Media Contacts
Following is a media relations contact list for The Salvation Army in the United States. National media relations are handled by National Headquarters in Alexandria, VA, and its public relations consultant.
All local media are asked to first contact their local Salvation Army representative for requests for spokespersons and other inquiries.
For national media queries, please contact:
The Salvation Army
703-302-8640
mediarelations@salvationarmyusa.org
Territorial Press Room Contacts
Southern Territory
Chris Priest
Southern Territory Director
Chris.Priest@uss.salvationarmy.org
(404) 728-6704 Office Phone
(678) 485-4735 Cell Phone
Central Territory
Brandi Meiner
usc.mediarelations@usc.salvationarmy.org
(847) 294-2000 Office Phone
Eastern Territory
Nick Wheeler
Director of External Communications
Nick.Wheeler@use.salvationarmy.org
(845) 620-7316 Office Phone
Western Territory
Deborah Stekl Knutson
Western Territory Director
Deborah.Knutson@usw.salvationarmy.org
(562) 491-8351 Office Phone
DIVISIONAL PRESS ROOM CONTACTS LISTED BY STATE
Alabama
Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi Division
Daphne Nabors
Daphne.Nabors@uss.salvationarmy.org
(601) 969-7560 ext. 22112 Office Phone
(601) 668-4355 Cell Phone
Alaska
Alaska Division
Lessa Peter
Lessa.Peter@usw.salvationarmy.org
(907) 339-3429 Office Phone
Arizona
Southwest Division
Scott Johnson
Scott.Johnson@usw.salvationarmy.org
(602) 267-4196 Office Phone
(480) 415-4911 Cell Phone
Arkansas
Arkansas & Oklahoma Division
Cindy Fuller
Cindy.Fuller@uss.salvationarmy.org
(405) 254-1156 Office Phone
(405) 830-6549 Cell Phone
California
Del Oro Division (East Bay, Northern California and Reno, Nevada)
Samantha Jarosz
Samantha.Jarosz@usw.salvationarmy.org
(916) 563-3731 Office Phone
Golden State Division (Central California and San Francisco Bay Area)
Jennifer Byrd
Jennifer.Byrd@usw.salvationarmy.org
(415) 553-3524 Office Phone
(628) 333-1799 Cell Phone
California South Division (San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties)
Pamela Davis
Pamela.Davis@usw.salvationarmy.org
(562) 264-3685 Office Phone
Colorado
Intermountain Division
Tori Jaworski
Tori.Jaworskir@usw.salvationarmy.org
(303) 860-5460 Office Phone
Connecticut
Southern New England Division (Covering Connecticut and Rhode Island)
Laura A. Krueger
Laura.Krueger@use.salvationarmy.org
(860) 702-0033 Office Phone
(860) 937-8932 Cell Phone
Delaware
Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division
Carl Colantuono
Carl.Colantuono@use.salvationarmy.org
(302) 472-0731
District of Columbia
Potomac Division
Karen Yoho
Karen.Yoho@uss.salvationarmy.org
(202) 756-2631 Office Phone
(202) 577-3143 Cell Phone
Florida
Florida Division
Lindsay Crossland
Lindsay.Crossland@uss.salvationarmy.org
(813) 383-5620 Office Phone
(727) 403-7766 Cell Phone
Georgia
Georgia Division
Donald Felice
Donald.Felice@uss.salvationarmy.org
(678) 418-4652 Office Phone
Hawaii
Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division
David Sayre
David@sayrepr.com
(808) 221-5025 Cell Phone
Idaho
Northwest Division (Northern Idaho)
Sara Beksinski
Sara.Beksinski@usw.salvationarmy.org
(206) 217-1207 Office Phone
Cascade Division (Southern Idaho)
Adam McGuffie
Adam.McGuffie@usw.salvationarmy.org
(503) 794-3286 Office Phone
Illinois
Metropolitan Division (Chicago, IL) (Northern Illinois)
Jackie Rachev
Jacqueline.Rachev@usc.salvationarmy.org
(773) 205-3508 Office Phone
(773) 551-9069 Cell Phone
Katie Heinz
Katie.Heinz@usc.salvationarmy.org
(773) 205-3531 Office Phone
Heartland Division (Peoria, IL) (Central Illinois: Peoria, Decatur, Springfield, Champaign)
Adam Morris
Adam.Morris@usc.salvationarmy.org
(309) 409-3684 Office Phone
Midland Division (St. Louis, MO) (Southern Illinois)
Shawn Martin
Shawn.Martin@usc.salvationarmy.org
(314) 646-3017 Office Phone
(314) 603-2713 Cell Phone
