Adoption Practitioners

The following is a list of private adoption practitioners who are approved to conduct homestudies and to supervise adoption placements:

AJAX

PAT CONVERY
33 Church Street, North
Ajax, ON L1V 1W5
Tel: 905-839-2006
Fax: 1-866-216-4582
E-Mail: patconvery@sympatico.ca

ANTOINETTE MALONE
9 Betts Road
Ajax, ON L1T 3X6
Tel: (905) 427-5756
Fax: (905) 427-1622
E-Mail: tosia.malone@sympatico.ca

CHRISTINA MCKENZIE
360 Bayly Street West
Suite 201
Ajax, ON L1S 1P1
Tel: (905) 428-7491
E-mail: crmckenzie@rogers.com

MICHAEL TAYLOR
360 Bayly Street West
Suite 201
Ajax, ON L1S 1P1
Tel: (289) 200-4144
Fax: (905) 427-0817
E-mail: mikeluztaylor@hotmail.com

AURORA

KAREN MCLENNAN-COLL
P.O. Box 71614
Aurora, ON L4G 6S9
Tel: (905) 841-8755
Fax: (905) 841-6883
E-Mail: mclennankaren@hotmail.com

BARRIE

JANE JONES
45 Oakridge Drive
Barrie, ON L4N 5N6
Tel: (705) 734-9259
E-mail: janejones07@gmail.com

MARIE McCALLUM
#1220 – 115 Dunlop Street East
Barrie, ON L4M 1A6
Tel: (705) 722-4163
Fax: (705) 722-4163
mmccallumrsw@hotmail.com

CHRISTOPHER WHEELER
63 Finlay Road
Barrie, ON
Tel: (705) 725-1931
E-Mail: cwheeler003@sympatico.ca
(Restricted to Toronto and surrounding areas)

LYNDA YOUNG
10 Jeffrey Street
Barrie, ON L4M 5H6
Tel: (705) 726-7458
Fax: (705) 726-4417
E-mail: lynda@younginbarrie.ca

BARRIE/HILLSDALE

JANET HOOK
32 Victoria Avenue
Tiny, ON L0L 2T0
Tel: (705) 361-3327
Email: j.hook@sympatico.ca

BELLEVILLE

JOSEFINA CAMPBELL
17 Linton Park Road
Belleville, ON K8N 4K7
Tel: (613) 968-5350
Fax: (613) 968-4325
E-Mail: josefina@magma.ca
(English-Spanish)

BRACEBRIDGE

ELAINE HILL
20 Deer Street, R.R.#2
Port Sidney, ON P0B 1L0
Tel: (705) 385-3695
Fax: (705) 385-8028
E-mail: mecan20@hotmail.com

VALERIE WELCHER
R.R #2 1851 Cedar Lane
Bracebridge, ON P1L 1W9
Tel: (705) 645-7808
Fax: (705) 645-7432
E-Mail: vwelcher@gmail.com

BRAMPTON

VANDANA BLAGGAN
90 Rainforest Drive
Brampton, ON L6R 1A6
Tel: (905) 789-1823
Fax: (905)-488-9863
E-Mail: vblaggan@hotmail.com
(Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)

MARGARET WIGHTMAN
22 Peel Avenue
Brampton, ON. L6W 1X2
Tel: (905) 451-5357
E-mail: mwightman@sympatico.ca

BRANTFORD

BARBARA KAUFMAN-ROGERS
6 Daniel Place
Brantford, ON N3R 1K7
Tel: (519) 751-3165
Fax: (519) 751-8042
E-Mail: barbkrogers@gmail.com

BROCKVILLE

THOMAS UTMAN
2838 2nd Concession Road
Brockville, ON K6V 5T1
Tel: (888) 471-2228
Fax: (613) 345-7484
E-mail: eapperspective@bellnet.ca

BURLINGTON

LOUISE DELLIO
600 Eliza Crescent
Burlington, Ontario
L7L 6E1
Tel: (289) 337-3756
E-Mail: louisedellio9@sympatico.ca

SHARON SELL
2000 Appleby Line, Suite 103
Burlington, ON L7L 7H7
Tel: (905) 332-3626
Fax: (905) 332-6430
E-Mail: sharonsell.msw@gmail.com

CALEDON EAST

LYNN FEARN-STEWART
25 Orsi Road
Caledon East, ON L7C 1H6
Tel: (416) 918-2370
Fax: (905) 584-5020
E-Mail: lynnfearnstewart@sympatico.ca

