State Adoption Assistance Specialists
Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
Includes contact information for the Adoption Assistance Specialist in each State and Territory, when available.
Alabama
Kanoschu Campbell
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 353-3108
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 13813 nadid: 27167
Alaska
Linda Clapp-Damerow
Independent Living Program & ETV Coordinator
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Children's Services
695 E Parks Hwy Unit 3
Wasilla, AK 99654-8102
Phone: (907) 414-2656
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2023
contactID: 13826 nadid: 27168
Arkansas
Ashley Latimer
Adoption Subsidy Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437
Slot 565
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 682-8462
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
contactID: 14352 nadid: 30380
California
Connecticut
Paul Gressly
Post-Adopt College Program Lead
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6559
Cell: (959) 255-0657
Email: paul.gressly@ct.gov
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 8287 nadid: 12591
Delaware
Ana Prosceno
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Delaware Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 633-2661
Email: Ana.Prosceno@delaware.gov
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 8275 nadid: 12596
District of Columbia
Patricia R. Johnson (LICSW)
Supervisor Clinical Case Management and Support
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Suite 2654
D.C. Child and Family Services Agenc y
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 727-5424
Cell: (202) 650-1744
Email: patricia.johnson2@dc.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 8270 nadid: 24413
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: 21-September-2022
contactID: 10480 nadid: 748
Georgia
Floyd A. Sloan III
Social Services Administration Unit Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
47 Trinity Avenue, SW, 1st Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 230-4681
Email: Floyd.Sloan1@dhs.ga.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-August-2023
contactID: 14474 nadid: 1263
Hawaii
Idaho
Stephanie Miller
Program Specialist
Adoption/Guardianship
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-August-2023
contactID: 8265 nadid: 23778
Illinois
Kelly King
Statewide Post Adoption Program Manager
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
1921 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 328-2268
Email: Kelly.N.King3@illinois.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2023
contactID: 8290 nadid: 26603
Indiana
Jennifer Haselwander
Division Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
Client Eligibility and Enrollment
100 N. Senate Avenue
IGCN Room N848 MS48
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-5841
Fax: (317) 234-4547
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 8139 nadid: 12562
Iowa
Laura Leise
Adoption/Guardianship
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
1305 East Walnut Street
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: (515) 281-8799
Email: lleise@dhs.state.ia.us
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 14113 nadid: 1767
Kansas
Corey Lada
Adoption/Guardianship
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Division of Protection and Prevention Services
555 S. Kansas Avenue
4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 230-6446
Email: Corey.Lada@ks.gov
Information Last Updated: 07-August-2023
contactID: 14053 nadid: 25228
Kentucky
Kristy Kidd
State Adoption Assistance Specialist/Putative Father Registry
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
108 East Locust St.
Mount Sterling, KY 40353
Phone: 859-274-6644
Email: Kristy.kidd@ky.gob
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 8321 nadid: 24108
Louisiana
Fikisha Thomas
Child Welfare Consultant
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Department of Children & Family Services
627 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-9276
Toll-Free: (800) 259-2456
Fax: (225) 342-3480
Email: fikisha.thomas.dcfs@la.gov
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 10555 nadid: 24796
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
Email: Karen.L.Benson@maine.gov
Information Last Updated: 19-July-2023
contactID: 8181 nadid: 25225
Maryland
Clezel Farmer
Director of IV-E (Adoption Assistance)
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-8838
Email: Clezel.farmer@maryland.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14129 nadid: 27213
Massachusetts
Sharon Silvia
Director of Adoption Support Services
Adoption/Guardianship
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2267
Email: sharon.silvia2@mass.gov
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 13706 nadid: 12948
Michigan
Erin Setla
Adoption Subsidy Manager
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Office
235 S. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 241-9040
Fax: (517) 335-4019
Email: SetlaE@michigan.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14073 nadid: 12553
Minnesota
Heidi Ombisa Skallet
State Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Policy Specialist
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Child Safety and Permanency Division
PO Box 64944
St. Paul, MN 55164-0944
Phone: (651) 431-5889
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 14201 nadid: 23807
Mississippi
Rebecca Griffin
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 502-9968
Email: rebecca.griffin@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14479 nadid: 21200
Samantha Jackson
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 862-7506
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14480 nadid: 21200
Jasper Lowe
Director, Post Adoption Assistance
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4519
Email: jasper.lowe@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 10528 nadid: 24013
Arteasha Porter
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4498
Email: arteasha.porter@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 8244 nadid: 21200
Kena Thomas
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 576-1544
Email: kena.thomas@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14380 nadid: 21200
Shannon Warnock
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Division of State Permanency Support Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 576-1638
Email: shannon.warnock@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14481 nadid: 21200
Missouri
Vickie Stoneberger
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 751-0311
Fax: (573) 526-3971
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14060 nadid: 12564
