Willow and I stopped by the America World office on our way back from the Mins. It's in McLean, and is inside a nondescript office building. But the AWAA office itself is very cheerful and comfy. We visited Kelcey Engling, our famly coordinator (pictured on right) and Yasmin Thornton, our post-placement coordinator (pictured on left.)
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| Yasmin and Kelcey at America World |
Since AWAA works with clients all over the country and world, they don't always get to meet the families and children they help. It's been nice to be able to work with them in-person (for both adoptions, except part of the time in Japan.) Kelcey first called us in July about a "possible match" with Tao Hao Yu, and we decided to review her file. It's a long story after that, but I might write it up someday. Other people there who helped us: Sunny Lee (home study social worker), and Aleesa Ribbens (travel coordinator), Jackie (front desk), and Susan Maines (head social worker). And Joy Kauffman was our first home study coordinator who quickly gave us good instructions on getting clearances from ALL places we've lived since we were 21. That includes places Jeff was deployed. Some clearances weren't possible (Kyrgystan), and they could state that in the home study. That was a relief! Deborah Bumbaugh (social worker) wrote up our home study.
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