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Prevention and Protection Services

Administration Building Contacts

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Listing of key staff
PositionNamePhone number​E-mail
Deputy Secretary of Family Services​Tanya Keys ​785-296-3274
Director of Permanency and Licensing​Rebecca Gerhardt 785-893-1912
Rebecca.Gerhardt@ks.gov
Director of Prevention Jennifer Bretsnyder​
Jennifer.Goodman@ks.gov
​Director of Medicaid and Children’s Mental Health​​Brenda Soto​​785-250-2741​Brenda.Soto@ks.gov
​Director of Comprehensive Child Welfare Information SystemToni Harryman
Toni.Harryman@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Foster Care Licensing ​​​Leslie ​Rannebeck​785-296-5135 ​Leslie.Rannebeck@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of PermanencySydney Dringman​Sydney.Dringman@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Youth Services ​​Stacy Tidwell​​785-296-6846​​Stacy.Tidwell@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Performance Improvement​Ashley Johnson​785-380-6445​​​AshleyR.Johnson@ks.gov
​​Deputy Director of Adult Protective ServicesChrisy Khatib​785-230-9838Kerri.Khatib@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Safety and Thriving Families​Kieli Frey



​Kieli.Frey@ks.gov 
​​Deputy Director of Medicaid and Children's Mental Health​Jennifer Nichelson​​​785-207-3333 ​Jennifer.Nichelson@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Prevention Services​Ariele ErwineAriele.Erwine@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Learning and Development​Amy KrugAmy.Krug@ks.gov
​​Assistant General Counsel for PPS​Vivien Olsen​785-296-4677​Vivien.Olsen@ks.gov
Safety and Thriving Families Administrator​​Jennifer Pera

Jennifer.Pera@ks.gov​
​Student Services Administrator​Tina Abney​​785-250-8861​​Tina.Abney@ks.gov
​State Plan, Family Services and FRC Administrator​​​Shelby Zimmerman Shelby.Zimmerman@ks.gov
​Family Preservation Program Administrator​Jan Trizuto​​785-506-7178Jan.M.Trizuto@ks.gov
​Family First Grants Administrator​Selena Hansen​ selena.hansen@ks.gov
Foster Care Program Administrator​Danielle Davis Danielle.Davis@ks.gov
​Adult Protective Services Administrator​​Jessica Snyder​785-368-8105Jessica.Snyder@ks.gov
​Kansas City Region APS Assistant Administrator​​Alonda Forde Harris​913-942-3693 Alonda.FordeHarris@ks.gov
​East Region APS Assistant Administrator​​Becky Bridges785-296-1354
Rebecca.Bridges@ks.gov
​West Region APS Assistant Administrator​​​Mary Ellen Beck​785-302-6231MaryEllen.Beck@ks.gov
​Wichita Region APS Assistant Administrator​​​​Laci Guerrero​316-337-6252​ ​Laci.Guerrero@ks.gov
​Protection Report Center Assistant Administrator​Jill Collins​316-337-6610Jill.Collins@ks.gov​​
​Protection Report Center Assistant Administrator​ ​​​Frances Dewell​785-296-8769Frances.Dewell@ks.gov
​CAPTA ManagerKimberly Davis​​785-940-0803​ ​​Kimberly.Davis@ks.gov
​Adoption Program Manager​Hayley MunfordHayley.Munford@ks.gov​
​Foster Care Program Manager​Katrina Klien​785-296-2160Katrina.Klein@ks.gov
​Independent Living Program Manager​Amy Ervin​785-368-8192Amy.Ervin@ks.gov​​
​​Independent Living Assistant Program Manager​Danae Nelson​​785-250-8113Danae.Nelson​@ks.gov​
​Interstate Compact (ICPC) Program Manager​Jessica Guthery​​785-213-8214 ​Jessica.Guthery@ks.gov
​Anti-Human Trafficking Program Manager​Kent Bauman​​785-276-9736Kent.Bauman@ks.gov
​Group Home Program Manager​Olivia Hunt​​Olivia.Hunt@ks.gov
​​Family First Program Manager​​Shavonne Abella​​ shavonne.abella@ks.gov​
​​IV-E Manager​​​Kim Fay​​Kim.Fay@ks.gov​
​Performance Improvement ManagerRebecca Turner​N/ARebecca.Turner@ks.gov
​Crossover Youth Policy & Practice Coordinator​​Ashley Brown​N/A​​Ashley.Brown@ks.gov
​Data Specialist​​Christin Loveall​N/AChristin.Loveall@ks.gov
​Performance Improvement/Data SpecialistKevin Coleman
​​ Kevin.Coleman@ks.gov
​Post Adoption Search​​Derith Trickey​785-296-6619Derith.Trickey@ks.gov
​​Tribal Specialist
​Medicaid Liaison​​​Beth McCloud​​785-296-6892Elizabeth.McCloud@ks.gov
​Adult Abuse/Neglect Registry Expungement​785-296-6620 ​DCF.APSExpungements@ks.gov
Child Abuse/Neglect Registy Expungement   ​​​​​785-296-6620​​DCF.ChildRegistryExpungements@ks.gov

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