Contacts by State
Find your assigned FRIENDS TA Coordinator, CBCAP State Contact, Regional Contact, and
other important contacts by clicking on your state below:

New Hampshire
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Cliff Simmonds
Phone: (603) 415-0322
Alaska
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.Deborah Northburg
Phone: (907) 793-3134
Email: DNorthburg@citci.org
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies (HOPE)Tiffany Mills
Phone: (907) 826-2581
Email: hopeprevention@aptalaska.net
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
ChugachmuitDuncan Talome
Phone: (907) 562-4155
Email: Duncan@Chugachmiut.org
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Secondary Contact
ChugachmuitChristine Sundly
Email: CSundly@Chugachmiut.org
Alabama
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Sallye Longshore
Phone: (334) 242-5710
Arkansas
Arizona
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
San Carlos Apache Tribal CouncilTerry Ross
Phone: (928) 961-4424
Email: nantaan@tss.scat-nsn.gov
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Secondary Contact
San Carlos Apache Tribal CouncilJulia James
Email: julia.james@scat-nsn.gov
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Leonora Hansford
Phone: (202) 727-5049
Email: leonora.hansford1@dc.gov
Delaware
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Kellie Turner
Phone: (302) 425-7490
Email: KellieTurner@pcadelaware.org
Florida
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Ashley Plummer
Phone: (850) 717-4235
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Samantha Wass de Czege
Phone: (850) 717-4140
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Secondary Contact
Child Abuse Prevention ServicesJasmine Banderas
Phone: (541) 752-1730
Email: jasmin@capsonline.us
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Secondary Contact
Child Abuse Prevention ServicesNikki Hartwig
Phone: (641) 752-1730
Email: nikki@capsonline.us
Idaho
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Roger Sherman
Phone: (208) 386-9317
Email: roger.sherman@ctf.idaho.gov
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Kim Hemmert
Phone: (208) 386-9317
Email: kim.hemmert@ctf.idaho.gov
Illinois
Indiana
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Valerie Morales
Phone: 765.413.0069
Email: valerie.morales@dcs.in.gov
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Hannah Robinson
Phone: (765) 265-6797
Email: hannah.robinson@dcs.in.gov
Kansas
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
Kickapoo Tribe in KansasMisty Doxtator
Phone: (785) 486-2131
Email: misty.doxtator@ktik-nsn.gov
Kentucky
CBCAP State Lead Co-Primary Contact
Belina Shelton
Phone: (502) 564-4502
Email: Belina.shelton@ky.gov
Louisiana
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Michele Rabalais
Phone: (225) 342-2245
Email: michele.rabalais.dcfs@la.gov
Massachusetts
Maryland
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Taniesha Woods
Phone: (410) 659-7701 ext 145
CBCAP State Lead Secondary Contact
Nellie Power
Phone: (410) 659-7701 ext 120
Maine
CBCAP State Lead Primary Contact
Heidi Aakjer
Phone: (207) 623-5120
Email: heidia@mechildrenstrust.org
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Jennifer Sommerfeld
Phone: 573-751-6511
Mississippi
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Verdavia Coleman
Phone: (601) 359-4607
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Jennifer Skala
Phone: (402) 817-2001
Email: jskala@nebraskachildren.org
New Jersey
New Mexico
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Kathey Phoenix-Doyle
Phone: (505) 487-3728
Nevada
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Yaraseth Anaya-Lugo
Phone: (775) 684-4407
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Kelsey McCann-Navarro
Phone: (775) 684-4431
Email: kelsey.navarro@dcfs.nv.gov
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of OklahomaShelby Betsey
Phone: (918) 540-2535x2942
Email: sbetsey@peoriatribe.com
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Secondary Contact
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of OklahomaTracy Coach
Phone: (918) 540-2535x2536
Email: tcoach@peoriatribe.com
Oregon
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Xochitl Esparza
Phone: (503) 480-4830.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Carl X. Bittman
Phone: (787) 625-4900 ext. 1276
Email: cbittman@familia.pr.gov
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Ashley Schlichenmayer-Okroi
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Eric Grover
Phone: 605-394-2525 ext. 251
Email: Eric.Grover@state.sd.us
Utah
Tennessee
Texas
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Anjulie Chaubal
Phone: 512-840-7813
Virginia
CBCAP Lead Primary Contact
Morgan Nelson
Phone: (804) 387-5841
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Elizabeth Lee
Phone: (757) 585-0398
Vermont
Washington
Tribal/Migrant Grantee Primary Contact
Yakima Valley Farm Workers ClinicErnesto Mendoza
Phone: (509) 225-3388x3681
Email: ernestom@yvfwc.org
Wisconsin
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Claire Ackerman
Phone: (608) 266-6973
CBCAP Lead Secondary Contact
Merrissa Johnson
Phone: (608) 267-3737
West Virginia
Wyoming
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