Families in ABC
Any parent, primary caregiver, or legal guardian who has a child or children between the ages of 6 months and 48 months can participate in ABC.
“Your program is amazing and I have told others about it and how much it helped. Thank you for everything!” – Sara, mother of 3
What is involved in ABC?
Ten 1-hour weekly sessions in your home with structured topics to assist you and your children.
You are offered positive feedback during sessions using video clip review and commenting on live interactions.
The program ends with a celebration and a special video gift of you and your children.
Where is ABC offered?
Locations in the United States
International Locations
Find an ABC parent coach in your state
Parent coaches who have completed a year of supervision with the University of Delaware and passed recent fidelity and adherence measures are certified for two years.
ABC for Infants (6 to 24 months)
Alabama:
Natalie Balch – natalie@agapecares.org
California:
Rose Brewer – rbrewer@yolocrisisnursery.org
Colorado:
Evelin Gomez – Evelin.Gomez@childrenscolorado.org
Delaware:
Elizabeth Allen – eaallen@udel.edu
Ben Barnes – bbarnes@psych.udel.edu
Briana Haut – bhaut@psych.udel.edu*
Abigail Hansen – Abigail.Hansen@state.de.us
Amy Huffer – ahuffer@psych.udel.edu
Hawaii:
Jill Beatty – jillsbeatty@gmail.com
Bridget Carranza – BCarranza@pacthawaii.org
Tiffany Freitas – tfreitas@fsswh.org*
Ari-Anne Fuchtman – afuchtman@gmail.com
Erin Henderson – erin@keikiokaaina.org
Allison Lipscomb – allisonkaufmann@aol.com
Traci Muramoto – tkmuramoto@yahoo.com
Idaho:
Erin Ault – eault@msehs.org
Kristen Boyer – kboyer@msehs.org
Lindsey Entel – lentel@jannus.org
Kris Logan – klogan@msehs.org
Sharon Prentice – sprentice@jannus.org
Kansas:
Gayle Anderson – ganderson@rcdc4kids.org
Blanca Ansboro – bansbro@kumc.edu
Michele Beaman – mbeaman@nekcap.org
Andrea Boatman – AndreaB@sek-cap.com*
Dena Bracciano – dbracciano@tarcinc.org
Jennifer Brase – jbrase@tarcinc.org
Amy Burnett – amy.burnett@greenbush.org
Lezli Carson – lezli.carson@itsjc.org
Bobbie Cooprider – coopriderb@hmhc.com
Michelle Dannels – mdannels@usd489.com
Lisa Dewees – lisad@nwksprevention.com
Katie Douglas – kdouglas@chcsek.org
Pamela Ford – pford@arrowheadwest.org
Alexia Foster – afoster@rui.org
Erika Garcia – egarcia@rcdc4kids.org
Kylee Gross – Grossk@hmhc.com
Katie Hart – khart3@kumc.edu
Monique Holmes – mholmes@usd489.com
Kimi Holsinger – kimi.holsinger@greenbush.org
Ann Marie Jackson – ajackson5@kumc.edu
Gimmie Jo Jansonius – gimmiejo@gmail.com
Erin Leech – eyleech@carrollk12.org
Liz Merchan – lizm@nwksprevention.com
Emily Palmer – emilyp@nwksprevention.com
Rachael Perez – Rachael.Perez@jocogov.org
Bekki Parsons – bparsons@nekcap.org*
Kaitlyn Reindel – kereindel@gmail.com
Kelsey Ritz – Kritz@kumc.edu
Dannah Schatz – dschatz@rcdc4kids.org
Christine Schindler – ChristineS@sek-cap.com
Leslie Stevens – lstevens@rui.org
Glade Topham – gtopham@ksu.edu
