Local County Directory
Columbus County Department of Social Services
Website: http://www.columbusco.org/DotNetNuke_2/Default.aspx?alias=www.columbusco.org/dotnetnuke_2/dss
40 Government Complex Rd
P.O. Box 397
Whiteville, NC 28472
State Courier#: 04-21-23
(910) 642-2800 / Fax: (910) 641-3970
County Population: 52,000
Key staff contacts | County DSS Board | Board of Commissioners
NC Legislative Delegation: House | NC Legislative Delegation: Senate
Key staff contacts
Director:
Algernon W. McKenzie / (910) 641-3178 / almckenzie@columbusco.org
Administrative Officer:
Phyllis McCormick / (910) 641-3213 / pmccormick@columbusco.org
Personnel
Technician II:
Wanda Strickland / (910) 641-3233 / wstrickland@columbusco.org
Child Protective Services Supervisor (Investigations):
Jim Warlick / (910) 641-3211 / jwarlick@columbusco.org
Child Protective Services Supervisor (Treatment):
Karen Thurman / (910) 641-3235 / kthurman@columbusco.org
Foster Care Supervisor:
Dwella Hall / (910) 641-3237 / dhall@columbusco.org
Adoption Services Supervisor:
Dwella Hall / (910) 641-3237 / dhall@columbusco.org
Adult Protective Services Supervisor:
Sandra Shaw / (910) 641-3114 / sshaw@columbusco.org
Adult Care Home Specialist:
Loretta Chavis / (910) 641-3208 / lchavis@columbusco.org
Health Choice for Children Supervisor:
Terry Godwin Hewett / (910) 641-3137 / thewett@columbusco.org
Denise Branch / 910-641-3171 / dbranch@columbusco.org
Social Work Program Manager
Melinda Lane / (910) 641-3205 / mlane@columbusco.org
Adult Medicaid Supervisor:
Tammy Vereen / (910) 641-3110 / tvereen@columbusco.org
Darlene Jenkins / (910) 641-3108 / djenkins@columbusco.org
Family and Child Medicaid Supervisor:
Terry Godwin
Hewett / (910) 641-3137 / thewett@columbusco.org
Denise Branch / 910-641-3171 / dbranch@columbusco.org
Income Maintenance Administrator:
Cyndi Hammonds / (910) 641-3169 / chammonds@columbusco.org
Food
and Nutrition Services Supervisors:
Stephanie Roman / (910) 641-3134 / sroman@columbusco.org
Edie Hewett / (910) 641-3136 / ehewett@columbusco.org
Work First Employment Program Supervisor:
Sandy Connor / (910) 641-3112 / sconnor@columbusco.org
Child Day Care Subsidy Program Supervisor:
Sandy Connor / (910) 641-3112 / sconnor@columbusco.org
Child Support Enforcement Supervisor:
Kimberly Williams / 910-641-3138 / kwilliams@columbusco.org
Child Support Establishment Supervisor:
Chalisse Neely / (910) 641-3207 / cneely@columbusco.org
Accounting Specialist:
Deana Hatcher / (910) 641-3209 / dhatcher@columbusco.org
Attorney:
David Tedder / (910) 641-3177 / dtedder@columbusco.org
Work
First Cash Assistance Supervisor:
Wanda Killens / (910) 641-3187
/ wkillens@columbusco.org
Computer System Administrator II:
Paula Sellers / (910) 641-3249 / psellers@columbusco.org
Board of Commissioners:
Charles McDowell, Chair
Ricky Bullard, Vice Chair
James Prevatte
Trent Burroughs
Giles E. (Buddy) Byrd
Edwin Russ
Amon E. McKenzie
NC Legislative Delegation: House
Dewey Hill
NC Legislative Delegation: Senate
R.C. Soles
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