Meet The Team
Angela Solly
Lead Social Worker - Crofton
Angela has her masters of Social Work and has worked with children and immigrants since 2003. She has experience working abroad with Latin American populations and experience domestically working with children and families in need. Angela is bilingual in Spanish and English and has worked with Bethany since 2012 transitioning unaccompanied minors into the community to be reunified with their families. She enjoys meeting with the families and helping them connect with services and other resources in the community to help the children thrive in their new homes.
Hilda Marfizo
TFC Office Manager - Crofton
Hilda Marfizo is the office manager and medical coordinator in the transitional foster care program. Previously, she helped others for more than 20 years in customer service by serving as a Spanish translator.
Jennifer Smith
Foster Care Adoptions Social Worker - Crofton
Jennifer is committed to supporting and advocating for families as they embark on their unique adoption journeys. Jennifer comes to Bethany with over 14 years of experience supporting foster and adoptive parents on their journeys towards creating loving, forever families. She feels she was called to Bethany and looks forward to working side-by-side with families to provide loving homes for older children and children with special needs from the United States and around the world.
Lisa Powers
Intake & QA Coordinator • Home Study and Post Release Services - Crofton
Melissa Martin
Domestic Adoptions Social Worker, LGSW - Crofton
Melissa is a licensed social worker with over 14 years of experience working with vulnerable families and children. She has worked in a variety of settings including group homes, an independent living program, treatment foster care, and Safe Families for Children™ (SFFC). During her work with SFFC, Melissa had the opportunity to work with Bethany Christian Services of Maryland. After that interaction she had a desire to be a part of the Bethany family. In April 2013 Melissa joined the Bethany family as an adoption specialist in the domestic infant program. She is passionate about supporting families through their adoption journey and through her work within faith-based agencies she has been able to grow in her faith and witness firsthand the power of God’s love.
