State Children's Justice Act (CJA) Grantees
Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Children's Justice Act (CJA) is a federally funded program that helps States develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and to improve the handling of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect fatalities. This page lists the contact information for each State's CJA Coordinator and/or Task Force Members.
Alabama
Becky Peaton
Task Force Co-Coordinator
Alabama's Children's Justice Task Force
Troy University
104 McCartha Hall
Troy, AL 36082
Phone: (334) 399-9022
Email: beckypeaton@yahoo.com
Information Last Updated 22-August-2021
contactID: 13723 nadid: 26998
Adrienne Koda
CJA Co-Coordinator
Alabama's Children's Justice Task Force
Troy University
600 University Avenue
Troy, AL 36082
Phone: (334) 657-1525
Email: usyka1997@gmail.com
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 13717 nadid: 26998
Alaska
Richard Bloomquist
CJA Coordinator
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Children's Services
130 Seward Street
Suite 406
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-3207
Information Last Updated: 09-August-2021
contactID: 13718 nadid: 27000
Sarah Abramczyk
Alaska Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Children's Services
323 E. 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 465-2145
Fax: (907) 465-3656
Email: Sarah.Abramczyk@Alaska.gov
Information Last Updated: 09-August-2021
contactID: 8202 nadid: 2539
Arizona
Emily Uline-Olmstead
Justice Program Manager
Governor's Office of Youth Faith and Family
1700 West Washington
Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-2391
Email: euolmstead@az.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 13721 nadid: 27003
Arkansas
Max Snowden
CJA Coordinator
Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence
4301 West Markham
Slot 606
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 661-7975
Email: snowdenmaxd@uams.edu
Information Last Updated 06-September-2017
contactID: 13720 nadid: 27002
Sherry Williamson, M.P.A.
CJA Coordinator
Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence
4301 West Markham
Slot 606
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 661-7975
Email: williamsonsherryj@uams.edu
Information Last Updated 06-September-2017
contactID: 13722 nadid: 27002
California
Elizabeth Manrique
CJA Coordinator
Federal Funds Administrator
California Governor Office of Emergency Services
Criminal Justice, Emergency Management & Victim Services Branch
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655
Phone: (916) 845-8835
Information Last Updated: 07-October-2021
contactID: 13724 nadid: 27004
Colorado
Matt Holtman
CJA Coordinator
CAPTA Administrator
Colorado Office of Children, Youth and Families
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-4897
Email: Matt.holtman@state.co.us
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 13812 nadid: 27163
Connecticut
Kristen M. Clark
CJA Coordinator
Connecticut Governor's Task Force on Justice for Abused Children
The Village for Families & Children, Inc.
331 Wethersfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: (860) 297-0549
Email: kclark@thevillage.org
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13726 nadid: 27006
Tammy Sneed
Task Force Chairperson
Director of Gender Responsive Adolescent Services
Connecticut Department of Children's and Families
Academy for Family and Workforce Knowledge and Development
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6471
Email: tammy.sneed@ct.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13729 nadid: 27007
Delaware
Christian Kervick
Deputy Director
Criminal Justice Council
820 French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-3341
Phone: (302) 577-5030
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13738 nadid: 27014
District of Columbia
Roni Seabrook
CJA Coordinator
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Office of Planning, Policy and Program Support
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-724-7076
Email: Roni.seabrook@dc.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13746 nadid: 27022
Jennifer Gillyard
CJA Grant Monitor
Research and Information Specialist
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Office of Planning, Policy and Program Support
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-727-3374
Email: Jennifer.gillyard@dc.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13745 nadid: 27022
Florida
Justine Hicks
Prevention Specialist
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Child Welfare
2415 North Monroe Street
Suite 400, Room N349
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (850) 717-4658
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 14028 nadid: 28859
Georgia
Arleymah Gray, MPH
Director of Federal Plans
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
2 Peachtreet Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 596-1370
Email: ARLEYMAH.GRAY@DHS.GA.GOV
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 13754 nadid: 27029
Deb Farrell
Vice President, CAPTA Panel & CJA Task Force Coordinator.
Care Solutions, Inc.
