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Meet the Staff

We’re Here to Help YOU!


The challenge that many great families face when considering foster care is not knowing where to begin.

As Foster Care Navigators, we understand those “pre-application” anxieties because we've had them ourselves!

We have fostered, licensed, adopted, and advocated for children in the foster care system and know that pursuing licensure is a life changing decision that requires intimate understanding and ample patience.

With that, we are eager to share our experience with you and can't wait to get started - Together!

Kathy Wilde

Kathy Wilde

Foster Care Navigator

Donna Burns

Donna Burns

Foster Care Navigator

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Heather Jensen

Foster Care Navigator

portrait of Jill Johnson

Jill Johnson

Foster Care Navigator

portrait of Aimee Rice

Aimee Rice

Foster Care Navigator

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Sarah Glazier

Foster Care Navigator

portrait of Anita Hyde

Anita Hyde

Foster Care Navigator

portrait of Sarah Bonzo-Tuinier

Sarah Bonzo-Tuinier

Foster Care Navigator

Headshot of MaryBeth Waning

MaryBeth Waning

Foster Care Navigator

Headshot of Sharon Dewey

Sharon Dewey

Foster Care Navigator

Headshot of Katie Steele

Katie Steele

Foster Care Navigator

Lynda

Lynda Krupansky

Foster Care Navigator

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Monique Zantop

Foster Care Navigator

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Melanie Buckley

Foster Care Navigator

Jen Williams

Jennifer Williams

Foster Care Navigator

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Stacy Polemitis

Foster Care Navigator

Jackie Gant

Jacqueline (Jackie) Gant

Foster Care Navigator & Coordinator of Native American Outreach

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