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Region 5
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REGION 5 STAFF
Sandy Honigford
DIRECTOR
Sandy Honigford
Director, Region 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 as the Director of Regions 5!
Erin Thompson
COORDINATOR
Erin Thompson
Coordinator, Region 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!
Savanna Adkins
COACH
Savanna Adkins
Coach, Region 5
Jennifer Arnold
Navigator
Family Promise
Jennifer Arnold
Navigator, Family Promise (Region 5)
Jennifer comes to OhioKAN having previously worked for her site, Family Promise, as a housing case manager. She has extensive experience as a project coordinator and program facilitator, working with organizations such as the United Way of Central Ohio and Bridges Community Action Partnership. Jennifer served in the Peace Corps for three years, working with environmental organizations in N. Macedonia. She has a degree in History and Political Science from Heidelberg University, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Bowling Green State University.
Shirley Seward
Navigator
Family Promise
Shirley Seward
Navigator, Family Promise (Region 5)
Shirley Seward is very happy to be working as a Navigator with the great Region 5 team. She received her BA degree in sociology from Tufts University with her sights set on being a social worker. She worked for Lucent/AT&T as a technical writer and trainer, and enjoys motivating and helping people as a group fitness Instructor. Shirley feels her real-life family experiences combined with her strong listening and helping skills make her well equipped to assist Ohiokan’s families in need. She has volunteered for Lifecare Alliance, Voicecorps reading service, St. John AME church, and has been President of the high school PTO. Shirley looks forward to her job as Navigator, connecting kinship and adoptive families to available resources and services.
REGIONAL SITE PARTNERS
