State Children's Justice Act (CJA) Grantees

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

Jon Perdue
CJA Coordinator
CPS Program Manager
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division/Office of Child Protective Services
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 353-3153
Cell: (334) 315-9961
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2019
contactID: 7800 nadid: 26112
Adrienne Koda
CJA Co-Coordinator
Alabama's Children's Justice Task Force
Troy University
600 University Avenue
Troy, AL 36082
Phone: (334) 657-1525
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2019
contactID: 13717 nadid: 26998
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
Information Last Updated 27-September-2019
contactID: 13723 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 14-February-2016
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) 269-4054
Fax: (907) 465-3656
Information Last Updated: 17-July-2019
contactID: 8202 nadid: 2539

Arizona

Gaelyn Davis
Program Administrator
Governor's Office of Youth Faith and Family
1700 West Washington
Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4043
Information Last Updated: 02-January-2020
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
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
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: 19-March-2020
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
Information Last Updated 24-June-2019
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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
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 10-September-2018
contactID: 13738 nadid: 27014
Rosalie Morales
CJA Coordinator
Office of the Child Advocate
900 King Street
Suite 210
Wilmington, DE 19801-3341
Phone: (302) 255-1730
Information Last Updated 10-September-2018
contactID: 13731 nadid: 27011

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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13745 nadid: 27022

Florida

Erin Hough
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Child Welfare
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Bldg. 1 Room 302L
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 717-4658
Phone: (850) 251-7007
Information Last Updated 25-January-2018
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
Information Last Updated: 01-June-2020
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
Information Last Updated 21-August-2017
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
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
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
Division of Family and Community Services
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5651
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
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
Char Rivette
Task Force Chair
Executive Director
Children's Advocacy Center
1240 S. Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (312) 492-3720
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13793 nadid: 27053

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
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
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 7403 nadid: 12870

Kansas

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
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
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
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
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
Information Last Updated: 19-March-2020
contactID: 13802 nadid: 27059

Maryland

Jessica Wheeler
CJA Coordinator
Director of Juvenile Justice
Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
300 East Joppa Road
Baltimore, MD 21286
Phone: (410) 821-2852
Information Last Updated 12-July-2018
contactID: 13730 nadid: 27010

Massachusetts

Nate Landers
CJA Coordinator
DCF Federal Relations Manager
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13733 nadid: 27013
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

Michigan

Kevin Bryan
Program Analyst
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Policy and Programs
235 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 241-7358
Fax: (517) 241-7047
Information Last Updated: 15-March-2019
contactID: 13737 nadid: 27015

Minnesota

Mary Doyle
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
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 17-February-2016
contactID: 13785 nadid: 27047

New Mexico

Rebecca Edwards
CJA Coordinator
Domestic Violence Unit Supervisor, Protective Services
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
1120 Paseo de Peralta- Rm 225
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 795-1645
Information Last Updated 25-January-2018
contactID: 13787 nadid: 27048
Emily Martin
New Mexico CJA Coordinator
Community Services Bureau Chief
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
1120 Paseo de Peralta
Rm 225
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 695-4393
Information Last Updated 25-January-2018
contactID: 13786 nadid: 27048

New York

Melaney Szklenka
Child and Family Services Specialist II
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
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 4983 nadid: 12857

North Carolina

Toni E. Lockley
CJA Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Governor's Crime Commission
1201 Front Street
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 899-9220
Information Last Updated 22-February-2017
contactID: 13790 nadid: 27050

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
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
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
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-2018
contactID: 13727 nadid: 27008

Pennsylvania

Ellen Whitesell
CJA Coordinator
OCYF Policy Division Director
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 214-9780
Fax: (717) 346-9663
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13900 nadid: 27009

Puerto Rico

Eddie A. García Fuentes, Ph.D.
CJA Coordinator
Sub-Administrador
Puerto Rico Administration for Family and Children
Administración de Familias y Niños
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900, ext 1800
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13732 nadid: 27012
Iris Colón Castañeda
CJA Coordinator
Task Force Coordinator
Puerto Rico Administration for Family and Children
Administración de Familias y Niños
Apartado 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900, ext. 1819
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13740 nadid: 27018

South Dakota

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
Information Last Updated 30-July-2018
contactID: 13742 nadid: 27020
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
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
contactID: 13741 nadid: 27019

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
Information Last Updated: 30-April-2019
contactID: 13743 nadid: 27021

Texas

Heidi Penix
CJA Coordinator
Texas Center for the Judiciary
1210 San Antonio
Suite 800
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 482-8986
Information Last Updated 15-February-2016
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
Information Last Updated 13-July-2017
contactID: 13748 nadid: 27024

Vermont

Jim Forbes, LICSW, MPA
Senior Policy & Operations Manager
Vermont Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Phone: (802) 241-0887
Cell: (802) 343-5341
Information Last Updated: 28-May-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 27-August-2018
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
Information Last Updated 30-August-2017
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
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
Information Last Updated: 17-April-2019
contactID: 13756 nadid: 27031

Wyoming

Stacey Dunlay
CJA Coordinator
Wyoming Division of Social Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-6684
Information Last Updated 23-August-2019
contactID: 13762 nadid: 27034
Debra Hibbard
CJA Coordinator/SLO
Wyoming Division of Social Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-5479
Information Last Updated: 26-November-2018
contactID: 13760 nadid: 27034