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 | Contact Info | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor | Montesano | Region 6 | Shawn Brown Director of Teaching and Learning |
260-249-1233 sbrown@monteschools.org |
502 E Spruce Ave Montesano, WA 98563 |
| Lewis | Morton | Region 6 | Sydney McCoy District Secretary |
360-496-5300 ext. 101 smccoy@morton.k12.wa.us |
152 Westlake Ave Morton, WA 98356 |
| 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 |
| Lewis | Mossyrock | Region 6 | Crystal West School Counselor |
360-983-3183 cwest@mossyrockschools.org |
295 Williams St Mossyrock, WA 98564 |
| Yakima | Mount Adams | Region 2 | Lorie Herrera McKinney-Vento Case Manager/Foster Care Liaison |
509-874-8615 lherrera@masd209.org |
621 Signal Peak Rd White Swan, WA 98952 |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker | Region 3 | Ian Linterman Special Programs Director |
360-383-2012 ilinterman@mtbaker.wednet.edu |
4956 Deming Rd Deming, WA 98244 |
| Clark | Mount Pleasant | Region 6 | Ray Griffin Superintendent |
360-835-3371 ray.griffin@mtpleasantschool.org |
152 Marble Road Washougal, WA 98671 |
| Clark | Mount Pleasant | Region 6 | Megan Knight District Office Manager |
360-835-3371 megan.knight@mtpleasantschool.org |
152 Marble Road Washougal, WA 98671 |
| Skagit | Mount Vernon | Region 3 | Manny Espinoza Site Coordinator |
360-428-6110 mespinoza@mvsd320.org |
124 E. Lawrence Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273 |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo | Region 3 | Eugenia Collins Attendance & Engagement Specialist |
425-356-6671 FosterCare@mukilteo.wednet.edu |
9401 Sharon Dr Everett, WA 98204 |
| Yakima | Naches Valley | Region 2 | Lori Gylling Special Services Director |
509-653-1813 lgylling@nvsd.org |
24 Shaffer Ave Naches, WA 98937 |
| Lewis | Napavine | Region 6 | Jason Prather Secondary Principal |
360-262-3301 jprather@napavineschools.org |
404 4th Ave NE Napavine, WA 98565 |
| Pacific | Naselle-Grays River Valley | Region 6 | Justin Laine Principal |
360-484-7121 jlaine@naselleschools.org |
793 State Route 4 Naselle, WA 98638 |
| Okanogan | Nespelem | Region 1 | Desirae Beareagle School Counselor |
509-634-4541 ext. 137 dbeareagle@nsdeagles.org |
PO Box 291 Nespelem, WA 99155 |
| Pend Oreille | Newport | Region 1 | Keri Leslie Special Services Admin. Asst. |
509-447-3167 lesliekeri@newportgriz.com |
1380 W 5th St Newport, WA 99156 |
| Stevens | Nine Mile Falls | Region 1 | Peter Elzey Director |
509-340-4300 pelzey@9mile.org |
10110 W Charles Rd Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 |
| Whatcom | Nooksack Valley | Region 3 | Anna Enselman Family Services Coordinator |
360-201-8286 ana.enselman@nv.k12.wa.us |
3326 E Badger Rd Everson, WA 98247 |
| Grays Harbor | North Beach | Region 6 | Angi Schreiber Special Services Assistant |
360-289-5835 aschreiber@northbeachschools.org |
336 State Route 115 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 |
| Franklin | North Franklin | Region 2 | Marci Cox Federal Programs Director |
509-234-2021 mcox@nfsd.org |
1100 W Clark St Connell, WA 99326 |
| Kitsap | North Kitsap | Region 5 | Beth Bourque Assistant Director |
360-396-3023 bbourque@nkschools.org |
18360 NE Caldart Ave Poulsbo, WA 98370 |
| Mason | North Mason | Region 6 | Jennifer Johnen Foster Care Liaison |
360-277-2241 jjohnen@northmasonschools.org |
71 East Campus Drive Belfair, WA 98528 |
| Grays Harbor | North River | Region 6 | Casandra Doll Business Manager |
360-535-9139 cdoll@nr.k12.wa.us |
2876 N. River Rd. Cosmopolis, WA 98537 |
| Grays Harbor | North River | Region 6 | Rickard Winters Superintendent/ Principal |
360-535-9139 rwinters@nr.k12.wa.us |
2876 N. River Rd. Cosmopolis, WA 98537 |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Region 6 | Leslie VanLeishout Director, Student Support |
