Executive Director
Myriam Avery, MA has traveled to many countries helping adoptive families and is skilled in working with US Embassies and Consulates worldwide. With over 20 years of experience, she's provided direct international adoption services to hundreds of families. She has helped process adoptions from China, Uganda, Bulgaria, Romania, India, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Nepal. She has also worked with families who have adopted children in the United States.
Myriam is dedicated to the orphaned children of the world who are in need of permanent loving homes. She has extensive knowledge regarding all aspects of the adoption process, and has completed a published thesis on international adoption. Myriam has two biological boys and two daughters adopted from China. She is honored to be a part of any family’s adoption process.
Director of Social Services
Debby Fields, MS, LMHC, has a Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Debby has worked in the field of adoption since 2006, providing home studies
and post adoption supervision and support. She is honored to be part of the process of building families through adoption. Debby lives in Edmonds with her husband and two daughters. What Debby likes best about working at Agape Adoptions is seeing the
delight of parents as they bond with
their children and the joy of children
who know they are loved and cherished.
Debby is a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner and Educator.
Adoption Program Specialist
Stacie Wallace has had a heart for helping orphaned and vulnerable children since volunteering in orphanages in Guatemala and Malawi in high school and college. She received her Bachelor’s degree in International Human Rights from the University of Washington, and Master of Public Administration from Indiana University. She joined Agape Adoptions in 2019 and is thrilled to help children find loving families. Stacie enjoys spending time with her friends and family, especially her husband and their two children.
Home Study and Post Placement Coordinator
Maya Trettevik graduated from Western Washington University with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Services. She loves dogs, fried chicken and enjoys learning American Sign Language. Maya was born in China and was adopted from Jian, JianXi at the age of one and has a sister who is also adopted from China. In 2012, they traveled with their Mom and Grandma to tour their hometowns. Throughout Maya’s life, she has always had a passion for helping children and families. She hopes to build connections with those who are going through this process and share her story in hopes that it would encourage other families. Maya is excited to work at Agape Adoptions to help bring families together.
Adoption Program Assistant
Hailee Stewart graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. In 2006, she began her career in the adoption field by supporting families through the adoption process. She is extremely passionate about improving the lives of children around the world!
She enjoys spending time with her husband, two sweet kiddos and one cute puppy! Hailee also loves chocolate chip cookies, tulips, photography, shopping with her twin sister and planning family vacations, either somewhere tropical or to Disneyland!
Child Advocate and Communications Coordinator
Veronica Latsko graduated from the University of Virginia with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Policy and Leadership, with a second major in Foreign Affairs. In 2018, Veronica began her professional soccer career in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), and played for the Houston Dash in Texas, for the last four years. She currently plays for the Seattle’s professional soccer team, OL Reign, and lives in Tacoma with her two dogs. Veronica is passionate about helping women and children and is excited to advocate for the children in our Agape program.
Social Services Team
Adoption Social Worker, Washington
Tiffany Didrickson, MEd, has a Master's of Education degree in Guidance and Counseling. She began working in adoption because of a passion for bringing orphaned children into loving families. She has worked since 2011 providing home study and post adoption services to families and joined the staff at Agape Adoptions in 2015. Tiffany and her husband have four active children and have personal experience going through the international adoption process. She and her husband adopted their then 5 year old daughter from Ghana in 2013. Tiffany understands the myriad of emotions that families go through during the adoption process and enjoys helping to prepare families for the journey.
Adoption Social Worker, Oregon Elizabeth@agapeadoptions.org
Elizabeth Sale, BSW, has worked with children in need of permanent homes and families with a desire to provide permanent homes since 1999. Her own experience as an adoptee led her to decide at an early age to pursue a career as an adoption social worker. She has worked in child welfare for many years and has provided home study, matching, and supervision services to numerous adoptive families. While the bulk of her experience is in foster care adoption and some domestic infant adoption she has a number of friends and relatives who have adopted internationally and she understands the unique challenges of international adoption. She has three teenagers who keep her busy at home and provide endless reminders of why all children need safety, stability, attention, emotional support, and loving care. The longer she works in the field of adoption the more she appreciates the incredible amount of patience, flexibility, and humility it takes to be an adoptive parent.
Adoption Social Worker, Oregon
Alyssa Whitesides , MA, has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. Alyssa has worked in the field of adoption since 2004, providing services to both children and families. She developed her passion for adoption while working in the child welfare field helping to identify adoptive homes for children in foster care. Since then, she has worked in domestic infant adoption, foster care adoption and international adoption providing home studies and post adoption supervision and support. Alyssa joined the Agape team in 2014 as the Oregon and Southwest Washington Adoption Social Worker. Alyssa feels truly honored to walk along families as they welcome children into their lives through adoption. Alyssa lives in the Portland, Oregon area with her family.
Adoption Social Worker, Washington
Katie Egbert, MS has a Master's Degree in Multidisciplinary Human Services and has ten years of experience, specializing in working with children with complex medical and behavioral needs. Katie provides home study and post placement services to families living in Eastern Washington. In addition to her work with Agape Adoptions, Katie also works in public child welfare, providing clinical supervision and social work services to those affiliated with the Washington State foster care system. Katie has extensive experience providing support and training to adoptive families and is passionate about finding a family for every child. Katie is the mother to eight children, including five placed through the foster care system, and one international adoption from Bulgaria. When Katie isn't working or spending time with her large family, she can be found traveling, shopping or engaged in photography.
Adoption Social Worker, Washington
Lacey Gray, MS, LMHCA has a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lacey is currently a therapist working toward her license as a mental health counselor in private practice. She has several years of experience working in the foster care system in WA, as well as working as a CPS case manager and home study writer in Hawaii for both the licensing of foster homes as well as domestic adoption. Additionally, she has worked with survivors of human trafficking. Lacey loves different cultures and has had the honor to travel to over 31 countries exploring the world! She has spent several years working in Honduras and India. Lacey loves having the opportunity to unite cultures, families, and helping children find their forever homes. She is passionate about adoption and she and her husband hope to adopt someday. Lacey resides with her husband in Longview, WA. She enjoys fishing, hiking, traveling, spending time with family, reading and adventuring with her two German Shorthair Pointer pups and her cat.
Adoption Social Worker, Washington
Agape Adoptions is currently hiring an adoption social worker for Washington State. Visit our Employment page to learn more!
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