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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  • Regional Contacts-Find contact information for your accompanying DCYF regional staff member.
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Foster Care Liaisons Contacts

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County Sort descending District DCYF Region Name / Title Contact Info Address
Columbia Starbuck Region 2 Connie Fox Boyer
Office Administrator
509-399-2381
cfoxboyer@starbuck.k12.wa.us
717 Tucannon St
Starbuck, WA 99359
Columbia Dayton Region 2 Jana Eaton
Elementary Principal
509-382-2543
janae@daytonsd.org
609 S 2nd street
Dayton, WA 99328
Columbia Starbuck Region 2 Mark Pickel
Superintendent/ Principal
509-399-2381
mpickel@starbuck.k12.wa.us
717 Tucannon Street
Starbuck, WA 99359
Cowlitz Kalama Region 6 Jane Delker
Foster Care Liaison
360-673-5212
jane.delker@kalama.k12.wa.us
548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625
Cowlitz Kalama Region 6 Kim Engelmann
District Data Coordinator
360-673-5282
kim.engelmann@kalama.k12.wa.us
548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625
Cowlitz Toutle Lake Region 6 Leann Couch
Vocational/ Intervention Specialist
360-274-6182
lcouch@toutlesd.org
5050 Spirit Lake Hwy.
Toutle, WA 98649
Cowlitz Green Mountain Region 6 Jacqui Vansoest
Principal
360-225-7366 ext 300
jacqui.vansoest@greenmountainschool.us
13105 NE Grinnell Rd
Woodland, WA 98674
Cowlitz Kelso Region 6 Nancy Baldwin
Family Support Specialist
360-501-1993
nancy.baldwin@kelsosd.org
601 Crawford St
Kelso, WA 98626
Cowlitz Toutle Lake Region 6 Kami Collette
Jr. High/High School Counselor
360-274-6182 ext. 5004
kcollette@toutlesd.org
5050 Spirit Lake Hwy.
Toutle, WA 98649
Cowlitz Longview Region 6 Cristina Hernandez
Foster Care Liaison
360-575-7767
chernandez@longview.k12.wa.us
1225 28th Ave.
Longview, WA 98632
Cowlitz Woodland Region 6 Jon King
FCRC Coordinator
360-841-2718
kingj@woodlandschools.org
800 2nd St
Woodland, WA 98674
Cowlitz Castle Rock Region 6 Bryan Keatley
Coordinator
360-501-2933
bkeatley@crschools.org
615 Front Ave. SW
Castle Rock, WA 98611
Cowlitz Longview Region 6 Amy Neiman
Director, State & Federal Programs
360-575-7423
aneiman@longview.k12.wa.us
2715 Lilac Street
Longview, WA 98632
Douglas Bridgeport Region 1 Estefannie Torres
Foster Care Liaison
509-686-2201
etorres@bridgeport.wednet.edu
1400 Tacoma Avenue
Bridgeport, WA 98813
Douglas Eastmont Region 1 Spencer Taylor
Executive Director of Elementary Education
509-884-7169
taylors@eastmont206.org
800 Eastmont Ave East
Wenatchee, WA 98802
Douglas Palisades Region 1 Julie Streeter
Homeless Liaison
509-884-8071
jstreeter@palisades.wednet.edu
1114 Palisades Rd
Palisades, WA 98845
Douglas Bridgeport Region 1 Raelynn Dezellem
Special Education Director
509-686-5656
rdezellem@bsd75.org
1400 Tacoma Avenue
Bridgeport, WA 98813
Douglas Waterville Region 1 Cathi Nelson
Superintendent
509-745-8583
cnelson@waterville.wednet.edu
200 East Birch
Waterville, WA 98858
Douglas Palisades Region 1 Stephanie Andler
Superintendent
509-884-8071
sandler@palisades.wednet.edu
1114 Palisades Rd
Palisades, WA 98845
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
Ferry Keller Region 1 Denette Weaver
District Secretary
509-634-4325
dweaver@keller.k12.wa.us
17 South School Rd
Keller, WA 99140
Ferry Keller Region 1 Steve Jantz
Principal
509-634-4325
sjantz@keller.k12.wa.us
5 School road
Keller, WA 99140
Ferry Republic Region 1 Theresa Finley
Assistant Principal
509-775-3173
tfinley@republicsd.org
30306 E Hwy 20
Republic, WA 99166
Ferry Curlew Region 1 Bonnie Grumbach
Guidance Counselor
509-779-4931
