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The FCV Family to Family Directory provides a place for parents to announce the progress of their adoptions. It also serves as a resource for parents to connect with one another to talk about agency and adoption experiences. The directory is organized by adoption status (ie, in process or completed) and alphabetically by last name. If you would you like to be included or to update your listing, please go to: Add me to the FCV Family to Family Directory.
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| Family | Tom & Jeni McCauley |
| Children | Madison Cross McCauley |
| Birthdate | November 28, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Date of adoption | April 8, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants, Inc. |
| Province | Vietnam Red Cross of Danang City Orphanage, Danang |
| Special comments | Madison is in the photo gallery! We adopted our baby girl on April 8, 1998 after starting the process with EAC on October 28, 1997. Our trip to Vietnam lasted 18 days. Madison is a healthy baby. We live in Westerville, Ohio. We have recently adopted a boy from Korea. His name is Mason Thomas McCauley and was born in December 2000. |
| Family | John & Kori McCollum |
| Child | Chien McCollum |
| Birthdate | November 14, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | |
| Date of adoption | |
| Adoption agency | AIAA (Birmingham, Michigan) |
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| Special comments | The McCollums live in Columbus, Ohio. Chien is their first child. Chien is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Bill & Karen McDonald |
| Child | Anna Colette McDonald |
| Birthdate | 4/18/99 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | September 13, 1999 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Hope International |
| Province | Vung Tau |
| Special comments |
| Family | Sue and Steve McDonald |
| Child | Jessica Thi McDonald |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | 6 mo. old |
| Date of adoption | 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Lavida |
| Province | Bac Giang |
| Special comments | Jessica's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Jessica has a 6 y.o brother from Korea who was also 6 mo. old when adopted. His name is Ian Jae McDonald and we went through A.S.I.A to adopt him in 2003. |
| Family | Bernie & Jayne McFarland |
| Child | Megen Louise Tam McFarland |
| Birthdate | April 3, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months old (to the day!) |
| Date of adoption | July 3, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Special comments | Megen joins her older sister, Moli, who was adopted from China in March '96. Moli is now 28 months old! We have been blessed! We were required to travel to Vietnam twice. My husband took the first trip, and my sister and I took the second trip. It was quite an adventure. |
| Family | Stacey and Kristi McFarlin |
| Child | Ashton and Kaitlyn |
| Birthdate | Ashton 01/12/99 Kaitlyn 04/10/02 |
| Date of Adoption | Aug 12, 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 3 years old and 4 months old |
| Province | Lang Son |
| Adoption agency | World Partners Adoption, Inc. |
| Special comments | Ashton and Kaitlyn are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Susan McGee & Karen March |
| Child | James Jesse March McGee |
| Birthdate | September 13, 1997 (referred on 11/20/97) |
| Age at Adoption | 7.5 months |
| Date of Adoption | May 1, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | AIAA, IMH |
| Province | Tu Liem orphanage, Hanoi |
| Special comments | We live near the Redwoods in Eureka, CA. James Jesse is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Katie McGuinness |
| Child | Olivia Margaret |
| Birthdate | September 14 2001 |
| Date of adoption | May 23 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months |
| Province | Vinh Phuc |
| Adoption agency | New Beginnings |
| Special comments |
| Family | Charlene McHugh |
| Child | Patricia Linh McHugh |
| Birthdate | Sept. 13, 2002 |
| Age at Adoption | 3 1/2 months |
| Date of Adoption | Dec 12, 2002 |
| Province | Hoa Binh |
| Adoption agency | GT Le (formerly with EAC, now Vietnamese Orphans Relief Fund). |
