Foster Care Liaisons/DCYF Contacts
Families, caregivers, and advocates may find contact information for Foster Care Liaison/Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) staff who can help resolve issues and provide support.
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- By District-Use the searchable table below to find basic contact information for your district.
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Foster Care Liaisons Contacts
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| County | District | DCYF Region | Name / Title Sort descending | Contact Info | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | Deer Park | Region 1 | Suzanne McKibbon Assistant Superintendent |
509-464-5526 suzanne.mckibbon@dpsdmail.org |
428 Main St Deer Park, WA 99006 |
| Spokane | Orchard Prairie | Region 1 | Suzanne Savall Superintendent |
509-467-9517 ssavall@orchardprairie.org |
7626 N Orchard Prairie Rd. Spokane, WA 99217 |
| Lewis | Morton | Region 6 | Sydney McCoy District Secretary |
360-496-5300 ext. 101 smccoy@morton.k12.wa.us |
152 Westlake Ave Morton, WA 98356 |
| King | Rainier Prep Charter | Region 4 | Tania Guzman Family Engagement Manager |
206-494-5979 tguzman@rainierprep.org |
10211 12th Ave S Seattle, WA 98168 |
| Stevens | Valley | Region 1 | Taylor Holden School Counselor |
509-937-2696 Taylor.Holden@valleyk8.org |
3030 Huffman Rd Valley, WA 99181 |
| Thurston | Wa He Lut Indian School Agency | Region 6 | Tera Ronish State Tribal Compact Compliance Officer |
360-456-1311 tera.ronish@wahelutindianschool.org |
11110 Conine Ave SE Olympia, WA 98513 |
| Yakima | Mabton | Region 2 | Teresa Davison Director of Teaching & Learning and Special Education |
509-894-4852 davisont@msd120.org |
306 N Main St Mabton, WA 98935 |
| Thurston | Tumwater | Region 6 | Terri Turner Administrative Assistant |
360-709-7056 terri.turner@tumwater.k12.wa.us |
621 Linwood Ave SW Tumwater, WA 98512-6847 |
| Stevens | Wellpinit | Region 1 | Terry Bartolino Federal & State Program Compliance |
509-258-4535 terryb@wellpinit.org |
6270 Ford Wellpinit Rd, PO Box 390 Wellpinit, WA 99040 |
| Grant | Quincy | Region 1 | Tessa Poortinga District Social Worker |
509-787-1678 tpoortin@qsd.wednet.edu |
404 1st Sw Quincy, WA 98848 |
| Ferry | Republic | Region 1 | Theresa Finley Assistant Principal |
509-775-3173 tfinley@republicsd.org |
30306 E Hwy 20 Republic, WA 99166 |
| Pierce | Green Dot Public Schools Destiny | Region 5 | Theresa Taft Student Services Program Administrator |
theresa.taft@greendot.org | 1301 E. 34th Street Tacoma, WA 98404 |
| Pierce | Puyallup | Region 5 | Therssa Warren School Social Worker/Foster Care Liaison |
253-435-6590 Warretj@puyallup.k12.wa.us |
302 2nd St SE Puyallup, WA 98372 |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap | Region 5 | Tiffany Buckley Assistant Director of Health Services |
360-443-3763 buckley@skschools.org |
2689 Hoover Ave SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 |
| Lincoln | Harrington | Region 1 | Tiffany Clouse Principal |
509-253-4331 tclouse@harringtonsd.org |
PO Box 204, 100 S First St Harrington, WA 99134 |
| Clark | Ridgefield | Region 6 | Tiffany Gould Director of CCTE and Federal Programs |
360-619-1317 tiffany.gould@ridgefieldsd.org |
510 Pioneer Street Ridgefield, WA 98642 |
| Jefferson | Quilcene | Region 6 | Tiffany Jaber School Counselor |
360-765-2955 tjaber@qsd48.org |
294715 US Hwy 101, PO Box 40 Quilcene, WA 98376 |
| Grays Harbor | Satsop | Region 6 | Tiffany Osgood Foster Care Liaison |
360-482-5330 tosgood@satsopschool.org |
853 Monte-Elma RdPO Box 96 Satsop, WA 98583 |
| Kittitas | Damman | Region 2 | Tim Lawless Superintendent |
509-962-9079 timothy.lawless@dammanschool.org |
2681 Umptanum Rd. Ellensburg, WA 98926 |
| Pierce | Fife | Region 5 | Tina Eller Foster Care Liaison |
253-517-1000 ext. 29133 teller@fifeschools.com |
1720 Oak St. Milton, WA 98354 |
| Klickitat | Bickleton | Region 2 | Tom Whitmore Superintendent |
509-896-5473 twhitmore@bickletonschools.org |
3626 Bickleton Hwy Bickleton, WA 99322 |
| Klickitat | Glenwood | Region 2 | Toni Troh Administrative Assistant |
509-364-3438 toni.troh@glenwoodsd.org |
320 Bunnell St Glenwood, WA 98619 |
| Stevens | Mary Walker | Region 1 | Tracey Hilpert Executive Assistant to Superintendent, McKinney Vento |
509-258-4749 thilpert@marywalker.org |
500 N 4th Street Springdale, WA 99173 |
| Clark | Washougal | Region 6 | Tracey MacLachlan Principal |
