FOC Staff

FOC Staff and Telephone Extensions

Receptionist: Valerie Flikkema

For general office information.
Valerie, Ext. 1224

Legal Secretary: Stacia Tebo and Kacey VanZandt
For general questions regarding support, parenting time, medical or custody enforcement, show cause, changes in employment and income withholding. Cases are assigned based on the father’s last name.
Stacia, Ext. 1210
Kacey, Ext. 1216

Caseworkers: Karri Essner, Sarah Newman, Andrea Patterson and Jennifer Heible
Caseworkers are assigned to cases based on the father’s last name. Contact your caseworker for enforcement of custody, parenting time, child support, uninsured medical expenses, income withholding adjustments and show cause requests.
A - D: Karri, Ext. 1203
E - K: Sarah, Ext 1207
L - R: Jennifer, Ext. 1206
S - Z: Andrea, Ext. 1205

Bench Warrant Officer:  Julie Smith
Please contact us if you have an active bench warrant or to provide information regarding persons with bench warrants. We will attempt to resolve the warrant to prevent your arrest and actively pursue arrests on those who have active FOC bench warrants.
Julie, Ext. 1212

Senior Account Clerk: Kelsea Staines
Answers questions regarding abatement, high school verification/emancipations, guardianship/foster care and case closure.
Kelsea, Ext. 1209 

Account Clerk: Katie Hough
The Account Clerk can answer questions regarding monies on hold, request for verification of child support, account adjustments or if we’ve entered/received a new order.
Kaite, Ext. 1202

Modifications of Court Orders/Denial of Parenting Time:  
Caseworkers: Karri Essner, Andrea Patterson and Jennifer Heible
After the final order has been established, a caseworker can answer questions about modifications of court orders, denial of parenting time and any questions regarding a joint meeting (conciliation).
A - D: Karri, Ext. 1203
E - K: Sarah, Ext 1207
L - R: Jennifer, Ext. 1206
S - Z: Andrea, Ext. 1205

New Case Establishment: Andrea Patterson 
Contact Sarah to answer questions regarding new cases where no order has yet been established for custody, parenting time and child support.
Andrea, Ext. 1205

Staff Attorney: Rebecca Hawkins 
Rebecca can answer questions regarding child support referrals, including paternity establishment (determining the legal father of child/ren).
Rebecca, Ext. 1213

Office Manager and Pre-Judgment: Tonya Fox 
Contact Tonya to schedule a facilitative and information-gathering conference or mediation for a new case, questions about supervised parenting time or questions about opting in or out of Friend of Court services.
Tonya, Ext. 1208