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Paralyzed Veterans of America CA

For 75 years, Paralyzed Veterans of America has been on a mission to change lives and build brighter futures for our seriously injured heroes—to empower these brave men and women with what they need to achieve the things they fought for: freedom and independence.

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Our Leadership Team

Each person on our Leadership Team is a member of Paralyzed Veterans of America and was elected by our membership community.  Click on a photo below to learn more about each valued member.

Board of Directors


Staff

Martha Varela
Executive Director
Elizabeth Lara
Office Manager
Michael Nguyen
Government Relations Director &
Special Event Coordinator

National Services Officers

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (Ernest Bors M.D. SCI Center)
Inpatient benefit and hospital issues

5901 E. 7th Street
Bldg. 150, Room T-133
Long Beach, CA 90822

562 826-3774 (Office)
(562) 826-8000 ext. 23774

Enrique Chavez  (National Service Officer)
enriquec@pva.org

Bertha Smith  (Administrative Assistant)
Berthas@pva.org

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (Los Angeles Regional Office)
Counties Served: Los Angeles, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hawaii

LA VA Regional Office
11000 Wilshire Blvd R 5208
Los Angeles, CA 90024

310 235-7796 (Office)
310 882-3438 (Fax)

Allen Williams  (National Service Officer)
allenw@pva.org

Joseph Phillips  (National Service Officer)
josephp@pva.org

Sharon Patterson  (Administrative Assistant)
Sharonp@pva.org

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (San Deigo Regional Office)
Counties Served:  San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino

San Diego Regional Office
8810 Rio San Diego Dr Ste 1121
San Diego, CA 92108

619 400-5320 (Office)
619 400-5562 (Fax)

Robert Kamai  (National Service Officer)
Robertk@pva.org

Eric Meekins  (National Service Officer)
Ericm@pva.org

Samantha Galliher  (Administrative Assistant)
Samathag@pva.org

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