| Special comments | Patty is in the FCV Gallery. Very happy with EAC and my daughter. My web site with Patty's pictures is home.comcast.net/~charlene.mc/ |
| Family | Peter and Jil McJunkin |
| Child | Aili Noelle McJunkin |
| Birthdate | December 2, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 3.5 months |
| Date of adoption | March 14, 2000 |
| Adoption agency | |
| Province | Ba-Ria Vung Tau |
| Special comments | Aili's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Kevin & Caye McLaughlin |
| Child | Emily Kim Hoa McLaughlin |
| Birthdate | October 2, 1997 |
| Age at Adoption | 15 months |
| Date of Adoption | Jan 15, 1999 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Tay Ninh |
| Special comments | Emily is in the photo gallery! We have 3 bio children. We live in NJ and would love to hear from someone else with bio and adopted children in the family. Good luck to all! |
| Family | Mitch McLeod |
| Child | Maggie Lan and Mollie McLeod |
| Birthdate | 6-10-01 Maggie 11-07-02 Mollie |
| Age at adoption | 6 weeks & 1 month |
| Date of adoption | 7-29-01 & Dec 2002 |
| Adoption agency | Wasatch International Adoption Agency |
| Province | Nam Dinh (Medical Station) |
| Special comments | Maggie and Mollie are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Melissa McMoil |
| Child | Anna |
| Birthdate | |
| Date of adoption | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Age at adoption | almost 6 months |
| Province | Quang Nam |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Special comments | Anna is in the FCV Gallery. We also have a daughter adopted from China. |
| Family | Chris and Becky Maino |
| Child | Natalie Susannah My-An Maino |
| Birthdate | October 22, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | June 19, 2001 |
| Date of adoption | 4 months |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants |
| Province | Red Cross Orphanage in Da Nang |
| Special comments | Natalie's photo is in the FCV Gallery. We feel that Natalie is the greatest thing that has every happened to us. She is an amazing child with an unsurpassed will to live. After we were home with her for a few months, they determined that there was something off with her health. She was diagnosed with Thalassemia, a rare red-blood cell disorder. But, she is two years old now and is very healthy. She talks constantly, has all of her teeth, knows her colors, can count, sing songs and knows her ABC's! I am a stay-at-home mom and couldn't be happier! We are in Wisconsin. |
| Family | Linda Mallet |
| Child | Benjamin Richard Quang Hai Mallett |
| Birthdate | June 26, 2001 |
| Date of adoption | November 5, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months and 10 days |
| Province | Tam Binh |
| Adoption agency | Lutheran Social Services of New England |
| Special comments | Benjamin is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We are so happy to finally be home and have a family. Our dreams have come true. This is our first child |
| Family | Paul & Katie Malinowski |
| Child | Tuan Jason (T.J.) |
| Birthdate | January 30, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months |
| Date of adoption | October 9, 1996 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Hoi An, Danang |
| Special comments |
| Family | Michelle Mangin |
| Child | Mai-Renee Mangin |
| Birthdate | 02-09-98 |
| Age at adoption | 5 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | Aug. 8, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | PLAN and Beacon Adoption Agency |
| Province | Tu Liem |
| Special comments | We have a biological son Josh who is 9. The three of us went their to pick her up. What an experience. We would like to find people closer to us who have adopted children from Vietnam. We live in Pittsfield Ma. We would love to hear some of your stories. We would gladly share our wonderful story with anyone. |
| Family | Pam and Chris Marquette |
| Child | Ian Hieu |
| Birthdate | 12-3-00 |
| Date of adoption | 5/31/01 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Province | Bac Ninh |
| Adoption agency | La Vida |
| Special comments | Ian's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Harlan & Valerie Marshall |
| Child | Jaron & Kylie Marshall Male/Female twins |
