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Meet Premier’s Caring Team

Working with Premier Adoption, many of our birth mothers and adoptive families often comment how close we are here. It is a blessing to not only feel fulfilled in the work we do, but to enjoy the company of each other. Our staff is like family. We each have our roles and responsibilities, but we all realize that the mission we are set out to accomplish is only possible with love and harmony for each other. You are welcome to take a moment and learn what an amazing group of individuals we are lucky enough to work with.

Catharine Carella, LCSW, Founder and Executive Director of Premier Adoption Agency

Catharine Carella

LCSW Executive Director

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Isabel Pantelakis

Director of Operations

Tomas Trujillo, Home Study Coordinator, Premier Adoption Agency

Tomas Trujillo

Home Study Coordinator

Sylvia Thomas, Accountant, Premier Adoption Agency

Sylvia Thomas

Accountant

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Lauren Murray

CSW, Deputy Director, Utah Case Worker

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Karyn Sonnenberg “Sonny”

Adoptive Family Coordinator

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Karla Vallin

Adoption Case Worker in Las Vegas and Rural Arizona

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Bailee Humphries

Admin Assistant / Reception

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Emily Spackman

International Adoptive Family Coordinator

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Stephenne Berger

Adoption Social Worker in Arizona

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Sandy Hellman-Horton

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

More of Our Caring Team Members

Ellen Sorensen 

Community Outreach / Educator

Meredith Bemis

Adoption Social Worker Las Vegas Area

Karen Jones

Bookkeeper

Jamie Selby

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

Teri Lockie

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

Alice Slaysman

Adoption Case Worker in Arizona

Jessica Landram

Social worker in Las Vegas

Michael Cason

Adoption social worker in Las Vegas and Arizona

Lisa Ecker

Social worker in Utah

Bill Davis

Social Worker – Las Vegas and Utah

Kristy Sauter

Adoption Social Worker in Las Vegas

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