Regional Program and Contact Information

• Each of 14 PHWFF regions begins with the region name and state abbreviations in that region, followed by the name of the regional coordinator and the e-mail contact information.


• Programs within the region are listed by the city and state in bold followed by the program location and in italics , the fly fishing club or chapter that has signed a PHWFF program has a signed a PHWFF Memorandum of Agreement

New England – CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Marcus Cohn, Regional Coordinator 
newengland@projecthealingwaters.org

Bedford, MA
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Massachusetts Bay Fly Fishers

Providence, RI
Providence VAMC
Narraganset Chapter of TU

Brockton, MA
VA Boston Healthcare Systems, Brockton Campus
Massachusetts Bay Flyfishers

White River Junction, VT
White River Junction VAMC
Greater Upper Valley Chapter of TU

Augusta, ME
Togus VAMC
Kennebec Valley Chapter TU / Maine Council TU

Western NY, Western PA
Ray Markiewicz, Regional Coordinator  
westernnypa@projecthealingwaters.org

Batavia, NY
Batavia VAMC
Lake Erie Chapter FFF

Altoona, PA
James E. Van Zandt Medical Center
Altoona Project Healing Waters Program

Buffalo, NY
Buffalo VAMC
Western New York TU

Buffalo, NY
Vet Center
Lake Erie Chapter FFF

Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua VAMC
Canandaigua Lake TU

Pittsburgh, PA
H. John Heinz III (Aspenwall) VAMC
Penn's Woods West TU

Mid-Atlantic – NJ, NY (Eastern), PA (Eastern)
Tamar Martin Franklin, Regional Coordinator
midatlantic@projecthealingwaters.org

Lyons, NJ
Lyons Campus of East Orange VAMC
Lyons Fly Fishing Club

Syracuse, NY
Syracuse VAMC
Iroquois/Madison Chapter TU

Ft. Drum, NY
Ft. Drum WTU
Tug Hill / Black River Chapter TU

Utica, NY
Rome VAMC
New Hartford American Legion Post 1376

New York, NY
Manhattan VAMC
Veteran Anglers of New York

Allentown, PA
Allentown VA Outpatient Clinic
Hokendaqua Chapter TU

Northport, NY
Northport VAMC
Veteran Angers of New York

National Capital - Washington DC, DE, MD
David Folkerts, Regional Coordinator 
david.folkerts@projecthealingwaters.org

Perry Point, MD
Perry Point VAMC
Patapsco Valley of TU

Ft. Meade, MD
Ft. Meade WTU
Potomac Patuxent Chapter of TU

Bethesda, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
PHWFF National

The Virginias - VA, WV
Phil Johnson, Regional Coordinator  
virginias@projecthealingwaters.org

Ft. Belvoir, VA
Ft. Belvoir WTU
PHWFF National

Salem, VA
Salem VAMC
Roanoke Valley TU

Newport News, VA                   
Ft. Eustis WTU
Fly Fishers of Virginia

Tennessee Valley - TN (Eastern), KY
Scott Scrip, Regional Coordinator 
tennvalley@projecthealingwaters.org

Johnson City, TN
Mountain Home VAMC
Tri Cities Fly Fishers

Murfreesboro, TN
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System  -  Alvin C. York Campus
Lynchburg Fly Fishing Club

Nashville, TN
Nashville VAMC
Middle Tennessee Fly Fishers

Mid-South - GA, NC, SC
John Bass, Regional Coordinator  
midsouth@projecthealingwaters.org

Atlanta, GA
Atlanta VAMC and Shepherd Spinal Center
Fly Fishing for Vets, Inc.

Durham, NC
Durham VAMC
Triangle Fly Fishers Club

Asheville, NC
Ashville VAMC
North Carolina Fly Fishing Team

Richlands, NC
Richlands United Methodist Church
Fly Fishers in Friendship and Fidelity

Charlotte, NC
Charlotte VA Outpatient Clinic
Carolina Fly Fishing Club

Salisbury, NC
W.G. Hefner VAMC
Carolina Fly Fishing Club

Cherokee, NC
Cherokee
North Carolina Fly Fishing Team

Wilmington, NC
Wilmington CBOC
Fly Fishers in Friendship and Fidelity

Deep South - AL, FL, MS
Pat Damico, Regional Coordinator 
deepsouth@projecthealingwaters.org

Bay Pines, FL
Bay Pines VAMC
Suncoast Fly Fishers

Tampa, FL
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club

Biloxi, MS
Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System
Mississippi Coast Fly Fishers

South Central - LA, TX
Stephen Schlein, Regional Coordinator  
southcentral@projecthealingwaters.org

Shreveport, LA
Overton Brooks VAMC
North Louisiana Fly Fishers

Lufkin, TX
Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic
Pineywoods Fly Fishers

Amarillo, TX
Amarillo VAMC
Amarillo Fly Guys

San Antonio, TX
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
Guadalupe River TU

