Welcome to Our Family
It is each of our life’s mission to help other women in making the decision that is right for them. We are here to support you in any way we can and will always do so without judgment. We are here for you whenever you decide you are ready to talk or text, day or night.
We provide free options counseling to birth parents & new parents considering adoption.
We are here to help you explore your options and let you decide on the best choice for you and your baby. We can help you make your own personal adoption plan. We are ready to help you with one of the most important decision of your future and life.
Each one of us here at Hudson Hearts has been personally touched by adoption. We are an all-women staff made up of adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents. Hudson Hearts Adoption is part of the Hudson Valley Adoption Services organization. Hudson Valley Adoption Services has been servicing the adoption community for over 12 years and the staff has combined over 75 years of service helping Birth Mothers make an incredibly brave and meaningful decision by creating a family for someone else.
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Welcome to Our Family
Each one of us here at Hudson Hearts has been personally touched by adoption. We are an all-women staff made up of adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents.
Our staff has over 75 years of combined experience and service helping Birth Mothers make an incredibly brave and loving decision.
Meet Your Staff
Laurie Slavin
Adoptive Parent/Founder/
Executive Director
Laurie is an adoptive mother of three children. She has worked for over 30 years in support of all members of the adoption triad. As an Adoption Attorney and Adoption Agency Director in Florida and New York, she understands first-hand the lifelong challenges and rewards of adoption.
Laurie completed her bachelor’s degree at NYU in the Harlem Institute for Teachers and her law degree at University of Illinois. After law school, Laurie joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and while at the EEOC, she served in local and national union positions with the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO. Helping to create new families through adoption has always been and continues to be a life’s work full of joy and gratitude.
Elisabeth Wallock
Adoptee/Associate Executive Director
Elisabeth has worked as a devoted adoption specialist for over 20 years. She was adopted as an infant and has wonderful and meaningful relationships with both her family and her birth family.
Elisabeth is especially honored to work with birth parents as she feels connected to the love, strength, and bravery it takes for a birth parent to consider making an adoption plan for their baby. She dedicates her work to her own birth mother’s brave decision.
Elisabeth has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas and continued her education at Antioch University in California.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, watching movies, and traveling.
Amy Bresler
Director of Domestic Adoptions
Amy has been both personally and professionally connected to the field of adoption for over fifteen years, and is extremely grateful to be a part of building families. It continues to be her honor to work with birth mothers and adopting families alike – from first connections, through the entire process and beyond. Amy is always there to support and guide everyone with the utmost care and respect.
Amy graduated from York University with a degree in Psychology.
In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family which includes 3 amazing children, and traveling to visit her friends and family in different countries.
Mor Pipman Hurliman
Adoption Specialist
Mor has worked with our Hudson family for the past ten years. Helping people is her passion and this comes through each day in her support of both expectant and adoptive parents.
Mor is fluently bilingual in both English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from SUNY and a master’s degree in Fine Arts from CUNY.
In her free time, Mor runs her own catering business and enjoys spending time with her family, including her two sons. She also organizes community-wide events supporting the arts and music.
Talia Tubman
Adoption Specialist
Talia has spent over 17 years working to support all aspects of adoption, with a special focus and passion on supporting birth parents. She is compassionate, and nonjudgmental and feels that being a birth parent counselor is the privilege of her life. She is a trusted, reliable resource for all members of the adoption triad.
Talia holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling from Lakeland University, in Wisconsin.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her family, volunteering with her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, and hiking with her husband and two very sweet dogs.
Katy Mejia
Birth Mother/Adoption Specialist
Katy placed her twin boys through Hudson Hearts in 2014. After seeing the need for post-placement support, she started a support group for birth parents and those who have been touched by adoption. The support group, Giving More Through Adoption hosts in-person events and video conferencing throughout the year along with yearly retreats.
