The Adoption Exchange: Adoption State Resource List

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How To Locate Information On Adoption In Your State

We suggest that you contact the office of the Adoption Specialist in your state for the most current list available of adoption agencies licensed by your state and for information about adoptive parent support groups in your area.

Alabama Marie Youngpeter Program Manager Alabama Department of Human Resources Office of Permanency (Foster Care/Adoption) 50 N Ripley St Montgomery, AL 36130-4000 Phone: (334) 242-9500 Fax: (334) 242-0939 Marie.Youngpeter@dhr.alabama.gov	Alaska KariLee Pietz Adoption Program Coordinator Resource Family Section State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Office of Children’s Services 130 Seward St Rm 406 PO Box 110630 Juneau, AK 99811-0630 Phone: (907) 465-3209 Fax: (907) 465-2061 karilee.pietz@alaska.gov	Arizona Ann Carver Adoption Manager Arizona Department of Economic Security Division of Children, Youth and Families 1789 W Jefferson St-SC940 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-5499 Fax: (602) 542-3330 acarver@azdes.gov
Arkansas Marilyn R. Carter-Counts Administrator, Adoption Support Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Children and Family Services 700 Main St Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 Phone: (501) 683-8437 Fax: (501) 682-8094 Marilyn.Counts@arkansas.gov	California Karen Gunderson Adoption/Foster Care Manager California Department of Social Services Child and Youth Permanency Branch 744 P St--MS 19-69 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-7464 Fax: (916) 657-3791 Karen.gunderson@dss.ca.gov	Colorado Sharen Ford Manager Permanency Services Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Division of Child Welfare 1575 Sherman St 2nd Fl Denver, CO 80203-1714 Phone: (303) 866-3197 Fax: (303) 866-5563 sharen.ford@state.co.us
Connecticut Karen Miskunas Program Manager Bureau of Adoption and Interstate Compact Services Connecticut Department of Children and Families 505 Hudson St Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 550-6467 Fax: (860) 556-6726 Karen.Miskunas@po.state.ct.us	Delaware Frank Perfinski Adoption Program Manager State of Delaware The Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families Division of Family Services 1825 Faulkland Rd Wilmington, DE 19805 Phone: (302) 633-2655 Fax: (302) 633-2652 frank.perfinski@state.de.us	District of Columbia Sharon T. Knight Adoption Program Manager District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency 400 6th St SW Room 3042 Washington, DC 20024 Phone: (202) 727-3655 Fax: (202) 727-7709 Sharon.Knight@dc.gov
Florida Kathleen Waters Adoption Program and Policy Manager Florida Department of Children & Families Office of Family Safety 1317 Winewood Blvd Bldg 1, Rm 301P Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Phone: (850) 922-5055 Fax: (850) 487-0688 Kathleen_Waters@dcf.state.fl.us	Georgia Deborah Burrus Director of Permanency Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family and Children Services 2 Peachtree St NW Ste 8-400 Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 Phone: (404) 276-6331 Fax: (404) 657-9386 dxburrus@dhr.state.ga.us	Hawaii Lynne Kazama Assistant Program Administrator Hawaii Department of Human Services 810 Richards St Ste 400 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 586-5698 Fax: (808) 586-4806 lkazama@dhs.hawaii.gov
Idaho Stephanie Miller Permanency Program Specialist Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 450 W State St 5th Fl Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 334-5697 Fax: (208) 332-7330 millers2@dhw.idaho.gov	Illinois June Dorn Statewide Post Adoption and Guardianship Administrator Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Division of Service Interventon 100 W Randolph Ste 6-100 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 814-6858 Fax: (312) 814-3064 June.Dorn@Ilinois.gov	Indiana Alishea Hawkins Permenancy Manager/Special Needs Adoption Program Indiana Department of Child Services 302 W Washington St Rm E306 MS47 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 234-5739 Fax: (317) 232-4436 Alishea.Hawkins@dcs.in.gov
Iowa Tracey Parker Hirst Adoption Program Manager Iowa Department of Human Services Division of Adult, Children & Family Services Hoover State Office Bldg 5th Fl 1305 E Walnut Ave Des Moines, IA 50319-0114 Phone: (515) 281-5358 Fax: (515) 281-6248 tparker@dhs.state.ia.us	Kansas Mary Cole Adoption Program Manager Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Children and Family Services Docking State Office Bldg - 5th Fl S 915 SW Harrison Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 368-8180 Fax: (785) 368-8159 mary.cole@srs.ks.gov	Kentucky Mike Grimes State Adoption Program Manager Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) 275 E Main St 3CE Frankfort, KY 40621 Phone: (502) 564-2147 ext. 4486 Fax: (502) 564-5995 Mike.Grimes@ky.gov
