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LAN Offices

Roster of Agencies

We encourage you to contact LAN or one of our member agencies for more information or to start the adoption process. Our national headquarters:

LAN/Lutheran Services in America
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
877-278-2416

E-mail our Director, Susan Myers, or click on the map below to find the member agency closest to you.


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LAN Director
Susan Myers
860-202-5770
myers@lanadopt.org

LAN Steering Committee Chair
Richard Smith
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
richard.smith@lssmn.org

COLORADO

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
108 E. St. Vrain, Suite 21
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-314-0021 OR 303-217-5863
Pat Cimino, Director of Adoptions
pat.cimino@lfsco.org

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
363 S. Harlan St. #200
Denver, CO 80226
Kate DeTrent,  Adoption Counselor
303-217-5850
kathryn.detrent@lfsco.org

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
3800 Automation Way, #200
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-232-1159, x 139
Karen Bettis, Adoption Counselor
karen.bettis@lfsco.org

www.lfsco.org

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CONNECTICUT
Lutheran Social Services of New England
2139 Silas Deane Hwy. #201
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Kathryn Beary, Director of Adoption Services
860-257-9899
kbeary@lcssne.org
www.adoptlss.org

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capitol Area
4406 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20011
202-723-3000 X241
gaddiec@lssnca.org

Carly Gaddie, Adoption Coordinator
www.lssnca.org

 

FLORIDA
Lutheran Social Services of Northeast FL
4615 Phillips Highway
Jacksonville, FL  32207
Toll free: 888-577-2367or 904-994-4464
www.lssjax.org

Kelsea Eckert, International Adoption Coordinator
wkeckert@lssjax.org

 

GEORGIA
Lutheran Services of Georgia
1330 W. Peachtree St NW #300
Atlanta, GA  30309
404-591-7066
www.lsga.org

Joanne Quinn, Adoption Coordinator

jquinn@lsga.org

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ILLINOIS
Offices statewide. For referral to an office in your location contact:

Lutheran Child and Family Service of Illinois
333 W. Lake St.
Addison, IL 60101
LaNell Hill, Director of Adoption
630-628-6448 x222
(F) 630-628-6118
La_Nell_Hill@lcfs.org
www.lcfs.org

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois 
1001 E. Touhy Avenue Suite 187 
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-390-1412 or 888-671-0300
Ruth Jajko, Director
ruth.jajko@lssi.org
www.adoptionillinois.org

 

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IOWA

Lutheran Services of Iowa
Statewide office locations - call for referral

205 South 7th Street
Denison, IA 51442
712-263-9341
Susan Salmon
susan.salmon@lsiowa.org

Lutheran Family Services of Iowa
230 9th Ave. N.
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Janette Clausen
712-676-2288
info@lfsiowa.org

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MARYLAND


Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
3805 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

Ramona Hoyle, Director of Adoption
410-261-2855
hoyler@diakon.org
www.diakon.org

LSS of the National Capitol Area
4406 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC  20011
202-723-3000 x 241

Carly Gaddie, Adoption Coordinator
gaddiec@lssnca.org

www.lssnca.org

 

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MASSACHUSETTS and RHODE ISLAND

Lutheran Social Services of New England
20 Hamilton St.
Worcester, MA 01609
Janelle Roussel, Program Director 
508-791-4488
jroussel@lcssne.org

www.adoptlss.org

Lutheran Social Services of New England
116 Rolfe St.
Cranston, RI 02919
Janelle Roussel, Program Director
401-785-0015

www.adoptlss.org

Special needs/waiting children: Katie Tarentino  ktarentino@lcssne.org

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MICHIGAN

Lutheran Adoption Service       (Domestic Special Needs - MI only)
21700 Northwestern Ave., Suite 1490
Southfield, MI 48075
Kari Mascar, Director
kmasc@lssm.org
248-423-2770
(F) 248-423-2783
www.lasadoption.org

Special needs/waiting child: Pamela Ferguson   pferg@lssm.org

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MINNESOTA

Offices Statewide. For referral to an office in your location contact:
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
2414 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
888-205-3769
(F) 612-871-0354

www.minnesotaadoption.org
Lynne Haggar,  Adoption Information Specialist 612-879-5202
lynne.haggar@lssmn.org


Birth Parent Services: Valerie Romanoski 612-879-5271 valerie.romanoski@lssmn.org

Domestic Infant Open Adoption: Rachel Walstad 612-879-5284 rachel.walstad@lssmn.org

Special Needs/Waiting Children: Stephanie Pihaly 612-879-5242 stephanie.pihaly@lssmn.org

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MISSOURI

Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri
8631 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63124
www.lfcsmo.org

Patricia Antle, Social Worker
Pata@lfcs.org
314-787-5100 or 800-727-0218

Cape Girardeau Office
2911 Breckenridge
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Molly Strickland, Director, Southeast Region
mollys@lfcs.org
573-334-5866
(F) 573-334-7593

Columbia Office
401 W. Boulevard North, Suite B
Columbia, MO 65203
Christine White
christinew@lfcs.org
573-815-9955
(F) 573-449-4640

Springfield Office
1400 So. Kimbrough
Springfield, MO 65807
Adam Robe
adamr@lfcs.org