1117 Perimeter Center West
Atlanta, GA 30338
Phone: (770) 642-6722
Email: debfarrell@caresolutions.com
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 7901 nadid: 26170
Hawaii
Rachel Thorburn
CJA Coordinator
Child Welfare Program Development Administrator
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Services Branch, Social Services Division
810 Richards Street
Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5675
Email: RThorburn@dhs.hawaii.gov
Information Last Updated 16-February-2016
contactID: 13765 nadid: 27035
William Joseph Hall, II
Assistant Program Administrator
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Services Branch, Social Services Division
810 Richards Street
Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5704
Email: whall@dhs.hawaii.gov
Information Last Updated 16-February-2016
contactID: 13764 nadid: 27035
Jasmine Mau-Mukai
Administrator
Children's Justice Center
3019 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96817-1418
Phone: (808) 586-0826
Fax: (808) 595-6978
Information Last Updated 16-February-2016
contactID: 13766 nadid: 27037
Idaho
Michelle Weir
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Division of Family and Community Services
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5651
Email: michelle.weir@dhw.idaho.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 2450 nadid: 10346
Illinois
Sherry A. Cobbins
Grants Administrator
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Accountability and Grants Division
4500 S. 6th Street Road
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 786-0135
Information Last Updated: 04-March-2019
contactID: 13792 nadid: 27052
Indiana
Heather H. Kestian
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 W. Washington Street
Room E 306-MS47
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 358-3253
Fax: (317) 234-4497
Email: Heather.Kestian@dcs.IN.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2019
contactID: 7862 nadid: 26177
Iowa
Tricia Barto
CJA Coordinator
Child Protection Manager
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of Adult, Children and Family Services
1305 East Walnut Street
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor NE
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: (515) 281-7151
Fax: (515) 242-6248
Email: pbarto@dhs.state.ia.us
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 7403 nadid: 12870
Kansas
Jennifer Slagle
CJA Grant Administrator
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Prevention and Protection Services
555 S. Kansas
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-5073
Email: Jennifer.Slagle@ks.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2021
contactID: 14308 nadid: 30311
Ann Goodall, LBSW, DCFI
CAPTA/CJA Public Service Administrator
Kansas Department for Children and Family Services
Assessment, Prevention and Interstate Placements/Prevention and Protection Services
555 S Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-6083
Email: Ann.Goodall@ks.gov
Information Last Updated: 09-January-2020
contactID: 14132 nadid: 12871
Kentucky
Casey Brown
CJA/CRP State Liaison
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community and Based Services, DPP
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-4502 x3597
Email: casey.brown@ky.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-December-2019
contactID: 13798 nadid: 27057
Louisiana
Jan Byland
CJA Coordinator
Director
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
627 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-9960
Email: jan.byland@la.gov
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13799 nadid: 27058
Eileen Fourroux
CJA Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
627 North 4th Street
3rd Floor
Baton Rouge, LA
Phone: (225) 341-8586
Email: eileen.fourroux@la.gov
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13801 nadid: 27058
Maine
Bobbi Johnson
Associate Director of Child Welfare Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-7989
Fax: (207) 624-7970
Email: Bobbi.Johnson@maine.gov
Information Last Updated: 19-March-2020
contactID: 13802 nadid: 27059
Maryland
Jessica Wheeler
CJA Coordinator
Director of Juvenile Justice
Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services
300 East Joppa Road
Baltimore, MD 21286
Phone: (410) 821-2852
Email: jessica.wheeler@maryland.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13730 nadid: 27010
Massachusetts
Scott Scholefield
CJA Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2382
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13736 nadid: 27013
Nate Landers
CJA Coordinator
DCF Federal Relations Manager
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Email: Nathan.Landers@state.ma.us
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13733 nadid: 27013
Michigan
Veronica Flores
Task Force Coordinator
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Prevention, Preservation & Protection Division
235 S. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Email: Floresv2@Michigan.gov
Information Last Updated: 07-May-2021
contactID: 13737 nadid: 27015
Minnesota
Sarah Bello
Task Force Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Child Safety and Permanency Division
P.O. Box 64943
St. Paul, MN 55164-0943
Phone: (651) 431-4704
Email: sarah.e.bello@state.mn.us
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 13767 nadid: 27038
Mississippi
Karla Tye
