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 20 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. You can reach me at mrose@openarmsadoption.net.

Michele LeMasney

Adoptive Family Support & Training Coordinator

Hello! My name is Michele LeMasney, and 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! You can reach me at mlemasney@openarmsadoption.net.

Susan Meeker

Adoption Coordinator

Hi, my name is Susan Meeker and I am an Adoption Coordinator at our Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware office. I work with expectant parents considering adoption as well as adoptive families. My background includes 25 years of working in the fields of women’s reproductive health/human sexuality, parenting education and child welfare. I received my MSW from Widener University. I am committed to helping women make empowering decisions as well as supporting families in their open adoption journey. I can be reached at smeeker@openarmsadoption.net.

E. Stefani Moon, MA, LPC IMH E

I have been part of the Open Arms Adoption family in various roles since 2010. I currently enjoy teaching workshops for pre-adoptive families and conducting home studies as a contractor. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, having earned my Masters in Counseling from Prescott College, and am endorsed by the New Jersey Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. I am also a parent by both international and domestic adoption..

Liz Roberts

Adoption Coordinator

Hello! My name is Liz Roberts and I am an adoption coordinator in our South Jersey office. I work with Expectant Parents, Birth Parents and Adoptive Families. I am passionate about adoption and it is a privilege to be helping Birth Parents, adoptees, and parents navigate through their journeys and become a narrator of their stories. I have worked with children and families for two decades. For 6 years I specialized in adoption through foster care. I have a BA from Widener University and MA in Clinical Counseling from Eastern University. I have a Post Graduate Certificate in Adoption through Rutgers University School of Social Work.I can be reached at eroberts@openarmsadoption.net.

Nicole Russo

Administrative Assistant

Hello! My name is Nicole Russo, I am the Administrative Assistant for Open Arms. I joined Open Arms in 2020 and provide administrative support to the Open Arms team as well as to families during the adoption process. I received a Bachelor of Arts from Holy Family University in 2017 and have been working in the non profit sector ever since. I am thrilled to be working alongside such a wonderful and dedicated team and feel blessed to be able to assist families in the adoption process. I can be reached at nrusso@openarmsadoption.net.

Shantanai Sealy

Adoption Coordinator

Hi. My name is Shantanai Sealy and I am an Adoption Coordinator based New Jersey. My role is to work collaboratively with expectant parents, birth parents and adoptive families. As a licensed social worker, I have provided therapy to families formed through adoption as well as those coping with mental health and substance use diagnoses. I have a BA in psychology and a MSW with a concentration in Clinical practice with children and families from Monmouth University. I also have Post Graduate certifications in Clinical Practice in Adoption from Rutgers University. I am excited to partner with you and assist you in your journey. I can be reached at ssealy@openarmsadoption.net.

Jenny Sved

Outreach Coordinator

Hi, my name is Jenny Sved, and I joined Open Arms as Outreach Coordinator in 2012. My primary responsibility is handling our outreach and marketing efforts, both for potential adoptive families and expectant mothers considering adoption. I have been in the nonprofit sector since graduating with a BA in English Communications in 2007. Post-graduation, I was responsible for the marketing efforts in the Office of Alumni Affairs at my alma mater. I am thrilled to have entered the world of Adoption, as it is an incredible journey for families that I love being a part of! I can be reached at jsved@openarmsadoption.net.

Alexandra Wallis

Administrative Coordinator

Hello! My name is Alexandra Wallis, I am the Administrative Coordinator for Open Arms, working out of our Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware office. I joined Open Arms in 2018 and provide administrative support for coordinators and adoptive families throughout the adoption process. I am also working toward my MSW at Temple University. Working in this field is incredibly rewarding and I am grateful to be part of such a dedicated team! I can be reached at awallis@openarmsadoption.net.

Lisa Walters

Adoption Coordinator

Hi, my name is Lisa Walters and I am an Adoption Coordinator for Open Arms, working out of our Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware office. 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 25 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.