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The FCV Family to Family Directory provides a place for parents to announce the progress of their adoptions. It also serves as a resource for parents to connect with one another to talk about agency and adoption experiences. The directory is organized by adoption status (ie, in process or completed) and alphabetically by last name. If you would you like to be included or to update your listing, please go to: Add me to the FCV Family to Family Directory.
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FAMILY TO FAMILY DIRECTORY
Families Home (O-P)
| Family | Barb & Geoff |
| Child | Lila Grace |
| Birthdate | December 1, 1995 |
| Age at adoption | 11 months |
| Date of adoption | October 25, 1996 |
| Adoption agency | IMH & International Adoption Service Center |
| Province | Soc Trang Orphanage in Soc Trang (Mekong Delta area) |
| Special comments | Lila joins her brother, Harry. We would be happy to share our experience with other families and answer any questions. We loved travelling in Vietnam! I am putting together a directory of families who have adopted from Soc Trang Orphanage. Contact me directly for more information. |
| Family | Maryann O'Connor |
| Child | Alex Minh Dai O'Connor |
| Birthdate | April 2, 1996 |
| Date of adoption | Aug, 28, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 4 years old |
| Province | Soc Trang |
| Adoption agency | AIAA/IMH |
| Special comments | His big sister is Janellen, born 8/5/94 in Lousiana. See our photo's in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Keith & Patti Okano |
| Child | Jason Binh Okano |
| Birthdate | June 27, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | December 1, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Hoi An |
| Special comments | We live in Sugar Land, TX (near Houston). Jason (now 2) joined his big sister Katie (4), whom we adopted from Nanning, China in September 1995. We would be happy to share our experiences with anyone who is interested. Jason is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Peter & Madelyn Olley |
| Child | Mia Katharine ViNi Olley |
| Birthdate | May 31, 1997 |
| Age at Adoption | 7.5 months |
| Date of Adoption | January 23, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Soc Trang |
| Special comments | Mia has two big brothers (11 and 8) who are very excited to have her home at last! We would be happy to share our adoption experience with interested people. Mia's picture is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Janice and Scott Olson |
| Child | Kira Lynn Anh Tuyet |
| Birthdate | September 27 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 51/2 months |
| Date of adoption | March 12th 2000 |
| Province | Can Tho |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption Services in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) |
| Special comments | We had a great experience working with Beth of IMH as we were the first Canadian family to go South working with both Access Adoption Services and IMH, Our case went very smooth and we would be willing to answer any questions anyone may have about adopting from the South. We are still in shock that Kira is actually home and she has added so much joy to all our lives. Kira's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Martine and Nate Olson-Daniel |
| Child | Noah |
| Age at adoption | 4 and a half months |
| Date of adoption | 2007 |
| Adoption agency | Gift of Love International Adoptions, Inc. |
| Province | Hoa Binh |
| Special comments | We blogged our experienced at www.nateandmartine.blogspot.com. |
| Family | Mark & Petrina Olson |
| Child | Lindsay Olson |
| Birthdate | November 1, 1995 |
| Age at adoption | 2 years |
| Date of adoption | November 24, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | IMH |
| Province | Soc Trang |
| Special comments | We also have a son, Andrew, age 14, Petrina's biological son from a previous marriage. We live in Henderson, NV. We, (including big brother Andrew), had a smooth and enjoyable trip and would be happy to share information and answer any questions anyone may have. |
| Family | Heather and Ryan Oldenberg |
| Child | Elia |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | 1 Year |
| Date of adoption | Feb. 2008 |
| Adoption agency | Faith International |
| Province | Tam Binh 2 orphanage Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam |
| Special comments | Elia is in the FCV Photo Gallery |
| Family | Laurie O'Neill |
| Child | Amanda Lynn Huong O'Neill a.k.a "Mandy" |
| Birthdate | June 10, 1996 |
| Age at Adoption | 2 years |
| Date of adoption | May 11, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | North Bay Adoptions, Santa Rosa, CA (IMH) |
| Province | Phu Tho |
| Special comments | Laurie is single and lives in Santa Rosa, CA. Amanda is the photo gallery. You are welcome to visite Laurie's website. |
| Family | Mark & Jennifer Osburn |
| Child | Savannah Joyce Thuy |
| Birthdate | October 16, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months old |
| Date of adoption | January 18, 2002 |
| Province | Danang |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants |
| Special comments | Savannah's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Caroline Ticarro-Parker & Scott Parker |
