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Executive Director

Director of Social Services

Marci grew up in the Bay Area of California. She moved to Oregon when she began college and fell in love with the clean, green state. She earned her bachelor's degree from Lewis & Clark College and her Masters in Social Work from Portland State University. Marci has a background in child welfare and adoptions, having experience with the State of Oregon Department of Human Services, as well as the State of Washington and Plan Loving Adoptions. She also grew up with two adopted siblings. She has been working for ASIA since October of 2001. Marci has always wanted to work in international adoptions and working for ASIA has been a "dream come true." She thoroughly enjoys helping unite children from China with loving families in the United States. She enjoys witnessing how quickly and successfully the children adapt to their new lives. Since working at ASIA, Marci has had the opportunity to go to China three times with ASIA groups. She loved her first experience in Guangxi Province and jumped at the opportunity to go to Hunan Province in April of 2002 and October of 2003. She feels a special connection with China since she began working in Chinese adoptions.

Marci and her husband hope to adopt from China someday. Marci enjoys traveling, scuba diving and vaulting (in photo) in her spare time.

China Program Director

Fei was born and raised in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. In 1996, following her training at a Singapore business school, she moved to the United States. She received her bachelor's degree from Portland State University in 2002. Fei once worked as a tour guide in China, where she helped adoptive parents from Canada and the U.S. complete their adoption process.

Fei started her Chinese class in early 2004 to help families prepare for their adoption trip to China. Fei is also an active speaker for local Families with Children from China (FCC) waiting families. She continues to serve families and children from China. In her free time, Fei enjoys working out, cooking and making crafts.

Haiti Program Director and Family Services Coordinator

Vicki was born and raised in Portland and has long had an interest in international cultures and their people. The summer before her high school sophomore year she was an exchange student in Germany where she really began to appreciate different cultures. As a child and as an adult, her family has hosted three Japanese students during cultural trips to the United States. Vicki attended the University of Oregon in Eugene where she received her Music Education degree.

Working in adoption is more than a job for Vicki; it is her passion. She loves helping parents and children find each other. Vicki and her husband have two children through adoption (domestic and China). She believes that her own adoption experience allows her to better connect with families. In her spare time she enjoys participating in her children's many activities, including serving as soccer coach, team mom, cheering on her children at their various activities and volunteering in her children's schools. Prior to working for Heritage she was a "stay-at-home mom", although she doesn't know why it's called that because she was never home!

International Adoption Program Coordinator

Originally a native of Taiwan, Jacqueline has lived in the Pacific Northwest for more than 20 years.  She has more than 15 years of hands-on experience in business management and has proven herself to be highly-organized and detail-oriented – important skills for a Program Coordinator! 

In her spare time, Jacqueline runs her own translation business and volunteers as a mediator for Resolutions Northwest, an organization which helps people in the Portland community resolve conflict without resorting to litigation.  Additionally she is raising a seventeen-year old daughter so she fits perfectly in our small legion of working moms. 

Social Worker

Debbie lives in Seattle, Washington and began working for ASIA in Fall 2008. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Washington State University and went on to obtain a Masters of Public Administration degree from Seattle University. Debbie found her calling in the field of social work and moved to Boston to began her social work studies at Boston University. From Boston, she moved back to Washington to complete her Masters of Social Work from University of Washington. Her emphasis has always been on children and building stronger families and communities.

Debbie has over 10 years of experience working with children and families in many diverse settings. She sponsors and volunteers for the Friends of the Orphans organization that helps fund orphaned children in 9 countries around the world. Adoption work was a natural progression for Debbie. She has been working in the adoption field doing both domestic and international adoption home study reports for 3 years. Debbie enjoys helping families achieve their dream of building a family through adoption.

Debbie interests include traveling (last big trip was to Africa), golf and spending time with family and friends.

Office Administrator

Pattie was born in Southern California, but considers Chicago her true hometown. After working various corporate positions, she was called to work on two separate federal grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, designed to help families of children with emotional/behavioral disorders in South Florida. Her active participation in achieving the goals of those grants allowed her to develop her skills in support and advocacy for children & families, a skill she has found useful since joining ASIA in November 2011.