SBA Newsroom

Find SBA press releases, congressional testimony and op-eds, along with a list of our press office and media contacts.

Headquarters media contacts

SBA Press Office

Name Program area Phone number Email address
Andrea Roebker

Acting Director, Press Office

All government contracting programs under the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, including: Office of Government Contracting, 8(a) Business Development, Size Standards, HUBZone Empowerment Contracting, PRO-Net, SUB-Net and TECH-Net, and Procurement Conference Awards.

  andrea.roebker@sba.gov
Janie Dymond National Small Business Week, SBA News Clips, SBA Daily (internal newsletter) and SBA Success Stories. 202‑205‑6746 veronica.dymond@sba.gov
Sharon Gadbois Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience and programs under the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, including: Office of Women’s Business Ownership and Community Navigators. Office of Investments and Innovation (OII) to include Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC); and Office of Native American Affairs.   sharon.gadbois@sba.gov
Sally Graham Office of Capital Access, Office of International Trade, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, and Office of Veteran's Business Development   sally.graham@sba.gov

 Other Headquarters media contacts

Name Program area Phone number Email address
Chandler Baxter Communications Outreach Specialist for the Office of Advocacy 202-205-6888 chandler.baxter@sba.gov
Oreoluwa (Ore) Fashola Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Office 202-401-7793 oreoluwa.fashola@sba.gov

Regional and local media contact information

Regional Communications Director

Elizabeth Moisuk
Boston Regional Office
Phone: 617-565-8416

Public Information Officers

Connecticut

Sheri Cote
Connecticut District Office
Phone: 860-240-4894

Maine

Keith Lind
Maine District Office
Phone: 207-622-8551

Massachusetts

Norman Eng
Massachusetts District Office
Phone: 617-565-8510

New Hampshire

Cheryl A Croto
New Hampshire District Office
Phone: 603-225-1407

Rhode Island

Brian Hopkins
Rhode Island District Office
Phone: 401-528-4575

Vermont

Elizabeth Moisuk
Vermont District Office
Phone: 617-565-5572

Regional Communications Director

Wanda Silva
New York Regional Office
Phone: 213-634-3867

Public Information Officers

New Jersey

Kelly LoTempio (acting)
New Jersey District Office
Phone: 716-551-3249

New York

Victoria Reynolds
Buffalo District Office
Phone: 716-551-5668

Katrina Ballard 
Upstate New York District Office
Phone: 202-941-8091

Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands

Kelly LoTempio (acting)
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District Office
Phone: 716-551-3249

Regional Communications Director

Christopher Hatch
Philadelphia Regional Office
Phone: 610-382-3088

Public Information Officers

Delaware

Jennifer Pilcher
Delaware District Office
Phone: 302-573-6294 Ext. 222

Maryland

Rachel Howard
Baltimore District Office
Phone: 410-244-3337

Pennsylvania

Sonia Smith
Eastern Pennsylvania District Office
Phone: 610-382-3085

Janet Heyl
Pittsburgh District Office
Phone: 412-395-6560 Ext. 103

Virginia

Martin Short Jr.
Richmond District Office
Phone: 804-253-8270
Cell: 803-626-2143

Washington, D.C.

Jack Spirakes MPA
Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
Phone: 202-205-0536