CAMBRIDGE

ANGELA HARVEY
425 Hespeler Road
Suite 323
Cambridge, ON, N1R 8J6
Ph: (519) 658-6466
Fax: (519) 654-0319
E-Mail: angela.harvey@sympatico.ca

CAVAN

MAUREEN HARJULA
1980 Jack Lane
Cavan, ON L0A 1C0
Tel: (705) 277-1825
Fax: (705) 277-9267
E-Mail: maureenharjula@msn.com

CHATHAM

MARY BODFISH
PO Box 343
Chatham, ON N7M 5K4
Tel/Fax: (519) 352-3727
Email: mbodfish@ciaccess.com
Website: www.heritageofhope.ca

COBOURG

SANDRA WEBB
P.O. Box 214
2 - 21 King Street West
Cobourg, ON K9A 4K5
Tel: (905) 377-1912
Fax: (905) 377-1808
E-Mail: sandra@sandrawebbcounselling.com
Website: www.sandrawebbcounselling.com

COOKSTOWN

MARIE MCCALLUM
16 Cloverhill Cres
Cookstown, ON L0L 1L0
Tel: (705) 722-4163
E-Mail: mccallumfamily@hotmail.com

ELORA

JANET FEDUCK
348 Geddes Street
Elora, ON N0B 1S0
Tel: (519) 846-5502
E-Mail: rfeduck@cogeco.ca

GRAND BEND

ELIZABETH M. KARRY
P.O.Box 1115
Grand Bend, ON N0M IT0
Tel: (519) 238-5848
E-Mail: eilisk@hay.net

GUELPH

MARY HOWLETT-NERO
33 McTague Street
Guelph, ON N1H 2A7
Tel: (519) 763-1520
Fax: (519)-763-3752
E-Mail: mary@paths2adoption.com
Website: www.paths2adoption.com

KERRY VANDERGRIFT
21 Grange Street
Guelph, ON N1E 2T6
Tel: (519) 823-0632
Fax: (519) 823-8533
E-Mail: kerryjvandergrift@gmail.com

HAMILTON

DONNA DURANT
14 Sunrise Crescent
Dundas, ON L9H 3R9
Fax/Tel: (905) 627-9883 - call first
E-Mail: donna@familyfocusadoption.com
Website: www.familyfocusadoption.com

TECLA JENNISKENS
272 Beach Blvd.
Hamilton, ON L8H 6W2
Tel: (905) 870-8003
Fax: (888) 708-5715
E-mail: teclaj1@yahoo.ca
Website: teclajenniskens.com
(restricted to applicants residing outside Waterloo region)

KINGSTON

JUDITH COX
208 Old Orchard Road
RR # 1
Bath, ON K0H 1G0
Tel/Fax: (613) 352-5487
E-Mail: judith.adoption@gmail.com Website: www.counsellingandadoption.ca

JENNIE PAINTER
162 Phillips Street
Kingston, ON K7M 2Z8
Tel: (613) 542-0275
Fax: (613) 542-2933
E-Mail: jennie@openadoption.ca
Website: www.openadoption.ca

KITCHENER-WATERLOO

JON BOYD
115 Westheights Drive
Kitchener, ON N2N 1P2
Tel: (519) 743-0038
Fax: (519) 743-0984
E-Mail: jonboyd@rogers.com

TECLA JENNISKENS
475 Courtland Avenue
Kitchener, ON N2G 2WJ
Tel: (519) 342-4851
E-mail: teclaj1@yahoo.ca
(restricted to applicants residing outside Waterloo Region)

MARCY LEMON-LAWRENCE
516 Branstone Drive
Waterloo, ON N2T 2C2
Tel: (519) 747-9643
Fax: (519) 746-3596
E-Mail: marcy_lemon_lawrence@hotmail.com

TONYA NOBLE
191 Pine Valley Drive
Kitchener, ON N2P 2V7
Tel: 519-577-1587
E-Mail: tnoble@rogers.com

LONDON

ELLY FREUND-BELL
26 Repton Avenue
London, ON N5X 3G4
Tel / Fax: (519) 675-0362
E-mail: efreundbell@sympatico.ca

KIM GRAY
110 Victoria Street
London, ON N6A 2B5
Tel: (519) 672-9921
Fax: (519) 672-0116
E-Mail: kimgray@gtn.on.ca

JEAN HAASE
1254 Shore Road
London, ON N6K 4Z7
Tel: (519) 936-2006
E-mail: haasej1@hotmail.com

LINDA MCKNIGHT
1402 Hastings Drive
London, ON N5X 1B1
Tel: (519) 660-6783
(Restricted to applicants outside of Oxford County)
E-mail: mcknight.rlme@sympatico.ca

