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.

Keri Adamson

Adoption Coordinator

Hello, my name is Keri Adamson and I am an Adoption Coordinator in our North Jersey office. I work with expectant parents, birth parents and adoptive families. I have worked for ten years with families in medical settings, including time spent providing counseling and support to families with infants in NICU. I am a licensed social worker in the State of New Jersey. I received my Bachelors in Social Work degree from Northeastern Illinois University and my Masters Degree in Mental Health Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. I am committed to supporting expectant parents in making the best decision for themselves and their families. I can be contacted at kadamson@openarmsadoption.net.

Dori Kavanagh, LCSW

Adoption Coordinator

Hello! My name is Dori Kavanagh and I serve as a Contractor for Open Arms. I have a BA from Muhlenberg College and a MSW from Hunter College. I also have Post Graduate certifications in Clinical Social Work, Adoption and Maternal Mental Health from Hunter, Rutgers and Perinatal Support International. I have worked in various roles in the worlds of adoption and reproductive medicine for over 15 years, including a small psychotherapy practice which focuses on infertility and family building. I am also a parent of 3 girls, one of whom was welcomed into our family through adoption. It is a privilege to be able to assist both birth families and adoptive parents.

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, birthparents 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 am passionate about adoption and it is a privilege to be helping expectant parents, birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families 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 working with children as they transitioned out of the foster care system into their forever families. I have a BA from Widener University and an 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.

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 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 joined Open Arms in 2018 and provide administrative support for coordinators and adoptive families throughout the adoption process. I earned 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.