Becky Vaughn (Whitney) – bwhitney@kumc.edu
Alejandra Velez – avelez@sunflowerdiv.com
Sarah Weber – weber.sarah@usd308.com
Brenda Wilkins – brendaw@sek-cap.com*
Charleen Workman – cworkman@chcsek.org
Janie Yannacito – Janie.Yannacito@jocogov.org
Kentucky:
Shari Kidwell – s.kidwell@moreheadstate.edu
Louisiana:
Letia Bailey – lbailey@tulane.edu
Angela Breidenstine – abreiden@tulane.edu
Julie Larrieu – jlarrie@tulane.edu
Hien Le Sanchez – hienle@tulane.edu
Melissa Middleton – mmiddle1@tulane.edu
Devi Murphy – dmiron@tulane.edu
Maryland:
Elena Aguilar – eaguilar@louriecenter.org
Stefania Bianco – stefania.bianco@maryland.gov
Angela Brewer – ABBREWE@carrollk12.org
Cindy Cruz – cindycruz711@gmail.com
Christina Benson – cbenson@familytreemd.org
Karen Matthews – karen.matthews@maryland.gov
Reandrea Stapleton – reandrea.stapleton@maryland.gov
Michigan:
Lindsey Biggs – lbiggs@sfish.org
Samantha Cecil – scecil@sfish.org
Minnesota:
Frances Adair – francesa@fraser.org
Janet Amundson – jamundson@thevillagefamily.org
Cecilia Bloomquist – cecihebling@hotmail.com
Emily Clements – EClements@stdavidscenter.org
Pat Cortese – maggiec.pat30@gmail.com
Teya Dahle – TDahle@fernbrook.org
Kate Dando – kdando@stdavidscenter.org
Kya Duttenhefer – kduttenhefer@thevillagefamily.org
Alison Erickson – aerickson@thevillagefamily.org
Keran Flynn – kflynn@greaterminnesota.org
Kimberly Gascoigne – kgascoigne@stdavidscenter.org
Krystle Haugen – krystle.haugen@hdchrc.org
Mary Hendrickson – marykhendrickson@gmail.com
Shelby Hildenbrand – shildenbrand@thevillagefamily.org
Kamyala Howard – kamyalah@yahoo.com
Julie Hoye – julie.hoye@gmail.com
Claire Hysell – claireh@fraser.org
Stacia Jacobson-Gray – sjacobsongray@stdavidscenter.org
Molly Jones – mjones@counseling-services.org
Jesse Kuendig – jessekuendig@gmail.com*
Stefanie Kuhnmuench – stefaniek@fraser.org
Casey Ladd – mcaseyladd@gmail.com
Jessica Leschak – jessica.leschak@fraser.org
Patty Malecek – patty.malecek@co.wright.mn.us
Melissa McLaurin – mmclaurin@fernbrook.org
Alexis McMullen – amcmullen@thevillagefamily.org
Kelsey Miller – kmiller@stdavidscenter.org
Monique Miller – mmiller@cmmhc.com
Kristin Moen – kmoen@solutionsinpractice.org
Danielle Nelson – daniellenelson@northstarcc-mn.com
Laurie Nelson – llnelson56@gmail.com
Ariel Pavelka – Ariel.Pavelka@fraser.org
Courtney Regnier – cregnier@greaterminnesota.org
Heather Roark – hroark@rangementalhealth.org
Robyn Schumacher – schumacherrobyna@gmail.com
Elana Schuster – Elanas@fraser.org
Christina Smestad – csmestad@thevillagefamily.org
Laura Smith – lcsmith@cmmhc.com
Theresa Spear – tspear@fernbrook.org
Elizabeth Szybatka – elizabeth@lighthouse.health
Gudrun Teigen – gteigen@counseling-services.org
Erin Therrien – Erin.Therrien@hdchrc.org
Nichole Venable – nvenable@thevillagefamily.org
JoAnna van Otterloo – jvanotterloo@stdavidscenter.org
Hannah Waterman – hannah@duluthcounselingcenter.com
