Our Mission
Open Adoption & Family Services supports birthparents in making decisions about parenthood in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. When the choice is adoption, we facilitate child-centered open adoptions. We assist birthparents and adoptive parents as they create healthy, long-term relationships that address the ongoing needs of the child.
Open Adoption & Family Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit adoption agency with a progressive approach to building healthy families. In 1985 we began providing services to birthparents and adoptive parents in Oregon. Our programs were expanded to Western Washington in the early 1990s and to Eastern Washington in 1998. With offices in Portland, Eugene, Medford and Seattle, OA&FS is licensed by the states of Oregon and Washington.
Since the founding of Open Adoption & Family Services in 1985, more than 900 infants and children have been placed with adoptive families throughout the United States.
Staff@OpenAdopt
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Counselor/Mediator and Seattle Regional Manager Laurel Stitzhal with her family
Portland Counselor/Mediator Sari Prevost with her cat Gonzo
Executive Director Shari Levine with her husband Cameron and children Gabriel and Adrienne. Gabriel and Adrienne were adopted through OA&FS.
Program Manager Suzie Williams with her daughter Iris
Portland Counselor/Mediator Amy DeGennaro
Seattle Counselor/Mediator Katie R. Stallman at the Eiffel Tower
Seattle Counselor/Mediator Maria Villegas
Finance Manager Cindy Lee with her children Chelsea, Cory & Caitlin, and dog Cassie
Portland Office Manager Lori Maas with her husband Ryan
Medford Counselor/Mediator Susan Freeman
Portland Counselor/Mediator Kelly Sullivan with her dog at Cannon Beach
Seattle Office Manager/Outreach Coordinator Lisa Koblenz with her husband Brian and son Benjamin
Eugene Counselor/Mediator Jan Jamieson with her children on the Oregon Coast
Eugene Counselor/Mediator Satya Maness
Other Staff Members, not yet pictured: Development Director Kim Heavener
OA&FS Board of Directors
Roy Abramowitz – President
C.P.A., C.F.P
Principal at Perkins and Co. in Portland
Erik Bergman – Vice President
Adoptive father
Editing manager at Waggener Edstrom in Lake Oswego, Oregon
Melissa Busch
Birthmother
Student in Portland
Elizabeth Carroll
Program Specialist with Multnomah County Health Department in Portland
Michael Cousins
Adoptive father in Seattle
Grayson Dempsey
Doula in Portland
Founder of nonprofit organization Backline
Andrea Hardy
Birthmother
Registered Nurse at the Children’s Clinic in Tualatin
Paul Heimowitz
Adoptive father
Environmental community educator at Oregon State University
Carol Merwin
Adoptive mother in Portland
Kathryn Olson
Adoptive mother
Attorney in Seattle
Katherine Provancher
Birthmother
Student in Portland
Mark Spaur
Adoptive father
Senior engineer at Kennedy Jenks in Federal Way, Washington
The premier northwest adoption agency completing the most domestic, infant adoptions in Oregon and Washington.
5200 SW Macadam Avenue,
Suite 250
Portland, Oregon 97239
315 West 10th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
200 West Mercer Street,
Suite E-508
Seattle, WA 98119
| Oregon: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR: | Phone: (503) 226-4870 | Fax: (503) 226-4891 |
| Eugene, OR: | Phone: (541) 343-4825 | Fax: (541) 431-1241 |
| Medford, OR: | Phone: (541) 608-6134 | Fax: (541) 282-8564 |
| Bend, OR: | Phone: (541) 388-2535 | |
| Salem, OR: | Phone: (503) 540-5832 | |
| Washington: | ||
| Seattle, WA: | Phone: (206) 782-0442 | Fax: (206) 782-0578 |
| Vancouver, WA: | Phone: (360) 254-7236 | |
| Olympia, WA: | Phone: (360) 352-3063 | |
