Our Staff

Carolina Hope’s staff is eager to assist you in your adoption journey. To find out more about a particular staff member, click on their name below to read their profile. An asterisk (*) indicates that the staff member is a contract employee.

Directors

Laura Beauvais-Godwin, MPH
Director

Lisa M. Prather, LMSW
Assistant Director

Employees

Janet Gelpi
Spanish Translator

Erika Godwin
Administrative Assistant

Michelle Hatcher
Birthmother Liaison

Susan T. Rahn
Bookkeeper and Dossier Preparer

Laura L. Thien
Home Study Coordinator

Contract Employees

*Dan W. Cruver
Writer

*Joshua M. Jensen, MA
Online and Print Publications

*Anna C. Kieken, PhD
Post-Placement Counselor and Accreditation Coordinator

Volunteers

Melissa Berry
Intern

Catherine McDonald
Intern & Research Assistant

Samantha B. Pecorak
Intern