CJA Coordinator
Children's Advocacy Centers of Mississippi
Post Office Box 5348
Jackson, MS 39296-5348
Phone: (601) 940-6183
Email: ktye@mschaptercacs.org
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13768 nadid: 27039
Missouri
Cari Pointer
CJA Coordinator
Program Development Specialist
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 751-8930
Email: Cari.A.Pointer@dss.mo.gov
Information Last Updated 20-June-2018
contactID: 13771 nadid: 27042
Montana
Mick Leary
CJA Coordinator
Program Bureau Chief
Montana Department Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
301 South Park Avenue
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 841-2483
Email: mileary@mt.gov
Information Last Updated 01-March-2018
contactID: 13775 nadid: 27043
Nebraska
Suzana Borowski
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
208 N. Pine
Grand Island, NE 68802
Phone: (303) 850-2005
Email: Suzana.borowski@nebraska.gov
Information Last Updated: 12-February-2019
contactID: 14092 nadid: 29783
Nevada
Beverly Mason
Social Services Program Specialist III
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-7293
Email: Beverly.mason@dcfs.nv.gov
Information Last Updated: 09-December-2019
contactID: 13780 nadid: 27045
New Hampshire
Danielle Snook
New Hampshire CJA Coordinator
Program Specialist
New Hampshire Department of Justice
New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3671
Email: danielle.snook@doj.nh.gov
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2021
contactID: 13783 nadid: 27046
Lynda Ruel
Task Force Chair
Director, Office of Victim/Witness Assistance
New Hampshire Department of Justice
New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3671
Email: Lynda.ruel@doj.nh.gov
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2021
contactID: 13784 nadid: 27046
New Jersey
Daniel Yale
CJA Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
50 East State Street
PO box 729
Trenton, NJ 08625-0729
Phone: (609) 888-7908
Email: Daniel.yale@dcf.state.nj.us
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13785 nadid: 27047
New Mexico
Delphine Trujillo
New Mexico Department of Health and Human Services
Division for Children, Youth & Families
1120 Paseo de Peralta, PO Drawer 5160
Room 258
PS Prevention & Initiatives Bureau
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 827-8400
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14311 nadid: 27195
New York
Melaney Szklenka
Task Force Chair
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Bureau of Program and Community Development, Division of Child Welfare and Community Services
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 486-7674
Email: Melaney.szklenka@ocfs.ny.gov
Information Last Updated: 26-February-2021
contactID: 4983 nadid: 12857
Adam Berry
Program Manager, CFSS1
CJA Coordinator
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Bureau of Program and Community Development, Division of Child Welfare and Community Services
52 Washington Street
Room 334 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Email: Adam.Berry@ocfs.ny.gov
Information Last Updated: 16-February-2021
contactID: 14283 nadid: 12857
North Carolina
Toni E. Lockley
Governor’s Crime Commission
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
1201 Front Street
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 899-9220
Toll-Free: (919) 733-4625
Email: toni.lockley1@ncdps.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-December-2020
contactID: 14213 nadid: 30199
North Dakota
Marlys Baker
CJA Coordinator
Administrator
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-1853
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Email: mbaker@nd.gov
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 13791 nadid: 27051
Ohio
Tequilla Washington
CJA Coordinator
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
PO Box 183204
Columbus, OH 43218-3204
Phone: (614) 752-5206
Information Last Updated: 24-March-2020
contactID: 14081 nadid: 26993
Oklahoma
Matthew Rhoades
CJA Coordinator
Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
940 NE 13th
Suite 4900
Nicholson Tower
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Email: Matthew-Rhoades@ouhsc.edu
Information Last Updated 22-September-2019
contactID: 13715 nadid: 11434
Nena Newman
CJA Coordinator
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Children Welfare Services Division
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: (918) 794-7527
Email: nena.newman@okdhs.org
Information Last Updated 06-August-2018
contactID: 13735 nadid: 26994
Oregon
Robin Reimer
CJA Coordinator
Oregon Department of Justice
Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97201
Phone: (971) 673-3826
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 13727 nadid: 27008
Pennsylvania
Kari Coccagna
Program Development Specialist
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work
403 East Winding Hill Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: (717) 462-1861
Email: kac360@pitt.edu
Information Last Updated: 14-December-2020
contactID: 14228 nadid: 30206
Erik Walters
Program Specialist
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Health and Welfare Building Annex
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 705-5420
Fax: (717) 346-9663
Email: eriwalters@pa.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-December-2020
contactID: 13900 nadid: 27009
Puerto Rico
Eddie A. García Fuentes, Ph.D.
