, Veteran Services Specialist

2528 E. Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, FL 34470

(352) 671-8422
(352) 671-8423
(352) 671-8424 FAX

None listed

Martin

John L. Haddox, CSO
Anthony Reese,
Asst. VSO

2401 SE Monterey Road
Stuart, FL 34996

(772) 288-5448
(772) 221-2312 FAX

None listed

Monroe

Charles L. Ingrham, Director/CSO
James R. Timony, Deputy Director/Asst. CSO
George R. Brentnall, Counselor

Peggy Ricciuto, Counselor

Gary E. Johnson, Admin. Veteran Services
Anglea Michal, Veteran Services Counselor

Harvey Government Center
1200 Truman Boulevard, #204
Key West, FL 33040
 
 
 
 

490 63rd Street (Ocean), Suite 100
Marathon, FL 33050

88820 Overseas Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070

(305) 295-5150
(305) 295-5175 FAX
 
 
 
 
 
 
(305) 289-6009
No FAX

(305) 852-7104
(305) 853-7304 FAX

None listed

Nassau

John Martin

76347 Veteran's Way
Yulee, FL 32097

(904) 548-4670
(904) 548-4539 FAX

None listed

Okaloosa

Beatrice Love-Moore, Director
Mary Chestnut, Veteran Counselor

Gail Hull,
Veteran Counselor

601-A N. Pearl Street, Suite 100
Crestview, FL 32536
 
 
 
6 11th Avenue, Suite G-3
Shalimar, FL 32579

(850) 689-5922
(850) 689-5566 FAX
 


(850) 651-7258
(850) 651-7742 FAX

8:00 - 12:00
1:00 - 5:00
M - F
 

8:00 - 12:00
1:00 - 5:00
M - F

Okeechobee

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Grinslade

462 Highway 98, N.
Okeechobee, FL 34972

(863) 763-8124
(863) 763-2164 FAX

None listed

Orange

Mike Dixon,
Program Manager
Edward 'Alex' Alexander,
Sr. Veteran Counselor
Robert J. Day, Veteran Counselor
Albert Diaz, Veteran Counselor

Tommy Maldonado, Veteran Counselor
Ibrahim Rosado, Veteran Counselor
 
Robert Day,
Veteran Counselor

Tommy Maldonado

2100 E. Michigan Street
Orlando, FL 32806
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VAHCC
5201 Raymond Street, Building 3126
Orlando, FL 32803
 

1111 N. Rock Springs Road
Apopka, FL 32712

1701 Adair Street
Ocoee, FL 34761

(407) 836-8990
(407) 836-8999 FAX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(407) 599-1506
 
 
 
 
(407) 654-1055
(407) 654-1056 FAX

(407) 654-8493
(407) 654-8493 FAX

None listed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8:00 - 4:00
Tuesday

8:00 - 4:00
Monday,
Thursday

Osceola

Julio C. Cruz, Director
Annabel Santa, Veteran Counselor

108 Park Place Boulevard, Building C
Kissimmee, FL 34741

1300 9th Street, Building B
St. Cloud, FL 34769

(407) 742-8400
(407) 742-8434 FAX

(407) 742-8555
No FAX

None listed
 

Wednesday

Palm Beach

Craig Carr
Jim Pylman, Asst.
Kevin Davis, Asst.
Piero Pareja, Asst.

810 Datura Street
P. O. Box 1989 (Mail)
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(561) 355-4761
(561) 355-4801 FAX

None listed

Pasco

Bill Klinger, Supervisor
Walter Lux, Asst. Veteran Service Officer

Paul K. Comeau
Darrel Davis

8620 Galen Wilson Boulevard
Port Richey, FL 34668
 
 
 

Dade City Office:
13853 15th Street
Dade City, FL 33525

(727) 834-3282
(727) 834-3339 FAX
 
 
 

(352) 521-5172
(352) 521-5176 FAX

None listed

Pinellas

Don Stout, Director
Mike Hill, Sr. VSO
Eric Cobelens, VSO
Clifford Schomburg, VSO
 
Michael Dowling, VSO

2189 Cleveland Street, #201
Clearwater, FL 33765
 
 
 

501 1st Avenue, N., #517
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Tarpon Springs SPC Campus
38500 U.S. Highway 19, N.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

(727) 464-8460
(727) 464-8463 FAX
 
 
 

(727) 582-7828
(727) 582-7813 FAX

(727) 324-2848
No FAX

None listed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday
by appt.

Polk

John Hopkins, CVSO
Ernie Roberts, Service Officer
Edwin Wright, Service Officer
Roger Puffer,
Service Officer

1290 Golfview Avenue, Suite 116

Mailing address:
Polk County Veteran Services (HS-08)
P. O. Box 9005
Bartow, FL 33830

(863) 534-5220
(863) 534-7378 FAX

None listed

 

 

Putnam

Thomas Moltimore, CVSO
Carolyn Gardner, Asst.

