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FSD Main Contacts


Deputy Commissioner's Office

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner - (802) 241-0904
Amanda Guyette, Administrative Services Coordinator - (802) 241-0880
Alma Alvarado, Workforce Development Director - (802) 585-4506


Operations 

Brenda Gooley, Operations Director - (802) 760-0610
Deb Caruso, Policy & Operations Manager - (802) 338-2254
Alix Gibson, Policy & Operations Manager - (802) 735-6050
Jennifer Burkey, Policy & Operations Manager - (802) 585-6924

Centralized Intake & Emergency Services

Amanda Guyette, VT Child Abuse Registry Program Coordinator - (802) 241-0880
Dianne Jabar, Intake & Emergency Services Director - (802) 871-6474
Smylin Dooley, Assistant Director - (802) 760-8687

Residential Licensing & Special Investigations

Stacey Edmunds, Director - (802) 735-3731
Laurie Palmer, Administrative Assistant -(802) 241-0898
Chris Ward, Agency Team Supervisor - (802) 249–9321
Amy Mitchell, Supervisor – (802) 585-9429
Kelly Cheney, Administrative Assistant – (802) 241-9010
Mike Stark, Supervisor – (802) 735-6084


Policy & Planning 

Lindsay Barron, Director of Policy & Planning/FFPSA Lead - (802) 557-7774
Vacant, Policy & Planning Manager 
Olivia Gaudreau, Prevention Specialist - (802) 735-8029
Jennifer Harris, Policy & Planning Manager - (802) 735-6099
Nancy Miller, Child Safety Manager - (802) 735-3994
Marshall Rich, ICWA Coordinator - (802) 760-7434

Domestic & Sexual Violence

Julie Ryley, Director Domestic & Sexual Violence Unit — (802) 760-0878
Ally Manousos, DV Specialist - (802) 585-8016 (Barre, Saint Johnsbury, Springfield)
Sharon Norton, DV Specialist - (802) 338-2455  (Bennington, Brattleboro, Rutland)
Colleen Twomey, DV Specialist - (802) 585-4051 (Burlington, Middlebury, Morrisville)
Samantha Zellinger, DV Specialist - (802) 585-5931 (Hartford, Newport, St. Albans)

Quality Assurance

Carlie Thibault, Quality Assurance Administrator - (802) 585-4857
Jessica Phillips, Quality Assurance Coordinator - (802) 760-9283
Melissa (Missy) Burt, Quality Assurance Application Support - (802) 241-0879
Alyssa Mullan, Quality Assurance Coordinator
Shannon Halnon, Quality Assurance Coordinator
Jennifer Hall, Administrative Services Coordinator

System of Care

Barbara Joyal, System of Care Manager - (802) 760-0599
Mary Collins, Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention Specialist – (802)730-0289
Carrie Deem - Foster/Kin Care Manager - (802) 241-0900
Jennifer Aines, Administrative Assistant - (802) 241-0968
Heather Gauvin, Administrative Assistant - (802) 241-0876
Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Permanency Planning Manager, (802) 881-9998
Naomi Malay, Post-Permanence Manager - (802) 241-0901
Christina Shuma, Adoption Registry Coordinator (802) 241-0906
Toni Yandow, Project Family - (802) 241-0911

Interstate Compacts: ICPC & ICJ

Patricia "Trissie" Casanova, Deputy Compact Administrator - (802) 735-6104

Staff Safety 

Sarah Roberts, Staff Safety Manager - (802) 798-4182
Stephanie Reale, Staff Safety Specialist - (802) 735-3752


Units

Adolescent Services Unit
Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director - (802) 798-9837
Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director - (802) 241-0875
Amanda Churchill, Policy & Practice Specialist - (802) 241-0894
Kara Doherty, Policy & Practice Specialist - (802) 760-8524
Elizabeth Morris, Juvenile Justice Coordinator - (802) 760-0650

Specialized Services Unit (SSU)
Melanie D'Amico, Residential Services Manager - (802) 241-0882
Laura Bosworth, Child Placement Specialist - (802) 735-4262
Janet Dunigan, Child Placement Specialist - (802) 241-0885
Steve McLaughlin, Client Placement Specialist - (802) 735-7092


Revenue Enhancement

Heather McLain, Revenue Enhancement Manager - (802) 241-0897
Morgan Bonneau, Administrative Assistant - (802) 241-0888
Melissa Bouchard, Federal Programs Administrator - (802) 735-6109
Brian DuboisFederal Programs Administrator - (802) 798-2831
Laura Melhus, Federal Programs Administrator - (802) 760-8738
Brenda Hallock, Revenue Team Lead - (802) 241-0903


District Offices

BARRE: Marie-Michele Joyal, District Director - (802) 479-4260
BENNINGTON:  Kyle Hoover, District Director - (802) 442-8138
BRATTLEBORO:  Lisa Bruce, District Director - (802) 257-2888
BURLINGTON:  Anita Thomason, District Director - (802) 863-7370
HARTFORD:  Kathy Hemenway, District Director - (802) 295-8840
MIDDLEBURY:  Andrea Grimm, District Director - (802) 388-4660
MORRISVILLE:  Jaime Blouin, District Director - (802) 888-4576
NEWPORT: Patrick Ryan, District Director - (802) 334-6723
RUTLAND:  Heather Nelson, District Director - (802) 786-5817
SPRINGFIELD: Laura Wargo, District Director - (802) 289-0648
ST. ALBANS:  Karen McEwing, Interim District Director - (802) 527-7741
ST. JOHNSBURY: Hannah Marble, District Director - (802) 748-8374