Territory Manager List

For help with issues related to Earned Income Tax Credit education and outreach and/or Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in your area, please contact your local IRS-SPEC Territory Manager, listed below. The Territory Managers, or their staff, can help answer your questions and advise you on issues related to EITC outreach efforts, VITA site operations, training of volunteers, etc.

Some SPEC Territory offices cover more than one state. The Territory Manager for your state may be headquartered elsewhere, but he or she does supervise the program in your area. The Territory Manager's office can connect you to IRS staff, EITC outreach materials, VITA trainings or VITA site supervisors in your state, and help plan future efforts.

Note: These numbers should not be given to individual taxpayers to call for personal tax help.  These offices can't do that — they organize the VITA program.  Have taxpayers call 1-800-829-1040 for individual tax help.

Please note that IRS Territory Manager assignments can also change.  If you reach a different IRS staff person, simply tell them the nature of your inquiry.  Normally you will be directed to the new Territory Manager or other appropriate staff person who works with the coalition or state in which you are interested.  If you are unable to reach the IRS Territory at all, please contact John Wancheck at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (wancheck@cbpp.org, or 202-408-1080), who will find the correct contact person and update the list.

Alabama Elaine Beck 205-912-5491/Elaine.Beck@irs.gov
Alaska Barbara Sowder 503-326-2084/Barbara.R.Sowder@irs.gov
Arizona Patrick Reidy 602-207-8684/Patrick.G.Reidy@irs.gov
Arkansas Jan Pretus 504-558-3204/Jan.Pretus@irs.gov
California    
  Los Angeles Stella Lee 408-817-6554/Stella.Lee@irs.gov 
  Oakland Ronda Hon 559-454-6600/Ronda.L.Hon@irs.gov
  Sacramento Bob Meyer 916-974-5471/Bob.Meyer@irs.gov
  San Diego Barbara Kuhns  949-389-4595/Barbara.M.Kuhns @irs.gov
  San Jose Stella Lee 408-817-6554/Stella.Lee@irs.gov
Colorado Terence Donohoue 303-446-1356/Terence.Donohoue@irs.gov
Connecticut Jodonna Powell 860-756-4660/Jodonna.G.Powell@irs.gov
Delaware Jim Daugherty 412-395-4534/James.K.Daugherty@irs.gov
District of Columbia Michele Page 202-927-9298/Michele.L.Page@irs.gov
Florida    
  Jacksonville/Tampa Barbara Travis 813-315-2395/Barbara.Travis@irs.gov
  Miami Ron Albert 954-423-7770/Ronald.W.Albert@irs.gov
Georgia John Stubbs 404-338-8867/John.M.Stubbs@irs.gov
Hawaii Barbara Kuhns 949-389-4595/Barbara.M.Kuhns@irs.gov
Idaho Barbara Sowder 503-326-2084/Barbara.R.Sowder@irs.gov
Illinois Otis Damron 312-566-2201/Otis.Damron@irs.gov
Indiana Ken Williams 317-685-7782/Kenneth.L.Williams@irs.gov
Iowa Douglas Bauman 402-221-3619/Douglas.A.Bauman@irs.gov
Kansas    
   Kansas City Kathryn Lett-Deathe 816-966-2303/Kathryn.Lett-Deathe@irs.gov
   Wichita Karen O’Neill 405-297-4026/Karen.L.ONeill@irs.gov
Kentucky Vickie Fairley 513-263-5658/Vickie.D.Fairley@irs.gov
Louisiana Jan Pretus 205-912-5491/Jan.Pretus@irs.gov
Maine Bill Smits 617-316-2145/William.C.Smits@irs.gov
Maryland Michele Page 202-927-9298/Michele.L.Page@irs.gov
Massachusetts Bill Smits 617-316-2145/William.C.Smits@irs.gov
Michigan Ramondo Gee 313-628-3700/Ramando.Gee@irs.gov
Minnesota Gary Stadsklev 651-726-1580/Gary.A.Stadsklev@irs.gov
Mississippi Elaine Beck 205-912-5491/Elaine.S.Beck@irs.gov
Missouri Kathryn Lett-Deathe 816-966-2303/Kathryn.Lett-Deathe@irs.gov
Montana Terence Donohoue 303-446-1356/Terence.Donohoue@irs.gov
Nebraska Douglas Bauman 402-221-3619/Douglas.A.Bauman@irs.gov
Nevada Bob Meyer 916-202-7726/Bob.Meyer@irs.gov 
New Hampshire Bill Smits 617-316-2145/William.C.Smits@irs.gov
New Jersey Tracey Quamie 973-645-4584/Tracey.Quamie@irs.gov
New Mexico Patrick Reidy 602-207-8684/Patrick.G.Reidy@irs.gov
New York    
  Albany/Buffalo Deitra Grant 716-686-4882/Deitra.Grant@irs.gov
  New York City James Duffy 212-436-1031/James.Duffy@irs.gov
North Carolina    
  Charlotte/Greensboro Roger Burton 336-378-2132/Roger.Burton@irs.gov
North Dakota Gary Stadsklev 651-726-1580/Gary.A.Stadsklev@irs.gov
Ohio    
  Cincinnati Vickie Fairley 513-263-5658/Vickie.D.Fairley@irs.org
  Columbus/Cleveland Sandra Trigg 614-280-8659/Sandra.Trigg@irs.gov
Oklahoma Karen O’Neill 405-297-4026/Karen.L.ONeill@irs.gov
Oregon Barbara Sowder 503-326-2084/Barbara.R.Sowder@irs.gov
Pennsylvania Jim Daugherty 412-395-4534/James.K.Daugherty@irs.gov 
Rhode Island Jodonna Powell 860-756-4660/Jodonna.G.Powell@irs.gov
South Carolina Roger Burton 336-378-2132/Roger.Burton@irs.gov
South Dakota Gary Stadsklev 651-726-1580/Gary.A.Stadsklev@irs.gov
Tennessee Pamela Quayson 615-250-5912/Pamela.L.Quayson@irs.gov 
Texas    
  Austin/San Antonio Danny Palacios 512-499-5477/Danny.Palacios@irs.gov
  Dallas David Hirschman 214-413-6029/David.R.Hirschman@irs.gov
  El Paso Ricardo Soto 915-834-6512/Ricardo.Soto2@irs.gov
  Houston Lou Greer 281-721-7071/Lou.E.Greer@irs.gov
Utah Terence Donohoue 303-446-1356/Terence.Donohoue@irs.gov
Vermont Bill Smits 617-316-2145/William.C.Smits@irs.gov
Virginia Felicia Walls 804-916-8730/Felicia.C.Walls@irs.gov
Washington Barbara Sowder 503-326-2084/Barbara.R.Sowder@irs.gov 
West Virginia Sandra Trigg 614-280-8659/Sandra.Trigg@irs.gov
Wisconsin Ramondo Gee   313-628-3700/Ramondo.Gee@irs.gov
Wyoming Terence Donhoue 303-446-1356/Terence.Donohoue@irs.gov 
Puerto Rico Ron Albert 954-423-7770/Ronald.W.Albert@irs.gov

 updated 11/19/07