State Child Welfare Agency Directors

State Child Welfare Agency Directors

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

Contact information for the Child Welfare Agency Directors in each State and Territory.

Alabama

Karen Smith
Director
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 North Ripley Street
Gordon Persons Building, Suite 2104
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 353-4898

Alaska

Kim Guay MSW
Director
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Childrens Services
323 E. 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-3906

Arizona

Michael Wisehart
Director
Arizona Department of Child Safety
3003 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Arkansas

Mischa Martin JD
Director
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437
700 Main Street, Slot S565
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 320-6331
Fax: (501) 682-6968

California

Angie Schwartz
Deputy Director
California Department of Social Services
Children and Family Services Division
744 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 657-2614
Fax: (916) 651-8144

Colorado

Joseph Homlar
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-3538
Minna Castillo Cohen
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-5700

Connecticut

Vanessa Dorantes
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 550-6300
Tina Jefferson
Bureau Chief of Child Welfare
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106

DC

Robert Matthews
Director
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

Delaware

Trenee Parker
Director
Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
Phone: (302) 633-2601
Fax: (302) 633-2652

Florida

Shevaun Harris
Secretary
Florida Department of Children and Families Services
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 1, Room 202
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 487-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993

Georgia

Candice Broce
Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
47 Trinity Avenue SW
1st Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (678) 346-8900

Hawaii

Cathy Betts
Director
Hawaii Department of Human Services
1390 Miller Street
Room 209
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-4993

Idaho

Dave Jeppesen
Director
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5500

Illinois

Marc Smith
Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
100 W. Randolph Street
Room 6-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (217) 785-2509

Indiana

Eric Miller
Child Welfare Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 W. Washington Street
Room E306-MS47
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739

Iowa

Janee Harvey
Division Administrator
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of Adult, Children and Family Services
1305 East Walnut
5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: (515) 281-6802

Kansas

Pam Hahn
Director of Prevention Services
Kansas Department for Children and Families
555 S. Kansas Avenue
4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-4292

Kentucky

Melanie Taylor
Director
Department for Community Based Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street
3W-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3703

Louisiana

Amanda Brunson
Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
Child Welfare Services
627 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-4044
Fax: (225) 342-8636

Maine

Todd Landry
Director
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-7957
Fax: (207) 287-5282

Maryland

Stephen Liggett-Creel
Acting Executive Director
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 West Saratoga Street
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (443) 827-2723

Massachusetts

Linda Spears
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2000

Michigan

Demetrius Starling
Executive Director
Michigan Children's Services Agency
235 South Grand Avenue
PO Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909

Minnesota

Jamie Sorenson
Child Welfare Director
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Child Safety and Permanency Division
PO Box 64943
St. Paul, MN 55164-0943
Phone: (651) 431-4655

Mississippi

Andrea Sanders J.D., LMSW
Commissioner
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
750 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 359-9669

Missouri

Darrell Missey
Director
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
205 Jefferson Street
10th Floor
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 522-3733

Montana

Nicole Grossberg
Administrator
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604-8005
Phone: (406) 841-2400
Fax: (406) 841-2487

Nebraska

Dannette Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
PO Box 95026
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-9433

Nevada

Cindy Pitlock
Administrator
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4400
Fax: (775) 684-4455

New Hampshire

Joseph Ribsam Jr.
Director
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division for Children, Youth, and Families
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-4440

New Jersey

Nicole Broissoie
Chief of Staff
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency
PO Box 717
50 East State Street, 7th floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7940
Christine Norbut Beyer
Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
PO Box 729
Trenton, NJ 08625-0729
Phone: (609) 888-7900

New Mexico

Emily Martin
Director
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Protective Services Division
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: (505) 695-4393

New York

Lisa Ghartey Ogundimu
Deputy Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Division of Child Welfare and Community Service
52 Washington Street
Room 327N
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 473-9447
Suzanne Miles-Gustave Esq.
Acting Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Capital View Office Park
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2834
Phone: (518) 402-3108

North Carolina

Lisa Tucker Cauley MSW
Senior Director of Human Services
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
820 South Boyuland Avenue, McBryde East
2409 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2506
Phone: (919) 527-6401
Fax: (919) 733-3823

North Dakota

Cory Pedersen
Child Welfare Director
North Dakota Health and Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-2310

Ohio

Jeff Van Deusen
Child Welfare Director
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Office of Families and Children
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 752-0656

Oklahoma

Tricia Howell
Director
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Services
PO Box 25352
2400 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Capitol Complex
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352
Phone: (405) 521-3777
Tisch Gipson
Executive Assistant to Director of Child Welfare
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
2400 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Capitol Complex
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352

Oregon

Aprille Flint-Gerner
Interim Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street, NE
E-15
Salem , OR 97301

Pennsylvania

Laval Miller-Wilson
Deputy Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Puerto Rico

Cieni Rodriguez
Interim Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398
Glenda Gerena Rios
Administrator
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398

Rhode Island

Kevin Aucoin
Acting Director
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3570
Fax: (401) 528-3580

South Carolina

Michael Leach
Director
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Child Welfare Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520

South Dakota

Pamela Bennett
Director
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3227

Tennessee

Margie Quin
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-9701

Texas

Erica Banuelos
Associate Commissioner, Child Protective Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
PO Box 149030
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Phone: (512) 438-3313
Fax: (512) 339-5927

Utah

Tonya Myrup
Assistant Director
Utah Department of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Vermont

Aryka Radke
Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-1030
Phone: (802) 241-0904

Virgin Islands

Carla Benjamin
Assistant Commissioner
Virgin Island Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground
Suite 1
St. Thomas, VI 00802-6722
Phone: (340) 718-2980
Kimberley Causey-Gomez
Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground
Suite 1
St. Thomas, VI 00802-6722

Virginia

Nikole Cox
Director
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Family Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 514-4699

Washington

Ross Hunter
Secretary
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970
Phone: (360) 407-7909

West Virginia

Jeffery Pack
Commissioner
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Children and Adult Services
350 Capitol Street
Room 730
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-0628

Wisconsin

Wendy Henderson
Administrator
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Division of Safety and Permanence
PO Box 8916
201 East Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: (608) 422-7000

Wyoming

Lindsey Schilling
Child Welfare Director
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Division of Social Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-5759
Korin Schmidt
Director
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7564