State Adoption Program Managers and Permanency/Guardianship Support Supervisors

State Adoption Program Managers and Permanency/Guardianship Support Supervisors

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

State Adoption Program Managers and/or Permanency/Guardianship Support Supervisors have oversight responsibility for adoption/permanency and/or guardianship assistance services provided to children in the custody of their State or territory. This page lists contact information for State Adoption Program Managers and/or Permanency/Guardianship Support Supervisors, as available.

Alabama

Allison Foster
Adoption Recruitment and Placement
Program Manager
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 353-4825
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14112 nadid: 27167
Amanda Faulk, Interim Adoption Program Manager
Deputy Director over Adoption and Foster Care
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14087 nadid: 27167

Alaska

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
Information Last Updated: 09-August-2021
contactID: 8202 nadid: 2539

American Samoa

Celestine Faumuina-Nix
Branch Manager, Adoptions Program
American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services
Child Welfare and Family Advocacy Branch
Children & Family Services Division
Utulei, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 633-2696
Fax: (684) 633-2348
Information Last Updated: 18-September-2019
contactID: 10496 nadid: 13636

Arizona

Ken Hoffman
Arizona Department of Child Safety
PO Box 6030
Site Code: C010-22
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: (602) 771-6407
Information Last Updated: 15-October-2021
contactID: 14315 nadid: 213

Arkansas

Lendy Eichelberger
Arkansas Department of Human Services
PO Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203
Information Last Updated: 05-October-2021
contactID: 14290 nadid: 27721

California

Laurel Cima
Adoption/Guardianship
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street
Ms 8-12-31
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-8089
Fax: (916) 651-8149
Information Last Updated: 07-October-2021
contactID: 13975 nadid: 27800
Adoption Services Bureau
California Department of Social Services
CA
Information Last Updated: 07-October-2021
contactID: 14294 nadid: 27800

Colorado

Mary Griffin, MSW
Adoption/Guardianship
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-3546
Fax: (303) 866-5563
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10356 nadid: 507
Michelle V. Lopez, MSW
Adoption/Guardianship
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203-1714
Phone: (303) 866-3209
Fax: (303) 866-5563
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 8171 nadid: 507

Connecticut

Lori Franceschini
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6380
Information Last Updated: 29-September-2020
contactID: 13971 nadid: 28019
Anne Marie Stonoha (State Adoption Supervisor)
Adoption/Guardianship
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6582
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 13980 nadid: 28019

Delaware

Moira Dillon
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
Phone: (302) 633-2658
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 14102 nadid: 775

District of Columbia

Ann Reilly
Adoption/Guardianship
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 645-6547
Phone: (202) 727-5206
Information Last Updated: 09-April-2021
contactID: 13955 nadid: 27660
Nichole Cobbs-Sterns (LICSW)
Program Manager, Permanency Administration
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I St., SE
Suite 2651
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 727-3169
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10348 nadid: 809
Tamitha M. Davis-Rama (LICSW, LCSW-C)
State Adoption Administrator/State Foster Care Administrator
Administrator, Permanency Administration
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Suite 2636
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 727-2455
Cell: (202) 262-4362
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 14190 nadid: 809
Alexandra Mizelle (LICSW)
Program Manager, Permanency Administration
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Suite 2645
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 727-2742
Cell: (202) 497-2532
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 14189 nadid: 809

Florida

Valerie Proctor, MPH
Adoption/Guardianship
Florida Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 1
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 717-4673
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10480 nadid: 748

Georgia

Deborah Burrus
State Adoption Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
Two Peachtree Street NW
Suite 18-460
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 463-7648
Fax: (678) 717-5811
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 8397 nadid: 1263
Adrian J. Owens
Adoption/Guardianship
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family & Children Services
Two Peachtree Street NW
Suite 8-472
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-3558
Toll-Free: (888) 460-2467
Fax: (404) 657-9498
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 8243 nadid: 12968

Hawaii

Bernadette Lane
Hawaii Department of Human Services
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5697
Fax: (808) 586-4806
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2020
contactID: 8312 nadid: 12604

Idaho

Stephanie Miller
Adoption/Guardianship
Program Specialist
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 334-5700
Phone: (208) 334-5697
Fax: (208) 332-7330
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 8265 nadid: 23778

Illinois

Sylvia Fonseca
Statewide Adoption/ Post Adoption Administrator
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
1921 South Indiana Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 328-2413
Information Last Updated: 05-November-2020
contactID: 14056 nadid: 26603
Kelly King
Statewide Post Adoption Program Manager
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
1921 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 328-2268
Information Last Updated: 07-October-2021
contactID: 8290 nadid: 26603

Indiana

Michelle Savieo
Indiana Department of Child Services
Adoption & Guardianship Programs
302 West Washington Street
E306, MS#47
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (260) 241-3461
Fax: (317) 232-1312
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2020
contactID: 8383 nadid: 24011