It is Katy’s mission to make sure that no birth parent feels alone in their decision and healing, no matter how long ago they placed. Her life demonstrates that you can grow, be successful, and have full confidence that your decision to gift parenting to another can bring joy and wholeness. Her visits with her children touch her heart and fill it to overflowing!
Katy is an educator working with a college student with autism. She also spends a few evenings a week working overnights in a shelter in New York. Her weekends are filled with spending time with her two older children whom she parents.
“Being a birth parent is BEAUTY, wrapped in PAIN, wrapped in WONDER.”
Adriana Cabrera
Birth Mother/Adoptee
Adriana has personal experience of being on two sides of the adoption triangle. She was adopted as a toddler, and she placed her newborn daughter for adoption almost two years ago. Because of her experience with this process, and the relationship that she has with the adopting family she chose for her daughter, she truly understands and desires to help those in similar positions. Adriana is a huge supporter of adoption and is here to be a resource for those who want to know more about either side of adoption.
Adriana is attending the University of North Texas where she is studying for her bachelor’s degree in Social Work.
Paige Barnes
Birth Mother/Adoption Specialist
Paige has supported women considering adoption for over the last 30 years. When Paige was 17 years old, she became pregnant with her daughter whom she placed for adoption. She placed her daughter in an open adoption which has allowed for the fantastic relationship they continue to share 30 years later. She has a heart for connecting with other birth mothers and anyone associated with or interested in adoption.
Paige attended Texas A&M and graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Houston.
She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and two teenage sons, running her boys around, reading, listening to podcasts, and DIY projects.
Ruthie Rich
Advisor
Ruthie has worked in both international and domestic adoptions for the past 40 years. She feels privileged to have been a part of the adoption journey for hundreds of birth parents, adoptive families and their children. During Ruthie’s tenure as Executive Director of her former adoption agency, she created and grew a very successful domestic adoption placement program and brings this expertise to Hudson Valley Adoption Services.
Ruthie is a graduate of Boston University, completing her degree after raising her four children.
Ruthie enjoys spending her free time with her husband and family, driving her grandchildren to baseball games and dance lessons, and binge-watching the Food Network.
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW
Adoptive Parent/Home Study Coordinator
Kathy Ann Brodsky is a New York and New Jersey licensed clinical social worker, adoptive mom, and advocate for ethical adoption practice. She has prepared thousands of adoption home studies, counseled adoptive parents and parents-to-be, has trained professionals to work with adoptive families, and was named an Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition of Adoption.
She received both her BSW and MSW from Adelphi University and worked with children and families in several settings prior to turning her focus to adoption in 1986. In her spare time, she enjoys nature, reading, playing word games, and daily chats with her daughters and grandson.
Marley Price
Adoptee
Marley holds a very special place in her heart for all things adoption. She was adopted as an infant, and she is extremely grateful to her birth parents for their choices that have led her to her success in life today. Her personal connection has instilled in her a deep understanding of the complexities and joys entailed in the lifelong journey of adoption.
Marley graduated in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas.
Marley enjoys spending time with friends and family, being outside and connecting with nature, watching TV shows, and traveling.
Our History
Founded in 2010 in Upstate New York, we started preparing adoptive parents with adoption training and home studies throughout the Hudson Valley and the Capital Region. We reached out through social service organizations and councils of non-profits to publicize our services, and from 2012 through 2019, we developed a vibrant placement program of adoptive and birth parent services throughout eastern New York. During the pandemic, we continued our work on the birth parent side and partnered with other agencies to provide the widest possible range of choice for our clients, helping them to choose an adoptive family, and to make post adoption communication agreements that would work well for all of the parents and, of course, the children, until reaching adulthood.
The world of adoption is always organically changing with the needs and circumstances of the participants. In 2021, we began to plan with a new management team, and decided to begin a transition. We are now also known as Hudson Hearts Adoption, and have begun exploring ways to continue to serve our clients with the same level of excellence and commitment.
Our mission remains the same. The well-being of children is our priority. We believe that every child deserves a permanent home in a nurturing environment, and that adoption is a lifelong process.
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