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ACF Region 5 - Chicago

Staff Directory

Region 5 Fax Numbers

Office of the Regional Administrator | Management & Administration
Fax#: 312-353-2204

Child Welfare | Child Support | TANF | Runaway & Homeless Youth Programs
Fax#: 312-886-5373

Head Start | Early Head Start | Child Care Programs
Fax#: 312-353-2629

Child Support Enforcement, Child Welfare, and TANF General Public Inquiries

Illinois, Indiana & Michigan - contact: Joyce Jackson: jjackson@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: 312-312-353-5926 | Fax: 312-312-353-6869

Minnesota, Ohio & Wisconsin - contact: Denise Montgomery: dmontgomery@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: 312-312-353-4863 | Fax: 312-312-353-8515

Name
Phone
Email Address
Allgood-Foster, Chandra 312-886-9539 callgood@acf.hhs.gov
Avila, Ana 312-886-4922 aavila@acf.hhs.gov
Bishop, Geneva 312-353-8416 gbishop@acf.hhs.gov
Boston, Annie 312-353-7060 aboston@acf.hhs.gov
Butler, Michael 312-886-5359 mibutler@acf.hhs.gov
Cadiz, Tomasa 312-886-5369 tcadiz@acf.hhs.gov
Camerano, Donna 312-353-8804 dcamerano@acf.hhs.gov
Christmas, Barbara 312-886-9541 bchristmas@acf.hhs.gov
Clair, Bill 312-353-0166 bclair@acf.hhs.gov
Claxton, Karen 312-886-3379 kclaxton@acf.hhs.gov
Cross, Shirley 312-353-2193 scross@acf.hhs.gov
Dagger, James 312-886-4272 jdagger@acf.hhs.gov
Davis, Terry 312-353-0226 tdavis@acf.hhs.gov
DeGrazia, Michael 312-886-4929 mdegrazia@acf.hhs.gov
Donoghue, Edmond 312-353-4239 edonoghue@acf.hhs.gov
Doran, Mary 312-886-4597 mdoran@acf.hhs.gov
Doss, Sherman 312-886-4928 sdoss@acf.hhs.gov
Erb, Heather 312-353-6190 herb@acf.hhs.gov
Flagg-Ross, Ruby 312-886-4202 rflag-ross@acf.hhs.gov
Guthrie, Christine 312-886-4916 cguthrie@acf.hhs.gov
Hailey-Smith, Elizabeth 312-886-5340 ehailey-smith@acf.hhs.gov
Haynes, Zenia 312-353-7796 zhaynes@acf.hhs.gov
Henderson, Bland 312-886-9534 bhenderson@acf.hhs.gov
Hurey, Ivan 312-353-0227 ihurey@acf.hhs.gov
Jackson, Joyce 312-886-5368 jjackson@acf.hhs.gov
Johnson, Barbra 312-353-4236 bjohnson@acf.hhs.gov
Jones, Cecilia 312-353-8462 cejones@acf.hhs.gov
Kim, Sylvia 312-886-4945 skim@acf.hhs.gov
Kolanowski, Sally 312-353-7073 skolanowski@acf.hhs.gov
Krasner, Steven 312-353-3265 skrasner@acf.hhs.gov
Lacey-Ward, Joanne 312-886-4947 jlacey-ward@acf.hhs.gov
Lawrence, Linda 312-353-7481 llawrence@acf.hhs.gov
Lechner, Terry 312-886-9282 tlechner@acf.hhs.gov
Lee, Niki 312-886-4282 nlee@acf.hhs.gov
Marfia, Franklin 312-886-4925 fmarfia@acf.hhs.gov
Markko, Sue 312-353-9695 smarkko@acf.hhs.gov
Miller, Gena 312-353-0242 gmiller@acf.hhs.gov
Mojica, Shirley 312-353-7484 smojica@acf.hhs.gov
Montgomery, Denise 312-353-6188 dmontgomery@acf.hhs.gov
Neal, Katrina 312-886-4953 kneal@acf.hhs.gov
Norberg, Leonard 312-353-9676 lnorberg@acf.hhs.gov
Patrick, Maureen 312-886-4913 mpatrick@acf.hhs.gov
Patterson, Argussie 312-353-4130 apatterson@acf.hhs.gov
Penak, Kathleen 312-353-3270 kpenak@acf.hhs.gov
Pruitt, Debra 312-353-9670 dpruitt@acf.hhs.gov
Putyra, Barbara 312-353-1786 bputyra@acf.hhs.gov
Quinn, Gale 312-353-3315 gquinn@acf.hhs.gov
Reed, Carla 312-353-4501 creed@acf.hhs.gov
Rivera, Christina 312-353-9667 crivera@acf.hhs.gov
Sanchez, Carmen 312-353-9678 csanchez@acf.hhs.gov
Sanchez, Nancy 312-353-3290 nsanchez@acf.hhs.gov
Schindler, Thomas 312-886-9540 tschindler@acf.hhs.gov
Sigl, Charles 312-886-4938 csigl@acf.hhs.gov
Staples, Eric
 312-353-6350 estaples@acf.hhs.gov
Sullivan, Anthony 312-886-4927 asullivan@acf.hhs.gov
Sullivan, William 312-886-4917 wsullivan@acf.hhs.gov
Thigpen, Sharon 312-353-2573 sthigpen@acf.hhs.gov
Thomas, Krista 312-353-1122 kthomas@acf.hhs.gov
Vang, Tou-Fu 312-353-5205 tvang@acf.hhs.gov
Vicars, Michael 312-886-5339 mvicars@acf.hhs.gov
Washington, Cathy 312-353-4158 cwashington@acf.hhs.gov
Weiser, Jennifer 312-886-5333 jweiser@acf.hhs.gov
Wengierski, Judy 312-886-4923 jwengierski@acf.hhs.gov
Wilcox, Kent 312-886-6375 kwilcox@acf.hhs.gov
Williams, Katie 312-353-7272 kwilliams@acf.hhs.gov
Williams-Jones, Glenda
 312-353-5180 gwilliams-jones@acf.hhs.gov
Willmoth, Kay 312-353-7562 kwillmoth@acf.hhs.gov
Wilson-Hurey, Carolyn 312-353-9672 cwilson-hurey@acf.hhs.gov
Wren, Mary Ann 312-886-1111 mwren@acf.hhs.gov
Young, Karen J. 312-353-1781 kjyoung@acf.hhs.gov