LUCAN

ROSANNE RYAN
P.O. Box 523
Lucan, ON N0M 2J0
Tel: (519) 227-4052

MISSISSAUGA

LORRAINE FRANCO
100 Matheson Blvd East, Suite 204
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G7
Tel: (416) 418-2787
Fax: (905) 290-7027
E-mail: info@lorrainefranco.com

RITA RYCE
2680 Council Ring Road
Mississauga, ON L5L 1W1
Tel: (905) 820-1389
E-mail: belve@sympatico.ca

TERRI SIKORA
Office:
Adoption Resource Consultants
#212 – 168 Queen Street South
Mississauga, ON L5M 1K8
Tel: (416) 762-4944
Fax: (416) 762-2405
E-Mail: tsikoraadoption@hotmail.com
Mail/Courier Only:
Adoption Resource Consultants
161 Colbeck Street
Toronto, ON M6S 1V8

NORTH BAY/STURGEON FALLS

LOUISE LACROIX GAUTHIER
278 Salter Street
Sturgeon Falls, ON P2B 2T6
Tel: (705) 753-5678
E-Mail: loulacro@personainternet.com
(French-English)

OAKVILLE

ELIZABETH HIBBERD
302 Burgundy Drive
Oakville, ON L6J 4G1
Tel: (416) 618-8056
Fax: (905) 844-8331
E-mail: ehibberd9@gmail.com
(English-German)

TINA METCALFE
1108 South Service Road West
Oakville, ON L6L 5T7
Tel: (519) 616-0248
E-Mail: tina.metcalfe@bell.net
Website: www.tinametcalfe.com

EILEEN OLSTHOORN
130 Martindale Avenue
Oakville, ON L6H 4G7
Tel: (905) 842-0366
E-mail: eolsthoorn@cogeco.ca

JULIE THOMPSON
Oakville, ON
Tel: 416-999-5549
Fax: 905-847-2313
Email: julie.thompson@cogeco.ca

OSHAWA

BONNIE BURNS
304 Leslie Street
Oshawa, ON L1G 5H7
Tel/Fax: (905) 433-0839 (call first)
E-Mail: bgburns@rogers.com

OTTAWA/NEPEAN/ORLEANS

MARY ADELE BLAIR
70 Forest Gate Way
Ottawa, ON K2G 6P4
Tel: (613) 825-2332
E-Mail: adeleblair@rogers.com
Website: www.ottawaadoptionconnections.com

LINDA CORSINI, M.S.W, R.S.W
54 Patterson Ave.
Ottawa, Ont K1S 1Y1
Tel/Fax:: (613) 233-7108
E-mail: ljcorsini@rogers.com
(English - French - Italian)

SANDRA FORBES
300 March Road
Suite # 440
Kanata, ON K2K 2E2
Tel: (613) 314-5952
Fax: (613) 599-8067
E-mail: sjforbes111@bell.net

MARYANNE KING
2515 Bank Street
P.O. Box 40131
Ottawa, ON K1V 0W8
Tel: (613) 276-1525
Fax: (613) 736-9677
E-Mail: maryanne.king@sympatico.ca
(English-some French)

MARTHA MASLEN
15 Grandview Road
Ottawa, ON K2H 8B4
Tel: (613) 828-0224
Fax:(613) 828-2739
E-Mail: mmaslen@rogers.com

GERALD MUNT
54 Patterson Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 1Y1
Tel/Fax: (613) 233-7108
E-mail: gwgmunt@rogers.com

LORI ROSOVE
174 Bank Street
P.O. Box 71082
Ottawa, ON K2P 2L9
Tel: (613) 680-0911
E-Mail: lori@adoptionsource.ca
Website: www.adoptionsource.ca

DIANE THORNTON
1891 Dumas Street
Orleans, ON KIC 1N3
Tel: (613) 830-9241
Fax: (613) 830-0993
E-Mail: dianethornt@gmail.com

OWEN SOUND

DANIEL MOORE
R.R. #1 – "Maple Stone"
Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N3
Tel: (519) 371-5166
Bus.: (519) 376-7893
E-Mail: d.moore@bmts.com

DEBORAH REESOR
504853 Grey Road 1
RR#2
Kemble, ON. N0H 1S0
Home: 519-534-9784
Office: 519-534-9785
Fax: 519-534-9449
E-Mail: debreesor@bell.net

PARIS

GLORY TO
52 Banfield Street
Paris, ON N3L 2Y8
Tel: (519) 577-0735
Fax: (519) 884-3909
E-Mail: gloryto@rogers.com
(English-Chinese)

