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Alabama Department of Human Resources
Gloria Derico
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130

Phone: 3342421650
Fax: 3343532693
E-mail: Gloria.Derico@dhr.alabama.gov


Alaska Office of Children's Services
Susan Frisby
695 East Parks Highway., Unit 2
Wasilla, AK 99654

Phone: (907) 357-9769
Fax: (907) 352-8910
E-mail: Susan.Frisby@Alaska.gov
Website: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/ocs/


Alaska Office of Children’s Services

695 East Parks Highway., Unit 2
Wasilla, AK 99654



Arizona Department of Economic Security
Sybil Oliver
Office of Licensing Certification & Regulation - Child Welfare Licensing Unit
1951 West Camelback Road -- Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85015

Phone: (602) 347-6340
Fax: (602) 336-9603
Toll-Free: (888) 229-1814
E-mail: soliver@azdes.gov


Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services -- Division of Child and Family Services
Debbie Roark
Child Welfare Agency Licensing Unit
PO Box 1437, Slot 570
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437

Phone: (501) 683-2045
E-mail: Debbie.Roark@arkansas.gov


California Department of Social Services
Barbara Rooney
Community Care Licensing
744 P Street, MS 17-17
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 657-2346
Fax: (916) 657-3783
Website: http://ccld.ca.gov/default.htm


Colorado Department of Social Services
Marlene Romero
Division of Child Care
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203

Phone: (303) 866-5958
Fax: (303) 866-4453
Toll-Free: (800) 799-5876
E-mail: marlene.romero@state.co.us
Website: http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/childcare/


Connecticut Department of Children and Families

505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: (860) 550-6306
Fax: (860) 566-6726
Toll-Free:


Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Maxine Travis
Office of Child Care Licensing
Barrett Building - 821 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 103
Dover, DE 19904

Phone: (302) 739-5487
Fax: (302) 739-6589
Toll-Free: (800) 822-2236
E-mail: Maxine.Travis@state.de.us
Website: http://www.state.de.us/kids/occl.htm


District of Columbia Department of Health - Licensing and Regulatory Administration
Patricia VanBuren
Human Social Services Facility Division
825 North Capital Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 442-5929
Fax: (202) 442-9430
E-mail: patricia.vanburen@dc.gov


Florida Department of Children and Families
Stacey Cleveland
Office of Family Safety
1317 Winewood Boulevard -- Building 6
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700

Phone: (850) 921-8833
Fax: (850) 414-8691
E-mail: stacey_cleveland@dcf.state.fl.us


Georgia Department of Human Resources
Carol Winstead
Office of Regulatory Services
Two Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142

Phone: (404) 657-9611
Fax: (404) 657-5708
E-mail: cswinstead@dhr.state.ga.us
Website: http://www.ors.dhr.state.ga.us/


Hawaii Department of Human Services
Lynn Kazama
810 Richards Street
Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: (808) 586-5698
Fax: (808) 586-4806
E-mail: lkazama@dhs.hawaii.gov
Website: http://www.hawaii.gov/dhs/


Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Steve Green
Division of Family and Community Services
450 West State Street -- PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036

Phone: (208) 334-5534
Fax: (208) 334-6699
Toll-Free:
E-mail: greens@idhw.state.id.us


Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
406 East Monroe Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1498

Phone: (217) 785-2688
Website: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs


Indiana Department of Child Services Residential Child Care Licensing

Beverly Gatling
MS08 402 West Washington Street
Room W-364
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2773

Phone: (317) 232-3476
Fax: (317) 232-4633
E-mail: Beverly.Gatling@dcs.in.gov
Website: http://www.state.in.us/dcs/protection/lcpa.html


Iowa Department of Human Services
LaVerne Armstrong
Adult, Children, and Family Services
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: (515) 281-6802
Fax: (515) 281-4597
E-mail: larmstr@dhs.state.ia.us
Website: http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/dhs2005/dhs_homepage/children_family/adoption/index.html


Iowa Department of Human Services
Carol Gerleman
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: (515) 281-6220
E-mail: cgerlem@dhs.state.ia.us
Website: http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/dhs2005/dhs_homepage/children_family/adoption/index.html


Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Debi Hatfield
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 200
Curtis State Office Building
Topeka, KS 66612

