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X-WR-CALDESC:Sandra “Sandi” Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many years worke
 d as an adoption professional. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in Panama t
 o a 14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ultimately
 \, she was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without the kno
 wledge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black US Air
  Force family stationed in Panama at the time. Sandi was naturalized as a 
 US citizen at age 2 and moved to Dayton\, Ohio at 3 years old. Sandi has b
 een reunited with her birthmother and maternal family in Panama since 2004
 . Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development from Howard University an
 d an M.S.W. from Indiana University. Like many people in social work\, San
 di has found parallels between the work she was drawn to and her personal 
 life – finding answers to many of her own life questions while working wit
 h people who are often at their most vulnerable. Sandi is excited to share
  her own evolution of thought\, insights\, and experiences working in fost
 er care and adoption as an adoptee with you.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi began h
 er career in 1992 as a case manager at a neighborhood mental health center
  in Cleveland\, then followed a co-worker from that agency to Harambee: Se
 rvices for Black Families as an adoption social worker.  It was her superv
 isor at Harambee who suggested she get involved with Adoption Network Clev
 eland (ANC). So\, Sandi was introduced to ANC as a professional but remain
 ed involved as an adoptee.  Sandi worked in adoption for four years before
  becoming a full-time stay-at-home mom with her 2 sons. She returned to wo
 rk outside of the home in 2006 with the Indiana Department of Child Servic
 es where she remained for almost 12 years\, working in foster care licensi
 ng\, and serving as the state’s Adoption Manager for her last 6 years. In 
 August 2020\, in the middle of a pandemic\, Sandi moved to Virginia accept
 ing a position as supervisor with a foster care agency for 2 years. In thi
 s role she really began to see this work was taking a toll on her and comm
 on practices conflicted with her own beliefs on what was best for children
 .
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DESCRIPTION:Sandra “Sandi” Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many years worked
  as an adoption professional. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in Panama to
  a 14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ultimately\
 , she was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without the know
 ledge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black US Air 
 Force family stationed in Panama at the time. Sandi was naturalized as a U
 S citizen at age 2 and moved to Dayton\, Ohio at 3 years old. Sandi has be
 en reunited with her birthmother and maternal family in Panama since 2004.
  Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development from Howard University and
  an M.S.W. from Indiana University. Like many people in social work\, Sand
 i has found parallels between the work she was drawn to and her personal l
 ife – finding answers to many of her own life questions while working with
  people who are often at their most vulnerable. Sandi is excited to share 
 her own evolution of thought\, insights\, and experiences working in foste
 r care and adoption as an adoptee with you.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi began he
 r career in 1992 as a case manager at a neighborhood mental health center 
 in Cleveland\, then followed a co-worker from that agency to Harambee: Ser
 vices for Black Families as an adoption social worker.  It was her supervi
 sor at Harambee who suggested she get involved with Adoption Network Cleve
 land (ANC). So\, Sandi was introduced to ANC as a professional but remaine
 d involved as an adoptee.  Sandi worked in adoption for four years before 
 becoming a full-time stay-at-home mom with her 2 sons. She returned to wor
 k outside of the home in 2006 with the Indiana Department of Child Service
 s where she remained for almost 12 years\, working in foster care licensin
 g\, and serving as the state’s Adoption Manager for her last 6 years. In A
 ugust 2020\, in the middle of a pandemic\, Sandi moved to Virginia accepti
 ng a position as supervisor with a foster care agency for 2 years. In this
  role she really began to see this work was taking a toll on her and commo
 n practices conflicted with her own beliefs on what was best for children.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - An Adoptee's Reflections on Working in Adoption and Foste
 r Care with Sandi Caesar
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