State Licensing Specialists

State Licensing Specialists

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

Contact information for the State Licensing Specialist for each State and Territory.

Alabama

Gloria Derico
Alabama Department of Human Resources
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 242-1650
Fax: (334) 353-2693
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10230 nadid: 20002

Alaska

Christine Edwards
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Children's Services
323 E. 4th Avenue
Unit 2
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-3915
Information Last Updated: 09-August-2021
contactID: 10214 nadid: 21702
Yurii Miller
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Children's Services
751 Old Richardson Highway
Suite 300
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 451-5075
Fax: (907) 451-2058
Information Last Updated: 09-August-2021
contactID: 10237 nadid: 25252

Arizona

Gillian Vanasse
Assistant Director of Foster Care
Arizona Department of Child Safety
PO Box 6030
Site Code: C010-22
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: (602) 255-2719
Information Last Updated: 15-October-2021
contactID: 13974 nadid: 213

Arkansas

Ebony Russ, Placement and Residential Licensing Manager
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
700 S. Main St.
Searcy, AR 72143
Phone: (501) 320-3971
Information Last Updated: 05-October-2021
contactID: 10179 nadid: 336

California

Fernando Sandoval
California Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing
744 P Street
SacramentoMS 9-15-54, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-5380
Fax: (916) 657-1657
Information Last Updated: 07-October-2021
contactID: 10167 nadid: 2115

Colorado

Amy Hixson, Private CPA's & Facilities Only
Colorado Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care
1575 Sherman Street
4th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (720) 341-4200
Fax: (303) 866-4359
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10171 nadid: 509

Connecticut

Jim McPherson
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6532
Fax: (860) 566-6665
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10172 nadid: 597

District of Columbia

Ritu Atwal
District of Columbia Department of Health - Licensing and Regulatory Administration
Human Social Services Facility Division
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 724-7178
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13708 nadid: 811

Florida

Teanna Houston
Statewide Foster Home Licensing Specialist
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Child Welfare
2415 North Monroe Street
Suite 400
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (850) 717-4203
Information Last Updated: 24-January-2022
contactID: 10201 nadid: 10341

Georgia

Beth Vinyard, MPA
Director
Residential Child Care Licensing
Office of Inspector General
Georgia Department of Human Services
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 30-270
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-9611
Fax: (404) 657-5708
Information Last Updated: 12-May-2022
contactID: 10162 nadid: 1266

Hawaii

Kintaro Yonekura
National Foster Care Month Contact
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5699
Fax: (808) 586-4806
Information Last Updated: 23-February-2022
contactID: 10159 nadid: 970

Idaho

Kelle Johnson
Program Specialist
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
3232 Elder Street
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 334-0662
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10216 nadid: 1004

Illinois

George Vennikandam
State Licensing Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Division of Licensing
1911 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 808-5000
Fax: (312) 328-2449
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2020
contactID: 10158 nadid: 923

Indiana

Angela Smith Grossman
Assistant Deputy Director Field Operations
Indiana Department of Child Services
Field Operations
250 Main Street
Suite 301
Lafayette, IN 47901
Information Last Updated: 24-January-2022
contactID: 10163 nadid: 1432

Kansas

Scott Henricks
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Foster Care Licensing & Background Checks
500 SW Van Buren
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-3825
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2020
contactID: 10164 nadid: 1528

Kentucky

Jennifer Barr
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
110 Old Hwy 60
Hardinsburg, KY 40143
Phone: (270) 617-8325
Information Last Updated: 27-October-2020
contactID: 14209 nadid: 24108

Louisiana

Elizabeth Green
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: 03-October-2020
contactID: 14200 nadid: 24796

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
Robin Harvey
Executive Director
Maryland Department of Human Services
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7447
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 13910 nadid: 27441

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 988-6631
Fax: (617) 988-2451
Information Last Updated: 24-September-2019
contactID: 10170 nadid: 2502

Michigan

Angela Hull
State Division of Child Welfare Licensing Program Manager
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Welfare Licensing
235 S. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 275-1254
Fax: (517) 284-9719
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2020
contactID: 10174 nadid: 2738

Minnesota

Cory Jelinek
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Office of Inspector General/Licensing Division
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10223 nadid: 3106

Mississippi

Alice Adair
Director of Congregate Care
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Information Last Updated: 22-October-2021
contactID: 14138 nadid: 2919
Chandar Turner, State Congregate Care Unit Director
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4758
Fax: (601) 359-4363
Information Last Updated 16-September-2019
contactID: 10176 nadid: 2921

Missouri

Jennifer Richter
Residential Licensing Manager
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
PO Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 690-1383
Information Last Updated: 15-October-2021
contactID: 14316 nadid: 12564

Montana

Theresa C. Becker
State Foster Care Licensing Programs Supervisor
Child and Family Services Division
49627 Highway 93
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Polson, MT 59860
Phone: (406) 439-0627
Fax: (406) 841-2487
Information Last Updated: 14-March-2022
contactID: 10213 nadid: 3175

