PRESS CONTACTS/EXPERTS

Topic	Contact
General Adoption Issues	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 1-888-251-0075 or 703-279-6242 http://naic.acf.hhs.gov Web based resources for all three members of the triad. It includes web pages designed specifically for expectant parents and those considering an adoption plan. Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Adam Pertman, Executive Director Author, Adoption Nation, 120 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-269-5080 or 617-332-8944 apertman@adoptioninstitute.org www.adoptioninstitute.org Susan Caughman Publisher Adoptive Families Magazine 646-366-0830 publisher@adoptivefam.com www.adoptivefam.com Publishes Adoptive Families as well as an Adoption Resource Guide, which lists resources through the United States. Kim Hansel, Editor Adoption Today Fostering Families Today 541 E. Grden Dr. Unit N Windsor, CO 80550 888-924-6736 www.adoptinfo.net
Adoption in America	Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Adam Pertman, Executive Director Author, Adoption Nation, 120 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-269-5080 or 617-332-8944 apertman@adoptioninstitute.org www.adoptioninstitute.org
Adopting from Foster Care	National Adoption Center Clearinghouse for waiting children 215-735-9410 nac@adopt.org www.adopt.org National Adoption Information Clearinghouse 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 1-888-251-0075 or 703-279-6242 http://naic.acf.hhs.gov Web based resources for all three members of the triad. It includes web pages designed specifically for expectant parents and those considering an adoption plan. North American Council on Adoptable Children Diane Riggs, Communications Specialist 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106 St. Paul, MN 55114 651-644-3036 dianeriggs@nacac.org www.nacac.org Adopt US Kids Adoption Exchange Associates 8015 Corporate Drive Ste C baltimore, MD 21236 info@adoptuskids.org www.adoptUSkids.org Kim Hansel, Editor Adoption Today Fostering Families Today 541 E. Grden Dr. Unit N Windsor, CO 80550 888-924-6736 www.adoptinfo.net
Adoptee rights Adoptee searches	Marilyn Waugh American Adoption Congress P.O. Box 42730 Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 483-3399 waugh5@aol.com www.americanadoptioncongress.org
Adoption in the schools	Institute for Adoption Information Kathryn B. Creedy Executive Director 409 Dewey St. Bennington, VT 05201 802-442-2845 kathryncreedy@adoptioninformationinstitute.org www.adoptioninformationinstitute.org Families Adopting in Response (FAIR) Lansing Wood, Nancy Ng, Co-Authors Adoption in the Schools PO Box 51436 Palo Alto, CA 94303 650-836-3515 lansingw@earthlink.net nancyng@yahoo.com info@fairfamilies.org www.fairfamilies.org.
Advocacy	Child Welfare League of America (www.cwla.org) Joyce Johnson 440 First St NW, Third Floor Washington, DC 20001-2085 202-942-0244 jjohnson@cwla.org Sets standards for improving adoption practices.
Birth Parent rights Birth Parent searches	Brenda Romanchik R-Squared Press 721 Hawthorne Ave Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-543-0997 brenr@openadoptioninsight.org www.r2press.com brenr@openadoptioninsight.org Founded by Brenda Romanchik, birth and adoption educator, this site is designed for all those touched by or exploring open adoption. Ms. Romanchik, also Open Adoption Pocket Guides including Your Rights and Responsibilities: For expectant parents exploring adoption; Birthparent Grief; Being a Birthparent: Finding our place; and What is Open Adoption. Concerned United Birthparents http://www.cubirthparents.org/ P.O. Box 230457 Encinitas, CA 92023 800-822-2777 Sharon Kaplan-Roszia Co-Author: The Open Adoption Kinship Center 1520 Brookhaven Dr. Suite 41 Santa Ana, CA 92660 714-949-2365 silveroze@asyst.net National Organization for Birth Fathers and Adoption Reform PO Box 50 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 813-637-7477 Concerned United Birthparents http://www.cubirthparents.org/) Erik L. Smith 518 E. Town St., #308 Columbus, OH 43215 614-228-3703 edenstore@msn.com www.eriksmith.org
Conservative Adoption Policies  Closed Adoptions	National Council for Adoption Thomas Atwood, President 225 N. Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2561 703-299-6633 ncfa@adoptioncouncil.org www.ncfa-usa.org/
Disrupted Adoptions	Barbara Tremetiere 2527 N. George St York, PA 17402 717-845-2384 barbtrem@aol.com Joyce Sterkel Ranch for Kids 3890 Indian Creek Road Eureka, MT 59917 406-889-3106