Indiana
Indiana Division (Central and Southern Indiana)
Samantha Hyde
Samantha.Hyde@usc.salvationarmy.org
(317) 224-2000 Office Phone
Western Michigan & Northern Indiana Division (Northern/Northwest Indiana)
Jason Pearson
Jason.Pearson@usc.salvationarmy.org
(616) 459-3433 ext. 1183 Office Phone
(616) 822-7801 Cell Phone
Metropolitan Division (Chicago, IL) (Northwest Indiana)
Jackie Rachev
Jacqueline.Rachev@usc.salvationarmy.org
(773) 205-3508 Office Phone
(773) 551-9069 Cell Phone
Katie Heinz
Katie.Heinz@usc.salvationarmy.org
(773) 205-3531 Office Phone
Iowa
Heartland Division (Peoria, IL) (Eastern Iowa)
Adam Morris
Adam.Morris@usc.salvationarmy.org
(309) 409-3684 Office Phone
Western Division (Omaha, NE) (Western Iowa)
Todd Andrews
Todd.Andrews@usc.salvationarmy.org
(402) 898-7538 Office Phone
(402) 913-6902 Cell Phone
Kansas
Kansas & Western Missouri Division (Kansas City, MO)
Doug Donahoo
Doug.Donahoo@usc.salvationarmy.org
(816) 968-0367 Office Phone
Kentucky
Southwest Ohio & NE Kentucky Division
Julie C. Budden
Julie.Budden@use.salvationarmy.org
(513) 762-5669
Kentucky & Tennessee Division
Christopher McGown
Christopher.McGown@uss.salvationarmy.org
(502) 357-8538 Office Phone
(502) 777-6640 Cell Phone
Louisiana
Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi Division
Daphne Nabors
Daphne.Nabors@uss.salvationarmy.org
(601) 969-7560 ext. 22112 Office Phone
(601) 668-4355 Cell Phone
Maine
Northern New England Division (Covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
Patricia James
Patricia.James@use.salvationarmy.org
(207) 774-6304 Office Phone
Maryland
Potomac Division
Karen Yoho
Karen.Yoho@uss.salvationarmy.org
(202) 756-2631 Office Phone
(202) 577-3143 Cell Phone
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Division
Heather Macfarlane
Heather.Macfarlane@use.salvationarmy.org
(339) 502-5852 Office Phone
(617) 308-3547 Cell Phone
Michigan
Eastern Michigan Division (Detroit, MI)
Sharon Tatom-Garcia
Sharon.TatomGarcia@usc.salvationarmy.org
(248) 443-5500 x 335 Office Phone
(248) 331-5561 Cell Phone
Western Michigan & Northern Indiana Division (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jason Pearson
Jason.Pearson@usc.salvationarmy.org
(616) 459-3433 ext. 1183 Office Phone
(616) 822-7801 Cell Phone
Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Division (Upper Penninsula of Michigan, Wauwatosa, WI)
Amy Hand
Amy.Hand@usc.salvationarmy.org
(414) 302-4300 ext. 2291 Office Phone
(414) 333-5418 Cell Phone
Minnesota
Northern Division (St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN)an
Dan Furry
Dan.Furry@usc.salvationarmy.org
(651) 746-3572 Office Phone
(763) 218-7127 Cell Phone
Mississippi
Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi Division
Daphne Nabors
Daphne.Nabors@uss.salvationarmy.org
(601) 969-7560 ext. 22112 Office Phone
(601) 668-4355 Cell Phone
Missouri
Midland Division (St. Louis, MO – covers most of Missouri except greater Kansas City area corner)
Shawn Martin
Shawn.Martin@usc.salvationarmy.org
(314) 646-3017 Office Phone
(314) 603-2713 Cell Phone
Kansas & Western Missouri Division (Greater Kansas City area of Missouri)
Doug Donahoo
Doug.Donahoo@usc.salvationarmy.org
(816) 968-0367 Office Phone
(816) 729-6684 Cell Phone
Montana
Intermountain Division (Eastern and Southwestern Montana)
Tori Jaworski
Tori.Jaworskir@usw.salvationarmy.org
(303) 860-5460 Office Phone
Northwest Division (Northwestern Montana)
Sara Beksinski
Sara.Beksinski@usw.salvationarmy.org
(206) 217-1207 Office Phone
Nebraska
Western Division (Omaha, NE)
Todd Andrews
Todd.Andrews@usc.salvationarmy.org
(402) 898-7538 Office Phone
(402) 913-6902 Cell Phone
Nevada
Del Oro Division (East Bay, Northern California and Northern Nevada including Reno)
Samantha Jarosz
Samantha.Jarosz@usw.salvationarmy.org
(916) 563-3731 Office Phone
Southwest Division (Clark County)
