State Liaison Officers (SLO) for Child Abuse and Neglect

State Liaison Officers (SLO) for Child Abuse and Neglect

Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Contact information for the State Liaison Officer (SLO) for child abuse and neglect in each State and Territory. Every State has an SLO that serves as the Children’s Bureau’s contact for public child protective services and constituent concerns, among a variety of other roles that may vary by State.

Alabama

Julie Smith
Program Manager, Children's and Family Services
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division/Office of Child Protective Services
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 353-3153
Information Last Updated: 12-August-2021
contactID: 14124 nadid: 26112

Alaska

Sarah Abramczyk
Social Services Program Administrator
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
Information Last Updated: 12-September-2022
contactID: 8202 nadid: 2539

American Samoa

Talalupelele Sunia-Fiso
Assistant Director
American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services
Social Services Division, Adoptions Office
Social Services Division
PO Box 997534
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 699-1300
Fax: (684) 633-7449
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 2493 nadid: 12885

Arizona

Christi Shelton
Assistant Director
Arizona Department of Child Safety
3003 N. Central Avenue
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 255-2666
Information Last Updated: 22-December-2020
contactID: 2441 nadid: 213

Arkansas

Lindsay Lafferty
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437 -- Slot S-569
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 682-8008
Fax: (501) 682-2491
Information Last Updated: 24-January-2022
contactID: 6608 nadid: 10333

California

Kelly Winston
California Department of Social Services
Child Welfare Policy and Program Development Bureau
744 P Street MS 8-11-87
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-6160.
Fax: (916) 651-6325
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 7981 nadid: 13493

Colorado

Yolanda Arredondo, M.S.W.
Deputy Director
Colorado Office of Children, Youth and Families
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-2866
Cell: (720) 618-0015
Information Last Updated: 08-January-2021
contactID: 7647 nadid: 16120

Connecticut

Vanessa Dorantes
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106-7107
Phone: (860) 550-6300
Fax: (860) 560-7079
Information Last Updated: 16-January-2019
contactID: 6312 nadid: 12445

Delaware

Sarah Azevedo
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Office of Children Services/Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 660-3585
Information Last Updated: 01-March-2019
contactID: 2445 nadid: 12850

District of Columbia

Michael J. Rosemond
Planning Specialist
District of Columbia Children and Family Services Administration
Office of Planning, Policy and Program Support
200 I Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 724-8943
Information Last Updated: 06-January-2020
contactID: 7720 nadid: 12447

Florida

Samantha Wass de Czege, CPM
Operations & Management Consultant Manager
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Child Welfare
2415 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303-4190
Phone: (850) 717-4140
Cell: (850) 294-4408
Information Last Updated: 30-March-2021
contactID: 7440 nadid: 12851

Guam

Linda Rodriguez
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
Bureau of Social Services Administration
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, GU 96913-6304
Phone: (671) 475-2653
Fax: (671) 477-0500
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 7982 nadid: 10343

Hawaii

Rosaline Tupou
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Social Services Division
810 Richards Street--Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808)586-5675
Fax: (808)586-4806
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 7700 nadid: 10344

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
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 2450 nadid: 10346

Illinois

Tierney C. Stutz, LCSW
Chief Deputy Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Child Protection & State Central Register
100 W. Randolph
Suite 6-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Cell: (847) 533-6656
Information Last Updated: 30-August-2022
contactID: 7740 nadid: 12868

Indiana

Sonya Rush, MA
Assistant Deputy
Strategic Solutions and Agency Transformation
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 W. Washington Street
Room E 306-MS47
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 234-5087
Information Last Updated: 08-March-2022
contactID: 7862 nadid: 26177

Iowa

Roxanne Riesberg
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of Adult, Children & Family Services
1305 E. Walnut Street
Hoover State Office Building, 5th floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: (515) 281-8786
Fax: (515) 281-6248
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 13990 nadid: 28279

Kansas

Erica Hunter, LBSW
Deputy Director
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Safety and Thriving Families
555 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 215-2743
Information Last Updated: 20-December-2021
contactID: 14319 nadid: 30353