Louisiana Joel McLain Assistant Director Foster Care/Adoption Services Louisiana Department of Social Services Office of Community Services 627 N 4th St -- PO Box 3318 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3318 Phone: (225) 342-4005 Fax: (225) 342-2268 jmclain@dss.state.la.us	Maine Tim Swift Adoption Program Manager Deputy Compact Administrator Maine Department of Health & Human Services ICPC-Adoptions Office of Child and Family Services 2 Anthony Ave SHS-11 Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: (207) 624-7946 Fax: (207) 287-6156 Timothy.Swift@maine.gov	Maryland Jill Taylor Adoption Program Manager Maryland Department of Human Resources 311 W Saratoga St Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 767-7695 Fax: (410) 333-0922 jtaylor3@dhr.state.md.us
Massachusetts Leo Farley Director of Adoption Support Services Massachusetts Department of Children and Families 24 Farnsworth St Boston, MA 02184 Phone: (617) 748-2267 Fax: (617) 261-7437 Leo.farley@state.ma.us	Michigan Kate Hanley Permanency Division Director Michigan Department of Human Services Child and Family Services Administration PO Box 30037 -- Ste 413 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 335-4151 Fax: (517) 335-4019 hanleyk@michigan.gov	Minnesota Connie Caron Supervisor Child Safety and Permanency Minnesota Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette Rd St. Paul, MN 55164-0944 Phone: (651) 431-4665 Fax: (651) 431-7491 connie.caron@state.ms.us
Mississippi Linda Millsap Director Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of Family & Children's Services 923A Sawmill Rd Laurel, MS 39441 Phone: (601) 359-4999 Fax: (601) 359-4363 Linda.Millsap@mdhs.state.ms.us	Missouri Amy Martin Adoption Program Manager Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division 615 Howerton Court PO Box 88 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 526-8040 Fax: (573) 526-3971 amy.l.martin@dss.mo.gov	Montana Kevin Higgins Department of Public Health and Human Services Child and Family Services Division PO Box 8005 301 S Park 5th Fl Helena, MT 59604 Phone: (406) 841-2484 khiggins@mt.gov
Nebraska Mary Dyer Adoption Specialist Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Division of Children and Family Services PO Box 95026 301 Centennial Mall S Lincoln, NE 68509-5026 Phone: (402) 471-9331 Fax: (402) 471-9034 mary.dyer@nebraska.gov	Nevada Nancy L. O'Neill, LSW Adoption Program Specialist Nevada Department of Health and Human Resources Division of Child and Family Services 4126 Technology Way Third Fl Carson City, NV 89706 Phone: (775) 684-4431 Fax: (775) 684-4456 noneill@dcfs.nv.gov	New Hampshire Myriam Roeder Adoption Program Supervisor New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division for Children, Youth and Families 129 Pleasant St Brown Bldg Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-4707 Fax: (603) 271-4729 mroeder@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey Ellen Kelly Assistant Director Office of Resource Families & Adoption Support New Jersey Department of Human Services PO Box 717 50 E State St Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 984-6080 Fax: (609) 984-5449 ellen.kelly@dhs.state.nj.us	New Mexico Jill May Foster Care and Adoptions Bureau Chief New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department Protective Services-Placement 1120 Paseo de Peralta Rm 219 PO Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160 Phone: (505) 476-0355 Fax: (505) 827-8480 jill.may@state.nm.us	New York Brenda S. Rivera Director State Adoption Services New York State Office of Children and Family Services 52 Washington St Rm 323 Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: (518) 473-1901 Fax: (518) 486-6326 brenda.rivera@ocfs.state.ny.us
North Carolina Charisse Johnson Section Chief Child Welfare Services North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Social Services 325 N Salisbury St MSC 2409 Raleigh, NC 27603 Phone: (919) 334-1133 Fax: (919) 733-9467 charisse.johnson@ncmail.net	North Dakota Julie Hoffman Administrator Adoption Services North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS) Children and Family Services Division State Capitol Dept 325 Bismarck, ND 58505 Phone: (701) 328-4805 Fax: (701) 328-3538 jmhoffman@nd.gov	Ohio Darlene Dalton Acting Adoption Program Manager Department of Families & Children Policy, Placement & ICPC Ohio Department of Job and Family Services PO Box 182709 Columbus, OH 43218-2709 Phone: (614) 752-1071 Fax: (614) 728-6726 Darlene.Dalton@jfs.ohio.gov