417-862-1972
(F) 417-862-3276

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MONTANA
Lutheran Social Services of Montana
P.O. Box 1345
Great Falls, MT 59403
Rita Kuka, International Program Coordinator

ritak@lssmt.org
406-761-4341
(F) 406-761-7528

www.lssmt.org

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NEBRASKA
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
124 South 24th St. #200
Omaha, NE 68102

Maggie Milner, Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Supervisor
402-978-5619
mmilner@lfsneb.org
www.lfsneb.org

Special needs/waiting children:  Barbara Payne 402-978-5614 bpayne@lfsneb.org

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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Lutheran Social Services of New England
261 Sheep Davis Rd.
Concord, NH 03301
Kathleen Donovan, Program Manager
603-401-3598

kdonovan@lcssne.org

www.adoptlss.org

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NEW JERSEY
Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey
 
6 Terri Lane
Burlington, NJ  08016
800-458-0651
Maryann Sager, Director of Adoptions
msager@lsmnj.org

www.lsmnj.org

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NEW YORK
The Lutheran Service Society of New York
6680 Main St
PO Box 1963
Williamsville, NY 14231-1963
Jolie Giardino, Family Life Specialist
Karen Carlo, Adoption Coordinator - Poland
Susan Lichtenthal, Director
lssnys@gmail.com

716-631-9212
(F) 716-631-9209

www.lssofny.org

The office below serves the greater metropolitan area including Long Island.
Lutheran Social Services of New York
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
www.lssny.org

Paula Benjamin-Howard, Director of Adoption
212-870-1100

pbenjamin-howard@lssny.org

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NORTH CAROLINA
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas
112 Cox Avenue
P.O. Box 12287
Raleigh, NC 27605

Alice Both, Adoption Coordinator - International
919-861-2803

Rosalynn Tyner, SNAP Coordinator (Foster Adoption)
919-971-4269


www.lfscarolinas.org

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OHIO

Lutheran Family Services
4100 Franklin Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44113 

Nancy Redd Shelton, Adoption Assessor
216-281-2500
(F) 216-281-2506
www.lfsohio.org

nancy.reddshelton@lfsohio.org

Graceworks Lutheran Services
www.graceworks.org

CINCINNATI OFFICE
11370 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Cheryl McCarthy, Social Worker
513-326-5430
cmccarthy@graceworks.org

DAYTON OFFICE
3131 South Dixie Drive
Dayton, Ohio 45439
Ed Petry, Adoption Manager
937-643-0020
epetry@graceworks.org

SPRINGFIELD OFFICE
204 North Fountain Avenue
Springfield, Ohio 45502
Kim Doughty, Social Worker
937-325-3441
kdoughty@graceworks.org

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PENNSYLVANIA

Lutheran Children and Family Service of Eastern Pennsylvania
1256 Easton Rd.
Roslyn, PA 19001
 

Kelli Myers-Gottemoller, Supervisor of Adoption
kellim@lcfsinpa.org
215-881-6800 x221
(F) 215-884-3110

www.lcfsinpa.org

Special needs/waiting children: Donna Cohn   donnac@lcfsinpa.org

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Diakon Adoption Services
One South Home Ave.
Topton, PA 19562
www.diakon.org/adoption

Kathy Roach, Director
roachk@diakon.org

610-682-1526 or
888-582-2230
(F) 610-682-1582

YORK OFFICE
836 South George St.
York, PA 17403

Craig Gehosky, Supervisor of Adoption
717-845-9113
(F) 717-852-8439

Lutheran Service Society
Adoption Program

1011 Old Salem Rd
Greensburg PA 15601
(724)837-9385
www.lsswpa.org
Sarah Powers, LCSW Director of Children & Family Services
spowers@lsswpa.org

 

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South Dakota

Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
621 E. Presentation Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Dede Mogck, Director of Adoption
605-221-2355
dmogck@lsssd.org

Erin Russell, Adoption Coordinator
605-221-2351
erussell@lsssd.org
www.lsssd.org

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TEXAS
Lutheran Social Services of the South
Central and South Texas Office

P.O. Box 140767
Austin, TX 78714
512-454-4611
800-396-4611


Konnie Gregg, International Adoptions Coordinator
konnie@lsss.org
www.lutheranadoption.org

Special needs/waiting children: Karalyn Heimlich  karalynh@lsss.org

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VIRGINIA

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia
2000 West Club Lane, Suite B
Richmond, VA 23226
804-288-0122 or
800-359-3834
Amy Dyer, Adoption Services Manager
adyer@lfsva.org
www.lfsva.org

LSS of National Capitol Area (Northern VA)

7401 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA  22043
703-698-5026 X117
Karen Rainey, Adoption Worker
raineyk@lssnca.org

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WASHINGTON
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
210 W. Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
509-343-5002
Nora Searing, Adoption Specialist
nsearing@lcsnw.org

Special needs/waiting children:  Janet Lazar 206-694-5701 (Western WA)
jlazar@lcsnw.org

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WISCONSIN
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
3003 N. Richmond Street
Appleton, WI  54911
920-730-1363
Shannon Suda,  Adoption Coordinator 
ssuda@lsswis.org

www.lssadopt.org

Special needs/waiting children: Cynthia Blum-Johnson 715-552-2466

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UTAH
Lutheran Social Service of Utah
1800 South West Temple, Suite 305
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Leslie Whited Vance, Executive Director

801-588-0139
www.lssu.org

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LAN: A Lutheran Adoption & Foster Care Alliance