West Virginia

Nikki Bowmar
West Virginia District Office
Phone: 304-623-7445

Regional Communications Director

Lola Kress
Atlanta Regional Office
Phone: 202-280-8021

Public Information Officers

Alabama

Megyn Rodriguez
Alabama District Office
Phone: 205-290-7393

Florida

Jeffrey Salzer
North Florida District Office
Phone: 904-443-1907

Alyn Fernandez
South Florida District  Office
Phone: 305-536-5833

Georgia

Erin Tindell
Georgia District Office
Phone: 404-689-6183

Kentucky

Michael Ashcraft
Kentucky District Office
Phone: 502-582-5971 Ext. 225

Mississippi

Veronique Thomas
Mississippi District Office
Phone: 228-863-4449 Ext. 225

North Carolina

Ashley Lambeth
North Carolina District Office
Phone: 704-816-7061

South Carolina

Susan Chavis
Columbia District Office
Phone: 803-765-5373

Tennessee

Patrick Rodriguez
Tennessee District Office
Phone: 615-736-2499

Regional Communications Director

TBD
Illinois District Office 
Phone: 202-941-8094

Public Information Officers

Illinois

Darrah Perryman
Illinois District Office
Phone: 312-353-7076

Indiana

Laura Schafsnitz
Indiana District Office
Phone: 317-226-7254

Michigan

Cathy Gase
Michigan District Office
Phone: 313-324-3609

Minnesota

Hannah Hollingshead
Minnesota District Office
Phone: 612-370-2316

Ohio

Patricia Welsh
Columbus District Office
Phone: 216-522-4172

Wisconsin

Shirah Apple
Wisconsin District Office
Phone: 414-297-1096

Regional Communications Director

Abby Gonzalez 
Dallas Regional Office
Phone: 713-773-6525 
Mobile: 832-588-7208

Public Information Officers

Arkansas

Jessica Roles 
Arkansas District Office 
Phone: 501-404-5136

Louisiana

Marjorae Ball 
Louisiana District Office 
Phone: 504-589-2037

New Mexico

Michelle Duran 
New Mexico District Office

Oklahoma

Larry Weatherford 
Oklahoma District Office 
Phone: 405-609-8012

Texas

Elijah “Eli” Vo 
Dallas/Fort Worth District Office

Lee Anne Vega 
El Paso District Office 
Phone: 915-834-4601

Abby Gonzalez 
Houston District Office 
Phone: 713-773-6525 
Mobile: 832-588-7208

Angela Burton 
Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office 
Phone: 956-427-8533 Ext. 231

Kim Voss 
Lubbock District Office 
Phone: 806-472-7466

Annie Hudspeth 
San Antonio District Office 
Phone: 210-403-5918

Regional Communications Director

Luis A. Santos
Kansas City Regional Office
Phone: 202-205-7150

Public Information Officers

Iowa

Thomas "Dave" Lentell
Des Moines District Office 
Phone: 515-284-4522

Kansas

Michael Aumack
Wichita District Office 
Phone: 316-269-6275

Missouri 

Sheila Forrester
Kansas City District Office
Phone: 816-426-4908

Nicholson Massie
St. Louis District Office
Phone: 314-539-6608

Nebraska

Jo Eckert
Nebraska District Office
Phone: 402-221-7200

Regional Communications Director

Christopher Chavez 
Denver Regional Office
Phone: 303-844-0508

Public Information Officers

Colorado

Stephen Collier
Colorado District Office
Phone: 303-844-3607

Montana

Christopher Chavez
Regional Communications Director
Montana District Office
Phone: 303-844-05082

North Dakota

Sheri Weston
North Dakota District Office
Phone: 701-239-5044

South Dakota

Kayla Rogeberg
South Dakota District Office
Phone: 605-330-4243 Ext 13

Utah

Siobhan Carlile
Utah District Office
Phone: 385-414-8563

Wyoming

Jordan Belser
Wyoming District Office
Phone: 307-441-1192

Regional Communications Director

Miryam Mora Barajas
Los Angeles Regional Office
Phone: 916-735-1703

Public Information Officers

Arizona

Jordan Ripley
Arizona District Office
Phone: 505-234-2890

California

Victor M. Bribiesca
Fresno District Office
Phone: 559-487-5791 Ext. 2713

Miryam Mora Barajas
Los Angeles Regional Office
Phone: 916-735-1703

Carrie Ellinwood
Sacramento District Office
Phone: 916-735-1722

Cynthia Harris
San Diego District Office
Phone: 619-727-4884
Mobile: 202-805-9847

Marlow Schindler
San Francisco District Office
Phone: 415-744-6771

Hawaii

Miryam Mora Barajas
Los Angeles Regional Office
Phone: 916-735-1703

Nevada

Miryam Mora Barajas
Los Angeles Regional Office
Phone: 916-735-1703

Regional Communications Director

Silvia Klatman
Seattle Regional Office
Phone: 206-852-7538

Public Information Officers

Alaska

Norma Lucero
Alaska District Office
Phone: 907-271-4841

Idaho

Thea Jordan
Boise District Office
Phone: 208-334-9637

Oregon

Sean Wilson
Portland District Office
Phone: 503-326-7251

Washington

Neil Subhash
Seattle District Office
Phone: 206-553-7355

Press release archive 2002 to 2009

Short URL: sba.gov/news