Catawba County Department of Social Services Address: 3030 11th Avenue Drive, SE, Hickory, NC 28602 P.O. Box 669 Newton, NC 28658 State Courier #: 09-70-03 Phone: 828-695-5600 Fax Number: 828-695-2497Website Key Staff Director: Karen Harrington Business Officer: Carrie Morris Senior Attorney: Lauren Vaughan, 828-695-4559 Continuous Quality Improvement Manager/Quality and Training Services: Kari Whisnant, 828-695-4563 Personnel Coordinator: Susan Propst, 828-695-5602 Adult and Family Support Program Administrator: Rodney Franklin, 828-695-5607 Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children's Medicaid/Medicaid Transportation: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708 Child Protective Services Program Managers: Jessica Ford 828-695-4433 Katie Nash 828-695-4521 Child Welfare Program Administrators: Debbie Dunn 828-695-4545 Child Support Services: Crystal Clark, 828-695-5614 Foster Care/Post Care and Child Wellbeing Services Program Manager: Christina Triplett, 828-695-4428 Family NET/Adoptions/Residential Services/Clinical Program Manager (Foster Home Residential Services/Intensive In-Home Services/Early Childhood Support Services/Outpatient Treatment/Psychological Testing/Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Monitoring/Adolescent Substance Abuse Services/School Social Work and Therapy/Adoptions (In Home Services/Foster Care and Kinship Licensing/Adoptions): Janine Szymanski, 828-695-6961 Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center Director: Adrienne Opdyke, 828-465-7665 Economic Services Managers Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children’s Medicaid: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708 Food and Nutrition Services/Program Integrity: Jimmiann Huffman, 828-695-5654 Administrative Support Services/Day Care Assistance/Work First/LIEAP and CIP: Beth Jones, 828-695-5625 County Social Services Board: Sherry Butler, Chair Reed Baer, Vice-Chair Summer Carrol Dr. William Pekman Sarah Temple Board of Commissioners NC General Assembly Delegation
Catawba County Department of Social Services Address: 3030 11th Avenue Drive, SE, Hickory, NC 28602 P.O. Box 669 Newton, NC 28658 State Courier #: 09-70-03 Phone: 828-695-5600 Fax Number: 828-695-2497Website Key Staff Director: Karen Harrington Business Officer: Carrie Morris Senior Attorney: Lauren Vaughan, 828-695-4559 Continuous Quality Improvement Manager/Quality and Training Services: Kari Whisnant, 828-695-4563 Personnel Coordinator: Susan Propst, 828-695-5602 Adult and Family Support Program Administrator: Rodney Franklin, 828-695-5607 Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children's Medicaid/Medicaid Transportation: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708 Child Protective Services Program Managers: Jessica Ford 828-695-4433 Katie Nash 828-695-4521 Child Welfare Program Administrators: Debbie Dunn 828-695-4545 Child Support Services: Crystal Clark, 828-695-5614 Foster Care/Post Care and Child Wellbeing Services Program Manager: Christina Triplett, 828-695-4428 Family NET/Adoptions/Residential Services/Clinical Program Manager (Foster Home Residential Services/Intensive In-Home Services/Early Childhood Support Services/Outpatient Treatment/Psychological Testing/Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Monitoring/Adolescent Substance Abuse Services/School Social Work and Therapy/Adoptions (In Home Services/Foster Care and Kinship Licensing/Adoptions): Janine Szymanski, 828-695-6961 Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center Director: Adrienne Opdyke, 828-465-7665 Economic Services Managers Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children’s Medicaid: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708 Food and Nutrition Services/Program Integrity: Jimmiann Huffman, 828-695-5654 Administrative Support Services/Day Care Assistance/Work First/LIEAP and CIP: Beth Jones, 828-695-5625 County Social Services Board: Sherry Butler, Chair Reed Baer, Vice-Chair Summer Carrol Dr. William Pekman Sarah Temple Board of Commissioners NC General Assembly Delegation
