Team and Board

Leadership Team

Kinship Caregiver

Sherritta Woods

As a youth Sherritta was able to view the Child protective services based on family members being placed in foster care, and family.

Foster Caregiver

Mia Sanders

Mia Lynne Sanders, married, has been fostering since 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Foster Caregiver

Whitney Yarberry

Whitney Yarberry has been a foster family since 2017. Professionally she has a master’s degree related to Instructional Design and works in child welfare.

Adoptive Caregiver

Bobbi Peterson

Bobbi, as a young single person, began fostering teens in the 1980s in a private agency, Parenthesis.

Foster Caregiver

Carrie Finegan

Carrie Finegan (she/her) is European-American, ordained in the United Methodist Church, and is a licensed foster parent for Franklin County.

Primary Parent

Veronica McNair

Veronica McNair joined our team after participation in the Succeed Program and with a call from Karen Ezirim for her to carry on the movement of advocacy for parents in the child welfare system.

Foster Caregiver

Ammie Fay

As a dedicated mother, stepmother, and foster parent, Ammie brings lived experience and deep compassion to her role on the OFCA leadership team.

BoardMembers

At Large Board Members

Board Member

Carole Menge

Carole Menge has a Master’s degree in Social Work and has been a voice for others in delivering direct services and various administrative roles.

Board Member

Denise Goodman

Denise Goodman has been a child welfare professional for over 48 years.

Board Member

Gayle Hahn

Gayle Hahn lives in New Philadelphia, Ohio. She obtained a dual masters in Social Work and Public Administration from Ohio State University.

Board Member

Georgetta Lake

Georgetta Lake was part of the development of Youth Advocate Services, one of the first treatment foster care agencies.

Board Member

Ronald Browder

Ronald R. Browder Co-founded and directs the Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice,a 501c (3) statewide nonprofit made up of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned about minority and multicultural health, social justice and the elimination of health disparities for racial/ethnic populations.

Board Member

Willis Brown

Willis Brown is president of the Bronzeville Neighborhood Association and an elected commissioner on the Near East Area Commission. Mr. Brown is also one of the few Bronzeville historians.

Board Member

Angela Tobin

Dr. Angela Tobin, OTD, OTR/L is the founder and director of Kinship Caregivers Connect, an online support group network for kinship caregivers in Ohio established in 2020.

Staff

Communications and Events

Ella Kulma

Administrator and Coordinator

Dot Erickson-Anderson