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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

Kira Keller, Executive Assistant to Director Hilgert

(402) 471-0940

Rin Lais, Executive Assistant to Deputy Director Bennett

(402) 890-0999

Holden Armstrong, Communications Director

(402) 219-1704

Joe Conroy, Nebraska Veterans Aid Coordinator

(402) 471-2434

Charlene Sheltraw, Administrative Assistant (Veterans Homes Applications)

(402) 471-4564

Lucy Kohtz, 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

VA Regional 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/Training Coordinator

(402) 419-3047

Erin Colson, Outreach and Women Veterans Coordinator

(402) 420-4337

Bradley Wardyn, State Veterans Service Officer

(402) 420-4028

Valerie Kinghorn, State Veterans Service Officer

(402) 420-4029

Bradley Musick, State Veterans Service Officer

(402) 318-1481

Shawn Humphrey, State Veterans Service Officer

(402) 440-1020

Kathy Gillmore, Office Supervisor

(402) 420-4022

Karen Solc, Secretary

(402) 420-4026

Kim Wiegers, Secretary

(402) 420-4027

Satellite Locations

In addition to our State Service Officers at the VA Regional Office, NDVA has State Service Officers at NDVA's Central Office in Downtown Lincoln, at every state veterans' home, and at the Nebraska Resource Center, located at the Offutt Air Force Base Exchange.

State Service Officers - Other Locations

Title

Phone Number

Brian Stoltenberg, State Veterans Service Officer Supervisor

(531) 333-6020

Tori Morton, State Veterans Service Officer, Justice Involved Veterans

(402) 480-9217

Alex Driscoll, State Veterans Service Officer

(531) 739-9280

Daniel Benes, State Veterans Service Officer

(531) 739-6220

Ashley Augustin, State Veterans Service Officer (Central Nebraska Veterans' Home)

(308) 865-3396

Steven Plourde, State Veterans Service Officer (Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home)

(402) 591-4859

David Pinney, State Veterans Service Officer (Norfolk Veterans' Home)

(402) 890-8443

Chris Baer, State Veterans Service Officer (Western Nebraska Veterans' Home)

(531) 893-2583

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

(402) 219-4909

Missy Alvarez, Secretary (NRC - Offutt AFB)

(402) 249-6516

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
Phone: (308) 661-1987
Fax: (308) 661-1988

Contact information for the State Veterans Cemetery System

Title

Phone Number

Randy Lonowski, Cemetery Administrator - Grand Island

(308) 661-1987

James Goodwin, Cemetery Manager - Alliance

(308) 763-2958