Adoption Partners of Michigan represent over 60 years in child adoption experience. We have extensive experience throughout Michigan. We are available to consult on an individual basis and encourage you to reach out with any situation.
I’ve been working in adoption since 2001, with experience in international adoption at Bethany Christian Services, and as a caseworker and director at Adoption Associates. Now As a Director with Adoption Partners of Michigan my greatest joy is seeing children thrive as they grow and develop. I’m so grateful for the birth parents that entrust us to help them make good adoptive placements for their children.
Adoption is personal for me too. As an adoptive mom I feel so lucky to witness my adopted daughter growing into the person she’s meant to be. I also have two brothers who were adopted from South Korea. I’m married, have three now-adult children, and one sweet granddaughter too. I have a BSW from Calvin College and an MSW from Grand Valley State University.
I’ve lived in the Mid Michigan area my whole life. I graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor’s in Family Studies, and I am happily married with three children at home. Our children definitely keep us busy. Our son graduates high school this year, and then hopes to begin working right away in the automotive field. Our daughters are involved in dance, drama, and choir so we are constantly on the move.
I was first called to the work of adoption, when I met my husband who was adopted as an infant. I was with him when he met his birth mother for the first time at 18, and I will never forget his voice when he called to tell me about it. We are blessed to have a relationship with his birth and adoptive families. I look forward to working with you!
As someone who has watched several friends and family members experience the joys and sometimes the heartache that come with adoption, I am passionate about providing superior care to birth moms, babies, and adoptive families. I’m thrilled to be working for Adoption Partners of Michigan because of the agency’s emphasis on putting the child first – which also means putting the birth mom first.
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and have spent many years coming alongside others as they make major transitions in their life. It gives me great joy to work with adoptive families to prepare them to raise a child not born to them. My favorite part of the home study process is educating families on important issues concerning adoption such as positive adoption language, open adoptions, and transracial adoption.
