Louisiana Foster Caregiver Mentor List

Mentors are listed according to the Region(s) they preside in or serve in, but anyone may call ANY mentor across the state. You can look through the entire list to decide which mentor has the expereince in the support you are looking for. 

You can also call more than 1 mentor.  We are here for you.  

** Denotes TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) Practitioners that are exceptionally trained and knowledgable in Trauma Informed Care. 
* Denotes TBRI c(Trust Based Relational Intervention) Caregiver Trained Foster Parents that have had 24 real time hours of Trauma Informed Care. 

For more information, please contact your Foster Care Ambassador:
Margie Nielsen  margie@louisianafostercare.com

Breanna Gonzalez       4 years experience      Rapides Parish
Single Foster Mother

Preferred Time to Contact:  Any     Preferred Method: text/call

Experience in : 

All ages                                          Adoption through foster care
African Am Hair Care                       Bio children in the home
Difficult Behaviors                           Emotional Concerns
Info about Comm Resources             Medically Fragile
Older youth care                             Permanency planning
Physical Abuse                                Sexual Abuse
Sibling Groups                                Special needs
Working with bio parents                 Drug effected infants
Health care professional                   Reimbursements
Home Study                                    DCFS Chain of command
DCFS Communication 

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Nona Stanford    17 years experience.   Rapides Parish
Single Foster Mother

Preferred time to conctact- 9-11am;         preferred method: call/text

Call OR Text: 318.451.9864            email: rstanford2013@gmail.com

Experience in:
All ages                                        African American Hair Care                             
adoption through foster care          Trans racial Adoption       
Emotional Concerns                       Bio Children are in the home                   
Sibling Groups                               Special Needs

**TBRI Practitioner Bridgett Dickson  5 years experience.   Livingston Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime ; preferred method: text

Call OR Text: 225.281.8115            email: bridget10@hotmail.com

Bridget is a TBRI Practitioner and an Addiction Counselor

Experience in:
ages 0-12                                     Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                                Sibling Groups
Trauma Informed Care                  Trans racial adoption
working with Bio Families                  
                             

 

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Treasure Holliday  2 years experience.   East Baton Rouge Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: mornings ; preferred method: text or email

Call OR Text: 225.247.3532            email: teh1@cox.net

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                    Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
Physical Abuse                              Drug effected Infants
Sibling Groups                              Trauma Informed Care                  
working with Bio Families 

Kerry McKnight  10 years experience.   Livingston Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: after 3pm and weekends ; preferred method: text

Call OR Text: 225.278.4589            email: kerrylmcknight@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                     Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Going to Court                                                School Systems                             Sibling Groups     
Drug effected infants                      NICU Infant Care
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
working with Bio Families               Bio Children also in the home
Court Experience                           Cultural/religious Awareness

 

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Sara Perry  2 years experience.   Washington Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime ; preferred method: call/text

Call OR Text: 985.285.2430            email: saraperry0819@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                     Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Bio Children are in the home
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                    Working with bio families
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                                Sibling Groups
Trauma Informed Care     

 

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*TBRI Trained Caregiver

Chelsea Brignac  6 years experience.   Livingston Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime ; preferred method: call/text

Call OR Text: 985.981.8870            email: chelsea.brignac@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                     Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Bio Children are in the home
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
LGBTQ                                          Teens in care
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                                Sibling Groups
Trauma Informed Care                   Special Needs
Drug effected infants                     NICU Infant Care

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Monica St. Cyr          8 years experience        Tangipahoa Parish

Available 9am -3pm and by text after 8pm    Preferred call/text

Call or text: 504.884.1767               email: monilynn144@yahoo.com

Experience in:

All ages                                       Adoption through foster care
court                                           Cultural/religions awareness
Difficult Behaviors                        Emotional Concerns
Extended Foster Care                   Navigating School System
Mental Health                              Permanency Planning
Sibling Groups                             Special Needs
Working with Bio Family               Support thorugh Abuse investigations
Trauma informed Care                 Drug effected infant
NICU Infant Care                         DCFS Communication
Transitions

            

Donnell Hill  7 years experience.   St. Mary Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: 7am-9pm ; preferred method: call/text

Call OR Text: 985.221.3490            email: dhil2485@yahoo.com

Experience in:
all ages                                        Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Bio Children are in the home
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                    Working with bio families
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                                Sibling Groups
Trauma Informed Care                   African American Hair Care
Extended Foster Care                     Medically Fragile
Trans racial adoption                      Abuse Investigation
drug effected Infants                     NICU Infant Care
Works with bio families

 

 

*TBRI Caregiver Trained Bethany Oliver is a married former foster/adoptive foster mother of 3 years from Calcasieu Parish. 