360-412-4400 lvanleishout@nthurston.K12.wa.us |
305 College St NE Lacey, WA 98516 |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Region 6 | Brenda McAferty Foster Care Liaison |
360-412-4902 bmcaferty@nthurston.k12.wa.us |
305 College St. NE Lacey, WA 98517 |
| Stevens | Northport | Region 1 | Don Baribault Superintendent |
509-732-4230 dbaribault@northportschools.org |
404 10th St Northport, WA 99157 |
| Snohomish | Northshore | Region 3 | Ebony Harvey Director of Accelerated Models and Programs |
425-408-6130 eharvey@nsd.org |
3330 Monte Villa Pkwy Bothell, WA 98021 |
| 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 |
| Whitman | Oakesdale | Region 1 | Jake Dingman Superintendent |
509-285-5296 jdingman@gonighthawks.net |
101 E McCoy Oakesdale, WA 99158 |
| Grays Harbor | Oakville | Region 6 | Ashley Shultz Counselor |
206-892-8296 ashultz@oakvilleschools.org |
200 School St Oakville, WA 98568 |
| Pacific | Ocean Beach | Region 6 | Amy Huntley Director of Student Learning |
360-642-3739 amy.huntley@oceanbeachschools.org |
500 Washington Ave S Long Beach, WA 98631 |
| Grays Harbor | Ocosta | Region 6 | Heather Sweet Superintendent |
360-268-9125 x1000 hsweet@ocosta.org |
2580 S Montesano St Westport, WA 98595 |
| Lincoln | Odessa | Region 1 | Jaime Nelson P-12 Principal |
509-982-2111 nelsonja@odessasd.org |
311 S 1st Street Odessa, WA 99159 |
| Okanogan | Okanogan | Region 1 | Brittany Carden Middle School Counselor |
509-422-2680 bcarden@oksd.wednet.edu |
244 5th Ave N Okanogan, WA 98840 |
| Thurston | Olympia | Region 6 | Ken Turcotte Executive Director, Student Support |
360-596-7530 klturcotte@osd.wednet.edu |
1113 Legion Way SE Olympia, WA 98501 |
| Okanogan | Omak | Region 1 | Jordan Sackman Family Engagement Specialist |
509-322-9361 jsackman@omaksd.org |
619 W Bartlett Ave Omak, WA 98841 |
| Lewis | Onalaska | Region 6 | Kristin Soderback Principal |
360-978-4111 ksoderback@onysd.wednet.edu |
540 Carlisle Ave Onalaska, WA 98570 |
| Stevens | Onion Creek | Region 1 | Alyson Clendenen P-8 Principal |
509-732-4240 aclendenen@ocsd30.org |
2006 Lotze Creek Rd Colville, WA 99114 |
| San Juan | Orcas Island | Region 3 | Lorena Stankevich Elementary Principal |
360-376-1561 lstankevich@orcas.k12.wa.us |
611 School Rd Eastsound, WA 98245 |
| Spokane | Orchard Prairie | Region 1 | Suzanne Savall Superintendent |
509-467-9517 ssavall@orchardprairie.org |
7626 N Orchard Prairie Rd. Spokane, WA 99217 |
| Ferry | Orient | Region 1 | Sherry Cowbrough Superintendent/ Principal |
509-684-6873 sherry.cowbrough@orientsd.org |
374 4th Ave Orient, WA 99160 |
| 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 |
| Okanogan | Oroville | Region 1 | Amy Harris Dean of Students |
509-476-3332 amy.harris@oroville.wednet.edu |
816 Juniper St Oroville, WA 98844 |
| Pierce | Orting | Region 5 | Jennifer Westover Director Student Support Services |
360-872-4027 westoverj@orting.wednet.edu |
121 Whitesell St NE Orting, WA 98360 |
| Adams | Othello | Region 1 | David Spencer Director of Federal Programs |
509-488-2659 dspencer@othelloschools.org |
1025 S 1st Ave Othello, WA 99344 |
| Douglas | Palisades | Region 1 | Julie Streeter Homeless Liaison |
509-884-8071 jstreeter@palisades.wednet.edu |
1114 Palisades Rd Palisades, WA 98845 |
| Whitman | Palouse | Region 1 | Mike Jones Principal |
509-878-1921 mjones@garpal.net |
600 E Alder St Palouse, WA 99161 |
| 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 |
| Okanogan | Pateros | Region 1 | Susan James Principal |
509-923-2343 sjames@pateros.org |
344 W Beach StPO Box 98 Pateros, WA 98846 |
| Benton | Paterson | Region 2 | Yesenia Ibarra Family Outreach Coordinator |
509-875-2601 yeseniaib@patersonschool.org |
51409 Prior Avenue Paterson, WA 99345 |
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