CACFP Information Field Services Contacts

CACFP Field Services Contact List

The Field Services Bureau (FSB) at the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Branch conducts Administrative Reviews (AR) of Program Operators. Our staff provides resources, technical assistance, and training in preparation of the AR. Listed below you will find assigned program reviewers by county.

CNC County Assignments

    
County  FSB Staff    FSB Staff Email Address FSB Staff Telephone 
Alameda Lara Wood
Grace Smith 		Lara.Wood@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9621
916-261-1207
Alpine Karen King Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
Amador Karen King Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
Butte Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Calaveras  Maria Oteyza Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9628
Colusa  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales  Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Contra Costa  Lara Wood
Grace Smith 		Lara.Wood@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9621
916-261-1207
Del Norte  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
El Dorado  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Fresno 

Grace Smith
PaNyia Lee

Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov
PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov

916-261-1207
916-261-0551

Glenn  Karen King Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
Humboldt  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Imperial 

Leilani Curtis
Thien Vu Dinh
Christin Patterson

Leilani.Curtis@dss.ca.gov
ThienVu.Dinh@dss.ca.gov
Christin.Patterson@dss.ca.gov 		916-261-8304
916-662-6498
916-858-9369
Inyo  Laura Vanderstuyf Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9626
Kern  Laura Vanderstuyf
Natalie Apodaca
Grace Smith
PaNyia Lee 		Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov
Natalie.Apodaca@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov
PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9626
916-858-9388
916-261-1207
916-261-0551
Kings  Grace Smith Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 916-261-1207   
Lake  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Lassen  Karen King Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
Los Angeles    Bose Labisi
Khalilah Sharp
Kristi McWhorter

Oby Okoye
Natalie Apodaca
PaNyia Lee
Nural Taylor
Vanessa Gray
Ashley Manriquez
Laura Vanderstuyf

Bose.Labisi@dss.ca.gov
Khalilah.Sharp@dss.ca.gov
Kristi.Mcwhorter@dss.ca.gov

Oby.Okoye@dss.ca.gov
Natalie.Apodaca@dss.ca.gov
PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov
Nural.Taylor@dss.ca.gov
Vanessa.C.Gray@dss.ca.gov
Ashley.Manriquez@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9393
916-858-9627
916-858-9377

916-858-9391
916-858-9388
916-261-0551
916-261-6754
916-937-1331
916-858-9359
916-858-9626

Madera  PaNyia Lee PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 916-261-0551
Marin  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales
Samantha Lesniak 		Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 		916-879-7632
916-216-7547
Mariposa  PaNyia Lee PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 916-261-0551
Mendocino  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Merced  PaNyia Lee PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 916-261-0551
Modoc  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Mono  PaNyia Lee PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 916-261-0551
Monterey Kyuna Ward-Gonzales
Samantha Lesniak 		Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.go 		916-879-7632
916-216-7547
Napa  Maria Oteyza    Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9628   
Nevada  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Orange 

Thien Vu Dinh
Chertrisse Terrell
Ashley Manriquez
Laura Vanderstuyf

ThienVu.Dinh@dss.ca.gov
Chertrisse.Terrell@dss.ca.gov
Ashley.Manriquez@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov

916-662-6498
916-858-9622
916-858-9359
916-858-9626

Placer  Karen King Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
Plumas  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Riverside  Lisi Leon
Chertrisse Terrell
Leilani Curtis
Laura Vanderstuyf 		Lisi.Leon@dss.ca.gov
Chertrisse.Terrell@dss.ca.gov
Leilani.Curtis@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov
 

916-858-9384
916-858-9622
916-261-8304
916-858-9626

Sacramento  Karen King
Samantha Lesniak 		Karen.King@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9370
916-216-7547
San Benito  Maria Oteyza Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9628
San Bernardino 

Lisi Leon
Thien Vu Dinh
Natalie Apodaca
Laura Vanderstuyf

Lisi.Leon@dss.ca.gov
ThienVu.Dinh@dss.ca.gov
Natalie.Apodaca@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9384
916-662-6498
916-858-9388
916-858-9626 

San Diego Chertrisse Terrell
Thien Vu Dinh
Leilani Curtis
Christin Patterson
Laura Vanderstuyf 		Chertrisse.Terrell@dss.ca.gov
ThienVu.Dinh@dss.ca.gov
Leilani.Curtis@dss.ca.gov
Christin.Patterson@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9622
916-662-6498
916-261-8304
916-858-9369
916-858-9626
San Francisco Lara Wood
Grace Smith 		Lara.Wood@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9621
916-261-1207
San Joaquin Karen King

Kyuna Ward-Gonzales
Samantha Lesniak         

Karen.King@dss.ca.gov
Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9370
916-879-7632
916-216-7547
San Luis Obispo  Karen King  Karen.King@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9370
San Mateo Lara Wood
Grace Smith 		Lara.Wood@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 		916-858-9621
916-261-1207
Santa Barbara Kristi McWhorter
Khalilah Sharp
Oby Okoye
Bose Labisi
Nural Taylor
Vanessa Gray 		Kristi.Mcwhorter@dss.ca.gov
Khalilah.Sharp@dss.ca.gov
Oby.Okoye@dss.ca.gov
Bose.Labisi@dss.ca.gov

Nural.Taylor@dss.ca.gov
Vanessa.C.Gray@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9377
916-858-9627
916-858-9391
916-858-9393
916-261-6754
916-937-1331
Santa Clara 

Maria Oteyza
Samantha Lesniak   

Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9628
916-216-7547

Santa Cruz 

Karen King
Maria Oteyza  

Karen.King@dss.ca.gov
Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9370
916-858-9628
Shasta  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Sierra  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-879-7632
Siskiyou  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Solano  PaNyia Lee PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov 916-261-0551
Sonoma  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Stanislaus  Natalie Apodaca
Grace Smith
Laura Vanderstuyf

Natalie.Apodaca@dss.ca.gov
Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov
Laura.Vanderstuyf@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9388
916-261-1207
916-858-9626
Sutter 

Karen King
Samantha Lesniak

Karen.King@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9370
916-216-7547

Tehama  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Trinity  Samantha Lesniak Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov 916-216-7547
Tulare  PaNyia Lee
Christin Patterson
  		PaNyia.Lee@dss.ca.gov
Christin.Patterson@dss.ca.gov
 

916-261-0551
916-858-9369

Tuolumne  Grace Smith Grace.Smith@dss.ca.gov 916-261-1207
Ventura Bose Labisi
Khalilah Sharp
Kristi McWhorter
Oby Okoye

Nural Taylor
Vanessa Gray

Bose.Labisi@dss.ca.gov
Khalilah.Sharp@dss.ca.gov
Kristi.Mcwhorter@dss.ca.gov
Oby.Okoye@dss.ca.gov

Nural.Taylor@dss.ca.gov
Vanessa.C.Gray@dss.ca.gov

916-858-9393
916-858-9627
916-858-9377
916-858-9391

916-261-6754
916-937-1331

Yolo  Karen King

Kyuna Ward-Gonzales
Samantha Lesniak
Maria Oteyza

Karen.King@dss.ca.gov
Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov
Samantha.Lesniak@dss.ca.gov
Maria.Oteyza@dss.ca.gov
  		916-858-9370
916-879-7632
916-216-7547
916-858-9628
Yuba  Kyuna Ward-Gonzales Kyuna.WardGonzales@dss.ca.gov 916-858-9628


For questions about filing a claim or an existing claim, contact the CACFP Fiscal Unit at CACFPClaims@dss.ca.gov.