Contact Information: 904-556-9265 and bethanyaoliver@gmail.com (she is availabe anytime, either through a call or text) 

Experiences: 

Adoption                                                   Trauma Informed
TBRI Trained                                              Trans-racial Adoption
Bio-children in the home                             Working with Bio-Families
Court Experiences                                       Extended Foster Care
Emotional Concerns

 

 

 

 

Cheslee Pickett  5 years experience.   Ouachita Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime ; preferred method: any

Call OR Text: 318-914-2381            email: cheslee_pickett@yahoo.com

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                     Difficult Behaviors
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Bio Children are in the home
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                    Working with bio families
Mental Health                                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                                Sibling Groups
Trauma Informed Care                   Cultural/Religious Awareness
Medically Fragile                            NICU Infant Care
Drug Effected Infant  

Cheslee is also the Foster Care Ministry at First Baptist Church, West Monroe if you need her help in that capacity. 

 

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Sarah Nelson  11 years experience.   Ouachita Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime ; preferred method: text

Call OR Text: 318.355.7724            email: advo4life@yahoo.com

Experience in:
ages 0-5                                       Bio Children in the home 
adoption through foster care           Court Experience                 
Emotional Concerns                       NICU Infant Care                   
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
DCFS Communication

 

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Rachel Semmes   8 years experience.   Ouachita Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime                         preferred method: text or call

Call OR Text: 318.614.1674            email: mrssemmes@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-21                                     Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          NICU Infant Care       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
Mental Health                                Drug effected infant
Transitions                                    Sibling Groups
working with Bio Families              Extended Foster Care
Reimbursements                           DCFS Communication
DCFS Chain of Command               Special Needs
DCFS Policy

 

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Rebecca Duke   10 years experience.   Ouachita Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime; preferred method: any

Call OR Text: 318.267.9802           email: rebeccaeduke@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-12                                    School Systems                                                adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
Physical Abuse                              Drug effected Infants                 
working with Bio Families              Transitions
Bio children in home                     Cultural/Religious Awareness
Physical Abuse                             Special Needs
Trans racial adoptions                   NICU Infant Care                  
Policy                                          DCFS Communication                                       
DCFS Chain of Command                    

                

Licenced Professinal Counselor, Dr. Ashley Carey-Betts is a married, current foster foster mother of 2 years from Jefferson Parish. 

Contact Information: 504-915-1377 and ashleycareyphd@gmail.com 
Preferred Method of Contact- Text
Preferred Times of Contact- 9-11am

 

Experiences:

Adoption                                                    Emotional Concerns
Drug effected Infants                                  Community Resources|
Court Experience                                        Siblings Group
Cultural/Religious Awareness                       Trauma Informed Care
Navigating the School System                      Difficult Behaviors
QPI (working with bio-families)                    NICU Infant Care

Ashley is also hosting a community support group each month in Gretna, LA for any foster parents who need a community group.  Please call her for more info.  

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Megan Barker  10 years experience.   Bossier Parish
QPI Champion
Married Foster Mother

Availalable for calls from 7:30am- 4:30pm and 7pm-9pm 

Call OR Text: 318.680.8222       email: meganmackulm@aol.com

Experience in:
all ages                                        Cultural/religions awareness
adoption through foster care          Difficult Behaviors
Bio children in home                      Emotional Concerns
Going to Court                              Extended Foster Care
Community Resources                   LGBTQ
School System                              Medically Fragile
Mental Health                               Permanency Planning
Physlical Abuse                             Sexual Abuse 
Sibling groups                              Special Needs
Investigations                              Bio Families

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*TBRI Caregiver Trained Tanya Barnes       9 years experience.     Caddo Parish
Single Foster Mother

Avaialble for calls/texts anytime.     

