About
All Maryland State Government Departments and Agencies have a Veterans Services Specialist or “liaison” who can provide general information to State employees who have served in the military or who have family members who have served in the military with information on veteran-related resources. They can also answer general questions citizens may have about these resources. The Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families (DVMF) Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program works alongside liaisons to share information and improve veteran services coordination.
Offered Programs and Benefits
The Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families (DVMF) is a State Government Executive Department with a service mission to assist veterans, active duty service members, their families and dependents, in securing benefits earned through military service.
Under the Department of Veterans and Military Families are five major programs:
- The Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Program
- Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
- The Veterans Service and Benefits Program
- Outreach and Advocacy Program
- The Maryland Veterans Trust
Also managed by the DVMF is the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program and the Veterans Services Specialist Program.
The Department is represented on the Governors Commission on Suicide Prevention, the Maryland Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Governors Workforce Development Board, the Collaboration for Student Veterans Commission, and various local work groups and councils.
Points of Contact
DoIT’s Veterans’ Services Specialists (VSS)
Norman Farley, Chief of Public Safety Communications
(410) 697-9681
norman.farley@maryland.gov
Cindy Cole, Collateral Programs Administrator
(410) 697-9639
cindy.cole@maryland.gov
DVMF Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program
For more detailed information, reach out to members of the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program. They’re charged with informing veterans and family members on services, benefits, and assistance available to them from the State and Federal governments, and they’re capable of discussing VA benefits and how to connect with a variety of veteran-related resources.
Denise Nooe, Deputy Director
410-260-3840
denise.nooe@maryland.gov
Lindsay Livingston, Director of Veteran and Military Family Programs
410-260-3842
lindsay.livingston@maryland.gov
Roslyn Jones, Women Veterans/Inclusion Program Manager
410-260-3971
roslyn.jones1@maryland.gov