NOTE:  An easy way to look for your caseworker/supervisor is to use the web browser menu options 'Edit', 'Find on This Page' and then enter the first or last name. 

The names in the green bar indicate a casework supervisor.  The names in the pink bar indicate a supervisor.  The names under a pink bar report to the supervisor directly above.

Items in red indicate the group/function that the team supports within the office.

 It's always best to work UP the chain of command.

Department of Children and Families BERGEN SOUTH LOCAL OFFICE
Division of Youth and Family Services 125 State Street * 2nd Floor * Hackensack, NJ 07601
MARCH  2008 Tel. # (201) 996-8900  *  Toll Free (800) 531-1096
D Y F S   H O T L I N E Fax #'s (201) 342-1375 * 1454 * (1387 - 1st  flr) Marisol Naranjo     Ext. 201
877-652-2873 SECURITY GUARD    299        Local Office Manager 
               
Name Ext # Name Ext # Name Ext. # Name Ext. #
Julie Blacker, Casework Supv.   211 Barbara Calafiore, Casework Supv. 253 Peggy Murphy, PC Support 280 Local Office Manager
    James, Ronald 244     Marisol Naranjo    Ext. 201
        Linda Swartz, Reg. Reviewer 391 Case Practice Specialist
Kelly Nestor, Supv. 289 Ines Lechuga, Supv. 260     Tina Destaso        Ext. 254
Intake   Permanency   Erin DeVries, Title IV-E 223 Administrative Assistant
Edem, Noya A. 304 DePeri, Jill   342     Nora Meehan      Ext. 202
Pavas, Shannon  334 Hill, Jeanne  309 Dixon, Carolyne 384 Resource Development Specialist
Ryan, Kevin   220 Martinez, Mabel 320     Yudelkis Nivar      Ext. 321
Torres, Ylliny   386 Rojas, Elizabeth 218 DAG's    
Umstot, Jessica   327 Schmidt, Jason   328 Susan Slaff    
    Pickett, Michele - Case Aide 385 D'Errico, Monique 337    
        Zec, Mary 248 Arlene West, MA 273
            Clerical Support  
            Bonner, Melinda 261
Jennifer Jurkin, Supv. 329 Lourdes Nunez, Supv. 307 Preferred Svcs - CADC's   Geresi, Gail    351
Intake   Intake   DeProspo, Kristen 316 Heinrich, Nancy 233
Medina, Zoila - Permanency 315 Janiec, Elzbieta  346 Samar, Wendy 306 Hill, Edna 301
Megnin, Kimberly - Permanency 395 Liang, Jennifer 271 Walker, Donald 277 Lettich, Patti 279
Rajchel, Sylwia 234 Mulligan, Lisa   239 Walker, Renee 354    
Sanchez, Cecilia  294 Noboa, Janelle  374        
Vasquez, Martha  297 Padierna, Luis  265     Lukiana Beamon, MA 278
Hinton, Tiffany - Case Aide 235         Clerical Support  
          Alston, Kimberly 276
Maria Antonicello, Supv. 251 Christa Severino, Supv. 398 Child Health Unit   Bueno, Marsha 274
Intake   Intake   Mary Weglarz, Nurse 379 Greene, Kamisha 210
Asjana, Emilie   208 Drummond, Luke   255 Sharon Pearce, Nurse 206 Schlageter, Mary Jo 352
Arrabito, Christina  312 Escobar, Julio   383 Shenita Elder, Staff Asst. 362
Barry, Joann   281 Gonzalez, Leticia   272 Rachelle Trenard, Staff Asst. 333
Kurilla, Stephanie  242 Macchia, Lauren  204 Betty Williams, Staff Asst. 324
Thankachan, Shirley   236 McWhite, Cynthia 295    
           
         
Name Ext # Name Ext # Name Ext #
Jacqueline Friedman-Collins, Casewirk Supv. 226 Steven Kurland, Casework Supv.  231 Mohammad Huda, Casework Supv. 292
           
           
Ruth Bazzano, Supv. 252 Beverley Bryan, Supv. 399 Sabera Chowdhury, Supv. 313
Litigation   Adoption   Permanency  
Biggan, Maite  258 Abbaleo, Lori   267 Allmendinger, Karen   
Long, Melanie   240 Roman, Joselyn   203 Cando, Aida   360
Parent, Lucia - Permanency 390 Kivela, John R.  224 Harding, Kevin   219
Shah, Hetal  CPR Liaison 305 Valentin, Priscilla  382 Monzon, Iliana  209
Grieco, Danielle - Paralegal 298 Whalen, Tara   290 Nist, William   213
Kerr, Tiffany - Paralegal 245 Krzastek, Jeena 227 Salmon, Samantha  314
Miles, Tiffany - Paralegal 249 Hall, Cecelia - Case Aide 323 Robinson, Marisa-Case Aide 221
    Malsch, Patricia - Case Aide 340    
           
Cristina Keresztes, Supv. 397 Dolores Cunneely, Supv. 250 Filippa Franqui, Supv. 332
Permanency   Adoption   Training  
Martinez, Sonia  264 Conway, Kristy   396 Alvarez, Mildred 343
Schneit, Jonell   394 Giordano, Christine-Permanency 214 Eliopoulos, Irene   286
Thomas, Sharell  262 Long, Cynthia 238 Patrick McCarthy 205
Villavicencio, Sandro  217 Uceta, Ariana   310 Prospere, Natalie  
Wright, Janice   232 Mitchell, April - Case Aide 207
Buggs, Earl - Case Aide 393        
           
Alyson Prekel, Supv. 229 Audrey Malec, Supv. 375 Judy Palumbo, Supv. 225
Permanency