Meet the Team
Allison Hamel
Program Manager
Allison “Allie” Hamel began working in intercountry adoption in 2006. Allie came to IAAME from an adoption services provider, where she worked as the International Program Manager. She has traveled extensively working with children and families, foreign supervised providers, and government officials around the world. During her time in the field, Allie helped to establish new intercountry adoption programs, guided families through their adoption journey, and conducted home studies. She was also involved in The Hague Accreditation and renewal process with her previous agency. Allie began her career with IAAME as an Analyst and after multiple promotions, became IAAME’s Program Manager in November 2024. Allie has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Elon University in Elon, North Carolina.
Adam Nelson
Analyst
Adam has been working in Child Welfare since 2010, and began his career as a domestic adoption case manager for AASK in Phoenix, AZ. He moved to Gainesville, FL in 2013, where he worked at Partnership for Strong Families as a case manager for three years and a supervisor for two years. Adam worked for the Texas Department of Family Services before coming to IAAME. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University.
Charity Guerrero
Analyst
Charity began her career as a Counselor III with North Central Florida’s largest community behavioral health provider, traveling with adult and adolescent psychiatrists to provide mental health services and resources to rural communities. She then transitioned into the field of child welfare and became a Family Care Counselor. While working with families involved in the state dependency system, she would critically assess for child safety and work to seek family permanency, all while providing support to minimize the risks of abuse and neglect to the most vulnerable of populations. Prior to joining IAAME, Charity worked at Partnership for Strong Families, the local community based care child welfare agency of North Central Florida, as a Family Service Facilitator. Her duties included assessing for appropriate needs, authorizing and coordinating resources, and collaborating with community providers – all in order to provide children and families specialized services during their involvement with the dependency system. Charity holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, with a specialization in Human Services, from the University of Florida.
Brittany Tinker
Executive Director
Brittany has been working in the field of child welfare since 2011 and began her career as a Residential Supervisor for a behavioral health overlay services group home housing foster care youth. Prior to IAAME, Brittany was an Adoption Program Supervisor where her focus involved reviewing and approving adoptive families, oversight of staff and cases, and monitoring data and outcomes within the adoptions program. While in this role, Brittany led an adoptions unit to enhance best practices, an increase in adoption finalizations, and improvement in overall quicker paths to permanency through adoption for children in foster care. Brittany began as an Accreditation & Approval Manager with IAAME before taking on the role of Program Manager. She has served as the organizations Executive Director since August 2024. Brittany received her Bachelor of Science degree in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences with a minor in International Humanitarian Assistance from the University of Florida.