Phone: (785) 368-7015
E-mail: dhatfiel@kdhe.state.ks.us


Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Robert W. Hester
Division of Regulated Child Care
275 East Main Street – 6E-B
Frankfort, KY 00004-0601

Phone: (502) 564-7962
Fax: (502) 564-9350
E-mail: rob.hester@ky.gov
Website: http://chfs.ky.gov/oig/drcc.htm


Louisiana Department of Social Services
Yvonne Stewart
Bureau of Licensing
PO Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3078

Phone: (225) 922-0015
E-mail: ystewart@dss.state.la.us
Website: http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/os/Licensing_.html


Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS - BCFS)
Virginia S. Marriner
Office of Child and Family Services
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333-0011

Phone: (207) 287-2976
Fax: (207) 287-5282
E-mail: Virginia.s.marriner@maine.gov
Website: http://www.afamilyforme.org/adopt.html


Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Linda Brissette
Office of Child and Family Services
221 State Street -- Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011

Phone: (207) 287-5060
  (207) 287-4139
Fax: (207) 287-5282
E-mail: Linda.Brissette@maine.gov
Website: http://www.afamilyforme.org/foster.html


Maryland Department of Human Resources Monica Harris

William Lee
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: (410) 767-7382
E-mail: blee@dhr.state.md.us
Website: http://www.dhr.state.md.us/ssa/privadop.htm


Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
David McGrath
600 Washington Street
Suite 6100
Boston, MA 02210

Phone: (617) 988-6600
E-mail: David.Mcgrath@state.ma.us
Website: http://www.eec.state.ma.us


Michigan Department of Human Services
James B. Gale
Office of Child and Adult Licensing
7109 West Saginaw -- PO Box 30650
Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: (517) 335-6124
Fax: (517) 335-6121
E-mail: jbgale@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.cis.state.mi.us/brs_cwl/sr_cwl.asp


Minnesota Department of Human Services Division of Licensing


Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone: (651) 296-3971
Fax: (651) 297-1490


Mississippi Department of Human Services
Linda Simpson
Division of Family and Children Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202

Phone: (601) 359-4656
E-mail: lsimpson@mdhs.state.ms.us


Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Public Health/Health Licensure & Investigations Section

Mark Mitchell
PO Box 94986
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509

Phone: (402) 471-9211
Fax: (402) 471-7763
E-mail: mark.mitchell@dhhs.ne.gov
Website: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/adoption


Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

PO Box 94986
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509



Nevada Department of Human Resources
Wanda Scott
Division of Child and Family Services
4220 South Maryland Parkway -- Building B, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Phone: (702) 486-7633
Fax: (702) 486-7626
E-mail: wlscott@dcfs.state.nv.us
Website: http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_Adoption.htm


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
E-mail: gdegoosh@dhhs.state.nh.us
Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/FCADOPTION/default.htm


New Jersey Department of Human Services
Anna Montes
Office of Licensing - Youth and Family Licensing
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0707

Phone: (609) 987-1985
E-mail: anna.montes@dcf.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/divisions/licensing/


New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
Isabel Garcia
PERA Building
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160

Phone: (505) 476-0343
Fax: (505) 827-8480
E-mail: isabel.garcia@state.nm.us
Website: http://www.cyfd.org/


New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Carol McCarthy
52 Washington Street
Riverview Center, 6th Floor
Rensselaer, NY 12144

Phone: (518) 474-9406
Fax: (518) 486-6326
Toll-Free: (800) 345-5437
E-mail: carol.mccarthy@dfa.state.ny.us
Website: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/agcymenu.asp


North Carolina Division of Social Services
Bob Hensley
Division of Social Services, Regulatory and Licensing Services
932 Old US 70 Highway, Building 17 -- Black Mountain Center
Black Mountain, NC 28711

Phone: (828) 669-3388
Fax: (828) 669-3365
E-mail: bob.hensley@ncmail.net
Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/licensing/index.htm
No longer on NC website. 1/20/06

North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS)
Julie Hoffman
Children and Family Services Division
State Capitol, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505

Phone: (701) 328-4805
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Toll-Free: (800) 245-3736
E-mail: sohofj@nd.gov
Website: http://www.state.nd.us/humanservices/services/childfamily/adoption/


Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office for Children and Families
Amy Eaton
50 West Town Street
PO Box 182709
Columbus, OH 43218-2709

