Dr. Sharen Ford helps raise awareness of the need for foster and adoptive families to provide loving and stable homes for children in the U.S. foster care system through Wait No More by Focus on the Family. She also makes post-placement resources available for families that care for vulnerable children.
Prior to her current role, Dr. Ford worked 30 years for child welfare services at the Colorado State Department of Human Services where she served as the manager for permanency services. She is the former president of the National Association of State Adoption Programs (NASAP). She is a compassionate advocate for children and the families that care for them.