California Branch Office

Contacts:

Northern California
     Holt's Sacramento Office
     Cynthia Shockency
     (888) 744-HOLT

San Francisco & Northern Coastal Areas
     Lois MacLean
    (415) 686-8933
     Kim Brezniak
    (415) 405-6635

Fresno, Central California
     Carolyn Cain
     (559) 970-7075

LA, Ventura (partial)
     Ann Cleary
     (805) 368 6463

San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Clara Countries
     Star Baird
     (805) 450-8368

Yreka, Mt Shasta
     Kristine Bales
     (541) 510-9327

Solano & Contra Costa Countries
     Rachelle Jackson
     (925) 588-5123

Los Angeles
     Ilana Cohen
     (818) 231-8555

San Bernardino, Riverside & Orange Counties
     Michael Guinn
     (951) 529-8867

San Diego & Imperial Counties
     Denise Ferraro-Trapp
     (619) 889-4482

Orange & LA County
     Sung Eun Park, MSW
     Social Worker
     (714) 514-3572
     Korean & English speaking

Sacramento
     Tracy Brown
     (916) 531-2152

San Joaquin and Santa Rosa & parts of Sacramento County
     Lusandra Vincent
     (916) 531-2177

Holt Regional Activities

Recruitment Meetings
    Visit our Adoption Information Meetings
    Contact: Holt's Sacramento Office
    Phone: (916) 487-4658

2010 Adoption Conference

Where: The Proud Bird - Tuskegee Room
11022 Aviation Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
When: Saturday October 2, 2010
www.theproudbird.com

Holt Picnic – Bay Area
Where: Coyote Point Park – Beach Site #7
When: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 11:00-3:00pm
RSVP online or contact Sally at 888.355.HOLT x. 137

Holt Picnic – Sacramento Area
Where: Royer Park, Roseville, CA
When: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 12:00-4:00pm
RSVP online or contact Sally at 888.355.HOLT x. 137

Holt Picnic – Los Angeles
Where: Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
When: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 11:00-3:00pm
RSVP online or contact Sally at 888.355.HOLT x. 137

POST ADOPTION SEMINARS

Northern California

“How to Talk with Your Child About Adoption” 6/21/10 from 4pm to 6pm
9/20/10 from 4pm to 6pm
11/15/10 from 4pm to 6pm

“Supporting Your Child's Ethnic and Racial Identity Development”
6/28/10 from 4pm to 8pm
9/13/10 from 4pm to 8pm
11/22/10 from 4pm to 8pm

Where: Holt’s Sacramento Branch Office
1555 River Park Drive Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815
Cost: $25 per individual or couple
To register: Call the Sacramento Branch Office at 1(916) 487-4658 or email Cynthia Shockency @ cynthias@holtinternational.org

Southern California

“How to Talk with Your Child About Adoption” 6/25-7:30-9:30pm
9/24-7:30-9:30pm
11/12-7:30-9:30pm

“Supporting Your Child's Ethnic and Racial Identity Development”
6/5 1-5pm
9/25 9:30-1:30pm
11/13 9:30-1:30 pm

Where: Holt Office LA
555 S Flower Street 30th fl
LA, CA 90071
Cost: $25 per individual or couple
To register: Call Ilana Cohen at 1-(818) 231-8555 or Email: Ilana Cohen @ Ilanac@holtinternational.org

The following is a list of some adoptive parent support groups around California:

Bay Area—FAIR (Families Adopting InterRacially), www.fairfamilies.org

Fresno—families adopting from Asia—contact Susan Dwyer at susandwyer@attbi.com or Ruth Nippoldt at nippoldt@earthlink.net

Marysville—contact Rose Wood, ACSW, at 530/272-5683.

North Bay Area—FCA (Families with Children from Asia)—contact Patti Sullivan at 707/538-1257

Orange County—contact Alisa Strock at 714/389-1447 (Irvine) or Barbara Vito at 714/996-3245 (Yorba Linda)

Sacramento, Chico, Foothills—FCC single parent group—contact Katrina Wong at 916/624-5986 or kwong@starstream.net

Sonoma County—contact Bonnie Romanow at 707/571-2048 or bonnier@icfc.org

Sonoma County --International Adoptee Group "Shades" contact Kathy Patterson at 707-829-5292

Other Regional Activities

Parents in Progress Seminars
    Where: TBA
    Contact: Sacramento Office
    Phone:(888) 744-HOLT or (916) 487-4658

Adoption Support Groups
    Where: Northern California
    Contact: Resolve of N. California
    Phone: (415) 788-6772

Families with Children from China
San Francisco Bay Area
    When: Monthly
    Where: TBA
    Contact: http://fwcc.org/SanFrancisco

Families with Children from China
San Diego Area
    When: 4-5 times per year
    Where: TBA
    Contact: http://www.sandiego-online.com/fccsd

FAIR (Families Adopting in Response)
Northern California
    When: Monthly
    Where: TBA
    Contact: www.fairfamilies.org