Ethics	Children's Rights 212-683-2210 Madelyn Freindlich, Policy Director 404 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor New York, NY 10016 info@childrensrights.org Press Contact: Geoffrey Knox 212-229-0540 gknox@geoffreyknox.org www.childrensrights.org L. Ann Babb, author Ethics In American Adoption The Evergreen Partnership, Inc 211 Industrial Blvd Moore, OK 73160 405-237-1348 annebabb@cox.net American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (www.adoptionattorneys.org/media.htm) PO Box 33053 Washington, DC 20033 202-832-2222 www.adoptionattorneys.org Ethica, Inc 1116 W.7th St. Columbia, TN 38401 931-840-4565 ethica@ethicanet.org http://www.ethicanet.org Joint Council on International Children's Services Antonia Forkin Edwardson, Executive Director 1403 King Street, Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-8045 jcics@jcics.org www.jcics.org
Financial  Corporate Adoption Benefits Adoption Tax Credit	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse 330 C Street SW Washington, DC 20447 1-888-251-0075 or 703-279-6242 http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/adoption_gip_two.cfm Dave Thomas Foundation Rita Soronen, Executive Director 4288 West Dublin Granville Road Dublin, OH 43017 1-800-275-3832 614-764-8482 rita_soronen@wendys.com adoption@wendys.com www.davethomasfoundation.org
Government	Census Bureau Children & Child Care 301-457-3030 Fertility & Family Statistics Branch 301-763-2416 Statistical Information Staff 301-763-2422 pop@census.gov pio@census.gov www.census.gov Department of Health & Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW Washington, DC 20447 202-619-0257 kbassett@acf.hhs.gov www.hhs.gov Department of State Office of Childrens' Issues 2201 C Street NW SA-22, Room 2100 Public Affairs 202-736-7000 http://travel.state.gov Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services 425 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20583 Public Affairs 800-375-5283 202-647-4000 http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/index.htm
Health	Dr. Dana Johnson International Adoption Clinic University of Minnesota Mayo Mail Code #211 420 Deleware St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-624-1164 iac@umn.edu www.peds.umn.edu/iac Dr. Margaret Hostetter Yale University International Adoption Clinic 203-737-4489 Margaret.Hostetter@yale.edu www.ynhh.org/healthlink/pediatrics/pediatrics_3_00.html Dr. Jerri Jenista Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit University of Michigan Medical Center 551 Second St Ann Arbor, MMI 48103 313-668-0419 Dr. Laurie Miller International Adoption Clinic Floating Hospital for Children 751 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111 617-636-8121 www.nemc.org/adoption Dr. Jane Aronson International Pediatric Health Services 151 East Street, Ste 1A New York, NY 10021 516-207-6666 www.orphandoctor.com orphandoctor@aol.com
History of Adoption	Adoption History Project Ellen Herman Department of History, University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403-1288 (541) 346-3118 adoption@uoregon.edu http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption
How to Adopt	Susan Caughman, Publisher Adoptive Families Magazine 212-877-1839 publisher@adoptivefam.com www.adoptivefamilies.com Publishes Adoptive Families as well as an Adoption Resource Guide, which lists resources throughout the United States. Dave Thomas Foundation Rita Soronen, Executive Director 4288 West Dublin Granville Road Dublin, OH 43017 1-800-275-3832 614-764-8482 rita_soronen@wendys.com www.davethomasfoundation.org National Adoption Information Clearinghouse 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 1-888-251-0075 or 703-279-6242 http://naic.acf.hhs.gov Web based resources for all three members of the triad. It includes web pages designed specifically for expectant parents and those considering an adoption plan. Kim Hansel, Editor Adoption Today Fostering Families Today 541 E. Grden Dr. Unit N Windsor, CO 80550 888-924-6736 www.adoptinfo.net
Infertility	Resolve (www.resolve.org) Mary Sullivan, MA 1310 Broadway Somerville, MA 02144 617-623-1156 msullivan@resolve.org InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination P.O. Box 6836 Arlington, VA 22206 Executive Director Nancy P. Hemenway 703-379-9178 Media Inquiries: President Theresa Venet Grant 520-544-9548  inciidinfo@inciid.org http://www.inciid.org
