
Shaianne Herrera Ellis
Foster Care Assessor
About Shaianne
Foster Care Assessor
I truly love working with Encourage’s foster children as well as those who have felt a calling to become foster parents. I enjoy interacting with our families, gathering updates on the positives in their lives and helping them to overcome adverse situations. I’m excited to be part of a team that helps strengthen families—whether that be children finding their forever families or hearing how foster families and our staff have touched the lives of birth parents and the children are now able to return home.
The Encourage Team

Shawn Pedani, LISW-S
Foster Care Director

Heather Huebner
Recruiter and Engagement Specialist

Courtney McConahay
Foster Care Coordinator

Maria Reina
Foster Care Coordinator

Logan Truax
Foster Care Coordinator

Jessie Berry, MSSA, LISW-S
Clinical Supervisor

Emily Engman, LSW
Assistant Director

Shaianne Herrera Ellis
Foster Care Assessor

Whitney Beougher, LSW
Foster Care Assessor and Trainer

Jodi Figueroa
Foster Care Assessor

Angel Sigler
Intake Coordinator
