State Liaison Officers for Abuse and Neglect Information
July 13, 2004
As the Federal agency with responsibility for helping States to improve the well being of children and youth, we are very concerned about their health and safety. We do not, however, have the oversight authority to intervene in individual cases. We conduct reviews of State statutes, regulations and policies to assure compliance with Federal statutes related to these matters; however, decisions such as how and when to investigate allegations of abuse, prosecution of alleged perpetrators, and the resolution of custody or visitation disputes are made by the agencies and courts in each State according to State statutes. Current State statutes on child abuse and neglect represent a difficult balancing act between the need to protect children from the serious and increasing problems of child abuse and neglect and the need to ensure that parents are not unjustly accused. Each State does have a State Liaison Officer (SLO) of child abuse and neglect. For information about your State statutes and local resources, please contact your State SLO.
Alabama
Shirley Scanlan
Family Services Division
Alabama Department of Human Resources
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
Phone: 334-242-1373
Fax: 334-242-0939 sscanlan@dhr.state.al.us
Alaska
Joanne Gibbens
Division of Family and Youth Services
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
PO Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811-0630
Phone: 907-465-3023
Fax: 907-465-3397 joanne_gibbens@health.state.ak.us
American Samoa
Lupe Sunia
Assistant Director
Social Services Division
American Samoa Government
Department of Human and Social Services
PO Box 997534
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 011-684-633-2696
Fax: 011-684-633-7852 tfsunia@yahoo.com
Arizona
Linda Johnson
Manager
Policy and Program Development Unit
Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Arizona Department of Ecomonic Security
1789 W. Jefferson Street, 3rd Floor
Site Code 940A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-2358
Fax: 602-542-3330 linda.johnson@mail.de.state.az.us
Arkansas
Shirlee Flanigan-Isbell
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Children & Family Services
PO Box 1437, Slot S-569
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 501-682-8992
Fax: 501-682-8561 shirlee.flanigan-isb@mail.state.ar.us
California
Susan Nisenbaum
Chief
Office of Child Abuse and Prevention, California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 19-82
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-651-6190
Fax: 916-651-6239 susan.nisenbaum@dss.ca.gov
Colorado
Shirley Mondragon M.S.W.
Division of Child Welfare
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-866-5937
Fax: 303-866-5563
Rudolfo M. Pua
Acting Director
Division of Youth Services
Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
PO Box 501000, Chalan Kanoa
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-664-2550
Fax: 670-664-2560 dysdir@saipan.com
Connecticut
Carl Kemper
Bureau Chief of Child Welfare Services
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106-7107
Phone: 860-550-6542
Fax: 860-566-7947 Carl.kemper@po.state.ct.us
Delaware
Linda Shannon
Program Manager, Intake and Investigation
Office of Children Services
Division of Family Services
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Families
1825 Faulkland Road, Room 246
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-633-2663
Fax: 302-633-2652 lshannon@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Andrea Guy
Deputy Director
Planning, Policy and Program Support
Children and Family Services Administration
400 6th Street SW, Room 4013
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-442-6177
Fax: 202-442-6963 aguy@cfsa-dc.org
Florida
June L. Noel
Administor for Resource Management
Child Welfare/Community Based Care
Florida Department of Children & Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 7, Room 305
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: 850-922-8779
Fax: 850-410-8055 june_noel@dcf.state.fl.us
Georgia
David Hellwig
Program Director
Division of Family & Children Services
Georgia Department of Human Resources
#2 Peachtree Street, 18th Floor, Room 233
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-657-3409
Fax: 404-657-3486 dchellwi@dhr.state.ga.us
Guam
Lydia D. Tenorio
Human Services Administrator
Bureau of Social Services Administration
Department of Public Health and Social Services
PO Box 2816
Agana, GU 96910
Phone: 671-475-2640
Fax: 671-472-6649 lydiat@mail.gov.gu
Hawaii
Cynthia Goss
Program Development Administrator
Social Services Division
Hawaii Department of Human Services
810 Richards Street, Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-5925