Iowa

Laura Leise
Adoption/Guardianship
Iowa Department of Human Services
Adult, Child and Family Services
1305 East Walnut Street
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: (515) 281-8799
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 14113 nadid: 1767

Kansas

Corey Lada
Adoption/Guardianship
Kansas Department for Children and Families
555 S. Kansas Avenue
4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 291-3878
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 14053 nadid: 25228

Kentucky

Veronica Sears
Kentucky Foster Adoptive Caregiver Exchange System
Department for Community Based Services
275 East Main Street, 3C-E
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-2147 ext. 3284
Fax: (502) 564-5995
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2020
contactID: 10518 nadid: 1604

Louisiana

Cheryl Tirado, Child Welfare Manager
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
627 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-2299
Toll-Free: (800) 259-2456
Fax: (225) 342-3480
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2020
contactID: 8391 nadid: 12530

Maine

Karen L. Benson
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
19 Maine Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 561-4208
Cell: (207) 991-3857
Fax: (207) 287-6156
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2020
contactID: 8181 nadid: 25225

Maryland

April Edwards
Adoption/Guardianship
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 West Saratoga Street
5th Floor, Room 576
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7195
Fax: (410) 333-6556
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10169 nadid: 2391

Massachusetts

Sharon Silvia
Adoption/Guardianship
Director of Adoption Support Services
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2267
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 13706 nadid: 12948

Michigan

Patricia Neitman
Adoption/Guardianship
Adoption, Guardianship, Recruitment and Retention Manager
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Policy and Programs/Children's Services Agency
235 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (248) 860-3210
Fax: (517) 335-7789
Information Last Updated: 27-April-2021
contactID: 10527 nadid: 24012

Minnesota

Mical Peterson
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Family and Children Services Division
444 Lafayette Road North
PO Box 64944
St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: (651) 431-4728
Fax: (651) 431-7628
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 8206 nadid: 20282
Crystal Graves
Adoption/Guardianship
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Family and Children Services Division
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 431-5723
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 8414 nadid: 12555
Kathleen Hiniker
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Child Safety and Permanency Division
PO Box 64944
St. Paul, MN 55164-0944
Phone: (651) 431-5890
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 8289 nadid: 23807

Mississippi

Marcelene Thompson-Ducksworth
Adoption/Guardianship
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 576-1581
Fax: (601) 359-4360
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 14202 nadid: 24013

Missouri

Amy Martin
Adoption/Guardianship
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 526-8040
Fax: (573) 526-3971
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8385 nadid: 12564

Montana

Holly Gederos
Adoption/Guardianship
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
301 South Park, 5th Floor
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 841-2461
Fax: (406) 841-2487
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 10231 nadid: 24015

Nebraska

Olivia Biggs
Adoption/Guardianship
Adoption/Permanency Program Specialist
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 219-2740
Fax: (402) 471-9034
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8269 nadid: 3210

Nevada

Fran Maldonado
State Adoption Program Specialist & Tribal Liaison
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-7960
Fax: (775) 684-4456
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 13981 nadid: 3453
Molly Blanchette
Adoption/Guardianship
Social Services Chief II
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4410
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8184 nadid: 3453

New Hampshire

Jennifer Gilroy
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-8386
Fax: (603) 271-4729
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2021
contactID: 8259 nadid: 26600

New Jersey

Virginia Kenny
Adoption/Guardianship
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency/Office of Adoption Operations
50 East State Street
5th Floor, Room 5134
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 888-7480
Fax: (609) 984-5449
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8405 nadid: 3571

New Mexico

Anthony Beltran
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
State Child Placement Agency Licensing, Criminal Background Checks
PERA Building, Room 254
PO Drawer 5160
Protective Services Division
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 827-8400
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14309 nadid: 24553

New York

Carol McCarthy
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Room 332 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 474-9406
Toll-Free: (800) 345-5437
Fax: (518) 486-6326
Information Last Updated: 12-January-2021
contactID: 14027 nadid: 28821

North Carolina

Carla McNeill, MSW
Section Chief of Permanence
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services, Child Welfare
820 S. Boylan Avenue
2409 Mail Service Center
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, NC 27699-2409
Phone: (919) 527-6398
Fax: (919) 733-3052
Information Last Updated: 09-February-2021
contactID: 10328 nadid: 23727
Kimberly Best
Adoption/Guardianship
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services/Division of Social Services
Child Welfare Services Section
820 South Boylan Avenue
Mail Service Center 2445
Raleigh, NC 27603-2246
Phone: (919) 527-6354
Fax: (877)625-4374
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8394 nadid: 25216

North Dakota

Julie Hoffman, Adoptions Administrator
Adoption/Guardianship
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services, NDDHS
State Capitol, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-4805
Toll-Free: (800) 245-3736
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 8213 nadid: 3425

Ohio

Tara Shook
Section Chief, Substitute Care and Permanency
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Families and Children
Substitute Care and Permanency Policy Section
PO Box 183204
Columbus, OH 43218-3204
Phone: (614) 752-0079
Fax: (614) 728-9682
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10498 nadid: 4376

