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"We searched for months for
the agency that felt “right” to
us and that agency was
Generations Adoptions.
From the moment we met the
director, we felt at peace and
we knew that come what may,
God was in this decision.
This peace was only solidified
when we met other staff.
They were a tremendous source
of comfort for us through
the adoption process.
Anytime we had questions,
staff were always very responsive.
Sometimes the questions were
tough and the answers even
tougher, but the answers were
always delivered with
faith, hope and love.
We could not have asked for
a better adoption experience.
We love Generations Adoptions
and we have been so very
blessed to have worked
with such a Godly agency,
and we continue to be blessed
by them every day." |
Meet the Generations
Adoptions Staff
Please call or email us!
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Cathy Sones,
Executive Director
Cathy
is the founder and Executive Director of Generations Adoptions
which opened in 2004. She is also a licensed Child Placing
Administrator in Texas. Cathy is a Baylor University graduate
with a BBA in Finance. Her passion for adoption stems from both
her own personal experience being adopted at birth and her
previous fifteen years of experience ministering to pregnant
women as the Executive Director of Care Net Pregnancy Center of
Central Texas. Cathy has worked with both birthparents and
Domestic Adoption providing education and support.
Cathy is committed to following God's call to care for
orphans. She enjoys traveling to countries such as Uganda,
prayerfully establishing relationships with ministries and
meeting the children. She and her husband,
Russell, have three children: Tyler, Brady, and Jessica. |
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Laura Jackson
Crapps,
LMSW, Child Placement Management Staff
Laura is the Child Placement Management Staff and International
Director for Generations. She has been on staff since September
2007. Laura provides supervision for all agency adoption
activities for the domestic and international programs. She also
ensures that the agency is in compliance with state licensing
standards and Hague Convention standards. Laura enjoys working
with the staff at Generations as they serve birthparents and
adoptive families. She finds great joy in living out the
mission of Generations – to provide permanent adoptive Christian
families for children in need. Laura has a Master’s Degree in
Social Work from Baylor University and is a Licensed Master
Social Worker in the state of Texas. In her spare time, Laura
is actively involved with her church and volunteers for several
organizations in Waco. She and her husband, Andy, married in
February 2010 and live in Waco. |
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Erin Wheeler, Case Worker
Erin has been employed with Generations Adoptions since April 2007.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer
Sciences with a major in Child and Family Studies from Baylor
University. Erin comes to Generations with over 5 years of
professional experience in working with families and children.
In addition, she has served as a lay counselor to birthparents
since 2002. Erin feels called to minister to women facing
unplanned pregnancies, providing them with hope and
life-affirming options. She believes that adoption is a
beautiful way to build a family, and enjoys watching God knit
together the hearts of birthparents and the adoptive families
they choose. Erin was born and raised in Plano, Texas, but has
called Waco “home” for the past 10 years. |
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Heather McAnear,
LBSW, International Program Manager - Africa
Heather graduated from Baylor University in 2005 with her
Bachelor’s in Social Work. After graduating, she attended
Antioch Training School, a one-year discipleship and missions
training school at her church, Antioch Community Church. She
joined the staff at Generations Adoptions in the fall of 2006 as
the International Adoption Program Social Worker. She currently
works in the International Adoption Division, performing home
studies for families and developing our Mexico and Uganda
programs. She is excited to be a part of what God is doing
through international adoption around the world. |
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Abigail Felix,
International Program Manager - Latin America
Abigail joined Generations Adoptions in January 2012 as
International Program Manager and will help develop our Latin
American countries programs. Abigail is fluent in English and
Spanish. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Social Work in
December 2011 from Baylor University. Abigail says that God has
laid in her heart orphans and the nations, and she feels blessed
to contribute to God’s divine plan for families and children.
Abigail comes from a large family of siblings, niece and
nephews, and parents who pastor a local church. She enjoys
spending time with the youth and college ministry from her
church and enjoys running and reading books. |
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Bethany
Northern, Case Worker
Bethany joined our staff in July 2011. She graduated with her
Masters in Social Work from Baylor University in May 2011 and is
a Licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Texas. She is a
local Wacoan, having been rooted here for the past 22 years. Her
passion has always been to help people, especially children. She
has 4 years of experience in working with low socio-economic
children with developmental delays in nurturing and therapeutic
settings. She has always had a heart for adoption and feels so
blessed to be able to work with women who want to find Christian
families to care for their children. Bethany believes we have
been adopted by Christ and is excited to see how the Lord will
use her to serve birthmothers and adoptive families. In her
spare time, Bethany enjoys spending time with her family, being
outside, playing sports, and teaching yoga. |
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Megan Roush,
North Texas Regional Caseworker
Megan is the North Texas Regional Caseworker at
Generations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
from Baylor University. She began working at Generations in May
2008. Megan loves to see God's work through Generations by
serving birthparents and adoptive families. Her heart is
dedicated to adoption and the miracle of forever families it
creates. Born and raised in Fort Worth Texas, Megan lived in
Waco for 7 years and has relocated to Coppell, Texas. She is
excited for her new role at Generations. Her husband Rich is the
Minister to Students at Valley Ranch Baptist Church. She enjoys
being with students and serving in ministry along side Rich. |
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Jackie Johnson,
Case Worker
Jackie is a part-time case worker whose
primary responsibility is conducting home studies and post
placement visits for adoptive families. She has been
employed at Generations since January 2007. She loves
working with women and children and has spent the last 20
years volunteering or serving them in some capacity. She
currently volunteers with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
Central Texas. She has a BA from Immaculata University
(Philadelphia, PA) in Sociology/Social Work. Jackie is
married to Byron and they have three children, Jeremy, Dache’
and Courtney. |
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Lisa Newman,
Office Manager
Lisa is the Office Manager at
Generations. Bringing experience in non profit office
management, Lisa joined Generations’ staff in March 2011. Lisa
has cherished the opportunity to see God work in incredible ways
as He builds families through the ministry of adoption at
Generations. Lisa was born and raised in Hillsboro and now
calls Robinson home. She is married to Terry, and they have two
daughters, Shelby and Kendall. |
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Board of Directors
- Mike Beard, President
-
Laura Dunn
- Rachel Garrett
- David Littlewood
- Lydia Mathis
- Brad Neimer, Treasurer
- Mandy Paris, Secretary
- Mike Scanes
- Trent Weaver
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