| Child | Twins - Natalie Thai Thanh and Cassidie Thanh Thanh |
| Birthdate | February 28, 1998 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months old |
| Date of adoption | November 9, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Home Society of Minnesota |
| Province | Vinh Long |
| Special comments | We had a wonderful adoption experience and are excited to share all of our memories. Caroline is Vietnamese and had a "different" perspective of "going home" to meet her daughters. See Natalie & Cassidie's photos in the FCV Photo Gallery. Read the Parker's adoption story in the FCV Feature Family section. |
| Family | Lisa and George Parker |
| Child | Quinn Thanh Parker |
| Birthdate | 3/4/06 |
| Age at adoption | 6 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | September 19, 2006 |
| Adoption agency | Pearl S. Buck |
| Province | Picasso Orphanage, Saigon VN |
| Special comments | Connecting/socializing with other families who have adopted from Vietnam in order to expose Quinn to other Vietnamese adopted children on a regular basis as he grows. We live in Wayne, PA. |
| Family | Mike and Sandy Parson |
| Child | Matthew Lance Nam and Rebecca Kellie Thin |
| Birthdate | Both born November 16, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 3 and a half months at adoption |
| Date of adoption | adopted March 5, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Family Connections out of Modesto, and IMH |
| Province | Tu Liem Hanoi |
| Special comments | Matthew and Rebecca are in the FCV Photo Gallery. We also have 3 biological children Kelly-26, Mike-25,and Jason-22, and 6 grandchildren!! Matt and Becky were born the same day, but not bio twins! |
| Family | Barry Parsons and John Clisham |
| Child | Nicholas Clisham-Parsons |
| Birthdate | April 19, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | December 25, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Center of Washington |
| Province | Vung Tau orphanage. |
| Special comments | We would be happy to talk to anyone who is interested in speaking with us but we are especially interested in helping gay parents with the process. |
| Family | David Paulson and Catherine Lyng |
| Child | Michelle & Caroline |
| Birthdate | 7/6/1998 & 9/3/1999 |
| Age at adoption | 5 mos & 10 mos |
| Date of adoption | December 1998 & June 2000 |
| Adoption agency | Spence Chapin |
| Province | Tu Lien, Hanoi |
| Special comments | We live in Merrick, Long Island, and would like to arrange play dates and cultural experiences for the girls. |
| Family | Mike & Connie Paxson |
| Child | Stephanie Anh-Thu |
| Birthdate | July 23, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | January 1997 |
| Adoption agency | World Child |
| Province | Phu Yen |
| Special comments | Stephanie is the light of our lives; and is absolutely beautiful and full of personality. Mary Nguyen and Nancy Baker of World Child were easy to work with and I would highly recommend this agency to anyone. |
| Family | Jorge and Shelley Pereyra |
| Child | Jorge Rene Pereyra Jr |
| Birthdate | March 23, 2000 |
| Date of adoption | Dec 2000. |
| Age at adoption | 10 months |
| Province | Hoa Binh |
| Adoption agency | EAC (European Adoption Consultants) |
| Special comments | Jorge is in the FCV Photo Gallery. He is our pride and joy. |
| Family | Matthew & Sara Perrier |
| Child | Margaret Rose Huong and Max Alan TranPerrier |
| Birthdate | November 3, 1999 and April 18, 2001 |
| Date of adoption | May 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Province | Lang Son Province and Tam Binh Orphanage |
| Adoption agency | Children's Bridge |
| Special comments | Margaret and her brother Max are in the FCV Photo Gallery. You can visit their website http://www.perrierfamily.homestead.com/ |
| Family | Jorgen & Patrica Persson |
| Child | Hannah Minh Persson and Kristoffer Tuan Persson |
| Birthdate | Oct. 1990 & May 1993 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months & 2 months |
| Date of adoption | Jan. 1991 & July 1993 |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Center, Sweden |
| Province | Both from Hanoi |
| Special comments | I (Patricia) am a Canadian living in Malmo Sweden. We were in VN for five weeks in 2001 traveling from one end of country to the other and it was a great experience. |
| Family | Rick & Jamie Phillips |
| Child | Sophia Kieu Malcom Phillips & Bridget Mai Malcom Phillips |
| Birthdate | June 19, 1998 & May 27, 2000 |
| Age at Adoption | 3.5 months (Sophia) 5 months (Bridget) |
| Date of Adoption | Oct 8, 1998 (Sophia) & November 7, 2000 (Bridget) |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Access Services in Ottawa, Ontario |
| Province | Hanoi (Sophia) Lang Son (Bridget) |
| Special comments | Sophia and Bridget are in the FCV Photo Gallery! We are now a family of 8. Big brothers (homegrown) Sean and Branden are turning 23 in a few weeks, Sophia Kieu just turned 8, Bridget Mai just turned 6, Dominic Guerlyn just turned 4, and baby Leo Guershon is 20 months. Leo has been home for 6 months. Both he and Dominic were born in Haiti. |
| Family | Mary & Michel Piche |
| Child | Laura Toan Piche |
