AOW Workflow - Insert a Variable from another module

Currently working with SuiteCRM 7.5.1

I am uncertain exactly how the Alerts all work. But I need to insert a variable from another module into this email that goes out:

In any case, the contact state isn’t appearing. All I have is a related field where you select the contact, and that field is how the records are tied. My assumption is that since the cstm table is holding the ID for the contact and not the relationship table, that isn’t able to populate the information. Is there any way to get around this? I’d prefer to keep things how they are.