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Morgan is a dedicated advocate for children and families. She has spent much of her life working with young kids and currently supports research at the University of Maryland on the Healthy Brain and Child Development Study.

Morgan previously worked in a high-barrier shelter serving families experiencing homelessness, where building relationships with caregivers and children was the highlight of her role. She’s excited to return to nonprofit work and serve families in Montgomery County with that same heart.

When she’s not working, you can find her hiking with her dog, curled up with a good book, or at her sewing machine.

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Angela is a Florida native where she lives with her husband and four children. Their family has been a licensed foster family since 2019. Angela has a Masters in Nonprofit Management and over 10 years’ experience working with nonprofit organizations. She loves spending time fixing up her 115-year-old historic home and going to the beach every weekend.

Erin is native to Central Maryland and lives in Catonsville, MD with her husband, Dave. They have been married for 15 years and have five sons and one daughter. Before all of the children entered their life, Erin was a foster care social worker with an MSW from University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is passionate about working with children and families from hard places. Erin feels that her experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and an outpatient mental health clinician has equipped her to provide wrap around services to children and families.

Jillian and her family live in Baltimore City, where her husband is a staff pastor at Emmaus Church in North Baltimore. She and her husband Tim have been resource parents licensed through Washington County Maryland since 2019. Jillian loves that the community of Foster the Family ensures that families aren't fostering alone and loves walking alongside families through the highs and lows of foster care, and making sure vulnerable children are seen and valued by getting the resources they need and deserve! She has a background in project management, communications, and marketing.

Kristen grew up in Vermont but has planted roots in Maryland. She and her husband Brian have four crazy, wonderful children at home — some biological, some adopted. Her family is a quilt of unique pieces bound together through hurting and healing. She has her degree in education from Union University in TN. She loved teaching before becoming a full time homemaker and mama 13 years ago. Kristen was a Court Appointed Special Advocate [CASA]. She and her husband fostered more than a dozen children separated at the US border. Her mission is to make others feel safe and welcome. She is excited to use her gifts to support families in every facet of foster care.Kristen loves to travel to far away places. But, there's no place like home where there's always a renovation project, a good book to read or something delicious waiting to be baked.

Janel is incredibly passionate about serving marginalized and vulnerable communities in her area. Biblically and ethically, she believes in the duty to support those in dire straits and strives to be apart of the solution by supporting foster parents, families, children, and kin. In her personal life, Janel, her husband, and their three children are actively involved in homeless outreach. They believe that changing how youth view and address socioeconomic issues will create a more compassionate and supportive community. Janel is currently double majoring in Sociology and Psychology at UMGC and has nearly a decade of hands-on volunteer experience.

I am a native Washingtonian and I have been with my husband for over 20 years.  I have an extensive background in law enforcement and public policy with undergrad degrees in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Public Administration; however, my heart has always been in children services.  After wanting to expand my family and the huge need for forever homes in DC, my husband and I began our fostering journey in 2020.  Since then I have had the opportunity of not only adopting 4 children (2 sibling sets) and providing guardianship for my oldest child but also providing feedback to the administration and participating in stakeholder meetings as well as speaking and providing guidance to prospective Resource Parents.  My husband and I have fostered over 20 children and were awarded 2025 Foster Parent of the Year.

Morgan is a dedicated advocate for children and families. She has spent much of her life working with young kids and currently supports research at the University of Maryland on the Healthy Brain and Child Development Study. Morgan is originally from Ohio and graduated from Penn State in 2023 with degrees in Neuropsychology and Communication Science and Disorders. While in Pennsylvania she worked in a high-barrier shelter serving families experiencing homelessness, where building relationships with caregivers and children was the highlight of her role. She’s excited to return to nonprofit work and serve families in Montgomery County with that same heart.

Becca Beavers is a teacher, former foster parent and mother to four DC natives. Arriving in DC with plans to get a master’s degree and leave, by God’s grace she has now been here long enough to watch the Nationals win a World Series. As a teacher and foster parent, Becca has learned how to collaborate across differences and build toward community. Becca always has a book in her bag and another on her nightstand, will always say yes to another cup of coffee and loves to chase her rowdy bunch through National Parks.

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Kate's passion for foster care and family support is rooted in both her personal and professional journey. From 2019-2025, she and her husband opened their home to children in foster care, ultimately adopting their two children through the system. Long before becoming a foster parent herself, foster care was woven into her story. First, as a child when her family cared for a relative through informal kinship care and later as an aunt to her nephews through foster care and adoption. These lived experiences give her deep empathy for children in crisis and for the families who step in to love and support them.

Kate holds a Master's degree in Trauma-Informed Education and, ironically, submitted her final assignment while at FILLED in 2022. Before relocating, she worked for a nonprofit in North Carolina supporting foster, kinship, and adoptive families and also led a Foster the Family support group. She is passionate about trauma-informed care, family preservation, and building strong networks of support so that every child and family knows they are not alone.

Jill Coppock has been lucky enough to make a career out of her passion for working alongside marginalized communities. As a social worker, Jill has worked the majority of her career in housing and homelessness with families and individuals. She is passionate about seeing families thrive and believes that comes through the support of the community. Jill is excited about her role as Program Coordinator with Foster the Family to ensure that families get the support and wrap-around services they need. Along with being a social worker, Jill has worked for over 10 years with the local church in missions and believes that the church has the resources to meet the needs of the community. A well-trained and caring volunteer can make all the difference in the lives of the families we serve. Jill lives in Northern Virginia with her husband Chris and is a step mom to 5 awesome kids. Jill loves anything outside and water-related, bringing her back to her California beach roots.

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Melanie and her husband, Doug live in Manassas, VA, and have been foster parents for about 9 years. She co-leads the Foster the Family support group in Prince William/Fauquier County and organizes the new stockroom there. Melanie is thrilled to be working with Foster the Family DC in supporting other foster/adoptive/kinship parents and the kids they serve. She believes everyone can do something to serve. Melanie loves reading aloud to her kids, animals of all kinds, and trying to convince her teens that her music is better.