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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 ServicesJennifer Bretsnyder​785-506-7178
Jennifer.Goodman@ks.gov
​Director of Medicaid and Children’s Mental Health​​Brenda Soto​​913-​530-4724​ Brenda.Soto@ks.gov
​Director of Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System
Toni Harryman
Toni.Harryman@ks.gov
​Director of KPM, Performance Improvement and Safety & Thriving Families​
​Ashley Johns​on
​785-380-6445
AshleyR.Johnson@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Foster Care Licensing ​
​​Leslie ​Rannebeck​785-296-5135 Leslie.Rannebeck@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of PermanencySydney Dringman​​785-506-7179
Sydney.Dringman@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Youth Services ​​Stacy Tidwell​​785-296-6846 Stacy.Tidwell@ks.gov
​​Deputy Director of Adult Protective ServicesChrisy Khatib
​785-230-9838 Kerri.Khatib@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Safety and Thriving Families​Kieli Frey
785-338-0282
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 Erwine785-213-7298​ Ariele.Erwine@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Learning and Development​Amy Krug​785-296-5636
Amy.Krug@ks.gov
​Deputy Director of Performance Improvement
Caitlin Clark
785-368-8151
Caitlin.Clark@ks.gov
​​Assistant General Counsel for PPS

​Vivien Olsen​785-296-4677​ Vivien.Olsen@ks.gov
Safety and Thriving Families Program ManagerConnor Pinney

Connor.Pinney@ks.gov
​​Safety and Thriving Families Administrator​
​Jennifer Pera
​785-480-0970
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​785-276-9537
Shelby.Zimmerman@ks.gov
​Family Preservation Program Administrator​Jan Trizuto​785-221-8720​ Jan.M.Trizuto@ks.gov
​Family First Grants Administrator​Selena Hansen​​785-480-9250
Selena.Hansen@ks.gov
Permanency Program Administrator​Danielle Davis 785-600-1870​
Danielle.Davis@ks.gov
​​Foster Care Program Manager
​Shae Ross
Shae.Ross@ks.gov
​Adult Protective Services Administrator​​Heather Needham

Heather.Needha​m@ks.gov
Management System Analyst 
Leiane Watts
Leiane.Watts@ks.gov
Management System Analyst ​Nicole Mize
Nicole.Mize@ks.gov
PPS Wellness CoordinatorChrystale Harvey​785-207-3302 Chrystale.Harvey@ks.gov
Statewide Team Decision Making CoordinatorBradley Kessell785-250-1622 Bradley.kessell@ks.gov​​
Management System Analyst 
Brittany Lang​
Brittany.Lang@ks.gov
​Management System Analyst 
​Dena Briley
Dena.Briley@ks.gov
​CAPTA AdministratorKimberly Davis​​785-940-0803​ Kimberly.Davis@ks.gov
​CAPTA CJA Grant Administrator
​Docia Small
785-480-0713​ Docia.Small@ks.gov​
​Adoption Program Manager​Hayley Munford

​​785-230-6446
Hayley.Munford@ks.gov​
​Foster Care Program Manager​Katrina Klien​785-296-2160 Katrina.Klein@ks.gov
​Independent Living Program Manager​Amy Ervin
​785-368-8192 Amy.Ervin@ks.gov​​
Independent Living Assistant Program Manager​Brianna Preto​
​​785-368-8134​ Brianna.Preto@ks.gov
​Interstate Compact (ICPC) Program Manager​Jessica Guthery​​785-213-8214 Jessica.Guthery@ks.gov
​Anti-Human Trafficking Program Manager​Kent Bauman​​785-276-9736 Kent.Bauman@ks.gov
​Group Home Program ManagerAmy Sims Shonka
​​
Amy.SimsShonka@ks.gov​
​​Family First Program Manager​​Shavonne Abella​​785-230-2929
Shavonne.Abella@ks.gov​
​​IV-E Manager​​​Kim Fay​​Kim.Fay@ks.gov​
​Performance Improvement ManagerRebecca Turner
Rebecca.Turner@ks.gov
​Crossover Youth Policy & Practice Coordinator​​Ashley Brown
Ashley.Brown@ks.gov
Management System Analyst 
​​Christin Loveall
Christin.Loveall@ks.gov
​Performance Improvement/Data SpecialistKevin Coleman
​​ Kevin.Coleman@ks.gov
​​Tribal Specialist
​Melissa Swanson
​​785-296-0573
Melissa.Swanson@ks.gov
​Medicaid Liaison​​​Beth McCloud​​785-296-6892
Elizabeth.McCloud@ks.gov
​Expungement Specialist​Heather Stevens
785-250-2897 Heather.Stevens@ks.gov
Adoption Records Specialist​​​Heather Horton

Heather.Horton@ks.gov
​ICPC Specialist

​Nicole Jamison
Nicole.Jamison@ks.gov​​
​ICPC Specialist

​Shannon Lee
Shannon.Lee@ks.gov​

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