| Birthdate | June 10, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | Dec. 9/99 |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption (Ottawa)/IMH |
| Province | Phu Tho province, Tu Liem |
| Special comments | We live in Northern Ontario, Canada, and also have a 4 year old bio. son, Philippe. We love both our children very deeply and feel very fortunate to have had both experiences. We would love to communicate with and/or meet other families in Canada or families with children from Phu Tho province. |
| Family | Ron & Susan Piniecki |
| Child | Tiana Thi Lien Piniecki & Brandon Ba Tai Piniecki |
| Birthdate | May 27, 1999 & February 16, l995 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months & 13 Months old |
| Date of adoption | December, 1999 (Tiana) & March 21, l995 (Brandon) |
| Province | Ha Tay & Hoa Binh |
| Adoption agency | Teddi Bear (Tiana) Los Ninos International (Brandon) |
| Special comments | God has blessed us with six children thus far: Tiana, Ronnie 20 yrs (Birth), Misty 17 yrs (Birth) Brandon 4 yrs (Vietnam), Tyler 3 yrs. (African American), Mariah 2 yrs (African American). We live in New Orleans, LA. Tiana's and Brandon's pictures are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Stacy and Philip (Flip) Piontek |
| Child | Hally Christine Piontek |
| Birthdate | 28 August 1998 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | 1 December 1998 |
| Adoption agency | Special Additions, Inc. which uses IMH |
| Province | Tu Liem Orphanage/ Adopted in Hanoi |
| Special comments | Hally has three big brothers-- Joe (11), Matt (9), and Nick (5), but she rules the roost!!! |
| Family | Exenia Pirrone |
| Child | Demi |
| Birthdate | 12/17/99 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | 8/4/00 |
| Adoption agency | Spence Chapin/IMH |
| Province | Tu Liem orphange, Pho Tho |
| Special comments | Demi's photo is in the FCV Gallery. |
| Family | Rosilyn Polan & Kenneth Ross |
| Child | Laiken |
| Birthdate | March 15,1998 |
| Age at adoption | |
| Date of adoption | Oct. 1998 |
| Adoption agency | World Child |
| Province | Phu Yen |
| Special comments | She is extremely healthy , happy, and beautiful. |
| Family | Geoffrey & Donna Pope |
| Child | Eliza |
| Birthdate | June 2, 1998 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | November 11, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | World Child |
| Province | Phu Yen |
| Special comments | Eliza is in the Photo Gallery! |
| Family | Yves Pouliot & Margot Hayes |
| Child | Juliana Hong Nhung Pouliot and Enya Pouliot |
| Birthdate | August 7th, 1999 and April 9th 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 7.5 months and 4 months |
| Date of adoption | March 24th, 2000 and August 19th, 2002 |
| Province | An Giang and Vung Tau |
| Adoption agency | Terre Des Hommes (Canada) |
| Special comments | We live in Montreal, Canada and would love to be in touch with other families in our area. Enya and Juliana's picture are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Janine & George Powell |
| Child | Minh My Lien Powell |
| Birthdate | January 26, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | August 3, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Da Nang Orphanage, Da Nang |
| Special comments | Our first child, Meili, was adopted from Nanchang, China on 9/16/95. She was born on 4/10/95. |
| Family | Jennifer & Rick Powell |
| Child | Hannah Quinn Powell |
| Birthdate | September 24, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 2 months |
| Date of adoption | December 16, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | Adoptions Together, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) |
| Province | Bac Giang (near Hanoi) |
| Special comments | Hannah is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Keith and Joanna Powell |
| Child | Reilly Nyugen and Mason Van |
| Birthdate | May 1998 and April 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months and 3 months |
| Date of adoption | 1988 and 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Alliance for Children/Internation Mission of Hope |
| Province | Tu Liem Feeding Center, Hanoi Vietnam |
| Special comments | Reilly and Mason Powell are in the FCV Photo Gallery. We would love to here from families to share stories or emotional support for waiting parents! |
| Family | Terri & Jeff Preston |
| Child | Kristi Lie |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | March 22, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Hope International |
| Province | Vung Tau orphanage in Vung Tau Ba Ria Province |
| Special comments | We brought our 6 year old son with us and it was a great decision. We spent 3 weeks in Vietnam as a new family.
Our daughter, Kristi is gorgeous and we are so grateful to have her in our lives. Kristi is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Howard & Kathy Pride |
| Child | Tianna Pride |
| Birthdate | November 15, 1996 |
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| Adoption agency | Maine Adoption Placement Services (MAPS) |
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| Special comments | Tianna has joined two big brothers, Chris (15) and Matt (12)--both biological. Her picture is in the photo gallery! |
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