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.

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

Maris Blechner, M Ed, LCSW* **
Executive Director Emerita; Caseworker

Jack Brennan*
Executive Director

Ken Buley-Neumar
Transition/Future Worker

Rich Buley-Neumar*
Assistant Director (Bilingual ASL)

Sandra Connor
Senior Administrative Assistant International Program
(Bilingual Spanish)

Joanne Ferrante*
Assistant Director Emerita/Transition and RAD! Supervisor

Elaine Gilmartin, LMSW
Adoption Specialist

Rich Hughes*
Compliance Officer/Family Transition Worker

Joan Knoesel, LMSW
Adoption Specialist/Future Worker

Cristina Louis
Senior Administrative Assistant, International Program
(Bilingual Spanish)

Gerald McCord
Adoption Specialist/Future Worker


Capital Region

Vivian Alexopoulos
Adoption Specialist

Jack Brennan*
Executive Director

Deanne Busch
Future Worker

Garland Carey
Future Worker

JulieAnn Cherny
Future Worker

Christine DeMare
Future Worker

Karen Dwyer
Future Worker

Shaun Etu
Future Worker

Lisa Forner
Future Worker

Jillian Gecewicz, LCSW
Adoption Specialist

Erin Gibb, MSW
Future Worker

Camille Hehn, LCSW*
Adoption Specialist

Liam Irwin, MSW
Associate Director
liam@ffas.info

Kathryn Johnson, MS
Future Worker

Mary Peel*
Adoption Specialist

Kelly Salamone, MSW
Future Worker
Central and Western NY

Jack Brennan*
Executive Director

Maureen Bradley
Future Worker

Patricia Burks
Future Worker

Michael Carroll
Future Worker

Alan Hall
Associate Director

Leo Najdul
Future Worker
Consultant

Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW
Consultant










* Adoptive Parent
** Founding Member
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