Kentucky

Melanie Day, MSW
Quality Assurance Branch Manager
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street -- 3EA
Frankfort, KY 40621
Cell: (606) 273-4201
Information Last Updated: 30-June-2022
contactID: 6323 nadid: 12872

Louisiana

Lori Miller
Child Protective Services Program Manager
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
Child Protection Program
P.O. Box 3318
627 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-9928
Fax: (225) 342-3480
Information Last Updated: 08-March-2019
contactID: 7520 nadid: 12873

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: 28-February-2023
contactID: 13802 nadid: 27059

Maryland

Michael Demidenko
Director, Child Protection & Family Preservation
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (443) 257-2579
Information Last Updated: 03-January-2022
contactID: 14321 nadid: 30355

Massachusetts

Rebecca Brink
Assistant Commissioner, Program Support
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2046
Information Last Updated: 28-January-2019
contactID: 2451 nadid: 10352

Michigan

Mary Lou Mahoney
Michigan Department of Human Services
CPS & Family Preservation Program Office
235 South Grand Avenue
Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 388-5125
Fax: (517) 241-7047
Information Last Updated: 04-March-2021
contactID: 7280 nadid: 12852

Minnesota

Jamie Sorenson
Director, Safety and Permanency
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
P.O.Box 64943
St. Paul, MN 55164-0943
Phone: (651) 431-4655
Fax: (651) 431-7522
Information Last Updated: 28-January-2019
contactID: 3223 nadid: 14040

Mississippi

Lee Anne Brandon
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4364
Information Last Updated 28-June-2018
contactID: 6881 nadid: 13481

Missouri

Kara Wilcox-Bauer, MSW
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 526-9707
Information Last Updated 20-June-2018
contactID: 13772 nadid: 27042

Montana

Nikki Grossberg
Division Administrator
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
Information Last Updated: 03-January-2023
contactID: 14300 nadid: 10360
Ike Jesse
CPS Program Officer
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 268-3792
Information Last Updated: 03-January-2023
contactID: 6325 nadid: 10360

Nebraska

Shannon Grotrian
Interim Deputy Director of Programs and Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2738
Cell: (531) 207-3015
Information Last Updated: 24-January-2023
contactID: 14146 nadid: 12855

Nevada

Beverly Brown
Social Services Chief II
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: 08-August-2022
contactID: 14359 nadid: 27045

New Hampshire

Michael Donati
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division for Children, Youth & Families
129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-8159
Fax: (603) 271-4729
Information Last Updated 16-September-2019
contactID: 6517 nadid: 10364

New Jersey

John Ramos, Jr.
Executive Assistant, Office of the Director
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
PO Box 0717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7000
Fax: (609) 292-7513
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 6860 nadid: 12856

New Mexico

Serra R. Dittel, MPH/LMSW
Policy and Procedure Coordinator
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Cell: (505) 412-9597
Information Last Updated: 12-April-2019
contactID: 7300 nadid: 10366

New York

Jason M. DeSantis
Director, Bureau of Protective Practices
NYS Office of Children and Family Services Child Welfare and Community Services
52 Washington Street
Room 333B North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 474-9918
Cell: (518) 776-8726
Information Last Updated: 17-March-2022
contactID: 14350 nadid: 30378

North Carolina

Kathy Stone
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
820 S. Boylan Avenue McBryde East
2406 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2406
Information Last Updated: 04-December-2020
contactID: 6824 nadid: 10361

North Dakota

Kirsten Hansen
Prevention and Protection Administrator
North Dakota Health and Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 227-7547
Information Last Updated: 05-May-2022
contactID: 13791 nadid: 27051

Northern Mariana Islands

Rudolfo M. Pua
Acting Director
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island
Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Division of Youth Services
Caller Box 10007, Bldg. #1263
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 664-2550
Fax: (670) 664-2566
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 2494 nadid: 12886

Ohio

Denielle Ell-Rittinger
Bureau Chief, Child and Adult Protective Services
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Office of Families and Children
4200 E. Fifth Avenue
2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: (614) 752-1143
Information Last Updated 22-May-2018
contactID: 2465 nadid: 12859