515 Reid Street, #1D
P. O. Box 771 (Mail)
Palatka, FL 32178

(386) 329-0327
(386) 329-0328
(386) 329-0329 FAX

None listed

St. Johns

Joseph D. McDermott, CVSO
Richard A. Rees, Asst. VSO
Heather A. Andrews, Asst. VSO

1955 U.S. 1, S., #550
St. Augustine, FL 32086

(904) 209-6160
(904) 209-6161 FAX

None listed

St. Lucie

Paul J. Hiott, Director
Donna Carlsen, VSOII
Helen Simpson, VSOII
Larry Coleman, VSO
Orlando Batista, VSO

Mailing address:
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982

Walk-in Locations:
1664 SE Walton Road
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952

437N. 7th Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950

(772) 337-5670
(772) 337-5678 FAX

None listed

Santa Rosa

Karen L. Haworth, CVSO
Ed McCants,
Veteran Service Specialist
Gen Touchton, Veteran Service Asst.

6491 Caroline Street, Suite #1
Milton, FL 32570

Santa Rosa County Service Center
5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

(850) 626-8724
(850) 983-8970 FAX

(850) 932-9508
No FAX

None listed

Sarasota

John Derrick, CVSO
Greg Worth, VSO
Randy Mayer, VSO
Terry Acton, VSO
Fred Harrop, VSO
Gary Valinski, VSO

2200 Ringling Boulevard, #125
Sarasota, FL 34237

4000 S. Tamiami Trail, #139
Venice, FL 34293

(941) 861-2899
(941) 861-2571 FAX

(941) 861-3047
(941) 861-3024 FAX

None listed

Seminole

George Tingle, VSO
Carl Davis,
Asst. VSO
Anthony Montville, Asst. VSO

534 W. Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773

(407) 665-2370
(407) 665-2379 FAX

None listed

Sumter

Dan Baker, Manager
Carolyn Allfrey, VSO
Paul Cheek, VSO
Christine Hodges, VSO

Richard Dobson, VSO
Debbie Smith, VSO

416 Lawrence Street
Bushnell, FL 33513
 
 
 
 
8033 E. CR 466, Suite B, Box 9
Lady Lake, FL 32162

(352) 793-0235
(352) 793-6880 FAX
 
 
 
 
(352) 753-2686
(352) 568-6676 FAX

None listed

Suwannee

William A. Fletcher

224 Pine Avenue
Live Oak, FL 32060

(386) 364-3403
(386) 364-4038 FAX

8:00 - 5:00
Monday - Thursday

Taylor

Joe Collins, CVSO

Taylor County Sports Complex
1685 N. Highway U.S. 19
Perry, FL 32348

(850) 838-3519
(850) 838-6563 FAX

8:00 - 5:00
Monday,
Wednesday or by appt.

Union

Barbara Fischer, CVSO

15 NE First Street
Lake Butler, FL 32054

(386) 496-4248
(386) 496-4810 FAX

8:30 - 12:00
Wednesday

Volusia

Michael White, Interim Director
Patricia R. Antol,
Sr. Veteran Counselor
Joyce Lawler, Veteran Counselor

Dale W. Swartzfager, Veteran Counselor
Yvette E. Graham, Veteran Counselor
William Donlon, Veteran Counselor

Charlton Hines,
Sr. Veteran Counselor

 

123 W. Indiana Avenue, #100
Deland, FL 32720
 
 
 
 
 
 
250 N. Beach Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114  
 
 
 
 
 
 
2765 Rebecca Lane, Suite C
Orange City, FL 32763  
 
 
New Smyrna Office
Send all mail to Orange City Office

(386) 740-5102
(386) 740-5101 FAX  
 
 
 
 
 
(386) 254-4646
(386) 239-7764 FAX  
 
 
 
 
 
(386) 775-5205
(386) 775-5208 FAX  
 
(386) 423-3324
(386) 775-5208 FAX

None listed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
 
Tuesday,
Thursday

Wakulla

Alfred Nelson

3093 Crawfordville Highway
P. O. Box 1263 (Mail)
Crawfordville, FL 32326

(850) 926-1072
(850) 926-0919 FAX

8:00 - 5:00
M - F

Walton

Phil McMillan
Raymond Gainey, Asst.

312 College Avenue, Unit A
Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

(850) 892-8140
(850) 892-8141
(850) 892-8148 FAX

None listed

Washington

Amy Simmons, CVSO

1331 South Boulevard
Chipley, FL 32428

(850) 638-6140
(850) 638-6145 FAX

None listed

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