Meet Our Team
Our Leadership Team
Avi Burstein, LCPC
Chief Operating Officer
Leslie Savary, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Christina Alexander
Chief Development Officer
Hilary Tone Forslund
Chief Marketing Officer
Yasmin Lewis-White, PHR
Director of Human Resources
Mary Wichansky, MSW, LCSW-C
Director, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Dawn Wilson, MSW
Director, C.A.S.E. Training Institute
Tamara Arsenault
Director of Corporate and Foundations Relations
Laura Ornelas, LCSW
Director, C.A.S.E. Academy - Elevating Clinical Practice In Permanency
Rachel Wegner, MSW, ScM
Regional Manager - Case Management
Shannon Wilson, LCPC, MEd
Director of Practice ManagementOur Therapists
Barb Franck, LCSW-C
Clinical Supervisor & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Kylie Golden, LCPC
Lead Clinical Supervisor & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Elizabeth Bryan, LCSW-C
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Regi Corbie, LCMFT
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Dr. GinaMarie Dattilo
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Abigail Doff, LMSW
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Frani Gutierrez, LCSW
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Mari Itzkowitz, LCSW
Trainer & Adoption Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Susan LaVigna, LCSW-C
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Tewedaj Molla, LMSW
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Jessica Moses, MSW, MDiv., LICSW, RYT 200
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Anapaula Ojeda, LPC
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Lala-Marie Perez, LMSW
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Brooke Petersen, LCSW-C
Adoption Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Carmen Rickman, DSW, LCSW-C
Evaluation Manager & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Casey Rozmes, LCSW-C
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Sarah Sullivan, LMSW
Adoption Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Paris Terrell, LMSW
Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level IClinical & Programs
Laura Ornelas, LCSW
Director, C.A.S.E. Academy - Elevating Clinical Practice In Permanency
Rachel Wegner, MSW, ScM
Regional Manager - Case Management
Mary Wichansky, MSW, LCSW-C
Director, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Shannon Wilson, LCPC, MEd
Director of Practice Management
Tanya Anderson, MA
Director of Technical Assistance, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Erin Bader, LCSW
Director of Knowledge, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Julie Bulitt, LCSW-C
Clinical Supervisor
Barb Franck, LCSW-C
Clinical Supervisor & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Kylie Golden, LCPC
Lead Clinical Supervisor & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Oterial Arrington
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter
Beri Edwards, LMSW
Implementation Specialist, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Lauren DeFrese, MS
Post Adoption Support Coach, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Natasha Gupta
Information and Data Specialist, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Robyn Horsey
Intake Coordinator
Sarah Lorish
Marketing Manager, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Holly Nichols
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter
Sam Paciello
Graphic Designer, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Kathleen “Katie” Quinn, MSW
Post-Adoption Outreach Liaison, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Carmen Rickman, DSW, LCSW-C
Evaluation Manager & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Betty Rivers
Youth Lived Experience Specialist, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Jacquin Savoy
Executive Assistant, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Tonyala Scott
Information and Referral Specialist, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Cheryl Garafola Tirado, LCSW
Post Adoption Program Specialist
Bonnie Westfall, MS
Post Adoption Support Coach, Northern Post Adoption ConsortiumTraining
Dawn Wilson, MSW
Director, C.A.S.E. Training Institute
Edna Davis-Brown, MPH
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Jane Dugan-Burdette, MA, MFT
Educational Implementation Specialist, NTI
Carla Felten, LCSW
NTI Mental Health Coach
Shamele Hill, MSW
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Anthony Hynes, Ph.D.
Training and Content Development Specialist
Mari Itzkowitz, LCSW
Trainer & Adoption Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Cortney Jordan, MA, LGPC
Education Implementation Specialist, NTI
LaShawnda Kilgore, Ph.D.
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Lauren Lynch
Training Coordinator
Karen Meyer
Marketing Manager, NTI
Benjamin Owusu, Ph.D.
Learning Management System Administrator
Erika Owusu, MSP
Research Coordinator
Brock Sellers, BSW, MSW
TAC Assistant Coordinator and Trainer
Leslie Wright, LCSW
TAC Manager and Curriculum SpecialistPolicy & Advocacy
Ashley Garcia-Rivera
Policy Advocacy FellowMarketing & Communications
Hilary Tone Forslund
Chief Marketing Officer
Alesia Alexander
Social Media Strategist
Courtney Carter, MS
Digital Marketing & Communications Manager
Sarah Lorish
Marketing Manager, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Karen Meyer
Marketing Manager, NTI
Sam Paciello
Graphic Designer, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Rachel Cooper Shifaraw
Creative Content Specialist
Felecia Woodard, MA
Marketing & Communications CoordinatorDevelopment
Christina Alexander
Chief Development Officer
Tamara Arsenault
Director of Corporate and Foundations Relations
Monica Jackson
Development CoordinatorFinance
Leslie Savary, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Maqueda Brown
ComptrollerHuman Resources
Yasmin Lewis-White, PHR
Director of Human Resources
Dwaneda Underwood
Human Resources AssociateAdministration
Miles Brown
Administrative Office Assistant
Ellen Franks, MA
Quality Assurance Specialist
Robyn Horsey
Intake Coordinator
Ellen Motley
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Jacquin Savoy
Executive Assistant, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
