China Adoption Team - Holt International Adoption Agency

	China Child of Promise
	Journey of Hope
	Standard China Process
	Meet the Staff
	Request Adoption Info.
	Webinar schedule
	Minor/Correctable Conditions Checklist
	China Moon online magazine
	Families in Process
	Holt blog postings from China
	Childcare Projects in China
	Wikipedia
	China main page

*Meet the Mainland China Staff*

Jenny Qin, Meihekou	Tracy Lian, Fujian

Sue Liu, Beijing	Catherine Han, Guangzhou

Kaige Zhang, Guangdong	Echo Jiang, Hubei

Cathy Yu, Jiangxi	Jane Hu, Guangxi

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 the Program Director of China for Holt International Children's Services in Eugene. Ron Wyden nominated her for this award for her extraordinary work over the last decade supporting children and adoption.

Meet the US China Team
	Yue Jian Chen, 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
	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.
	Kaitlin Torrenzano, Process Coordinator – Kaitlin reviews home studies and keeps families informed through the email update and families in process webpage. Kaitlin answers questions about dossiers from families who are adopting children with physical conditions. She is also responsible for reviewing dossiers for accuracy and shipping them to China.
	Ellen Cabeza, Dossier and Early Process Specialist. Ellen works with families from the time they enter the China program until their dossier is shipped to Beijing. She welcomes them to the program, processes homestudies, assists families with the dossier process, reviews and ships dossiers and provides the document processing service.
	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.
	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.
	Jamie Miller, Pre-Travel and Post-Placement Assistant – Jamie assists families with pre-travel preparation as well as processing post-placement reports, photos and other post-placement correspondence to China. She also assists families and social workers during the post-placement phase of the adoption process by answering questions about post-placement requirements, citizenship & re-finalization along with processing China arrivals.
	Lisle Veach, International 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 bureau in China. Lisle also assists Program Director with donor communications and information. He maintains statistics on child programs in China, assists Program Director with creating and managing details of quarterly, annual and other administrative reports.

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