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
Morgan Johnson-Harris
Alabama Department of Human Resources
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 242-1359
Fax: (334) 353-2693
Information Last Updated: 07-August-2023
contactID: 10230 nadid: 20002
Alaska
Christine Edwards
Community Care Licensing Manager
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
Email: Christine.edwards@alaska.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 10214 nadid: 21702
Yurii Miller
Community Care Licensing Manager
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
Email: yurii.miller@alaska.gov
Information Last Updated: 02-August-2023
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
Email: Gillian.Vanasse@azdcs.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
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
Email: Ebony.Russ@dhs.arkansas.gov
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
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
Email: fernando.sandoval@dss.ca.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
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
Email: amy.hixson@state.co.us
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 10171 nadid: 509
Connecticut
Ted Sanford
Program Director
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6532
Fax: (860) 566-6665
Email: theodore.sanford@ct.gov
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
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
Email: ritu.atwal@dc.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 13708 nadid: 811
Florida
Teanna Houston
Statewide Foster Home Licensing Specialist
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Quality and Innovation
2415 North Monroe Street
Suite 400
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (850) 717-4203
Information Last Updated: 09-March-2023
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
Email: Elizabeth.Vinyard@dhs.ga.gov
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
contactID: 10162 nadid: 1266
Hawaii
Kintaro Yonekura
National Foster Care Month Contact
Hawaii Department of Human Services
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5699
Fax: (808) 586-4806
Email: kyonekura@dhs.hawaii.gov
Information Last Updated: 23-June-2023
contactID: 10159 nadid: 970
Idaho
Chrissy Evans
Private Adoption/Therapeutic/Residential Agencies
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 287-1168
Email: Chrissy.Evans@dhw.idaho.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-August-2023
contactID: 14375 nadid: 1004
Kelle Johnson
Program Specialist
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
3232 Elder Street
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 334-0662
Email: Kelle.Johnson@dhw.idaho.gov
Information Last Updated: 08-August-2023
contactID: 10216 nadid: 1004
Illinois
Shontee Blankenship
Deputy Director fo the Division of Licensing
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Division of Licensing
1911 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 328-2378
Information Last Updated: 26-September-2022
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
Phone: (765) 413-2672
Information Last Updated: 23-June-2023
contactID: 10163 nadid: 1432
Kansas
Rebecca Gerhardt
Director of Permanency
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Foster Care Licensing & Background Checks
500 SW Van Buren
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 893-1912
Email: Rebecca.Gerhardt@ks.gov
Information Last Updated: 07-August-2023
contactID: 10164 nadid: 1528
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
Email: elizabeth.green.dcfs@la.gov
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 14200 nadid: 24796
Maryland
Robin Harvey
Executive Director
Maryland Department of Human Services
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7447
Email: robin.harvey2@maryland.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 13910 nadid: 27441
Massachusetts
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
Email: HullA2@michigan.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
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
Phone: 651-431-3512
Email: cory.a.jelinek@state.mn.us
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 10223 nadid: 3106
Mary Kelsey
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Office of Inspector General/Licensing Division
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 431-3945
Email: mary.kelsey@state.mn.us
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 14385 nadid: 3106
Mississippi
LaSondra McIntyre
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4368
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14138 nadid: 2919
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: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14316 nadid: 12564
Montana
Theresa C. Becker
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
State Foster Care Licensing Bureau Chief
Child and Family Services Division
49627 Highway 93
Polson, MT 59860
Phone: (406) 883-7839
Cell: (406) 202-3383
Email: tbecker@mt.gov
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 10213 nadid: 3175
Nebraska
Katie Harvey
Division of Children and Family Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
1313 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Email: Katie.harvey@nebraska.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
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
Email: mtingle@dcfs.nv.gov
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
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
Email: Linda.Deneau@dhhs.nh.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
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
Email: Karen.Moyer@dcf.state.nj.us
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 10191 nadid: 3575
New Mexico
Anthony Beltran
Placement & Adoption Resource Bureau Chief
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Placement and Adoption Resource Bureau
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Building, Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (575) 997-6218
Email: anthony.beltran@state.nm.us
Information Last Updated: 05-July-2023
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: 10-August-2023
contactID: 10212 nadid: 18462
North Carolina
Jodi Franck
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: (828) 232-3175
Fax: (828) 669-3365
Email: jodi.franck@dhh.nc.gov
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 10224 nadid: 3378
North Dakota
Kelsey Bless
North Dakota Health and 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
Email: kmbless@nd.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
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
Email: Monica.Kress@jfs.ohio.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
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
Email: sandy.grace@okdhs.org
Information Last Updated: 22-September-2023
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: 21-September-2022
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: 21-September-2022
contactID: 14063 nadid: 4506
Pennsylvania
Roseann Perry
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (412)-565-5168
Fax: (717) 772-7071
Email: rperry@pa.gov
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
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
Email: rrodriguez@familia.pr.gov
Information Last Updated 20-July-2019
contactID: 10180 nadid: 5132
Rhode Island
Lori D'Alessio
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
Fax: Fax: (401) 528-3650
Email: lori.dalessio@dcyf.ri.gov
Information Last Updated: 19-October-2022
contactID: 14206 nadid: 14020
South Carolina
Kaci Wingate
Director, Child Welfare Licensing
South Carolina Department of Social Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (843) 413-6471
Email: kaci.r.wingate@dss.sc.gov
Information Last Updated: 02-August-2023
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
Email: Kevin.Kanta@state.sd.us
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 10232 nadid: 5287
Tennessee
Mark Anderson
State Licensing Specialist
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
2600 Western Avenue
Nashville, TN 37245
Phone: (865) 594-8553
Email: Mark.Anderson@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 28-August-2023
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
Email: Tila.Johnson@hhsc.texas.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
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
Email: dhslicensing@utah.gov
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 14305 nadid: 30304
Vermont
Stacey Edmunds
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Email: Stacey.Edmunds@vermont.gov
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 10183 nadid: 5827
Virginia
Jennifer Phillips
State Title IV-E Program Manager
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Family Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3301
Phone: (804) 726-7574
Information Last Updated: 20-July-2023
contactID: 14373 nadid: 5510
Washington
Ernest Blackwell
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Licensed Resources
PO Box 45700
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-8349
Email: ernest.blackwell@dcyf.wa.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 10186 nadid: 6057
West Virginia
Terri S. Miller
Program Manager/Licensing
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
Email: Terri.S.Miller@wv.gov
Information Last Updated: 18-September-2022
contactID: 10199 nadid: 6236
Wisconsin
Katie Davis
Child Welfare Licensing Section Manager
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Child Welfare Licensing Section Manager
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 422-6936
Email: katie.davis1@wisconsin.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
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
Email: Mary.Morse@wisconsin.gov
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 10238 nadid: 26033
Wyoming
Melody Warren
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Email: melody.warren@wyo.gov
Information Last Updated: 24-July-2023
contactID: 10228 nadid: 24111