State TANF Directors

Joel Sanders
Director
Family Assistance Partnership
Alabama State Department of
Human Resources
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 242-1773
FAX: (334) 242-0513

Ellie Fitzjarrald
Chief, Program & Policy Development
Division of Public Assistance
Alaska Department of Health &
Social Services
350 Main Street, RM 317
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-5847
FAX: (907) 465-5154

Greg Wetz
Policy Chief
Arizona Department of
Economic Security
1717 W. Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-0212
FAX: (602) 542-0600

Joni Jones
Director
Division of County Operations
Arkansas Department of
Human Services
Donaghey Plaza S.
700 South Main Street
PO Box 1437, Mail S301
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 682-8375
FAX: (501) 682-8367

Cindy Varner
Assistant Director of
Employment Assistance
Department of Workforce Services
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2981
Phone: (501) 371-1028
FAX: (501) 682-3144

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Charr Lee Metsker
Deputy Director
Welfare to Work Division
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Mail Stop 17-08
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 657-3546
FAX: (916) 653-1716

Kevin Richards
Division Director
Colorado Works
Colorado Department of
Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203-1714
Phone: (303) 866-2054
FAX: (303) 866-5488

Kevin Loveland
Director
Division of Family Assistance
Connecticut Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
Phone: (860) 424-5008
FAX: (860) 424-5129

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Elaine Archangelo
Director, DSS
Delaware Health & Social Services
Herman M. Holloway Sr. Campus
P.O. Box 906, Lewis Building
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 255-9668
FAX: (302) 255-4433

Thomas Hall
Social Service Administrator
Delaware Division of Social
Services
1901 N. DuPont Highway
Lewis Building
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-3605
FAX: (302) 255-4425

Sharon Cooper-Deloatch
Acting Administrator
Income Maintenance Administration
District of Columbia Department of Human Services
645 H. Street, NE
5th Floor, Suite 5000
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 698-3900
FAX: (202) 724-2041

Idara Nickelson
Acting Program and Policy
Coordinator
DC Income Maintenance Administration
645 H Street NE - 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 698-3902
FAX: (202) 724-2041

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Eileen Schilling
Program Administrator of Cash Assistance & Food Stamps
Florida Department of Children
& Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 3, Room 406G
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 414-5643
FAX: (850) 410-0322

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Donna Gunter
Director
Division of Family & Children Services
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 19490
Atlanta, GA 30303

Diana Calvo
Chief, Division of Public Welfare
Guam Department of Public
Health & Social Services
PO Box 2816
Hagatna, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 735-7300
FAX: (671) 734-5910

Pankaj Bhanot
Administrator
Hawaii Department of Human Services
PO Box 339
Honolulu, HI 96809-0339
Phone: (808) 586-5230
FAX: (808) 586-5229

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Russell Barron
Administrator
Division of Welfare
Idaho Department of
Health & Welfare
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street, 2nd Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone:
FAX: (208) 334-5817

Marva Arnold
Acting Policy & Dev. Chief
TANF Director
Illinois Department of Human Services
100 South Grand Avenue, East
Springfield, IL 62762
Phone: (217) 782-1239
FAX: (217) 557-5850

James Dunn
Manager, TANF Policy
Bureau of Family Resources
Indiana Family & Social
Services Administration
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-4908
FAX: (317) 233-0828

Ann Wiebers
Administrator
Employment & Training Programs
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-6080
FAX: (515) 281-7791

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Bobbie Mariani
Director
Economic Development & Support Division
Kansas Department of Social
and Rehabilitation Services
State Office Building
5th Floor
915 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-6750
FAX: (785) 296-6960

Cathy Mobley
Director
Division of Family Support
Kentucky Cabinet for
Health & Family Services
275 East Main Street, 3 E-I
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3440
FAX: (502) 564-0405

Daniel Tuman
Division Director
Administrative Support
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Office of Family Support
PO Box 94065
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9065
Phone: (225) 342-9391
FAX: (225) 342-6812

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Rose Masure
Division Director
Office of Integrated Access & Support
Maine Department of Human Services
11 State House Station
Whitten Road
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-3104
FAX: (207) 287-5096

Kevin M. McGuire
Executive Director
Family Investment Administration
Maryland Department of Human
Resources
Saratoga State Center
311 West Saratoga Street
RM 741
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7338
FAX: (410) 333-6699

Rosemary Malone
Chief
Policy and Training
Family Investment Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7949
FAX: (410) 333-6581

Richard Larson
Director of Policy, Research and
Evaluation
Phone: (410) 767-7150
FAX: (410) 333-6581

John A. Wagner
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of
Transitional Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 348-8410
FAX: (617) 348-8575

Janet Strope
Director
Bureau of Family Independence Services
Michigan Department of Human Services
235 South Grand Avenue
PO Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-2535
FAX: (517) 335-7771

Ann Sessoms
Director
Transition to Economic Stability Division
Minnesota Department of
Human Services
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3834
Phone: (651) 297-7515
FAX: (651) 297-5040

Cheryl Sparkman
Division Director
Division of Economic Assistance
Mississippi Department of Human
Services
P.O. Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4835
FAX: (601) 359-4871

Janel Luck
Deputy Director
Missouri Department of
Social Services
PO Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 751-3124
FAX: (573) 526-4837

