Director Brandon T. Nichols

Brandon T. Nichols

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Brandon T. Nichols director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in April 2022. Director Nichols is regarded throughout the nationally as an accomplished professional with more than 20 years of expertise in child welfare, foster care, adoptions, mental health and law.

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Executive Office


Jennie Feria

Chief Deputy Director

Jennie Feria began her tenure as the Chief Deputy Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in January 2024. Ms. Feria began her career with DCFS in 1996 as a part time social worker at the Child Protection Hotline.  Her love for children and families led her to hold a number of different roles over the years. Ms. Feria’s most recent assignment was as a Deputy Director.

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Lisa Mandel

Chief of Staff

Lisa Mandel joined the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as the chief of staff in 2023. She has held various roles during her more than 40 years of dedicated county service but she maintains that no matter her title or where she has worked, she has always been an advocate for the children, youth, adults and families that she has served.

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Senior Deputy Directors

Diane Iglesias

Senior Deputy Director
Government Accountability and Risk Management

Diane Iglesias is a senior deputy director for the Department of Children and Family Services with oversight of multiple divisions including Risk Management, Litigation and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children.

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Cynthia McCoy-Miller

Senior Deputy Director
Mega Bureau

Cynthia McCoy-Miller is a senior deputy director with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and has administrative oversight for the department’s Mega Bureau.

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DCFS Executive Leadership


Edward Liao, MD
Medical Director
Clinical Resources & Services


Angela Parks-Pyles

Deputy Director
Contract Services


Ronique Ross

Executive Assistant to the Director
Executive Office


Rogelio Tapia

Administrative Deputy
Finance and Administration


Veronica Pawlowski
Administrative Services Division Manager
Government Relations & Special Projects


Kym Renner

Deputy Director
Resource Family Approval, Juvenile Court and Adoption


Vacant

Deputy Director
Service Bureau 1


Amoreena Jaffe
Deputy Director
Service Bureau 2


Frank Ramos

Deputy Director
Service Bureau 3


Teri Badia
Deputy Director
Service Bureau 4


Reginald Carter
Deputy Director
Specialized Response Services

DCFS Regional Offices

DCFS is comprised of 20 regional offices to serve the needs of children and families throughout Los Angeles County’s geography.

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Board of Supervisors

The five-member Board of Supervisors, created by the State Legislature in 1852, is the governing body of the County of Los Angeles and its departments. The Board of Supervisors is the overseeing body of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

Board of Supervisors

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Child Protection Hotline

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Toll Free within California

(800) 540-4000

Outside of California

(213) 639-4500

TDD - Hearing Imparied

(800) 272-6699