Kishon Whittier – kwhittier@stdavidscenter.org
Catherine Wright – catherine.wright@state.mn.us
New York:
Pamela Alcantara – Pamelaa@powerof2.nyc
Sade Barnes – sadeb@powerof2.nyc
Jasmine Bernier – jbernier@antioch.edu
Logan Brennan – loganb@powerof2.nyc
Romina Burger – romina.burger96@gmail.com
Sierra Carlen – sierrac@powerof2.nyc
Katerina Castano – katc@powerof2.nyc
Hannah Choi – HChoi@forestdaleinc.org*
Rashida Clarke – rashidac@powerof2.nyc
Yarizell Contreras – yarizellc@powerof2.nyc
Shelby Cover – shelbyc@powerof2.nyc
Xiomara Daly – xiomarad@powerof2.nyc
Emely Diaz – emelyd@powerof2.nyc
Lindsay DiMichael – lmn245@gmail.com
Jazmine Dowtin – jazmined@powerof2.nyc
Lwiza Escobar – lwiza@adltherapy.org
Allison Frost – allison.frost@stonybrook.edu
Rosanell Garcia – rosanellg@powerof2.nyc
Pascale Gay – pascaleg@powerof2.nyc
Anel Gomez – anelg@powerof2.nyc
Stephanie Gruver – Sgruver@forestdaleinc.org
Alyssa Heavens – alyssah@powerof2.nyc
Avery Hernandez – averyh@powerof2.nyc
Tisha Herndon – tishah@powerof2.nyc
Lenixia Joseph-El – lenixiaj@powerof2.nyc
Revere Joyce – reverej@powerof2.nyc
Andrea Minor – andream@powerof2.nyc
Farah Mohammad – farahm@powerof2.nyc
Oscar Moreno – oscarm@powerof2.nyc
Titilope Oladele – titilopeo@powerof2.nyc
Rosomond Osborne – rosomondo@powerof2.nyc
Margarita Prensa – margarita575@gmail.com*
Jessie Ramirez – jessier@powerof2.nyc
Eliana Rivera – riveraeliana1992@gmail.com
Edrei Rodriguez – edreir@powerof2.nyc
Yvette Saccone – yvettes@powerof2.nyc
Jakurah Santos – jakurahs@powerof2.nyc
Zara Sheikh – zsheikh@forestdaleinc.org
Zainab Shereenzada – shereenzadaa@gmail.com
Ana Smith – anas@powerof2.nyc
Jill Smokoski – jills@powerof2.nyc
Julissa Thompson – julissat@powerof2.nyc
Karen Trujillo – KTrujillo@forestdaleinc.org
Markita Walcott – mwalcott@forestdaleinc.org
Ayana Walker – ayanaw@powerof2.nyc
Jonice Ward – jonicew@powerof2.nyc
Alicia Williams – aliciaw@powerof2.nyc
Camila Zamora – CZamora@forestdaleinc.org
North Carolina:
Laura Ankrah – lankrah@nhcgov.com
Beth Bowen – beth.bowen@newhanoverkids.org
Mebane Boyd – mebane.boyd@newhanoverkids.org
Marcia Brown – marciab@exchangefamilycenter.org
Jennifer Byrd – jennifer.byrd@dhhs.nc.gov*
Latasha Canady – lcanady@pendercountync.gov
Cheri Coleman – cheri.coleman@duke.edu
Alissa Ellstrom – alissa.ellstrom@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Allison Elliot – celliot1@co.guilford.nc.us
Karin Erickson – karin_erickson@med.unc.edu
Rachel Galanter – rachelanna@exchangefamilycenter.org*
Michelle Gentry – mcgentry@wilson-co.com
Claudine Gerber – claudine.gerber@duke.edu
Alexa Hamel – ahamel@orangecountync.gov
Julie Hansford – julie.hansford@duke.edu
Tyshea Harris – tharris@pendercountync.gov*
Evette Horton – evette_horton@med.unc.edu
Joy Herrera – j_herrer@uncg.edu
Mary Kate Humphrey – marykate.humphrey@gmail.com
Anne Isaac – anne.isaac@dhhs.nc.gov
Robin Johnson – rjohnson@nhcgov.com
Shannon Johnson – sjohnson@chsnc.org*