Oklahoma

Debi Knecht
Deputy Director Programs
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Children Welfare Services Division
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: (405) 521-4365
Information Last Updated 06-August-2018
contactID: 14072 nadid: 26994

Oregon

Kelly Brezinski
ILP and Youth Transitions Program Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, E76
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 945-5688
Cell: (503) 329-3386
Information Last Updated: 09-January-2023
contactID: 14414 nadid: 12861

Pennsylvania

Erik Walters
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 705-5420
Fax: (717) 214-3784
Information Last Updated: 31-October-2022
contactID: 13903 nadid: 27318

Puerto Rico

Carmen Moreno Carbana
State Liaison Officer (SLO) for CAN
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
Aveue Seviloa #58
Plaza Seviloa
PO Box 194090
San Juan, PR 00910-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900
Fax: (787) 977-2336
Information Last Updated 16-March-2015
contactID: 6611 nadid: 12863

Rhode Island

Deb Buffi
Federal Grants Manager
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3483
Information Last Updated: 20-December-2022
contactID: 13739 nadid: 27017

South Carolina

Karen Jointer Bryant
Deputy State Director, Child Welfare Services
South Carolina Department of Social Services
PO Box 1520
1535 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 898-7365
Information Last Updated: 04-August-2020
contactID: 13963 nadid: 12865

South Dakota

JoLynn Bostrom
Program Specialist & CJA Coordinator
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: 25-January-2023
contactID: 13741 nadid: 27019

Tennessee

Anthony Nease
Knox County Department of Children's Services (DCS)
2600 Western Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone: (865) 235-2234
Information Last Updated 12-October-2020
contactID: 14057 nadid: 29340

Texas

Liz Kromrei
CPS Director of Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
701 W. 51st Street
Mail Code W-157
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 438-3291
Fax: (512) 339-5927
Information Last Updated: 24-February-2021
contactID: 6903 nadid: 12867

Utah

Daniel Rich
CPS/DV Program Administrator
Utah Department of Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
195 No. 1950 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Phone: (801) 244-7848
Fax: (801) 538-3993
Information Last Updated: 07-January-2020
contactID: 7340 nadid: 12876

Vermont

Lindsay Barron
Policy and Planning Advisor
Vermont Agency of Human Services
Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive, HC 1 North
Waterbury, VT 05671-1030
Phone: (802) 557-7774
Information Last Updated: 13-August-2021
contactID: 14306 nadid: 30306

Virgin Islands

Telsalda Josiah
Assistant Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Office of Intake and Emergency Services
3011 Golden Rock
Christiansted
St. Croix, VI 00820-4355
Phone: (340) 773-2323
Fax: (340) 642-6278
Information Last Updated 24-March-2016
contactID: 13808 nadid: 12878

Virginia

Shannon Hartung
Program Manager (CPS, CAPTA, Candidates)
Virginia Department of Social Services
Child Protective Service Unit
801 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7554
Fax: (804) 726-7499
Information Last Updated: 02-April-2020
contactID: 2488 nadid: 12879

Washington

Tarassa Froberg
CPS-FVS Program Manager
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Child Welfare Programs Division
PO Box 40983
1115 Washington Street SE, Mail Stop 40983
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-7568
Cell: (360) 515-8092
Information Last Updated: 01-May-2019
contactID: 6940 nadid: 12880

West Virginia

Alice Hamilton
Child Protective Service Policy Specialists/SLO
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children and Families/Office of Resource and Resource Development
350 Capitol Street
Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-7980
Information Last Updated: 28-May-2020
contactID: 13891 nadid: 27227
Amanda Spencer
Child Protective Service Policy Specialists/SLO
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children and Families/Office of Resource and Resource Development
350 Capitol Street
Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-7980
Information Last Updated: 28-May-2020
contactID: 14147 nadid: 27227

Wisconsin

David Berndt
Federal Relations Officer
Wisconsin Department of Children & Families
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 575-1086
Information Last Updated: 07-June-2022
contactID: 7405 nadid: 12882

Wyoming

Debra Hibbard
CJA Coordinator/SLO
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-5479
Information Last Updated: 05-April-2022
contactID: 13760 nadid: 27034