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 30-July-2020
contactID: 10230 nadid: 20002
Alaska
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
Email: yurii.miller@alaska.gov
Information Last Updated 30-July-2020
contactID: 10237 nadid: 25252
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
Email: Christine.edwards@alaska.gov
Information Last Updated: 30-July-2020
contactID: 10214 nadid: 21702
Arizona
Gillian Vanasse - Interim
Arizona Department of Child Safety
PO Box 6030
Site Code: C010-20
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: (602) 255-2719
Email: Gillian.Vanasse@azdcs.gov
Information Last Updated: 22-December-2020
contactID: 14059 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: 24-September-2019
contactID: 10179 nadid: 336
California
Fernando Sandoval
California Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing
744 P Street, MS 9-15-54
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-5380
Fax: (916) 657-1657
Email: fernando.sandoval@dss.ca.gov
Information Last Updated: 29-September-2020
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: 29-September-2020
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) 566-6726
Email: jim.mcpherson@ct.gov
Information Last Updated: 29-September-2020
contactID: 10172 nadid: 597
Delaware
Cynthia Brown
Office of Child Care Licensing
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
821 Silver Lake Boulevard
Suite 103
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 892-5800
Fax: (302) 633-5112
Email: occl.dscyf@state.de.us
Information Last Updated: 29-September-2020
contactID: 10157 nadid: 784
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-2020
contactID: 13708 nadid: 811
Florida
Teanna Houston
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of Child Welfare
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 1
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 717-4203
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2020
contactID: 10201 nadid: 10341
Georgia
Carol Winstead
Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 30-270
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-9611
Fax: (404) 657-5708
Email: Carol.Winstead@dhs.ga.gov
Information Last Updated: 29-September-2020
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: 02-October-2020
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
Email: Kelle.Johnsond@dhw.idaho.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-October-2020
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
Administrator Older Youth Services
Indiana Department of Child Services
Field Operations
250 Main Street
Suite 301
Lafayette, IN 47901
Information Last Updated: 02-October-2020
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
Email: Scott.Henricks@ks.gov
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
Email: JenniferR.Barr@ky.gov
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
Email: elizabeth.green.dcfs@la.gov
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2020
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: 03-October-2020
contactID: 13910 nadid: 27441
April Edwards
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
Email: april.edwards@maryland.gov
Information Last Updated: 03-October-2020
contactID: 10169 nadid: 2391
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: 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
Email: cory.a.jelinek@state.mn.us
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 10223 nadid: 3106
Mississippi
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
Email: chandar.turner@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated 16-September-2019
contactID: 10176 nadid: 2921
Carrie Coggins
Director of Foster Licensure
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 701-7570
Email: Carrie.Coggins@mdcps.ms.gov
Information Last Updated: 04-October-2020
contactID: 14138 nadid: 2919
Montana
Theresa C. Becker
State Foster Care, Guardianship and Licensing Programs Supervisor
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
301 S. Park Avenue
Helena, MT 59604-8005
Phone: (406) 841-2415
Fax: (406) 841-2487
Email: tbecker@mt.gov
Information Last Updated: 07-December-2020
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
Email: brenda.chase@nebraska.gov
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: (719) 557-2564
Fax: (775) 684-4456
Email: mtingle@dcfs.nv.gov
Information Last Updated: 07-December-2020
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: 27-September-2020
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 16-September-2019
contactID: 10191 nadid: 3575
New Mexico
Estella Swain
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
State Child Placement Agency Licensing, Criminal Background Checks
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 270-6155
Fax: (505) 476-5490
Email: Estella.Swain@state.nm.us
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2020
contactID: 8194 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
Email: linda.waite@dhhs.nc.gov
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
Email: kmbless@nd.gov
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
Email: Monica.Kress@jfs.ohio.gov
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
Email: sandy.grace@okdhs.org
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: 28-October-2020
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: 28-October-2020
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
Email: jpettet@pa.gov
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
Email: rrodriguez@familia.pr.gov
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
Email: lori.dalessio@dcyf.ri.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 14208 nadid: 14020
Veronica Davis
Chief of Licensing and Regulation
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
Email: veronica.davis@dcyf.ri.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10202 nadid: 14020
South Carolina
Jacqueline Lowe
South Carolina Department of Social Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-7511
Email: jacqueline.lowe@dss.sc.gov
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
Email: Kevin.Kanta@state.sd.us
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
Email: Mark.Anderson@tn.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
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: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10182 nadid: 5671
Vermont
Jennifer Benedict
Residential Licensing Chief
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-0895
Information Last Updated: 27-September-2020
contactID: 10183 nadid: 5827
Virgin Islands
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: 06-October-2020
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
Email: ernest.blackwell@dcyf.wa.gov
Information Last Updated: 27-October-2020
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
Email: Terri.S.Miller@wv.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10199 nadid: 6236
Wisconsin
Mary Morse
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Bureau of Permanence and Out-of-Home Care
201 East Washington Avenue
PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (262) 446-7856
Email: Mary.Morse@wisconsin.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10238 nadid: 26033
David Sorenson
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Child Welfare Licensing Section Manager
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 422-6936
Email: david.sorenson@wisconsin.gov
Information Last Updated: 06-October-2020
contactID: 10194 nadid: 6202
Wyoming
Melody Warren
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Email: melody.warren@wyo.gov
Information Last Updated 12-September-2020
contactID: 10228 nadid: 24111