Staff Directory, Local Statistics, & Board Information

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OFFICE ASSOCIATES

AUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER – DIRECTOR (276-706-8366)
BROOKS, NORMA – OFFICE ASSOCIATE (276-706-8376)
CORNETT, SEANA – OFFICE ASSOCIATE (276-706-8362)
FORD, RODNEY – OFFICE SUPERVISOR (276-706-8387)
HALL, STEPHANIE – OFFICE ASSOCIATE (276-706-8374)
McBROOM, JENNIFER – OFFICE ASSOCIATE (276-706-8381)
SHEETS, MELISSA – OFFICE ASSOCIATE (276-706-8410)

ABAWD (ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS), SNAP & MEDICAID

DEESE, NIKKI – SUPERVISOR (276-706-8427)
BAUMGARNER, HOLLY (276-706-8375)
DRACONIS, DARA (276-706-8385)
HAVENS, BRITTANY (276-706-8397)
McGLOTHLIN, CRYSTAL (276-706-8395)
WIDENER, KRISTI (276-706-8415)

ADULT MEDICAID (ABD), AUXILIARY GRANT & SNA

CALE, SAMANTHA – SUPERVISOR (276-706-8421)
BLEVINS, KAYREATHA (276-706-8383)
CUMBOW, DAVID (276-706-8365)
GIBBS, JESSICA (276-706-8370)
LaPERLE, CHRISTINA (276-706-8382)
MARSTON, MARY “CAROLINE” (276-706-8392)
MARTIN, CHENOA (276-706-8414)
MEEK, HEATHER (276-706-8484)
VANDYKE, JEORGIA (276-706-8406)

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, VIEW, CHILDCARE, FRAUD

BAUMGARDNER, CHASE (276-706-8443)
BROOKS, ANN – VIEW (276-706-8398)
FLEENOR, KELSEY (276-706-8407)
HAGA, MARK – CHILDCARE, VIEW (276-706-8391)
HOLMAN, ROBIN (276-706-8373)
SHEETS, MORGAN (276-706-8400)
TURPIN, PAULETTE (276-706-8418)
WIDENER, VICKI – FRAUD INVESTIGATOR (276-706-8420)

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES

BISE, ANGELA – SUPERVISOR (276-706-8369)
BALDWIN, ELIZABETH “DELL” (276-706-8428)
BETHANY, HOWARD (276-706-8429)
DOTY, JENNIFER (276-706-8485)
HEATH, BUDDY (276-706-8412)
JOOSTE, ERIKA – KINSHIP NAVIGATOR (276-706-8438)
PARNELL, DENAE (276-706-8378)
STRINGER, SAVANNAH (276-706-8396)
STURGILL, JULIE (276-706-8292)
WRIGHT, ERNESTINE (276-706-8404)

ENERGY ASSISTANCE

OTERI, EMERSON (276-706-8388)
SCHULTZ, AMY (276-706-8364)
SHULER, PEGGY (276-706-8482)

FAMILIES & CHILDREN SNAP & MEDICAID (WITHOUT TANF)

DEESE, NIKKI – SUPERVISOR (276-706-8427)
DEFRIECE, AMANDA (276-706-8402)
GILLESPIE, HEATH (276-706-8389)
HOCKETT, HEIDI (276-706-8419)
HOLMES, ALLISON (276-706-8384)
LANE, RACHEL (276-706-8441)
PRATER, JASMINE (276-706-8483)
SCHULTZ, AMY (276-706-8364)
SHEETS, DAWN (276-706-8408)

FAMILIES & CHILDREN SNAP & MEDICAID (WITH TANF)

BLEVINS, LOCKIE (276-706-8439)
BARNES, HANNAH (276-706-8430)
BLEVINS, KIM (276-706-8372)
DEAN, MORGAN (276-706-8409)
DILLOW, ROSIE (276-706-8368)

FOSTER CARE

JOHNSON, KAREN (276-706-8291)
ARMSTRONG, MAKENZIE (276-706-8377)
HOGSTON, ABIGAIL (276-706-8416)
KESTNER, ALISHA (276-706-8393)
MORRIS, RANDI (276-706-8380)
ROMANS, AMANDA (276-706-8413)

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (CSA)

DANA GILLEY (276-706-8394)

Local Board Information

The Smyth County Department of Social Services Administrative Board meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 2:00 PM in the 4th floor of the Morrison Building (where Smyth County DSS is located). The board members are as follows:

Kim Daugherty, Board Chair
Patsy Waddle
Wanda Sanderson
Norma Teaters
Blake Frazier
Tom Hess
Susan Sneed