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Meet the county staff
Linda's heart was first opened to adoption while working as a teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia. In her classroom, she was surrounded by adopted and vulnerable children. Her church family also promoted and supported foster care and adoption. Since then, Linda and her husband Brad have served vulnerable
children in many ways. Brad and Linda along with their three children (two bio kids and one adopted from China) (ages ranging from 7 to 19) serve locally and internationally on mission teams, focusing on children's ministry, orphan care, and building community. Linda has undergraduate degrees in early childhood and elementary education and a master's degree of education in reading specialist. She has taught full time for 14 years and part-time for 2 years. In her spare time, Linda enjoys being out in nature on their small family farm, growing fruit and flowers, reading, baking and photography.
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples." - Mother Teresa.
Together, they helped establish a local foster care closet, created online support networks for foster families, and worked to bring additional resources and services to families in the Clarion area.
Meagan earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Clarion University and later obtained her private teaching certification in Mathematics. She began her career teaching in a residential treatment facility, where she developed a deep passion for serving children who have experienced trauma and adversity. This experience further fueled her dedication to advocating for children and families in need.
Inspired by their faith and a calling to serve, Meagan and BJ became foster parents and eventually expanded their family through adoption. Through these experiences, Meagan recognized the critical need for greater support and resources for vulnerable children and caregivers within the community.
Today, Meagan serves as the Community Impact Director at Community Action, Inc., where she works to strengthen programs, build community partnerships, and expand resources for low-income families. She also played a key role in helping bring Keystone Family Alliance's mission to Clarion County and remains passionate about mobilizing community support for foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Meagan is excited to continue serving children and families throughout the Clarion community and helping create opportunities for them to thrive.
Meagan and her husband BJ are the proud parents of four children and have welcomed 14 foster children into their home since 2013. Their commitment to supporting vulnerable children and families extends beyond fostering, as they have been actively involved in strengthening the foster and adoptive community throughout the region.
church partners
*Churches with an asterisk next to their name are trauma responsive partnering churches.
