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

Ms. 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

Ms. 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

Mr. Mike Faust
Director
Arizona Department of Child Safety
3003 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 255-2556

Arkansas

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

California

Ms. 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

Ms. 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
Mr. Joe Homlar
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-3538

Connecticut

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

DC

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

Delaware

Ms. 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

Ms. 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

Ms. Candice Broce
Interim Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-3433

Hawaii

Ms. Cathy Betts
Director
Hawaii Department of Human Services
810 Richards Street
Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-4993

Idaho

Mr. 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

Mr. 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

Ms. Terry Stigdon RN, MSN
Child Welfare Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 W. Washington Street
Room E306-MS47
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 234-3323

Iowa

Ms. 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

Ms. 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

Ms. Mary Carpenter MSSW
Director
Department for Community Based Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street
3C-E
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-2147

Louisiana

Ms. Rhenda Hodnett PhD.
Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
Child Welfare Services
PO Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3318
Phone: (225) 342-4045
Fax: (225) 342-8636

Maine

Dr. 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

Ms. Michelle Farr
Executive Director
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 West Saratoga Street
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-8939

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

Ms. Andrea Sanders J.D., M.S.
Commissioner
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
PO Box 346
750 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-9669

Missouri

Ms. Joanie Rogers
Interim Director
Missouri Department of Social Services
Childrens Division
205 Jefferson Street
10th Floor
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Montana

Ms. Marti Vining
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

Dr. Alger Studstill Jr.
Deputy Director
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 95026
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Ms. Stephanie Beasley
Director
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 95026
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-1757

Nevada

Mr. Ross Armstrong
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

Mr. 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

Ms. Christine Norbut Beyer
Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
PO Box 729
Trenton, NJ 08625-0729
Phone: (609) 888-7900
Ms. Doris Windle
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

New Mexico

Ms. Annamarie Luna
Acting Director
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Protective Services Division
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: (505) 827-8400
Fax: (505) 841-7800

New York

Ms. 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
Ms. Sheila Poole
Commissioner
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Capital View Office Park
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2834
Phone: (518) 402-6513
Fax: (518) 486-7550

North Carolina

Ms. Lisa Cauley
Child Welfare Director
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
820 South Boyuland Avenue, McBryde East
2409 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2506
Phone: (919) 527-6401
Fax: (919) 527-6714

North Dakota

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

Ohio

Mr. Jeff Van Deusen
Child Welfare Director
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Office of Families and Children
4200 E. Fifth Avenue
Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: (614) 752-0656

Oklahoma

Ms. Deborah Shropshire M.D.
Director
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 522-2435
Fax: (405) 521-4373

Oregon

Ms. Rebecca Jones Gaston
Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street, NE
E-15
Salem , OR 97301
Phone: (503) 945-5600

Pennsylvania

Mr. Jonathan Rubin
Deputy Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Office of Children, Youth and Families
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 787-4756

Puerto Rico

Ms. Carmen Gonzalez Magaz
Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398
Ms. Glenda Gerena Rios
Administrator
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398

Rhode Island

Mr. 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

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

South Dakota

Ms. 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

Ms. Jennifer Nichols
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 253-1227
Fax: (615) 532-8079

Texas

Ms. Deneen Dryden
Associate Commissioner, Child Protective Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
PO Box 149030
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, TX 78714-9030

Utah

Ms. Diane Moore
Director
Utah Department of Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 538-4100

Vermont

Ms. 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

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

Virginia

Ms. Em Parente
Acting Child Welfare Director
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Family Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7538

Washington

Ms. Jody Becker MSW, Ph.D.
Deputy Secretary
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970

West Virginia

Ms. Carla Harper
Director
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Children and Adult Services
350 Capitol Street
Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 356-4571
Fax: (304) 558-4563

Wisconsin

Ms. 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

Ms. Korin Schmidt
Director
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
3rd Floor 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7564
Ms. 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