Office of the Regional Administrator

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Administrator L. Kent Wilcox 312-353-4237 acf.chicago@acf.hhs.gov
Emergency Preparedness and Response Specialist Erica Fleischer 312-353-2228 efleischer@acf.hhs.gov
Mgmt Analyst-OCS Elizabeth Hailey-Smith 312-886-5340 ehailey-smith@acf.hhs.gov
Program Analyst Mary Ann Wren 312-886-1111 mwren@acf.hhs.gov
Family Life/Fatherhood Specialist Vander Green 312-886-4914 vgreen@acf.hhs.gov

Immediate Office of the Regional Administrator|Administration

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Director of Administration Annie Boston 312-353-7060 aboston@acf.hhs.gov
Secretary Barbara Johnson 312-353-4236 bjohnson@acf.hhs.gov
Administrative Specialist Donna Camerano 312-353-8804 dcamerano@acf.hhs.gov
Program Analyst Nancy Sanchez 312-353-3290 nsanchez@acf.hhs.gov
Systems Analyst Shirley Cross 312-353-2193 scross@acf.hhs.gov

Office of Administration|Grants Management

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Grant's Specialist/
Program Manager		 Eric Staples 312-353-6350 estaples@acf.hhs.gov
OGM Contractor Ana Avila 312-886-4922 aavila@acf.hhs.gov
OGM Contractor Lynette Brady 312-353-0228 lbrady@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management James Dagger 312-886-4272 jdagger@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Terry Davis 312-353-0226 tdavis@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Michael DeGrazia 312-886-4929 mdegrazia@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Sherman Doss 312-886-4928 sdoss@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Zenia Haynes 312-353-7796

zhaynes@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Cynthia Miller 312-353-4501 cmiller@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Melissa Moreira 312-886-5334 mmoreira@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Jason Rasmussen 312-886-4961 jrasmussen@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Carla Reed 312-353-5706 creed@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Anthony Sullivan 312-886-4927 asullivan@acf.hhs.gov
Grants Management Charles Sigl 312-86-4938 csigl@acf.hhs.gov

Office of Head Start

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Kay Willmoth 312-353-4237 acf.chicago@acf.hhs.gov
Executive Support Cecilia Jones 312-353-8462 cejones@acf.hhs.gov
HS COTR Kathie Gray 312-353-2260 kgray@acf.hhs.gov

