State Adoption Specialists, Page 2
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Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services
Protection and Safety Division
Mary Dyer
301 Centennial Mall SO
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: (402) 471-9331
Fax: (402) 471-9034
World Wide Web: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/adp/adpindex.htm
E-mail: mary.dyer@hhss.state.ne.us
Division of Child and Family Services
Wanda Scott
6171 West Charleston Boulevard
Building 14
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: (702) 486-7633
Fax: (702) 486-7626
World Wide Web: http://dcfs.state.nv.us/page33.html
E-mail: wlscott@dcfs.state.nv.us
New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families
Division for Children, Youth and Families
Catherine Atkins
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-4707
Fax: (603) 271-4729
E-mail: catkins@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey Div. of Youth and Family Services
Division of Youth and Family Services
Daryl Bender
50 East State Street
5th Floor, CN 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 984-6080
Fax: (609) 984-5449
World Wide Web: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/adopt.html
E-mail: dbender@dhs.state.nj.us
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
Protective Services Division
Linda McNall
PO Drawer 1560
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 827-3991
Fax: (505) 827-8480
World Wide Web: http://www.state.nm.us/cyfd/adopt.htm
E-mail: lsmcnall@cyfd.state.nm.us
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Office of Children and Family Services/State Adoption Service
Anne Furman
52 Washington Street
Room 323 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 474-9406
Fax: (518) 486-6326
Toll-Free: (800) 345-5437
World Wide Web: http://www.dfa.state.ny.us/adopt/adoption.htm
E-mail: anne.furman@dfa.state.ny.us
North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
Amelia Lance
2409 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2409
Phone: (919) 733-2085
Fax: (919) 733-5230
World Wide Web: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/adopt
E-mail: Amelia.Lance@ncmail.net
North Dakota Dept. of Human Services
Julie Hoffman
State Capitol Building
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-4805
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Toll-Free: (800) 245-3736
World Wide Web: http://www.state.nd.us/humanservices
E-mail: sohofj@state.nd.us
Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services
Office of Family and Child Services
Barbara Harris
255 East Main Street
3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-9274
Fax: (614) 728-2604
World Wide Web: http://jfs.ohio.gov/oapl/index.htm
E-mail: harrib06@odjfs.state.oh.us
Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services
Adoption Assistance in Oklahoma
Margaret DeVault
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 521-2475
Fax: (405) 521-2433
World Wide Web: http://www.okdhs.org/adopt
E-mail: margaret.devault@okdhs.org
Adoption Services
Deborah Goodman
907 South Detroit
Suite 750
Tulsa, OK 74120
Phone: (405) 521-2475 Tuesdays/Thursdays
Phone: (918) 588-1735 Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
Fax: (918) 592-9149
World Wide Web: http://www.okdhs.org/adopt
E-mail: Deborah.Goodman@okdhs.org
Oregon State Office for Services to Children and Families
Office of Permanency for Children and of Training
Kathy Ledesma
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 945-5677
Fax: (503) 945-6969
World Wide Web: http://www.scf.hr.state.or.us/adoption/index.htm
E-mail: kathy.ledesma@state.or.us
Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Cathy Utz
PO Box 2675
7th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 705-2412
Fax: (717) 705-0364
World Wide Web: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ocyf/ocyfas.asp
E-mail: cutz@state.pa.us
Puerto Rico Administration of Children and Families
Wanda Torres
Carmen Nazario
P.O. Box 15091
Number 156A, Old San Juan, Building Administration for Family & Children
San Juan, PR 00951
Phone: (787)724-5030
Fax: (787) 721-2245
E-mail: cnazario@adfan.gobierno.pr
Rhode Island Dept. for Children, Youth and Family Services
Maureen Robbins
101 Friendship Street
3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3799
Fax: (401) 528-3870
World Wide Web: http://www.adoptionri.org
E-mail: maureen.robbins@dcyf.ri.gov
South Carolina Dept. of Social Services
Human Services/Foster Care-Adopiton
Carolyn Orf
1535 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-7707
Fax: 803-898-7792
E-mail: corf@dss.state.sc.us
South Dakota Dept. of Social Services
DiAnn Kleinsasser
700 Governor’s Drive
Richard F. Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Fax: (605) 773-6834
World Wide Web: http://www.state.sd.us/social/cps/adoption/index.htm
E-mail: diann.kleinsasser@state.sd.us
Tennessee Dept. of Children's Services
Jane Chittick
Cordell Hull Building, 8th Floor
436 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
Phone: (615) 532-5637
Fax: (615) 532-6495
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/
E-mail: Jane.chittick@state.tn.us
Texas Dept. of Protective and Regulatory Services
Janis Brown
PO Box 149030
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Phone: (512) 438-3412
Fax: (512) 438-3312
E-mail: janis.brown@tdprs.state.tx.us
Utah Dept. of Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
Ms. Marty Shannon
PO Box 45500
120 North, 200 West, Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone: (801) 538-3913
Fax: (801) 538-3993
World Wide Web: http://www.hsdcfs.state.ut.us
E-mail: mshannon@utah.gov
Vermont Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Diane Dexter
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-2142
Fax: (802) 241-2407
World Wide Web: http://www.state.vt.us/srs/adoption/adoptioninfo.html
E-mail: ddexter@srs.state.vt.us
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Etta L. Rahming
1303 Hospital Ground
Building A-Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 774-4393
TDD: (340) 774-0082
E-mail: erahming@hotmail.com
Virginia Dept. of Social Services
Brenda Kerr
7 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7530
Fax: (804) 726-7499
World Wide Web: http://www.dss.state.va.us/family/adoption.html
Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services
Division of Children and Family Services
Pam Kramer
PO Box 45713
1115 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-7968
Fax: (360) 902-7904
World Wide Web: http://www.wa.gov/dshs/ca/ca3ov.html
E-mail: caip300@dshs.wa.gov
West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
Children and Adult Services
Laura Lou Harbert
Office of Social Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-4303
Fax: (304) 558-7980
World Wide Web: http://www.wvdhhr.org/oss/children/adoption.htm
E-mail: LauraLou68@msn.com
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services
Division of Child and Family Services
Dale Langer
1 West Wilson
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-3595
Fax: (608) 264-6750
World Wide Web: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/children/adoption/index.htm
Wyoming Dept. of Family Services
Maureen Clifton
Hathaway Building
2300 Capitol Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 376
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-3570
Fax: (307) 777-3693
World Wide Web: http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/CHILDSVC/TOC1.HTM
E-mail: mclift@state.wy.us
