Associates
Our associates are professional social workers and consultants experienced in adoption for Americans living abroad.
Frogner Statue Park, Oslo, Norway. Photo: Jesse Barlow.
Wendy Wiley
Client Case Coordinator
Heidelberg, Germany
Wendy has assisted Randy with coordinating client case loads for over six years and is an invaluable asset to AAPA.
wendywiley@randybarlow.com
Jaime Groat LMSW
Post Placement/Post Adoption Coordinator
Heidelberg, Germany
Jaime coordinates all post placement/post adoption cases for AAPA. She
is also a licensed clinical social worker and valuable team member of
AAPA.
jaimegroat@randybarlow.com
Allison Reeves
Adoption Consultant and Writer
Seattle, Washington
Allison lives in Seattle, Washington and has worked in the field
of adoption for over twenty years. She is currently self
employed and contracts with local adoption agencies and attorneys doing home studies and post placement reports. She is also
an employee of Journeys of the Heart and has been a part of
their Taiwan program for the past seven years. She also does
adoption trainings for health care professionals under a federal
grant called the Adoption Awareness Training Program. Allison
has been with AAPA since 2006 and has worked with families in
the greater Seattle area as well as western Canada.
allisonreeves@randybarlow.com
Kevin Cookman
Adoption Consultant
Wisconsin, USA
Kevin Cookman is an adoption consultant who brings a wealth
of international experience to AAPA. He is an adoptive dad of
two children from Ukraine. He serves our clients throughout the
UK and the USA.
kevincookman@randybarlow.com
Jennifer Feeken
Adoption Consultant and Home Study Specialist
Monterrey, Mexico
Jennifer is an adoption consultant and former client of AAPA while she lived in Kiev, Ukraine. Jennifer worked for AAPA first while living in Manila and in Washington D.C. She and her family now live in Mexico City.
jenniferfeeken@randybarlow.com
Elizabeth Leuenberger
Adoption Consultant
Zurich, Switzerland
Elizabeth has been a consultant and former post placement
coordinator for AAPA since January 2003. She consults with our
clients in the Zurich area where she lives with her husband and
three adopted daughters. Elizabeth brings a wealth of information
about adoption and Swiss immigration to AAPA.
elizabethleuenberger@randybarlow.com
Jennifer Behr
Adoption Consultant
United Kingdom
Jennifer works closely with Randy and our clients in the UK.
Jennifer and her family adopted in China in 2009.
jenniferbehr@randybarlow.com
Lisa Ulestadt
Adoption Consultant and Office Coordinator
Heidelberg, Germany and Houston, TX
Lisa and Mike have two adopted girls from China. She has
worked for AAPA for several years and resides in both Texas and Germany.
lisaulestadt@randybarlow.com
Michelle Holl
Adoption Consultant and Writer
Hawaii, USA
Michele has worked for Randy and AAPA since the early 1990s and written hundreds of home study reports. She and her husband Tom, a retired officer in the United States Army, and her sons both adopted from Russia now live in Hawaii. Since working for AAPA, Michelle has lived in Germany, Colorado, Oklahoma and Belgium.
michelleholl@randybarlow.com
Megan Paterson-Brown
Adoption Consultant
Geneva, Switzerland
Megan Paterson-Brown, MA, CMHC, holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California and is a Certified Mental Health Clinician. A staff psychotherapist during her tenure at Hall Health Student Mental Health Clinic at the University of Washington in Seattle, Megan and her Scottish husband moved to Switzerland 7 years ago. She teaches Psychology and Eastern Traditions at Webster University, in Geneva, where she lives with her husband William and adopted son Finlay.
meganpb@randybarlow.com
Monica Bovankovich
Adoption Consultant and Early Childhood Specialist
Delaware, USA
Monica is an adoption consultant, adoptive parent, and military
spouse who has lived in Korea and Japan and now resides in Delaware. Monica consults with
many of our clients in Korea, Japan, and the US. She has a masters in family counseling and has experience as a classroom teacher as well as with working with children and families.
monicabovankovich@randybarlow.com
Seta Ghazarian MA, LICSW
Adoption Consultant
Seattle, Washington
Seta is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). She has a
Bachelor Degree in Sociology from Seattle Pacific University and a Masters
Degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago. Seta has worked a
variety of jobs in the fields of child welfare and adoption since 1999. She
has worked as a child and family therapist for children and families
involved in the child welfare system, she has worked with underprivileged
families, and has worked as a caseworker for foster children. Since 2005,
she has provided home study and post placement services for both domestic
and international adoptions, as well as Hague adoptions. She performs
adoption services both independently and as a contracted employee with
adoption agencies.
Danny St. Louis MSW
Adoption Consultant for Russia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Danny St. Louis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked with Children for over 40 years in the USA and overseas. He Graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a major in Psychology, and the University of Denver with a MSW. He lived and worked in Russia for 9 years and specializes in Russian adoptions. He is familiar with the challenges of adopting Russian and Ukranian children while living in Moscow, Russia. He also taught in Russian Universities and worked for a USAID program. Now, Danny resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Rita and travels to Russia.
danny@randybarlow.com
Lari Cannon MA
Adoption Consultant for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lari has worked in a variety of adoption services over the years. She
recently completed a post-graduate certificate in Adoption and Foster Care
Therapy in Seattle, WA. She currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with
her husband and two youngest children while the oldest is in college in the
US.
laricannon@randybarlow.com
Gretchen Haynes
US Domestic Adoption Consultant and Writer
Zurich, Switzerland
Gretchen has assisted AAPA in writing, research, and consultation on US domestic issues. She is an adoptive mom and a professional information specialist.
gretchenhaynes@randybarlow.com
Naomi Lau LCSW
Home Study Provider
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Naomi is a Clinical Social Worker for the US Army in Germany. Ms. Lau is an associate of American Adoption Professionals, Inc. and makes home visits for AAPA clients in Europe for adoption home studies and adoption post placements.
She has post-graduate training in family and child assessment and treatment. She has many years’ experience as an educator and clinician working with families.
naomilau@randybarlow.com