Phone: (614) 752-0651
Fax: (614) 466-7557
E-mail: eatona@odjfs.state.oh.us


Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Susan Case
Division of Child Care
2400 North Lincoln Boulevard - PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125

Phone: (405) 522-1511
Fax:
Toll-Free: (800) 347-2276
E-mail: susan.case@okdhs.org


Oregon Department of Human Services
Kathy Spear
Treatment Services and Licensing
500 Summer Street NE, E83
Salem, OR 97301-1066

Phone: (503) 947-5208
Fax: (503) 947-5084
E-mail: kathy.spear@state.or.us
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/indadoptions/licensedag.shtml


Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Ellen Whitesell
Office of Children, Youth and Families
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Phone: (717) 214-9780
Fax: (717) 346-9663
E-mail: ewhitesell@state.pa.us
Website: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildCareEarlyEd/003670755.aspx


Puerto Rico Department of the Families
Hon. Angie Varela Llavona
P.O. Box 11398
Santurce, PR 00910

Phone: (787) 722-7450
Fax: (787) 723-1223
Toll-Free:


Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Kevin Savage
101 Friendship Street
4th Floor
Providence, RI 02906

Phone: (401) 528-3629
E-mail: Kevin.Savage@dcyf.ri.gov
Website: http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/licensing.htm


South Carolina Department of Social Services
Lauren Staudt
1535 Confederate Avenue
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202

Phone: (803) 898-7507
E-mail: Lstaudt@Dss.state.sc.us
Website: http://www.state.sc.us/dss/adoption/index.html


South Dakota Department of Social Services
David Hanson
Child Protection Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291

Phone: (605) 773-3227
Fax: (605) 773-6834
Toll-Free:
E-mail: david.hanson@state.sd.us
Website: http://www.state.sd.us/social/cps/services/licensing.htm


South Dakota Department of Social Services District Office

Ron Riedel
Division of Child Protection Services
811 East 10th Street, Department 10
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-1650

Phone: (605) 367-5600
Fax: (605) 782-3149
E-mail: Ronald.Riedel@state.sd.us
Website: http://www.state.sd.us/social/cps/services/licensing.htm


Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Mark Anderson
1272 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210

Phone: (615) 532-5598
E-mail: Mark.Anderson@state.tn.us
Website: http://state.tn.us/youth/adoption/2007AdoptionFees.pdf


Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Char Bateman
PO Box 149030
E-550
Austin, TX 78714-9030

Phone: (512) 438-3269
Fax: (512) 438-3848
E-mail: char.bateman@dfps.state.tx.us
Website: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us


Utah Department of Human Services
Vorn Lor
Office of Licensing
120 North 200 West, #303
Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Phone: (801) 538-8222
Fax: (801) 538-4553
E-mail: vlor@utah.gov
Website: http://www.hslic.utah.gov


Vermont Department for Children and Families (VDCF)
Lucy Abair
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671

Phone: (802) 241-2159
E-mail: labair@srs.state.vt.us
Website: http://www.projectfamilyvt.org/adoption.html


Virgin Islands Department of Human Services, Children, Youth and Families
Janet Turnbull-Krigger
1303 Hospital Ground
Building A-Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Phone: (340) 774-4393
  (340) 774-7865
Fax: (340) 774-0082


Virginia Department of Social Services
Leslie Knachel
7 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3301

Phone: (804) 726-7137
E-mail: leslie.knachel@dss.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/index.html


Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Randy Roberts
Division of Licensed Resources
PO Box 45700
Olympia, WA 98504

Phone: (360) 902-7570
E-mail: Rmra300@dshs.wa.gov


West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Laura Sperry
Bureau for Children and Families
350 Capitol Street -- Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301

Phone: (304) 558-8839
Fax: (304) 558-4563
E-mail: lsperry@wvdhhr.org


Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Mary E. Morse
Bureau of Regulation and Licensing
1 West Wilson Street -- PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916

Phone: (608) 266-0415
Fax: (608) 267-7252
E-mail: morseme@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/licensing.htm


Wyoming Department of Family Services
Dana Ward
851 Werner Court
Suite 200
Casper, WY 82601

Phone: (307) 352-2509
Fax: (307) 352-2560
E-mail: dward@state.wy.us
Website: http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/FosterCare.html