Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge has selected Bernadette Kerrigan as a 2011 Angels in Adoption™ awardee for her outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), which orchestrates the Angels in Adoption™ program, honored Ms. Kerrigan, along with more than 190 Angels, at an awards ceremony and gala event in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Kerrigan, who was officially nominated by the Adoption Network of Greater Cleveland, is being honored 
for her life-long commitment to children in need which began with a career as a medical social worker at Rainbow, Babies and Children Hospital of Cleveland. Ms. Kerrigan joined United Way of Cleveland in 1989 where she led a community process to invest over $300 million into local health and human services agencies. She has been recognized nationally and locally for her work in launching outcomes measurements for United Way in Cuyahoga, Medina and Geauga counties. After 17 years at United Way, Kerrigan then accepted the Chief Operating Officer position at Center for Families and Children in 2006 and has been instrumental in the organization's growth plan and continuing to develop its role as a safe haven for families, children and adults dealing with poverty in the community. Kerrigan credits being a single, adoptive parent of her two children, ages 7 and 6, as her biggest accomplishment.
Congratulations, Bernadette!
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