Regional Employer Services Liaison Officers

The Regional Employer Services Liaison Officers are available to provide assistance with all questions about the agency's payroll reporting processes and applications.


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Calls from Telephone Location E-mail Address
Alabama (404) 562-1315
(334) 875-8682
Atlanta, GA
Montgomery, AL
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
frances.tatum@ssa.gov
Alaska (206) 615-2125 Seattle, WA tim.beard@ssa.gov
American Samoa (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Arizona (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Arkansas (866) 592-2802 x11213 Dallas, TX debbie.forsythe@ssa.gov
California (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Colorado (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov
Connecticut (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
Delaware (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Dist. Columbia (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Florida-North (404) 562-1315
(866) 296-4879 x16801
Atlanta, GA
Vero Beach, FL
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
marlene.a.ulisky@ssa.gov
Florida-South (404) 562-1315
(305) 672-4517
Atlanta, GA
Miami Beach, FL
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
peter.blalock@ssa.gov
Georgia (404) 562-1315 Atlanta, GA kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
Guam (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Hawaii (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Idaho (206) 615-2125 Seattle, WA tim.beard@ssa.gov
Illinois# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Indiana# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Iowa (816) 936-5657 Kansas City, MO kelli.chappelow@ssa.gov
Kansas (816) 936-5657 Kansas City, MO kelli.chappelow@ssa.gov
Kentucky (404) 562-1315 Atlanta, GA kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
Louisiana (866) 592-2802 x11213 Dallas, TX debbie.forsythe@ssa.gov
Maine (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
Maryland (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Massachusetts (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
Michigan# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Minnesota# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Mississippi (404) 562-1315
(866) 403-8014 x26239
(888) 436-2621 x16578
Atlanta, GA
Meridian, MS

Jackson, MS
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
sue.d.clark@ssa.gov

janice.m.buckley@ssa.gov
Missouri (816) 936-5657 Kansas City, MO kelli.chappelow@ssa.gov
Montana (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov
Nebraska (816) 936-5657 Kansas City, MO kelli.chappelow@ssa.gov
Nevada (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
New Hampshire (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
New Jersey (212) 264-1117 New York, NY tyrone.s.benefield@ssa.gov or
angela.caruso@ssa.gov
New Mexico (866) 592-2802 x11213 Dallas, TX debbie.forsythe@ssa.gov
New York (212) 264-1117 New York, NY tyrone.s.benefield@ssa.gov or
angela.caruso@ssa.gov
North Carolina (404) 562-1315
(888) 383-1598 x21824
(866) 366-9556 x15104
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC

Goldsboro, NC
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
john.h.heath@ssa.gov

ethel.barnes@ssa.gov
North Dakota (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov
Northern Mariana Islands (510) 970-8247 San Francisco, CA rey.arquero@ssa.gov
Ohio# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Oklahoma (866) 592-2802 x11213 Dallas, TX debbie.forsythe@ssa.gov
Oregon (206) 615-2125 Seattle, WA tim.beard@ssa.gov
Pennsylvania (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Puerto Rico (212) 264-1117 New York, NY tyrone.s.benefield@ssa.gov
Rhode Island (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
South Carolina (404) 562-1315 Atlanta, GA kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
South Dakota (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov
Tennessee (404) 562-1315
(866) 365-3040 x11051
Atlanta, GA
Chattanooga, TN
kirk.jockell@ssa.gov
connie.kennedy@ssa.gov
Texas (866) 592-2802 x11213 Dallas, TX debbie.forsythe@ssa.gov
Utah (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov
Vermont (617) 565-2895 Boston, MA regina.bachini@ssa.gov
Virgin Islands (212) 264-1117 New York, NY tyrone.s.benefield@ssa.gov
Virginia (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Washington (206) 615-2125 Seattle, WA tim.beard@ssa.gov
West Virginia (215) 597-2354 Philadelphia, PA bernard.a.daniels@ssa.gov
Wisconsin# (312) 575-4244 Chicago, IL paul.dieterle@ssa.gov
Wyoming (303) 844-2364 Denver, CO carolyn.sykes@ssa.gov

* Alternate Contact - (404) 562-1315 - (Atlanta - Kirk Jockell)

# Alternate Contact - (312) 575-4235 - (Chicago - Patricia A. Hayes)

For more information, please return to or visit our Employer W-2 Filing Instructions and Information homepage.

CPAs, Accountants, Enrolled Agents, and other third parties, may contact the Internal Revenue Service's Martinsburg Computing Center toll-free at 1-866-455-7438 (1-304-263-8700), or Tom Bricker, Social Security, at 410-965-5273.