Our Staff
Andi Lambert
Executive Director
Christy Jessen
Administrator
Operations · Outreach · Communications
Brittney Howard
Future Ready Programs Coordinator
Dr. Ashley Phelan
Foster Care & Adoption Consultant
We envision a city where churches, businesses, government, and families come together so that every vulnerable child, and every family caring for one, has the support they need to thrive.
City Without Orphans exists to surround foster, adopted, and transitional youth with the resources, care, and community of our city.
Executive Director
Administrator
Operations · Outreach · Communications
Future Ready Programs Coordinator
Foster Care & Adoption Consultant
Dr. Ashley Phelan brings nearly 20 years of frontline experience in child welfare to her work as City Without Orphans’ foster care and adoption consultant and coach. A former foster care and adoption social worker, certified TBRI® Practitioner, and holder of a Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Christian Ministry, she offers individualized coaching for every member of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees), along with workshops, support groups, and consulting for churches and organizations navigating trauma-informed care.
If your family, church, or organization could use her guidance, we’d love to connect you with Ashley.