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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Foster Care Liaisons Contacts
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County | District | DCYF Region | Name / Title Sort descending | Contact Info | Address |
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Pierce | Clover Park | Region 5 | Melissa Ford Foster Care Liaison |
253-583-5157 maford@cloverpark.k12.wa.us |
10903 Gravelly Lake Drive SW Lakewood, WA 98499 |
Pierce | Dieringer | Region 5 | Michael Farmer Superintendent |
253-862-2537 mfarmer@dieringer.wednet.edu |
1320 178th Avenue East Lake Tapps, WA 98391 |
Mason | Mary M Knight | Region 6 | Michael Marstrom Principal |
360-426-6767 mmarstrom@mmk.wednet.edu |
2987 W Matlock Brady Rd Elma, WA 98541 |
Snohomish | Stanwood-Camano | Region 3 | Michele Kunzman McKinney-Vento & Foster Care Liaison |
360-629-1392 mkunzman@stanwood.wednet.edu |
26920 Pioneer Hwy Stanwood, WA 98292 |
King | Renton | Region 4 | Michele Starkey Title I facilitator |
425-204-2295 michele.starkey@rentonschools.us |
300 SW 7th St Renton, WA 98057 |
Chelan | Cashmere | Region 1 | Michelle Christensen Special Education Director |
509-782-2211 ext.365 mchristensen@cashmere.wednet.edu |
101 Pioneer Drive Cashmere, WA 98815 |
Whatcom | Blaine | Region 3 | Michelle Nilsen Director of Teaching & Learning - Student Services |
360-322-5881 mnilsen@blainesd.org |
765 H St Blaine, WA 98230 |
Snohomish | Sultan | Region 3 | Michelle Rudd Administrative Secretary |
360-793-9800 michelle.rudd@sultan.k12.wa.us |
514 4th Street Sultan, WA 98294 |
Whitman | Palouse | Region 1 | Mike Jones Principal |
509-878-1921 mjones@garpal.net |
600 E Alder St Palouse, WA 99161 |
Chelan | Wenatchee | Region 1 | Mike Lane Executive Director of Schools |
509-663-8161 lane.michael@wenatcheeschools.org |
235 Sunset Ave Wenatchee, WA 98801 |
Skamania | Skamania | Region 6 | Milt Dennison Superintendent |
509-427-8239 mdennison@skamania.k12.wa.us |
122 Butler Loop Rd Stevenson, WA 98648 |
Clallam | Queets-Clearwater | Region 6 | Mindy Lorton Human Resources/Business Manager |
360-962 2395 mfowler@qcsd20.org |
146000 HWY 101 Forks, WA 98541 |
Skamania | Stevenson-Carson | Region 6 | Miranda Brothers District Social Worker |
509-427-5674 brothersm@scsd303.org |
PO Box 850 Stevenson, WA 98629 |
Benton | Paterson | Region 2 | Monica Burnett Assistant Principal |
509-875-2607 monicab@paterson.wednet.edu |
51409 Prior Avenue Paterson, WA 99345 |
King | Rainier Prep Charter | Region 4 | Morgan Fernandez Principal |
206-494-5979 ext. 707 mfernandez@rainierprep.org |
10211 12th Ave S Seattle, WA 98168 |
Island | Oak Harbor | Region 3 | Nadine Cushway Families in Transition Student Support Specialist |
360-279-5784 mckinney@ohsd.net |
1 Wildcat Way Oak Harbor, WA 98277 |
Cowlitz | Kelso | Region 6 | Nancy Baldwin Family Support Specialist |
360-501-1993 nancy.baldwin@kelsosd.org |
601 Crawford St Kelso, WA 98626 |
Pacific | Willapa Valley | Region 6 | Nancy Morris Superintendent |
360-591-9130 nancym@willapavalley.org |
22 Viking Way Raymond, WA 98577 |
King | Highline | Region 4 | Nancy Trang Foster Care Coordinator |
206-631-5510 nancy.trang@highlineschools.org |
15675 Ambaum Blvd SW Burien, WA 98166 |
Lewis | Centralia | Region 6 | Natasha Babka Homeless Liaison |
360-827-6430 nbabka@centralia.wednet.edu |
906 Johnson Rd Centralia, WA 98531 |
Spokane | Spokane International Academy | Region 1 | Nathan Pelton Middle Academy Principal |
509-321-8950 pelton@spokaneintlacademy.org |
4224 E. 4th Ave Spokane, WA 99202 |
Wahkiakum | Wahkiakum | Region 6 | Nikki Reese K-8 Principal |
360-795-3261 nreese@wahksd.k12.wa.us |
500, S 3rd Street Cathlamet, WA 98612 |
Snohomish | Snohomish | Region 3 | Nina Hoffar Administrative Assistant/ McKinney Vento/ Foster Care |
360-563-7284 nina.hoffar@sno.wednet.edu |
1601 Avenue D Snohomish, WA 98290 |
King | Issaquah | Region 4 | Noah Westerberg Director of Counseling and Student Well Being |
425-837-7161 westerbergn@issaquah.wednet.edu |
5150 220th Ave SE Issaquah, WA 98029 |
Grays Harbor | Hoquiam | Region 6 | Noemi Butcher McKinney-Vento and Foster Care Liaison |
