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How Do I Adopt in the Military?

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Adoption Professionals Experienced in Military Adoption


Ellen W. Carey
Adoption Specialist
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Children's Bureau
P.Q Box 1182
Washington, DC 20201
t202) 205-8652

Kelli Harris
Program Coordinator
Welcome House Social Services
of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation
P.O. Box 181
Green Hills Farm
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 249-1516

Stephanie Henderson
Project Coordinator
Porter Leath Children's Center
868 N. Manassas St.
Memphis, TN 38107
(901) 577-2500

International Social Service
American Branch
95 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016
t212) 532-5858

Melody Jameson
Project Director
Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption
P.O. Box 71544
Fairbanks, AK 99707
(907) 456-4729

Carolyn Johnson
Executive Director
National Adoption Center
1500 Walnut St., Ste. 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 735-9988

Dr. Hubert Kelly
Project Director
Recruitment of Military Families
DC Department of Human Services
Randall School, First and I St., S.W.
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 727-5947

Brenda Kerr, Program Specialist
Jacquelyn Kidd
Program Coordinator
Virginia Dept. of Social Services
730 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219-1849
(804) 662-1291

Joe Kroll, Executive Director
North American Council on Adoptable Children
970 Raymond Ave., Ste. 106
St. Paul, MN 55114-1149
(612) 644 3036

Marcie Velen, Project Director
Arizona Children's Home Association
2700 S. Eighth Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85725
(602) 622-7611

Military Personnel with Knowledge of Adoption Issues

Iris Bulls
Office of Family Policy
4015 Wilson Blvd., Suite 917
Arlington, VA 22203-5190
(703) 696-1702

Master Sergeant Bob Cornyn
Fort Lewis Army Base
7807 50th St. East
Puyallup, WA 98371
(206) 922-2751

Sydney Hickey
Associate Director
National Military Family Association
6000 Stevenson Ave., Ste. 304
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 823-6632

Military Family Resource Center
4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 421
Arlington, VA 22203-1635
(703) 696-9053

Office of the Asst. Secy. of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs
111 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-0111
(703) 693-7618

Al Smith, Deputy Director
Family Service Center
Naval Air Station
South Weymouth, MA 02190
(617) 786-2581/2983

Written by Gloria Hochman and Anna Huston of the National Adoption Center
for the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, 1993
Updated by Information from military by Sandra Lenington, Adopt: Assistance, Information Support

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