International Adoption	Joint Council on International Children's Services Antonia Forkin Edwardson, Executive Director 1403 King Street, Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-8045 jcics@jcics.org www.jcics.org Eastern European Adoption Coalition (www.eeadopt.org) Families With Children From China (www.fwcc.org) Families for Russian Ukranian Adoption (www.frua.org) Karen Klein Berman, Chair 413-480-8257 Debra V. Lankenau, Outreach 972-418-0243 PO Box 2944 Merrifield, VA 22116 703-560-6184 karen@frua.org or debra@frua.org Families with Children from Vietnam (www.fcvn.org) Latin American Parents Association (http://www.lapa.com) Joe Tartaglia PO Box 339-340 Brooklyn, NY 11234 212-684-5553
Legal	American Association of Adoption Attorneys (www.adoptionattorneys.org/media.htm) Provides listing of adoption attorneys nationwide PO Box 33053 Washington, DC 20033 202-832-2222 www.adoptionattorneys.org National Center for Adoption Law & Policy (www.law.capital.edu/adoption) Kent Markus, Director; or Marjorie Frazier, Associate Director 303 E. Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-236-6730 Joan Hollinger, Professor Author, Adoption Law and Practice & Co-Author, Families by Law: An Adoption Reader Law School -- Boalt Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 510-642-1419 joanhol@law.berkeley.edu Naomi Cahn, Professor Co-Author, Families by Law: An Adoption Reader George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20052 (ncahn@law.gwu.edu) (202)994-6025. State and Federal Laws and practices (http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal//index.cfm) Lists contact information for state licensing agencies as well as state laws recounting allowable adoption payments for expenses and time periods for consenting to and changing your mind about a given adoption plan.
Legislative, Policy & Regulatory	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Kerry Marks Hasenbalg, Executive Director Wendy Cosby, Program Director 6723 Whittier Ave, Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 703-288-9700 info@ccainstitute.org kerry@ccainstitute.org www.ccainstitute.org Child Welfare League of America Joyce Johnson, Public Relations 440 First Street NW, Third Floor Washington, DC 20001 202-638-2952 jjohnson@cwla.org www.cwla.org Department of Health & Human Services (www.hhs.gov) 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW Washington, DC 20447 202-619-0257 kbassett@acf.hhs.gov www.acf.hss.gov www.hhs.gov/news Children's Rights 212-683-2210 Madelyn Freindlich, Policy Director 404 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor New York, NY 10016 info@childrensrights.org Press Contact: Geoffrey Knox 212-229-0540 gknox@geoffreyknox.org www.childrensrights.org North American Council on Adoptable Children Joe Kroll, Executive Director Diane Riggs, Communications Specialist 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106 St. Paul, MN 55114 651-644-3036 dianeriggs@nacac.org info@nacac.org www.nacac.org
Media	Beth Waggenspack, Associate Professor Director-Undergraduate Program, Department of Communications Studies Virginal Polytechnic Institute and State University 540-231-7624 bwaggens@vt.edu Adam Pertman, Executive Director Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute 120 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-269-5080 or 617-332-8944 apertman@adoptioninstitute.org www.adoptioninstitute.org Kathryn Creedy, Executive Director Institute for Adoption Information 409 Dewey St. Bennington, VT 05201 802-442-2845 info@adoptioninformationinstitute.org
Open Adoption	Harold D. Grotevant, Ph.D. Department of Family Social Science University of Minnesota 1985 Buford Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 612-624-3756 hgrotevant@che.umn.edu Dr. Ruth McRoy, Ph.D. School of Social Work University of Texas at Austin 1925 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78712 512-471-0551 r.mcroy@mail.utexas.edu Brenda Romanchik Insight: Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-543-0997 www.r2press.com brenr@openadoptioninsight.org Founded by Brenda Romanchik, birth and adoption educators, this site is designed for all those touched by or exploring open adoption. Ms. Romanchik, also Open Adoption Pocket Guides including Your Rights and Responsibilities: For expectant parents exploring adoption; Birthparent Grief; Being a Birthparent: Finding our place; and What is Open Adoption. Patricia Martinez Dorner, Author Children of Open Adoption PDorner@msn.com Lois Melina, Co-Author The Open Adoption Experience PO Box 9632 Moscow, ID 83843 Do you have phone #? lmelina@moscow.com Sharon Kaplan-Roszia, Co-Author The Open Adoption Experience Kinship Center 1520 Brookhaven Dr. Ste 41 Santa Ana, CA 92660 714-949-2365 www.adopting.org silveroze@asyst.net
