Holt's Circle Back Facilitators
Steve Kalb, LMSW
Steve is the director of adoptee services at Holt and a Ph.D. candidate in the school of social work at Portland State University. Entering his fourteenth year at Holt, Steve is a trainer for adoption professionals and adoptive parents on the value and importance of the Adoptee voice, and presents globally on the international Adoptee experience. Informed by academia, direct work with hundreds of Adoptees, adoption professionals and adoptive families around the world, he continues to develop innovative programming for Adoptees and their families that empower all parties to advocate for a more balanced adoption discourse. Steve lives with his wife and 6-year-old daughter in Eugene, Oregon.
Caitlin Howe, MS
As the Adoptee programs coordinator at Holt, Caitlin works to develop and support programs for Adoptees and their ever-changing needs. Caitlin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Boston University and a master's degree in intercultural youth and family development from the University of Montana. As part of her graduate degree, Caitlin spent two years serving in the Peace Corps in Tibati, Cameroon, in West Africa, working with a youth empowerment center. As an Adoptee from South Korea, she is very involved with advocating for and developing programs for Adoptees and enjoys working directly with Adoptee youth. Caitlin lives in Eugene, Oregon.
