Contact List

Cook County Regions

Cook North-Chicago

Advisor: Donnis Briscoe

Office Address: DCFS, 1911 S. Indiana, Chicago, IL 60616

Phone/Fax: 312-328-2561 (phone) or 2564 (Fax)

E-mail: donnis.briscoe@illinois.gov

Cook Central-Chicago

Advisor: Dawn Overend

Assistant Advisor: Carlos Alverio

Office Address: DCFS, 3518 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60651

Phone/Fax: 773-292-7732 (Dawn) 773-292-7720 (Carlos) 773-292-7712 (Fax)

E-mail: dawn.overend@illinois.gov, carlos.alverio@illinois.gov

Cook South-Chicago

Advisor: Diane Fitzhugh

Assistant Advisor: Arlecia Brown

Office Address: DCFS, 6201 S. Emerald, Chicago, IL 60621

Phone/Fax: 773-371-6029 (Diane) 773-371-6143 (Arlecia) 773-371-6067 (Fax)

E-mail: diane.fitzhugh@illinois.gov, arlecia.brown@illinois.gov

Cook North-Suburbs

Advisor: Yasmina Sefiane

Office Address: DCFS, 8300 McCormick Blvd., Skokie, IL 60075 (Secondary Office)

Phone/Fax: 708-338-6637 (Yasmina) 708-338-6653 (Fax)

E-mail: yasmina.johnson@illinois.gov, donnis.briscoe@illinois.gov

Areas covered: Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Bensenville, Des Plaines, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, North Brook, Northfield, Norridge, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood, South Barrington, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka

Cook Central-Suburbs

Advisor: Yasmina Sefiane

Assistant Advisor: Carlos Alverio

Office Address: DCFS, 1701 S. First Ave. S-1033, Maywood, IL 60153 (Primary Office)

Phone/Fax: 708-338-6637 (Yasmina) 773-292-7720 (Carlos) 708-338-6653 (Fax)

E-mail: yasmina.johnson@illinois.gov, carlos.alverio@illinois.gov

Areas covered: Bedford Park, Bellwood, Berkley, Berwyn, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Burbank, Cicero, Countryside, Elmwood Park, Forest Park, Franklin Park, Hillside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, Justice, LaGrange Park, Lyons, Maywood, Melrose Park, McCook, Northlake, North Riverside, Oak Park, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside, Schiller Park, Stickney, Summit, Westchester, Western Springs

Cook South-Suburbs

Advisor: Rebecca Lawrence

Assistant Advisor: Jessica Ellenwood

Office Address: DCFS, 15115 Dixie Highway, Harvey, IL 60426

Phone/Fax: 708-210-3051 (Rebecca) 708-210-2817 (Jessica) 708-210-3055 or 3053 (Fax)

E-mail: rebecca.lawrence@illinois.gov, jessica.ellenwood@illinois.gov

Areas covered: Alsip, Blue Island, Burnham, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Country Club Hills, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Hometown, Homewood, Lansing, Lemont, Matteson, Markham, Merionette Park, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Park Forest, Phoenix, Posen, Richton Park, Riverdale, Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Thornton, Tinley Park, Willow Springs, Worth

Education Transition-Cook County

Education Transition Specialist: Leticia Núñez

Office Address: DCFS 3518 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60651

Phone/Fax: 773-292-7735 (phone) 773-292-7712 (Fax)

E-mail: leticia.nunez@illinois gov

Downstate Regions

Northern Region

Advisor: Rhonda Best

Assistant Advisor: Aundrea Nabors

Office Address: DCFS, 107 N. Third Street, Rockford, IL 61107

Phone/Fax: 815-967-3750 (Rhonda) 815-967-3832 (Aundrea) 815-967-3737 (Fax)

E-mail: rhonda.best@illinois.gov, aundrea.nabors@illinois.gov

Counties covered: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Davies, Kane, Kankakee, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

Advisor: Robena Morgan

Assistant Advisor: Aundrea Nabors

Office Address: DCFS, 1619 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435

Phone/Fax: 815-730-4342 (Robena) 815-967-3832 (Aundrea) 815-338-1383 (FAX)

E-mail: robena.morgan@illinois.gov, aundrea.nabors@illinois.gov

Counties covered: DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Will

Central Region-Champaign Subregions

Advisor: Ann Wells

Office Address: DCFS, 2900 North Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL 62526

Phone/Fax: 217-875-6568 (Office) 217-875-6565 (Fax)

E-mail: ann.s.wells@illinois.gov

Counties covered: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermillion

Central Region-Peoria Subregion

Advisor: Kristal Shelvin

Office Address: DCFS, 2001 NE Jefferson, Peoria, IL 61603

Phone/Fax: 309-671-7900 (Office) 309-671-7946 (Fax)

E-mail: Kristal.Shelvin@illinois.gov

Counties covered: Bureau, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Marshall, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford

Central Region-Springfield Subregion

Advisor: Mary Chepulis

Office Address: DCFS, 521 S. Eleventh Street, Springfield, IL 62703

Phone/Fax: 217-557-3985 (Mary) 217-355-0144 (Fax)

E-mail: mary.chepulis@illinois.gov

Counties covered: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott

Southern Region

Advisor: Bessie Peabody

Office Address: DCFS, #10 Collinsville Avenue, E. St. Louis, IL 62201

Phone/Fax: 618-583-2125 (Bessie) 618-583-2141 (Fax)

E-mail: bessie.peabody@illinois.gov

Counties covered: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Marion, Jasper, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Monroe, Richland, St. Clair, Wabash, Washington, Wayne

Southern Region-Marion Subregion

Advisor: Bessie Peabody (interim)

Office Address: DCFS, 2309 W. Main St. Suite 108 Marion, IL 62959