From Child Welfare Information Gateway

From Child Welfare Information Gateway

The State Foster Care Manager is the administrator who has oversight responsibility for all foster care services provided to children in the custody of the State and is the key point of contact for concerns regarding foster care programs that cannot be resolved by other existing procedures. This resource list provides contact information for each State's Foster Care Manager.

State Foster Care Program Managers
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These results are current as of: April 21, 2008

Contact information for the Foster Care Program Manager in each State and Territory.
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Alabama Department of Human Resources
Wanda Davidson
PO Box 304000
Montgomery, AL36130-4000
Phone: / (334) 353-4208
Fax: / (334) 242-0939


Alaska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Children's Services
Tracy A. Spartz-Campbell
PO Box 110630
130 Seward Street, Room 4K
Juneau, AK99811-0630
Phone: / (907) 465-2185
Fax: / (907) 465-3656


Arizona Department of Economic Security
Patricia L. Carey
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
PO Box 6123 -- 940A
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: / (602) 542-2431
Fax: / (602) 542-3330


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Arkansas Department of Human Services
Edward Wallace
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437 -- Slot S565
Little Rock, AR72203-1437
Phone: / (501) 682-1569
Fax: / (501) 682-5272


California Department of Social Services
Karen Gunderson
744 P Street
MS 14-73
Sacramento, CA95814
Phone: / (916) 651-7395
Fax: / (916) 651-3791


Colorado Department of Human Services
Mary Griffin
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO80203-1714
Phone: / (303) 866-3546
Fax: / (303) 866-4629


Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Stacey Gerber
Office of Foster and Adoption Services
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT06106
Phone: / (860) 550-6350
Fax: / (860) 566-6726


Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
John Bates
Delaware Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE19805
Phone: / (302) 633-2665
Fax: / (302) 633-2652


District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Ritu Atwal
Family Resource Division
400 6th StreetSW
Washington, DC20024
Phone: / (202) 727-3777
Fax: / (202) 727-3233


Florida Department of Children and Families
Linda Johns
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 6
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: / (850) 414-9982
Fax: / (850) 414-8691


GeorgiaDepartment of HumanResources
LeslieCofield
Division of Children and Family Services
2 Peachtree Street NW -- Suite 18-243
Atlanta, GA30303-3142
Phone: / (404) 657-3445


Hawaii Department of Human Services
Lee Dean
Child Welfare Services Division
810 Richards Street -- Suite 400
Honolulu, HI96813
Phone: / (808) 586-5704
Fax: / (808) 586-4806
Toll-Free:


Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Susan Dwello
Division of Family and Community Services
450 West State Street, 5th Floor -- PO Box 83720
Boise, ID83720-0036
Phone: / (208) 334-5695
Fax: / (208) 332-7331

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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Kara Teeple
Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
100 W Randolph, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL60601
Phone: / (312) 814-6880
Fax: / (312) 814-1905


Indiana Department of Child Services
Janice Ellis
302 West Washington Street
Room E 306 MS 47
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: / (317) 232-3475 (Central office)
(317) 234-4410
Fax: / (317) 232-4436


Iowa Department of Human Services
Heather Davidson
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
1305 East Walnut Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone: / (515) 242-5215
Fax: / (515) 242-6036
(515) 281-4597


Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Children and Family Policy Division
Patricia Long
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison, Room 551-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
Phone: / (785) 368-8186
Fax: / (785) 368-8159


Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Children and Family Services
Mary Cole
915 SW Harrison
5th Floor North
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: / (785) 368-8180
Fax: / (785) 368-8159


Kentucky Department for Community Based Services
Martha Vozos
Cabinet for Families & Children/Protection & Permanency
275 East Main Street -- 3CE
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: / (502) 564-2147
Fax: / (502) 564-5995


Louisiana Department of Social Services
Joseph Bruno
Office of Community Services
627 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: / (225) 342-4006


Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Linda Brissette
Bureau of Child and Family Services
221 State Street Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: / (207) 287-5075
Fax: / (207) 287-5282


Maryland Department of Human Resources
Stephanie Johnson Pettaway
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: / (410) 767-7506
Fax: / (410) 333-0922


Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Joy Cochran
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: / (617) 748-2167
Fax: / (617) 261-7437


Michigan Department of Human Services
Mary Mehren
235 South Grand Avenue
Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: / (517) 373-3572
Fax: / (517) 241-7047


Minnesota Department of Human Services
Maxie Rockymore
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55164-0943
Phone: / (651) 431-4667
Fax: / (651) 431-7491


Mississippi Department of Human Services
Barbara Pickens-Proctor
750 North State Street
PO Box 352
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: / (601) 359-4499
Fax: / (601) 359-4288


Missouri Department of Social Services
Bonnie Washeck
Division of Family Services
615 Howerton Court -- PO Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103-0088
Phone: / (573) 751-8927
Fax: / (573) 526-3971


Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Betsy Stimatz
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604-8005
Phone: / (406) 444-1675
Fax: / (406) 444-5956


Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Welfare
Kathy Ewing
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: / (402) 471-9333


Nevada Department of Human Resources
Wanda Scott
Division of Child and Family Services
4220 South Maryland Parkway, Building B, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: / (702) 486-7668


New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Gail DeGoosh
Division of Children, Youth and Families
129 Pleasant Street -- Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301-6522
Phone: / (603) 271-4711
Fax: / (603) 271-4729


New Jersey Department of Human Services
Margaret McHale
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services
301 Blair Road
Avenel, NJ 07001
Phone: / (732) 388-7959
Fax: / (732) 388-0460


New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Mark Ruttkay
PERA Building, Room 225
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: / (505) 827-8455
Fax: / (505) 827-8480


New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
Nancy White Martinez
Office of Strategic Planning
52 Washington Street, South Building, Room 313
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2796
Phone: / (518) 473-1776
Fax: / (518) 473-2410


Spanish Information on Website: /
North Carolina Division of Social Services, Family Support and Child Welfare Services
Paul Waddle
325 North Salisbury Street
MSC 2409
Raleigh, NC 27603
Fax: / (919) 715-6714


North Dakota Department of Human Services
Don Snyder
Children & Family Services (Dept. 325)
600 East Boulevard Avenue -- State Capitol Building
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: / (701) 328-4934
Fax: / (701) 328-3538


Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Carrie Anthony
Child Welfare Policy/Placement Section
PO Box 182709
Columbus, OH 43218-2709
Phone: / (614) 752-0660
Fax: / (614) 728-6726


Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Margaret Linnemann
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: / (405) 521-3438
Fax: / (405) 522-4373


Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Amy White
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: / (918) 588-1736
(405) 521-3778
Fax: / (918) 588-1757


Oregon Department of Human Services
Kevin George
Foster Care & Family Based Services
500 Summer Street, NE E77
Salem, OR 97310-1069
Phone: / (503) 945-5987
Fax: / (503) 945-6969
Toll-Free: / (800) 331-0503


Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Cindi E. Horshaw
Program PolicyUnit/Bureau of Policy and Program Development
Bertolino Building, 1401 North 7th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: / (717) 783-7287
Fax: / (717) 346-9663


Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families Department of Families
Evelyza Crespo Rivera
Department of Families
P.O. Box 15091
San Juan, PR 00902
Phone: / (787) 625-4900
Fax: / (787) 625-4947

Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
Maureen Robbins
101 Friendship Street
4th Floor
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: / (401) 528-3799
Fax: / (401) 528-3870


South Carolina Department of Social Services
Carolyn Orf
Division of Human Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: / (803) 898-7707
Fax: / (803) 898-7641


South Dakota Department of Social Services
Stephanie Roberts
Child Protection Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: / (605) 773-3227
Fax: / (605) 773-6834


Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Julie Flannery
Cordell Hull Building, 8th Floor
436 Sixth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
Phone: / (615) 253-6351
Fax: / (615) 532-6495


Spanish Information on Website: /
Texas Department of Protective and Regulative Services
Debra Emerson
701 West 51st Street - Mail Code w-157
PO Box 149030
Austin, TX 78717-9030
Phone: / (512) 438-4760
Fax: / (512) 438-3782


Utah Department of Human Services
Tanya Albornoz
Division of Child and Family Services
120 North 200 West -- Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone: / (801) 538-4316
Fax: / (801) 538-3993


Vermont Department for Children and Families
Shaun Donahue
103 South Main Street
Osgood Building, 3rd Floor
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Phone: / (802) 241-2259
Fax: / (802) 241-2407
Toll-Free: / (800) 746-7000


Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Etta Rahming
Division of Children, Youth and Families
1303 Hospital Ground - Building A -- Knud Hansen Complex
St.Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: / (340) 774-0930
Fax: / (340) 774-0082
TDD: / (340) 774-3466

Virginia Department of Social Services
Therese Wolf
Division of Family Services
7 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: / (804) 726-7522
Fax: / (804) 726-7499


Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Michael Luque
Division of Program and Policy
1115 Washington Street SE, PO Box 45710
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: / (360) 902-7986
Fax: / (360) 902-7903


West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Office of Social Services
350 Capitol Street -- Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301-3704
Phone: / (304) 558-3290
Fax: / (304) 558-4563

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Sarah Kate Johnson
1 West Wilson
PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: / (608) 266-6874
Fax: / (608) 264-6750


Wyoming Department of Family Services
Dana Ward
2451 Foothill Boulevard
Suite 103
Rock Springs, WY 82901
Phone: / (307) 352-2509
Fax: / (307) 352-2560