PETERBOROUGH

BETTY JEAN MOYLE
506 Weller Street
Peterborough, ON K9H 2N6
Tel: (705) 876-8436
E-Mail: bj1144@nexicom.net

PICKERING

TERESA JAROSZ
1730 McPherson Court, Unit 6
Pickering, Ontario
L1W 3E6
Mail only - 701 Rossland Road East
Suite 385
Whitby, ON L1N 9K3
Tel: (905) 725-8895
FAX: (905) 725-4015
E-Mail: teresajarosz@yahoo.ca

RICHMOND HILL

TINA MCCANN
Box 32029 RPO Harding
Richmond Hill, ON L4C 9S3
Tel: (905) 475-3386
Fax: (905) 780-1964
E-Mail: tinamccann@sympatico.ca

SARNIA

ANN FELSKY
1678 Trinity Crescent
Sarnia, ON N7S 5K2
Tel: (519) 542-3278
Fax: (519) 542-6488
E-Mail: a.felsky@sympatico.ca
(English-French)

DR. ANNE TOTH
265 North Front Street, Suite 411-L
Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1
Tel/TTY: (519) 337-3357
Fax: (519) 337-0315
Cell: (519) 330-3357
E-Mail: DrAnneToth@rogers.com
(English, French & American Sign Language)

SAULT STE. MARIE

LINDA SCHRAEDER
Adoption Counselling Algoma
359 River Road
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K9
Res: (705) 759-6146
Fax: (705) 759-6013
E-mail: adoptionalgoma@shaw.ca
Website: www.adoptionalgoma.ca

ST. CATHARINES

LINDA REID
6 Blue Spruce Court
St. Catharines, ON L2N 4E7
Tel: (905) 935-2568
Fax: (905) 935-2568
E-Mail: lreid2@cogeco.ca

STRATFORD

KEN PLOTNIK
220 Cambria Street
Stratford, ON N5A 1J1
Tel: (519) 271-7763
Fax: (519) 273-6942
E-Mail: kenplotnik@cyg.net

BERYL MERCER
220 Cambria Street
Stratford, ON N5A 1J1
Tel: (519) 271-7763
Fax: (519) 273-6942
E-Mail: bmercer@cyg.net

SUDBURY

JUDITH KRASUSKI
349 Albinson Street
Sudbury, ON P3C 3W4
Tel: (705) 673-2942
Fax: (705) 675-7091
E-mail: judith.krasuski@gmail.com

THORNHILL

SHEILA NEUBURGER
#612 – 1 Clark Avenue West
Thornhill, ON L4J 7Y6
Tel: (905) 886-4262
Fax: (905) 886-8787
E-Mail: sheilaneuburger@rogers.com

KAREN RYBKO
129 Gailcrest Circle
Thornhill, ON L4J 5V8
Tel: (905) 886-8475
Fax: (905) 513-6306
E-Mail: karenrybko@hotmail.com

JOANNE HOFFMAN
96 Crestwood Road
Thornhill, ON L4J 1A6
Tel: 905-881-2386
Fax: (905) 482-0351
E-Mail: jhoffman2552@rogers.com

THUNDER BAY

DEANNA WARD
328 Regina Avenue
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5B8
Tel: (807) 683-3562
Fax: (807) 768-9779
E-mail: deannaward@tbaytel.net

TORONTO

ANDREA GORDON ABRAHAMS
388 Bloor Street East
Suite # 1101
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3W9
Cell: (416) 576-8208
Fax: (416) 364-7826
E-Mail: andrea@adoptionpractitioner.com

ANGELA AL-HILLAL
156 Dewhurst Boulevard
Toronto, ON M4J 3J9
Tel: (416) 466-1046
Fax: 466-9725
E-Mail: angela.alhillal095@sympatico.ca

MARY ALLAN
25 Tanager Avenue
Toronto, ON M4G 3P9
Tel: 416-458-7161
Fax: 647-438-5084
E-Mail: meabest@rogers.com

MARIE ARTT
40 Riverdale Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1C3
Tel: (416) 469-2424
Fax: (416) 469-1095
E-Mail: clinicaladoption@primus.ca

ANN BERNARDO
#2 – 82 Cassandra Boulevard
Toronto, ON M3A 1S6
Tel: 416-826-4595
E-mail: annbernardo100@gmail.com

MICHAEL BLUGERMAN
Children's Resource Centre
100 St. Clair Street West
Toronto, ON M4V 1N3
Tel: (416) 923-7771
Fax: (416) 923-1260
E-Mail: michael@ontarioadoptions.com

