Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services:
Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues: Case Study

Appendix:  Persons Interviewed

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States

Georgia:
Lauren Anderson Executive Director
The Attachment Network of GA, Inc.
Athens
Peggy Baird Director of Adoption Program
Families First
Atlanta
Rhonda Fishbein Executive Director
Adoption Planning, Inc.
Atlanta
Gail Greer Program Manager
Department of Human Resources
Atlanta
Lyn Liphart State Coordinator, Adoption Intervention Team
Mentor Network
Marietta
Cindi Maxwell Social Services Case Manager
Cobb County Dept. of Family and Children Services
Marietta
Linda Price Executive Director
Georgia Council on Adoptable Children
Atlanta

Massachusetts:
Jacqueline Campos Post Adoption Social Worker
Child and Family Services, Inc.
Fall River
Patricia Cedeno-Zamor Evaluation Team
Salem State College School of Social Work
Salem
Joan Clark Executive Director
ODS Adoption Community of New England, Inc.
Holliston
Doug Delaney Staff Clinician
Center for Family Connections
Cambridge
Leo Farley Adoption Program Manager
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Boston
Mary Gambon Assistant Director
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Boston
Christopher Garcia Post Adoption Social Worker
Child and Family Services, Inc.
Fall River
Christopher Hudson Evaluation Team Leader
Salem State College School of Social Work
Salem
Susan Norton Regional Director
Catholic Charities
Lawrence
Nora O'Farell Assistant Director
Adoptive Families Together
Boston
Angelina Ojimba Program Staff
Children's Services of Roxbury
Roxbury
Kathy Roche- Goggins Program Staff
Children's Friend
Worcester
Marguerite Roser Evaluation Team
Salem State College School of Social Work
Salem
Sharon Silvia Program Director
Child and Family Services, Inc.
Fall River
Cheryl Springer Evaluation Team
Salem State College School of Social Work
Salem

Program Staff
Children's Aid and Family Services
Northhampton

Oregon:
Jan Coleman Adoption Worker
Department of Human Services
Portland
Chito Cuanzon Independent Adoptions Specialist
Department of Human Services
Salem
Gladys Hedgmon Adoption Worker
Department of Human Resources
Portland
Claudia Hutchison Project Manager
Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
Portland
Mary Ickes Adoption Consultant
Department of Human Resources
Salem
Shelley Jones Financial Resources Manager
Department of Human Services
Salem
Barry Kirvin-Quamme Administrative Co-Director
Kinship House
Portland
Kathy Ledesma State Adoption Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Portland
Vicki Lopez Post-Adoption Family Therapist
Department of Human Services
Salem
Iris Lyman Adoption Unit Supervisor
Post Adoption Family Therapy
Portland
Marylyn Moe Social Service Specialist
Oregon Department of Human Resources
Portland
Connie Pollard Training Specialist
Portland State University
Portland
Malcolm Tabor Assistant Manager
Department of Human Services
Salem
Beth Vaagen System of Care Manager
Department of Human Services
Salem
Marilyn Webb Director of Training
Portland State University
Portland

Texas:
Karalyn Heimlich Executive Director of Adoption and Adoption Relate
Lutheran Services of the South
Austin
Susan Klickman Adoption Program Manager
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Austin
Pat Simms Post Adoption Program Manager
DePelchin Children's Center
Houston
Bill Taube Manager of Post Adoption Services
Spaulding for Children
Houston

Virginia:
Jackie Burgeson Director of Child Placing Services
United Methodist Family Services of Virginia
Richmond
Jodi Charmoy Program Manager and Adoptive Family Counselor
Coordinators/2, Inc.
Richmond
Lauren DeFrese Adoption Supervisor
United Methodist Family Services of VA
Alexandria
Cynthia Evans Regional Director
United Methodist Family Services of VA
Harrisonburg
Patricia Gonet Post-Legal Adoption Coordinator
Department of Social Services
Richmond
Brenda Kerr Adoption Program Manager
Department of Social Services
Richmond
Barbara Pedrotty Regional Training Coordinator
Coordinators/2, Inc.
Richmond
Debbie Riley Executive Director
The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc.
Falls Church
Sara Rodriguez-Story Regional Family Counselor
United Methodist Family Services of VA
Alexandria
Marilyn Schoettle Director of Education and Publications
The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc.
Falls Church
Monica Uhl Director of Respite Resource Project
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond

Washington:
Barbara Pearson Director
Northwest Adoption Exchange
Seattle


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