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Annandale Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 23 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 0 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 23.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 17.

Current aggregate decisions: 7,837
Any relief granted: 20.4%
Denied: 79.6%

Current benchmark period: FY 2021 - 2026*. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 6,305
Completed / closed cases: 13,419
Average wait time for completed cases: 649 days
Backlog: 15,370
Average days waited so far: 649 days
Average days until hearing: 789 days
Represented among completed cases: 55.7%N=7,469 / 13,419
Detained among completed cases: 19.7%N=2,646 / 13,419
Completed in absentia: 24.7%N=3,319 / 13,419

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	8,892	66.3%
Terminate Proceedings	1,497	11.2%
Voluntary Departure	1,498	11.2%
No NTA Filed	167	1.2%
Grant Relief	788	5.9%
Other Closure	373	2.8%
Credible Fear - not found	20	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	72	0.5%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	40	0.3%
Credible Fear - found	12	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	10	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	13	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	14	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	6	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	9	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief granted	6	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief granted	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 7,774
Completed / closed cases: 18,260
Average wait time for completed cases: 796 days
Backlog: 20,559
Average days waited so far: 640 days
Average days until hearing: 797 days
Represented among completed cases: 49.5%N=9,031 / 18,260
Detained among completed cases: 13.3%N=2,426 / 18,260
Completed in absentia: 28.8%N=5,254 / 18,260

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	11,666	63.9%
Terminate Proceedings	2,777	15.2%
No NTA Filed	251	1.4%
Grant Relief	1,575	8.6%
Voluntary Departure	1,137	6.2%
Other Closure	518	2.8%
Credible Fear - not found	54	0.3%
Credible Fear - found	24	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	108	0.6%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	59	0.3%
Witholding Only - other	29	0.2%
Credible Fear - other	3	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	12	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - found	19	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief granted	21	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	4	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - other	1	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

16 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 65.6%–95.5%.

P25 76.8% · median 82.2% · P75 87.3% · IQR 10.5%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Alysha Welsh · N=279 · denied 86.7% · TRAC report
Cynthia Torg · N=297 · denied 82.2% · TRAC report
David Gardey · N=420 · denied 95.5% · TRAC report
Deepali Nadkarni · N=323 · denied 73.1% · TRAC report
Dimple Gupta · N=174 · denied 90.8% · TRAC report
Emily Farrar-Crockett · N=388 · denied 76.8% · TRAC report
Francisco Mendez · N=367 · denied 79.0% · TRAC report
Jason Braun · N=160 · denied 65.6% · TRAC report
Lolita Lukose · N=315 · denied 74.6% · TRAC report
Lorianne M. Campanella · N=672 · denied 82.1% · TRAC report
Michael Lewis · N=382 · denied 85.1% · TRAC report
Michelle Lakomy · N=270 · denied 76.7% · TRAC report
Paul McCloskey · N=175 · denied 89.1% · TRAC report
Raphael Choi · N=202 · denied 93.6% · TRAC report
Richard Vanveldhuisen · N=463 · denied 79.3% · TRAC report
Sherease R. Pratt · N=545 · denied 85.3% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Annandale Immigration Court cases (N)	Annandale Immigration Court any relief	Annandale Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2025	4,786	23.8%	76.2%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	3,043	15.0%	85.0%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

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Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Annandale Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 7619 Little River Turnpike, Suite 400 Annandale, VA 22003
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Main phone: (703) 343-4000
General inquiries: Annandale.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: There is parking onsite at the Annandale Immigration Court. The Court has parking accessible on the surface (both 2-hour time limited spaces and unlimited spaces), as well as a parking garage. All parking is currently free of charge.
Building access: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo security screening through a magnetometer and personal items are X-rayed each time they visit the immigration court. Secondary inspection may be required for those who do not pass the primary inspection. The secondary inspection does include enhanced screening (wanding) of the visitor and the X-ray of the visitor’s shoes. As this is a commercial building, we have security screening on all three floors. Elevator access to the immigration courts begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. No visitors are permitted on our floors once security has left for the day.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (703) 343-4000
General inquiries: Annandale.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Annandale@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

All visitors to the immigration court must undergo security screening through a magnetometer and personal items are X-rayed each time they visit the immigration court. Secondary inspection may be required for those who do not pass the primary inspection. The secondary inspection does include enhanced screening (wanding) of the visitor and the X-ray of the visitor’s shoes. As this is a commercial building, we have security screening on all three floors. Elevator access to the immigration courts begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. No visitors are permitted on our floors once security has left for the day.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

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EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

John Cody Barnes
Jason E. Braun
Lorianne M. Campanella
Raphael Choi
Megan H. Eyes
Emily Farrar-Crockett
David A. Gardey
Dimple Gupta
Lenka J. Koss
Michelle Lakomy
Michael Lewis
Lolita M. Lukose
Francisco Mendez
Paul McCloskey
Deepali Nadkarni
Sherease R. Pratt
Jorene Soto
Matthew E. Sweet
Cynthia S. Torg
Richard W. VanVeldhuisen
Alysha M. Welsh

Temporary immigration judges

Joshua Bennett (temporary assignment)
Matthew S. Johnson (temporary assignment)

ACIJ: John C. Barnes
Backup ACIJ: Theresa Holmes-Simmons
Court administrator: Natalie Meyers

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: ARLINGTON, VA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)Florence Detention Center (DHS Detainees) Other hearing locations: Virginia Televideo Sites:; Farmville Detention Center; Farmville, VACaroline County Detention Facility Bowling Green, VA

Other hearing locations

Farmville Detention Center
Farmville, VACaroline County Detention Facility Bowling Green, VA
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Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

John C. Barnes (JCB)

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Telephonic access code: 199 506 9189

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Joshua Bennett (BJL)

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Telephonic access code: 2826 760 9682

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Jason Braun (JSB)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 140 0091

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Lorianne M. Campanella (LCA)

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Telephonic access code: 199 340 7724

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Raphael Choi (RC1)

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Telephonic access code: 199 269 7663

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Megan H. Eyes (MHE)

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Telephonic access code: 2820 377 4428

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Emily Farrar-Crockett (EFC)

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Telephonic access code: 199 441 6120

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David Gardey (DAG)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 767 2984

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Dimple Gupta (DEG)

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Telephonic access code: 2818 814 9916

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Matthew S. Johnson (MSJ)

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Telephonic access code: 2823 670 8954

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Lenka J. Koss (KJL)

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Telephonic access code: 2830 102 0489

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Michelle Lakomy (LML)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 033 9791

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Michael Lewis (MIL)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 602 1818

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Lolita Lukose (LL1)

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Telephonic access code: 199 332 4942

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Paul McCloskey (PMC)

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Telephonic access code: 199 954 3654

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Francisco Mendez (FMZ)

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Telephonic access code: 199 466 4156

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Deepali Nadkarni (DNM)

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Telephonic access code: 199 373 6045

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Sherease R. Pratt (SRP)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 439 4994

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Jorene Soto (JST)

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Telephonic access code: 2828 843 4150

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Matthew E. Sweet (MTS)

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Telephonic access code: 2819 385 9074

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Cynthia Torg (CST)

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Telephonic access code: 199 232 2171

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Richard Vanveldhuisen (RWV)

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Telephonic access code: 2763 212 9924

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Alysha Welsh (AMW)

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Telephonic access code: 2762 738 5442

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