Fax: 808-586-4806 cgoss@dhs.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Shirley Alexander
Division of Family and Community Services
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-6618
Fax: 208-334-6699 alexande@idhw.state.id.us
Illinois
Gailyn Thomas
Deputy Director
Division of Child Protection
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
1911 South Indiana, 8th Floor
Chicago, IL 60613
or
406 East Monroe
Station 40
Springfield, IL 62701-1498
Phone: 312-382-2693
312-328-2694
Fax: 312-328-2595 Gthomas2@idcfs.state.il.us
Indiana
Wanda Goodloe
Institutional Child Protection Service Unit, Division of Family and Children
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington Street, Room W364
Indianapolis, IN 46207
Phone: 317-232-4429
Fax: 317-232-4436 wgoodloe@fssa.state.in.us
Iowa
Patricia Barto
Program Manager
Bureau of Protective Services
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-8726
Fax: 515-242-6036 pbarto@dhs.state.ia.us
Kansas
Paula Ellis, MSW
Assistant Director of Child Welfare
Division of Children and Family Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison, Room 551-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
Phone: 785-368-8191
Fax: 785-368-8159 pxke@srskansas.org
Kentucky
Fannie Miller
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
Division for Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-2136
Fax: 502-564-3096 Fannie.miller@ky.gov
Louisiana
Cindy Phillips
Administrator of Child Protection
Office of Community Services
Louisiana Department of Social Services
PO Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-342-9928
Fax: 225-342-9087 cphilli2@dss.state.la.us
Maine
Sandra S. Hodge
Director, Division of Child Welfare
Bureau of Child and Family Services
Maine Department of Human Services
State House, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-5052
Fax: 207-287-5282 sandra.s.hodge@maine.gov
Maryland
Stephen Berry
Program Manager
Child Protective Services
Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, 5th Floor
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-7112
Fax: 410-333-6556 sberry@dhr.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Liz Skinner-Reilly
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-748-2350
Fax: 617-261-6743 Liz.Skinner-Reilly@state.ma.us
Michigan
Ted Forrest
Program Manager
Child Protective Services
Michigan Family Independence Agency
235 South Grand Avenue, Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-3704
Fax: 517-241-7047 forrestt@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Erin Sullivan-Sutton
Director
Safety and Permanency
Children and Family Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-3830
Phone: 651-296-2487
Fax: 651-297-1949 erin.sullivan-sutton@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Kathy Triplett
Director, Protection Unit
Division of Family and Children's Services
Mississippi Department of Human Services
750 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-359-4486
Fax: 601-359-4363 or 4978 ktriplett@mdhs.state.ms.us
Missouri
Kathryn Sapp
Social Services Manager
Children's Division
Missouri Department of Social Services
615 Howerton Court, PO Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: 573-522-5062
Fax: 573-526-3971 Kathryn.Sapp@dss.mo.gov
Montana
Bette Hall
Program Officer
Child and Family Services Division
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: 406-444-5903
Fax: 406-444-5956 bhall@state.mt.us
Nebraska
Shirley Pickens White
Program Specialist
Office of Protection and Safety
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-9196
Fax: 402-471-9034 shirley.pickenswhite@hhss.state.ne.us
Nevada
Marjorie Walker
Social Service Specialist
Office of Child Protective Services
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
711 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89710-5092
Phone: 775-684-4422
Fax: 775-684-4456 mwalker@dcfs.state.nv.us
New Hampshire
Bernie Bluhm
Program Specialist
New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth, and Families
129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4684
Fax: 603-271-4729 bbluhm@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey
Vinette Tate
Supervising Administrative Analyst
Division of Youth and Family Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 East State Street, PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: 609-292-1878
Fax: 609-984-0482 Vinette.tate@dhs.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Pamela Henry
Staff Manager, Child Care Services Bureau
Children Youth and Families Division
Pera Building, Room 112, PO Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: 505-827-9952
Fax: 505-827-7361 phenry@cyfd.state.nm.us
New York
Joy Griffith
NCCAN Liaison
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
North Building, Room 334
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2796