CJA Coordinator
Sub-Administrador
Puerto Rico Family Department
Administration for Family and Children
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900, ext 1800
Email: edgarcia@familia.pr.gov
Information Last Updated 21-August-2020
contactID: 13732 nadid: 27012
Glenda L. Gerena Ríos
Administrator
Puerto Rico Family Department
Administration for Family and Children
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900
Email: Glenda.gerena@familia.pr.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2020
contactID: 14187 nadid: 27012
Heidy V. Salgado Alvarado
CJA Coordinator
Puerto Rico Family Department
Administration for Family and Children
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2020
contactID: 14186 nadid: 27012
Iris Colón Castañeda
CJA Coordinator
Task Force Coordinator
Puerto Rico Family Department
Administration for Family and Children
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900, ext. 1819
Email: ircolon@familia.pr.gov
Information Last Updated: 12-August-2020
contactID: 13734 nadid: 27012
Rhode Island
Kim Sande
Federal Grants Manager
Rhode Island Department of Children Youth & Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3483
Email: kim.sande@dcyf.ri.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13739 nadid: 27017
South Carolina
Mandy Bowden
CJA Coordinator
Children's Law Center
USC School of Law
1600 Hampton Street
Suite 502
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 252-9839
Email: AJBOWDEN@mailbox.sc.edu
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13740 nadid: 27018
South Dakota
JoLynn Bostrom
CJA Coordinator
Program Specialist
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
2200 W. Main Street
Sturgis, SD 57785
Phone: (605) 347-2588, ext. 203
Email: JoLynn.Bostrom@state.sd.us
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13741 nadid: 27019
Pamela Bennett
CJA Coordinator
Assistant Division Director
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Email: Pamela.Bennett@state.sd.us
Information Last Updated: 05-January-2021
contactID: 13742 nadid: 27020
Tennessee
Carla B. Aaron, MSSW
Executive Director
Tennessee Department of Children Services
Office of Child Safety
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-8278
Email: Carla.aaron@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13743 nadid: 27021
Texas
Heidi Penix
Texas Center for the Judiciary
1210 San Antonio
Suite 800
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 482-8986
Email: heidip@yourhonor.com
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 13747 nadid: 27023
Utah
Tracey L. Tabet
CJA Coordinator
Utah Office of the Attorney General
Children's Justice Division
5272 South College Drive
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Phone: (801) 281-1202
Email: ttabet@agutah.gov
Information Last Updated 13-July-2017
contactID: 13748 nadid: 27024
Vermont
Nancy Miller, MSW
Child Safety Manager
Vermont Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Email: Nancy.miller@vermont.gov
Information Last Updated: 18-November-2020
contactID: 13749 nadid: 27025
Virginia
Jenna L. Foster, MBA
CJA Coordinator
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-3967
Fax: (804) 786-3414
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 13750 nadid: 27026
Washington
Paul Seabaugh
CJA Coordinator
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
1115 Washington Street, SE
Headquarters - OB-2
Olympia, WA 98504-5710
Phone: (360) 902-0860
Email: paul.seabaugh@dcyf.wa.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 13752 nadid: 27028
West Virginia
Andrea Darr
CJA Coordinator
Director
West Virginia Center for Children's Justice
West Virginia State Police, Crimes Against Children Unit
3040 University Avenue
Suite #3108
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: (304) 610-3474
Phone: (304) 766-5898
Email: Andrea.L.Darr@wvsp.gov
Information Last Updated 07-May-2020
contactID: 13755 nadid: 29094
Wisconsin
Teresa A. Nienow
CJA Coordinator
Justice Program Supervisor
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
17 West Main Street
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 264-9452
Email: NienowTA@doj.state.wi.us
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13756 nadid: 27031
Wyoming
Tom Kennah
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-5536
Email: thomas.kennah@wyo.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 14185 nadid: 27034