Scott Johnson
Scott.Johnson@usw.salvationarmy.org
(602) 267-4196 Office Phone
(480) 415-4911 Cell Phone
New Hampshire
Northern New England Division (Covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
Pat James
Pat_James@use.salvationarmy.org
(207) 774-6304 Office Phone
New Jersey
New Jersey Division
Laura McGuinness
Laura.McGuinness@use.salvationarmy.org
(908) 851-9300 Office Phone
(908) 403-3625 Cell Phone
New Mexico
Southwest Division
Scott Johnson
Scott.Johnson@usw.salvationarmy.org
(602) 267-4196 Office Phone
(480) 415-4911 Cell Phone
New York
Greater New York Division
Stephen M. Ditmer
Stephen.Ditmer@use.salvationarmy.org
(212) 337-7278 Office Phone
Empire State Division
Stacey Davis
Stacey.Davis@use.salvationarmy.org
(315) 434-1392 Office
(315) 335-3953 Cell
North Carolina
North & South Carolina Division
Shelley Henderson (Divisional Director of Communications)
Shelley.Henderson@uss.salvationarmy.org
(704) 972-3452 Office Phone
North Dakota
Northern Division
Dan Furry
Dan.Furry@usc.salvationarmy.org
(651) 746-3572 Office Phone
(763) 218-7127 Cell Phone
Ohio
Southwest Ohio & Northeast Kentucky Division
Julie C. Budden
Julie.Budden@use.salvationarmy.org
(513) 762-5669
Northeast Ohio Division
Mandy Hoover
Mandy.Hoover@use.salvationarmy.org
(216) 623-7486 Office Phone
(216) 379-7282 Cell Phone
Oklahoma
Arkansas & Oklahoma Division
Cindy Fuller
Cindy.Fuller@uss.salvationarmy.org
(405) 254-1156 Office Phone
(405) 830-6549 Cell Phone
Oregon
Cascade Division
Adam McGuffie
Adam.McGuffie@usw.salvationarmy.org
(503) 794-3286 Office Phone
Pacific Islands
Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division (Guam, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia)
(808) 988-2136 Office Phone
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Division
Stephanie Rex
Stephanie Rex
(412) 446-1642 Office Phone
(412) 463-2942 Cell Phone
Eastern Pennsylvania Division (Covering Eastern PA and Delaware)
Stan Retif
Stan.Retif@use.salvationarmy.org
215-756-1464 Phone
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands Divisions
Anabel Garcia
Anabel.Garcia@use.salvationarmy.org
(787) 999-7000 Office Phone
Rhode Island
Southern New England Division (Covering Connecticut and Rhode Island)
Laura A. Krueger
Laura.Krueger@use.salvationarmy.org
(860) 702-0033 Office Phone
(860) 937-8932 Cell Phone
South Carolina
North & South Carolina Division
Shelley Henderson (Divisional Director of Communications)
Shelley.Henderson@uss.salvationarmy.org
(704) 972-3452 Office Phone
South Dakota
Western Division
Todd Andrews
Todd.Andrews@usc.salvationarmy.org
(402) 898-7538 Office Phone
(402) 913-6902 Cell Phone
Tennessee
Kentucky & Tennessee Division
Christopher McGown
Christopher.McGown@uss.salvationarmy.org
(502) 357-8538 Office Phone
(502) 777-6640 Cell Phone
Texas
Texas Division
Philip Burn
Philip.Burn@uss.salvationarmy.org
(214) 956-6243 Office Phone
(214) 418-9536 Cell Phone
Utah
Intermountain Division
Tori Jaworski
Tori.Jaworskir@usw.salvationarmy.org
(303) 860-5460 Office Phone
Vermont
Northern New England Division (Covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
Patricia James
Patricia.James@use.salvationarmy.org
(207) 774-6304 Office Phone
Virginia
Potomac Division
Karen Yoho
Karen.Yoho@uss.salvationarmy.org
(202) 756-2631 Office Phone
(202) 577-3143 Cell Phone
Washington
Northwest Division
Sara Beksinski
Sara.Beksinski@usw.salvationarmy.org
(206) 217-1207 Office Phone
West Virginia
Potomac Division
Karen Yoho
Karen.Yoho@uss.salvationarmy.org
(202) 756-2631 Office Phone
(202) 577-3143 Cell Phone
Wisconsin
Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Division
Amy Hand
Amy.Hand@usc.salvationarmy.org
(414) 302-4300 ext. 2291 Office Phone
(414) 333-5418 Cell Phone
Wyoming
Intermountain Division
Tori Jaworski
Tori.Jaworskir@usw.salvationarmy.org
(303) 860-5460 Office Phone