• Tara E. Gutterman,Esq
• Executive Director
• Patience M. Lee,
• Ed.D Assistant Director
• Kamra Scott,
• BS Social Worker
• Janine Nathan-Pawlowsky,
• MSW Social Worker
• Rita Toliver,
• MA Social Worker
• Althea Stinson,
• MSW Social Worker
• Susan Maroto,
• Social Worker
• Judith Duncan,
• Social Worker

Patience M. Lee

Patience Lee was born in Kastina, Nigeria. She has lived in the Philadelphia area since 1994 and is a citizen of the United States. Patience holds degrees from Philadelphia Biblical University in Langhorne, PA. Her degrees are in social services, counseling respectfully. She received her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from Argosy University, FL in June 2006.

Prior to her arrival to Adoption ARC, she worked extensively in the field of Child Welfare as a foster care Clinical Case Manager, Educational Liaison, Intake Coordinator for a national human service agency in Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware Counties. Patience joined that Adoption ARC family in August, 2004, as of May 2005, she was soon promoted to a supervisory role as the Assistant Director.

Through her work with children in care, Patience states that she has come to appreciate the importance of permanency for every child. Which is why she is so glad to be at Adoption ARC, an agency that has brought so much hope and quality service to hundreds of children and families.