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ABOUT BUILDING ARIZONA FAMILIES

An Arizona accredited, licensed adoption agency with over two decades of experience helping vulnerable children, birth mothers, and adoptive families

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WE ARE AN ARIZONA LICENSED ADOPTION AGENCY

Building Arizona Families is a non-profit, internationally accredited and Arizona licensed adoption agency. Since 2004, we have provided high quality adoptive and birth families with professional adoption services.  We place vulnerable children in loving forever families through our domestic infant, interstate, and international adoption programs. This includes direct adoption of children in foster care around the nation, infant adoption for Arizona babies, and international adoption of Haiti children.

Building Arizona Families provides professional adoption services including home studies, post-placement/adoption reports, severance studies, and stepparent/relative adoptions.

The dedicated team at Building Arizona Families includes many staff members who have adopted or were themselves adopted.  We support every member of the adoption triad – the child, the adoptive family, and the birth parent.  Building Arizona Families staff is passionately dedicated to breaking down the barriers and obstacles of adoption, helping every child to find their forever family and every adoptive family their forever child.

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Employment Opportunities

Our licensed adoption agency is always growing. We’re looking to add the right people to our amazing team. Maybe it could be you?

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MEET OUR STAFF

  • Kelly R-S.
    Kelly R-S.
    President & Social Service Director
  • Angie P.
    Angie P.
    Vice President & Agency Employee Director
  • Adam S.
    Adam S.
    Director of Business Operations
  • Scott P.
    Scott P.
    Professional Standards Administrator
  • Angela B.
    Angela B.
    Domestic Adoption Case Manager
  • Maura C.
    Maura C.
    Administrative Assistant
  • Sara M-G.
    Sara M-G.
    Domestic Adoption Case Manager Aide
  • Candace B.
    Candace B.
    Domestic Adoption Case Manager
  • Shakia T.
    Shakia T.
    Domestic Adoption Case Manager
  • Amber C.
    Amber C.
    Domestic Birthmother Case Manager Aide
  • Becky M.
    Becky M.
    Domestic Program Coordinator
  • Debbie J.
    Debbie J.
    Social Worker
  • Ixcel B.
    Ixcel B.
    Interstate Program Coordinator
  • Jennifer W.
    Jennifer W.
    Administrative Assistant
  • Jessica H.
    Jessica H.
    Medical Records Clerk
  • Karly S.
    Karly S.
    Domestic Adoptive Parent Case Manager
  • Katya P.
    Katya P.
    Administrative Assistant
  • Kristie J.
    Kristie J.
    Intake & DKE Coordinator
  • Lisa P.
    Lisa P.
    International Program Coordinator
  • Lisa S.
    Lisa S.
    Social Worker
  • Sarah V.
    Sarah V.
    Domestic Adoptive Parent Case Manager
  • Patrick C.
    Patrick C.
    Social Worker
  • Robyn F.
    Robyn F.
    Match Coordinator
  • Sharon C.
    Sharon C.
    Social Worker
  • Sue S.
    Sue S.
    Bookkeeper
Kelly R-S.
President & Social Service Director

Kelly has a Masters Degree in School Counseling and a Liberal Science Degree in Family Studies and Human Development. Kelly has experience as a school counselor, social worker, mental health case worker, and is bilingual in Spanish. Above all, Kelly is married and the proud mother of 7 children.

Angie P.
Vice President & Agency Employee Director

Angie has a Post Baccalaureate Elementary Education Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a concentration in writing. Angie has experience as a 2nd grade teacher and is the adoptive mother of three siblings from Russia.

Adam S.
Director of Business Operations

Adam is an Arizona native with 17 years of experience in business management. Adam is the proud father of 7 children.

Scott P.
Professional Standards Administrator

Scott is an Arizona native with 28 years of local law enforcement experience, retiring with the rank of Captain. He is a Grand Canyon University graduate of their Public Administration program and a training instructor in the fields of Ethics, Liability Issues, and Employee Safety. Scott is the proud adoptive father of three siblings from Russia.

Angela B.
Domestic Adoption Case Manager

Angela has a Bachelors Degree is Psychology and completed course work for her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Angela is originally from Ohio, she moved to Arizona in 2005.  Angela has 20 years in the medical field 6 of those years in Ob/Gyn and 10 years in mental health and substance abuse. Angela is also a trained Doula. Angela has 2 adult daughters, 5 grandchildren and a Yorkie. Angela enjoys jazz, dance, travel and modeling.

Maura C.
Administrative Assistant

Maura is an Arizona native and bilingual. She enjoy helping others love to decorate and cook. Maura is a mother to four fantastic children and a proud grandmother of four .