Oklahoma Linda Foster Program Manager I Oklahoma Department of Human Services 6128 E 38th St Ste 300 Tulsa, OK 74135 Phone: (918) 588-1733 Fax: (918) 588-1757 Linda.Foster@okdhs.org	Oregon Beth Englander Adoption and Guardianship Program Manager Oregon Department of Human Services 500 Summer St NE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 947-5358 Fax: (503) 945-6633 beth.englander@state.or.us	Pennsylvania Carrie Keiser Program Specialist Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Children, Youth and Families PO Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: (717) 705-4401 Fax: (717) 214-3784 ckeiser@state.pa.us
Puerto Rico Evelyza Crespo Rivera Auxiliary Administrator for Foster Care and Adoption Department of the Family, Adminstration for Families and Children (ADFAN) Edificio Sevilla Plaza Calle Sevilla #58 Hato Rey, PR 00919-4090 PO Box 194090 San Juan, PR 00919-4090 Phone: (787) 625-4900 Fax: (787) 625-4957 ecrespo@adfan.gobierno.pr	Rhode Island Diane Savage Adoption Manager Rhode Island Department of Children,Youth and Families (RIDCYF) Adoption Services 530 Wood St Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: (401) 254-7020 diane.savage@dcyf.ri.gov	South Carolina Carolyn Orf Director of Policy Foster Care and Adoption South Carolina Department of Social Services 714 N Pleasantburg Dr Greenville, SC 29607 Phone: (803) 898-7707 carolyn.orf@dss.sc.gov
South Dakota Patricia Reiss Adoption Program Specialist South Dakota Department of Social Services Department of Child Protective Services 700 Governor's Dr Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: (605) 773-3227 Fax: (605) 773-6834 patricia.reiss@state.sd.us	Tennessee John Johnson Director of Foster Care and Adoption Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Office of Child Permanency Cordell Hull Bldg 8th Fl 436 Sixth Ave N Nashville, TN 37243-1290 Phone: (615) 253-6351 Fax: (615) 532-6495 john.johnson@tn.gov	Texas Sally Melant Division Administrator for Permanency Texas Department of Family and Protective Services 701 W 51st St W-157 Austin, TX 78751 Phone: (512) 438-3238 Fax: (512) 339-5927 sally.melant@dfps.state.tx.us
Utah Marty Shannon Adoption Program Administrator Utah Department of Human Services Division of Child and Family Services 195 N 1950 W Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Phone: (801) 538-3913 Fax: 538-3993 MShannon@utah.gov	Vermont Diane Dexter Adoption Specialist VT Department for Children and Families Family Services Division 103 S Main St Waterbury, VT 05671 Phone: (802) 241-2142 Fax: (802) 241-2407 diane.dexter@ahs.state.vt.us	Virgin Islands Janet Turnbull-Krigger Assistant Administrator Children, Youth and Families Virgin Islands Department of Human Services 1303 Hospital Ground Bldg A-Knud Hansen Complex St. Thomas, VI 00802 Phone: (340) 774-4392 Fax: (340) 774-0082 turnbullkrigger@yahoo.com
Virginia Pamela Fitzgerald Cooper Acting Adoption Program Manager Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Family Services 7 N 8th St Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 726-7575 Fax: (804) 726-7499 pamela.cooper@dss.virginia.gov	Washington Pam Kramer Foster Care and Adoption Manager Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Division of Children's Services 1115 Washington St SE OB-2 Olympia, WA 98504 Phone: (360) 902-7932 Fax: (360) 902-7903 caip300@dshs.wa.gov	West Virginia BJ Miller Senior Adoption Specialist West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Office of Social Services 350 Capitol St Rm 691 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 558-3431 Fax: (304) 558-4563 Bobby.J.Miller@wv.gov
Wisconsin Steve Obershaw Adoption and Consultation Manager Bureau of Programs and Policies Wisconsin Department of Children and Families 1 W Wilson St Madison, WI 53703-3445 Phone: (608) 261-7660 Fax: (608) 264-6838 Steven.Obershaw@wisconsin.gov	Wyoming Maureen Clifton Social Services Consultant Wyoming Department of Family Services 130 Hobbs Ave Cheyenne, WY 82009 Phone: (307) 777-3570 Fax: (307) 777-3693 mclift@state.wy.us

Regional Adoption Exchanges

The Adoption Exchange Colorado Missouri Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma South Dakota Utah Wyoming 800/451-5246 303/755-4756	Adoption Exchange of Delaware Valley Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania 215/735-9988 1500 Walnut Street Suite 701 Philadelphia, PA 19102	Southeastern Exchange of the U.S Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee 864/242-0460 PO Box 1453 Greenville, SC 29602
Adopt America Network Arkansas California Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Minnesota New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas West Virginia 419/534-3350 1026 North Reynolds Road Toledo, OH 43615	Northwest Adoption Exchange Alaska Idaho Oregon Washington 206/441-6822 600 Stewart, Suite 1313 Seattle, WA 98101
		Updated 9.2.2009 / Revised 7.14.2010