Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Wallace H. Kuralt Centre, 301 Billingsley Rd. Charlotte, NC 28211
P.O. Box 220999, Charlotte, NC 28222
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/DSS/Home.htm
State Courier#:05-14-12
(704) 336-3150 / Fax: (704) 336-3361
Emergency Phone: (704) 336-2273
County Population: 805,000

Key staff contacts | County DSS Board | Board of Commissioners
NC Legislative Delegation: House | NC Legislative Delegation: Senate

Key staff contacts

Director:
Mary E. Wilson / Mary.Wilson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-336-2472 (main)
704-336-6279 (direct)
704-336-5887 (fax)

Administrative Officer:
Patricia C. Zeigler / (704) 336-7373 / Patti.Zeigler@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

Youth & Family Services Division:
Division Director:
Paul Risk / 704-336-5929 / paulm.risk@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Related Programs: Intake, After Hours, Investigations, Child Protective Services, Family Intervention, Permanency Planning, Foster Care, Adoption, Interstate
Child Protective Services Referrals & Info: (704) 336-2273
NOTE: YFS Location is 720 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 / Fax (704) 336-7429

Services for Adults Division:
Division Director:
Rodney Adams / (704) 353-1594 / Rodney.Adams@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Related Programs: (Adult Services, Adult Medicaid & Food and Nutrition Services, Senior Nutrition, Medicaid Transportation, In Home Aide, Caregiver Support, Just1Call, Customer Service and Information, Call Centers)
Adult Protective Services Referrals & Info: (704) 336-3150, (704) 432-1111, or 1-877-889-0323

Economic Services Division:
Division Director:
Peggy McCoy / (704) 353-1584 / Peggy.McCoy@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Related Programs: Work First, Food and Nutrition Services, Family and Children's Medicaid, NC Health Choice, LIEAP

Business Affairs Division:
Division Director:
Samara Foxx / (704) 353-0688 / Samara.Foxx@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Related Programs: Contract Administration, Compliance & Quality Assurance, Program Integrity, Community Resources, Legislative Policy

Human Resources Manager:
Renea Erby / (704) 432-0023 / Renea.Erby@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Fax (704) 432-0020

Information Technology Services:
Patrick Walters / 704-336-4888 / Patrick.Walters@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

Public Information & Media Relations Coordinator:
Darrell Cunningham / (704) 336-3286 / Darrell.Cunningham@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

Child Support Enforcement (State Supported Office, not local DSS office):
Cheryl Pugh / (704) 566-2800 / Fax: (704) 566-2834 / Cheryl.Pugh@ncmail.net
5800 Executive Center Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212

Financial Services:
Amy Johnson / 704-336-7976 / Amy.Johnson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Fax: 704-336-3361

County DSS Board/Board of Commissioners:
Jennifer Roberts, Chair
H. Parks Helms, Vice Chair
Norman A. Mitchell, Sr.
Valerie Woodard
Dumont Clarke
J. Daniel Bishop
Bill James
Dan Ramirez
Karen Bentley