Hank Hudson
Administrator
Human & Community Services Division
Montana Department of Public
Health & Human Services
1400 Broadway
PO Box 202952
Helena, MT 59560-2952
Phone: (406) 444-5901
FAX: (406) 444-2547

Mike Harris
HHSS-Services Administrator
Nebraska Department of
Health & Human Services
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-9241
FAX: (402) 471-9597

Jeff Bren
Acting Chief, Eligibility & Payments
Nevada State Welfare Division
1470 East College Pkway
Carson City, NV 89706-7924
Phone: (775) 684-0618
FAX: (775) 684-0617

Terry R. Smith
Director
Division of Family Assistance
New Hampshire Department of
Health & Human Services
129 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301-3857
Phone: (603) 271-4414
FAX: (603) 271-4637

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Jeanne Carroll
Deputy Director
Office of Family Stability
Ohio Department of Job
& Family Services
145 S. Font Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-4815
FAX: (614) 752-7193

Linda Hughes
Program Manager
Family Support Division
Oklahoma Department of
Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 521-4415
FAX: (405) 521-4158

David Lyda
Jobs Workforce Manager
Children, Adults & Family
Oregon Department of Human
Services
500 Summer Street, NE, E-48
Salem, OR 97301-1097
Phone: (503) 945-6122
FAX: (503) 373-7200

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Kathryn A. Yorkievitz
Deputy Secretary
Office of Income Maintenance
Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare
Health & Welfare Bldg., RM 432
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 783-3063
FAX: (717) 787-6765

Ed Zogby
Director of Policy
Office of Income Maintenance
Phone: (717) 787-4081
FAX: (717) 787-6765

Cheryl Davis
Director
Bureau of Employment and Training
Phone: (717) 787-8613/4656
FAX: (717) 787-6765

Denise Chambers (eff. 4/10/06)
Executive Director
Department of Public Welfare
Philadelphia County Assistance
Office
Room 605
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: (215) 560-2900
FAX: (215) 560-2114

Sidnia Velez
Acting Director, TANF Program
Puerto Rico Department of
the Family
PO Box 8000
San Juan, PR 00910-8000
Phone: (787) 289-7600
FAX: (787) 722-0275

Idalia Colon Rondon
Administrator
Administration for the Socio-
Economic Development of the Family
PO Box 8000
San Juan, PR 00910-8000

Olga Bernardy
Auxiliary Administrator
Administration for the Socio-
Economic Development of the Family
PO Box 8000
San Juan, PR 00910-8000

Gary Alexander
Director
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Louis Pasteur Building
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-2121
Fax: (401) 462-3677
Email: galexand@dhs.ri.gov

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Linda Martin
Division of Family Assistance
South Carolina Department of
Social Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 898-7474
FAX: (803) 898-7793

Jim Valnes
TANF Work Program Administrator
South Dakota Department of
Social Services
Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-4832
FAX: (605) 773-7183

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Lisa Elam
Family Assistance Director
Tennessee Department of
Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 12th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248
Phone: (615) 313-4700
FAX: (615) 313-6619

Larry Temple
Executive Director
Texas Work Force Commission
101 East 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778-0001
Phone: (512) 463-0735

Linda Franco
Associate Commissioner for Family Services
Texas Health and Human
Services Commission
909 West 45th Street, Suite 102
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 206-5344
FAX: (512) 206-5093

Helen Thatcher
Assistant Director, Service Delivery Support
Utah Department of Workforce Services
140 E. 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 526-4370
FAX: (801) 526-9239

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Joe Patrissi
Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Department for
Children & Families
Economic Services Division
DCF, AHS
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-1201
Phone: (802) 241-2853
FAX: (802) 241-2830

Lennox C. Zamore
Director of JOBS/TANF
Financial Programs Division
Virgin Islands Department of
Human Services
Knud Hansen Complex, Bldg. A
1303 Hospital Ground
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 774-0930, ext. 4477
FAX: (340) 774-5449

Thomas "Skip" Steinhauser
Acting Director
Division of Benefit Programs
Virginia Department of
Social Services
7 N. Eighth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7362
FAX: (804) 726-7357/56

Mark Golden
Manager
Economic Assistance and
Employment
Department of Social Services
7 N. Eighth Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7385
FAX: (804) 726-7356

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Deb Marley
Assistant Secretary for Economic Services
Washington Department of Social
& Health Services
PO Box 45070
Olympia, WA 98504-5070
Phone: (360) 902-7808
FAX: (360) 902-7848

Duane French
Department of Social & Health
Services
PO Box 45070
Olympia, WA 98504-5070

Sue Ellen Buster
Director
Division of Family Assistance
Bureau for Children and Families
West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources
Room B-18
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-8290
FAX: (304) 558-2059

Dan Hartwell
Program Manager
Division of Family Assistance
Bureau for Children and Families
Department of Health and
Human Resources
Room B-18
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-2357
FAX: (304) 558-2059

Bill Clingan
Division Administrator &
TANF Director
Wisconsin Department of
Workforce Development
201 E. Washington Ave.
Room A-200
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-6824
FAX: (608) 261-6376

Colleen Collins
Acting TANF Program Manager
Wyoming Department of
Family Services
Hathaway Building
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: (307) 777-6313
FAX: (307) 777-6276