360-538-8295 nbutcher@hoquiam.net |
325 W Chenault St Hoquiam, WA 98550 |
Franklin | Pasco | Region 2 | Omar Escalera Executive Director of Equity, Partnerships, and Family Engagement |
509-302-3683 oescalera@psd1.org |
1215 W. Lewis St. Pasco, WA 99301 |
Spokane | Spokane | Region 1 | Oscar Harris Chief of Family and Community Engagement |
509-354-7970 OscarH@spokaneschools.org |
200 N. Bernard St. Spokane, WA 99201 |
Walla Walla | Willow Public Charter School | Region 2 | Paige Albrecht Principal |
509-593-5700 paige@innovationcs.org |
412 Poplar Walla Walla, WA 99362 |
Walla Walla | Walla Walla Public Schools | Region 2 | Pam Clayton Family & Community Engagement Coordinator |
509.526.6761 pclayton@wwps.org |
364 S Park Walla Walla, WA 99362 |
King | Shoreline | Region 4 | Pam Hurley Counseling Secretary |
206-393-6122 ext. 6122 pam.hurley@ssd412.org |
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Skagit | Anacortes | Region 3 | Pat Carlson Foster Care Liaison |
360-682-1614 pcarlson@asd103.org |
2702 Commercial Ave Anacortes, WA 98221 |
King | Impact | Puget Sound Elementary | Region 4 | Patrice Moon Director of School Operations |
206.712.7640 x1 pmoon@impactps.org |
3438 S 148th St Tukwila, WA 98169 |
Jefferson | Brinnon | Region 6 | Patricia Beathard Superintendent |
360-796-4646 pbeathard@bsd46.org |
46 Schoolhouse Rd Brinnon, WA 98320 |
Spokane | Spokane | Region 1 | Patrick Donahue Manager of Community Partnerships |
509-354-5936 PatrickDo@spokaneschools.org |
200 N. Bernard St Spokane, WA 99201 |
Spokane | Central Valley | Region 1 | Patrick Reinland CVSD Foster Care Liaison Team: Foster Care Liaison |
509-558-6557 CVSDFosterCare@cvsd.org |
612 McDonald Rd Spokane Valley, WA 99206 |
Yakima | Union Gap | Region 2 | Patrick Vincent Principal |
509-654-7986 pvincent@uniongap.org |
3201 S. 4th St Union Gap, WA 98903 |
Snohomish | Sultan | Region 3 | Paul Douglas Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services |
360-793-9800 paul.douglas@sultan.k12.wa.us |
514 4th Street Sultan, WA 98294 |
Mason | Southside | Region 6 | Paul Wieneke Superintendent |
360-426-8437 pwieneke@southsideschool.org |
161 SE Collier Rd Shelton, WA 98584 |
Pierce | Dieringer | Region 5 | Paula Dawson Executive Director of Student Services |
253-826-7016 pdawson@dieringer.wednet.edu |
1320 178th Ave. E. Lake Tapps, WA 98391 |
Ferry | Inchelium | Region 1 | Paula Hartley School Counselor |
509-294-9544 phartley@inchelium.net |
2 E Hornet Ave Inchelium, WA 99138 |
Whitman | Pullman | Region 1 | Paula Perron-Bates State and Federal Programs Coordinator |
509-332-3144 pbates@psd267.wednet.edu |
240 SE Dexter St Pullman, WA 99163 |
Stevens | Nine Mile Falls | Region 1 | Peter Elzey Director |
509-340-4300 pelzey@9mile.org |
10110 W Charles Rd Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 |
Grays Harbor | Taholah | Region 6 | Peter Hauschka Assistant Principal |
360-276-4780 phauschka@taholah.org |
600 Chitwhin Dr Taholah, WA 98587 |
Klickitat | Klickitat | Region 2 | Peter Pappas Counselor |
509-369-4145 peter.pappas@klickitatsd.org |
98 School Drive/ P.O Box 37 Klickitat, WA 98628 |
King | Vashon Island | Region 4 | Peter Woodbrook Executive Assistant to the Superintendent |
206-463-8627 pwoodbrook@vashonsd.org |
9309 SW Cemetery Road Vashon, WA 98070 |
Lewis | White Pass | Region 6 | Pretrina Mullins Counselor |
360-497-3791 ext 3008 pmullins@whitepass.k12.wa.us |
516 Silverbrook Rd Randle, WA 98377 |
Whatcom | Lummi Tribal Agency | Region 3 | Rachel Entz Family Support |
360-758-4337 Rachel.Entz@lummi-K12.org |
2334 Lummi View Dr Bellingham, WA 98226 |
Spokane | Medical Lake | Region 1 | Rachel Lawson Administrative Assistant |
509-565-3137 rlawson@mlsd.org |
116 W Third St. Medical Lake, WA 99022 |
Douglas | Bridgeport | Region 1 | Raelynn Dezellem Special Education Director |
509-686-5656 rdezellem@bsd75.org |
1400 Tacoma Avenue Bridgeport, WA 98813 |
Yakima | Granger | Region 2 | Raquel Pulido McKinney-Vento Liaison/District Attendance Clerk |
509-854-3047 pulidor@gsd.wednet.edu |
701 E Ave Granger, WA 98932 |
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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