Family Focus Adoptions Services
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Locations

Capital District Office:

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES

1528 Columbia Tpke, Suite 202

Castleton, NY 12033
Toll Free: (866) 855-1919


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NYC/Long Island Office:

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES

54-40 Little Neck Parkway, Suite 6

Little Neck, NY 11362

Phone: (718) 224-1919

Toll Free: (866) 855-1919

Fax: (718) 225-8360



Hudson Valley Office:

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES

9 Knight's Circle, Newburgh, NY 12550

Phone: 845-401-5225

Agency Administrators 

Jack Brennan

Executive Director
(845) 401-5225
Jack is the director of the agency's Waiting Child Programs for the adoption of children from the foster care system.

Rich Buley-Neumar

Deputy Director

(718) 224-1919
rich@ffas.info

Rich can answer your questions about our foster-to-adopt program and application paperwork, as well as general agency information. Email Rich to make reservations for Orientation meetings.

Liam Irwin, LMSW

Assistant Director

(518) 932-5328

In addition to working with children and families, Liam supervises  Future Workers in our RAD! (Relationships Are Decisions) program. Liam takes part in our applicant training, and develops ideas for new and existing programs.

Alan Hall

Associate Director
(315) 807-5189

In addition to working with children and families, Alan supervises  Future Workers in our RAD! (Relationships Are Decisions) program. Alan takes part in our applicant training, and develops ideas for new and existing programs.

Erin Gibb, LMSW

Associate Director

(518) 321-5398

In addition to working with children and families, Erin supervises Future Workers in our RAD! (Relationships Are Decisions) program. Erin takes part in our applicant training, and develops ideas for new and existing programs.

Michael McAleer

Nassau County Programs Supervisor

516-326-3379

mike@ffas.info

Mike supervises the Future Workers in the Nassau County portion of our our RAD! (Relationships Are Decisions) program. Mike takes part in our applicant training, and develops ideas for new and existing programs.

Lisa Binder, LCSW

Assistant Director Emerita

Director of Domestic and International Home Study Program
(646) 245-2979
lisa@ffas.info
Lisa supervises our international and newborn adoption programs, as well as the family transition workers, and is the school liaison for pre-adoptive families during transition. She is also the agency's grant writer.

Joanne Ferrante

Assistant Director Emerita
(516) 902-7137

Joanne supervises some of our Child Transition Workers and RAD! Program Future Workers, and acts as a consultant on agency programs.

Family Services Staff

Sandra Connor

Senior Administrative Assistant, International Program
(718) 224-1919

Sandra assists families in our Family Services Program who need home studies for international or newborn adoptions. Sandra is bilingual (Spanish).

Cristina Louis

Senior Administrative Assistant, International Program

(718) 224-1919

Cristina assists families in our Family Services Program who need home studies for international or newborn adoptions. Cristina is bilingual (Spanish).

Maris H. Blechner, M Ed, LCSW

Executive Director Emerita
Caseworker
Maris, who was our Executive Director for twenty-six years, writes home studies for all of our programs and does training for our agency nationwide and in Canada.

Mary Peel

Placement Coordinator
(914) 805-3512

Mary is our specialist who manages the issuing of pre-adoptive foster care certificates.

Agency Staff

NYC Metro


Lisa Binder, LCSW

Director of Domestic and International Home Study Program Services

lisa@ffas.info


Maris Blechner, M Ed, LCSW* **

Executive Director Emerita; Caseworker

maris@blechner.net


Jack Brennan*

Executive Director

jack@ffas.info


Ken Buley-Neumar*

Transition/Future Worker


Rich Buley-Neumar*

Assistant Director (Bilingual ASL)

rich@ffas.info


Nancy Campo

Future Worker


Sandra Connor

Senior Administrative Assistant International Program

(Bilingual Spanish)

sandy@ffas.info


Joanne Ferrante*

Assistant Director Emerita/Transition and RAD! Supervisor

jo@ffas.info


Elaine Gilmartin, LMSW

Adoption Specialist


Sean Griffin

Future Worker


Cliff Knee

Training Director/Future Worker


Joan Knoesel, LMSW

Adoption Specialist/Future Worker


Maria Lauria

Future Worker/Transition Worker


Cristina Louis

Senior Administrative Assistant, International Program

(Bilingual Spanish)

cristina@ffas.info


Michael McAleer

Nassau County Programs Supervisor/Future Worker


Gerald McCord

Adoption Specialist/Future Worker


Margaret Schaefer

Future Worker


Central and Western NY


Jack Brennan*

Executive Director

jack@ffas.info

Patricia Burks

Future Worker


Michael Carroll

Future Worker


Carolyn Drury

Future Worker


Alan Hall

Associate Director

alan@ffas.info


Leo Najdul

Future Worker

Capital Region


Vivian Alexopoulos

Adoption Specialist


Ephraim Brennan

Future Worker


Jack Brennan*

Executive Director

jack@ffas.info


Deanne Busch

Future Worker


Garland Carey

Future Worker


JulieAnn Cherny

Future Worker


Tito Del Pilar

Training Director


Christine DeMare

Future Worker


Sarah Dougherty

Future Worker


Karen Dwyer

Future Worker


Shaun Etu

Future Worker


Lisa Forner

Future Worker


Jillian Gecewicz, LCSW

Adoption Specialist


Erin Gibb, MSW

Future Worker


Lateef Gibson

GATE Worker


Camille Hehn, LCSW*

Adoption Specialist


Amy Hershberger

Fiscal Manager


Liam Irwin, MSW

Associate Director
liam@ffas.info


Kathryn Johnson, MS

Future Worker


Marcella Klaes-Eichhorn

Future Worker


Daniel Morales

Future Worker


Mary Peel*

Adoption Specialist

mary@ffas.info


Mary Sue Ray

Case Log Coordinator


Miles Rohan

Future Worker


Kelly Salamone, MSW

Future Worker


Jenna Secreto

Future Worker

Consultant


Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW

Consultant




* Adoptive Parent

** Founding Member

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