| Birthdate | January 1, 1995 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | June 9, 1995 |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Advocates International/ Mission of Hope |
| Province | Kien Giang |
| Special comments | We adopted our twins after only waiting 9 months from the time all our paper work was started. They joined our family with a 4 year old sister who was so excited to get 2 babies at the same time. She was a very big help with feeding and changing diapers. |
| Family | Mike & Trish Maskew |
| Children | Patrick Van Nam Maskew (Hoang Van Nam) & Connor Johanan Maskew (Ta Van Duoc) |
| Birthdates | May 19, 1987 (Patrick) & March 20, 1993 (Connor) |
| Ages at adoption | 9 years (Patrick) & 5 years (Connor) |
| Dates of adoption | April 11, 1996 (Patrick) & November 29, 1997 (Connor) |
| Adoption agency | AIAA (IMH) |
| Province | Tu Liem Orphanage, Bac Thai Province (Patrick) & Bac Thai Hospital A, Bac Thai Province (Connor) |
| Special comments | Patrick & Connor are in the photo gallery! We also have a biological daughter Meghan (11). We would be happy to talk with anyone who is considering older child adoption. |
| Family | Julie May and Keith Williams |
| Child | Riley May Williams |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | |
| Date of adoption | 2-1-99 |
| Adoption agency | Orphans Overseas |
| Province | |
| Special comments | We had a wonderful experience with our adoption and trip to Viet Nam--we would be willing to talk with anyone about our experience. |
| Family | Lee and Maxine Meeks |
| Child | Emma Cristin Nho Meeks |
| Birthdate | May 1, 2002 |
| Date of adoption | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Age of adoption | 3 months |
| Province | Thai Nguyen |
| Adoption agency | A New Arrival |
| Special comments | Emma's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Doug Metcalf & Bobbie Schorr |
| Child | Benjamin Ngoc Phuong Metcalf |
| Birthdate | 4/19/01. |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | October 2 2001 |
| Adoption agency | |
| Province | |
| Special comments | Benjamin is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Philip & Lynn Metzger |
| Child | Lily Suong Ha Metzger |
| Birthdate | February 5, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 12 weeks |
| Date of adoption | 5/3/01 |
| Province | Phu Tho |
| Adoption agency | Adoptions Together, Inc. |
| Special comments | Lily's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Cindy Miller |
| Child | Mary Charles Hien Miller |
| Birthdate | Oct. 6, 2000 |
| Age at Adoption | 4 1/2 mos. |
| Date of Adoption | Feb. 26, 2000 |
| Province | Hanoi: Tu Liem |
| Adoption agency | Children's House International |
| Special comments | Mary's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Mary Charles is the best thing that has ever happened to me! Thank you Lord! |
| Family | Mark and Stacey Miller |
| Child | Ramsay Jewel Hoai Miller |
| Birthdate | 10/02 |
| Date of adoption | January 14, 2003 |
| Age at adoption | 3 1/2 months |
| Province | Danang |
| Adoption agency | EAC |
| Special comments | Ramsay is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We could not be any happier. Ramsay is a happy
baby who brings us joy every single day! We thank God for his faithfulness. |
| Family | The Kipnes Miller Family (Kimberly) |
| Child | Georgia Eliana Miller and Esther Noel Miller (twins) |
| Birthdate | 9/30/02 |
| Age at adoption | 4.5 months |
| Date of adoption | 2/19/03 |
| Adoption agency | ADOPPT |
| Province | Go Vap/HCMC |
| Special comments | Georgia and Esther are in the FCV Photo Gallery. Georgia and Esther's adoptions were the last ones approved by the Ministry of Justice before the 12/31/02 shutdown. We feel like we are the luckiest family in the universe! And yes, they are identical twins! We love to hear from other people with twins from VN. |
| Family | Lyn and Rich Milliman |
| Child | Grace Autumn Milliman |
| Birthdate | 10/10/02 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | 12/30/02 |
| Adoption agency | Adoptions from the Heart |
| Province | Tam Binh |
| Special comments |
| Family | Marlin & Shelli Milner |
| Child | Micah Wayne |
| Birthdate | October 13, 2000 |
| Date of adoption | August 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 10 months |
| Currently living in | Tra Vinh |
| Adoption agency | Children's House International |
