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Region 6
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REGION 6 STAFF
Britney Breidenstein
DIRECTOR
Britney Breidenstein
Associate Program Director of Community Practice
Britney has spent the last 12 years of her career serving in various leadership roles in the non profit sector, including Director of Programs and Business Development with a focus in program design and inclusion. She also has strategic consulting experience, specializing in helping businesses with growth and development. Britney is passionate about bridging the gaps in equity with community and enterprise. She holds a B.S in Business from Indiana Tech University and is currently attaining her MBA/MSOL at Western Governor’s University. Britney’s community service includes serving on the Board of Directors for Bring It Push It and Own Your Success, two non-profits dedicated to empowering women and girls. Britney also is a member of Young Leaders NE Indiana where she serves as Committee Chair. She is extremely excited to have the opportunity to create sustainable, innovative, and systemic change for families across Ohio!
Shannon Wilson
COORDINATOR
Shannon Wilson
Coordinator, Region 6
Shannon comes to OhioKAN from Anxiety Solutions of Denver and the Mental Health Center of Denver, where she held positions as an Administrative Assistant, helping families, children and teens access support, coordinating meetings and maintaining therapist communications, schedules, and billing. Shannon has extensive experience providing administrative support, coordinating communications and events, and managing data. She has a bachelor’s degree in English Communications from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., a Certificate in Public Relations, and a master’s degree in Communication Management and Leadership Communication from the University of Denver. Shannon is overjoyed to join the OhioKAN team as Coordinator in Region 6!
Torrie Avey
COACH
Torrie Avey
Director, Region 6
Torrie has dedicated her career to helping families and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in her community. Most recently, Torrie served as a Regional Coach at OhioKAN starting in 2020, and became Regional Director in 2024. Before that, Torrie served as a Senior Caseworker with Miami County Children’s Services, where she worked for 16 years. There she primarily carried a caseload of intact families, kinship families, and some foster care cases. Torrie has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Bowling Green State University.
Catherine Krivitzky
NAVIGATOR
Ballbrook-Sugarcreek Community
Support Center
Catherine Krivitzky
Navigator, Bellbrook - Sugarcreek Community Support Canter (Region 6)
Catherine has dedicated her career to supporting children, youth, and families in transition. She has served as a McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison in both Michigan and Maryland. In that position she worked with students experiencing homelessness, some of whom were in kinship care. She is passionate about connecting families to local community resources to help provide stability for children. Catherine has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. She has been with OhioKAN as a Region 6 Navigator for over two years and values the opportunity to support Ohio’s kinship and adoptive families.
Ivy Welsh
NAVIGATOR
Catholic Social Services of
the Miami Valley
Ivy Welsh
Navigator, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (Region 6)
Before joining OhioKAN, Ivy worked as an administrative assistant and birth parent support person at the Ohio private adoption agency, Adoption Link, Inc. Ivy’s experiences there sparked her interest in the field and led her to pursue a Master of Social Work with a focus on children, youth, and families. Ivy graduated with a MSSA from Case Western Reserve University’s online program in August 2023, as well as recently became a licensed social worker. She has served as a region 6 OhioKAN Navigator for the past two years at Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley!
Bridget McKinney-Joiner
NAVIGATOR
Catholic Social Services of
the Miami Valley
Bridget McKinney-Joiner
Navigator, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (Region 6)
Bridget McKinney-Joiner comes to Ohio Kan with previous experience working with people withDisabilities as a Class Coordinator Teacher. Bridget is a humble person who enjoys volunteering in her spare time helping others in her community. Bridget has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce Ohio. Bridget is excited to be working in Region 6 as a Navigator!
Lindsey Christian
NAVIGATOR
Seeds of Hope OH
Lindsey Christian
Navigator, Seeds of Hope OH (Region 6)
For the last four years, Lindsey has worked for the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office as a Victim Witness Advocate. She accompanied victims of crime to court, managed their cases, assisted in filing protection orders, acted as the liaison between the victim and the prosecutor, and worked to ensure victim’s rights were being followed in accordance with Marsy’s Law of Ohio. She has been a registered advocate through the Ohio Advocate Network since 2018 and reached the highest level of credential (Registered Advocate with Senior Standing) in 2022. In addition, she is certified in Trauma-Informed Care and Crisis Response. Starting in 2012, Lindsey began volunteering with Project Women, a non-profit in Springfield, Ohio which provides shelter, advocacy, and case management services to both child & adult survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. In 2013, she was employed by the same organization first as shelter staff and then as a Campus Victim Advocate.
Lindsey has a Bachelor’s in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and a minor in Women’s Studies from Wittenberg University, and a Masters of Criminal Justice Administration from Urbana/Franklin University. As an OhioKAN Navigator, she is eager to get to know her community better and help kinship & adoption families on their journey!
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