Gladney Staff Profiles
"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." - Ryunosuke Satoro
Anna Abraham, LMSW
Post Adoption Specialist- Domestic
Jess Alvarez, B.A. RTVF
Videographer / Content Creator – Marketing
Tiffany Anderson
Director of Major Gifts – Development
Erica Andres, BSW
Adoption Social Worker – Birth Parent Services
Victoria Azocar, BSW
Program Assistant – New Beginnings
Heather Beasley, MBA, MSHRM, SHRM-SCP
Vice President – Human Resources
Kelley Benton, BS, Criminal Justice
Regulatory Compliance Specialist – Human Resources
Jane Bessolo, CPA
Controller – Accounting
Natalie Bowen, LMSW
Director of Foundation Relations & Donor Communications – Donor Relations
Hayden Brooks
Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Heidi Bruegel Cox, JD
General Counsel & Executive Vice President
Christa Butler, LMSW
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Emily Byford, CCE
Options Counselor & Intake Advisor – Domestic Adoption
Luke Byford
Donor Relations Associate – Development
Ivy Byun, PhD, LPC
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Infant
Vicki Carter
Program Assistant – Domestic Adoption
Mary Chapman
Lead Asia Program Caseworker – International
Rebeca Ciavarino
Executive Administrative Assistant – Administration
Natasha Coleman
Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Maren Cottrell, BSW
Community Resource Specialist – Birth Parent Services
Lauren Dillon, MSW
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Infant
Ryan Doty
IT Supervisor – IT
Angie Gamez
Receptionist – Human Resources
Lindsay Garrett, LCSW-S
Post Adoption Specialist-New Beginnings – Post Adoption and Client Services
Elizabeth C. Garza
Regional Caseworker – Domestic Adoptions
Nathan Gwilliam
Vice President & Adoption.com Executive Director
Jennifer Hart, LCSW
Interim Supervisor, Domestic Infant – Domestic
Lindsay Hatcher, LMSW
Asia Program Caseworker – International Adoption
Judy Hayes
Intake Advisor – New Beginnings
Jaye Helm, CPA
Sr. Vice President - Finance
Amanda Herron, LMSW
Lead Options Counselor – Admissions
Karen Hillis
Donor Database Administrator – Development
Tanya Houk
Director of Child Advocacy – Transitional Care/New Beginnings
Lynnicia Hudson
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Ashley Johnson, LMSW
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Adoption
Shelly Kalina, LMSW
Post Adoption Logistical Coordinator
Courtney Kearney, LMSW
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Infant
Kathryn Keating
Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services
Reagen LaBarr
Legal Assistant – Legal
Katye LaNier
Project Manager – Marketing
Jennifer Lanter, BA Communications
Vice President, Communications – Communications, Education & Marketing
Sonia Leal
Grant Writing & Donor Communications Specialist – Development
Monique Lee, LCSW
Post Adoption Specialist-International – Post Adoption
Joy Barnes Majors, LMSW
Lead New Beginnings Caseworker – New Beginnings
Macie Meadows, LMSW
Birth Parent Caseworker – BPS
Mark Melson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Amanda Mills
Director of Birth Parent Services, Admissions, Gladney Home
Emily Morehead, MA, LPC
Home Study Caseworker – Domestic Adoption
Yvonne Munoz, BSW
Options Counselor – Admissions
Daniel Olivas
IT Support Specialist – IT Department
Mary Ownbey
Human Resources Assistant/Volunteer and Intern Coordinator – Human Resources
Megan Pleshek, MSW
Caseworker – New Beginnings
Bill Porter
Director Post Adoption & Client Services
Anne Powell
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Lisa Pruemer
Regional Birth Parent Caseworker - Austin – Birth Parent Services
Lindsay Pyfer, BSW
Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Nancy Robbins
Director, Digital Media – Marketing
Noah Rodgers
Videographer/Content Creator – Education & Communication
Heather Rogers, LPC
Supervisor, Residential Services – Gladney Home
Misty Salas
Regional Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services
Lisa Schuessler
Vice President, Donor Relations – Development
Takeia Scott
On-Call Residential Coordinator & Sub-Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Liz Sexton
Coordinator Database Management – Accounting
Haleigh Shaeffer, LMSW
Lead Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services
Ella Smith
Colombia Program – Waiting Child
Susanne Smith
Donor Relations Project Manager – Donor Relations
Amy Smith
Adoption Education Specialist – Education and Communication
Joe Smith
Maintenance Coordinator
Ann Spriggs, MAFP
Residential Birth Parent Caseworker/ Next Steps Coordinator – Birth Parent Services
Wendy Stanley, LMSW, JD
Director - Asia Program Social Services – International Adoption
Jacob Strittmatter
Staff Accountant – Accounting
Kathy Suchon, MS
Lead Regional Adoption Caseworker – Birth Parent Services
Ashley Swords, BSW
Post Adoption Program Support
Hannah Talley, LMSW
Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services
Jackie Teixeira
Program Assistant – New Beginnings
Jessica Tibbets, LMSW
Post-Adoption Administrative Support
Kerry Tobar
Lead Adoption Educator – Education and Communication
Sue Turner
Program Assistant – Domestic Infant
Margaret Wallace
Asia Programs Assistant – International Adoption
Brittany Wertz, LMSW
Matching Caseworker – New Beginnings
Ashley Whiteside, LMSW, LCPAA
Interim Director of New Beginnings – Dometic Adoption
Glynna Wilson
Insurance Coordinator – Business Services
Jennifer Word, BS
On-Call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Gongzhan Wu, PHM
Vice President & Executive Director - Asia
