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Office of the Secretary Phone Number
Secretary - Laura Howard​​   785-296-3274
​Executive Assistant - Rhonda Christie ​785-296-3274
Interim Director of Public and Governmental Affairs – Jenalea Randall ​​​785-296-8467​​​
​Director of Organizational Health and Development – Ron Fisher ​785-207-2780​
Family Services Phone Number
Deputy Secretary - Tanya Keys   785-296-3274
Director of Child Support Services - Marcie Martinez 785-220-8405
​​Director of Economic and Employment Services - Carla Whiteside-Hicks 785-296-4717​
​Director of Medicaid and Childen's Mental Health - Brenda Soto ​785-250-2741
​Director of Permanency – Scott Henricks 785-296-3825​
​Director of Prevention – Pam Hahn 785-​296-4292
​Director of Program Implementation and Quality Assurance – Deanne Dinkel 785​-291-3629
​Director of Rehabilitation Services – Dan Decker 785-368-7143​
​Director of Safety and Protection – Pam Hahn ​785-296-4292
​Kansas City Regional Director - Shanelle Dupree 913-942-3558​
​Northeast Regional Director - Caroline Hastings 785-291-3116
​Southeast Regional Director - Anita Cooper 620-212-6773
​Northwest Regional Director - Pamela Beach 785-776-4011​ x201
​Southwest Regional Director - Stacey Tweedy ​620-765-7214​
​Wichita Regional Director - Dee Nighswonger ​316-337-6138

Operations Phone Number
Interim Deputy Secretary - Daniel Lewien​   785-296-0761
​Director of Administrative Services – Sheena Schmidt ​785-296-6038
​Director of Audit Services - Patrick Roche​ 785-217-1298​
Director of Personnel Services – Ellen Miller ​​785-296-4535
Chief Information Officer - Tom Pagano​    785-296-4991
Office of the General Counsel Phone Number
General Counsel - Marc Altenbernt   316-337-6752
Finance Phone Number
Chief Financial Officer - Dan Lewien   785-296-0761
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