| Special comments | Micah is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Micah is our 4th adopted child and the 3rd boy. He is a special needs baby as he has a cleft lip and cleft palate. |
| Family | Karen Moline |
| Child | Emmanuel Thanh Sang Moline |
| Birthdate | 3/1/01 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | 8/27/01 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Da Nang Social Center, Da Nang |
| Special comments |
| Family | Michael & Jeanine Molzahn |
| Child | David Nahn Lee Molzahn |
| Birthdate | 10/4/95 |
| Age at Adoption | 2 yrs. 3 mos. |
| Date of Adoption | 12/1/97 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Trung Tam Bao Tro Xa Hoi Lam Dong, Da Lat, Lam Dong Province |
| Special comments | We have one child by adoption, David, and 3 older children by birth. |
| Family | Sheila Mortensen |
| Child | Abby |
| Birthdate | |
| Date of adoption | March 18 2002 |
| Currently living in | Danang |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants |
| Special comments | Abby is in the FCV Photo Gallery. I am a single parent living in Pensacola, Florida. Not exactly a young single parent, at that! Would love to meet others in our general geographic area to form an FCVN chapter! Also, would enjoy hearing from others who are going through the process of adoption. |
| Family | Pam & Guy Moscato |
| Child | Luke (Luoc), Lanh (Lanh Nguyen Moscato), Maddy (Madelyn Ellen Moscato), Matt (Guy Matthew Toan Moscato), My Danh (Pamela My Danh Moscato) and Khuyen. |
| Birthdate | Of of Fall 1999, the children are 12 1/2 (Lanh), 4 years (Matt), 2 years (Maddy), and 2 years (My Danh). Winter 2000 Khuyen 6 years old joined the family. |
| Age at adoption | 12 years (Lanh), 5 months (Maddy), 10 days (Matt), 23 months (My Danh), Khuyen 6 years. |
| Date of Adoption | February 16, 1996 (Madelyn) & October 10, 1997 (G. Matthew), December 1, 1998 (Pamela) & Dec. 2, 1998 (Lanh) |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Horizons (IMH) |
| Province | Soc Trang (Luke), Tay Ninh (Lanh), Soc Trang (My Danh & Maddy), Hanoi (Matt), Tu Liem/Cau Giay (Khuyen) |
| Special comments | We have six children adopted from Vietnam - Luke (Luoc), Lanh (Lanh Nguyen Moscato), Maddy (Madelyn Ellen Moscato), Matt (Guy Matthew Toan Moscato), My Danh (Pamela My Danh Moscato) and Khuyen. We have 6 other children but not from VN. See the Moscato family in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Tim and Connie Moynihan |
| Child | Meaghan Joyce, Matthew Donald and Daniel Timothy Moynihan |
| Birthdate | May 5, 1997, Sept. 7, 1999, Sept. 7, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months, 21 months, 21 months |
| Date of adoption | June 12, 2001 (the boys) |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Choice: Milwaukee, Wisconsin and International Mission of Hope :Vietnam |
| Province | Tu Liem, Hanoi, and Soc Trang |
| Special comments | Our second adoption took longer than the first but was handled wonderfully again by both the agency in Milwaukee and IMH in Vietnam. Danny and Matt are fraternal twins if anyone has question about adopting two at a time or adopting both babies vs toddlers we a willing to awnser your questions. |
| Family | Jennifer Murphy |
| Child | AnnaBella Ly Murphy |
| Birthdate | May 25, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 6.5 months |
| Eate of adoption | December 17, 2001 |
| Currently living in | Bien Hoa, HCMC in the province of Dong Nai |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Special comments | AnnaBella is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Heather & James Murphy |
| Child | Blake and Bryce Murphy |
| Birthdate | August 24, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 19 months |
| Date of adoption | April 9, 2002 |
| Adoption agency | The Gladney Center |
| Province | CanTho |
| Special comments | Blake and Bryce are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Sara E. Myers & Merle Bisler |
| Child | Jacob Henley Myers-Bisler |
| Birthdate | September 2, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | April 26, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | North Bay Adoption, Windsor, CA, International Mission of Hope |
| Province | Tu Liem Orphanage, Hanoi |
