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
Tamara Arsenault
Director of Corporate and Foundations Relations
Yasmin Lewis-White, PHR
Director of Human Resources
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
Dawn Wilson, MSW
Director, National Training Institute
Shannon Wilson, LCPC, MEd
Director of Practice ManagementOur Therapists
Elizabeth Bryan, LMSW
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
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
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, LMSW
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
Erin Bader, LCSW
Director of Knowledge, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Michelle Savieo, MSW
Director of Technical Assistance, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Laura Ornelas, LCSW
Director, C.A.S.E. Academy - Elevating Clinical Practice In Permanency
Shannon Wilson, LCPC, MEd
Director of Practice Management
Kylie Golden, LCPC
Lead Clinical Supervisor & Adoption-Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Julie Bulitt, LCSW-C
Clinical Supervisor
Barb Franck, LCSW-C
Clinical Supervisor & 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
Rachel Wegner, MSW, ScM
Regional Manager - Case Management
Lauren DeFrese, MS
Post Adoption Support Coach, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Bonnie Westfall, MS
Post Adoption Support Coach, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Kathleen “Katie” Quinn, MSW
Post-Adoption Outreach Liaison, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Kathleen Bush, PhD, LCPC
Post Adoption Program Specialist
Tonyala Scott
Information and Referral Specialist, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
Robyn Horsey
Intake Coordinator
Chiara Jones, MSW
Case Manager, Baltimore City
Oterial Arrington
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter
Holly Nichols
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter
Thais Littleton
Clinical Intern
Becky Sachs
Clinical InternTraining
Dawn Wilson, MSW
Director, National Training Institute
Karen Meyer
Marketing Manager, NTI
Lauren Lynch
Training Coordinator
Anthony Hynes
Training Specialist
Benjamin Owusu, PhD
Learning Management System Administrator
Erika Owusu, MSP
Research Coordinator
Edna Davis-Brown, MPH
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Jane Dugan-Burdette
Educational Implementation Specialist, NTI
Shamele Hill, MSW
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Cortney Jordan, LGPC, MA
Education Implementation Specialist, NTI
LaShawnda Kilgore, Ph.D.
Training and Implementation Specialist, NTI
Leslie Wright, LCSW
Curriculum Manager, National Training and Development Initiative for Foster/Adoptive Families
Mari Itzkowitz, LCSW
Trainer & Adoption Competent Therapist and Board Certified Telehealth Professional Level I
Brock Sellers, BSW, MSW
TAC Assistant Coordinator and Trainer, National Training InstitutePolicy & Advocacy
Ashley Garcia-Rivera
Policy Advocacy FellowMarketing & Communications
Hilary Tone Forslund
Chief Marketing Officer
Courtney Carter, MS
Digital Marketing & Communications Manager
Karen Meyer
Marketing Manager, NTI
Sarah Lorish
Marketing Manager, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Sam Paciello
Graphic Designer, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Felecia Woodard, MA
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Rachel Cooper Shifaraw
Creative Content SpecialistDevelopment
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
Ellen Motley
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Charnita Parker
Administrative Assistant to COO
Jacquin Savoy
Executive Assistant, National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
Tonyala Scott
Information and Referral Specialist, Northern Post Adoption Consortium
