•   Patricia Digby

• Patricia Digby, Division Director for the Harden House Adoption/Foster Care Program and Partners In Permanency Program, is a resident of Fulton, MS. Patricia has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern MS. She is currently working on her Clinical License. Patricia worked for the MS Department of Human Services for 6 years. She began her career  in 1992 with Southern Christian Services as the Director for a therapeutic group home for girls. She worked as director for 4 years, then helped start the Harden House Adoption Program, where she has been ever since.

  Patricia is married to Larry Digby and has 2 daughters, Audra and Meredith. Patricia is very involved in church activities. She enjoys spending time with her family and reading about new areas in the social work field.

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• Nancy Garmon
   
• Nancy is a Therapeutic Foster Care Specialist for the Harden House Therapeutic/Foster Care Program.  Nancy has been at Harden House since April 2007.  Nancy has worked with children for the past 3 years.  She finds the work very fulfilling.  She is the mother of 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls.  Her oldest daughter and son are living on their own and she has 2 teenagers still at home with her.  She enjoys gardening, listening to others and sharing with others.  She also enjoys preparing dinners for her loving children and her 2 beautiful grandchildren. 

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•   Pat Sartain
   
• Pat is the Respite Coordinator/Parent Advocate for Harden House Adoption/Foster Care Program.  She is the adoptive mother of 4 children.  She works with the Adoption Specialist and the Therapeutic Foster Care Specialist and families to set up services for children that are placed in their homes.  She does training on FASD, Behavior Management, IEPs and IFSPs.  She works with Early Intervention and schools to provide services that the children need.  She enjoys spending time with her family, reading and loves working with other adoptive/foster families.

•   Stephanie Harvey 

• Stephanie is the Therapeutic Foster Care Supervisor for Harden House TFC Program.  Stephanie moved to Tupelo in October 2005 after accepting a Therapist position with Millcreek of Pontotoc Psychiatric Residential Facility. In February of 2008, Stephanie joined our illustrious team as a Therapeutic Foster CareSupervisor and currently supervises two other workers within the program. 

   Stephanie began her career volunteering at the age of 14 years old in the health care and summer camps in Missouri to later develop a passion for Social Service. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.  Stephanie started as Social Service Worker I and within in 8 months was promoted to Social Service Worker II in FCS. While there, Stephanie began working on her Master's Degree in Social Work at the University of Missouri Kansas (UMKC) and completed this degree in one year.   

  She is a single mother with a seven year old daughter that is the love of her life. Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and working with children, youth and families!

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• Lynda Robinson
   
• Lynda has been with Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth for over five years.  She has held the position of Director of Special Projects and Quality Assurance, and now she works with the Adoption Division where she previously worked as Adoption Support Coordinator for the Central Mississippi Region and now she is currently the Adoption Recruiter for Wendy's Wonderful Kids Program.   Lynda received a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications in 1998 and in 2003, she received her Master's in Public Policy and Administration both from Jackson State University.  Lynda is a board member of the Mississippi Conference on Social Welfare as well as a member of numerous organizations such as:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Jackson (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, and Jackson-Hinds Alumni Association.  In her spare time she works actively in her church and as a volunteer in the community.  Lynda is a member of College Hill Missionary Baptist Church.  Lynda volunteers with Community Service for Senior Citizens in Jackson, Mississippi.

•    Daisy Stone

• Daisy Stone is the Harden House Adoption Program Secretary.  She has many years in office experience. 

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•  Dorothy Harris
   
• Dorothy is the Permanency Specialist Senior for the Partners in Permanency (PIP) Post Adoption Program.  Her office is at the Central Office in Jackson, MS.  She has a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Jackson State University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Political Science from Tougaloo College.  She worked with the Mississippi Department of Human Services as a Social Worker for twenty two years, and has been a licensed Social Worker since Mississippi instituted the licensing process for Social Workers in 1987.  She is a resident of Jackson with more than twenty five years of experience in the field of Social Work.  She is the mother of one grown son, Bobby and two adopted sons, Terrell Jr., 11 and Nicholas 10.  Dorothy stays busy by volunteering with various organizations.  She enjoys listening to music and watching crime TV.

•   Tency Godwin

• Tency is the Permanency Specialist for North MS. She has been with Southern Christian Services since February 2007. Tency has been in the Social Services field for over 5 years. She loves working with children and adults and finds it fulfilling.  She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.  She has one son, Michael, who is very close to her heart.  She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, gardening, drawing, ballet, jazz, shopping and traveling.

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• Myia Lane
   

• Myia is the Permanency Specialist for the Gulf Coast Area of Mississippi.  She is a graduate of Jackson State University, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.  She is currently enrolled in Phoenix University, pursuing her Master's of Psychology Degree.  She is the mother of a handsome young man, Kristopher C. Lane, who is two years of age.  She enjoys spending time with him, as well as interacting with her church family.  She is a young lady that seeks God in every area of her life, and she trusts in God to mandate her thoughts and decisions that nothing will happen out of order.

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• Mary McCain-Cochran
   
• Mary is the Permanency Specialist for the Delta Area.  Mary is a resident of Greenwood, MS.  She has currently been with Harden House Post Adoption Program since 2006.  She received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Mississippi Valley State University.  She is in pursuit of her Master's in Guidance and Counseling at Delta State University.  She has worked for Mississippi Valley State University as a Volunteer Coordinator, Department of Corrections as a Corrections Case Manager and Catholic Charities as a House Manager/Social Worker. She has many different areas of experience. 
  
  Mary is happily married to the love of her life, Roger.  She has one son, Demetrius and a beautiful granddaughter, Kendall Amari.  She enjoys lifting up the name of Jesus, spending time with her best friend "Mom" and helping others.

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