Lakisha M. Lanier – lmlanier@pendercountync.gov
Cindy Laporte – claporte@pfcjc.org
Geneva Lopez – genevalopez2012@gmail.com
Kelly Marler – kelly.marler@buncombecounty.org
Sherry Newsome McKinney – sherry.mckinney@gastongov.com
Mary McGinty – mary.mcginty@alamance-nc.com
Kristin Meola – kristin.meola@duke.edu
Colleen Meyer – colleen_meyer@med.unc.edu
Kate Murray – kate.murray@duke.edu
Laura Muse – lmuse18@hotmail.com
Anne Louise O’Brien – AnneLouise.OBrien@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Leah Parrish – lparrish@exchangefamilycenter.org
Marella Phillips – marella.phillips@dhhs.nc.gov*
Rose Porter – rporter@wilson-co.com*
Christine Rafter – Christine.e.rafter@gmail.com
Lea Ray – lray@exchangefamilycenter.org
Nora Roehm – nora.roehm1@gmail.com
Aisha Shepherd – aisha.shepherd@buncombecounty.org
Charlene Spicer – charlene.walton@duke.edu
Kathryn Steeber – katsue1879@gmail.com
Rachel Taylor – rachel@fmfnc.org
Lauren Thomason – lauren@learningtogether.org
Terrell Williams – twillia@co.guilford@nc.us
Syreeta Williamson – swilliamson@chsnc.org*
Shannon Winsjansen – Shannon.Winsjansen@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Claretta Witherspoon – c_wither@uncg.edu
Heather Zanzig – heather.zanzig@dhhs.nc.gov
North Dakota:
Janet Amundson – jamundson@thevillagefamily.org
Ohio:
Jennifer Ortiz – Jennifer.Ortiz@jfs.ohio.gov
TyShauna Washington – Tyshauna.Washington@jfs.ohio.gov
Lauren Woods – Lauren.Woods@jfs.ohio.gov
Oklahoma:
Elizabeth Bard – elizabeth-bard@ouhsc.edu
Ana Beets – anabeets@gmail.com
Misty Bilby – misty.bilby@creoks.org
Tessa Chesher – tessa.chesher@okstate.edu
Elaine Cooper – elaine-cooper@ouhsc.edu
Kaitlyn Davis – kaitlyn-davis@ouhsc.edu
Jordan Gustin – jgustin@dvis.org
Christine Hensley – chensley@fcsok.org
Jacqueline Long – Jacqueline.long@creoks.org
Audra Miller – amiller@dvis.org
Carrie Neff – carrie.neff@heartsforhearing.org
Lisa Oliver – Lisa-oliver@ouhsc.edu
Somer Robb – somer.robb@creoks.org
Ruth Slocum – ruth.slocum@okstate.edu
Desiree Smith – dsmith@fcsok.org
Shawna Standiford – shawna-standiford@ouhsc.edu
Brianna Tracy – btracy@parentchildcenter.org
Pennsylvania:
Hanadi Ali – hanadiali55@gmail.com
Carla Fallon – carlitasway1977@yahoo.com
Shawn Ford – sisfordvcfs@gmail.com
Patrice Gibbon – pgibbon@verizon.net
Jeanette Giovanetti – jc.jeanettetaylor@gmail.com
Jan Jackson – janbscjenkins@outlook.com
Janice Jamison – jjamison.otr@gmail.com
Jocelyn Jenkins – jocelynjenkins63@yahoo.com
Kim Prendergast – kprendergast01@gmail.com
Colleen Shaw – colleenmshaw78@gmail.com
Lauren Zingaro-Toth (PA) – laurenzingaro@yahoo.com
South Carolina:
Cristal Brown – cristal.brown@scdmh.org
Heidi Hall – hhall419@gmail.com
Robin Nance – rnance826@msn.com
Taylor Richardson – taylor.richardson@scdmh.org
Mary Ellen Warren – maryellen.warren@uscmed.sc.edu
International locations:
Australia:
Sally Watson – monte@ace.net.au
Canada:
Benjamin Klein – benjamin.klein@medportal.ca