Call or text 318.914.3439          email: beulahssafehaven@gmail.com 

Experience in: 
ages 13-24                                African American Hair Care
Bio children in the home             Court Experience
Cultural/religious awareness       Difficult Behaviors
Emotional Concerns                     Extended Foster Care
Info on Community Resources     LGBTQ
Mental Health                            Older Youth Care
Permanency Planning                 Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                            Trauma Informed Care
Working with Bio Families                                           

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 **TBRI Practitioner Claire Cox
Married Foster Mother           7 Years Experience   Bossier Parish

Availalable for calls   Anytime 

Call OR Text: 318.376.1025        email: claire42794@gmail.com

Experience in:
all ages                                        Cultural/religions awareness
adoption through foster care          Difficult Behaviors
Bio children in home                      Emotional Concerns
Going to Court                              Extended Foster Care
Community Resources                   LGBTQ
School System                              Medically Fragile
Mental Health                               Permanency Planning
Physlical Abuse                             Sexual Abuse 
Sibling groups                              Special Needs
Investigations                              Bio Families
Trans Racial Adoption                    African American Hair Care

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*TBRI Caregiver Trained LeAnn Deaton  2 years experience.   Bossier Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: anytime 

Call OR Text: 318.987.6341       email: leann.deaton@vyjla.org

All Mentors have had TBRI 24 hour Deep Dive Training

Experience in:
all ages                                        Cultural/religions awareness
adoption through foster care          Difficult Behaviors
Bio children in home                      Emotional Concerns
Going to Court                              Extended Foster Care
Community Resources                   LGBTQ
School System                              Medically Fragile
Mental Health                               Permanency Planning
Physical Abuse                             Sexual Abuse 
Sibling groups                              Special Needs
Investigations                              Bio Families

LeAnn also works as a CASA Supervisor and has gained knowledge and experience in this role.  

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*TBRI Caregiver Trained Amanda Law          

Married Foster Mother     13 Years Experience    Bossier Parish

Available for calls:     Anytime 
Call OR Text: 318.423.0069        email: mickeymagic14@gmail.com  

Experience in:
all ages                                        Transracial Adoption                                     
adoption through foster care          Difficult Behaviors
Bio children in home                      Emotional Concerns
Going to Court                              Sibling groups 

 Amanda was also a youth in Foster Care with unique experiences due to this. 

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 **TBRI Practitioner Tyler Spears  8 years experience.   Caddo Parish
Married Foster Father

Available: anytime 

Call OR Text: 318.347.2646             email: mtspears@gmail.com

Experience in:
all ages                                        Cultural/religions awareness
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   
                             
Tyler has also worked for CASA and has gained knowledge and experience in this role. 


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*TBRI Caregiver Trained  Stacy Eppers     9 years experience     Caddo Parish
Married Foster Mother

Available: mornings; preferred method: any

Call OR Text: 318.572.1295           email: stacyeppers247@gmail.com

Experience in:
ages 0-17                                    Difficult Behaviors                                      
adoption through foster care          Permanency Planning       
Emotional Concerns                       Investigations
Going to Court                              School Systems                           
Community Resources                   Medically Fragile
Physical Abuse                              Drug effected Infants
Sibling Groups                              Trauma Informed Care                  
working with Bio Families              African American Hair Care
Bio children in home                     Cultural/Religious Awareness
LGBTQ                                         Mental Health
Older youth/teen care                   Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                               Special Needs
Trans racial adoptions                   TBRI Trained
NICU Infant Care                          Work with bio families
Policy                                          Reimbursements
Home Study                                DCFS CHain of Command
DCFS Communcation                    Transitions 

 

 

                             
                           

 

 

 

 

Nicole Bourgeois  2 years experience.               Lafourche Parish
Single Foster Mother

Available: evenings;                 preferred method: call or text

Call OR Text: 985.856.4069      email: nmbourgeois@yahoo.com

Experience in:

All ages                                    Adoption through Foster Care
Court Experience                       Cultural/Religious Awareness
Difficult Behaviors                     Emotional Concerns
Community Resources               Navigating School System
Mental Health                           Older youth/ teen in care
Permanency Planning                Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse                            Sibling Groups
Special Needs                            Abuse Investigation
Trauma Informed Care               Work with Bio Families
Health Care Professional            Policy
DCFS Communication                Transitions

 

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Mandy Holloway           6 years experience           Lafourche Parish
Married Foster Mother

Avaialable: 9am-4pm                Preferred contact: call or email

Call or text: 985.414.0217            Email: mandy@hopchurches.com

Expereince in:

All ages                                      African American Hair Care
Bio children in the home              Older youth
Working with Bio Families            Home study
Transitions