Best for Babies Pierce County
Julie Hoffman
Best for Babies Program Coordinator
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Gortney
Interim Chief Executive Officer | Chief Program Officer
206.395.4931
Communications & Outreach
Amie Newman
Director of Communications & Outreach
amaracomms@amarafamily.org
206.260.1718
Chelsea Talbert
Pierce County Partnership and Engagement Manager
Kari Hanson
Family Outreach Coordinator
Katie Ferguson
Communications & Partnerships Manager
Taylor Trujillo
Volunteer Coordinator
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Fathi Karshie
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
amara@amarafamily.org
206.260.1709
Finance & Administration
Dong Nam
Chief Financial Officer
amara@amarafamily.org
206.260.1704
Anna McKnight
Operations Coordinator
Dinah Slattery
Staff Accountant
Emily Scofield
Operations Manager
Emily Sigler
Client Services Coordinator
Foster Care Services
Nicole Mazen
Director of Foster Care Services
amara@amarafamily.org
206.260.1720
Anne-Marie Holloway
Foster Care Specialist
Bethany Ruggles
Family Time Visitation Specialist
Brenda Bobadilla
Foster Care Specialist
Cristina Tzintzun
Family Time Visitation Lead
Danielle Hammond
Child Screening and Family Support Specialist
Deborah Collins
Associate Director of Foster Care
Deshanna Brown
Foster Care Specialist
Gretchen Stewart
Foster Care Specialist
Jennifer Diaz
Family Time Visitation Specialist
Jenny von Veh
Child Placement Coordinator
Kristen Wilson
Foster Care Specialist
Kristina Bates Greene
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Mari Halpert
Foster Care Specialist
Maria Mello
Foster Care Specialist
Martha Buchta-Spevak
Family Time Visitation Specialist
Mary Schlichter
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Michelle Lopez
Family Time Visitation Specialist
Quenby Delgado
Foster Care Specialist
Sarah Hasbrook
Foster Care Specialist
Theodore Calhoun
Family Time Visitation Specialist
Trey Rabun
Associate Director of Kinship and Community Services
Tricia Lambie
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Veronica Huff
Foster Care Specialist
Philanthropy
Ruth Tollefson
Chief Philanthropy Officer
amaragiving@amarafamily.org
206.438.3938
Carrie Bassett
Philanthropy Officer
Cindy Huff
Grant Writer
Erin Chambers
Philanthropy Officer
Melinda Lowe
Individual Giving & Events Officer
Post-Adoption Services
Angela Tucker
Director of Post-Adoption Services
postadopt@amarafamily.org
206.260.1741
Claudia Marchen
Post-Adoption Program Strategist
Kara Andersen
Family Support Specialist
Rena Konomis
Confidential Intermediary
Program Impact & Evaluation
Julianne Bukey Peterson
Associate Director, Program Impact and Evaluation