Foster and Adoptive Family Services
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FAFS' STAFF
FAFS' dedicated volunteers and professional staff work relentlessly as frontline advocates to serve foster and adoptive families in an objective and empathetic manner.

We strive for excellence, and we build trusting relationships with all those we serve.

ADMINISTRATION & HUMAN RESOURCES

Mary Jane Awrachow, Executive Director
Naeemah Hill, Director of HR and Web Administrator
Mary Ellen Dolan, Executive Administrator
Marci Falk, Accountant

DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

Nickiesha Goodwine-Samuels, Director
Vacant Development Associate for FAFS/FAFS Foundation
Lynn Patmalnee, Special Projects Coordinator
Kathleen Pajak, Administrative Assistant
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Fran Gervasi, Director
Robert Bird, Instructional Designer
Larkesa Carr, Training Administrator/Scheduler
Gail Fiddiman,Training Administrative Assistant.

Trainers & Counties

Anthony Keane - Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, Warren, Union,
Lisa Johnson- Bergen,Morris, Passaic,Hudson,Essex,Sussex
Elizabeth Taylor - Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem

Scholarship Department

Leslie Barda, Director of Scholarship Programs

Kelly Shiraldi, Scholarship Support(Schools A-G) ext. 329
Nicole Funaro, Scholarship Support(Schools H-Q) ext. 325
Shar-Mekka Pernell, Scholarship Support (Schools R-Z) ext. 331
SUPPORT SERVICES

James Chester, Director
Novelette Williams, Office Manager
Margaret Gannon, Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Atlantic, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean)
Michael Johnstone, Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Essex)
Teresa McClure, Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem)
Miguelina Nunez, Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Hudson, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset)
Brenda Allen, Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Burlington, Mercer, Union)
Jennifer Mathias , Resource Family Advocate (Counties - Bergen, Morris, Sussex,Passaic)

Hotline

Telaria McClain
Meccah Qayyum