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 Contact Info Address
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
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
Whitman Steptoe Region 1 Eric Patton 509-397-3119
ericp@steptoe.k12.wa.us
12 Tenessee St
Colfax, WA 99111
Walla Walla College Place Region 2 Amy Fanning
Administrative Assistant
509-529-5207
afanning@cpps.org
1755 S. College Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
Walla Walla Willow Public Charter School Region 2 Paige Albrecht
Principal
509-593-5700
paige@innovationcs.org
412 Poplar
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Ferry Keller Region 1 Denette Weaver
District Secretary
509-634-4325
dweaver@keller.k12.wa.us
17 South School Rd
Keller, WA 99140
Whitman Pullman Community Montessori Region 1 Desiree Porter
Office Manager
509-336-5909
desireep@myPCM.org
115 NW State St, Ste 212
Pullman, WA 99163
Chelan Pinnacles Prep Region 1 Stacy Coronado
School Counselor
509-888-6464
stacy@pinnaclesprep.org
504 S. Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Chelan Pinnacles Prep Region 1 Sean
Director of Operations
805-669-8801
sean@pinnaclesprep.org
504 S. Chelan Ave
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Lincoln Reardan-Edwall Region 1 Jamie Mikelson
Elementary Principal
509-796-2701
jmikelson@reardansd.net
PO Box 225
Reardan, WA 99029
Spokane Orchard Prairie Region 1 Meghan Harrington
Title I and math teacher
509-467-9517
mharrington@orchardprairie.org
7626 N Orchard Prairie Rd.
Spokane, WA 99217
Lewis Boistfort Region 6 Shari Watt
HR/Business Manager
360-245-3343
swatt@boistfort.k12.wa.us
983 Boistfort Road
Curtis, WA 98538
Benton Prosser Region 2 Jalisa Pedroza
Administrative Assistant to Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
509-786-2881 Ext. 2602
jalisa.pedroza@prosserschools.org
1500 Grant Ave
Prosser, WA 99350
Asotin Asotin-Anatone Region 1 Carlee Crockett
Elementary Counselor
509-243-3139
ccrockett@aasd.wednet.edu
314 First Street
Asotin, WA 99402
Clark Ridgefield Region 6 Kataira Smith
Assistant Director of Social Emotional Learning
360-619-1349
kataira.smith@ridgefieldsd.org
510 Pioneer St
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Spokane Spokane Region 1 Patrick Donahue
Manager of Community Partnerships
509-354-5936
PatrickDo@spokaneschools.org
200 N. Bernard St
Spokane, WA 99201
Kitsap Bremerton Region 5 Katie Trammell
Secretary, State and Federal Programs
360-473-1077
katherine.trammell@bremertonschools.org
134 Marion Ave N
Bremerton, WA 98311
Skamania Stevenson-Carson Region 6 Ingrid Colvardi
Superintendent
509-427-5674
colvardi@scsd303.org
PO Box 850
Stevenson, WA 98648
Chelan Manson Region 1 Stephanie Tichelaar
Elementary School Counselor
509-687-9502
stichelaar@manson.org
N. 950 Totem Pole Rd
Manson, WA 98831
Okanogan Pateros Region 1 Amy Stennes
Counselor
509-923-2343
astennes@pateros.org
PO Box 98
Pateros, WA 98846
King Auburn Region 4 Ashley Boyd
Assistant Director for Prevention and Intervention Services/McKinney Vento Liaison
253-931-4712
aboyd@auburn.wednet.edu
915 Fourth St NE
Auburn, WA
Walla Walla Prescott Region 2 Alison Kimball
School Counselor
509-849-2217
akimball@prescottsd.org
207 S A Street
Prescott, WA 99348
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
Clark Camas Region 6 Brenda Schallberger
Camas FCRC Coordinator and McKinney-Vento/Foster Care Liaison
360-833-5612
brenda.schallberger@camas.wednet.edu
841 NE 22nd Avenue
Camas, WA 98607
