Randi
Howard , M.A., BFT Founding Partner
Private Adoption Service
4 Born
and raised in
4 Master
of Arts in Human Relations Services/Counseling
4 Registered
Music Therapist
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1977 including:
o
Children’s Treatment Services
o
Family program development
o
Program quality assurance
o
Administrative experience
o
Developmental disabilities and mental
retardation
o
MO First Steps
4 Formed
Bringing Families Together in 1999
4 Community
involvement including:
o
Board of Directors- Adoption and Foster
Care Coalition
o
Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies
CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Case Management Services Director: Liz Ervin, B.A., BFT Founding Partner
4 Born
and raised in
4 Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Family and Early Childhood
Development from the
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1988 including:
o
Foster family development
o
Residential Treatment
o
Foster care case management
4 Formed
Bringing Families Together in 1999
4 Active
member in
4 Politically
active regarding children’s issues, including child abuse/neglect law and
formulating best practices in social work
Case Management Services Supervisor- Angela Hager, M.A.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Master
of Arts in Legal Studies from
4 Bachelor
of Science in Administration of Justice from
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1987 including:
o
Residential treatment
o
Foster care case management
o
Recruiting, training, licensing foster and
adoptive family homes
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in 2000
Case Management Services Supervisor- Karen Morgan, M.Ed.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Master
Arts in Legal Adult Education
4 Bachelor
of Arts in Mass Communications/Broadcasting
4 Currently
Pursuing Doctorate (Ed.D) in adult Education/Social
Work
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1992 in the areas of:
o
Foster Care Case Management
o
Advocacy for children in alternative care
o
Resource Family Recruitment, training, and
licensing
o
Provides FosterPRIDE/AdoptPRIDE
pre-service and in-service
o
Media relations in the area of foster care.
o
Joined Bringing Families Together in 2000
Family Service Workers:
Ruben Stallings, B.S.W.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Bachelor
of Science in Social Work from
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1992 including:
o
Residential treatment
o
Foster care case management
o
Autistic children
o
Tutoring
o
Urban League
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in 2001
4 Born
and raised in
4 Bachelor
of Science in Corrections with a minor in Industrial Security from
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1982 including:
o
Residential treatment
o
Foster care case management
o
Independent Living Programs
4 Work
experience in
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in 2001
Emily Williams, B.S.W
4 Born
in Winter Springs, Fl
4 Bachelor
of Science in Social Work from
4 Has
been working in Social Services since 2004 including:
o
Working with the homeless population in
o
Children’s Mental Health Case Manager
o
Adult Mental Health Case Manager on ACT
Team
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in June 2007.
Sarah Spaffard, B.A.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Graduated
Summa Cum Laude in December 2006 from
4 Work
and internships include
o
Original research in racial studies and
women’s studies
o
1 year internship in counseling
o
Family drug court
4
Joined Bringing Families Together in
September 2007.
Michael Berry, B.S.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Bachelor
of Science in Physical Education and Recreational Sports from William Jewel in
4 2004
was on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom for one year
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1994:
o
Worked with the state of
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together initially 2003, then again in July 2008.
4
Master of Social Work from
4
Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology from the
4
Has
worked in social services including:
o
Working
in a residential treatment program for children with severe emotional
disturbances in
o
Internship
with Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
o
Internship
with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), working
with families involved in the foster care system
4 Joined Bringing Families Together in
2009.
Becca Burns, MSW
4
Master of Social Work from
4
Bachelor
of Applies Science in Human Servics from
4
Joined
Bringing Families Together in May 2009
4
Has
worked in social services including:
o
Case
manager for children with severe and emotional disturances
in
o
Internship
with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of
RESOURCE
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Resource Family Development Director:
Kim Phelps , BFT Founding
Partner
4 Born
and raised in the St. Louis Metropolitan area
4 Finishing
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies at South
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1990 including:
o
Residential treatment
o
Foster care case management
o
Foster/adoptive family development
o
MO First Steps
o
Adoption
o
Therapeutic foster care
4 Formed
Bringing Families Together in 1999
4 Professional
foster parent and Adoptive parent
Family Development Specialist: Erica R. Brooks, M.Ed.
4 Born
and raised in
4 Master
of Education in Community Counseling from the
4 Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology from
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1994 including:
o
Residential treatment
o
Community-based crisis intervention
o
Transitional living shelter for adolescent
girls and young mothers
o
Foster care case management
o
Foster care and adoption services
o
Individual and family counseling
o
Counseling internship with
o
o
American Counseling Association
o
Chi Sigma Iota
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in 2001
Family Development Specialist:
4 Born
and raised in
4 Bachelor
of Science in Psychology from
4 Has
been working with children and families since 1996 including:
o
Domestic violence safe house
o
CASA
o
Foster care case management
o
Quality assurance
o
Low income families
o
Individuals with serious mental illnesses
o
Foster care and adoption services
4 Joined
Bringing Families Together in 2004
4 Currently
involved with CASA in
Becky Evans, B.A.
4
Born in
4
Bachelor
of Arts in Sociology and Spanish from
4
Studied
and lived abroad in
4
Has
been working with children and families since 2002 as:
o
Caseworker
with Bringing Families Together previously for 1˝ years.
o
Classroom
Counselor at a school for emotionally-disturbed students.
4 Joined Bringing Families Together in
2005.