Germany:
Sabine Bomrich – abinec@gmx.de
Ina Bovenschen – ina.bovenschen@psy.phil.uni-erlangen.de*
Martina Haindl-Krompass – Martina@photographie-krompass.de
Frauke Heuer – frauke.heuer@landkreishildesheim.de
Jennifer Huszar – jenniferkrueger@gmx.net
Kerstin Sarcletti – kerstin.sarcletti@gmx.de
Doris Schmid-Drechsler – doris.schmid-drechsler@gmx.de
Janin Zimmermann – janin.zimmermann@dji.de
Norway:
Pernille Dobbelie – pernille.dobbelie@baerum.kommune.no
Eva Kohlmayer – eva.kohlmayer@tonsberg.kommune.no
Gina Korneliussen – gina.korneliussen@faerder.kommune.no
Brian Nielsen – brian.nielsen@bsa.oslo.kommune.no
Anna Osnes – anna.osnes@baerum.kommune.no
Inger Hilde Østensen – inger.hilde.ostensen@bsa.oslo.kommune.no
Yvonne Reistad – yvonne.cecilie.reistad@bga.oslo.kommune.no
Elise Torsdatter Stinessen-Brekne – elise.stinessen-brekne@bga.oslo.kommune.no
Marianne Strand – Marianne.Strand@drmk.no
Jessie Granlund Wermskog – JesWer@drmk.no
Russia:
Varvara Anikina – v.anikina@spbu.ru
Komaleva Ekaterina – motrya@bk.ru
Daria Obymacha – vydumka@gmail.com
Maria Solodunova – marko1@yandex.ru
South Africa:
Frances Kaplan – frances@growlove.co.za
Sweden:
Anna Amilon – a@annaamilon.se
ABC for Toddlers (24 to 48 months)
California:
Rose Brewer – rbrewer@yolocrisisnursery.org
Kaley Curtis – https://carelab.ucsf.edu/abc-study
Danielle Roubinov – https://carelab.ucsf.edu/abc-study
Delaware:
Elizabeth Allen – eaallen@udel.edu
Amy Huffer – ahuffer@psych.udel.edu
Hawaii:
Allison Lipscomb – allisonkaufmann@aol.com
Idaho:
Erin Ault – eault@msehs.org
Kris Logan – klogan@msehs.org
Sharon Prentice – sprentice@jannus.org
Kansas:
Glade Topham – gtopham@ksu.edu
Maryland:
Angela Brewer – ABBREWE@carrollk12.org
Reandrea Stapleton – reandrea.stapleton@outlook.com
Minnesota:
Frances Adair – francesa@fraser.org
Janet Amundson – jamundson@thevillagefamily.org
Pat Cortese – maggiec.pat30@gmail.com
Teya Dahle – TDahle@fernbrook.org
Alison Erickson – aerickson@thevillagefamily.org
Krystle Haugen – krystle.haugen@hdchrc.org
Mary Hendrickson – mhendrickson@stdavidscenter.org
Julie Hoye – julie.hoye@gmail.com
Claire Hysell – Claire.Hysell@fraser.org
Molly Jones – mjones@counseling-services.org
Stefanie Kuhnmuench – Stefanie.Kuhnmuench@fraser.org
Jessie Leschak – jessica.leschak@fraser.org
Alexis McMullen – amcmullen@thevillagefamily.org
Heather Roark – hroark@rangementalhealth.org
Elana Schuster – Elanas@fraser.org
Christina Smestad – csmestad@thevillagefamily.org
Elizabeth Szybatka – elizabeth@lighthouse.health
Erin Therrien – Erin.Therrien@hdchrc.org
Hannah Waterman – hannah@duluthcounselingcenter.com
Kishon Whittier – kwhittier@stdavidscenter.org
Catherine Wright – catherine.wright@state.mn.us
New York:
Sade Barnes – sadeb@powerof2.nyc
Logan Brennan – loganb@powerof2.nyc
Rashida Clarke – rashidac@powerof2.nyc
Yarizell Contreras – yarizellc@powerof2.nyc
Yanira de la Rosa – yanirad@powerof2.nyc
