State Adoption Assistance Specialists

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

Marta Platt
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street MS 8-12-31
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-5900
Fax: (916) 651-8149
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14196 nadid: 18002

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
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
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
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
Information Last Updated: 04-August-2023
contactID: 14474 nadid: 1263

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Human Services
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5697
Fax: (808) 586-4806
Information Last Updated: 17-October-2022
contactID: 8312 nadid: 12604

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Information Last Updated: 24-July-2023
contactID: 8130 nadid: 6284