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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 - |
Krista Thomas |
312-353-1122 |
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 |