Columbia Starbuck Region 2 Connie Fox Boyer
Office Administrator
509-399-2381
cfoxboyer@starbuck.k12.wa.us
717 Tucannon St
Starbuck, WA 99359
Klickitat Roosevelt Region 2 Bulmaro Ruiz
Superintendent
509-384-5462
bulmaro.ruiz@rooseveltschooldistrict.net
615 Chinook Ave #248
Roosevelt, WA 98620
Klickitat Roosevelt Region 2 Leanne Johnson
Administrative Assistant
509-384-5462
leanne.johnson@rooseveltschooldistrict.net
615 Chinook Ave #248
Roosevelt, WA 98620
Klickitat Goldendale Region 2 Alexis Ladiges
Records Clerk
509-773-4323
alexis.ladiges@gsd404.org
604 E Brooks St
Goldendale, WA 98620
King Federal Way Region 4 Sophie Afework
Outreach Liaison
253-945-2165
safework@fwps.org
33330 8th Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
King Issaquah Region 4 Stacey Slyke
Assistant to the Director of Counseling and Student Well-Being
425-837-7157
slykes@issaquah.wednet.edu
5150 220th Ave SE
Issaquah, WA 98029
Grant Moses Lake Region 1 Yahaira Nava
Advocate
509-793-7631
ynava@mlsd161.org
1620 Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA 98837
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
Stevens Valley Region 1 Mandi Rehn
Superintendent
509-937-2771
Mandi.Rehn@valleysd.org
3030 Huffman Rd
Valley, WA 99181
Thurston Rainier Region 6 Samantha Firman
Counselor
360-446-2206
firmans@rainier.wednet.edu
202 2nd Street W, PO Box 98
Rainier, WA 98576
Thurston Tenino Region 6 Lindsey Bullough
Secondary Program Administrator
360-264-3500
bulloughl@tenino.k12.wa.us
PO Box 4024
Tenino, WA 98589
Spokane Spokane Region 1 Annette Pare
School Counselor
509-354-6894
AnnetteP@spokaneschools.org
521 W 4th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
Lewis Centralia Region 6 Natasha Babka
Homeless Liaison
360-827-6430
nbabka@centralia.wednet.edu
906 Johnson Rd
Centralia, WA 98531
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
Lincoln Wilbur Region 1 Aherron Nestor
District Admin.
509-647-2221
anestor@wcsd.wednet.edu
202 Pope Street
Wilbur, WA 99185
Snohomish Monroe Region 3 Chris Cronas
Executive Director of Elementary Ed & Categorical Programs
360-804-2500
cronasc@monroe.wednet.edu
14692 179th Ave SE
Monroe, WA 98272
Jefferson Quilcene Region 6 Sean Moss
Principal
360-795-2906
smoss@qsd48.org
294715 HWY 101, PO Box 40
Quilcene, WA 98376
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
Lincoln Harrington Region 1 Tiffany Clouse
Principal
509-253-4331
tclouse@harringtonsd.org
PO Box 204, 100 S First St
Harrington, WA 99134
Yakima Yakima Region 2 Javier Vela
McKinney-Vento/Foster K-12 Manager
509-573-7142
vela.javier@ysd7.org
104 N 4th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Lewis Winlock Region 6 Gloria Dupree
Business Manager
360-785-3582
gdupree@winlock.wednet.edu
401 NE First Street, PO Box 128
Winlock, WA 98596
Spokane Freeman Region 1 Kaela Holm
High School Counselor
509-291-3721
kholm@freemansd.org
14626 S Jackson Rd
Rockford, WA 99030
Cowlitz Longview Region 6 Amy Neiman
Director, State & Federal Programs
360-575-7423
aneiman@longview.k12.wa.us
2715 Lilac Street
Longview, WA 98632
Okanogan Tonasket Region 1 Haley Jacobsen
On Track to Graduate Specialist
509-486-2161
hjacobsen@tonasket.wednet.edu
35 HS Hwy 20
Tonasket, WA 98855
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
Clark Battle Ground Region 6 Travis Blankenship
FCRC Specialist
360-885-5434
blankenship.travis@battlegroundps.org
PO Box 200
Battle Ground, WA 98604

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