bongrumbach@curlew.wednet.edu
47 Curlew School Rd
Curlew, WA 99118
Ferry Republic Region 1 Loren Finley
Principal
509-775-3173
lfinley@republicsd.org
30306 E Hwy 20
Republic, WA 99166
Ferry Inchelium Region 1 Paula Hartley
School Counselor
509-294-9544
phartley@inchelium.net
2 E Hornet Ave
Inchelium, WA 99138
Ferry Orient Region 1 Sherry Cowbrough
Superintendent/ Principal
509-684-6873
sherry.cowbrough@orientsd.org
374 4th Ave
Orient, WA 99160
Franklin Kahlotus Region 2 Mark Bitzer
Superintendent
509-282-3338
markfbitzer@kahlotussd.org
100 West Martin
Kahlotus, WA 99335
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
Franklin North Franklin Region 2 Marci Cox
Federal Programs Director
509-234-2021
mcox@nfsd.org
1100 W Clark St
Connell, WA 99326
Garfield Pomeroy Region 1 Fred Knebel
Special Services Director
509-843-3393
fknebel@psd.wednet.edu
121 S 10th St
Pomeroy, WA 99347
Grant Royal Region 1 Rebekah Roldan
Migrant Program Coordinator McKinney Vento-Foster Youth Liaison
509-346-2256 ext. 3510
rroldan@royalsd.org
955 Ahlers Rd
Royal City, WA 99357
Grant Soap Lake Region 1 Jody Gustafson
School Nurse
509-246-1323
jgustafson@slschools.org
410 Ginkgo St S
Soap Lake, WA 98851
Grant Warden Region 1 Denise McCaffery
Special Education Director
509-349-2366 ext. 1580
dmccaffery@warden.wednet.edu
101 W Beck Way
Warden, WA 99163
Grant Wilson Creek Region 1 Laura Christian
Superintendent
509-345-2541
lchristian@wilsoncreek.org
400 Navar St
Wilson Creek, WA 98860
Grant Coulee-Hartline Region 1 Kelley Boyd
Assistant Administrator
509-632-5231
kboyd@achwarriors.com
410 W Locust St
Coulee City, WA 99115
Grant Warden Region 1 Jill Massa
Director of Teaching and Learning
509-349-1825
jmassa@warden.wednet.edu
101 W Beck Way
Warden, WA 99163
Grant Quincy Region 1 Maria Andrea Cortes
School District Social Worker
509-794-9389
mcortes@qsd.wednet.edu
404 1st sw
Quincy, WA 98848
Grant Quincy Region 1 Tessa Poortinga
District Social Worker
509-787-1678
tpoortin@qsd.wednet.edu
404 1st Sw
Quincy, WA 98848
Grant Moses Lake Region 1 Robbie Mason
Executive Director of Elementary Education
509-766-2650
rmason@mlsd161.org
1620 Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Grant Ephrata Region 1 Deb Knoz
Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning
509-754-7271 ext 1053
Dknox@ephrataschools.org
111 4th Ave NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
Grant Moses Lake Region 1 Yahaira Nava
Advocate
509-793-7631
ynava@mlsd161.org
1620 Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Grant Wahluke Region 1 Lluviana Mendoza
MV District Liaison/Foster Care Liaison
509-932-4565
lmendoza@wahluke.net
411 E. Saddle Mountain Drive
Mattawa, WA 99349
Grays Harbor Aberdeen Region 6 Katherine Kim
Counselor
360-538-2140
kkim@asd5.org
1516 N B St.
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Grays Harbor Cosmopolis Region 6 Katie Miller
Counselor
360-532-7181
kmiller@cosmopolisschool.com
1439 4th Street
Cosmopolis, WA 98537
Grays Harbor Cosmopolis Region 6 Ann Tracey
Superintendent/ Principal
360-532-7181
atracey@cosmopolisschool.com
1439 4th St
Cosmopolis, WA 98537
Grays Harbor Oakville Region 6 Ashley Shultz
Counselor
206-892-8296
ashultz@oakvilleschools.org
200 School St
Oakville, WA 98568
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
Grays Harbor Wishkah Valley Region 6 Ruthann Brown
School Counselor
360-532-3128
rbrown@wishkah.org
4640 Wishkah Road
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Grays Harbor Ocosta Region 6 Heather Sweet
Superintendent
360-268-9125 x1000
hsweet@ocosta.org
2580 S Montesano St
Westport, WA 98595

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