WELCOME TO OHIOKAN
Region 5
Please learn about our region, our partners and services, and all of the resources we have available for you.
REGION 5 STAFF
Sandy Honigford
DIRECTOR
Sandy Honigford
Director, Regions 4 & 5
Sandy joins Kinnect with 26 years of experience in child welfare. Most recently, she was Assistant Director of Delaware County Job and Family Services, and previously held the role of Co-Director of Van Wert County Job and Family Services. Sandy was appointed to the Central Ohio Children Trust Fund Board. She has served on the Westwood Mental Health and Life Links Charter School boards, where she had tenures as President and Vice President, and the NorthWest Ohio Community Action Board (NOCCA). Sandy has also served Van Wert County as the FCF Coordinator and the Vice President of its board. Sandy is a licensed social worker with a bachelor’s in Human Services Administration from Indiana Institute of Technology and a Master of Social Work from the Ohio State University. She is ecstatic to serve Kinnect!
Erin Thompson
COORDINATOR
Erin Thompson
Coordinator, Regions 4 & 5
Right before joining Kinnect, Erin worked at the University of Findlay as the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of University Advancement. There she did a bit of everything, including managing multiple calendars, meeting with donors, and planning over 15 university events each year, She has also operated her own business, Errands by Erin, and worked as an executive assistant in the music industry in Nashville, TN. While in Nashville, she volunteered as a wish granter for the Make-a-Wish Middle Tennessee. Erin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis on print journalism and public relations from Wright State University. She is extremely excited to play a part in helping to change the lives of so many children!
Chad Weidlebacher
COACH
Savanna Adkins
Coach, Region 5
Lisa Brown
Navigator
Pathway Caring For Children
Lisa Brown
Navigator, Pathway Caring for Children (Region 5)
Previously, Lisa was a Post Adoption Kinship Specialist for Pathway Caring for Children. She was also a Family Empowerment Specialist there, and a Family Service Specialist for Head Start. Lisa has volunteered as a Special Olympics coach, coaching cheer, basketball, softball, golf, and bowling. She has a Bachelor’s in Education from Bowling Green State University. Lisa is excited to join OhioKAN to continue to help kinship and adoptive families be successful!
Tera Martin
Navigator
Pathway Caring For Children
Tera Martin
Navigator, Pathway Caring for Children (Region 5)
Tera comes to OhioKAN with experience in case management, community outreach, and conflict resolution. SHe previously worked at The Village Network as a Behavioral Specialist in the Stabilization Unit, and at One-Eighty in Wooster, OH as a Case Manager. She is a certified Chemical Dependency Counseling Assistant (CDCA I), and is certified in Crisis Prevention Intervention. Tera is also the co-owner, coach, and choreographer at Cheer for Life Gym. She has volunteered as a softball and basketball coach for the Special Olympics, and every year Cheer for Life Gym makes blankets for cancer patients at Akron Children’s Hospital. Tera is excited to join OhioKAN to combine her experience and passion!
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