Gladney Staff Profiles
"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." - Ryunosuke Satoro

Anna Abraham, LMSW
Post Adoption Specialist – Post Adoption and Client Services

Jess Alvarez, B.A. RTVF
Videographer & Editor – Marketing

Tiffany Anderson, MBA
Director of Major Gifts – Development

Erica Andres, BSW
Adoption Social Worker – Birth Parent Services

Victoria Azocar, MSW
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
Raymond Best, BBA, MBA, CPA
Senior Vice President of Finance – Finance

Natalie Bowen, LMSW
Director of Foundation Relations & Donor Communications – Donor Relations

Hayden Brooks
Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Heidi Bruegel Cox, JD
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Christa Butler, LMSW
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Emily Byford, BMA
Adoptive Parent Caseworker and Intake Specialist – 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

Ashley Ellington
Education Specialist – Education
Hope Feuling
On Call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Hope Feuling, BSW
On-call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Angie Gamez
Receptionist – Human Resources

Lindsay Garrett, LCSW-S
Post Adoption Specialist – Post Adoption and Client Services

Elizabeth C. Garza
Regional Caseworker – Domestic Adoptions

Nathan Gwilliam
Vice President & Adoption.com Executive Director
Kimberly Hale
Digital Profile Coordinator – Marketing

Jennifer Hart, LCSW
Supervisor of Domestic Infant Adoption – Domestic

Lindsay Hatcher, LMSW
Asia Program Caseworker – International Adoption
Judy Hayes
Adoption Adviser – New Beginnings

Amanda Herron, LMSW
Lead Options Counselor – Admissions

Karen Hillis
Donor Database Administrator – Development
Quetta Holly
On Call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Tanya Houk
Director of Child Advocacy – Transitional Care/New Beginnings

Ashley Johnson, LMSW
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Adoption
Stephanie Juarez, BSW
Program Assistant – Post Adoption/Client Services

Shelly Kalina, LMSW
Post Adoption Logistical Coordinator – Post Adoption and Client Services

Courtney Kearney, LMSW
Adoptive Parent Caseworker – Domestic Infant

Kathryn Keating
Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services

Reagen LaBarr
Legal Assistant – Legal

Jennifer Lanter, BA Communications
Vice President, Communications – Communications, Education & Marketing

Sonia Leal
Grant Writing & Donor Communications Specialist – Development
Kiante Lemons, MSW
Post Adoption Specialist – Post Adoption
Holly Lozano, BSW
Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Joy Barnes Majors, LMSW
Clinical Specialist – New Beginnings

Macie Meadows, LMSW
Birth Parent Caseworker – BPS

Mark Melson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Sydney Melville, BSW
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home
Alex Miller
Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services

Amanda Mills
Director of Birth Parent Services, Admissions, Gladney Home

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, LMSW
New Beginnings Caseworker – New Beginnings

Bill Porter, M.Ed.
Director Post Adoption & Client Services

Anne Powell
Night Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Lisa Pruemer
Regional Birth Parent Caseworker - Austin – Birth Parent Services

Nancy Robbins
Director, Digital Media – Marketing

Noah Rodgers
Creative and Content Supervisor – 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

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
Gladney Home Caseworker – Gladney Home

Wendy Stanley, LMSW, JD
Director - Asia Program Social Services – International Adoption

Mary Ann Stephens
On Call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Jacob Strittmatter
Staff Accountant – Accounting

Kathy Suchon, MS
Lead Regional Adoption Caseworker – Birth Parent Services

Hannah Talley, LMSW
Birth Parent Caseworker – Birth Parent Services

Jackie Teixeira
Program Assistant – New Beginnings

Jessica Tibbets, LMSW
Post Adoption Logistical Specialist – Post Adoption and Client Services

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
Director of Domestic Adoption – Domestic Adoption

Glynna Wilson
Insurance Coordinator – Business Services

Jennifer Word-Dominguez, BS
On-Call Residential Coordinator – Gladney Home

Gongzhan Wu, PHM
Vice President & Executive Director - Asia