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Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs

Staff

Central Office

PO Box 95083
301 Centennial Mall South - 4th Floor
Lincoln NE 68509-5083
Phone: (402) 471-2458
Fax: (402) 742-1142
Email: ndva@nebraska.gov

Contact information for the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office

Title

Phone Number

John Hilgert, Director

(402) 471-2458

Levi Bennett, Deputy Director

(402) 471-2458

Holden Armstrong, Communications Director

(402) 219-1704

Kira Keller, Executive Assistant to Director Hilgert

(402) 471-0940

Charlene Sheltraw, Administrative Assistant (Veterans Homes Applications)

(402) 471-4564

Joe Conroy, Nebraska Veterans Aid Coordinator

(402) 471-2434

Nicole Kruse, Administrative Assistant (Veteran Registry and Vets Get Pets)

(402) 471-2450

Hannah Wallace, Staff Assistant (Waiver of Tuition, Reservist Tuition Credit, DD-214)

(402) 471-2458

State Service Office

3800 Village Dr
Lincoln NE 68516-4737
Phone: (402) 420-4021
Fax: (402) 471-7070
Email: ndva.sso@nebraska.gov

Contact information for the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs State Service Office

Title

Phone Number

James Foster, State Service Office Manager

(402) 419-3047

Erin Colson, Outreach and Women Veterans Coordinator

(402) 420-4337

James Foster, Training and Incarcerated Veterans Coordinator

(402) 419-3047

Bradley Wardyn, Veteran Service Officer

(402) 420-4028

Valerie Kinghorn, Veteran Service Officer

(402) 420-4029

Timothy Bogosian, Veteran Service Officer

(402) 318-1481

Krystal Salisbury-Hendricks, Veteran Service Officer (NRC - Offutt AFB)

(402) 219-4909

Shawn Humphrey, Veteran Service Officer

(402) 440-1020

Thomas Gentert, Veteran Service Officer

(531) 739-6220

Tori Morton, Veteran Service Officer

(402) 480-9217

Steven Plourde, Veteran Service Officer (ENVH)

(402) 591-4859

Michael Lybarger, Veteran Service Officer (CNVH)

(308) 865-3396

Kathy Gillmore, Office Supervisor

(402) 420-4022

Karen Solc, Secretary

(402) 420-4026

Kim Wiegers, Secretary

(402) 420-4027

Accreditations:

American Legion, American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs, The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA), Vietnam Veterans of America & National Association of County Veterans Service Officers

 

State Cemetery Division

Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance
2610 County Road 57
Alliance, NE 69301
Phone: (308) 763-2958
Toll Free: (877) 420-7990
Fax: (308) 763-2963

Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island
3270 West Capital Ave
Grand Island, NE 68803

Contact information for the State Veterans Cemetery System

Title

Phone Number

Randy Lonowski, Cemetery Administrator - Grand Island

(402) 560-2242

James Goodwin, Cemetery Manager - Alliance

(308) 763-2958