PEGGY FRANKEL
624 Bedford Park Avenue
Toronto, ON M5M 1K3
Tel/Fax: (416) 789-1341
E-Mail: peggyfrankel@hotmail.com

SUZANNE GRI
15 Burnt Log Crescent
Etobicoke, ON M9C 2J7
Tel: (416) 915-7155
Fax: (416) 915-7158
E-mail: sgri@rogers.com

RAMANI R. JAYAKUMAR
130 Westmore Drive, Suite 5
Toronto, ON
M9V 5E2
Tel: 416-305-5974
Fax: 905-497-2599
E-mail: rjayakumar@rogers.com

VIRGINIA KOEHLER
Adoption Consultant Services
19A Triburnham Place
Etobicoke, ON M9C 5H5
Tel: (416) 626-8588
E-Mail: acsvk@rogers.com

DAGMAR NIFFELER
174 Angus Drive
Toronto ON M2J 2Z1
Tel/Fax: (416) 493-5150
E-mail: dagmarniffeler@yahoo.com
(English & French)

MAUREEN O'DELL
67 Kennedy Park Road
Toronto, ON m6p 3H2
Tel: (416) 762-1999
E-Mail: maureenodell@hotmail.com

LAUREL PEARSON
39 Deepwood Crescent
Toronto, ON M3C 1N7
Tel: (416) 488-3647
Fax: (416) 385-1464
E-Mail: laurelp@idirect.com
(English-French)

JACKIE POPLACK
65 Wembley Road
Toronto, ON M6C 2G1
Tel: (416) 782-5354
Fax: (416) 781-5678
E-Mail: jpoplack@sympatico.ca

MARGARET RUSS
3101 Bloor Street West
Suite # 205
Etobicoke, ON M8X 2L8
Tel: (416) 230-4721
Fax: (647) 344-7077
E-Mail: margaret@russults.com
(English & Polish)

ANNE SHEEHAN
130 Carlton Street
Suite #711
Toronto, ON M5A 4K3
Tel/Fax: (416) 922-0207
E-mail: annsheehan@rogers.com
(English & French)

BARBARA STEINBERG
65 Mossgrove Trail
Toronto, ON M2L 2W2
Tel: (416) 447-1323
Fax: (416) 916-5575
E-Mail: barbsteinberg@rogers.com

SOFIE STERGIANIS
36 Felbrigg Avenue
North York, M5M 2L9
Tel: (416) 483-0003
Fax: (416) 322-0056
E-Mail: adoption@rogers.com
Website: www.adoptioneducation.ca

BETTY ANN STREETER
75 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto, Ont M4V 1E5
Tel: 416-969-7930
E-mail: adoption.paradigm@rogers.com

KAREN TURNER
150 St. Helen's Avenue
Toronto, ON M6H 4A1
Tel: (416) 516-1577
Fax: (416) 516-9043
E-mail: karenturner@sympatico.ca

LISA KREINDLER
206 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON M4V 1R2
Tel: (647) 289-4509
Email: lisa.kreindler@yahoo.ca

JOAN MONTGOMERIE
# 802 - 445 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4P 1N1
Tel: (416) 488-9793
E-mail: jmontgo@sympatico.ca

UXBRIDGE

PETER CALLENS
16 Turner Drive
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1V4
Tel: (905) 862-2518
Fax: (905) 862-3054
E-Mail: pcallens@sympatico.ca

VAUGHAN

TINA MCCANN
411 Confederation Parkway
Unit 12, Suite 104
Vaughan, ON L4K 3P7
Tel: (905) 475-3386
Fax: (905) 780-1964
E-Mail: tinamccann@sympatico.ca

WHITBY

SALVATORE GAROFALO
27 Jacob Drive
Whitby, ON LIP 1A9
Tel: (905) 668-2768
Fax: (905) 668-8252
(English-Italian)
E-Mail: sal_garofalo@sympatico.ca Website: www.SalGarofalo.com

WINDSOR

JANICE CONGRAM
393 Pinehurst
Belle River, ON N0R 1A0
Tel: 519-727-6705
Fax: 519-979-8084
E-Mail: jscongram@sympatico.ca

LORRAINE MURPHY
P.O. Box 24041
Windsor, ON N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 258-9814
Fax: (519) 252-7487
E-Mail: lmurphy@jet2.net
(English-some French)

ARLENE ELLEN KLIE
39 Golfview Drive
Kingsville, ON N9Y 4E3
Tel: (519) 733-0991
E-Mail: aklie@adoptionbasics.ca
Website: www.adoptionbasics.ca