Meet The Team
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Jamie Minick, MA, LPC
Assistant Branch Director, MA, LPC - Lancaster
Jamie Minick serves as the Assistant Branch Director for Central Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Jamie holds degrees in Psychology and Counseling and is a licensed professional counselor. She has been serving in child welfare for over 20 years. Jamie also cares for clients in Bethany’s Counseling Services Program. She values Bethany’s ability to bring faith into the services being provided and ensuring that all those she encounters recognize their value.
Aryn Tomlinson
Satellite Branch Director, LSW - Reading
Aryn is a licensed social worker serving as a supervisor in the foster care and counseling program. In addition, she is a clinician in the following programs at Bethany Christian Services: ADOPTS, Clinical Equine, and General Counseling. Aryn has worked in the child welfare field for approximately ten years and is passionate about her work with children and families in need.
Wanita A. Bortell
Post-Permanency Specialist BS - Reading
Wanita recently returned to Pennsylvania after serving in missions for 10 years in Kentucky. She has served in the school setting working with both international and domestic families. Walking with each family on their unique journey is her passion. She enjoys getting to know each family member as they grow as a family. In her free time, Wanita enjoys travel, being in nature, and baking.
Christine Beahan
Resource Family Development Specialist, BA - Reading
Chris has worked with children and families in various capacities for over twenty years and has been a part of the Bethany Christian Services team since 2011. She has such admiration for families who have chosen to care for, love and parent children from the foster care system. Chris finds it an honor and a privilege to work with and support foster families, and the children they are caring for and parenting.