| Special comments | We would be happy to exchange information with other families! We also have a 1 year old son who was adopted domestically. We are going to start the process to adopt again from Vietnam. |
| Family | Karen & Richard M. |
| Child | Cameron Trung Son |
| Birthdate | Sept. 25, 2000 |
| Age at Adoption | 7 months |
| Date of Adoption | April 27, 2001 |
| Province | Quang Ninh |
| Adoption agency | Terre des Hommes |
| Special comments | Cameron's photo is in the Photo Gallery. He was at an orphanage where every baby has their own foster mother living with them, full time. They are very well cared for. He is our first child, and he is a delight. |
| Family | John and Anne N. |
| Child | Nicholas. |
| Birthdate | 11/3/06 |
| Age at Adoption | 14.5 months |
| Date of Adoption | January 15, 2008 |
| Adoption agency | Holt International. |
| Province | Binh Duong province |
| Special comments | We welcome contact from other adoptive families or families waiting who are looking for moral support or information.. |
| Family | Steve & Susan Nagy |
| Child | Sydney Nga |
| Birthdate | 1/04/2000 |
| Date of adoption | 9-4-01 |
| Age at adoption | 20 months |
| Province | Bac Giang |
| Adoption agency | International Family Services. |
| Special comments | Sydney is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Sydney is congenitally blind, but is doing great adjusting to her new family. We are blessed to have her. |
| Family | Fran Dunwell & Wes Natzle |
| Child | Lia Frances Natzle |
| Birthdate | 2/17/99 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | 5/21/99 |
| Adoption agency | Adoptions from the Heart |
| Province | Saigon |
| Special comments | Lia joins her brother Davis Natzle, born 2/14/95. Our whole family traveled to Saigon with three other families (Kuglers, Croner, Sigal--see FCV lists). It was the trip of a lifetime. Lia is thriving, and we love her very much. Everyone says she fits perfectly with our family. |
| Family | Jonathan and Andrea Naylor |
| Child | Daisy Ngoc Nhi Naylor |
| Birthdate | May 31, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 4 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | October 23, 2000 |
| Province | Tay Ninh |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption Services, Canada and IMH |
| Special comments | WOW! She is the perfect baby for us. We can't believe how lucky and blessed we are. Daisy is
just the happiest, chubbiest, cutest, smartest baby. She has adopted and bonded so well. We absolutely love being her parents. We're Canadians, living in China. Daisy's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Catherine Nelson |
| Child | Grace Xoan Nelson |
| Birthdate | 5/5/01 |
| Date of adoption | September 29, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | Four months |
| Province | Hoa Binh |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Special comments | Grace's pictures are in the FCV Photo Gallery. (9/01) |
| Family | Linda Nelson & Mark Bradbury |
| Child | Curtis Charles Bradbury |
| Birthdate | Sept 3, 1999 |
| Province | Pho Tu, Tu Liem |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption Services |
| Special comments | Curtis is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Tania Nguyen |
| Child | Liam An Nguyen |
| Birthdate | 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 14 months |
| Date of adoption | 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Bridge, Ottawa, Canada |
| Province | Go Vap orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Special comments | We currently live in northwestern Pennsylvania. |
| Family | John Novo & Patricia Kennedy |
| Child | Diem Ann Novo |
| Birthdate | July 25, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | January 5, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Da Nang |
| Special comments | We also have a biological daughter, Aidan Ann Novo (5). We live in Worthington, MA. Diem is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Carson and Fran Nunez |
| Child | Mya Joy My-Ngoc Nunez |
| Birthdate | 09/29/00 |
| Age at adoption | 2 years 5 months |
| Date of adoption | 02/03 |
| Adoption agency | Worldchild |
| Province | Go Vap Orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Special comments | Would love to hear from others who have adopted from same orphanage. |
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