Area Administration

DCF Area Administration works with local agencies that administer DCF programs to support the department’s vision that all Wisconsin children and youth are safe and loved members of thriving families and communities. Staff partner with county human services departments, child support agencies, W-2 agencies, Tribal Nations and other service providers working with child welfare, child care, child support, and W-2 programs.

DCF Area Administration conducts program monitoring, provides technical assistance and oversees contracts with local agencies to support the delivery of DCF program services. Area Administration is responsible for ensuring compliance with program requirements, responding to program complaints and staffing the Civil Rights Compliance Unit.

Regional teams are based out of five locations across the state: Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Rhinelander and Eau Claire.

Child Care

Region	Counties/Tribal Nations	Staff
Northeast	Brown, Calumet, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago	Barb Honsa (920) 785- 7818 Barbara.Honsa@wisconsin.gov
Northeast Tribal Nations	Menominee, Oneida Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee	Rebecca Burdick (715) 361-7719 Rebecca.Burdick@wisconsin.gov
Northern	Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Wood	Rebecca Burdick (715) 361-7719 Rebecca.Burdick@wisconsin.gov
Northern Tribal Nations	Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Red Cliff, Sokaogon, Forest County Potawatomi	Rebecca Burdick (715) 361-7719 Rebecca.Burdick@wisconsin.gov
Southeast	Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha	Kirstyn Soderstrom (Interim) (715) 930-1119 Kirstyn.Soderstrom@wisconsin.gov
Southern	Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon	Jean Zawacki (608) 422-6743 Jean.Zawacki@wisconsin.gov
Western	Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Washburn	Kirstyn Soderstrom (715) 930-1119 Kirstyn.Soderstrom@wisconsin.gov
Western Tribal Nations	Ho-Chunk, St. Croix	Rebecca Burdick (715) 361-7719 Rebecca.Burdick@wisconsin.gov
Milwaukee	The Child Care program for Milwaukee County is administered by Milwaukee Early Care Administration (MECA).

Child Support

Region	Counties/Tribal Nations	Staff
Northeast	Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago	Matthew Irwin (920) 785-7820 Matthew.Irwin@wisconsin.gov
Northeast Tribal Nations	Menominee, Oneida Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee	Matthew Irwin (920) 785-7820 Matthew.Irwin@wisconsin.gov
Northern	Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Wood	Jennifer Jones (715) 361-7718 Jennifer.Jones2@wisconsin.gov
Northern Tribal Nations	Bad River, Forest County Potawatomi, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Red Cliff, Sokaogon Chippewa	Jennifer Jones (715) 361-7718 Jennifer.Jones2@wisconsin.gov
Southeast	Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha	Lorinda Patzner (262) 446-7851 Lorinda.Patzner@wisconsin.gov
Southern	Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon	Lorinda Patzner (262) 446-7851 Lorinda.Patzner@wisconsin.gov
Western	Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Washburn	Amie Geissler (715) 930-1120 Amie.Geissler@wisconsin.gov
Western Tribal Nations	Ho-Chunk, St. Croix	Amie Geissler (715) 930-1120 Amie.Geissler@wisconsin.gov

For questions about Child Support, visit the Wisconsin Child Support Program site.

Child Welfare

Region	Counties/Tribal Nations	Staff
Northeast	Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago	Kimberly Van Hoof (920) 785-7817 Kimberly.VanHoof@wisconsin.gov
Northeast Tribal Nations	Menominee, Oneida Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee	Visit the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) page for contact information.
Northern	Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Wood	Christene Hegewald (715) 361-7720 Christene.Hegewald@wisconsin.gov
Northern Tribal Nations	Bad River, Forest County Potawatomi, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Red Cliff, Sokaogon	Visit the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) page for contact information.
Southeast	Jefferson, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha	Lonna Morouney (262) 446-7842 Lonna.Morouney@wisconsin.gov
Southern	Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon	Jessica George-Reyes (608) 422-6741 Jessica.GeorgeReyes@wisconsin.gov
Western	Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Washburn	Lee Ann Davison (715) 930-1118 LeeAnn.Davison1@wisconsin.gov
Western Tribal Nations	Ho-Chunk, St. Croix	Visit the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) page for contact information.
Milwaukee	The Child Welfare program for Milwaukee County is administered by Division of Milwaukee Child Welfare (DMCW).

Wisconsin Works (W-2)

Forward Service Corp. (FSC)

Region	Agency/County	Staff
Northeast W-2 Service Area	Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan, Winnebago	Roxanne Sperber Northeast Regional Coordinator (920) 785-7816 Roxanne.Sperber@wisconsin.gov Jordan Lee Northern Regional Coordinator (715) 361-7717 Jordan2.Lee@wisconsin.gov
North Central W-2 Service Area	Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood
Southwest W-2 Service Area	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk

Equus Workforce Solutions

Region	Agency/County	Staff
Southeast Service Area	Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha	Zulema Hauer Southeast Regional Coordinator (262) 446-7844 Zulema.Hauer@wisconsin.gov

Workforce Connections, Inc. (WCI)

Region	Agency/County	Staff
Western W-2 Service Area	Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Trempealeau, Vernon	Joe Nartowicz Southern Regional Coordinator (608) 422-6744 Joseph.Nartowicz@wisconsin.gov

Workforce Resource, Inc. (WRI)

Region	Agency/County	Staff
Northwest W-2 Service Area	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Washburn	Samantha Geisler Western Regional Coordinator (715) 930-1121 Samantha.Geisler@wisconsin.gov

Milwaukee

The W-2 Program in Milwaukee County is supported by the Bureau of Working Families (BWF). W-2 agencies provide direct services to residents regionally within the county. These agencies are:

Milwaukee Northern
Ross Innovative Employment Solutions
Luz Scott
(414) 270-4717
Luz.Scott@wisconsin.gov

Milwaukee East Central Area
American Works of Wisconsin
Neng Thor
(414) 270-4762
Neng.Thor1@wisconsin.gov

West Central
MAXIMUS
Gina Theo
(414) 270-4725
Virginia.Theo@wisconsin.gov

Milwaukee Southern Area
UMOS
Monica Tucker
(414) 270-4716
Monica.Tucker@wisconsin.gov

For more information about W-2 services, visit the Wisconsin Works (W-2) page.