Ft. Hood, TX
Ft. Hood WTU
Jack Sparks Central Texas Flyrodders

The Heartland - AR, KS, MO, NE, OK, TN (Western)
Rick Trowbridge, Regional Coordinator 
heartland@projecthealingwaters.org

Fayetteville, AR
Fayetteville VAMC
Tightlines Flyfishers

Springfield, MO
Springfield Vet Center
MTFA-Springfield

Leavenworth, KS
VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System – Dwight D. Eisenhower VAMC
Free State Fly Fishers

St. Louis, MO
St. Louis VAMC (Jefferson Barracks Division)
Ozark Fly Fishers

Topeka, KS
VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System
Free State Fly Fishers

Memphis, TN
Memphis VAMC
Mid South Fly Fishing Organization

Wichita, KS
Robert J. Dole DVA  MC & RO
Flatland Fly Fishers

Omaha, NE
Omaha VA Nebraska – Western Iowa Health Care System
Cornhusker Fly Fishers, Inc.

Fort Leonard Wood, MO
General Leonard Wood ACH
MTFA-Springfield

Midwest —IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Paul Ricciuti, Regional Coordinator 
midwest@projecthealingwaters.org

Hines, IL
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Drift

St. Cloud, MN
St. Cloud VAMC
St. Cloud Fly Anglers

Indianapolis, IN
Richard L. Roudebush VAMC
Indianapolis Fly Casters

Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati VAMC
Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers, Inc. / Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc.

Detroit, MI
John D. Dingell VAMC
Michigan Fly Fishing Club

Cleveland, OH
Louis Stokes VAMC
Ohio Council FFF

Iron Mountain, MI
Oscar G. Johnson VAMC
Fred Waara Chapter of TU

Dayton, OH
Dayton VAMC
Miami Valley Fly Fishers

Saginaw, MI
Aleda E Lutz VAMC
William B. Mershon Chapter of TU

Appleton, WI
Appleton Clinic
Central Wisconsin TU

Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis VAMC
Twin Cities Chapter of TU

Milwaukee, WI
Clement J. Zablocki VAMC
Southeast Wisconsin TU

Rocky Mountain — CO, MT, ND, SD, WY
Gary Spuhler, Regional Coordinator 
rockymt@projecthealingwaters.org

Denver, CO
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Front Range Fly Fishers

Grand Junction, CO
Grand Junction VAMC
Grand Valley Anglers TU

Hot Springs, SD
Hot Springs VAMC

Helena, MT
Ft. Harrison VAMC
Pat Barnes Chapter TU

Ft. Carson, CO
Ft. Carson WTU  (Evans Army Hospital)
Pikes Peak Fly Fishers & Cheyenne Mountain TU

Sheridan, WY
Sheridan VAMC
Little Big Horn TU Chapter

Northwest — AK, ID, OR, WA
Chuck Tye, Regional Coordinator 
northwest@projecthealingwaters.org

Anchorage, AK
Elmendorf VA Outpatient Clinic
Alaska Fly Fishers

White City, OR
VA Southern Oregon Rehab Center & Clinics
Southern Oregon Fly Fishers

Boise, ID
Boise VAMC
Ted Trueblood Chapter TU

Ft. Lewis, WA
Ft. Lewis WTB
Puget Sound Fly Fishers

Idaho Falls, ID
VAMC
Snake River Cutthroats TU

Lakewood, WA
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System - America Lake Division
Olympia Chapter of TU

Bend, OR
Orvis
Deshutes TU Chapter

Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA
Portland VAMC – Vancouver Campus
Tualatin Valley TU

Spokane, WA
Spokane VAMC
Spokane Fly Fishers Fishing Organization

Salem, OR
Salem Vet Center

Santiam Flycasters, Inc.

Southwest — AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, UT, TX
Carole Katz, Regional Coordinator 
southwest@projecthealingwaters.org

Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix VAMC
Arizona Flycasters, Inc.

San Diego, CA
Balboa Naval Hospital
San Diego Fly Fishers

Show Low, AZ
Show Low VA Health Care Clinic
White Mountain Fly Fishers

Sepulveda, CA
Vet Center
Sierra Pacific Fly Fishers

Tucson, AZ
Southern Arizona VAHCS / Ft. Huachuca WTU
Old Pueblo TU

Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico VA Health Care System
New Mexico Trout Unlimited

Long Beach, CA
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Long Beach Casting Club

Reno, NV
Reno
The Truckee River Flyfishers

Martinez, CA
Martinez VA Outpatient Clinic
Diablo Valley Fly Fisherman

Ft. Bliss, TX
William Beaumont AMC/Ft. Bliss WTB
Mesilla Valley Fly Fishers

Barstow, CA       
Loma Linda VA
High Desert Fly Fishing, Inc.

PHWFF Canada
http://projecthealingwaters.ca/
Kerry Pitt
President, PHWFFC
projecthealingwatersca@gmail.com