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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

Isabel Pantelakis, Director of Operations, Premier Adoption Agency

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

Lauren Murray, Deputy Director, Premier Adoption Agency

Lauren Murray

CSW, Deputy Director

The Rest Of Our Team

Ellen Sorensen 

Outreach Coordinator / Educator

Meredith Turner

Adoption Social Worker/ Las Vegas Area

Karla Vallin

Adoption Case Worker in Las Vegas

Jamie Selby

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

Teri Lockie

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

Lori Jo Leonard

Adoption Social Worker in Arizona

Jessica Landram

Case worker in Las Vegas

Stephenne Berger

Adoption Social Worker in Arizona

Ingrid Ponce

Social worker in Arizona

Bill Davis

Social Worker – Las Vegas and Utah

Heather Cabral

Adoption Social Worker in Northern Nevada

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