Nebraska

Brenda Chase
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
1313 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 595-2889
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 14205 nadid: 3212

Nevada

Megan Tingle
Social Services Specialist III
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4418
Fax: (775) 684-4456
Information Last Updated: 08-February-2021
contactID: 10222 nadid: 23723

New Hampshire

Linda Deneau
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division for Children, Youth and Families
129 Pleasant Street
Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2021
contactID: 10229 nadid: 23812

New Jersey

Karen Moyer-Shapiro
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Office of Licensing
225 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 826-3882
Information Last Updated 16-September-2019
contactID: 10191 nadid: 3575

New Mexico

Anthony Beltran
Acting Bureau Chief
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Protective Services Division/State Child Placement Agency Licensing, Criminal Background Checks
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Building, Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 827-8400
Information Last Updated: 18-March-2022
contactID: 14309 nadid: 24553

New York

Alicia Korona-Wilson
Director
New York Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Room 331 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 402-3882
Toll-Free: (800) 345-5437
Fax: (518) 486-6326
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10212 nadid: 18462

North Carolina

Linda Waite
Regulatory and Licensing Services Program Administrator
North Carolina Department of Health and Human/Division of Social Services
Child Welfare Services Section
952 Old US Highway 70
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Phone: (980)938-6898
Fax: (828) 669-3365
Information Last Updated: 24-September-2019
contactID: 10224 nadid: 3378

North Dakota

Kelsey Bless
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue
State Capitol, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-3581
Toll-Free: (800) 245-3736
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10219 nadid: 24758

Ohio

Monica Kress
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
PO Box 183204
Columbus, OH 43218-3204
Phone: (330) 252-6574
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10235 nadid: 24493

Oklahoma

Sandy Grace
Program Supervisor, Residential Licensing/Child Placing Agencies
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Division of Child Care
Residential and Agency Licensing
102 NE 7th Street
Wagoner, OK 74467
Phone: (918) 614-5006
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10225 nadid: 4657

Oregon

Harry Gilmore
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Licensing and Regulatory Oversight
500 Summer Street NE, DHS First Floor E-13
Salem, OR 97301-1066
Phone: (503) 373-0217
Fax: (503) 378-2558
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10198 nadid: 4506
Tom Vanderveen
Oregon Department of Human Services
201 High Street SE, Suite 500
Office of Children's Care Licensing
Salem, OR 97301-1066
Phone: (503) 373-2195
Fax: (503) 569-41091
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14063 nadid: 4506

Pennsylvania

Jennie Pettet
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 783-7664
Fax: (717) 772-7071
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10195 nadid: 5059

Puerto Rico

Raquel Rodriguez Gauthier
Director
Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families
Department of Families
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398
Phone: (787) 294-4900
Information Last Updated 20-July-2019
contactID: 10180 nadid: 5132

Rhode Island

Lori D'Alessio
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
101 Friendship Street, 4th Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3673
Fax: (401) 528-3650
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 14208 nadid: 14020

South Carolina

Jacqueline Lowe
South Carolina Department of Social Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-7511
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10196 nadid: 12698

South Dakota

Kevin Kanta
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Group and Residential
811 E 10th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Phone: (605) 367-5444
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2020
contactID: 10232 nadid: 5287

Tennessee

Mark Anderson
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
2600 Western Avenue
Nashville, TN 37245
Phone: (865) 594-8553
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10185 nadid: 5948

Texas

Tila Johnson
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
701 West 51st Street
MC E-550
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (713) 696-8073
Fax: (512) 339-5872
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 10182 nadid: 5671

Utah

Amanda Slater
Director
Utah Department of Human Services
Office of Licensing State Headquarters
195 N. 1950 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 538-4242
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2021
contactID: 14305 nadid: 30304

Vermont

Stacey Edmunds
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Information Last Updated: 16-May-2022
contactID: 10183 nadid: 5827

Virgin Islands

Cherlyn Bradford
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground
Building A-Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Information Last Updated 16-June-2016
contactID: 10221 nadid: 23765

Virginia

Morgan Nelson
State Title IV-E Program Manager
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Family Services/Foster & Adoptive Homes
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: (804) 387-5841
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2021
contactID: 10204 nadid: 12397

Washington

Ernest Blackwell
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Licensed Resources
PO Box 45700
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-8349
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 10186 nadid: 6057

West Virginia

Terri S. Miller
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children and Families
69 16th Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 232-4411
Fax: (304) 232-4773
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10199 nadid: 6236

Wisconsin

Jamie Gennrich (Interim Contact)
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Child Welfare Licensing Section Manager
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 422-6936
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10194 nadid: 6202
Mary Morse
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Bureau of Permanence and Out-of-Home Care
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (262) 446-7856
Information Last Updated: 08-October-2021
contactID: 10238 nadid: 26033

Wyoming

Melody Warren
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2021
contactID: 10228 nadid: 24111