Job & Family Services Office for Children and Families
Office for Children and Families
Office for Children and Families - Bureaus

Deputy Director's Office

Telephone: (614) 466-1213
Fax: (614) 466-4359

Acting Deputy Director: Tom Roelant
Assistant Deputy Director: Jessie Tower
Acting Assistant Deputy Director: Rose Handon
 
Enforcement: Chris Tesi / Lemuel Harrison
Rules Coordinator: Cara Lee Pasqualone
Children's Justice Act: Kristin Gilbert
 

Bureau of Administration and Fiscal Accountability 

Telephone: (614) 466-1213
Fax: (614) 466-7557
Bureau Chief: Candace Valach

Contract Monitoring and Fiscal Accountability:
Dan Shook, Section Chief

Operations Support Section:
Lyn Bissonnette, Section Chief
 

Ohio Children's Trust Fund

Telephone: (614) 466-1822
Fax: (614) 466-4359
Email: OCTF@odjfs.state.oh.us
Program Administrator: Karen Minton
 

Bureau of Automated Systems

4200 Air Center, Section Q
Columbus, Ohio 43219

Telephone: (614) 466-7233
Fax: (614) 728-9678

Bureau Chief: Nancy DeRoberts-Moore
Kathy Bartlett, Project Manager
Joan Denman, Section Chief

 
Bureau of Child Care and Development

Telephone: (614) 752-0435
Fax: (614) 466-6185
Bureau Chief: Terrie Hare
Assistant Bureau Chief:  Jamie Gottesman

Licensing:
Carol Ankrom, Section Chief
Aimee Weekly, Licensing Supervisor - Canton
Cynthia Sherding, Licensing Supervisor - Cincinnati
Sheila Mayer, Licensing Supervisor - Cincinnati
Benita Yarborough-Philips, Licensing Supervisor - Cleveland
Linda Drummer, Licensing Supervisor - Cleveland
MarLita Bartlett, Licensing Supervisor - Columbus
Peggy Blevins, Licensing Supervisor - Columbus
Cheryle Moore-Drummer, Licensing Supervisor - Toledo

Child Care Policy and County Technical Assistance:
Michelle Albast, Section Chief                        Matthew Murray, Unit Chief
Stephanie Shafer, Unit Chief

 
To report Child Care Fraud,
please call toll free: 1-800-627-8133,
go online at: Reporting Ohio Welfare Fraud
or send an E-mail: fcs@odjfs.state.oh.us
 
Bureau of Family Services
Telephone: (614) 752-0053
Fax: (614) 466-6185

Bureau Chief: Rose Handon

Protective Services
Leslie McGee, Acting Section Chief

Adoption:
Rhonda Abban, Section Chief
Vanessa Tower, Unit Chief

Prevention and Substance Abuse:
Sue Williams, Section Chief

Placement:
Carrie Anthony, Section Chief

Help Desk:
Dorothy Hughes, Unit Chief
1-866-886-3537 (Option 4)
go online at:  http://jfs.ohio.gov/feedback/
or send an E-Mail:  helpdeskocf@odjfs.state.oh.us

 
Bureau of Child Welfare Monitoring
Telephone: (614) 752-0314
Fax: (614) 466-6185
Bureau Chief: Joan Van Hull

Data Analysis and Usage:
Gwen Harris, Section Chief

Quality Assurance/Technical Assistance - Cleveland/Canton Field Office
Lois Tolley, Section Chief

Quality Assurance/Technical Assistance - Cincinnati/Columbus Field Office
Tresa Young, Section Chief

Quality Assurance/Technical Assistance - Toledo Field Office
Marcia Naugle, Section Chief

Foster Care Licensing:
Amy Eaton, Section Chief