China Adoption Team - Holt International Adoption Agency

	Eligibilty Guidelines
	Meet the Staff
	China Program Photolisting
	Testimonials
	Families in Process
	Blog postings - China
	Waiting Child Program
	Childcare Projects
	China main page

Meet the International Programs Team

Yue Jian Chen, Senior Executive for China - Jian oversees and directs the international operations for the China program. She establishes and maintains communication flow between oversees programs and Holt office in Eugene. Jian builds collaborative relationships with child welfare and legal authorities overseas to ensure smooth operations between staff from Embassies and Consulates of the appropriate countries. In the U.S., she advocates for Holt families, who are traveling overseas. Jian provides supervision for overseas staff. Jian is also the recipient of the Angels in Adoption award for 2005. Jian is also the recipient of the Angels in Adoption Award for 2005

Lisle Veach, Administrative Coordinator – Lisle is responsible for creating, developing and managing documents, database, files and information resources for Holt's Family Tour to China. He arranges all tour logistics in China with China staff and government bureaus in China. Lisle also assists the Senior Executive with donor communications and information. He maintains statistics on child programs in China, assists International Programs with creating and managing details of quarterly, annual and other administrative reports.

Meet the Mainland China Staff

Sue Liu	Catherine Han
Tracy Lian	Lisa Xu
Amanda Fan	Zhang Kaige
Echo Jiang	Jane Hu
William Cheng	Lillian Li
Anson Su

Washington, DC, August 2005 Yu Jian Chen from Eugene, OR visited Washington DC to receive the Angels in Adoption Award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. Mrs. Chen is Holt's Senior Executive of International Programs – China. Ron Wyden nominated her for this award for her extraordinary work over the last decade supporting children and adoption.

Meet the U.S. Adoption Services Team
	Beth Smith, MSED, Director of Services China - Beth oversees services to families provided by the China team. She coordinates all aspects of the China adoption process from intake/eligibility questions through finalization of each family's adoption. Beth works with direct social workers and families to review child referrals of children with physical conditions through the China Child of Promise option.
	Marissa Leuallen, MSW, Social Worker - Marissa provides preparation and support to families adopting older children to ensure the successful adjustment of child and family. Marissa also assists the Director of Services in the supervision of child and family case-related processes.
	Masha Ma, Family Service Coordinator- Masha works with families considering and in process for children with physical conditions through the China Child of Promise. Masha also translates applications for families who are accepting children with special needs, answers questions requested by the CCAA after submission of the application, and updates the child matching grid for our staff in China.
	Kristen Henry, Case Coordinator- Kristen works with families from the time they are matched through the Child of Promise option until pre-travel. She follows up with our overseas staff to get medical information and updates about the children, and sends family photo albums to their children in China. She also coordinates the transfer process for families joining Holt from another agency.
	Cheryce Rutkai, Dossier and Early Process Assistant – Cheryce welcomes families to the China program, answers questions about the home study, dossier and USCIS processing and provides the document processing service (DPS). She is responsible for processing home studies as well as reviewing dossiers for accuracy and shipping them to China. Cheryce keeps families informed through the program email updates.
	Ellen Cabeza, Post-placement Assistant - Ellen works with families from the time they arrive home with their child until their post-placement process is complete. She assists families and social workers during the post-placement phase of the adoption process by answering questions about post-placement requirements and reports, citizenship & re-finalization along with processing China arrivals.
	Steve Hejna, Travel Coordinator – Steve processes pre-travel paperwork, maintains a database with pre-travel information, counsels adoptive families about adoption travel through written material, phone conferences, and individual communication. Steve coordinates travel and family support with Holt overseas staff and US travel agencies.
	Amy Castle, Dossier and Early Process Assistant – Amy welcomes families to the China program, answers questions about the USCIS, home study and dossier processing and also provides the document processing service (DPS). She is responsible for processing home studies, reviewing dossiers for accuracy and shipping them to China. Amy manages the China families-in-process webpage. She is also the point-person for families in the standard process who have not yet received a child referral.

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