Meet the Open Arms Team

Meredith Rose
Director
My name is Meredith Rose and I am the Director of Open Arms Adoption Network.
- Meredith Rose
  
  Director
  
  My name is Meredith Rose and I am the Director of Open Arms Adoption Network. Working with our Open Arms team, JFCS and our birth and adoptive families is an honor and pleasure that I feel grateful for each day. I am the mother of two. My first child joined our family through birth and my second child joined our family through adoption. We have all always enjoyed and benefited from our relationship with my daughter’s birth family. I have been working with families in the field of social work for over 30 years and happily found my place in Open Adoption in 1996. I hold an MSW and an MPH in Maternal and Child Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Lisa Walters
Adoption Supervisor
Hi, my name is Lisa Walters and I am an Adoption Supervisor for Open Arms.
- Lisa Walters
  
  Adoption Supervisor
  
  Hi, my name is Lisa Walters and I am an Adoption Supervisor for Open Arms. I work out of our Philadelphia/South Jersey/ Delaware offices. I work with both women considering adoption as well as adoptive families. I also assist adult adoptees who were adopted under the system of confidential adoption with searches and reunions. I am a parent by adoption, and I myself was adopted as an infant as well. l have worked in the field of social work for more than 30 years in both healthcare and adoption, and I began working at JFCS in 2001. I earned an MSW from Temple University. I can be reached at lwalters@openarmsadoption.net.
Michele LeMasney
Adoptive Family Support & Training Coordinator
Hello! My name is Michele LeMasney.
- Michele LeMasney
  
  Adoptive Family Support & Training Coordinator
  
  Hello! My name is Michele LeMasney. I am the Adoptive Family Support & Training Coordinator at Open Arms. I coordinate educational workshop programming, support forums and all events for our families. Additionally, I coordinate trainings for professionals who work with clients facing unplanned pregnancies. I facilitate our Coffee Talk sessions and support our families as they navigate all areas of the adoption process. Adoption greatly encompasses my life as I am an adopted individual and a mother of five children, two of whom joined our family though open adoption! I have been with Open Arms since 2008 and feel truly blessed to work in a field that I love so much!
Alex Wallis
Administrative Manager
Hello! My name is Alexandra Wallis.
- Alex Wallis
  
  Administrative Manager
  
  Hello! My name is Alexandra Wallis. I am the Administrative Manager for Open Arms, working out of our Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware office. I manage the administrative support for coordinators and adoptive families throughout the adoption process. I earned my MSW from Temple University after joining Open Arms in 2018. Working in this field is incredibly rewarding and I am grateful to be part of such a dedicated team!
Vanda Carullo
Adoption & Outreach Coordinator
Hi, my name is Vanda Carullo
- Vanda Carullo
  
  Adoption & Outreach Coordinator
  
  Hi, my name is Vanda Carullo. I am thrilled to return to JFCS in a dual role as the Adoption & Outreach Coordinator for Open Arms Adoption. I’ve spent most of my career working in various types of adoption including within public, private, domestic and international adoption. As an Adoption Coordinator, I am honored to help expectant, birth, and adoptive parents in their family planning process. As the Outreach Coordinator, I am eager to inform and extend knowledge to women and professionals who may benefit from learning about our services. In addition to a B.S. from Syracuse University, I have completed graduate courses in the Counseling Psychology program at Temple University.
Lisa Lavitt
Adoption Services Contractor
Hi, my name is Lisa Lavitt.
- Lisa Lavitt
  
  Adoption Services Contractor
  
  Hi, my name is Lisa Lavitt. I previously was employed with Open Arms and I am now an Adoption Contractor. I work with families in the New York area. I work with adoptive families to complete home studies and post placement visits. For the last twenty years, I have worked with children and families, specializing in the areas of foster care, adoption, mental health, child welfare, and the juvenile justice system. I am a licensed social worker and I received my MSW from Columbia University. I am the mother of two children, one of whom joined our family through open adoption.
Michele Smeal
Adoption Services Contractor
Hello! My name is Michele Smeal and I am an Administrative Support.
- Michele Smeal
  
  Adoption Services Contractor
  
  Hello! My name is Michele Smeal and I am an Adoption Contractor. I graduated from Lock Haven University with a degree in social work. I have worked for over twenty years in the child welfare field, including Children & Youth Services, foster care, and international and domestic adoption. I feel fortunate to assist Birth and Adoptive families in the adoption process.
Angie Graham-Dherbey
Adoption Services Contractor
Hello! My name is Angie Graham-Dherbey.
- Angie Graham-Dherbey
  
  Adoption Services Contractor
  
  Hello! My name is Angie Graham-Dherbey. I am an Adoption Contractor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York offices. I work with expectant parents considering adoption & adoptive families. My background includes working in adoption & birth parent counseling for 12+ years. During the other 25+ years in my career, I have worked with children & families in mental health, foster care, and reunification as well as mental health and substance use counseling with adults. I have a BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison & a MA in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I am married to an adult adoptee and I am the aunt to five nieces and nephews through adoption. I am committed to helping & supporting expectant parents through this journey in making the best decision for themselves & their families.

Meredith Rose

Meredith Rose

Director

Lisa Walters

Lisa Walters

Adoption Supervisor

Michele LeMasney

Michele LeMasney

Adoptive Family Support & Training Coordinator

Alex Wallis

Alex Wallis

Administrative Manager

Vanda Carullo

Vanda Carullo

Adoption & Outreach Coordinator

Lisa Lavitt

Lisa Lavitt

Adoption Services Contractor

Michele Smeal

Michele Smeal

Adoption Services Contractor

Angie Graham-Dherbey

Angie Graham-Dherbey

Adoption Services Contractor

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