Oklahoma

Amy Ferguson
Adoption/Guardianship
Child Welfare Specialist Supervisor
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Information Last Updated: 08-April-2021
contactID: 14296 nadid: 26557
Robin Gibson
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Information Last Updated: 27-April-2021
contactID: 14285 nadid: 26557
Andrea Buck
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 14135 nadid: 26557
Gerald Peters
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 14134 nadid: 26557

Oregon

Gail Schelle
Statewide Assistant Child Permanency Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street NE, E-71
Human Services Building, Adoption Unit, 2nd Floor
Salem, OR 97310-1068
Phone: (503) 449-4186
Fax: (503) 945-6633
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14064 nadid: 13807
Lacey Andresen
Deputy Director, Child Welfare Practice & Program
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street NE, E-71
Salem, OR 97310-1068
Phone: (971) 304-4149
Fax: (503) 945-6633
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10484 nadid: 13807
Kimberly Keller
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street NE
Human Services Building, Adoption Unit, 2nd Floor
Salem, OR 97310-1068
Phone: (503) 975-2450
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14210 nadid: 13807

Pennsylvania

Carrie Keiser
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth, and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 705-4401
Fax: (717) 214-3784
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 8411 nadid: 13941

Puerto Rico

Taína M. Berríos Rodríguez
Adoption Liaison Officer
Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families
Department of the Family
PO Box 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900
Information Last Updated: 03-July-2019
contactID: 14096 nadid: 22725

Rhode Island

Marianne Grondalski
Adoption/Guardianship
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
101 Friendship Street, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3743
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14206 nadid: 14020
Veronica Davis
Adoption/Guardianship
Senior Manager, Resource Families
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
101 Friendship Street, 4th Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528- 3515
Fax: (401) 528-3650
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10202 nadid: 14020

South Carolina

Rebecca Carrier
Adoption/Guardianship
South Carolina Department of Social Services
1535 Confederate Avenue
Room 520-1
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-7637
Fax: (803) 898-1209
Information Last Updated: 09-April-2021
contactID: 14100 nadid: 24019

South Dakota

Patricia Reiss
State Adoption Program Manager
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Fax: (605) 773-6834
Information Last Updated 12-September-2020
contactID: 8229 nadid: 5284

Tennessee

Erika Conwell
State Adoption/Guardianship Director
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of Child Permanency
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Building, 9th floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-9951
Fax: (615) 532-6495
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10493 nadid: 5946

Texas

Amber Hart
Adoption/Guardianship
Division Administrator for Foster/Adoption Development and ICPC
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Child Protective Services
701 West 51st Street
Mail Code (MC) W-157
Austin, TX 78751
Fax: (512) 339-5927
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 10495 nadid: 24131

Utah

Aubrey Myers
Adoption/Guardianship
Utah Department of Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 541-5705
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 14188 nadid: 23780

Vermont

Gillie Hopkins
Adoption/Guardianship
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-0891
Information Last Updated: 09-April-2021
contactID: 8251 nadid: 18324

Virgin Islands

Charrisse Hart
Adoption/Guardianship
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground, Building A
Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 473-5794
Information Last Updated: 09-April-2021
contactID: 14265 nadid: 24023
Carla Benjamin
Assistant Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground, Building A
Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Information Last Updated: 24-September-2021
contactID: 10505 nadid: 24023

Virginia

Lora Smith
Guardianship
Virginia Department of Social Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7538
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14037 nadid: 28922
Traci Jones
Adoption/Guardianship
Virginia Department of Social Services
Adoption Services
801 East Main Street
11th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7537
Fax: (804) 726-7499
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10507 nadid: 24418

Washington

Julie Pettit, MSW
State Adoption Program Manager
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
907 Harney Street
Vancouver, WA 98666
Phone: (360) 690-6026
Fax: (360) 902-7903
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 10553 nadid: 24772
Melanie Meyer
Adoption/Guardianship
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Children's Services
1115 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504-5710
Phone: (360) 902-7567
Fax: (360) 902-7903
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 8219 nadid: 12587

West Virginia

Justin Phillips
State Adoption Program and Policy Specialist
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
707 Professional Park Dr
Summersville, WV 26651
Phone: (304) 872-0803
Fax: (304) 872-3938
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10550 nadid: 18326
Kendra Boley-Rogers
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children & Families
707 Professional Park Drive
Summersville, WV 26651
Phone: (304) 872-0803
Fax: (304) 872-3839
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10381 nadid: 6234

Wisconsin

Jillian Young
Adoption/Guardianship
Section Manager Adoption and Interstate Services
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Adoption and Interstate Services Section
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 422-6908
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 8143 nadid: 6198

Wyoming

Maureen Clifton
Adoption/Guardianship
Social Services Consultant
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Social Services Division
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-3570
Fax: (307) 777-3693
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 8130 nadid: 6284