艾琳克莱门茨
执行董事
国家培养家长协会
艾琳和她的丈夫在27年的养父母生涯中收养了127个孩子,并收养了4个孩子。艾琳是全国养父母协会的执行理事;EveryChild, Inc.的董事会主席;德州寄养协会内容专家;得克萨斯州可收养儿童委员会公共政策主席;寄养项目副总裁;创建一个家庭和安全保障人权联盟理事会成员;也是德克萨斯州最高法院儿童和家庭常设委员会合作委员会的成员。艾琳的职业生涯包括15年与有智力和发展需求的儿童和成人一起工作,并为德克萨斯州的一个大型儿童安置机构建立了一个治疗性寄养项目,并担任该机构的宣传副总裁15年。40多年来,艾琳一直是全国养父母协会的活跃成员,担任过许多职务。 She promotes foster caregiver (foster and kinship) and adoptive families through her advocacy work and seeks to ensure these families have a respected voice on the local, state and national levels to influence policy development, essential and effective practice, adequate funding and inclusion in the development of state and national legislative issues. Irene also provides foster care related consultation services. Irene enjoys spending time with her children, 19 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, numerous former foster children and cruising with her husband of 52 years.