MINNESOTA ADOPTION SERVICES

As the Minnesota Director of Social Services, Megan oversees the social services components in the state of Minnesota. She also completes home studies and post-placement reports, and she supervises Minnesota’s home study coordinators.

Megan received a B.S. in Social Work from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and an M.S. in Child & Family Studies from St. Cloud State University.  In addition, she is also a TBRI practitioner.  Megan has experience working in child protection, children’s mental health, early childhood family education, and adoption. She has enjoyed serving families in every capacity, though seeing how God orchestrates families’ adoption stories is her favorite.  Megan enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and enjoying the lake. Megan and her husband Ian are blessed to have 4 children, 2 biological and 2 through international adoption from Liberia.

Tim is a Home Study Coordinator in Central Minnesota and a licensed Elementary/Reading Teacher. He’s been working with families and children for over 30 years.

In 2003, he moved with his wife and five children to China to work in an orphan-care facility. They started by providing foster care for special-needs orphans and later managed week-long camps for children living in state-run orphanages. They were so moved by these little ones that they adopted three of them.

Toward the end of his tenure in China, he worked as a Home Study Provider for American families living in China who were adopting children. They returned to the U.S. in 2017 and continue to advocate for adoption. He provides trauma-informed training for families and caregivers as a Trust Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Practitioner. He is also honored to work with America World in a setting that promotes the welfare of vulnerable children and families with wisdom from a Biblical worldview.

He lives in Big Lake, Minnesota, and loves being the father of eight kids, three of whom are adopted. He has five (soon to be seven) grandchildren and relishes every moment he spends with them. He looks forward to working with families who are walking the adoption journey and providing the support they need before, during, and after their adoptions are complete.

Allison attended the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology. She then completed a Master of Science at South Dakota State University in Counseling, Human Development, and School Counseling. Allison has been licensed as Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota since 2015. She works full-time as an Outpatient Psychotherapist with special focuses on treating trauma and postpartum mental health.

Allison and her husband have been delighted to grow their family with three children so far: one adopted from India through the America World program, and the other two by birth. Allison has been passionate about adoption since childhood. Having personally experienced God’s redeeming love through adoption, she is thrilled to help other families on that journey.

In her free time, Allison enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, volunteering, painting, reading, and playing the sport of curling.

Karine received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Bethel College and has worked in the adoption field for over 20 years.  She lives in a Minneapolis suburb and enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and photography.

Karine and her husband Jason have 3 children, two of whom joined their family through adoption. Karine has a heart for adoption and feels blessed to be able to work with families throughout their adoption journey.