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Cheryl Murray Executive Director  Cheryl has worked in the field of adoption since 1991 and has been with Adoption Links Worldwide since it’s inception in 1993. Over the years, she has worked with hundreds of families including adoptive and birth parents. Having assisted with every phase of adoption, Cheryl is compassionate and understands what families need as they enter the process. Cheryl regularly presents on adoption law, practice and ethics for the National Business Institute, the Nebraska Bar Association, and is a faculty member at Metropolitan Community College. In the spring of 2001, Cheryl became part of her own adoption triad when she adopted her son, Reid. He was born in Florida and placed through ALW’s Infant Program. At 3 days old, Cheryl was able to bring him home from the hospital. Cheryl and Reid share an open adoption with his birth family who love and cherish him dearly. |
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Nicki Thamm, LCSW Nicki Thamm has a Master's degree in Social Work and has been working with children in varying capacities since 1993. Nicki has been with Adoption Links Worldwide since 2002 providing case management, recruitment, and permanency planning. During this time she has facilitated the adoption of at least 20 children from the Foster Child Adoption program and has homestudies and trained at least a hundred other families. Nicki has a passion for educating, supporting, and building families through adoption. She believes that every child despite age, race, or disability deserves a loving family to call there own. |
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Brenna Poindexter, BA Brenna has received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Brenna is motivated to help family and children in many different areas, and she has worked with autistic children doing in home applied behavior analysis therapy. She is currently providing recruitment for older, waiting children in the foster care program. The focus of her position is child-specific recruitment to find forever families for these waiting children. Child-specific recruitment includes: researching a child's case record to identify individuals important to the child, meeting with the child to identify his or her wants and needs in a forever family, forming a team of adults important in the child's life to brainstorm possible permanency options for the child, and utilizing the media to profile each unique child and their need for a family. Working with children of all ages is of great importance to Brenna. She believes that all children have the right to a good home and a forever family. Brenna is extremely dedicated to find a forever family for all of her older, waiting children. |
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Lisa Kelly, BA Lisa earned her Bachelors degree in Education and Family Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She graduated with an emphasis on Family Science and Psychology. Lisa has worked since 1999 serving children in different settings. She has experience providing direct support and care to at risk youth, experiencing emotional and behavioral disorders. Lisa provides case management and permanency planning for children that are wards of the state and who are legally free for adoption. She finds great joy in helping these children find some kind of permanency in their lives. Matching these children with forever families who will love and cherish them is the greatest reward for her. |
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