360-954-3060 tracey.maclachlan@washougalsd.org |
4855 Evergreen Way Washougal, WA 98671 |
| Spokane | Lumen Public School | Region 1 | Tracie Fowler School Social Worker |
509-606-7885 tfowler@lumenhighschool.org |
718 W Riverside Ave, Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99201 |
| Stevens | Kettle Falls | Region 1 | Tracy Vining MS Principal |
509-738-6014 tvining@kfschools.org |
105 W 11th Ave Kettle Falls, WA 99141 |
| Clark | Battle Ground | Region 6 | Travis Blankenship FCRC Specialist |
360-885-5434 blankenship.travis@battlegroundps.org |
PO Box 200 Battle Ground, WA 98604 |
| Snohomish | Northshore | Region 3 | Trish Katz Instructional Support |
425-408-7688 tkatz@nsd.org |
3330 Monte Villa Pkwy Bothell, WA 98021 |
| Lewis | Chehalis | Region 6 | Trisha Smith Assistant Superintendent |
360-807-7200 ext.8230, Cell: 269-5680 tsmith@chehalisschools.org |
310 SW 16th St Chehalis, WA 98532 |
| Klickitat | Wishram | Region 2 | Tye Churchwell Director of Operations |
509-748-2551 tye.churchwell@wishramschool.org |
135 Bunn St Wishram, WA 98673 |
| King | Impact | Salish Sea Elementary | Region 4 | Tyler Berkich Director of School Operations |
206-712-7640 tberkich@impactps.org |
3900 S Holly Park Dr. Seattle, WA 98118 |
| Adams | Washtucna | Region 1 | Vance Wing Superintendent/ Principal |
509-646-3211 x123 vwing@tucna.wednet.edu |
730 E Booth Ave Washtucna, WA 99371 |
| Douglas | Orondo | Region 1 | Vanessa Medina Student and Family Services Coordinator |
509-784-1333 vmedina@orondo.wednet.edu |
100 Orondo School Rd Orondo, WA 98843 |
| Snohomish | Edmonds | Region 3 | Victor Vergara Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Outreach |
425-431-7098 vergarav@edmonds.wednet.edu |
20420 68th Avenue W Lynnwood, WA 98036 |
| Grays Harbor | Elma | Region 6 | Wendy Beldin HS Vice Principal, McKinney-Vento and Foster Care Liaison |
360-482-3121 wbeldin@eagles.edu |
1235 Monte Elma Rd Elma, WA 98541 |
| Stevens | Wellpinit | Region 1 | Wendy Wynecoop McKinney-Vento/Migrant/Foster Care Liaison |
509-258-4535 wwynecoo@wellpinit.org |
6270 Ford Wellpinit Rd, PO Box 390 Wellpinit, WA 99040 |
| Pierce | University Place | Region 5 | William Keith Director for Primary Education |
253-566-5600 wkeith@upsd83.org |
3717 Grandview Dr W University Place, WA 98466 |
| Pierce | Chief Leschi Tribal Compact | Region 5 | Willie Stewart Jr. Services Administrator |
253-445-6000 willie.stewart@leschischools.org |
5625 52nd St E Puyallup, WA 98371 |
| Grant | Moses Lake | Region 1 | Yahaira Nava Advocate |
509-793-7631 ynava@mlsd161.org |
1620 Pioneer Way Moses Lake, WA 98837 |
| King | Summit Public School: Atlas | Region 4 | Yesenia Barajas Dean of Operations |
253-987-1535 ybarajas@summitps.org |
9601 35th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126 |
| Benton | Kennewick | Region 2 | Yesenia Chavez McKinney-Vento & Foster Care Coordinator |
509-222-6834 yesenia.chavez@ksd.org |
1000 W 4th Ave Kennewick, WA 99336 |
| Benton | Paterson | Region 2 | Yesenia Ibarra Family Outreach Coordinator |
509-875-2601 yeseniaib@patersonschool.org |
51409 Prior Avenue Paterson, WA 99345 |
| King | Rainier Valley Leadership Academy | Region 4 | Zuri Aguayo Front Office Coordinator |
206-659-0956 info@myrvla.org |
6020 Rainier Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 |
| King | Summit Public School: Sierra | Region 4 | Zuri Aguayo Community Engagement Manager |
510-599-3467 zaguayo@summitps.org |
1025 S. King Street Seattle, WA 98104 |
Regional Contacts
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has regional staff who assist school districts, foster parents, social workers, and advocates as they navigate K-12 education for students in foster care.
Region 1
Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin, Spokane, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Adams, Okanogan
Jessica Curry
509-953-1414
Region 2
Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia
Monica Jenkins
509-654-3325
Region 3
Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island
Wryan Young
360-399-8136
Region 4
King
Donna LaFrance
206-552-6054
Region 5
Pierce, Kitsap
Dawn Flammang
253-260-0366
Region 6
Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, Lewis, Thurston, Cowlitz, Skamania, Clark, Jefferson, Clallam, Wahkiakum
Heather Lawhead-Hug
360-584-3046
Statewide Contacts
Peggy Carlson
DCYF Education Program Administrator
360-902-8474
Terri Awoko
DCYF Foster Care Program Manager
360-522-3117