Sara M-G.
Domestic Adoption Case Manager Aide

Sara graduated with a Master in Social Work from Campbellsville University in May 2020. After working in the Casino Industry for 21 years she needed a career change to pursue her passion of working with children and adoption. Sara recently moved to Arizona in 2019 from California.  She have been married for 12 years to her wonderful husband. Sara and here husband were foster parents for five years and adopted both of their children. They have one daughter who is 5 1/2 and one son who is 3 1/2.

Candace B.
Domestic Adoption Case Manager

Candace has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. She is originally from California but moved to Arizona in 2012. Candace is passionate about empowering women, which her 8+ years of experience in the field has allowed her to do

Shakia T.
Domestic Adoption Case Manager

Shakia was born and raised in New York City and moved to Arizona in 2016. Obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and minor in Early Childhood Edu., Shakia takes special interest in building positive relationships, empowering women and creating effective ways to help others be the best version of themselves.  Working at Building Arizona Families allows Shakia to support women throughout their adoption plan, as well as, other areas in their lives.

Amber C.
Domestic Birthmother Case Manager Aide

Amber has her bachelors degree in Applied Behavioral Science with a minor in Child Development. She is married with two children. Amber has several years experience working with children and their families (was in childcare for a very long time). She likes to spend time with my family and be outdoors.

Becky M.
Domestic Program Coordinator

Becky is married and the proud mother of two sons, both adopted at birth. She has a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and Psychology from Ottawa University. She has experience with children and families working as a director of children’s ministries.

Debbie J.
Social Worker

Debbie has Bachelors of Science degrees in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Studies. She is the proud adoptive aunt to the children her sister adopted from Russia. She has been working in the adoption field since 2009, and she is thankful for having the privilege to help families grow through adoption.

Ixcel B.
Interstate Program Coordinator

Ixcel is a proud mother to 1 son. She has a Masters degree in Psychology. She is fluent in Spanish. She has experience working with children and families as an early childhood teacher, social worker, and match support specialist . She also has two years experience specifically in the foster care system training and licensing foster/adoptive families.

Jennifer W.
Administrative Assistant

Jennifer is married and the proud mother of 3 children, two girls and one boy. Jennifer joined Building Arizona Families in February 2015. She enjoys spending time with her family and close friends.

Jessica H.
Medical Records Clerk

Jessica is married and a mom of three children. She is a former University of Kentucky student and studied Education. Currently she is enrolled at ASU for a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Her younger brother that was adopted at birth.

Karly S.
Domestic Adoptive Parent Case Manager

Karly holds a bachelor’s degree in Intercultural Studies. She is married and the proud mother of four children, all of whom were adopted. Karly has experience working with survivors of domestic violence and families experiencing homelessness.

Katya P.
Administrative Assistant

Katya was adopted from Russia when she was 10 years old. She is proud to now be able to help other children find their forever families! Katya is currently a college student going into the field of teaching. Katya donates her time to sew and sell dolls to raise money for an orphanage in Haiti.

Kristie J.
Intake & DKE Coordinator

Kristie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Social Work from Indiana University. Kristie is originally from Indiana and moved to Arizona in 2017. Kristie has 2 years of experience working as a Parent Aid, Visit Supervisor, and Juvenile Mentor. Kristie is married and has two dogs and enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and kayaking.

Lisa P.
International Program Coordinator

Lisa has been with BAF for ten years as a social worker and program coordinator for the international programs. She has adopted international four times and really enjoys building lasting relationship with each BAF family.

Lisa S.
Social Worker

Lisa is married and has three children and two granddaughters. She has lived in the valley her entire life and attended both the University of Arizona and ASU. Lisa graduated from ASU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Family Resources and Human Development. Lisa also just recently completed her Post-Baccalaureate in Education. Lisa has been working for Building Arizona Families for the last ten years. She really enjoys working with families to complete their homestudies and see their excitement and returning after their child is placed with them to see their hopes and dreams fulfilled.

Sarah V.
Domestic Adoptive Parent Case Manager

Sarah was born and raised in Montana before heading south to Arizona in 2018. Building Arizona Families’ mission statement drew her out of retirement and back into working as a social worker for the agency. Sarah graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Montana with a degree in social work and criminal justice.

Patrick C.
Social Worker

Patrick is the proud father of a son and two daughters. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice with a minor in Sociology. Patrick has been working with children and families for over 15 years. His experience encompasses writing a variety of different reports directly submitted to the juvenile court.

Robyn F.
Match Coordinator

Robyn is married and the proud mother of 4 children, one recently adopted at birth. She studied Business Management and Education at the University of Kentucky. She has experience teaching children in primary and secondary schools as well as prior office management proficiency.

Sharon C.
Social Worker

Sharon was born and raised in Minnesota but has resided in Arizona since high school graduation. She have three children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. Sharon enjoys reading, the outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends.

Sue S.
Bookkeeper

Sue a workaholic that loves what she does. She is a number cruncher and very detailed. Sue love life and enjoy helping others.

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