Private Adoption	Families for Private Adoption PO Box 6375 Washington, DC 20015 202-293-2309 www.ffpa.org American Association of Adoption Attorneys (www.adoptionattorneys.org/media.htm) PO Box 33053 Washington, DC 20033 202-832-2222 www.adoptionattorneys.org Barbara Tremetiere 2527 N. George St York, PA 17402 717-845-2384 barbtrem@aol.com
Promoting Adoption of Waiting Children	Dave Thomas Foundation Rita Soronen, Executive Director 4288 West Dublin Granville Road Dublin, OH 43017 1-800-275-3832 614-764-8482 rita_soronen@wendys.com adoption@wendys.com www.davethomasfoundation.org AdoptUSKids 8015 Corporate Drive, Ste C Baltimore, MD 21236 410-933-5700 info@adoptuskids.org http://www.adoptuskids.org North American Council on Adoptable Children Joe Kroll, Executive Director Diane Riggs, Communications Specialist 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106 St. paul, MN 55114 651-644-3036 dianeriggs@nacac.org info@nacac.org http://www.nacac.org Wednesday's Child Suzanne Keller Adoption Program Specialist National Adoption Center skeller@nacenter.adopt.org (p) 215-735-9988 EXT: 311 (f) 215-735-9410 www.adopt.org
Reforming Adoption	American Association of Adoption Attorneys (www.adoptionattorneys.org/media.htm) PO Box 33053 Washington, DC 20033 202-832-2222 www.adoptionattorneys.org American Adoption Congress Marilyn Waugh P.O. Box 42730 Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 483-3399 waugh5@aol.com www.americanadoptioncongress.org Bastard Nation (http://bastards.org/mediaroom) P.O. Box 271672 Houston, TX 77277-1672 Phone / Fax 415-704-3166 Concerned United Birthparents http://www.cubirthparents.org/ P.O. Box 230457 Encinitas, CA 92023 800-822-2777 National Center for Adoption Law & Policy (www.law.capital.edu/adoption) Kent Markus, Director 303 E. Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-236-6730 National Organization for Birth Fathers and Adoption Reform PO Box 50 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 813-637-7477 North American Council on Adoptable Children Joe Kroll, Executive Director Diane Riggs, Communications Specialist 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106 St. Paul, MN 55114 651-644-3036 dianeriggs@nacac.org info@nacac.org www.nacac.org
Research	Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Adam Pertman Executive Director Author, Adoption Nation, 120 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-269-5080 or 617-332-8944 apertman@adoptioninstitute.org www.adoptioninstitute.org Center for Adoption Research (www.centerforadoptionresearch.org) Debra Chaison, Acting Director 365 Plantation St. Ste 100 Worcester, MA 01605 508-856-8510 CAR@umassmed.edu debra.chaison@umassmed.edu
Social Bias Against Adoption	Institute for Adoption Information (www.adoptioninformationinstitute.org) Kathryn Creedy 409 Dewey St. Bennington, VT 05201 802-442-2845 kcreedy@adoptioninformationinstute.org
Transracial Adoption	Beth Hall Gail Steinberg PACT: An Adoption Alliance (www.pactadopt.org) 3220 Blume Drive, Ste 289 Richmond, CA 94806 510-243-9460 info@pactadopt.org Dr. Amanda Baden Assistant Professor Montclair State Univerity 646-498-0452 baden@transracialadoption.net www.transracialadoption.net/ North American Council on Adoptable Children Diane Riggs, Communications Specialist 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106 St. Paul, MN 55114 651-644-3036 dianeriggs@nacac.org info@nacac.org www.nacac.org
Treaties	Joint Council on International Children's Services (www.jcics.org) Antonia Forkin Edwardson, Executive Director 1403 King Street, Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-8045 jcics@jcics.org
Trends in Adoption	Susan Caughman Publisher Adoptive Families Magazine 646-366-0830 publisher@adoptivefam.com www.adoptivefam.com Publishes Adoptive Families as well as an Adoption Resource Guide, which lists resources through the United States.  Kim Hansel, Editor Adoption Today Fostering Families Today 541 E. Grden Dr. Unit N Windsor, CO 80550 888-924-6736 www.adoptinfo.net
Understanding Adoption	Institute for Adoption Information Kathryn B. Creedy, Executive Director 409 Dewey St. Bennington, VT 05201 802-442-2845 kathryncreedy@adoptioninformationinstitute.org www.adoptioninformationinstitute.org
Wrongful Adoption	Children's Rights 212-683-2210 Madelyn Freundlich, Policy Director 404 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor New York, NY 10016 info@childrensrights.org Press Contact: Geoffrey Knox 212-229-0540 gknox@geoffreyknox.org www.childrensrights.org