Phone: 518-474-3166
Fax: 518-402-6824 joy.griffith@dfa.state.ny.us
North Carolina
JoAnn Lamm
Child Welfare Policy and Initiatives Team
Division of Social Services
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
325 N. Salisbury Street, MSC 2408
Raleigh, NC 27699-2408
Phone: 919-733-3360
Fax: 919-715-6714 joann.lamm@ncmail.net
North Dakota
Gladys M. Cairns
Administrator, Office of Child Protective Services
Children and Family Services Division
Department of Human Services
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-4806
Fax: 701-328-3538 socaig@state.nd.us
Ohio
Fran Rembert
Section Chief, Child Protective Services Division
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
255 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-4213
Phone: 614-466-9274
Fax: 614-466-0164 rembef@odjfs.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Kathryn Simms
Program Supervisor
Child Abuse and Neglect Section, Child Welfare Services
Division of Children and Youth Services
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: 405-521-2283
Fax: 405-521-4373 kathy.simms@okdhs.org
Oregon
Una Swanson
Manager, Child Protective Services
Children, Adults and Families
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301-1067
Phone: 503-945-6696
Fax: 503-378-3800 Una.swanson@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Cathy Utz
Supervisor
Protective Service Program
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth, and Families
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: 717-705-2912
Fax: 717-705-0364 cutz@state.pa.us
Puerto Rico
Rosa Fuentes
Department of the Family
Aveue Seviloa #58
Plaza Seviloa
PO Box 194090
San Juan, PR 00910-4090
Phone: 787-642-1854
Fax: 787-977-2336
Rhode Island
Thomas Dwyer
Assistant Director
Protective Services Division
Rhode Island Department for Children, Youth, and Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-528-3543
Fax: 401-528-3590 Thomas.Dwyer@dcyf.ri.gov
South Carolina
Beth Williams
Assistant Director
Division of Human Services
South Carolina Department of Social Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: 803-898-7514
Fax: 803-898-7641 bwilliams@dss.state.sc.us
South Dakota
Mary Livermont
Child Protection Services
South Dakota Department of Social Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3227
Fax: 605-773-6834 mary.livermont@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Betty McBride
CPS Program Coordinator
Child Protective Services
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Cordell Hull Building
436 6th Avenue, North, 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
Phone: 615-532-5624
Fax: 615-532-6495
Liz Kromrei
Interim CPS Assistant Commissioner
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
PO Box 149030, M.C. E-557
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Phone: 512-438-3291
Fax: 512-438-3782 Liz.kromrei@dfps.state.tx.us
Utah
Charlotte Gibbons
CPS Program Specialist
Division of Child and Family Services
Utah Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone: 801-538-4149
Fax: 801-538-3993 chargibbons@utah.gov
Vermont
Cynthia K. Walcott
Policy and Practice Chief
Division of Social Services
Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
103 South Main Street
Osgood Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Phone: 802-241-2131
Fax: 802-241-2407
Virgin Islands
Kimberley Causey-Gomez
Administrator
Department of Human Services
Division of Children, Youth and Families
Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands
3011 Golden Rock, Christiansted
St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: 340-773-2323 x2004
Fax: 340-773-4043
Virginia
Rita Katzman
Program Manager, Child Protective Services Unit
Virginia Department of Social Services
7 North 8th
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-726-7554
Fax: 804-726-7895 Rita.katzman@dss.virginia.gov
Washington
Pat Dettling
Program Manager
Children's Services Administration
Division of Children and Family Services
Washington Department of Social and Health Services, PO Box 45710
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-8065
Fax: 360-902-7903 wupa300@dshs.wa.gov
West Virginia
Michael O'Farrell
Program Manager, Children & Adult Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-7980
Fax: 304-555-4563 mofarrell@wvdhhr.org
Wisconsin
Mary Dibble
Bureau of Programs and Policy
Division of Child and Family Services
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 465
PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: 608-267-2073
Fax: 608-264-6750 dibblms@dhfs.state.wi.us
Wyoming
Steve Vajda
Consultant, Division of Social Services
Wyoming Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, #376
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-6081
Fax: 307-777-3693 svajda@state.wy.us
