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Officers:
Louis Couderc, Chair
Phyllis Stevens, Vice Chair
Kelly Beattie, Secretary
Lynn Hammer, Treasurer


Committee Chairs:
Jared N Rolsky, Membership
Mary Lou Beck, Nominating,
Frank Perfinski & Shadell Quinones, Legislative
Pattie Menow , Education & Training
Kelly Myers, Public Relations

Adoption Home Study Associates
Rep: Sherry Gold / Sue Shoolman
1708 Yardley Dr., West Chester, PA 19380
Sherry Gold, Director
Work Phone: (610) 429-1001 Fax: (610) 429-1001
Email: ahsacc1@aol.com

Adoption Resource Center / ARC Rep:
4701 Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19143
Work Phone:(215) 748-1441 Fax Email: taralaw@aol.com

Adoptions From the Heart Rep: Mary Daily
30-31 Hampstead Circle

Wynnewood, PA 19096
Maxine Chalker, Director
Work Phone: (609) 714-0905 Fax (609) 714-0905 Email: mdaily@afth.org

After Adoption Rep: Elaine Frank & Denise Rowe

Presidential Apartments D-108

3900 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131

Elaine Frank & Denise Rowe, Co-Directors
Work Phone:215-879-4030
 Fax 215-849-2322

elainefrankadopt@erols.com


Best Nest Inc. Rep: Kathy Desmond
1709 Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19146
Kathy Desmond, Executive Director
Work Phone: (215) 546-8060 Fax Email: kdesmond@bestnest.org

Bethanna Rep: Tina Burkholder
1030 Second Street Pike, Southampton, PA 18966
Charles Seith, Director
Work Phone: (215) 849-8815 Fax:(215) 849-8957 Email:tburkholder@bethanna.org

Bethany Christian Services Rep: Lynn Hammer, Donna L. Green
550 Pinetown Rd, Suite 100, Fort Washington, PA 19034-
Jeffrey Nitz, Director
Work Phone: (215) 628-0202 Fax : (215) 628-2944 Email:lhammer@bethany.org,

       dgreen@bethany.org

Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency Rep: Marjorie McKeone
4259 West Swamp Rd. Suite 200, Doylestown, PA 18901-1042
Evelyn Miller, Director
Work Phone: (215) 348-6936 Fax: (215) 348-6989
Email: memckeone@co.bucks.pa.us

Carlin Knight, Esq Rep: Carlin Knight
414 West State St, Media, PA 19063-
Work Phone: 610-565-8210 Fax (610) 565-7730
Email: cknightsquire@aol.com

Catholic Charities Rep.: Karen Muller
530 Union Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18109 -3230
Lynne Shampain, ACSW, LSW, Administrator
Work Phone:(610) 435-1541 Fax: (610) 435-4367
Email: Kmuller@allentowndiocese.org

Catholic Social Services - Holy Family Center
Rep: Erica White
227 North 18th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
Erina T White, Director
Work Phone:(215) 854-7045 Fax: 215 854-7100 Email: ewhite@chs-adphila.org

Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families
Rep. Mary Lou Beck
Government Services Center, West Chester, PA 19380-0990
Jim Forsythe, Director
Work Phone:(610) 344-5888 Fax (610) 344-5858 Email:mbeck@chesco.org

Child and Home Study Associates Rep. Regina Levin
1029 North Providence Rd., Media, PA 19063-
Karen Burrill, Executive Director
Phone:(610) 565-1544 Email:info@chsadoptions.org  

Children's Choice, Inc Rep. Cynthia Metraux
International Plaza 2, suite 325, Philadelphia, PA 19113-
Dr. Carolyn Eberwein, CEO
Phone: (610) 521-6270 Fax (610) 521-6266 Email:metrauxc@hotmail.com

Children's Home Society of New Jersey

Rep. Christine Stephan
635 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08611
Donna Pressma, Director
Phone:(609) 695-6274 Fax (609) 394-5769 Email:plsims@aol.com

Children's Service, Inc Rep.:Angela Baum
1315 Walnut St., 3rd Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19107-4703
Dorothy P. Simmons, Executive
Work Phone: (215) 546-3503 Fax (215) 546-7977 Email:

CONCERN - Professional Services for Children, Youth and Families
Rep: Lynn Macadandang
One West Main St., Fleetwood, PA 19522-
EDA COFIELD Work Phone:(610) 944-0445 Fax:(610) 944-1195 Email: lmacadangdang@concern4kids.org

Council of Adoptable Children of Chester County
Rep: Louise Shea
712 North Walnut St., West Chester, PA 19380-
Work Phone: (610) 738-1233 Fax: 610-344-5858 Email: lshea@chesco.org


Delaware County Children and Youth Services
Rep.:Ann B. Hubben
531 Penn St., Chester, PA 19013-
Director: Mary Germond
Work Phone:(610) 447-1000 Fax: (610) 447-1016
Email: hubbena@co.delaware.pa.us

Delaware Division of Family Services Rep.: Frank Perfinski
1825 Faulkland Rd., Wilmington, DE 19805-
Carlyse Giddins, Director
Work Phone:(302) 633-2655 Fax: (302) 633-2652
Email: frank.perfinski@state.de.us


Daikon, Children's Department
One South Home Ave., Topton, PA 19562
Kathy Roach, Director
Work Phone: 1-610-682-1504
Email: EshE@diakon.org

Family Design Resources, Inc.
Rep.: Paul Levins
PO Box 1443, 99 Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA 17105
Work Phone: (888) 793-2512 Fax : (717) 651-0264 Email: plevins@daikon-swan.org