Emely Diaz – emelyjd@gmail.com
Jazmine Dowtin – jazmined@powerof2.nyc
Pascale Gay – pascaleg@powerof2.nyc
Alyssa Heavens – alyssah@powerof2.nyc
Lenixia Joseph-El – lenixiaj@powerof2.nyc
Andrea Minor – andream@powerof2.nyc
Farah Mohammad – farahm@powerof2.nyc
Titilope Oladele – titilopeo@powerof2.nyc
Rosomond Osborne – rosomondo@powerof2.nyc
Margarita Prensa – margarita575@gmail.com
Edrei Rodriguez – edreir@powerof2.nyc
Yvette Saccone – yvettes@powerof2.nyc
Jakurah Santos – jakurahs@powerof2.nyc
Zara Sheikh – zsheikh@forestdaleinc.org
Ana Smith – anas@powerof2.nyc
Kelsey Smith – kelseys@powerof2.nyc
Jill Smokoski – jills@powerof2.nyc
Karen Trujillo – KTrujillo@forestdaleinc.org
Markita Walcott – mwalcott@forestdaleinc.org
Jonice Ward – jonicew@powerof2.nyc
Maurice Warren – mauricew@powerof2.nyc
Alicia Williams – aliciaw@powerof2.nyc
Camila Zamora – CZamora@forestdaleinc.org
North Carolina:
Alissa Ellstrom – Alissa.Ellstrom@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Michelle Gentry – mcgentry@wilson-co.com
Dina Gerber – claudine.gerber@duke.edu
Alexa Hamel – ahamel@orangecountync.gov
Mary McGinty – Mary.McGinty@alamance-nc.com
Kate Murray – kate.murray@duke.edu
Shannon Winsjansen – Shannon.Winsjansen@mecklenburgcountync.gov
North Dakota:
Janet Amundson – jamundson@thevillagefamily.org
Ohio:
TyShauna Washington – Tyshauna.Washington@jfs.ohio.gov
Oklahoma:
Ana Beets – anabeets@gmail.com
Shawna Standiford – shawna-standiford@ouhsc.edu
Pennsylvania:
Hanadi Ali – hanadiali55@gmail.com
Patrice Gibbon – pgibbon@verizon.net
Kim Prendergast – kprendergast01@gmail.com
* = awaiting videos for recertification
Modified ABC (prenatal through 6 months)
Maine:
Ellen Johnston – ellen.johnston@mainegeneral.org
Oklahoma:
Kaitlyn Davis – Kaitlyn-Davis@ouhsc.edu
Lisa Oliver – Lisa-oliver@ouhsc.edu
Example Organizations with ABC
Power of Two is a non-profit organization that is scaling ABC in New York City, to give children a foundation for success in school and life by fostering a strong and healthy attachment between parent and child.
The Center for Child and Family Health (CCFH) is a non-profit organization that strives to define, practice, and dissemination the highest standards of care in the field of prevention and treatment of childhood trauma.
Forestdale is a child welfare agency headquartered in Queens, with a mission to ensure that all children in the borough have the fundamental assets they need to thrive: a safe and loving home, education and career opportunity, and health literacy.
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund advances health, healing, and wholeness throughout Kansas. As part of their initiative to improve early childhood social/emotional health, UMHMF has forged partnerships with other Kansas foundations and early childhood organizations to implement ABC across 35 counties and is advocating for evidence-based early interventions through their NeuroNurture campaign.