 

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Head Start - Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota Team
Supervisor Katie Williams 312-886-7272 kwilliams@acf.hhs.gov
Program Assistant Catherine Washington 312-353-4158 cwashington@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Chandra Allgood-Foster 312-886-9539 callgood@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Heather Erb 312-353-6190 herb@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Joanne Lacey-Ward 312-886-4947 jlacey-ward@acf.hhs.gov
Early Head Start Program Specialist Sue Markko 312-353-9695

smarkko@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Katrina Neal 312-886-4953 kneal@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Leonard Norberg 312-353-9676 lnorberg@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Argussie Patterson 312-353-4130 apatterson@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Debra Pruitt 312-353-9670 dpruitt@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Sharon Thigpen 312-353-2573 sthigpen@acf.hhs.gov

 

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Head Start - Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin Team
Supervisor William Sullivan 312-886-4917 wsullivan@acf.hhs.gov
Program Assistant Karen Young 312-353-1781 kjyoung@acf.hhs.gov
Program Assistant Michael Butler 312-886-5359 mbutler@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Barbara Christmas 312-886-9541 bchristmas@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Karen Claxton 312-886-3379 kclaxton@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Ivan Hurey 312-353-0227 ihurey@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Terrance Lechner 312-886-9282 tlechner@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Franklin Marfia 312-886-4925 fmarfia@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Shirley Mojica 312-353-7484 smojica@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Maureen Patrick 312-886-4913 mpatrick@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Christine Rivera 312-353-9667 crivera@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Glenda Williams-Jones 312-353-5180 gwilliams-jones@acf.hhs.gov

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Steven Krasner 312-353-3265 skrasner@acf.hhs.gov
TANF Specialist Frances Dixon 312-886-4924 fdixon@acf.hhs.gov
TANF Specialist Nancy Lee 312-353-5182 nlee@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist, TANF (IN, OH) Thomas Schindler 312-886-9540 tschindler@acf.hhs.gov

Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Linda Lawrence 312-353-7481 llawrence@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Indiana Geneva Bishop 312-353-8416 gbishop@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Michigan Edmond Donoghue 312-353-4239 edonoghue@acf.hhs.gov
Public Inquiries - IL, IN & MI Joyce Jackson 312-353-5926 jjackson@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Wisconsin Sally Kolanowski 312-353-7073 skolanowski@acf.hhs.gov
Public Inquiries - MN, OH & WI Denise Montgomery 312-353-4863 dmontgomery@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Ohio Gale Quinn 312-353-3315 gquinn@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist, Child Support Michael Vicars 312-886-5339 mvicars@acf.hhs.gov

Child Welfare (CW)

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Carolyn Wilson-Hurey 312-353-9672 cwilson-hurey@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Irene Carrillo 312-886-4934 icarrillo@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Ohio Mary Doran 312-886-4597 mdoran@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Indiana Ruby Flagg-Ross 312-886-4202 rflagg-ross@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Minnesota Christine Guthrie 312-886-4916 cguthrie@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Michigan Barbara Putyra 312-886-1786 bputyra@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - Tribal Carmen Sanchez 312-353-9678 csanchez@acf.hhs.gov

Program Specialist -
Wisconsin & Tribal

Krista Thomas

312-353-1122

kthomas@acf.hhs.gov

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Bill Clair 312-353-0166 bclair@acf.hhs.gov
Administrative Support Tomasa Cadiz 312-886-5369 tcadiz@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist - MN & OH & WI Niki Lee 312-886-4282 nlee@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist- IN & IL & MI Jenny Weiser 312-886-5333 jweiser@acf.hhs.gov

Child Care

Title
Name
Phone
Email
Regional Program Manager Kathleen Penak 312-353-3270 kpenak@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist Gena Miller 312-353-0242 gmiller@acf.hhs.gov
Program Specialist (Tribal Child Care) Tou-Fu Vang 312-353-5205 tvang@acf.hhs.gov

OCSE Audit Staff

Title
Name
Phone
Email
OCSE Team Leader Cordelia Grace-Scott 312-353-7022 cgrace-scott@acf.hhs.gov
Auditor Judy Wengierski 312-886-4923 jwengierski@acf.hhs.gov
Auditor Nicole Wiseman 312-886-4279 nwiseman@acf.hhs.gov

 
Updated December 2008