Montana
Jeanie Weasel Tail
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604-8005
Phone: (406) 841-2491
Fax: (406) 841-2487
Email: JWeaselTail@mt.gov
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 8247 nadid: 25224
Nebraska
Cydney Volker
Adoption/Permanency Manager
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 219-1952
Fax: (402) 471-9034
Email: Cydney.Volker@nebraska.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 8269 nadid: 3210
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
Email: Jennifer.Gilroy@dhhs.nh.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 8259 nadid: 26600
New Jersey
Karen Krohnemann
Susidty Program Manager
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency/Office of Adoption Operations
50 East State Street
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7652
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 8218 nadid: 12576
New York
Judith Tomisman
New York Office of Children and Family Services
New York State Adoption Service
52 Washington Street
Room 331 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 473-0734
Toll-Free: (800) 345-5437
Fax: (518) 486-6326
Email: Judith.Tomisman@ocfs.ny.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 8234 nadid: 18462
North Carolina
Janet Drake Kearns
Adoption Assistance Program Consultant II
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
820 South Boylan Avenue
2411 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2445
Phone: (919) 527-6356
Email: janet.drake@dhhs.nc.gov
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 14121 nadid: 12558
North Dakota
Julie Hoffman, Adoptions Administrator
Adoption/Guardianship
North Dakota Health and 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
Email: jmhoffman@nd.gov
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 8213 nadid: 3425
Ohio
Alicia Allen
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of Fiscal Accountability
PO Box 183204
Columbus, OH 43218-3204
Phone: (614) 752-0267
Fax: (614) 728-9682
Email: Alicia.Allen@jfs.ohio.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 8280 nadid: 21567
Oklahoma
David Johnson
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
P.O. Box 26768
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 250-4085
Fax: (405) 522-2361
Email: DavidA.Johnson@okdhs.org
Information Last Updated: 22-September-2023
contactID: 14317 nadid: 12622
Oregon
Lorri Harris
Adoption/Guardianship
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) 945-5998
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 14089 nadid: 13807
Pennsylvania
Megan Benson
Human Services Analyst
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Health and Welfare Building, Rooms 103/105
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 772-1585
Email: mebenson@pa.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 8268 nadid: 18603
Puerto Rico
Nancy Martinez Del Valle
Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families
Department of the Family
PO Box 194090
San Juan, PR 00919-4090
Phone: (787) 625-4900
Fax: (787) 625-4957
Email: nmartinez@adfan.pr.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2019
contactID: 13953 nadid: 22725
Rhode Island
Trisha Molloy
Adoption/Guardianship
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3743
Email: Trisha.Molloy@dcyf.ri.gov
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 14399 nadid: 14020
South Carolina
Heather Boyles
South Carolina Department of Social Services
State Office Division of Adoption Services
1535 Confederate Avenue
Room 520-1
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-7727
Fax: (803) 898-1209
Email: Heather.Boyles@dss.sc.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 8230 nadid: 12638
South Dakota
Hannah Holen
State Adoption Program Manager
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3013
Email: Hannah.holen@state.sd.us
Information Last Updated: 31-August-2023
contactID: 14391 nadid: 5285
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
Email: patricia.reiss@state.sd.us
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 8229 nadid: 5284
Tennessee
Linday Coleman
Executive Director of Foster Care
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of Child Permanency
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Building, 9th floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-4186
Email: Lindsay.Coleman@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2023
contactID: 13987 nadid: 28079
Erika Conwell
State Adoption & Subsidized Permanent Guardianship (GAP) Program 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
Email: erika.conwell@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2023
contactID: 10493 nadid: 5946
Meredith Worsham
State Permanency and Post Adoption Records and Services Manager
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of Child Permanency
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Building, 9th floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-829-0863
Email: Meredith.Worsham@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2023
contactID: 14383 nadid: 28079
Texas
Latasha Henry
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
2525 Ridgepoint Drive
MC Y-934
Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (713) 767-2651
Toll-Free: (800) 233-3405 Option 3
Fax: (512) 339-5927
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 8272 nadid: 21143
Vermont
Gillie Hopkins
Permanency Planning Program Manager
Adoption/Guardianship
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-0891
Email: Gillie.Hopkins@vermont.gov
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 8251 nadid: 18324
Washington
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
Email: melanie.meyer@dcyf.wa.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 8219 nadid: 12587
West Virginia
Betty Wilson
Permanency Support Specialist Sr.
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children & Families
350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 352-4429
Fax: (304) 558-4563
Email: Betty.J.Wilson@wv.gov
Information Last Updated: 18-September-2022
contactID: 8140 nadid: 12566
Wisconsin
Brooke Arnold
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Safety and Permanence/Adoption Services Unit
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (920) 883-8460
Email: brooke.arnold@wisconsin.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 8217 nadid: 12574
Wyoming
Maureen Clifton
Social Services Consultant
Adoption/Guardianship
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Social Services Division
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-3570
Fax: (307) 777-3693
Email: maureen.clifton@wyo.gov
Information Last Updated: 24-July-2023
contactID: 8130 nadid: 6284