Family Service Rep.: Oriana Brenneman
630 Janet Ave., Lancaster, PA 17607-
Oriana Brenneman, Director
Work Phone: (717) 397-5241 Fax:(717) 397-2530 Email:obrenneman@fslancaster.org

Friends Association Rep.: Lou Couderc
PO Box 439, West Chester, PA 19381-
Regina Horton, Director
Work Phone: (610) 431-3598 Fax:(610) 431-9768 Email: facpc@aol.com

Golden Cradle Adoption Services, Rep: Jared Rolsky,
1050 N. Kings Highway Ste. 201, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-
Jared N Rolsky, Executive Director
Work Phone:(856) 667-2229 Fax (856) 667-5437
Email: jnr@goldencradle.org


Jay Ginsburg, Esq. Rep: Jay Ginsberg
527 Swede St., Norristown, PA 19401
Work Phone: (610) 277-1999 Fax :(610) 292-8498 Email: adoptionadvocates@verizon.net

Jewish Family and Children's Services Rep.:
10125 Verree Rd. , Ste. 200, Philadelphia, PA 19116
Nancy Jaslow, Director
Work Phone: (215) 698-9950 Fax Email: Raya@jfcsphil.org

JJC Philadelphia Rep.
100 West Coulter St., Philadelphia, PA 19144-
Richard L. Chapman, Executive
Work Phone:(215) 849-2112 Fax (215) 849-0393 Email:

Lehigh County Office of Children And Youth
Rep: Linda Lofft
17 South Seventh St., Allentown, PA 18101-2400
Pamela Buehrle Director
Work Phone:(610) 782-3064 Fax (610) 820-3640
Email: bonniewolbach@lehighcounty.org

Lutheran Children and Family Services of Eastern PA
Rep
5902 N. 5th Street, Philadlephia, PA 19120
Richard Gitlen, Director
Work Phone: (215) 881-6800 Fax (215) 884-3110 Email:

Madison Adoption Associates (SE Office)
Rep. Linda Crowell
1009 Woodstream Dr. Wilmington DE 19810-
Aleda Madison, Director
Work Phone:(302) 475-8977 Fax Email:docwell1@aol.com

Methodist Services for Children & Families Rep. C. Dunlap
4300 Monument Ave., Philadelphia PA 19131-
Work Phone: Fax Email: cdunlap@methodistservices.org

Montgomery County Children and Youth Services
Rep.: Laura Bauer
1430 DeKalb St., Norristown, PA 19401-
Director: Laurie O'Connor
Work Phone:(610) 278-5812 Fax (610) 278-5898
Email: lbauer@mail.montcopa.org

National Adoption Center Rep. Christine Jacobs
1500 Walnut St, Suite 701, Philadelphia PA 19102-
Ted Mason, InterimDirector,
Work Phone:(215) 735-9988 Fax Email:cjacobs@nacenter.adopt.org

New Foundations, Rep.: Amy Morris
1341 N Delaware Ave., 5th flr., Phila., PA 19125
Work Phone: 215-203-8733, Fax: 215-203-8184 Email: amorris@nfi4kids.org

New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services
Rep. Kay Pride
50 East State St. PO Box 717, Trenton NJ 08625-0717
Mary Lou Sweeney, Supervisor
Work Phone:(609) 984-5453 Fax: (609) 984-5449 Email:kpride@dhs.state.nj.us

Northampton County Children and Youth Services
Rep.:
Governor Wolf Bldg, 45 N.2nd St., Easton, PA 18042-3637
Kevin Dolan, Administrator
Work Phone:(800) 634-0808 Fax: (610) 559-3750 Email:

Pearl S. Buck International - Welcome House
Rep: Samantha Ritter & Heather Ely
520 Dublin Rd. , Perkasie, PA 18944-0181
Leonette Boiarski, Director
Work Phone:(215) 249-0100 Fax (215) 249-0125 Email:sritter@pearl-s-buck.org

Perl, Inc
Winona Boyd, Director
434 W. Carpenter Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19119-3040
Work Phone: 215- 849-8843 Fax : 215-849-4483 Email: perl.inc@verizon.net

Philadelphia HDS, CY Division Rep: (Rotates)
1515 Arch St., 6th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19102
Pat Buck, Director
Work Phone: (215) 683-6304 Fax (215) 683-6411 Email:

Presbyterian Children's Village Rep: Kelly Beattie
452 South Roberts Rd., Rosemont, PA 19010-
Loren Preheim, Executive
Work Phone:(610) 525-5400 Fax(610) 525-8396 Email: kbeattie@pcv.org

Together as Adoptive Parents,Rep. Phyllis J. Stevens
478 Moyer Rd.,Harleysville, PA 19438-2302
Phyllis J. Stevens, Director
Work Phone: (215) 256-0669 Fax 215/513.2921 Email: taplink@hotmail.com

Transitions Adoptions Agency, Rep: Pam Ross Vogel
355 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041
Pam Ross-Vogel
Work Phone: (610) 642-4155 Fax: (610) 642-4187 Email:transadopt@att.net

Women's Christian Alliance Rep: Kathryn Marriott
1722 Cecil B. Moore Ave .,Philadelphia PA 19121
Work Phone:(215) 236-9911 Fax: 215-236-9808 Email: kmarriott@wcafamily.org







 

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Mailing address: 1500 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
email: jnr@goldencradle.org On the web at delvaladopt.org