I founded Parents by Choice because I wanted a positive team environment where we could be creative, relentless advocates for kids. I was tired of “business as usual” and wanted an agency where kids would be the big deal. I’ve been blessed with a great staff and board of directors who have embraced these values and worked to make them a reality. Parents by Choice has an amazing team! Over the last 10 years, whether we are supervising a family visit, leading a parenting group or placing a foster child in a home, our team has worked to bring hope and healing to vulnerable children and their families. I am so proud of our agency and the people whose hard work has made this possible.

I am a social worker/administrator for Parents by Choice because God has brought me here to serve children and families. To be His hands and feet, demonstrate His heart, His love with like-minded people in His Purpose.

I became a social worker because I enjoy working with children and families. I've always wanted to help people in some way. It's rewarding to see a smile on a face when a child see's Santa for the first time as says "He really is real..." those are the moments I enjoy the most; and teaching families, working together to learn how to better parent our children and raise healthy little human beings.

I feel that I was lead to this agency to be able to fulfill my purpose; which is to use my gifts to help others. I am able to do that everyday here. I am able to see people at their worst and at their best and I never stop being amazed at people's capacity for love, courage and change.

Before working for Parents by Choice, I volunteered for a year. I enjoyed interacting with the children that I asked for a job. I have been working for Parents by Choice for over 4 years now. Each day is different than the next. The children that I interact with weekly are inspiring to me. These children are resilient and joyful despite what they have gone through. I enjoy every day that I have the chance to interact with them.

Growing up, I always wanted to help in my community and by teaching; I have the opportunity to do that as a positive parenting facilitator. I can focus on the parents by providing strategies, which help promote an enjoyable experience in parenting to better enjoy children. We must remember that our children are the future! I believe it is a fulfilling experience to have the ability to be a part of a change within our community and what a better way to start than with Parents by Choice; an amazing, growing, non-profit organization, which has become a second home!

I have been a foster parent , bio parent, adoptive parent and maintained positive relationships with birth parents and social workers. I wanted to make a difference from my experiences.