Meet the Speakers
Nina Anderson
LCSW
Therapist, Social Worker, and Mediator
Adoption Collective
Janelle Basham
MA
Executive Director
BraveLove
Christy Bonavita
MA
Manager of Training
DePaul Community Resources
Rebecca Britt
MA
Founder and CEO
Stable Moments
Heidi Bruegel Cox
JD
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Gladney Center for Adoption
Dr. Elizabeth Burgin
PhD, NCC, LPC-S
Trainer
Center for Play Therapy
Dr. Jennifer Chambers
MD, MPH & TM
Medical Director & Pediatrician
The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic
Barb Clark
FASD/Behavior Consultant
FASD Mosaic
Rachel Cooper Shifaraw
Adoptee
Intercountry Adoption
Kelly Curry
LICSW-S, PIP
Director of Therapeutic Services & Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic
Regi Daniel
Deputy Compact Administrator
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Eileen Devine
LCSW
Therapist and Trainer
Brain First Parenting & Think Brain First for Professionals
Rachael DuBose
M.S.Ed., LPCC-S, CCTP
Soul-Centered CEO
Be the Light Clinical Supervision and Consulting
Jody Edwards
LMSW
Executive Director
New Beginnings International Children and Family Services
Carla Fults
JD, MSW
Director of Interstate Affairs and Compact Operations
American Public Human Services Association
Mercedes Gruzeski
Birth Mother
Private Domestic Adoption
Rebekah Hall
MSW
Executive Director (Texas)
Nightlight Christian Adoptions
Pam Hoehler
LCSW-C, LICSW
Director of Adoption and Permanency Services
Paths for Families
Caitlin Inman
LICSW-S, PIP
Child and Family Therapist
The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic
Lauren Jiang
LMSW
Chief Program Officer of International Programs
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children
Justine Johnson
Birth Mother
Foster Care Adoption
Tim Keller
JD
Senior Vice President and Legal Director
Center for the Rights of Abused Children
Jennifer E. Kelly
MS
ACF+ Program Coordinator
ACF Adoptions
Emily Kwiatkowski
LSW
Education Manager
National Council For Adoption
Robert Lamarche
LCSW, JD
Executive Director
ACF Adoptions
Meshan Lehmann
LCSW-C
Pregnancy Social Worker
Paths for Families
Melinda Lis
MSW, BSW
Vice President
Spaulding for Children
Jana Lombardo
LBSW-S, TBRI Practitioner
Senior Director of International Adoption
Lifeline Children’s Services
Tifany Markee, Esq.
JD
Founding Member
Foster + Bloom Family Formation Law Group
Adrian McLemore
MPA
Program Officer
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Mark Melson
MBA
President and CEO
The Gladney Center for Adoption
Jenn Meyer
M.Ed
Director of Caregiver Training and Support
Children’s Alliance of Kansas
Genie Miller Gillespie
JD
Attorney and Managing Partner
Gillespie Law Group, LLC
E. Stefani Moon
LPC, MA, TBRI Practitioner
Director of International Programs
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children
Raisa Niederhelman
Birth Mother
Private Domestic Adoption
Dr. Diana Osipsov
PhD
Founder and Clinical Director
Roots Therapeutic Specialty Services
Tony Parsons
Adoptee
Foster Care Adoption
Dawn J. Post, Esq.
JD
Founder
Themis Youth Law and Advocacy
Trisha Priebe
Senior Communications Coordinator
Lifesong for Orphans
Debbie Riley
LCMFT
CEO
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
Dr. Sonya Robinson
PhD, MSW
Director of BSW Field Education
Norfolk State University
Amiee M. Sadler
LMSW, MA
Executive Director
Miriam's Promise
Amy Simms
LCSW-C
Adoptive Family Social Worker
Paths for Families
Nicole Skellenger, Esq.
Founding Member
Foster + Bloom Family Formation Law Group
Catelyn Slattery
JD
Founding Member
Foster + Bloom Family Formation Law Group
Heather Sloan
MSW, LBSW
Director of the Post Adoption Connection Center
Nightlight Christian Adoptions
Jackie Smigel
LSW
Executive Director
Open Arms Adoption
Mikaela Smith
Adoptee
Intercountry Adoption
Chelsea Sobolik
Director of Government Relations
World Relief
Dr. Angelica Soto
PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
Angelica Family Wellness
Jennifer L. Surratt
LCSW
Director of Programs
C2Adopt
Leah Sutterlin
BS
Communications Manager
National Council For Adoption
Susan K. Taylor
MS
Regional Training Coordinator
Radford University
Karla Thrasher
LBSW, TBRI Practitioner
Vice President of International Ministries
Lifeline Children’s Services
Kelly Tronstad
M.Ed., LPFE
Executive Director
Bellis
Michelle Warner
LMSW, BSW
Program Director of Raise the Future
The National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support
Camillia Whitehead
LCSW-C
Owner
Wise Care Consulting, LLC
Tamarie Willis
PhD, MSW
Lecturer
University of Washington, School of Social Work
Debbie S. Wolf
JD
Attorney
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children
Jennifer Woolley
RN
Birth Mother and Adoptive Mother
Private Domestic Adoption
Catey Yost
Adoptee
Private Domestic Adoption
Joseph Rittenhouse
Senior Advisor, Bureau of Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Naintang Ngeh
Atlantic Branch Chief, Bilateral Adoptions
U.S. Department of State
Pamela Bentley
Division Chief, Bilateral Adoptions & Deputy Director, American Citizen Services
U.S. Department of State
Jameela Akbari
Special Advisor for Children's Issues
U.S. Department of State
Caitlyn Neal
Adoptee and Collaborator
Themis Youth Law and Advocacy
Jessie Mattos
Birth Mother
Private Domestic Adoption