“The gift of adoption is watching a little boy named Henry develop into a thriving two year old in just a little over a month after his arrival home to the US! He is now healthy, walking and already speaking many words of English and Chinese! We are very grateful to the Gift of Adoption for helping make Henry's journey to the US become a reality! What a difference you have made in a little boy's life.”
Jennifer (adopted Henry in 2008)
Gift of Adoption is committed to organizational efficiency. To that end, Gift of Adoption employs only four staff members. Meet our dedicated and talented staff:
- Pam Devereux, CEO, pdevereux@giftofadoption.org
Pam joined the GOA national Board of Directors in 2003. In August 2007 she was appointed by the Board to be the organization's CEO. Prior to GOA, Pam was the CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois for eight years. Pam is the adoptive mother of an eight-year-old daughter.
- Tina Green Rounds, Director of National Outreach, trounds@giftofadoption.org
Tina has 15 years of professional nonprofit experience including employment at the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago as the Director of Leadership Development, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois as the Director of People Resources, and the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana as a campus community organizer.
- Shaneetra Gross, Grants Manager, sgross@giftofadoption.org
Shaneetra brings 17 years of administrative experience to GOA. Prior to joining GOA in 2007, she worked for SBI and Company where she held a variety of positions including Facilities Manager, HR Manager, and Business Unit Accounting Manager.
- Brian M Murphy, COO, bmurphy@giftofadoption.org
Brian joined the GOA staff as the Director of Programs and Marketing in 2007. Prior to joining the GOA staff, Brian served in a variety of positions at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, most recently as the Director of Program Services for five years. Brian also served as Treasurer on the Gift of Adoption of Illinois Board of Directors for two years prior to joining the staff team.
